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Woody Johnson Is the Worst Owner in the Entire NFL
There are several different types of owners in the NFL . There are the ones who hire smart football people and get out of their way. Think Robert Kraft and the Rooney family...
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Rex Ryan Should Be Fired for His Performance Against Tennessee
He didn't bench him when he cost the New York Jets a playoff spot in 2011. He didn't bench him when Greg McElroy bailed him out against Arizona ...
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Ranking the NFL's 5 Luckiest and Unluckiest Teams
Luck (and not just the quarterback pictured above) plays a huge part in determining how an NFL season plays out. It's just common sense: Some teams get breaks that others don't. What defines luck in the NFL? There are several telling statistics...
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Rex Ryan Names Sanchez Starter vs. Jacksonville; Why McElroy Deserved the Nod
In what can only be described as an attempt to lose fans, ESPN's Rich Cimini is reporting that Rex Ryan has decided to start Mark Sanchez at quarterback against the Jacksonville Jaguars rather than last week's hero Greg McElroy ...
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How Greg McElroy Compares to Tom Brady
Ready for a heavy dose of journalistic bias? Well here it is, Greg McElroy will be the next Tom Brady . Well, not really...
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Why the Spurs Were Right in Resting Their Stars Against Miami Heat
ESPN.com reported earlier today that San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich decided to send Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili and Danny Green home early rather than playing the healthy stars against the Miami Heat ...
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20 NFL Playoff Matchups Fans Should Want to See
This is the best part of every NFL dreamer's year. Injuries haven't quite decimated any contenders (well, Green Bay might beg to differ), the schedule hasn't ravaged everyone's hopes ...
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Why Schedule Will Get Tampa Bay Buccaneers into Playoffs
Five NFC teams have separated themselves from the pack to become clear playoff teams so far: Atlanta, San Francisco , New York, Chicago and Green Bay ...
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Ohio State Deserves Consideration for the AP National Title
If we're being perfectly honest with ourselves, Alabama is probably going to beat Notre Dame in the BCS national championship. Badly...
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Kansas State's Loss Makes Johnny Manziel the Heisman Favorite
Lost in the BCS chaos of Kansas State's defeat at the hands of Baylor is that a freshman is now the favorite for the Heisman Trophy...
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Kansas State Isn't out of the National Title Chase Yet
Yes, I know Kansas State lost to Baylor. Yes, I know there are three SEC teams that are likely to be ahead of them in the BCS standings . Yes, I know Florida State and Oregon both have legitimate claims to the "second-best one-loss team" title...
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10 Potential Replacements for Rex Ryan
I really hate writing this article. Being a New York Jets fan has never been a particularly pleasurable experience, but for a brief period a few years ago, I thought that had changed...
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Rex Ryan's Handling of the Sanchez-Tebow Problem Should Put Him on the Hot Seat
Let me preface this whole argument by saying that I love Rex Ryan. You could argue that no Jets coach has had a more successful four-year run. Perhaps more importantly, I've never enjoyed a Jets coach more than I do Ryan...
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Philadelphia's Loss to the Saints Should Be Andy Reid's Last as Eagles Coach
As a silent observer, I've tried to be as patient as possible with Andy Reid. It's hard to go crazy when a coach has led you to five conference championship games and a Super Bowl loss, but at this point there just isn't anything left to do...
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James Harden Trade Actually Helps the Oklahoma City Thunder
After getting over my initial reaction (which involved me doing everything short of ripping up my Oklahoma City +450 to win the championship bet slips) to the James Harden trade ( ...
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Houston Texans' JJ Watt Is the NFL MVP After First 7 Weeks
I had the displeasure of watching JJ Watt dominate my team (the Jets ) a few weeks ago, and let me just say one thing: Wow. I can't ever remember seeing a defensive player dominate a game so thoroughly, and my team employs Darrelle Revis...
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NFL Week 5 Predictions: Picking Every Game Against the Spread
I've spent the last few weeks looking for angles to pick games with. I tried to go with the refs in Week 3, I tried to go with my gut in Week 4, and so far not much has worked. The best quarterbacks, usually a safe bet, have been downright ordinary...
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Debunking the Myth of the Clutch NFL Quarterback
I've harped on how overrated Eli Manning is for the past eight months or so. ESPN has had so much fun making puns with his name and the word "elite" that the common fan seems to think he's truly on that level as a quarterback...
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NFL Week 4 Picks Against the Spread in One Sentence or Less
Okay, I'll be the one who says it. I have no freaking idea what's going on this year. Nobody does. If someone says they're consistently picking games against the spread and winning, they're lying...
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Darrelle Revis' Injury Is a Blessing in Disguise for the New York Jets
I've been a Jets fan for more than a decade and can say without any hesitation that Darrelle Revis is the best player I've ever rooted for. That includes a hobbled but still slingin ' Brett Favre ...
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Week 3 NFL Picks Against the Spread: Respect Homefield Advantage
This may seem obvious, but teams play better at home. So far in the 2012 season we've seen this fact more evidently than usual. A Freakonomics study last winter showed that between 2002 and 2011 home teams won approximately 57 percent of their games...
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How Austin Howard Saved the Jets Season, and Possibly Mark Sanchez's Career
Am I jumping the gun here? Of course, but I've been known to do that. Heck we all do it, as a collective fan base we've changed our opinion on Mark Sanchez 12,394 times. That doesn't mean what I'm about to say isn't true...
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NFL Week 2 Picks Against the Spread
The bad news? Last week didn't go so well for me in the picks department. Jacksonville's late touchdown cost me a win, as did several dropped touchdown passes by Seattle's receivers...
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Denver Broncos' Week 1 Win over Pittsburgh Steelers Proves They Are Contenders
In my Week 1 picks column, I decided that the Denver Broncos were a bad bet against the Pittsburgh Steelers . Well, suffice it to say I was wrong. I won't make that mistake again...
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San Francisco's Win over Green Bay Makes the 49ers the Early Super Bowl Favorite
Who else thought the Green Bay Packers were the best team in the NFL? I know I did. In my NFL preview , I did everything short of handing them the Stanley Cup and naming Aaron Rodgers emperor of Mars...
