GRID IRON..my take may be different than most, but I thought Tennessee really missed Albert Haynesworth last night. The magnificent rush engendered by his heaving bulk consistently requires the attention of two opponents. Without his presence the Titan four-man rush was too often toothless, a fact demonstrated by their strangely passive play on the Steelers [...]
It was a summer far too long for its own good, a corpulent mess dragging the innocent sports fan into the horror of watching the CFL or worse, Spike TV and the marauders of the UFC. It’s over. The GRID IRON blooms again tonight with the World Champion Steelers at home against last seasons shocking [...]
GRID IRON..thorough previews of the NFL season can be found on the ESPN, S I and Sporting News sites. I find the “preview” stage frustrating and annoying. If the NFL was as predictable and dull as these experts made it seem, who would watch? Despite the dramatics of last years Miami Dolphins, Baltimore Ravens and Atlanta Falcons, [...]
PONIES..superlatives abound after the weekend performances of racing superstars Rachel Alexandra and Sea The Stars…Rachel was simply awesome while taking the Woodward Stakes. The filly sizzled an opening quarter in 22.4 (some of the nations fastest runners had gone 22.2 in the Forego Stakes, a one turn sprint, earlier in the afternoon) while absolutely destroying [...]
GRID IRON..the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have fired offensive co-ordinator Jeff Jagodzinski on the cusp of the 2009 season. Many will suggest the Bucs are panicking but nothing could be further from the truth. The mistake the Bucs made was in signing the “Dumb Guy” in the first place. Jagodzinski has been riding the coattails of [...]
GRID IRON..it shocked many observers when the New England Patriots released their third round selection of last season, QB Kevin O’Connell. What I find even more intriguing is the list of teams that put in claims for the player (eventually sent off to the bog that is Detroit). Cleveland, Denver and the New York Jets [...]
GRIDIRON..Clifton Brown of the Sporting News has identified five players on the brink of stardom; QB Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers, running back Ray Rice of the Baltimore Ravens, wide receiver Chris Henry of the Cincinnati Bengals, running back Rashard Mendenhall of the Pittsburgh Steelers and wide receiver Troy Williamson of the Jackson [...]
