Shameless self-promotion time: For those of you who want to hear what I sound like when I’m talking football, check out this week’s mid-week edition of AOL Sports Bloggers Live, in which I shoot the breeze with Jamie Mottram & Co. about the balance of power in the AFC, the not-so-surprising rise of the Cincinnati Bengals, […]Read More
Meanwhile, the New England secondry is starting to look as broken down as your grandpa’s ’87 Oldsmobile. Five cornerbacks are listed as questionable for Sunday’s game in Pittsburgh. Former Steeler Chad Scott says he’ll play. Bill Cowher knows all about Chad Scott. How much do you think he and Ken Whisenhunt will be calling plays to test […]Read More
I know it’s early in the season, and I know a lot injury reports can overstate just how bad some injuries are. Still, seeing a story like this about the Panthers’ injury troubles, especially on the defensive side of the ball, just makes me wonder if this team has been hit with some strange voodoo hex or […]Read More
From this AP report: A doctor who was accused in a television report of writing illegal steroid prescriptions for three former Carolina Panthers players has been indicted on federal charges. James M. Shortt was charged with 29 counts of distributing steroids and human growth hormones as well as a conspiracy charge, U.S. Attorney Johnny Gasser said […]Read More
Does anyone else out there think that Brian Billick is trying to see just how far he can go before the Baltimore Ravens fire him? Clearly Billick too proud to resign as head coach, but he must not want this job anymore, because everything he’s doing seems geared to sabotage his position — starting with […]Read More
Adam Schefter: Every season, teams get better or worse, but one thing never changes — running the football is the key to victory. Heading into Monday night’s two games, there were 12 100-yard rushers in the season’s first two weeks, including five in the second week of the season. And in those games, those 12 […]Read More
Let’s be real, here. The Minnesota Vikings don’t miss Randy Moss. They miss Robert Smith. In two games, both of which were losses, Viking running backs have gained only 82 yards on 24 carries, including a pitiful 15 yards in the Week 1 loss to Tampa Bay. Now the Vikings’ opponents know in advance that […]Read More
“NFL Hurricane Relief Telethon. This is Kellen Winslow speaki–” “Aw, man, I wanted to get Elway.”Read More
Click here for final game stats from NFL.com. So let me get this straight. You’re down by 3 with about 2:50 left in the game. Your star QB, who’s known for his running more than his passing, may have a hamstring pull and definitely has a leg cramp of some sort. So instead of putting […]Read More