Archive for the ‘Football’ Category

It’s Over for New England. No, Really.

By: Alex Harris So far, the 2009-2010 rendition of the NFL Playoffs have been less than stellar.  On Saturday, an emotional Cincinnati Bengals team played seemingly emotionless football against the surprising New York Jets and the Dallas Cowboys, once again, pummeled the pass-happy Philadelphia Eagles...
January 13th, 2010 | Football, Sports | Read More

NFL Week 1: What We Learned About the League

By: Alex Harris After watching Michigan quarterback Tate Forcier decisively stomp all over Jimmy Clausen and the under-achieving Fightin’ Irish, I was immediately propelled into a world of entertaining football.  But, my entertainment would soon travel from the electrified Big House to the confines...
September 16th, 2009 | Football, Sports | Read More

Mark Sanchez Named the Starter in New York

By: Alex Harris I’m sure you all knew that it was a mere matter of time before I decided to comment on Rex Ryan’s ingenius decision to name the 5th overall pick in this year’s NFL Draft the starting quarterback for the New York Jets.  For once in my life, (excluding last season, right...
August 28th, 2009 | Football, Sports | Read More

Please Lou Holtz, You Just Cannot Be Serious

By: Alex Harris Lou Holtz and his biased antics are at it again, declaring on national television that The University of Notre Dame will play Florida for the BCS National Championship.  They return all 11 starters on offense, their schedule provides some beneficial breathing room… all true. ...
August 22nd, 2009 | Football, Sideshow, Sports | Read More

Michael Vick: Prepared to Be the Future Starter for the Eagles?

By: Alex Harris Michael Vick, Brian Westbrook, LeSean McCoy, Jeremy Maclin, DeSean Jackson, Jason Avant, and a young, talented offensive-line = The Philadelphia Eagles prolific attack in 2011.  That’s ridiculous. (If all works according to plan.) To start from the beginning of my assumption,...
August 15th, 2009 | Football, Sports | Read More

Eli Manning: He Deserves to be the Highest Paid QB in the NFL

By: Dave Leventhal As a writer, I am supposed to remain impartial and unbiased in my takes and opinions on current sports players and headlines.  I do exactly that when I write my fantasy baseball column.  Football and the NY Giants are another story.  I have seen every Giants game for the last decade...
August 10th, 2009 | Football, Sports | Read More

Star Watch: 2010 College Football Recruiting

By: Brad Etheridge Early Top Ten Classes (Note: the “0 star” rating means the player has yet to be evaluated. These players should generally be associated with a 3 star to 2 star rating) *All ratings based on Rivals 1. Texas 5 star athletes: 0 4 star athletes: 16 3 star athletes: 3 0 star...
June 10th, 2009 | Football, Sports | Read More

Anquan Boldin: Where He Should Be in 2009

By: Alex Harris Everyday, we hear another permeating rumor regarding the future of Arizona Cardinals’ wide receiver, Anquan Boldin.  One day, it’s assumed he’s going to remain a Cardinal, the next, it’s “Flacco/Sanchez/Pennington/McNabb to Boldin in ‘09.”  Of...
May 14th, 2009 | Football, Sports | Read More

Minnesota Vikings Beware: Leave Brett Favre Alone

By: Alex Harris Monday, October 5th, 2009 is highlighted on Brett Favre’s calendar.  That’s the day in which the Green Bay Packers take on their NFC North rival, Minnesota on Monday Night Football at Lambeau Field.  It’s all starting to make sense: Brett Favre insisted on a release...
May 5th, 2009 | Football, Sports | Read More

theBESTmag Review: 2009 NFL Draft

By: Alex Harris Now that we’ve all had a few days to soak in our team’s decisions, it’s about time that theBESTmag gets into the action of picking apart this year’s draft.  April 25, 2009 proved that Draft Day spectacle still exists, and that the Oakland Raiders are inexplicable,...
April 28th, 2009 | Football, Sports | Read More