NFL Football
Why DeSean Jackson Needs To Stay Away
Listening to an unnamed podcast today, (I won’t name which one because you’ll probably go drive up their iTunes numbers as soon as you’re finished reading this) my eardrums were bludgeoned with an ideal that I had never thought about before. A contract is a legally binding document. You see, it was the hosts’ viewpoint [...]
Top 10 reasons New York got the Super Bowl
“Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together… mass hysteria!” –Dr. Peter Venkman, “Ghostbusters” (1984) According to the backlash from many NFL fans everywhere, the Super Bowl coming to the Big Apple will have roughly the same results as Gozer the Destructor‘s famous entrance did 26 years ago. After three rounds of voting (because the voting [...]
Windy City Pressure
Expectations can do funny things. Like when a mediocre football team with a (sometimes) suffocating defense goes out and makes a blockbuster trade for a franchise quarterback. And then it signs an offensive coordinator that has been responsible for some of the most dynamic offenses of the past ten years, albeit not having a ton [...]
The games off the field
Only 409 more days. That’s right–in fewer than 59 weeks, the 2010 NBA free agency period opens. And it will open sans LeBron James. No Dwyane Wade, either. Chris Bosh will be inked to a team already. Not even Joe Johnson will be available. All of those guys get their big deals this summer. But I [...]
Peyton Manning’s legacy
If you cringed when you read the title of today’s post, you’re probably not alone. I’m not sure which phrase, between “Who dat?” and “Manning’s legacy”, I have heard over the last 48 hours. That said, ESPN’s Scott Van Pelt brought up an interesting take on his radio show earlier this week. Van Pelt said [...]
Putting ‘Who dat?’ to rest
As I watched Bourbon Street fill up like Black Friday at the mall, a teary-eyed Drew Brees hold his young son on the field and most of Sun Life Stadium go nuts after the final seconds of the Super Bowl ticked off the clock, I couldn’t help but be amazed at what just took place. [...]
Prop bets you can’t find in Vegas
Look, betting the over/under is passe. Moneylining the Colts? Boring. Even taking the over on 43.5 rushing yards from Pierre Thomas isn’t all that exciting anymore. Once again, CraftyBalky is here for you. After painstakingly scouring sports books from all over the world, I have found the top ten prop bet locks that you cannot [...]
Recapping the Super Bowl (before it happens)
We all lead busy lives. We all have stuff to do. My list of tasks that need to be done this weekend is only slightly shorter than Santa’s naughty list, so I am always looking for a way to save time. So what better way to save time than eliminating the four-hour time dedication it [...]
A contracted rivalry
Sometimes rivalries don’t only exist just on the field. In a year when other-worldly quarterbacks Peyton Manning and Tom Brady both have essentially needs for new contracts, the one who gets his deal done first will almost certainly become the highest-paid player in the NFL. At least for a few days until the other guy’s [...]
The Unquotables
Happen to catch all the fireworks at Super Bowl Media Day today? No? That’s because all the sparks that blazed in Miami Tuesday couldn’t have lit a candle. The big topic of the day was will Colts’ All-World defensive end Dwight Freeney play with a torn ankle ligament. (It’s the freaking Super Bowl, people. Freeney [...]
