By Paul Gotham Down to the wire Indianapolis and New Orleans took different paths, but both remain undefeated. The Saints had to "hang on, hang on, hang on," while Indy was able to "look out, look out, look out." Uncharacteristically, the Saints turned over the ball four times to the St. Louis Rams, but as it has been all season, the Saints found a way. Courtney Roby … [Read more...] about NFL Splinters | Week 10, 2009
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NFL Splinters | Week 9, 2009
By Paul Gotham No lead is safe... At least when New Orleans and Indianapolis is involved, opponents can not score enough. The Saints and Colts continued walking a thin, thin line en route to their undefeated marks. New Orleans erased an 11-point halftime deficit to defeat the Panthers 30-20. Carolina's defense held New Orleans to just 84 yards on the ground, but … [Read more...] about NFL Splinters | Week 9, 2009
Primping and Pimping
Rants From the Couch by Bill Ribas One thing struck me while I was watching the Yankees moments after their win over the Phillies the other morning (I used the DVR and watched after the kids got on the bus, since I fell asleep the night before), and that was the almost obscene rush to get the newly minted hats and shirts onto the players as quickly as possible. It was … [Read more...] about Primping and Pimping
NFL Splinters | Week 8, 2009
By Paul Gotham Addai's pass keeps Colts perfect If a sign of a good team is that they win when playing poorly, then the Indianapolis Colts are a good team (okay, so I realize the previous statement makes me the master of the obvious). Not much of Indy's win over San Francisco looked like their previous six triumphs. Not much came easy either. Sure, Peyton Manning threw … [Read more...] about NFL Splinters | Week 8, 2009
Baby Even the Losers . . .
By Bill Ribas Before we get too deeply into this, I have to admit I have fallen out of favor of the NFL. It happened a long time ago, in a galaxy far away, around the time that players started dancing in the endzone after catching a pass, celebrating like it was VJ day. The more I noticed it, the more it bothered me, and, like passing a car wreck on the highway, I became … [Read more...] about Baby Even the Losers . . .