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
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Tuesdays with Smitty: Props and Flops in the NFL
If you had to pick a word to describe the 2008 NFL - predictable wouldn't be in the running. In fact, it probably wouldn't be in the Top 10. The 2008 season as seen superiors teams like the New England Patriots, San Diego Chargers, Indianapolis Colts and Dallas fall to the depths of mediocrity, while watching as teams such as the Tennessee Titans rise to the cream of the crop. … [Read more...] about Tuesdays with Smitty: Props and Flops in the NFL
White Hart Lane and the Importance of Frugality
The only objection I have against European club football is not having playoffs. As an American sports fan, this is a hard concept for me to grasp. Despite no postseason, relegation encompasses all the anxiety and excitement of a playoff. As the regular season winds down, the bottom of the table plays out like the BCS as teams desperately try to avoid relegation to the league … [Read more...] about White Hart Lane and the Importance of Frugality
The Giants, St. Jude, and Casey
I’m not gonna lie. I gave the New York Giants very little chance of defeating the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII. With that in mind I turned to St. Jude (my Catholicism only occasionally appears on the Clipboard). You see St. Jude is the Patron Saint of desperate cases. I said a prayer earlier in the week for the G-Men. Maybe I said a couple. Okay, all right, … [Read more...] about The Giants, St. Jude, and Casey
I Don’t Believe What I Just Saw!
I can see it now, the new NFL Network commercial. It pans to a diner and instead of Joe Montana cooking, it's Tiki Barber. The two guys sitting at the counter are looking at the menu when they look up and say: ” So Tiki, help us out. How does crow taste? ” Enough said.. Tip of the hat to Tom Coughlin. munch...munch...munch - do you know what that is? The sound of Tiki … [Read more...] about I Don’t Believe What I Just Saw!