1. The Turds in the Punch Bowl: 5 Fan Personas to Avoid at Your Super Bowl Party

    It is almost time for America’s biggest unofficial holiday; Super Bowl Sunday. On this day the overwhelming majority of the American populace will gather at a friend or co-worker’s ...

    Matt Shervington Written by Matt Shervington about over 1 year ago 280 reads 0 comments

  2. NFL's 2012 Defensive Player of the Year: An Introspective Look

    The “Defensive Player of The Year” Award is probably my favorite one out of the six major awards handed out annually by the Associated Press...

    Matt Shervington Written by Matt Shervington about over 1 year ago 3,814 reads 2 comments

  3. 10 Things To Watch During Steelers-Eagles Preseason Week 2 Matchup

    Being a Steelers fan who hails from Philadelphia can be quite tiresome. Often times, I am subject to hearing from some random drunken person how the Eagles are the best franchise ever...

    Matt Shervington Written by Matt Shervington about almost 2 years ago 481 reads 5 comments

  4. Philadelphia Eagles: 8 Reasons They Still Have a Long Road to the Super Bowl

    “Super Bowls are won in February, not in Free Agency.” Thus is the text that I had to send to a friend after he worried that the Steelers weren’t signing anyone in free agency...

    Matt Shervington Written by Matt Shervington about almost 2 years ago 3,891 reads 29 comments

  5. Presenting Football's Future Top 100 NFL Players (2011)

    Frequenting plenty of NFL forums all over the Internet, I looked to see how the fans felt about the NFL Network’s Top 100 Players of 2011 list...

    Matt Shervington Written by Matt Shervington about almost 2 years ago 931 reads 17 comments

  6. The 5 Most Overrated Statistics in the NFL and Better Ways to Interpret Them

    “He is a better linebacker than that guy. Just look at the difference in tackle totals.” “This cornerback is clearly elite. I mean look at how many interceptions he’s had over the past couple of years...

    Matt Shervington Written by Matt Shervington about almost 2 years ago 292 reads 1 comments

  7. Pittsburgh Steelers: Polamalu "Overrated" Has Experts Losing Credibility

    The NFL Draft is a spectacle unlike any other. No other league’s draft is so closely followed by the fans in hopes that a draft pick or two can immediately change the fortunes of their team...

    Matt Shervington Written by Matt Shervington about almost 2 years ago 2,701 reads 91 comments

  8. All-Over/Under Team: An Underrated and Overrated Player for All 32 NFL Teams

    “Overrated…" No term strikes more anger into the hearts of fans than this term. Many people perceive it to be a slight against a player, which indeed it is...

    Matt Shervington Written by Matt Shervington about almost 2 years ago 4,181 reads 46 comments

  9. Troy Polamalu Deservedly Wins Long Overdue Defensive Player of the Year Award

    As I tiredly entered the doorway of my humble abode, I prepared to take a long overdue nap. What changed my plans was that as I frequented one of the numerous NFL forums I visit daily, I found an interesting bit of information...

    Matt Shervington Written by Matt Shervington about over 2 years ago 562 reads 7 comments

  10. Anticipative Accolades! Mid-Season All-Pro Teams & Player Awards

    Tomorrow night when the Ravens and Falcons kick off it will mark the official start of the second half of the NFL's 2010-11 season...

    Matt Shervington Written by Matt Shervington about over 2 years ago 326 reads 1 comments

  11. Fantistic Phonemes: Ranking the 2010-11 Slate of Announcing Teams...

    Alright, let’s face it...the most overlooked aspect of football on Sundays is the one that is arguably the second most prominent to the actual game itself; the men who deliver the play-by-play over these games...

    Matt Shervington Written by Matt Shervington about over 2 years ago 883 reads 3 comments

  12. NFL's New 'Devastating Hit' Policy Reeks of Hypocrisy and Laziness

    Over the course of the 14 games which occurred during the National Football League’s Week 7 games there were seemingly several more “helmet to helmet” hits than in the past...

    Matt Shervington Written by Matt Shervington about over 2 years ago 1,059 reads 3 comments

  13. The NFL's 100 Best Current Players: Players 10-1

    Go Back To Players 20-11 10.) Larry Fitzgerald, Wide Receiver, ARI At the risk of repeating myself… It is amazing how quickly things can change in the National Football League...

    Matt Shervington Written by Matt Shervington about almost 3 years ago 14,685 reads 61 comments

  14. The NFL's 100 Best Current Players, 20-11

    Go Back To Players 30-21 20.) Jammal Brown, Left Tackle, New Orleans It’s a little ridiculous how one season on injured reserve can make people forget about you...

    Matt Shervington Written by Matt Shervington about almost 3 years ago 5,235 reads 4 comments

  15. The NFL's 100 Best Current Players: Players 30-21

    Go Back To Players 40-31 30.) Frank Gore, Halfback, SNF Frank Gore has been underrated for most of his four career years as a starter in the NFL...

    Matt Shervington Written by Matt Shervington about almost 3 years ago 4,214 reads 4 comments

  16. The NFL's 100 Best Current Players: Players 40-31

    Go Back To Players 50a-41 40.) Adrian Wilson, Strong Safety, ARI I really wish that I could label Adrian Wilson as the league’s best pure in-the-box safety. Seriously, I really wish that I could...

    Matt Shervington Written by Matt Shervington about almost 3 years ago 3,322 reads 1 comments

  17. The NFL's 100 Best Current Players: Players 50a-41

    Go Back To Players 60-50b 50a.) Nick Barnett, Inside Linebacker, GNB I hate to keep hammering home a point that I've made six or seven times now, but a lot of players on this list are underrated...

    Matt Shervington Written by Matt Shervington about almost 3 years ago 2,843 reads 2 comments

  18. The NFL's 100 Best Current Players: Players 60-50b

    Go Back To Players 70-61 60.) Greg Jennings, Wide Receiver, GNB As stated during the write-up for his teammate Nick Collins, “It is ridiculous how quickly the landscape of the National Football League can change...

    Matt Shervington Written by Matt Shervington about almost 3 years ago 2,680 reads 6 comments

  19. The NFL's 100 Best Current Players: Players 70-61

    Go Back To Players 80-71 70.) Anquan Boldin, Wide Receiver, BAL “Well the division officially belongs to Baltimore now...

    Matt Shervington Written by Matt Shervington about almost 3 years ago 2,536 reads 4 comments

  20. The NFL's 100 Best Current Players: Players 80-71

    Go Back To Players 90-81 80.) Robert Mathis, Defensive End, IND As awesome as LaMarr Woodley has been over the past two seasons the fact of the matter is that Robert Mathis still ...

    Matt Shervington Written by Matt Shervington about almost 3 years ago 3,223 reads 1 comments

  21. The NFL's 100 Best Current Players: Players 90-81

    Go Back To Players 100-91 90.) Ray Rice, Halfback, BAL If you have ever read anything that I have written before than you know that I do not like to include players with one good year as elite...

    Matt Shervington Written by Matt Shervington about almost 3 years ago 2,798 reads 2 comments

  22. The NFL's 100 Best Current Players: Players 100-91

    Well, it is that time of the year again… During the off-season, things get incredibly boring. If it weren’t for two separate Brett Favre fiascos in June over the past two seasons, there would barely be any football to talk...

    Matt Shervington Written by Matt Shervington about almost 3 years ago 3,377 reads 9 comments

  23. Ten Annoying Personas That Football Fans Should Love To Hate

    Unfortunately the football season has come and gone. Therefore, all we are left with for source material are draft projections and lists/rankings...

    Matt Shervington Written by Matt Shervington about over 3 years ago 324 reads 2 comments

  24. Drew Brees' Ring Intensifies Quarterback Conundrum: Here We Go Again!

    First of all, congratulations to Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints. I also want to congratulate all the pre-Katrina Saints fans...

    Matt Shervington Written by Matt Shervington about over 3 years ago 1,129 reads 5 comments

  25. Root for the Home Team! Ranking the NFL's 32 Team Fanbases

    So the New Orleans Saints are the Super Bowl champions. Like any respectable owner and face of a franchise Tom Benson and Drew Brees thanked “the greatest fans on earth” after their win...

    Matt Shervington Written by Matt Shervington about over 3 years ago 12,655 reads 188 comments