My Attempt At Wry Super Bowl Observations

Monday, February 7th, 2011

The XLVth Super Bowl is in the books, and -- sigh -- the Green Bay Packers are champions. But being the biggest rival of my favorite team, I will spend as little time focusing on their on-field success as possible. Here are the moments that stuck out to me throughout ...

Maurkice Pouncey Out For Super Bowl

Friday, February 4th, 2011

It has now been confirmed that Pittsburgh Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey will not play in Super Bowl XLV on Sunday. Pouncey suffered a high ankle sprain during the AFC title game on Jan. 23, and the Steelers were hoping that he would recover in time to play in Sunday's game. But, because ...

Bears vs. Packers: The End Times Are Near

Monday, January 17th, 2011

Last week, Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs opined that the Ravens-Steelers Divisional Playoff matchup would be "Armageddon," and he wasn't making reference to Steve Buscemi asteroid movies. But with all due respect to Mr. Suggs, Ravens-Steelers is the Falkland Islands War compared to what is about to go down on the plains ...

Clay Matthews Is A Beast

Monday, November 8th, 2010

After watching the Green Bay Packers destroy the Dallas Cowboys 45-7 on Sunday night two things are as clear as day: the Cowboys suck, and Clay Matthews is a freaking beast. Sunday night, the second-year linebacker from USC dominated Dallas from the get-go. He was practically living in the Cowboys' backfield. ...

Are You Ready For Your Close-Up Tarvaris?

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010

So what do you get when a 900-year-old quarterback who had a miracle season and led you to the brink of a Super Bowl up and retires out of nowhere? You get Tarvaris Jackson as your starter. The Minnesota Vikings are so screwed. When Brett Favre reportedly decided to retire Tuesday afternoon ...