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Archive for August 13th, 2010

Marvin Lewis and the Bengals Need Carson Palmer to Play Better to Take That Next Step

Friday, August 13th, 2010

The Cincinnati Bengals captured the AFC North Title last year for the first time since 2005 and looked like they had the formula for success in the playoffs as well. They have a quarterback that can make every NFL throw, they had a top-ten running game last year with the ...

Mark Richt: “We go into every season thinking that we are going to win it, so it is no different this year.”

Friday, August 13th, 2010

There is a different feeling around the Georgia Bulldogs football team this year because ‘St. Timothy of Gainesville’ is no longer eligible to play college football and once again the SEC East division seems wide open and theirs for the taking.  Georgia returns 10 offensive starters and the most starts ...

A More Mature Matt Leinart Looking to Make The Most of His Second Opportunity to Start

Friday, August 13th, 2010

Matt Leinart is going to get another shot as a starting quarterback in the NFL. And for the former first round pick, it has been a long time coming. Leinart came into the NFL in 2006 as a top-ten pick with a ton of promise after a brilliant career at ...

The New York Jets Have Got That Swagger Back

Friday, August 13th, 2010

It is amazing to think that at this time one year ago the New York Jets were coming off of a 9-7 season and in the middle of transitioning to their new head coach, Rex Ryan.  With all of the preseason hype and exposure thus far from HBO’s Hard Knocks, ...

NFL Defensive Rookie Of The Year Award Or Not, Jairus Byrd Looks Forward

Friday, August 13th, 2010

Buffalo Bills ball-hawking safety Jairus Byrd led the NFL in interceptions with nine in 2009... in just 13 games... as a rookie. Normally, leading the league in picks and helping to turn the league's 17th best pass defense in 2008 into its second best pass defense in 2009 would win ...

Dwight Howard Isn’t Sure of the Favorite Out East But Knows He’d Like to Own a Tiger

Friday, August 13th, 2010

Like Brett Favre's potential comeback to the National Football League, Tiger Woods' marital issues in the PGA or the potential for instant replay in Major League Baseball, NBA players are simply getting sick of discussing LeBron James' big decision to create a Big Three in Miami. Dwight Howard's not afraid to ...

Is Porta-Potty Drill A Metaphor For Where The Chiefs Are Going Or Where They’ve Been?

Friday, August 13th, 2010

Thomas Jones was brought in to the Kansas City Chiefs, to add a hard-working, veteran presence, who could also be productive at a key position and lead by example for young star Jamaal Charles. The approach is similar to that taken by the New England Patriots' regime that included current ...

Stanford Football Continues Looking for National Recognition

Friday, August 13th, 2010

The Stanford football team is coming off a season in which it upset USC on the road. The Cardinal also had a Heisman Trophy finalist in Toby Gerhart. That should give them the benefit of the doubt heading into 2010, right? Now Stanford has another Heisman hopeful in quarterback Andrew Luck. ...