Down With Upward Mobility Parity is an ugly word. It invokes thoughts of words and phrases like mediocre, average, sub par, substandard and second rate. Fans shouldn’t support those concepts. However, the NFL loves the thought of parity. It helps drive ratings, create more fans and spark interest. I’m sure somewhere in the darkened spaces […]
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Week Three is in the books. The AFC continues to be all over the place and the NFC East continues its domination. Let’s take a look at some of the best and worst performances of the week. Studs of the Week Drew Brees, QB, New Orleans Saints – Brees racked up 421 yards passing with
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Chances are, you didn’t have former VT star Eddie Royal in your lineup in Week One; he wasn’t quite as studly in Week Two, but found the endzone again. Week Two was a welcome change for wide outs. While Week One saw plenty of good producers, many weren’t in any starting fantasy line ups. We’re
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Monday Night Madness While walking through the parking lot at a Philadelphia sports bar before Monday night’s Dallas/Philly slugfest, an excitable gentleman hustled through the area trying to pawn off t-shirts. “Get your t-shirt! Romo and Owens: Brokeback Mountain 2.” The aforementioned t-shirt sported a photo-shopped picture of the Dallas duo wearing cowboy hats and
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Week Two was a wild and crazy ride on the controversy coaster. We saw comebacks, second chances, and many exciting finishes. Let’s dive right in and take a look at the studly and dudly fantasy performances. Studs of the Week Jay Cutler, QB, Denver Broncos: He accumulated 350 yards, four touchdowns, and a whole mess
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In many ways, Week One felt like a blur. It was over way too quickly, and if you own Tom Brady or Marques Colston, you need this column more than ever. As always, I’ll delve past the easy calls and find the sneaky starts. I’ll also commit prognosticator’s suicide and try to tell you which
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The King is Gone Soon after Kansas City Chiefs safety Bernard Pollard rocked the NFL world by careening into Tom Brady’s left leg, thus causing a season-ending injury, my phone exploded with text messages from well-wishers and player haters. Messages came in from all points of the east coast; one from an excited Bills’ fan
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