When undrafted rookie free agent Bill Noethlich signed a contract with Minnesota Vikings, he overcame a string of personal tragedies that would devastate anybody.
Hard Work and Football Paying Off
I really enjoy posting my Sports Bright articles. With so much negative news in the world of sports (Tiger Woods, Ben Roethlisberger)–not to mention in the [...]

Debates are an ever present part of sports as in politics.
Debating
Thinking of sports, this question is often asked, “Who is better?” The comparison is made through individual accomplishments as well as championships, but there are great players who never become “champions”. Should they be considered great players because their stats show that they [...]

Sports Bright story about Patriot defensive lineman Ty Warren finishing his degree.
NFL Player Goes Back to School
Defensive lineman Ty Warren is foregoing the first round of the New England Patriots’ voluntary offseason workouts to complete his degree at Texas A&M, according to this Yahoo! Sports story. In doing so, he’s also passing up $250,000 [...]

Super Bowl predictions and the ridiculousness of the media coverage leading up to the big game.
Super Bowl XLIV
Since the Super Bowl began, the stories that pass for news have grown stranger and stranger.
Yes, it’s news that Dwight Freeney has a torn up ankle, but the coverage of his injury was akin to being forced to [...]

The NFL’s Pro Bowl has finally been changed for the better.
Are You Listening, Roger Goodell?
Reflecting on the changes to today’s Pro Bowl–taking place the weekend between the Conference Championship and the Super Bowl in the Super Bowl city, Miami, and not in Hawaii–I recalled my VideoDeep post regarding such from last year.
Were you listening, Roger [...]

AFC Championship & NFL Championship predictions and game analysis.
AFC CHAMPIONSHIP PICK AND ANALYSIS
JETS STILL A MIRAGE?
Being a Pittsburgh fan, I’ve seen Rex Ryan work his defensive magic twice a year for much of the last decade. His schemes utilize coverages, formations, and attack plans from the “46″ defense devised by his dad, Buddy Ryan.
The [...]

NFL Divisional Round playoff game predictions and game analysis.
Divisional Dilemmas
THE DECEMBER GOLDEN TAMPON AWARD
We had a veritable plethora of nominees for the December version of what we affectionately call “The Tampy”.
For you uninformed newbies out there, the Tampy is the award we give to the NFLer(s) who display unmanly or “vagaricious” tendencies.
Note: We will consider [...]

Could Winter 2009-2010 be one of the most disappointing sports seasons ever?
Sports Disappointments, On and Off the Field
Sports, by their very nature, are filled with disappointment. To quote Highlander, “There can be only one.” In any given sport, in any given event, a single, solitary champion (okay, college football occasionally accepted, more on [...]

NFL Wild Card playoff game predictions and game analysis.
PICKING UP THE PIECES
What fun it’s been for me to write this weekly column for DIS. I didn’t do too bad, breaking a little under the waterline of wagering. One horrendous week (14) kept me from .500, leaving me with a very pedestrian 48% of [...]

Gairzo rounds out the NFL’s regular season with his Week 17 picks and rails upon the injustice of playoff teams rolling over “to rest their players”.
NFL 2009 – LOOKING BACK
We’ve come to Week 17 of the ‘09 NFL campaign and it’s time to look back at mine and Murray Dunnosquatis’ preview column and see if [...]