Shockwaves were felt around the NFL last night as news broke that the Philadelphia Eagles had traded 2013 rushing champion LeSean McCoy to the Buffalo Bills for Linebacker Kiko Alonso. Alonso, the 2013 Defensive Rookie of the Year, missed all of 2014 with a torn ACL.  One has to think that the Bills won this… Continue reading It’s a Young Man’s Game

Part 4 of the Sports From the Basement Wild Card Weekend Preview Click here to read about Arizona vs Carolina Cick here to read abut Baltimore at Pittsburgh Click here to read about Cincinnati at Indianapolis As predicted last week, the 12-4 Dallas Cowboys ended their stellar regular season and are rewarded with a game… Continue reading SFTB Playoff Preview- Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboys

Part 3 of a 4 part Wild Card Weekend preview. Click here to read Cardinals at Panthers Click here to read Ravens at Steelers Now we are up to the Sunday matchups.  The Bengals enter the playoffs for the fourth consecutive year, and the fifth in the last six years.  Their record in those games? … Continue reading SFTB Playoff Preview- Cincinnati Bengals at Indianapolis Colts

Part 2 of a 4 part Wild Card weekend preview.  Click HERE to read the Cardinals at Panthers preview.   The Saturday night game this weekend is the one that NBC was hoping for.  FOX fought hard for Lions/Cowboys, but NBC will be happy with another Ravens/Steelers war.  The highlight of the Saturday slate, this… Continue reading SFTB PLAYOFF PREVIEW- Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers

Now that the dust has settled on the 2014 regular season the cream (mostly) has risen.  This is part one of a four part series previewing the upcoming Wild Card Weekend.  Check back tomorrow for Ravens/Steelers, Thursday for Bengals/Colts, and Friday for Lions/Cowboys. The first game is the weakest of the four.  Both from a… Continue reading SFTB PLAYOFF PREVIEW- Arizona Cardinals at Carolina Panthers

The NFC playoff race is locked in.  The only spot up for grabs is the pathetic NFC South (we just missed the impossible dream, but a 6-9 vs a 6-8-1 for the division is still pretty good!) The other five teams all stand at 11-4 after fifteen games.  The scenarios are all over the place,… Continue reading 12-4 for the Cowboys Means a Terrible First Round Matchup

The news broke late last evening.  Washington Redskins coach Jay Gruden announced that Robert Griffin III will be benched for this Sunday’s game at Indianapolis, replaced by Colt McCoy.  It’s the latest knee jerk reaction from a team that has done nothing but knee jerk reactions for the past 21 seasons.  Since Joe Gibbs’ retirement… Continue reading A 21 Year Comedy of Quarterback Errors

  Embed from Getty Images This has not been a banner year for the NFL.  The off field incidents regarding Ray Rice and Adrian Peterson have cast a shadow on the whole season.  Now, there is an on the field issue that is getting ugly.  I for one am rooting for it. When the NFL… Continue reading The Impossible Dream

I need to pick up my game.  Another soft week, as I went 5-9 against the spread.  No excuses, but this clearly shows why I write about football rather than actually bet on it.  I don’t feel very good about this week either, so I’ll probably nail 10 plus.   BROWNS (-3) over Texans.  It’s… Continue reading Week 11 NFL Picks

Let’s get right to it.   Cowboys (-7) over Jaguars in London.  This line has fluctuated all week.  It opened at 10, then dropped all the way down to 6 ½ because of the Cowboys’ quarterback situation.  Tony Romo has been listed as Probable, so he is going to play.  That changes the whole situation,… Continue reading Week 10 NFL Picks