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Archive for January 5th, 2011
Wednesday, January 5th, 2011
Even though the conversation never turned to the firing of Eric Mangini, or the future of the Cleveland Browns, Jim Brown's most recent radio interview was still well worth a listen. Brown's always been a tremendous story teller, but what makes him unique, is that unlike most athletes, Brown has ...
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Wednesday, January 5th, 2011
The Rams came into 2010 off the heels of a 1-15 season with few expectations from anyone outside of the organization. And despite having a number of injuries at wide receiver, Sam Bradford and the Rams were one game away from the playoffs and it was all there for them ...
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Wednesday, January 5th, 2011
Rex Ryan started off the week by stating his desire to beat Peyton Manning in Saturday's playoff game is “personal”. I guess it would be to me as well if I was 2-6 against him, including 0-2 in the playoffs, with the most crushing defeat coming last year in the ...
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Wednesday, January 5th, 2011
The Raiders surprised everyone this season by going 8-8 and fighting for a playoff spot during the season. Despite their best season since 2002, Oakland has decided to part ways with Tom Cable. The team had until January 17th to decide whether or not to bring him back and while ...
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Wednesday, January 5th, 2011
Have we seen the last of Jim Harbaugh and Andrew Luck at Stanford? If so, hats off to the two of them, along with every last player, coach and staff member who's been a part of Stanford's remarkable turnaround under Harbaugh this past four years. This interview isn't about Harbaugh ...
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Wednesday, January 5th, 2011
Clinton Portis emerged onto the NFL scene with the Denver Broncos under then coach Mike Shanahan's illustrious run scheme. In his first two seasons as the Denver Broncos starting running back Portis averaged 5.5 yards per carry and over 1,500 yards rushing. In 2002, Portis was the youngest player to ...
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Wednesday, January 5th, 2011
The latest in the Pitt football soap opera is that recently fired former head coach, Dave Wannstedt, has declared that he won't be coaching the team's upcoming Bowl game on Saturday against the Kentucky Wildcats. If you've been following the story, you've heard Wannstedt's reasons for opting out of coaching ...
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Wednesday, January 5th, 2011
The Arizona Cardinals won the NFC West the previous two seasons, but they didn’t have it in them for a third-consecutive division title this year. They finished with a 5-11 record in the worst division in football, just two games behind the playoff-bound 7-9 Seahawks. The inconsistent play out of the quarterback ...
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Wednesday, January 5th, 2011
Eric Mangini won five games in Cleveland this season, including a victory over New England, and he is gone. Tom Cable won eight games with the Oakland Raiders and his contract hasn't been extended. But Marvin Lewis, who won just four games with Cincinnati will be back.
Something doesn't really add ...
Posted in Cincinnati Bengals, NFL | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, January 5th, 2011
I use the term "new" loosely in the headline above, but it would appear that all signs, and Jerry Jones, have pointed to the fact that the Dallas Cowboys will announce who their coach will be sometime today.
And unless there's a real shocker, Jason Garrett will be that man. Thus, ...
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