Monday, October 24th, 2011
If Week 7 of the NFL season could be summed up in one phrase, it would be this: Holy crap, that was awful.
How does one even go about picking the week's worst performance?
Given the tallness of the task, we'll list all of the potential candidates and let you the reader ...
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Monday, August 22nd, 2011
Former Ohio State quarterback and currently suspended NFL draftee Terrelle Pryor getting drafted by Oakland is so obvious I can't believe I didn't think of it when Pryor declared for the supplemental draft. It's a perfect relationship, and it has nothing to do with the fact that I'm a Chargers ...
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Wednesday, April 27th, 2011
Thursday night will open the 2011 NFL Draft as the first round will get underway from Radio City Music Hall in New York City. We will be live blogging the event and as a primer, we put together a list of the needs of all 32 teams . We've listed ...
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Wednesday, January 19th, 2011
Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis, who is still alive thanks to nightly readings of the Necronomicon and the daily drinking of virgin blood (or so we hear), hired a new coach on Tuesday. Yes, Raiders offensive coordinator Hue Jackson was promoted to the big job, but more importantly, Davis used ...
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Friday, November 19th, 2010
It has become increasingly apparently that, barring an incredibly turn of events, Michael Vick will be the quarterback of the future in Philadelphia. That leaves now-backup quarterback, Kevin Kolb sitting by with a big contract and no playing time. That's not a good situation for the Eagles money-wise, since they'll ...
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Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010
Well, that didn't take long. After just two weeks, Jason Campbell has reportedly been replaced as the starting quarterback for the Oakland Raiders. Apparently head coach Tom Cable has decided to go with Gradkowski over Campbell, who arrived this offseason via trade. The Raiders sent the Washington Redskins a 2012 ...
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Thursday, July 29th, 2010
The Oakland Raiders have done it again. For the second straight draft, the Raiders grabbed a player far higher than he was supposed to go, and have paid that player far more than his slot value.
In 2009, the Raiders took receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey with the No. 7 pick in the ...
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Tuesday, July 6th, 2010
Well, it was a completely messed up Fourth of July weekend in the world of sports. And if you don't believe me, you best read on.
Bob Probert's Death: It had been awhile since any team I rooted for won a championship of any sort, so I forgot what happens in ...
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Tuesday, April 27th, 2010
With the Raiders trading for Jason Campbell and JaMarcus Russell reportedly weighing in at over 300 pounds these days, it seems pretty clear that Mr. Russell's future in Oakland is over. And if you can't make it in Oakland, you can also be fairly certain that your future in football ...
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Monday, January 4th, 2010
Now that the 2009-10 regular season is in the books it's time for us to reflect on just what the heck happened over the past few months in the NFL. This fall and winter had some great stories and some major controversies. But frankly, none of that interests us here ...
Posted in Flops, NFL | 35 Comments »
