By Aaron Smith When the NFL schedule makers sat down and put this season schedule together, did they think that in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs - they would have the following matchups: A. Divisional rivals B. 3 games that feature rematches from the regular season. And of yeah, the regular season games were all decided by 4 points or less? No way. Not in … [Read more...] about Tuesdays with Smitty: Divisional Weekend
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Tuesdays with Smitty: Forecasting Wild Card Weekend
by Aaron Smith And then there was 12. While most of the league was cleaning out their lockers and some head coaches are cleaning out their offices - 8 teams are getting ready for the first round of the NFL playoffs . Wild Card weekend is upon on. Let's take a look at the matchups and see if we can predict who is moving on. First up the AFC... AFC Baltimore Ravens vs. … [Read more...] about Tuesdays with Smitty: Forecasting Wild Card Weekend
Tuesdays with Smitty: Sorting out the NFL Playoff Picture
Well here we are - Week 16 is just a few days away and only a handful of playoff positions have been determined. NFL parity at its best!! Similar to recent NFL seasons, this year has had its surprise teams and certainly its disappointments. Let's take a look a who is in after 15 weeks, who will probably be in, and see if we can predict the Super Bowl match up. And away we … [Read more...] about Tuesdays with Smitty: Sorting out the NFL Playoff Picture
Tuesdays with Smitty: Mailbag Edition
It's back folks!! After much convincing by Pickin' Splinters Commissioner Casey - Smitty's mailbag edition is back for another round of questions from our audience. So let's start this out with a bang - oops sorry Plaxico. Let's try giving it a big Texas welcome - oops sorry Pacman. Let's just sit back and enjoy the ride. Here we go: Q. What is bling? And why does having … [Read more...] about Tuesdays with Smitty: Mailbag Edition
Tuesdays with Smitty: Random thoughts and observations from Thanksgiving Weekend.
Long title to this article - then again this it was a nice long weekend for me. Unfortunately work calls, and I still can't figure out a way to get rich and stay home writing on Pickin' Splinters for a living. Someday... someday. But this weekend was everything it was hyped to be - good food, good company, warm fires at the Edgemere mansion, cold brews and lots of sporting … [Read more...] about Tuesdays with Smitty: Random thoughts and observations from Thanksgiving Weekend.