http://www.examiner.com/x-433-NFL-Examiner?cid=exrss-NFL-Examiner en-us Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:54:53 -0700 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:42:53 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-433-NFL-Examiner~y2009m11d19-NFL-Picks-Week-11-Goodbye-JaMarcus-Ronnie-Cleveland-in-general?cid=exrss-NFL-Examiner This last week was a fine example of the NFL at its finest, and also its lousiest. The Sunday night game between the Patriots and Colts was an intense, playoff-atmosphere game between two rivals, with a momentous comeback, a daring gamble that backfi... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:42:53 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-433-NFL-Examiner~y2009m11d19-NFL-Picks-Week-11-Goodbye-JaMarcus-Ronnie-Cleveland-in-general?cid=exrss-NFL-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-433-NFL-Examiner~y2009m11d9-Kansas-City-Chiefs-decide-they-can-lose-without-Larry-Johnson-cut-him?cid=exrss-NFL-Examiner The Kansas City Chiefs have decided that if they can lose with or without running back Larry Johnson, they'd rather do it without him. Today Johnson was scheduled to return from his second suspension in a year, and the Chiefs released him.... Kansas City Chiefs Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:52:04 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-433-NFL-Examiner~y2009m11d9-Kansas-City-Chiefs-decide-they-can-lose-without-Larry-Johnson-cut-him?cid=exrss-NFL-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-433-NFL-Examiner~y2009m11d6-Week-9-NFL-Picks?cid=exrss-NFL-Examiner There seems to be a grand difference in the top and bottom of the NFL this year. That separation between the good and bad teams has several effects, including games that are just this side of unwatchable. Week seven had eleven ten-point-or-more blowo... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:44:18 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-433-NFL-Examiner~y2009m11d6-Week-9-NFL-Picks?cid=exrss-NFL-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-433-NFL-Examiner~y2009m10d30-Week-8-NFL-Picks?cid=exrss-NFL-Examiner I've said before that I'm never comfortable with a double-digit point-spread, just because there are so many things that could go wrong. I feel like in the modern NFL, it's too difficult to say conclusively that any team is that much better than any ... Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:04:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-433-NFL-Examiner~y2009m10d30-Week-8-NFL-Picks?cid=exrss-NFL-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-433-NFL-Examiner~y2009m10d23-Week-7-NFL-Picks?cid=exrss-NFL-Examiner 59-0? The Patriots college-football style blowout of the Titans last week tended to overshadow everything else. While the world was watching Tom Brady throw for 37 touchdowns in the snow, the Redskins bombed and benched Jason Campbell, the Saints pu... Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:41:25 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-433-NFL-Examiner~y2009m10d23-Week-7-NFL-Picks?cid=exrss-NFL-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-433-NFL-Examiner~y2009m10d22-Tennessee-Titans-coach-Jeff-Fisher-wears-Colts-jersey-begs-to-be-fired?cid=exrss-NFL-Examiner The week of living dangerously continues for Tennessee Titans coach Jeff Fisher.Fisher donned an Indianapolis Colts jersey at a charity event and made a joke about dressing like a winner.To begin with, it was a joke, and it was all for charity. No on... Tennessee Titans Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:56:19 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-433-NFL-Examiner~y2009m10d22-Tennessee-Titans-coach-Jeff-Fisher-wears-Colts-jersey-begs-to-be-fired?cid=exrss-NFL-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-433-NFL-Examiner~y2009m10d18-Washington-Redskins-strip-Jim-Zorn-of-playcalling-duties?cid=exrss-NFL-Examiner After losing to the previously winless Kansas City Chiefs 14-6 on Sunday, the Washington Redskins have stripped head coach Jim Zorn of his play-calling duties.Redskins chief Vinny Cerrato made the change Sunday afternoon.According to a Redskins spoke... Washington Redskins Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:05:55 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-433-NFL-Examiner~y2009m10d18-Washington-Redskins-strip-Jim-Zorn-of-playcalling-duties?cid=exrss-NFL-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-433-NFL-Examiner~y2009m10d17-Week-7-NFL-Picks-The-good-the-bad-and-the-space-between?cid=exrss-NFL-Examiner What we know after five weeks of the NFL season? Some teams are really good. And some are not. In an era where everyone likes to call out parity, there seems to be a pretty clear difference between the teams at the top and the ones at the bottom th... Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:31:50 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-433-NFL-Examiner~y2009m10d17-Week-7-NFL-Picks-The-good-the-bad-and-the-space-between?cid=exrss-NFL-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-433-NFL-Examiner~y2009m10d15-Rush-Limbaugh-gets-exactly-what-he-wants-from-the-NFL?cid=exrss-NFL-Examiner AP Photo/Courtesy of Rush Limbaugh Let's just start out by stating the obvious. Rush Limbaugh was never going to be an NFL owner. Never. There is no alternate universe where that was going to happen. Limbaugh was dropped from the ownership group att... St. Louis Rams Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:07:55 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-433-NFL-Examiner~y2009m10d15-Rush-Limbaugh-gets-exactly-what-he-wants-from-the-NFL?cid=exrss-NFL-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-433-NFL-Examiner~y2009m10d7-Top-WR-Prospect-Dez-Bryant-ruled-ineligible-Deion-Sanders-involved?cid=exrss-NFL-Examiner Huge news out of Stillwater this afternoon, Oklahoma State wide receiver Dez Bryant has been ruled ineligible for an "improper interaction with a former NFL player."The Associated Press is reporting Bryant released a statement apologizing t... NFL Draft Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:35:08 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-433-NFL-Examiner~y2009m10d7-Top-WR-Prospect-Dez-Bryant-ruled-ineligible-Deion-Sanders-involved?cid=exrss-NFL-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-433-NFL-Examiner~y2009m10d7-New-York-Jets-trade-for-Braylon-Edwards-from-Cleveland-Browns?cid=exrss-NFL-Examiner The New York Jets think they've finally got a big-play wide receiver.After an offseason that saw the Jets trying to trade for receivers who are out of the league (Plaxico Burress) and receivers who aren't even in the league yet (Michael Crabtree), th... New York Jets Cleveland Browns Wed, 07 Oct 2009 08:52:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-433-NFL-Examiner~y2009m10d7-New-York-Jets-trade-for-Braylon-Edwards-from-Cleveland-Browns?cid=exrss-NFL-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-433-NFL-Examiner~y2009m10d5-Dallas-Cowboys-Tony-Romo-may-be-unfamiliar-with-Fourth-Down-against-Broncos?cid=exrss-NFL-Examiner In the wake of the Dallas Cowboys every-other-week awful performance, this time against the Denver Broncos, speculation now is that Tony Romo may not have known it was fourth down when he tried to force a second pass to Sam Hurd at the end of the gam... Dallas Cowboys Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:52:25 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-433-NFL-Examiner~y2009m10d5-Dallas-Cowboys-Tony-Romo-may-be-unfamiliar-with-Fourth-Down-against-Broncos?cid=exrss-NFL-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-433-NFL-Examiner~y2009m9d26-NFL-Week-3-Picks-Baby-its-a-wild-world?cid=exrss-NFL-Examiner Week three in the NFL finds us still struggling to make sense of this crazy world.Tennessee is winless, San Francisco is undefeated, and Brett Favre doesn't have an interception. Woody Harrelson is in movies, Courtney Cox is on television, and Chevy ... Sat, 26 Sep 2009 15:36:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-433-NFL-Examiner~y2009m9d26-NFL-Week-3-Picks-Baby-its-a-wild-world?cid=exrss-NFL-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-433-NFL-Examiner~y2009m9d10-NFL-Week-1-Picks-Now-with-even-more-sarcasm?cid=exrss-NFL-Examiner Welcome back to the NFL everyone. Hopefully you've all done your warm-up exercises, checked your fantasy football teams, and texted your bookies.Personally, I've prepared for the start of the season by watching 24 straight days of NFL Network. It's r... Thu, 10 Sep 2009 07:26:01 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-433-NFL-Examiner~y2009m9d10-NFL-Week-1-Picks-Now-with-even-more-sarcasm?cid=exrss-NFL-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-433-NFL-Examiner~y2009m8d23-Why-NFL-preseason-football-is-the-McRib-of-pro-sports?cid=exrss-NFL-Examiner The McDonalds McRib sandwich has become the stuff of legend.The semi-annual return of the McRib, with its "limited time only" disclaimer, turns a fast food sandwich into a special occasion, complete with its own marketing scheme and adverti... Dallas Cowboys Brett Favre Oakland Raiders Denver Broncos Minnesota Vikings Sun, 23 Aug 2009 11:54:09 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-433-NFL-Examiner~y2009m8d23-Why-NFL-preseason-football-is-the-McRib-of-pro-sports?cid=exrss-NFL-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-433-NFL-Examiner~y2009m8d18-Brett-Favre-to-sign-with-Minnesota-Vikingsno-seriously-this-time?cid=exrss-NFL-Examiner Brett Favre's most recent retirement was as ineffective as his last one.Favre will sign a contract with the Minnesota Vikings pending a physical, and will make in the 10-12 million dollar range, according to reports.Missing training camp may have alw... Brett Favre Minnesota Vikings Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:52:22 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-433-NFL-Examiner~y2009m8d18-Brett-Favre-to-sign-with-Minnesota-Vikingsno-seriously-this-time?cid=exrss-NFL-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-433-NFL-Examiner~y2009m8d13-Buffalo-Bills-Why-Michael-Vick-is-too-much-crazy-to-work?cid=exrss-NFL-Examiner This is apparently "Michael Vick Rumor Day" in the NFL, as today's rumor mill has started spinning. The first and loudest of the possibilities had Vick going to Buffalo.The Bills have denied the rumor, which a good thing for a simple, tried... Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:29:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-433-NFL-Examiner~y2009m8d13-Buffalo-Bills-Why-Michael-Vick-is-too-much-crazy-to-work?cid=exrss-NFL-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-433-NFL-Examiner~y2009m8d13-Buffalo-Bills-Why-Michael-Vick-is-too-much-crazy-to-work?cid=exrss-NFL-Examiner This is apparently "Michael Vick Rumor Day" in the NFL, as today's rumor mill has started spinning. The first and loudest of the possibilities had Vick going to Buffalo.The Bills have denied the rumor, which a good thing for a simple, tried... Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:18:32 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-433-NFL-Examiner~y2009m8d13-Buffalo-Bills-Why-Michael-Vick-is-too-much-crazy-to-work?cid=exrss-NFL-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-433-NFL-Examiner~y2009m8d9-Buffalo-Bills-24-Tennessee-Titans-21-Bad-unis-and-fake-punts?cid=exrss-NFL-Examiner Well, we start the season with the throwback uniforms. The Buffalo Bills are wearing the old-old-school white and blue. However, with all the Buffalo Hall of Fame love that's being extended this weekend, I'll still put the over/under on O.J. Simpson ... Buffalo Bills Tennessee Titans Sun, 09 Aug 2009 21:42:09 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-433-NFL-Examiner~y2009m8d9-Buffalo-Bills-24-Tennessee-Titans-21-Bad-unis-and-fake-punts?cid=exrss-NFL-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-433-NFL-Examiner~y2009m8d4-Arena-Football-League-folds-yet-Mr-Pibb-is-still-going-strong?cid=exrss-NFL-Examiner  It appears the days of the Arena Football League are over and done. The 22-year-old indoor football league will fold and declare bankruptcy, a year after they suspended play for the 2009 season in hopes of returning more solvent in 2010.&n... Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:35:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-433-NFL-Examiner~y2009m8d4-Arena-Football-League-folds-yet-Mr-Pibb-is-still-going-strong?cid=exrss-NFL-Examiner