Posted by Michael Seff on Wednesday, March 14, 2012,
If you’ve read enough on here throughout the years, you know Roger Goodell is one of my least-favorite people on the planet. Paul Tagliabue is a saint, if only by comparison. Ever since Goodell’s reign of terror began in 2006, a number of things I cherished about the NFL have vanished, seemingly for good. Here are six of them:
WHEN FANS COULD SEE THE SUPER BOWLS THEY PURCHASED TICKETS FOR
If Roger Goodell were virtually anybody else in this world (short of, say, Barack Obam...
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Posted by Michael Seff on Monday, February 6, 2012,
I saw a Facebook post yesterday that
had a picture of Eli Manning paying homage to the well-known Dos
Equis ad for The Most Interesting Man in the World.
As the commercial's star says “I
don't always drink beer, but when I do I prefer Dos Equis,” this
photo said “I don't always get to the Super Bowl, but when I do, I
beat the Patriots.”
Clever, indeed. And fitting, both for
the New York Giants and their new baseball counterparts, the St.
Louis Cardinals.
Last year's baseball darlin... Continue reading ...
Posted by Michael Seff on Tuesday, January 31, 2012,
Line: Patriots by 2½
This
isn’t a movie I wanted to watch again, but it’s the Super Bowl, so we give it
our due diligence as American citizens. The Patriots and Giants at least figure
to put on a heck of a show, just as they did four years ago in Glendale. Rather
evenly matched, there are advantages and disadvantages for both clubs. A
further look:
Quarterbacks – Tom Brady vs. Eli Manning
“I
believe in Eli,” said D... Continue reading ...
Posted by Michael Seff on Monday, January 30, 2012,
Even
from the moment you realized the Super Bowl was being played in Indianapolis,
you had to know that the Patriots would be in the mix.
Then,
the lockout happened, giving an edge to all of last year’s top teams (New
England had the NFL’s best mark at 14-2).
But
then came Week 1, and Patriot fans could have booked their trips to
Indianapolis. When the Dolphins predictably, and fruitlessly, ran a fade
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Posted by Michael Seff on Wednesday, January 25, 2012,
If
it feels like you are watching NFL reruns this January, you are not alone.
The
Patriots and Giants are meeting in the Super Bowl (stop me if you’ve heard this
one before), a week after both utilized epic goat-like performances by the
Ravens and 49ers, respectively, to set up a rematch of Super Bowl XLII.
Minus
the 19-0 subplot of 2007, New England returns to this showdown as a No. 1 seed
while the Giants come in as a N... Continue reading ...
Posted by Michael Seff on Friday, January 20, 2012,
We’ve reached the Final Four and perhaps more refreshingly,
two of the league’s three offensive sideshows have been put to rest. The Saints
and Packers and their circus-like attack will be home watching three teams at
least built in large part on defense, while the one dragon left to slay resides
in Foxborough. The Ravens and Giants are built to win on the road, but in
championship weekend history, only twice have both road teams won (1992 and 1997). Still, from 1997-2005
at least one... Continue reading ...
Posted by Michael Seff on Monday, January 16, 2012,
The city of Indianapolis is no stranger to the Final Four. They have hosted the prestigious NCAA basketball event six times, most recently in 2010. But this year's NFL Final Four represents a plethora of storylines for teams hoping to vie for Super Bowl XLVI at Lucas Oil Stadium.
First, there are the New England Patriots. Perhaps the Colts' biggest rival, nothing would incense the locals more than a city overrun with Chowder-heads rubbing it in that their beloved Pats are vying for their fourt... Continue reading ...
Posted by Michael Seff on Tuesday, February 8, 2011,
The Green Bay Packers, almost a playoff afterthought in Week 15, are world champions for the 13th time and 4th in the Super Bowl era. Their 31-25 victory in Super Bowl XLV over the Pittsburgh Steelers capped a remarkable late-season run to glory, one that began with them sitting at 8-6 and needing to win out and get help just to get into the tournament. But despite not even winning their own division, they are firmly entrenched in history as world champions. As we go inside some of the number... Continue reading ...
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