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
The “Field” Prevails
By Kyle Soppe The Cardinals just pulled off a monumental upset of the 102 win Phillies. Behind a gem from Chris Carpenter, a 1-0 victory in game 5 sets up a clash of NL Central powers from a trip to the 2011 World Series. Will this surprise success be enough to keep Pujols in Cardinal red next year? Will LaRussa ride of into the sun set? Equally … [Read more...] about The “Field” Prevails
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