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 [...]

Gairzo makes his weekly football picks for Week 16 of the NFL season and delivers some more Christmas gifts for athletes.
MORE CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR ATHLETES
To A-Rod & Barry Bonds:
Two Hackey-Sacks tied together… Just so you can feel like what it means to own a pair, since yours have shrunk to the size of peas.
Your stones–that’s [...]

Editor’s Note: Something new we’re trying here at Deep Into Sports: brief introductions–quick summaries, if you prefer–to our articles. Here I discuss the rare display of honest emotion from Chad Ochocinco in honor of deceased Cincinnati Bengal teammate Chris Henry.
The NFL’s Clown Prince Is Humbled
Chad Ochocinco is without a doubt the current clown [...]

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