ATTACK THE PATRIOTS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FIELD. The Giants proved in Week 17 they could move the ball against New England. Plaxico Burress is one of the game’s best receivers, and his 6-5 size gives him a huge advantage in jump-ball situations. Amani Toomer runs precise routes and has good chemistry with Manning. [...]
GET PHYSICAL WITH RANDY MOSS. This is the Giants’ top priority. Moss is one of the best deep-ball receivers of all time, but he can be contained if you delay him at the line of scrimmage. The Eagles did (5 catches, 43 yards). The Ravens did it (4 catches, 34 yards). The Jaguars (1 catch, 14 yards) [...]
Marv Lewis’ job may depend on how well Mike Zimmer does his. Zimmer will be the third defensive coordinator in Lewis’ six-year tenure as Bengals head coach. Lewis was lauded as a top defensive coordinator with both the Ravens and Redskins, but his defenses have been abused in Cincinnati. Over the past three seasons, when [...]
“This one’s for John” was the famous line from Broncos owner Pat Bowlen after Super Bowl 32, when Broncos quarterback John Elway won his first of two Super Bowls after coming up short three times before. But a decade later, looking back at what happened that January in San Diego, the words might as well [...]
It has been 28 plus year since Sister Sledge’s “We are Family” rang throughout Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh as the Pirates came back from a 3-1 series deficit to beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-1 in Game 7 of the World Series. The 1979 World Championship was the fifth and last title for this historic franchise [...]
Since we still have a week until the Super Bowl, and if I have to hear another over-reaction by ESPN about Tom Brady’s ankle tweek I am going to kill myself, I thought I would start to look forward to the always-entertaining gambling options available for the Super Bowl. For those of you who do not [...]
The Oakland Raiders denied a report Friday that owner Al Davis asked coach Lane Kiffin to resign. ESPN, citing unidentified sources, reported that Davis drew up a resignation letter for Kiffin two weeks ago, but the coach refused to sign it. Kiffin has two years left on the contract he signed last January. There is [...]
Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu will not play in the Pro Bowl, joining running back Willie Parker as the team’s second player to miss the NFL’s all-star game. Polamalu was suffering from a knee sprain when the season ended. A team spokeswoman said Friday that Polamalu will not play in the Feb. 10 game in [...]
For the first time since since Jan. 10, 1983 the Memphis Tigers are on top of the college basketball world. The Tigers propelled to the pinnacle of the polls Monday as they were No.1 in both the AP and the coaches poll. The last and only time Memphis was the top ranked team in the nation [...]
Billy Beane once said that by the time a GM decides to rebuild, it’s already to late; the decision has to be made a year in advance. Beane realized last year that the A’s would be .500 at best in 2008, so he started rebuilding for 2009. He has assembled a stable of eight to [...]
