Category: NFL
NFL game improvement ideas
by Graham
1. End kneel-down charadesAt the end of the game, the leading team, if operating on offense, gets to kneel down and use up a down, taking 40 seconds off the clock. This "kneel down" to preserve the lead results in the last 2 minutes of many games bein… more »
The Cowboys loss vs. the Packers
by Graham
Lots of people are suffering acute jaw-drop as the Cowboys, leading 26-3 at halftime, managed to lose to the Green Bay Packers. You know, the team with a returning wandering backup as their current quarterback. I watched the entire game. I am going to… more »
Tampa Bay Buccaneers and how to Not Handle A Player Controversy
by Graham
Go get another bucket of popcorn, this one will run and run...After removing Josh Freeman from his position as their starting quarterback just under 2 weeks ago, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are demonstrating that implementing that decision was about the o… more »
Tim Tebow - What or Where Next?
by Graham
So the day arrived for NFL teams to drop their active rosters to 53 players, and Tim Tebow was not retained by the New England Patriots. As a 4 year player who has played around a season of games, Tebow was not eligible for the Patriots' practice squad… more »
The Strange saga of Tim Tebow
by Graham
Now that Tim Tebow is a free agent, with (at time of writing) no team willing to sign him to any playing contract, it is time to wonder out loud: how did we get here? How did one of the premier impact players of this current generation in the college gam… more »
The Cowboys coaching soap opera - week 4
by Graham
Following the Cowboys 8-8 season, Jerry Jones went on the warpath, promising to "make things uncomfortable" around Valley Ranch. No kidding. So far, the defensive co-ordinator has been fired. The special teams coach has just left for another team.… more »
Patriots vs. Ravens - Game thoughts and the Bill Belichick post-game fiasco
by Graham
This game was most definitely a game of two halves. The Patriots outscored the Ravens in the first half, but the second half looked like a game between two completely different teams. Another bunch of guys showed up wearing Ravens uniforms, and dominated… more »
The NFL coaching derby
by Graham
With the news tonight that Chip Kelly is likely to remain at Oregon (which will allow me to watch the Ducks for at least another season), the Cleveland Browns and the Philadelphia Eagles are now in Plan B mode for finding their next head coach. The str… more »
Green Bay 24, Minnesota 10
by Graham
One of the enduring mysteries to me in the modern NFL is the number of teams who either have no useful or capable backup quarterback, and/or who have a backup quarterback who has not taken a single snap in the regular season. In the case of the Minneso… more »
The NFL replacement referee disaster - the tipping point
by Graham
Anybody watching the NFL game between Green Bay and Seattle last night knows that the game was essentially decided in the final seconds of regulation, when a "Hail Mary" pass by Seattle was caught in the end zone. After a When a trusted group of prof… more »