NY Giants: Osi Out…Strahan In?

23 08 2008

by Michael DeLuca

In Saturday night’s game, New York Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora’s left knee locked up forcing him to leave the game in the second quarter. The following day, the New York Giants announced that Osi Umenyiora has suffered a torn MCL, which will require surgery, forcing Umenyiora miss the entire 2008 season. The surgery is scheduled for Tuesday, August 26th. During his college career at Troy State, Umenyiora required arthroscopic surgery to repair cartilage damage to the same knee. Read the rest of this entry »


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Madden NFL 09 Predictions: NFC

18 08 2008

by Kevin Collins

“The most accurate football simulation ever.”  This is what the new NFL Madden 09 video game boasts.  I figured, if this is the case, why not preview the entire NFL season simply through Madden.  The skeptic may think, “well Kevin, Brett Favre is on the Packers, not the Jets in Madden 09 amongst other roster flaws, how is this accurate?”  Well let me tell you, at the time simulation, the rosters were downloaded straight from EA Sports most recent update.  They are as accurate as possible.

As seen above, this is the first part in a 3 part series of entries.  Today I will preview the NFC.  One of the great things about Madden is that it calculates MVPs, Pro-Bowlers, etc.  These too will all be listed in this and the upcoming articles.

Before we start, let me just reassure the reader I did absolutely nothing to interfere with the outcomes of games, trades, etc.  I simply pressed the “sim entire season” button.  Here’s how the NFC stacked up…

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Categories : Bears, Buccaneers, Cardinals, Cowboys, Eagles, Falcons, Football, Giants, Packers, Panthers, Redskins, Saints, Seahawks, Video Games, Vikings

Introducing…The All-NFC East team

17 08 2008
Top-to-bottom, the NFC East is the NFL's best division.

Top-to-bottom, the NFC East is the NFL's best.

By Mike Gill

The NFC East is arguably the most competitive division in all of football.  Three of the four teams made the playoffs last season and there is a strong chance that could happen again this season.  While Dallas is the favorite, the Giants are the defending Super Bowl champs, the Skins made the playoffs and the Eagles are improved. So take a look at the NFL’s best divisions best players :

QB – Donovan McNabb- You might want Tony Romo, but I need to see him win a playoff game first.  You might say Eli Manning, because he won the Super Bowl last season.  But I’ll take number five, he is poised for a huge season.

RB – Brian Westbook- Mr. Do-it-all for the Eagles gets the nod over a talented field, Marion Barber III and Clinton Portis could have been here, but Westbrook is much more important to hs team and more versatile running back. Read the rest of this entry »


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Atrocious Attire

12 08 2008

by Kevin Collins

Last time we took a gander at the best dressed teams in sports.  Today, we are taking the opposite route.  These are the uniforms that must have been designed by Todd Pinkston when he had the sun in his eyes.  I don’t know what these teams could have possibly been thinking when they thought up some of these threads.  I really want to meet the men and women who OK’ed these uniforms at the team meetings and actually thought they were good ideas.

Sure teams want to get as many unique uniforms out there as possible.  Why? – so fans like you and me will go out and purchase these authentic, or replica jerseys to show our support for our favorite team.  In reality, its all about turning a profit.  If a  franchise can throw out a new uniform every three years, whether it be sharp or hideous, they will give it the okay, in hopes of fans buying more and more merchandise, thickening the teams’ executives’ already padded pockets.  Let’s begin.

Let me warn you.  The images you are about to see are not for the faint of heart.  If graphic images scare you, then look away and stop reading this entry.  Some of these uniforms are so awful, I can not actually rank which are worse than the others.  So instead of a top ten, I have just singled out the most awful, leaving the others unranked.  Here we go…
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Categories : Baseball, Basketball, Braves, Diamondbacks, Dolphins, Football, Giants, Hockey, Phillies, Pirates, Seahawks

An early view of the NFC playoffs

3 08 2008

While the AFC might have the top teams in the NFL, the race for the six spots in the NFC playoffs could be more exciting than the Roger Federer vs. Rafael Nadal final Wimbledon match.

The NFC could play out just like the NBA’s Eastern Conference, with the Dallas Cowboys playing the role of the Boston Celtics and a bunch of other teams vying for spots two-through-six. Other than Dallas, there really isn’t a clear-cut favorite in the NFC, with the Brett Favre circus in Green Bay who knows what to predict for the Packers. The defending champion Giants didn’t really overly-impress during the 2007 regular season and it wouldn’t be a complete shock if they suffered from a “Super Bowl hangover.” In Seattle, the Seahawks should be the favorite in the NFC West, but I wouldn’t say they are the class of the Conference. Read the rest of this entry »


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