Tony Romo–a look at the NFL’s most polarizing on-field player
I probably don’t have to remind my regular readers I am an unapologetic Dallas Cowboys fan. I host a local radio show here in Richmond, VA during football season dedicated to looking at football from the Dallas perspective. In the last couple of weeks I have been inundated with questions about the Tony Romo contract [...]
NFL week 15 picks and Fantasy Corner
Coming off of last week’s disastrous 4-12 record it became important to get back on track sooner than later, and while I didn’t exactly set the world on fire with my 8-7-1 record it is definitely a marked improvement and a step in the right direction that I will try to build on this week. [...]
Week eight NFL winners and losers and the state of the NFC East
The NFC East may be the premiere conference in football in terms of competition and notoriety. All four teams are in major media markets and have a national following, and three of the four have distinguished Superbowl histories. Unfortunately there seems to be something amiss in the NFC East this year with all of its teams [...]
Who is to blame in Dallas and week four NFL winners and losers
I want to start this week’s column with a little bit of a Dallas Cowboys rant because after the Monday night massacre at the hand of the Bears we are going to hear a lot over the next two weeks about what is wrong with this team and where the blame should fall. As I [...]
2012 NFC East preview
2012 NFC East Preview As the marquee division in the NFL, the NFC East has accounted for half of the last 40 NFC representatives to the Super Bowl. Its teams have amassed 12 world championships including last years’ Superbowl winners the NY Giants. This division is always a struggle; en route to their title last [...]
Dez Bryant and our voyeuristic rush to judgment
Dez Bryant is not without his faults. As a player he has been inconsistent, disappeared in big spots, and has developed a reputation for using bad judgment. He was suspended in college for failing to disclose to NCAA officials that he had practiced with Deion Sanders when questioned about it. His reputation for enjoying the Dallas [...]