Bill Belichick is an evil genius. You don’t usually see Mr. Hoodie on the wrong end of stupidity, but ol’ Bill sure pulled a doozie last night. Up six, and going for it on 4th and 2 from your own 28? Seriously? Sure, it was ballsy, and maybe he didn’t have faith in his defence [...]
…especially after today, thanks to a home loss to Navy. It reminds me of the last time Navy came to South Bend. And they won. Greg and I were watching that day as Navy ran the option about 435 times that day (would have been a good day to play QB1), and Notre Dame just [...]
Remember when all you ever heard about was parity in the NFL? Anybody could beat anybody on any given day, games were entertaining, and everything was good. These days, though, parity is long gone. Which is weird, because the same system is in place that caused the parity that the NFL wanted. The salary cap is [...]
With the proliferation of Twitter amongst professional athletes, you just know something bad is going to happen eventually. We here at SportPops, being all web-savvy and such, are on the lookout for Twittering gone awry so that we may share with you, our reader. Today’s Twit is the always articulate and hardcore Larry Johnson of the [...]
Why, oh WHY are the Buffalo Bills going on a mini-hot streak right now? They are RUINING our campaign to get Jon Gruden in Buffalo by WINNING. If they keep winning like this, they’re going to save Dick Jauron’s job. We’ll have another 7-9 season, the Bills front office will mumble something about consistency, Ralph [...]
Week 6 removed one unbeaten team, spared one coach his job, and featured a return to form by the Patriots. Here are my other thoughts through Week 6 of the NFL season: The New Orleans Saints are hands down the best team in the league. They can play offense, they can play defense, they have strong [...]
In a move that seems right out of the Raiders playbook, ESPN is reporting that Washington Redskins management “strongly suggested” to Jim Zorn that he turn over playcalling duties to Sherm Lewis, who was last prominent when Brett Favre was actually winning a Super Bowl in Green Bay. Yes, Washington’s offense has been awful this [...]
Remember when the Tennessee Titans were 13-3 and a favourite to make the Super Bowl last season? Chris Johnson was setting the league on fire and making me curse myself for taking Ray Rice over him in my main fantasy keeper league. Kerry Collins was managing games and getting wins after taking over in Game [...]
Here are some of the big storylines to follow this weekend: Coaches on the hotseat - Washington’s Jim Zorn and Buffalo’s Dick Jauron are the two coaches most likely to be fired right now (excluding Tom Cable, but since that’s Al Davis and the Raiders, it really doesn’t count), and losses this week will only tighten [...]
Dick Jauron must be fired as coach of the Buffalo Bills. Its as simple as that. He’s a good guy, but he’s a lousy coach, and it’s time for a new direction in Buffalo. More on that later. Last year, the Bills got off to a hot start, but faded quickly. Injuries took their toll, but [...]
Now that the regular season is almost finished in most fantasy leagues, I thought I would select the 2009 SportPops Fantasy Football [...]
Normally, I'm not a big fan of women's soccer. But today I found my new favourite soccer player in New Mexico's Elizabeth Lambert. See the [...]
Bill Belichick is an evil genius. You don't usually see Mr. Hoodie on the wrong end of stupidity, but ol' Bill sure pulled a doozie last night. [...]
Imagine, you're a Maurice Jones-Drew owner, and you see him streaking towards an easy TD that will help you take the lead, or at least get a nice [...]