By Kyle Soppe Much has been made of Aaron Rodgers and his extreme success since he became the Packers starter in 2008, but how good is he really? Is he simply a product of a good situation in Cheesehead country (the Brett Favre argument)? Explain it however you’d like, but one thing is clear: what Aaron Rodgers is doing in 2011 is as impressive as any season we’ve … [Read more...] about The Second Coming?
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Marla Singer, Al Davis, Elvis and the NFL Week 5
By Paul Casey Gotham Unleashed Leading off with the most convincing win of the weekend: the San Francisco 49ers' 48-3 throttling of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Both teams entered play 3-1, but the resurgent 49ers behind first-year head coach, Jim Harbaugh, put a little separation between themselves and the Bucs. The NFC West gave the League its first ever sub .500 … [Read more...] about Marla Singer, Al Davis, Elvis and the NFL Week 5
Week 5 Rundown
Listen to internet radio with PickinSplinters on Blog Talk Radio Week five indicates the beginning of bye weeks. This week’s schedule only has 13 games on it, so these picks better count. As usual, the podcast has the expand preview of each game. No more delay, here are the week five picks. Kansas City (+3) @ Indianapolis – Chiefs 24-17 Arizona (+3) @ Minnesota – … [Read more...] about Week 5 Rundown
Bill Murray, Paul Westerberg, Old Yeller and the NFL Week 4
By Paul Casey Gotham Odd couple? Four weeks in the books and only two teams maintain unblemished records - one likely, the other? Well, maybe the other was more likely than people thought. Tabbing the Green Bay Packers as a candidate to win their first four games required no stretching. But the Detroit Lions? Sure, the Lions have Ndamukong Shu, Calvin Johnson and … [Read more...] about Bill Murray, Paul Westerberg, Old Yeller and the NFL Week 4
Full Count – Hail Mary
By Kyle Soppe Calvin Johnson caught two touchdowns for the fourth consecutive game. He is the first receiver to open a season with four multi touchdown games ever. The artist known as Megatron is a big reason why the Lions sit at 4-0. Aaron Rodgers dominated the Broncos on Sunday in unique fashion. He became the first player to ever pass for 400 yards, four touchdowns, … [Read more...] about Full Count – Hail Mary