Tag Archive | "NFL"

J-E-T-S JETS JETS JETS

First and foremost, let me thank Nate Kaeding for giving us this game.  Of course the Jets played well and all and shut down the vaunted Chargers offense, but if Kaeding was his usual self, then it’s probably the Bolts that are moving on to Indy.  It’s been a rough playoffs for kickers huh?  Oh [...]

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RIP Gaines Adams

Gaines Adams passed away yesterday.  Of course it’s always sad when someone dies but it starts to affect you more when it’s guys who are around your age.  I always looked up to professional athletes as heroes because they were so much older than me but now these guys are my age and even younger.  [...]

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Did Woodson or Revis Deserve the NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award?

QuestionsView Results An interesting debate sparked today after it was announced that Charles Woodson won the NFL Defensive Player of the Year award.  Some WtP guys thought that New York’s own Darrelle Revis should’ve won but a few guys actually came to Woodson’s defense.  Here’s how it went (it goes without saying that mature language is [...]

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Thanksgiving was a Brees

Fresh off of an another grand Thanksgiving, a year in which I prepared a large majority of the big meal at home, I learned three valuable lessons: 1) The NFL needs to do revise their Thanksgiving Day lineup. 2) As great as the meal is on Thanksgiving, the leftovers consumed on the following days (or hours) are [...]

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Anderson’s NFL Week 10 Power 10: Controversial 4th Down Call Keeps Power 10 Intact

Anderson’s NFL Week 10 Power 10: controversial 4th down call keeps Power 10 intact 1) New Orleans Saints (9-0) – The Saints have been first on my Power 10 over the course of the past few weeks. However, I was strongly considering bumping them down in favor of the Indianapolis Colts given the way [...]

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Anderson’s NFL Week 9 Power 10

Anderson’s NFL Week 9 Power 10 1. New Orleans Saints (8-0) – The Saints just keep finding ways to win regardless of the score. After never trailing in their first 5 games, New Orleans has had to come from behind in their last 3 games played. While Sunday’s deficit against the Carolina Panthers was [...]

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Anderson’s Week 6 NFL Power 10

1) New Orleans Saints (5-0) – Finally, after defeating a team that has been number one on Anderson’s NFL Power 10 throughout this entire NFL season, the New Orleans Saints have leapfrogged into first place. After being tested in Week 4 against the Jets, many wondered how legitimate this Saints team was and how [...]

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Anderson’s NFL Power 10 Week 5

Anderson’s Week 5 NFL Power Rankings 1) New York Giants (5-0) – The Giants early season schedule seems to be a breeze early on given that they’ve already faced the Bucs, Chiefs, and Raiders. Nevertheless, credit needs to be given to teams that take of business when they’re supposed to. Eli Manning has [...]

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Who Ya Got? Ryan Mallett vs Jimmy Clausen

A look at who is the better NFL prospect - Ryan Mallett or Jimmy Clausen

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MLB Playoff Predictions

Writing The Pine’s Inaugural MLB Playoff Predictions A panel of 11 self-proclaimed baseball experts (and non-experts) made up of WTP writers and friends cast their predictions for the upcoming 2009 MLB playoffs.  Let’s introduce the starting lineup: PineTimePlayer – Owns a pink “Derek Jeter” jersey. HomeTownHero – Middle name is “Steinbrenner.”  ‘Nuff said. WritingIllini - Roots for all things [...]

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