Saturday, May 18th, 2013

One day after taking a few subtle digs at his teammates on injured reserve, Green Bay Packers quarterback, Aaron Rodgers, told Sal Paolantonio at ESPN that he talked to fellow Packer Nick Barnett and “ironed things out”.  Rodgers had told reporters at Saturday’s press conference that some players on IR didn’t “choose to stick around”.  [...]

As fans, we’re always hoping our teams will gamble just at the right time.  We’re constantly rooting for coaches to ‘go for it’ on 4th and short almost any time our favorite offense creeps over the other teams’ 50 yard line.  It’s in our nature…we’re fans, as excited about the potential for championship glory as [...]

The Green Bay Packers showed what an NFL team can do with a Pro-Bowl quarterback and an excellent defense in their 21-14 win over the Chicago Bears in the NFC Championship Game.  Even when the quarterback is not exactly firing on all cylinders.
Aaron Rodgers displayed talent on par with Brett Favre in his prime – [...]

Hmm, there’s something you don’t see on national television every day…unless you’re watching Animal Planet.  Check out this video of Pittsburgh running back Rashard Mendenhall humping his quarterback Ben Rothlisberger from behind while the latter is laying on the ground during the AFC Championship Game.  He even gives Big Ben a nice slap on what [...]

Ah, the joy of Twitter.  It gives a voice to millions of people who should probably just keep their mouths shut.  But in the case of professional athletes, it gives bloggers like me something juicy to talk about on a cold winter day between NFL playoff games.
According to Loud Mouths, Steelers wide out Hines Ward’s [...]

Until this season, the last player to both register a sack and score an offensive touchdown in the same game was the iconic William “The Refrigerator” Perry of the Chicago Bears back in 1985.  Not only did Perry spend time stuffing the run but he also learned to open big holes on offense.  In 2010, [...]

At this time of the year, every true football fan has a horse in the race – even if their favorite team’s season has long since ended.  So FOX Sports took a shot at ranking the remaining teams vying for a shot at NFL glory and a Super Bowl Championship.  Then analysis is impressive, ranking [...]

The Philadelphia Eagles were hoping for another amazing Michael Vick comeback on Sunday but it never materialized.  Fans left Lincoln Financial Field dejected after the Green Bay Packers ended their teams’ improbable season.  Packers 21, Eagles 16
The Packers led the entire game, but it was not without its tense moments.  The Bleacher Report had this [...]

Seven in a row.  That’s what it took to set the NFL record for consecutive playoff loses.  After a surprising season by the Kansas City Chiefs, the team showed that it’s still not ready for prime time by losing yet another playoff game despite winning the AFC West and hosting the Baltimore Ravens at Arrowhead [...]

Now, at least for one week, Rex Ryan can put all the player tripping coach, foot fetish video and 2-3 record down the stretch talk behind him.  Tonight, the Jets went into Indianapolis and pulled one out of their…well at least they played a clean game.  They beat the Colts 17-16 on a last second [...]