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Wait…Who?!?

Posted on February 3, 2011 by bry

I don’t even know how to express an opinion on this one. The Eagles promoted offensive line coach, Juan Castillo, to defensive coordinator.  Yes, you read that right.  Offensive line coach promoted to defensive coordinator. Yesterday, when I got home … Continue reading →

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The Friday Fourteen: Best Sport Rivalries

Posted on January 21, 2011 by bry

One of the most astonishingly unknown statistics in sports has taken center-stage this week.  Did anyone realize that the Packers and the Bears have not played a playoff game since…ONE WEEK AFTER THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR?!?  That is absolutely … Continue reading →

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2011 BSB NFL Playoff Challenge: Scenarios

Posted on January 15, 2011 by bry

I tried this last year, and I think it worked, so I am going to try and give the scenarios for the Challenge winner here, depending on how these final 7 games turn out.  Here is what I came up … Continue reading →

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2011 BSB NFL Playoff Challenge: Wild Card Results

Posted on January 15, 2011 by bry

One round in the books, and the BSB NFL Playoff Challenge is off and running, and here are our standings after the Wild Card Round:  [NOTE:  when listing the teams lost below, a * indicates a “most trusted” team and … Continue reading →

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Eagles – Packers: Wild Card Preview

Posted on January 9, 2011 by bry

Well, here we go.  It is finally here.  The Playoffs.  All year has been working towards this day, and now it’s here.  Let us get right to a couple of thoughts on the individual unit matchups that we will see … Continue reading →

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2011 BSB NFL Playoff Challenge Preview

Posted on January 8, 2011 by bry

In the second edition of the BSB NFL Playoff Challenge, we have 11 participants.  The following are the official entries.  In addition to the actual picks, I listed the teams to which the person gave the most points of any of … Continue reading →

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The Other Games: Handicapping the Three Non-Eagles Games This Weekend

Posted on January 8, 2011 by bry

How great are the NFL playoffs?  Fantastic!  Actually, I was thinking of what my favorite sports weekends of the year are (sounds like a nice topic for Tuesday’s Top Twelve), and I am not exactly sure where this one falls, … Continue reading →

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Playoff Top Twelve: Head Coaches

Posted on January 7, 2011 by bry

As we finish up our week long Playoff Top Twelve, we hit the coaches.  This ranking is done based mostly upon the answer to the question:  “Who do you trust most in a playoff game?”  I have tried to encompass my … Continue reading →

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Playoff Top Twelve: Defenses

Posted on January 6, 2011 by bry

All week long, we’ve been running a special NFL Playoff Top Twelve “marathon.”  We did the quarterbacks, running backs, and receivers, but today we’re going to switch over to the other side of the ball and do defense.  Unfortunately, I … Continue reading →

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2011 Playoff Top Twelve: Receivers

Posted on January 5, 2011 by bry

As Doogan pointed out in a comment the other day, this has completely become a passing league.  The best running backs in the league are not in the playoffs, while a team with a subpar quarterback has basically no shot.  … Continue reading →

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