Archive for the ‘NFL’ Category
Let Ochocinco Honor Henry
The “No Fun League” should make an exception on Sunday. Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Ochocinco wore Chris Henry’s jersey at practice on Thursday. Henry passed away Thursday morning after being thrown out of the back of a pickup truck. Henry had a troubled past, but teammates said he turned around his life recently. Bengals [...]
Will Your NFL Team Make the Playoffs?
If Team A loses to Team B and Team C loses to Team D, then we have a chance.
That is what many NFL fans are thinking right now as they try to think of everything that needs to happen for their team to make the playoffs. The good news is that there is an actual [...]
The Year of the Rookie Linebackers
Many experts called last year’s NFL Draft the year of the running backs. Chris Johnson, Felix Jones, Rashard Mendenhall, Ray Rice, Matt Forte, Jamaal Charles, Kevin Smith, Jonathan Stewart, Darren McFadden, Steve Slaton, Tim Hightower and Justin Forsett were all part of that draft class. This year’s rookie class is also loaded with talent, but [...]
What We Learned: NFL Edition
There were plenty of important games on Sunday with some teams inching closer to the playoffs and other teams acting like they are allergic to winning in December. Here is what we learned on Sunday:
Chargers win 20-17 over Cowboys: There are two guarantees in the great month of December. We all know that Christmas always [...]
Les Miles to Replace Wade Phillips?
For those of us that enjoy rooting against the Dallas Cowboys, this is an early Christmas present. According to FootballCoachScoop.com, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is interested in Les Miles replacing Wade Phillips. LSU’s coach was tight ends coach with the Cowboys from 1998-2000. You would think that Jones would want Bill Cowher or Mike [...]
Puppy Karma
Looking at he Pittsburgh Steelers-Kansas City Chiefs game yesterday, I was very tempted to pick the Chiefs in the upset. Why did I think the Chiefs had a chance? Pro Bowl safety Troy Polamalu is out for about a month with a knee injury and Chris Chambers has rejuvenated the passing game. I didn’t have [...]
Is Shanahan Headed to Buffalo?
First Ralph Wilson brought in Terrell Owens before the season and now Wilson’s Bills have contacted former Denver Broncos coach Mike Shanahan to see if he is interested in being the next head coach of the Bills. Wilson has always gone the cheap route when it comes to hiring a coach and it looks like [...]
The Next Bills Coach Will Be…
For many Buffalo Bills fans today, Christmas came a month early. Owner Ralph Wilson fired coach Dick Jauron today, ruining his chance to coach the Bills to a fourth straight 7-9 season. Jauron finished with a 24-33 record with the Bills in three and a half seasons. Wilson hired Jauron, even though he had one [...]
Is Now the Time for Carroll to Head Back to the NFL?
First, let me say this: Pete Carroll is a perfect fit at USC and he is a better fit it college football than he is the NFL. The problem is that the Trojans are nowhere near as dominant as they were under Matt Leinhart and Reggie Bush. Carroll still gets some of the best recruiting classes in [...]
Schagren Says: This is not Girardi’s Last Jersey Switch
Schagren Says: is a collection of random thoughts and predictions from the most random person in Knoxville, TN.
Girardi will wear 29 at some point in his career: Why does this prediction matter? New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi picked the number 27, because he wanted to lead the Yankees to their 27th World Series win. [...]