How to Pick the NFL Playoffs? May the Power Rankings be Your Guide
By: J. Scott Smith One of my favorite things about the NFL preseason is listening to ESPN’s “experts” spout about what teams are going to win the division and make the playoffs. Each year, it’s like...
View Article2013 AFC Playoff Predictions
By: J. Scott Smith I previously detailed the how ESPN’s power rankings provide a guide for choosing playoff teams. Based on the previous five seasons, the preseason power rankings illustrate the...
View Article2013 NFC Playoff Predictions
By: J. Scott Smith My AFC predictions illustrated how top-heavy the AFC appears to be with perennially playoff favorites: Denver Broncos, New England Patriots, Houston Texans, and Pittsburgh Steelers....
View ArticleThe Tebow Contingency
By: J. Scott Smith On Monday, September 16, 2013 a group of Jacksonville Jaguars fans held a rally at 3:16pm to urge the team to sign free agent quarterback Tim Tebow. I can understand Jaguars fans...
View ArticleMike Smith in a Tony Dungy Buc-like Situation
By: J. Scott Smith I predicted the Atlanta Falcons would win the NFC South and garner the number one seed in the NFC for the second straight season. Barring New Orleans losing Drew Brees to a season...
View ArticleThe NCAA and NFL’s Weird Line of Scrimmage/Forward Pass Rule
By: Brian Mangan I was watching a replay of the Auburn-Alabama finale from the other night when I saw Auburn’s game-tying touchdown. Impressive play. However, my first thought (which you will see in...
View ArticleCommunication Before the Snap in the NFL, Partially Explained (a.k.a. “Why...
By: Brian Mangan Ever wanted to know what all that yelling and finger-pointing is that goes on in an NFL game before the ball is snapped? Of course you do – we all do! What the hell does “Omaha”...
View ArticleThe 2014 NFL Draft Walk Up Music Choices, Rated
By: Roger Cormier For the first time, all of the top college football recruits invited to New York for the NFL Draft were allowed to choose the music that would score one of the greatest moments of...
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