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Randy Moss and Exceptions to the Rule
You’ve seen this eRumor: It is time to elect a new world leader, and only your vote counts. Here are the facts about the three leading candidates. Candidate A associates with crooked politicians, and consults with astrologers. He’s had two mistresses. He also chain smokes and drinks 8 to 10 martinis a day. Candidate B…
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Fantasy Throwdown Tourney Results Round 2
Throwdown Tourney Round 2 Results October 30th, 2012 Round 2 is in the books for our “For The Heck Of It” Tournaments. A few matches were still to be decided from the San Francisco 49ers-Arizona Cardinals yawner on Monday night. For those who didn’t manage to stay up for the duration, Larry Fitzgerald was tackled…
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Who is Virgil Green?
Virgil Green’s 3-catch, 44-yard debut (with 5:34 left in the game) with Peyton Manning might be a surprise to some. However, the tight end from Nevada is a well-known stash for those who get the Rookie Scouting Portfolio publication each April. I don’t know if Green will be an option once Joel Dreessen returns from…
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Reads Listens Views 10/26/2012
(Views) Walk on the Wild Side: An Open Letter to Jerry Richardson While I can’t claim credit for the changes ahead, the news of Carolina making adjustments to its offense have been my sentiments for weeks. Dear Jerry, I’ve been watching your organization from afar. Like everybody’s Uncle Arthur Blank, you seem like a good…
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Mike Gillislee and the Currency of Respect
Hitting and guts are the currency of respect in the game of football. A football player that can deliver a hit, take a hit, and play with abandon earns respect from teammates, opponents, and fans. When I watch a prospect, these three aspects of football stand out immediately when I see them. Said player may…
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Sunday Fantasy Mailbag 10/21/2012
The weekend mailbag is back! I’m also going to field Twitter questions. I think “new” technology like Twitter is fantastic and fantastically comical because as people we’re always behind the curve with how to use new tools. So I’m probably going to make fun of the questions I get on Twitter. If I rag on…
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Futures: West Virginia WR Tavon Austin
Evaluating players is a long process. It doesn’t end when an analyst watches a few games of a prospect. I want you to keep this in mind as you read this take or any take that I provide of a player before his college career has ended. My methodology of evaluation is as detailed as…
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Reads Listens Views 10/19/2012
Hat tip to E.C. Stoner for the Brees video. Reads (Football) Futures: Matt Barkley – This was last week’s column. Tomorrow’s analysis is on West Virginia Receiver Tavon Austin. Russell Wilson’s Seam Pass to Zach Miller – Danny Kelly at Field Gulls is one of the cooler bloggers I’ve had the pleasure to interact with during my first…
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Nathan Miller: Robert Griffin III – First Ballot Inductee? Not so Fast…
By Nathan Miller Nathan Miller is a guest contributor as a part of an invitation to readers and writers to submit material. You can find his other post on Darren McFadden here. First-ballot Hall of Famer. Sounds ridiculous? Well it should. Griffin has ridden a wave of excitement into the league and expectations are stratospheric…
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Sunday Fantasy Mailbag 10/14/2012
The weekend mailbag is back! I’m also going to field Twitter questions. I think “new” technology like Twitter is fantastic and fantastically comical because as people we’re always behind the curve with how to use new tools. So I’m probably going to make fun of the questions I get on Twitter. If I rag on…