Wildcard weekend wrap and divisional playoff round predictions
There are eight teams participating and seven games remaining in the NFL season (I don’t count the Pro Bowl) and by the time this weekend is over we will be down to our final four teams. The biggest stories from this past weekend’s games have been pretty well covered; for me the biggest issue this past weekend was [...]
NFL Week 16 winners and losers: congrats to the Colts
The best story in the league this season had a pretty amazing conclusion this weekend. The Indianapolis Colts won to put themselves into the playoffs only one season removed from a 2-14 campaign which was followed by a massive dumping of veteran payroll and the trade of the QB that had been the face of [...]
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 13 NFL winners and losers
As I watch the game of football I sometimes find that the developments of a season will change my long held opinions about a subject. This weekend was really a watershed moment for me in terms of how I view rookie QBs. There was a time when I was among those that thought rookies were [...]
Week five NFL preview
Well then, after another week below .500 at 6-9 the race to mediocrity continues. But we are moving forwards, not backwards. With a full round of NFL byes this week methinks things will begin to tighten up and we will get into more traditional divisional matchups in the coming weeks. Your friendly neighborhood prognosticator hopes to [...]
Week two NFL preview
As a guy that has been known to place a wager on football from time to time I know that the first few weeks of the season are always the toughest to get a handle on. I don’t even like setting my fantasy football line up in those weeks because you are never sure what [...]
2012 NFC West preview
2012 NFC West Preview In part seven of our preseason preview series we visit the NFC West. Last season saw the San Francisco 49ers emerge from the west as a powerhouse and made it all the way the NFC title game in just their first year under head coach Jim Harbaugh. Seattle is a franchise [...]