Oh Caption, My Caption | Sam Bradford
St. Louis Rams quarterback Sam Bradford (8) looks up from the sidelines in the second half against the Atlanta Falcons at the Georgia Dome. The Falcons won 31-24…
Charlie Brown, Russell Crowe and NFL Quick Reads | Week 2
Breathe it all in. The NFL is back, and that is a beautiful thing. The first two weeks have come and gone, but not without their surprises. Without further preamble, here are a number of abbreviated observations from week 2’s slate of games…
2013 NFL Quarterback power rankings through contemporary television
Romo is one of the best quarterbacks of this generation. That’s not sarcasm. Since debuting in 2006, Romo has a 55-38 record with a 64.3% completion rate, 25,373 yards at 7.9 yards per attempt and 171 touchdowns to only 91 interceptions…
Peter Jennings, Howard Cosell, Walter Cronkite and Bryan Paul’s puzzling NFL predictions: Week 5
In honor of the networks and individuals that present games, news and other stories about our world and culture, this week’s predictions theme is broadcasting…
Oh Caption My Caption | Roger Goodell and NFL referees
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, during Super Bowl XLVI, meets with the game officials.
Fozzie Bear, Kermit the Frog, Jim Henson and Bryan Paul’s Puzzling NFL Predictions: Week 4
To many fans, the replacement referees were as incompetent at controlling games as Fozzie Bear is at telling jokes. Social media allowed fans to heckle the league and its inept officials from a safe position like Statler and Waldorf did to Muppet Show performers…
Oh Caption My Caption | Tom Coughlin and Greg Schiano
In today’s photo we have the much-discussed confrontation over unwritten rules between Tom Coughlin and Greg Schiano…
Emmy Awards, Steve Sabol and Bryan Paul’s Puzzling NFL Predictions: Week 3
Sex and the City won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series in 2001. The Sopranos, another HBO show, won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series in 2004 and 2007. The Bills had a 19-27 record in those three seasons. The Browns were…
Bill Clinton, Phil Jackson, Margaret Thatcher and Bryan Paul’s Puzzling NFL Predictions: Week 2
Leadership gives football teams the proper guidance to become winners. Determined team owners hire front office officials to find talent on and off the field. Spirited coaches instill a foundation of toughness and passion that drives players to succeed. Quarterbacks and linebackers guide offenses and defenses respectively to victory.
Bryan Paul’s Puzzling NFL Predictions: Week 1
Soldier Field, the Bears’ home stadium, opened in 1924, the year Washington, D.C. native J. Edgar Hoover became the Director of the Bureau of Investigation. In 1935, he became the first Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The Redskins were 15-16-3 in Week 1 while Hoover led the FBI until his death in 1972. Since then, Washington is 22-18 in Week 1…