Super Bowl XLIV Week Notes: Ryan Fined; XLIV Crew Chief Named; Pereira Done as VP of Officials

Woody Johnson must be reading SOMM. The New York Jets owner fined head coach Rex Ryan $50,000 for making an obscene gesture toward Miami Dolphins fans during a mixed martial arts event in Sunrise, Florida. Johnson’s fine might circumvent any penalty NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell was thinking of handing down to Ryan. However, as Goodell has made athletes “examples” and [read more...]

Rex Ryan Flips off Dolphins Fans, Mike Florio Rides to His Rescue

New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan just had a Michael Vick moment. Remember Vick flipping off New Orleans Saints fans on this was to the tunnel after a game a few years back? Sure you do, because the mainstream and Internet sports media wouldn’t let you forget it. Vick was roundly pounded for his act, with many writers insisting [read more...]

NFL Week 13: Teams Strengths, Weaknesses Show They are What They Are

Chad Ochocinco dons a poncho and a sombrero after scoring against the Lions. Bronx cheers go out to the referees in the New York Giants-Dallas game, the Dallas secondary, Jeff Fisher for turning a 24-16 game into a 27-10 deficit, and the Washington Redskins organization for failing to do much of anything correctly. ——————————— Indianapolis (12-0) 27, Tennessee (5-7) 17. Though the [read more...]

NFL Week 11: Patriots Revenge, the Oakland Fly Trap Eats Again, and More…

Jay Cutler contemplates the latest way he found to lose a game for the Chicago Bears. Oakland (3-7) 20, Cincinnati (7-3) 17. Sunday showed the Bengals immaturity. After jumping out to a quick 14-0 lead, too many Bengals players took the reset of the game off thinking the Raiders would pack it in; some appeared mot to show up at all [read more...]

A Sunday Night Heist in Indianapolis

The end of the play in question. “And the Peyton’s stayed perfect!” That was an ESPN Sportscenter anchor’s attempt at facetiousness. The sad part is, the anchor is right on point with his assessment of the Indianapolis Colts, their place, and their their perception within in the National Football League. And, of course the officiating crews do their part in keeping [read more...]

NFL Notes: Vince Young’s Success Might Spell Fisher’s Doom; Aaron Rodgers; Jamal Lewis to New England? Trouble in New York; Josh’s First True Test

Trouble in the Meadowlands for Sexy Rexy. - Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has been sacked 31 times already this season, 14 by Minnesota defenders. Conversely, the Packers defense has only 12 sacks in eight games. With Matt Hasselbeck, Kurt Warner, Tony Romo, and Joe Flacco, coming up, Mike McCarthy had better demand his defense do something to get to the [read more...]

Cedric Benson Begins to Make Case for Attempted Blackballing by the Bears

At the University of Texas Cedric Benson was the heir to Ricky Williams. Benson even grew his hair out and into dreadlocks to honor the Heisman Trophy-winning Williams. It was said that Benson was a faster version of Williams and was sure to win a Heisman one day. Williams was perpetually shy and it was not until he was with the [read more...]

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