Is it really possible that I’m reading the numbers right and that Jaguars WR Cecil Shorts III is still a player that people have on their fantasy football rosters? I’m looking at his profile on ESPN, and I could swear that it says he’s more than 97% owned. That’s not just me, right? If that means what I… Read More »
Crap, I have to write a whole piece about this guy without accidentally calling him David. I can’t even do that in casual conversation. Honestly, I have a piece of paper next to the keyboard right now with the name “Derek,” just so that I can be sure I’m talking about the right Carr. Damn you, journeyman QB… Read More »
Anyone who saw that brutal shot of Steeler’s QB Ben Roethlisberger smashing his throwing hand against his teammate’s helmet during the follow-through of his passing motion would be forgiven for thinking that that was one serious-ass injury (medical term there). With a lot of quarterbacks, it probably would be. That’s exactly the sort of contact that often leads… Read More »
I’ve got to tell you, I’m a man who loves me some sports hernias. Not on myself, of course, but those of others. Wait, that doesn’t make it sound any less weird, does it? I’ve written about sports hernias (and my love of them) here before, as I did here when I broke down Cecil Short’s odd recovery… Read More »
Sometimes this database thing just works out so easily that I don’t even have any real work to do. Week 3 was just such a case. Three well-known players suffered the exact same injuries that they had last season! I’ve got to say, it was nice of them to help me out like this, as it makes my… Read More »
I don’t really need to say it, do I? You don’t actually need a data-driven tool to tell you that Matt Cassel is done for the year, do you? I thought not. In case you can’t read between the lines (or maybe on the lines in this case), anytime a coach says that a player has, “several fractured… Read More »
Okay, it’s sounding like there’s at least a slight whiff of a chance that I’m wrong. I’ve been wrong before. Hell, I even wrote a piece about being wrong, so it’s not like I’m afraid to admit when I’m wrong. Yesterday, and again this morning, I speculated that Robert Griffin III was most likely done for the season… Read More »
A new morning has come, and I’m faced with re-evaluating the crazy things I might or might not have posted last night, wondering if I jumped the gun. Nope, I’m not backing down on my speculation that RG3 is toast for the rest of the season. If anything, I’m even more confident in it. Remember how I said… Read More »
Now comes the part where we wait to hear it from the team and the media. Seriously, what’s the hold-up here? In case you somehow didn’t see the footage (which I won’t link to because the NFL takes everything down immediately and then I look like the lazy idiot with a busted link), Washington QB Robert Griffin III… Read More »
For once, I’ll just get right to it. 3-5 weeks. There, we’re done. It bugs me when people can’t cut to the important junk. I’m a demanding guy, and I expect my sports reporters to be able to deliver with stuff like that. Instead, I often read crap like this: Bengals believe Tyler Eifert dislocated his elbow. That’d… Read More »