Reading Time: < 1 minuteHow would sports greats of yesteryear fare against the stars of today?. Inspired by a sour-grapes comment from Dallas Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones, Jonathan Bales explored the “Old school v. New school” argument in football:
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Reading Time: 3 minutesWe’ve hit the midway point of the fantasy football season: Time for an update.[[MORE]] I got off to an ugly 0-4 start, marred by poor performance by high draft picks and injury woes. I’ve gone 3-1 since then and stand at 3-5. Let’s look at some changes to my roster: Week 1 Roster: QB: Matt
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Reading Time: 4 minutesI love games and sports. The solution-based focus of competitive activity mirrors what’s needed for success in the real world. When I’m not playing football or battling over park place, I’m holding court in one of my fantasy sports leagues. For someone with my competitive bent, it’s a seamless fit. Previously dismissed as another iteration of
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Reading Time: 5 minutesSeptember kicks off another fantasy football season. I play in a standard-scoring, 12-team league on Yahoo with a few notable scoring changes: Kicker scoring is reduced from “3pts, 4pts, 5pts” to “1pts, 2pts, 3pts”. Receiving/Rushing touchdowns are ‘5pts’. Passing TDs are ‘4pts’. Points are lost for fumbles, not ‘fumbles lost’. Fumble recovery is random, so
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Reading Time: 3 minutesA (White) NFL Receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles ignited a firestorm after he was caught on tape using the ‘n-word’: http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000224943/article/eagles-excuse-riley-cooper-from-all-team-activities The entire Riley Cooper situation is overblown.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesRound 1 of the 2013 NFL Draft is tomorrow. It’s something I look forward to every year. Here’s a good article on foolish draft moves from Bill Barnwell, of FootballOutsiders and Grantland fame: http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-triangle/post/_/id/58704/avoiding-dumb-mistakes-at-the-nfl-draft If 80 percent of success is just showing up, the other 20 percent is anticipating the game before we get there.
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Reading Time: 4 minutesWeek 14 marks the beginning of the fantasy football playoffs for many leagues worldwide. I finished the regular season at 8-5 on the back of a 5-1 stretch over the last 6 weeks of the season. Round 1 of the playoffs kicks off today. I am the 4th seed. Here’s the matchup:
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteGreat story in this week’s NY Times Magazine on life as an undrafted NFL Free Agent: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/25/magazine/the-hard-life-of-an-nfl-long-shot.html?pagewanted=all
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Reading Time: 3 minutesThe best instructional guide on squats I’ve ever seen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQIAzzMDhSI&feature=fvwrel (Credit: EliteFTS.com) Not only do these guys show you every element of the exercise in an easy-to-follow, detailed manner, they explain how to uncover and remedy common mistakes in form and execution. Proper squat form: Begin the movement by pushing your hips and butt out
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Reading Time: < 1 minutehttp://brucekrasting.blogspot.com/2012/06/americas-coming-depression.html Excellent article. A financial, ethical, and social dilemma looming over American Football.
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