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Cleveland Sucks…For Colt McCoy

August 26, 2010

This forum post got me thinking about Colt McCoy and his chances for success in Cleveland.  I read the article in that post about the possibility of him being cut and wasn’t surprised or ...

NFL Fantasy Football – Rookies to Consider – The QB’s

July 7, 2010

I’ll start my annual look at the fantasy football season by looking at rookies to consider drafting at each position. As training camp proceeds, we’ll revisit the ...

Are NFL and College Football As We Know Them About To End?

July 2, 2010

Possibly. And the culprit will be chronic traumatic encephalopathy (or CTE). I first learned about CTE after reading a Malcolm Gladwell piece in the New Yorker where he argued that football ...

2010 NFL Draft Grades: Rounds 3-7

April 28, 2010

This is the lightning round. No pans here. What’s the point? Note how little the talent drops off from Round 2 to Round 3. Teams that frittered away their 3rd rounders ...

2010 NFL Draft Grades: Rounds One and Two

April 28, 2010

NFL fans regard the NFL Draft the way seniors regard nursing home MegaBingo. Both sit mesmerized for days listening to announcements punctuated by long silences, consult and ...

NFL Playoff Overtime Rule Changes: Stop the Insanity

March 25, 2010

A few weeks ago, we explained why it would be a big mistake for the NFL to adopt the goofy proposed overtime rule changes. We didn’t think the ...

NFL Overtime: Why The Proposed New Rules Won’t Work

March 15, 2010

The NFL is considering some changes to its sudden death overtime format for the playoffs in an effort to erase the receiving team’s advantage. You know the concern: a team ...

Dorkapalooza: Bill Simmons, Bill Belichik, Moneyball, and 4th and 2

March 10, 2010

Better known as Dorkapalooza . The conference was held on March 6, headlined by luminaries like Rockets GM (and ‘00 Sloan School grad) Daryl Morey, author Michael Lewis , Colts GM ...