During yesterday’s Jets/Lions overtime battle, Detroit needed a PAT from their kicker Jason Hanson. However, he got injured and head coach Jim Schwartz did not take long to find his replacement…rookie defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh. It appeared funny at the time but Detroit ended up losing in overtime. […]
[picapp align=”center” wrap=”false” link=”term=Lions+Redskins&iid=10098914″ src=”http://view4.picapp.com/pictures.photo/image/10098914/washington-redskins/washington-redskins.jpg?size=500&imageId=10098914″ width=”380″ height=”265″ /] So, if I’m going to replace a former Pro Bowl quarterback in the final two minutes of a six-point game, Rex Grossman might be the 131st quarterback that would come to mind in that spot. Yesterday, Redskins head coach Mike […]
[picapp align=”center” wrap=”false” link=”term=Calvin+Johnson&iid=9747095″ src=”http://view4.picapp.com/pictures.photo/image/9747095/detroit-lions-calvin/detroit-lions-calvin.jpg?size=500&imageId=9747095″ width=”380″ height=”310″ /] The NFL pulled up lame yesterday. Following their rules (and correctly), officials took away what would have been a go-ahead touchdown catch by Detroit Lions receiver Calvin Johnson during their 19-14 loss to the Bears on Sunday.
We’ll have more on this later on Monday but the Calvin Johnson play is crazy. Did the officials honor the rule? Yes. Was it the right call? Yes, but not really. Poor Detroit.
[picapp align=”left” wrap=”true” link=”term=Sam+Bradford&iid=8612935″ src=”http://view1.picapp.com/pictures.photo/image/8612935/louis-rams-introduce-draft/louis-rams-introduce-draft.jpg?size=500&imageId=8612935″ width=”234″ height=”163″ /] The St. Louis Rams dished out the largest guaranteed contract to a rookie in NFL history on Friday after inking number one overall pick Sam Bradford to a six-year deal worth $76 million. The deal, which has a max value […]
Your intrepid author shares the same birthday as two NFL luminaries. The first, Barry Sanders, went bananas on the New York Jets during the ’97 season finale. During this game, Sanders eclipsed 2,000 yards rushing for the season, kept the Bill Parcells-led Jets out of the playoffs, scored […]
Lions. Browns. Epic.
[picapp align=”center” wrap=”false” link=”term=ben+roethlisberger&iid=7112781″ src=”f/f/8/2/Chiefs_vs_Steelers_4206.JPG?adImageId=7762408&imageId=7112781″ width=”380″ height=”245″ /] While this week’s honor by all means should go to Eric Mangini for essentially coaching the Cleveland Browns into a loss yesterday, he did get a ton of help from fellow Brown Hank Poteat for PUSHING a receiver out of […]
This one is just too easy. 1., 2., 3., 4., and 5. Franchise rating – Zero stars: When you go 0-16, there’s nowhere to go but up at least. The Lions will win possibly four games this year, which is a drastic improvement for them.
Over the next few days, we’ll examine the top 10 moments of the ‘08 season leading up to the moment that defined the 2008 NFL season.
Joe Montana's Right Arm 
