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How Should NFL Playoffs Be Seeded?

There's been some discussion in various quarters lately about the fairness of NFL playoff seedings—in large part because an 11-5 Patriot team did not make the playoffs last year and an ...

Written by John Newman about 7 months ago 14 reads 0 comments
The Big East Looms Over The Sweet Sixteen

March Madness is upon us and to few people's surprise the Big East is dominating. The 16-team behemoth of a conference sent seven of its members to the NCAA tournament—three of them No...

Written by John Newman about 8 months ago 99 reads 0 comments
Dolphins Disaster: Miami, Cam Cameron Doomed by Draft History

Bill Parcells made his most important move immediately upon taking over in Miami—firing GM Randy Mueller and bringing in a competent personnel guy in Jeff Ireland. This week, the inevitable happened when coach Cam Cameron lost his job...

Written by John Newman about about 1 year ago 1,425 reads 3 comments
Sunday Night Matchup: Redskins @ Vikings

The matchup between the Redskins (7-7) and Vikings (8-6) is the only game Sunday featuring two teams that still have a shot at the playoffs...

Written by John Newman about about 1 year ago 1,057 reads 0 comments
NFC Wildcards: How the Giants, Vikings, Redskins, Saints, or Panthers Can Make It

In the NFC, the division champions are set: Green Bay in the North, Dallas in the East, Tampa Bay in the South, and Seattle in the West. Dallas and Green Bay have locked up the top two seeds, and the all-important first round byes that come with them..

Written by John Newman about about 1 year ago 3,186 reads 12 comments
Week 16 NFL Power Rankings: Winter Hits the NFL

A bit of movement at the top of the rankings this week, as some of the mighty unexpectedly fell to some of the merely average. The Patriots remain the class of the league. They must be cheating somehow...

Written by John Newman about about 1 year ago 1,676 reads 3 comments
The Shame of Baseball's Mitchell Report

Everyone that follows baseball—and even most people that don't—have heard about the Mitchell Report. This report was the result of an 18 month investigation into allegations ...

Written by John Newman about about 1 year ago 824 reads 2 comments
NFL Week 15 Power Rankings: Rehashing Blowout Weekend

It was Blowout Weekend in the NFL, with nine teams winning by 20 or more points. Mostly it was superior squads taking it to bottom-feeders, but there were some surprises along the way...

Written by John Newman about about 1 year ago 4,689 reads 1 comments
Minnesota Vikings Turn the Corner

What a difference three weeks makes. Four weeks ago the Vikings were coming off their worst loss of the season, a demoralizing 34-0 drubbing at the hands of the archrival Packers...

Written by John Newman about about 1 year ago 1,109 reads 4 comments
Week 14 NFL Power Rankings: Sizing Up Separation Sunday

Last week I was accused of all kinds of stuff—mainly being cruel, mean, and heartless. First of all, I make fun of everyone at some point in the season...and it's all done in fun. No one should take me too seriously...

Written by John Newman about about 1 year ago 2,775 reads 4 comments
Week 13 NFL Power Rankings: Patriots, Cowboys Set the Pace

What a weird week this was.We saw (or didn't see, as the case may be) the first Thursday Night game on the NFL Network. I have Comcast, so I didn't see it...

Written by John Newman about over 2 years ago 3,371 reads 24 comments

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John Newman Article Archive

How Should NFL Playoffs Be Seeded?

The Big East Looms Over The Sweet Sixteen

Dolphins Disaster: Miami, Cam Cameron Doomed by Draft History

Sunday Night Matchup: Redskins @ Vikings

NFC Wildcards: How the Giants, Vikings, Redskins, Saints, or Panthers Can Make It

Week 16 NFL Power Rankings: Winter Hits the NFL

The Shame of Baseball's Mitchell Report

NFL Week 15 Power Rankings: Rehashing Blowout Weekend

Minnesota Vikings Turn the Corner

Week 14 NFL Power Rankings: Sizing Up Separation Sunday

Week 13 NFL Power Rankings: Patriots, Cowboys Set the Pace

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