Looking at last weekend’s Wild Card games, how much would you have given to look at just four numbers?  If you were able to see just these four stats, and nothing else — not total yards, time of possession, 3rd down conversions etc. — just these four numbers, how much would you have been willing [...]

The biggest question going into this week’s games, besides who will make the playoffs, is what team will play what players. With all that is on the line for a number of teams in the NFC, the game between the New York Giants and the Minnesota Vikings is a perfect “case study” for the coach’s [...]

In light of the events that transpired last weekend in the game between the Ravens and the Pittsburgh Steelers, it seems like a good time to get back on my soap box about instant replay and the adjustments that need to be made.
Lets begin with the call of whether the pass from Ben Roethlisberger to [...]

I am one of many Baltimore fans who is excited about the game this weekend with the Pittsburgh Steelers.  The rivalry with the Steelers is as passionate and intense as any in football.  What makes this game so unique is what is at stake this late in the year.
In the nine years I was the [...]

The airwaves have been abuzz with the Plaxico Burress incident and what the league and the Giants should do to their embattled wide receiver. It is important for fans to realize that both the league and the individual clubs do have restrictions as to what they can do in these situations. The individual does have [...]

Rick Gosselin is one of, if not, the best NFL writers in the country.  Writing for the Dallas Morning News I thought Ravens fans would appreciate Rick’s comments about Matt Stover.  Jonathan Ogden and Ray Lewis are the “icons” of this franchise but Matt is one who also needs to be constantly brought up in [...]

You can’t watch an NFL game today that you don’t see one or both of the teams using the now “so-called” “Wildcat Offense.” It is almost an obligatory formation that you have to run, or risk being accused of not being on the cutting edge of offensive football in the NFL.
Some have even suggested that [...]

Last night the Pittsburgh Steelers’ had a pregame celebration honoring defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau’s 50 years in the NFL. That included a video tribute of LeBeau highlights, featuring several of his 62 career interceptions.  Dick has long been one of the great coaches in this league.  Virtually every team in the NFL runs some for or [...]

Tomorrow we may see a substantial achievement by one of the great tight ends to play this game. With one more TD reception Antonio Gates can get to 50 TD receptions in a career faster than any other tight end in NFL history. Not withstanding injury, Gates may well be on the way to the [...]

As I prepared for my game this week between the New Orleans Saints and Kansas City Chiefs I had a chance to see first hand what the Chiefs are going through with their purging of their roster and building anew this franchise. Trading away their best defensive player (Jared Allen to the Minnesota Vikings) and [...]

We are approaching a fascinating weekend in college football as the BCS standings now take center stage.
As we drive towards the finale of the college season we are mired in what has traditionally become a bashing of the BCS system and an impassioned hue and cry for a college playoff system. Fans and media alike [...]

As I prepare to do the Carolina Panthers at Oakland Raiders game this weekend I have had a chance to look extensively at JaMarcus Russell. This also was a week where we got a chance to get our first real look at Brady Quinn, who made his first start for the Cleveland Browns against the [...]

I have the Arizona Cardinals vs. the St. Louis Rams game this week for Fox so I have been able to see a lot of quarterback Kurt Warner. He is on the verge of having a monster year. Earlier in the season I had the Cardinals vs. the New York Jets where Warner had, maybe, [...]

The question everyone seems to be asking is: “Are the Tennessee Titans for real?” and “Can they go to and win the Super Bowl?” The Titans have made an incredible run thus far and have opened what looks to be an insurmountable lead in the division.
Playing great defense, running the ball well and not turning [...]

Mike Singletary, my former linebackers coach and new Head Coach of the San Francisco 49ers has certainly had an entertaining and informative first week.  Mike’s passion for the game and the intensity he brings to everything he does was on full display after their 34-13 loss to the Seattle Seahawks.
Let’s begin with the fact that [...]