NFC West Offensive Lines: Staying Healthy Key To Success
This division lacks a little up front, and the effort trickles down from there. Subpar efforts and lack of healthy players on the line and in the backfield have created an uphill battle for these West Coast teams. That said, Seattle and St. Louis have been the most successful teams from this division, and that success is tied to the [read more...]
Somewhere, Bill Belichick is licking his fingers
Somewhere in a bunker-like war room in New England, Bill Belichick is licking his fingers. And it's not because he ate a great bowl of clam chowder.In what is regularly billed as the best weekend of NFL football every year, there certainly was little disappointment. Little disappointment, that is, if you're from Massachusetts or anywhere north. With Dallas and Indy [read more...]
NFL in Brief
It's hard to think of a Wild Card weekend in recent years that passed with such predictability. At times, it seemed that the most unexpected twists and turns could be found on MSNBC, where the Republican and Democratic primaries have turned into the political equivalent of a jump-ball. Tuesday's New Hampshire primary may just turn out to be more exciting [read more...]
Your Fantasy Football Offseason Refresher: NFC West
As important as running backs are to your fantasy success you are going to want to pay attention to the teams in the NFC West this year. Every team has the potential to be a top ten offense and features an elite running back. Two of the four running backs fueled fantasy football success last year while two disappointed. Frank Gore [read more...]
Open Letter to Seattle: Responding to the NFL Referee Issue
Milton Friedman, who is essentially the father of modern economics, is - naturally - a proponent of free markets. And in this modern age of government reliance, he often finds himself straddling a line between supporting a pure free market approach, or ceding some to the populace, and acknowledging that an ounce of governmental oversight might be helpful. So what does [read more...]
Seattle Should Play Poker, and Forget a Bad Beat
If you own a television set, and inhabit the United States, it's likely you've seen Greg Raymer about as much as you've seen Oprah. I certainly have, as I find that watching long hours of poker on TV is remarkably beneficial for my social life. Not only is the time I spend useful in separating me from society during worthless social [read more...]
Super Bowl Refs Steal Seahawks Show
For those who wish to believe the outcry regarding the complete trashing the referees handed Seattle yesterday is overdone - already crying foul are Michael Wilbon, Skip Bayless, Jason Whitlock, Michael Smith, and many others (check out Slate.com) - consider the immensity of the response had this happened to Pittsburgh. Well, you don't have to. We already saw it. And that's [read more...]
And Down the Stretch They Come
With three-quarters of the 2006 NFL season already in the books, 17 of 32 teams are realistically alive for 12 playoff berths. The division winners are pretty much set in the AFC, yet three of the four divisions are still unsettled over in the NFC. The Colts have clearly established themselves as the team to beat as they march toward [read more...]
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Poker sites for US players are somewhat hard to come by these days. Aside from the big ones, PokerStars and Full Tilt, mainly smaller, fairly unknown sites are available to Americans. It s a good idea to read a poker room review before you sign up with a site you don t know very much about.
