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Archive for April, 2011

Stephen Jones Believes There is a 99.9 Percent Chance the NFL Season Begins on Time

Monday, April 25th, 2011

There is simply one question that every single person associated in any way with the NFL is being asked in radio interviews these days. Given the current lockout and the state of the NFL, what are the odds that there is a full NFL season come this fall? Certainly there have ...

Nevada QB Colin Kaepernick: “I Feel Like I’m One of the Best Quarterbacks in This Draft, if Not the Best”

Monday, April 25th, 2011

With the NFL Draft now just days away, the quarterbacks seem to be stealing most of the spotlight, mostly because of the unpredictability of where they might be picked. With a variety of styles and success at the college level, it's a very interesting class of signal-callers. The Carolina Panthers have ...

Jim Irsay Says He’s Highly Unlikely To Use A Draft Pick On A Quarterback Despite Failed Attempts To Lock Up Peyton Manning

Monday, April 25th, 2011

If there is one particular NFL team that may be suffering immensely due to the current lockout it has to be the Indianapolis Colts. Indianapolis is on deck to host the next Super Bowl and if the lockout is not lifted by Judge Nelson or a new collective bargaining agreement is ...

Nick Fairley Will Be Attending the NFL Draft This Thursday And Feels Cam Newton Is Going To Be A “Great Quarterback.”

Monday, April 25th, 2011

Nick Fairley was widely considered a lock as one of the nation's most dominate collegiate players and at one point was even hyped up as being the potential number one draft pick by the Carolina Panthers. In the last few months as draft hype builds and the immense scrutiny of ...

DeAngelo Hall Talks NFL Lockout, Blackjack, Albert Haynesworth, Stacking Al Davis’ Money…And That’s Not All

Monday, April 25th, 2011

I was thrilled to get assigned DeAngelo Hall's most recent interview. He's the radio equivalent of 'must see TV'. In his most recent spot, which aired last Thursday afternoon in Washington D.C., Hall doesn't disappoint. Topics covered include recent high-stakes blackjack escapades, the huge head of Jason Kidd's son, the ...

Tim Tebow: “I honestly thought I was going to Alabama, then this guy named Urban Meyer got the job at Florida.”

Friday, April 22nd, 2011

He needs no introduction. He's Football Jesus, Tim Tebow. I enjoyed listening to this very lengthy interview with Tebow in-studio on 790 The Zone in Atlanta. The range of topics covered was dizzying, but I've transcribed a big portion of it below. After you hear the interview you'll either enjoy ...

Lance Berkman’s Career Has Been Revitalized in St. Louis

Friday, April 22nd, 2011

Albert Pujols who? In St. Louis it’s Lance Berkman leading the way this season. Ok, so I am being a little facetious but it has been a few years since Lance Berkman played at a high level while dealing with a number of injuries and is off to a great ...

Shane Battier Has One of the Best Days Ever — And it Doesn’t Even Involve Flopping to Draw an Offensive Foul

Friday, April 22nd, 2011

Shane Battier had heard about days like the one that he had on Sunday. Now that he's had time to come down from it all, he told his story on the radio. Battier hit what turned out to be the game-winning shot in the Memphis Grizzlies' road upset over the San ...

Ryan Braun Decides to Stay in Milwaukee for Another Decade

Friday, April 22nd, 2011

As a guy who is a Milwaukee Brewer fan and purchased my first Ryan Braun jersey before he was even called up to the big show, I'll do my best not to gush in this post. It'll be pretty hard. Braun, who has quickly become a perennial All-Star, had already ...

Allan Houston Defends Amar’e Stoudemire’s Toughness Through Back Spams, Feels Chauncey Billups’s Injury Is Improving

Friday, April 22nd, 2011

In a twist of irony today marks the ten-year anniversary of the New York Knicks winning their last home playoff game, which was a 92-85 victory over the Toronto Raptors in the first round of the 2001 Eastern Conference Playoffs. If there is one thing that we should currently take ...