Happy Belated

This has absolutely nothing to do with the National Football League or Philadelphia sports for that matter. However, I wanted to take the time to wish a very special Happy belated Birthday to one of the true pillars of adolescent television dramedies, Kate Noelle Holmes.

The Mediocre 22

The Indianapolis Colts established a new NFL record on Sunday by defeating the Denver Broncos and winning its 22 straight regular season game in the process. The achievement which dates back to early last season bested the efforts of the 2006-08 Patriots, who won 21 regular season games in a row.

Two Minute Warning – Certified

As we stand days away from a potential Phillies-Yankees World Series and the biggest sports fan battle to hit the east coast in decades, it is time to issue a test.
I’m declaring open season on all fraudulent fans; and as they say on the streets, let’s not get it twisted. I love my Phillie fan [...]

Put On Your Sunglasses…

Congrats to Denver for defeating the Patriots 20-17 in OT but shame on them for making us suffer through these horrific throwbacks.

Two Minute Warning – No Scrubs

Following Week 2, I turned on the NFL Network to see numerous analysts including Brian Billick, lauding the impressive state of quarterbacking around the league. After two weeks, the composite quarterback rating proved to 83.9, which at the time was an all-time best for the position.
With so many awful teams around the league, I contend [...]

Week 4’s Face of Defeat

With the Cowboys trailing 17-10 in Denver on Sunday, Cowboys offensive coordinator was faced with a third and goal from the Bronco 2 yard line. “Number one receiver” Roy E. Williams was out with an injury leaving Miles Austin, Sam Hurd and Jason Witten as the three primary receivers on the field.

Video of the Day: Tecmo Gus

A week late but that’s ok. It’s a Tecmo Bowl rendering of the Stokley play. Complete with Gus Johnson play-by-play!

Video of the Day: Gus!!!!!!!!!

In case you missed it, the best part of Brandon Stokley’s game-saving touchdown catch against the Bengals was perhaps the call of CBS broadcaster deluxe Gus Johnson. Listen as Gus does his thing.

Best of NFL Tweets

Twitter is amazing. Not only can you find this esteemed website tweeting via @joemsrightarm but it is fun to find out what hi-jinx athletes might be up to. Courtesy of athletetweets.com, here is a recap of some NFL player tweets you might find enjoyable…with a little commentary on my part.

First and 10: Today’s Ten Best Links – June 8

Do your thing. Hit the links.