Monday, January 23rd, 2012
On Sept. 23, 1908 Fred Merkle became the first athlete to achieve national infamy for a gaffe that ultimately cost his team a shot at a championship.
Merkle's Boner, as they called it back then, has been joined by dozens of choke-jobs in the century following — two of which came ...
Posted in AFC Championship Game, Choke Jobs, NFC Championship Game | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, January 18th, 2012
He's the feel-good story of the NFL this season -- the former first-round draft pick derided by most as a below-average quarterback who led his franchise to heights it hasn't experienced since a Hall-of-Famer was playing the position.
You just haven't heard all that much about him.
No, really. You haven't. Because ...
Posted in Alex Smith, NFL, San Francisco 49ers | 3 Comments »
Sunday, December 18th, 2011
Sunday's most stunning NFL development is not that Kyle Orton and the Chiefs beat the previously unbeaten Packers, nor that Dan Orlovsky and the previously winless Colts derailed Tennessee's playoff hopes. It's not even that the Bears thought there was a chance Caleb Hanie could pass off as a competent ...
Posted in Andy Reid, NFL, Philadelphia Eagles | No Comments »
Tuesday, January 25th, 2011
The Internet was on fire the past two days with everyone's take on whether or not Jay Cutler pussed out on Sunday. Whatever. I'm over it. His teammates are rather adamant that he didn't bail on them, and this story is already played out.
The thing that blows my mind, and ...
Posted in Chicago Bears, NFL, NFL Playoffs | No Comments »
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 ...
Posted in Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, NFL, NFL Playoffs | 9 Comments »
