A few observations on the NFL "replacement ref" situation: 1. The locked-out refs hold a very weak bargaining position.   Unlike the players, the refs possess no rare set of skills ...

Dennis Coates' post considered the serious nature of the Saints' bounty system and  foreshadowed the stunning response by the league that is now the buzz of sports websites and blogs ...

Manning over Tebow.  Ok, that's an easy choice in the short term.  Surprisingly from Tebow's wins-losses, but not surprisingly from coaching practices, little interest in a trade for Tebow existed ...

After Peyton Manning's visit with the Broncos, several articles have appeared regarding its meaning for Tim Tebow.  The Wall Street Journal's Jason Gay writes This is a young quarterback who, ...

Historically, regular season point differentials predicted the likelihood of reaching the Super Bowl very well.   In 2010, Green Bay may have been a "Wild Card" entrant based on their record, ...

The new NFL overtime rule, see page 111 (introduced last season for playoff games only) finally became binding in the current playoff series two weeks ago, and then for a second time yesterday. Of most interest ...

Further to an earlier post one year ago to the day, the same result occurred upon conclusion of the 2011 NFL season as in EVERY previous season since the re-alignment to 32 teams ...

"I talked to that whole staff. I said this is my city. I'm cut from a different cloth. None of them guys on their team is like me. I let ...

This accusation astounded me when I read it. Bears wide receiver Sam Hurd, who was arrested Wednesday on federal drug charges, was a top drug dealer in Chicago and police ...

Back in October, Yahoo! Sports' Michael Silver explored the factors behind the turnaround of the San Francisco 49ers in  "Harbaugh's Formula of Success Hard to Pin Down."  Standing at 4-1 ...