By Tim Mullhaupt 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: New England 13 Jets 10: >Tom Brady has to be feeling like Will Ferrell in Kicking and Screaming right now, … [Read more...] about Charlie Brown, Russell Crowe and NFL Quick Reads | Week 2
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2013 NFL Quarterback power rankings through contemporary television
By Taylor Nigrelli If you’re a football fan, there’s a good chance you’ve read a few dozen pieces ranking NFL quarterbacks. Instead of feeding you the same garbage you’ve probably become bored of, I decided to break up the quarterbacks in a different way. There’s no shortage of greatness among starting quarterbacks right now. In 2012, four first-time starting quarterbacks … [Read more...] about 2013 NFL Quarterback power rankings through contemporary television
Peter Jennings, Howard Cosell, Walter Cronkite and Bryan Paul’s puzzling NFL predictions: Week 5
By Captain Clarky On Oct. 8, 1921, KDKA (AM) in Pittsburgh, Pa. presented the first college football game radio broadcast between the University of Pittsburgh and West Virginia University. Broadcasting and football formed a prosperous marriage that day. According to SB Nation, National Football League teams received $322,000 in broadcasting revenue in … [Read more...] about Peter Jennings, Howard Cosell, Walter Cronkite and Bryan Paul’s puzzling NFL predictions: Week 5
Fozzie Bear, Kermit the Frog, Jim Henson and Bryan Paul’s Puzzling NFL Predictions: Week 4
By Captain Clarky The Roger Goodell puppet show of using replacement referees in regular season National Football League games came to a merciful end Wednesday night with a tentative new labor agreement between the league and the NFL Referees Association. To many fans, the replacement referees were as incompetent at controlling games as Fozzie Bear is at … [Read more...] about Fozzie Bear, Kermit the Frog, Jim Henson and Bryan Paul’s Puzzling NFL Predictions: Week 4
Bill Clinton, Phil Jackson, Margaret Thatcher and Bryan Paul’s Puzzling NFL Predictions: Week 2
From Captain Clarky Like the 16 National Football League teams that lost last week, this blog’s unique prediction format didn’t begin the 2012 season well, posting a 1-6 head-to-head record against Chuck Pollock of The Olean Times Herald. There’s plenty of time to improve as Week 2 begins. Leadership gives football teams the proper guidance to become … [Read more...] about Bill Clinton, Phil Jackson, Margaret Thatcher and Bryan Paul’s Puzzling NFL Predictions: Week 2