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Dirty Dozen: The Mysteries of Rankings

"Why does the subjective rating of one NFL team compared to another move folks to anger?'' a fan named Aron Galonsky tweeted to Bob Glauber of Newsday this week after another fan had complained vociferously about Bob's rating of New England over ...

From DAVE GOLDBERG, AOL Sports,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: NFL,  Bill Belichick,  Tom Brady,  Peyton Manning,  Dwight Freeney

LeBron to the Browns: Why Not? Hundreds of Millions of Reasons

OK, I get it. Cleveland's Eric Mangini wants to sign LeBron James so he won't have to endanger Joshua Cribbs on the final play of a game that's beyond his reach. Unless, of course, LeBron pulls a hamstring in the fourth hour of a typical Mangini ...

From DAVE GOLDBERG, AOL Sports,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: NFL,  National Basketball Association,  National Collegiate Athletic Association,  Joshua Cribbs,  New York Jets

Bozo the Coach, Andy Reid and the Belichick Precedent

He was stopped but it didn't count. The officials blew the whistle for the two-minute warning. No problem. The Cowboys tried again. Same play. Stuffed again. Three plays later, Gary Anderson kicked a 42-yard field goal that gave the Eagles a 20-17 win. ...

From DAVE GOLDBERG, AOL Sports,  16 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Philadelphia Eagles,  Gary Anderson (football),  New York Post,  Larry Brown,  Troy Aikman

Week 10 NFL Picks: Midseason Super Bowl in Indy

It's now officially an annual fixture like the Super Bowl: a Patriots-Colts game locked into November. Whichever network has it can reap the sweeps month ratings that come from the matchup of Tom Brady and Peyton Manning. This year, it's NBC -- the ...

From DAVE GOLDBERG, AOL Sports,  12 Nov 2009

Related Topics: NFL,  Tom Brady,  Peyton Manning,  Paul Brown,  New York Giants

Dirty Dozen: Are Pats, Colts NFL's Best?

It's Pats-Colts week, with Sunday night's contest in Indianapolis the 10th game between Indy and New England since 2003, the second year of the new alignment that left them in different divisions. With the ascendancy of Twitter, it appears to be ...

From DAVE GOLDBERG, AOL Sports,  11 Nov 2009

Related Topics: NFL,  Twitter Inc,  Peter King,  Kris Brown,  Miles Austin

Four 'Contenders' in Serious Trouble

Halfway through the season, the Giants, Ravens, Packers and Bears are alive for playoff spots. Mathematically. Based on what happened to them Sunday, it looks like time to start preparing for 2010. For not only did they lose, the way they lost ...

From DAVE GOLDBERG, AOL Sports,  9 Nov 2009

Related Topics: New York Giants,  Chris Crocker,  Tom Coughlin,  Terrell Thomas,  Philip Rivers

Week 9 NFL Picks: Not Much Belief in First-Place Broncos

The Denver Broncos lost for the first time last week, a predictable defeat in Baltimore. The folks who set the odds seem to think that's the start of a trend. Don't hold it against them -- their first concern is always money, and they seem to think ...

From DAVE GOLDBERG, AOL Sports,  6 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Denver Broncos,  NFL

Snap Judgment? Just Play the Games

Modern communication makes every NFL Sunday into a season of its own. This particular Sunday proved that fans should reserve judgment until after their teams have demonstrated some sort of form. In most cases, it's inconsistency more than the opposite. ...

From DAVE GOLDBERG, AOL Sports,  2 Nov 2009

Related Topics: NFL,  Dallas Cowboys,  New York Giants,  Denver Broncos,  Baltimore Ravens

Walter Payton: Sweetness and Sorrow

Jim Finks knew the Atlanta Falcons would use the first pick of the 1975 draft on Steve Bartkowski, the California quarterback -- then, as now, "franchise'' quarterbacks were a premium item. What the general manager of the Chicago Bears didn't know as ...

From DAVE GOLDBERG, AOL Sports,  29 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Walter Payton,  NFL,  Chicago Bears,  Jim Finks,  Dallas Cowboys

Unbeaten Saints Seem Parity-Proof

This piece was supposed to be about parity. About two of the NFL's four remaining unbeaten teams losing and about why New England's 16-0 2007 regular season was so remarkable. In other words, about why no one will match that soon. Or ever. That's ...

From DAVE GOLDBERG, AOL Sports,  25 Oct 2009

Related Topics: New York Giants,  NFL,  Darren Sharper,  Ron Winter,  Eli Manning

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