NFC South Offensive Lines: Looking For A Few Good Linemen

This could be the weakest division of linemen in the conference. With all four teams ranking in the second half of the conference, three in the lower third, there is much work to be done. But with strong offensive coaching from Jon Gruden in Tampa Bay and Sean Payton in New Orleans there is hope these units can produce. Carolina Panthers [read more...]

The Top 10 Non-Corporation-Affiliated NFL Stadiums

Amazing how the most ordinary of events can spark ideas. Just the other day, I was speaking to a good friend on the phone who had what I am sure has become an all too familiar experience for many men. No, not that. He told me he was attending a trivia night at an area church and looking to make [read more...]

Jesus: The Saints sucked last year

What Would Jesus Blog? Well, I obviously cannot answer that without divine intervention. But a source close to Jesus -- speaking on the condition of anonymity for fear of the wrath of God and damnation to hell's fire -- tells me that The Chosen One is unhappy with plenty of things shaking out in the world, including the perennial letdowns [read more...]

Your Fantasy Football Offseason Refresher: NFC South

The NFC North had to house a few of the biggest surprises last year. First, the new Orleans Saints came out of nowhere and just blew up fantasy squads everywhere. Second, the Carolina Panthers where picked by many to play for the title, but only managed to frustrate fantasy owner in en route to a mediocre season. As for [read more...]

10 Things We Learned About the NFL This Season

Just like that, another NFL season has come and gone. Sorry, the Pro Bowl doesn't count since yours truly is currently an alternate at safety in the NFC right now. The excruciating dead period between the end of football and the beginning of baseball is upon us, and since I'll never make it to April writing nothing but Winter Olympics and [read more...]

Hart Surgery: The World’s Meanest Man

When I was growing up and didn't know any better, I used to get scared all the time by things I saw on television. Once I couldn't sleep for a week after I saw a made-for-TV movie about the Viceroy gang; I was certain they were going to come to my house and hurt me. Another time, I saw a TV [read more...]

What We Learned From Week 1 in the NFL

There are few things more meaningless than preseason games in the National Football League, aside from Kanye West's political beliefs and Richard Hatch's tax return. The results actually count in the standings after Week 1, so this is the first true test to see which coaches have made the right adjustments, which free agent signings will pay off, and which [read more...]

Blame it on the Rain (or, the Curious Case of Ricky Williams)

As the resident sports nerd of my group of friends, whenever something major goes down (particularly when it relates to the University of Texas) inexorably I will be pressed for an opinion. It's almost as if I am a White House spokesperson. So Saturday night, when my cell began blowing up like the Godfather around 1:00 am, I knew something was up. And that [read more...]

Hart Surgery: A Saints Fan Makes A Retraction

Let me take you back to the NFL Draft, version 1999. I was a sophomore at the University of Texas, and was lucky enough to have a front-row seat for Ricky William's Heisman campaign. That season almost defies description. Aside from Barry Sanders a decade earlier, I dare say no running back ever has as good a year as Ricky did in 1998. We [read more...]