As thrilling as Super Bowl XLIII was, there were still many situations that raised my ire and/or incredulity both as part of the game and in its coverage. So instead of handing out game balls (which are well-deserved by the likes of Santonio Holmes and Larry Fitzgerald), I’ve decided to throw out penalty flags (sadly [...]

Can’t say enough about the character, coaching and big play execution of the Arizona Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers.
To bad the pre and post-game analyses seldom match the on field excellence very often witnessed in Super Bowls.
PRE-GAME BLATHER
Why do all the experts so often miss the mark? What made any of them think Edgerrin James would [...]

Super Bowl Sunday means greasy, fatty, meaty, cheesy food, anything that tastes great, health be damned.  So, in preparation for the big game, I got lunch at Philly’s Best, THE place for cheesesteaks in Los Angeles. Philly’s Best imports all their critical ingredients from Philadelphia, so they are as authentic as you can find in [...]

This is a cross-post of an article I wrote for FierceAndNerdy.com. 
Yes, it’s finally almost here. February 1, 2009–Super Bowl Sunday. The big day of the big game, America’s television-viewing and pizza-munching apex of the year. Whether you watch for the football or you watch for the commercials, you watch. And by you, I mean almost a [...]

If I hear another pundit say the secondary is the Steeler’s weak link on defense, I may have to take the jail time and kill someone.
What defense have these idiots been watching?
A quick gander at game-by-game stats screams the ’08 Steelers are one of the finest defenses in the Super Bowl era.
Admittedly, this “weak link” [...]

This may shock you.
I think most NFL coaches deserve to be fired.
This may sound like a Monday morning quarterback rant on steroids, but week in and week out I am amazed by some of the mistakes they make.
I have no problem with a coach who has a losing record. That is not grounds for [...]

Do you believe?  Do you really believe?
The Arizona Cardinals are going to the Super Bowl. The old Kurt Warner magic is alive and well, as the crafty veteran helmed a game-winning fourth-quarter drive that almost assuredly will also pave his way to Canton.
My hat is off with the highest of kudos to the Philadelphia Eagles [...]

Damn, I am the worst prognosticator since Michele Nostradamus’ relatively unknown cousin Murray Dunnosquatus. You remember he was the guy who predicted Canada would win the Civil War and a guy named Mussolini would invent Pizza Hut.
I picked the Eagles over the Giants based on my belief Eli Manning is the most overrated quarterback [...]

What teams are really that good? What teams are really that bad? How important is home field advantage? Is the bye-week a bigger negative than a positive? Everything you though about the NFL playoffs went to the birds this past weekend (meaning the Ravens, Cardinals and Eagles)!
The Good:
Baltimore Ravens: Live by big plays, die [...]

Usually when Arizona is mentioned in the same sentence as the Super Bowl, it’s as the location for the NFL’s largest showcase (as it was for Super Bowl XVII last year).
Don’t look now, but Arizona is one game away from playing in the big game.
Even more astonishing, if the Philadelphia Eagles defeat the New York [...]