Posts Tagged ‘Football’

Why the Ravens Didn’t Address the Secondary

03May10

This issue was a point of controversy in the Ravens’ draft. For one, there’s a general sense of “In Oz we trust” which is well-placed considering his track record. Instead, Baltimore has thus far concentrated on the passing game and front 7 on defense.  Considering that Cam Cameron seemed afraid to open up the playbook […]


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Suicide, Soccer, and the Need to Belong

30Mar10

I finished up with Soccernomics by Simon Kuper and Stefan Szymanki about a week ago. Overall, I enjoyed it; it’s an easy read that can appeal to both seasoned soccer fans and novices. It features a good takedown of the English ideology on tactics, a thorough study of successes in the transfer market, and ranking […]


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Destiny and the AFC East

09Sep08

First let me say this: I don’t think anybody is happy about Tom Brady’s torn ACL, not their competitors, certainly not their fans. He is arguably the best quarterback of all time; and no doubt whoever wins the Super Bowl this year will have to live with the fact that they did it without the […]


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The Feud Continues; FOX vs. the World, especially NBC

11Jul08

Jason Whitlock, notably a former guest on ESPN’s The Sports Reporters, has a front page story on FoxSports.com completely trashing NBC’s line up for Football Night in America, basically the Sunday night game, and a wrap-up of the day in the league. Whitlock has been controversial figure in the past for his remarks about Sean […]


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