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By the Numbers: 15 Predictions for the 2010 Philadelphia Phillies
Posted: 10th April 2010 by Bryn Swartz in MLB
1. Roy Halladay will turn in the best season by a Phillies pitcher since Steve Carlton's 27-win campaign of 1972. The former Blue Jays ace has turned in two 20-win seasons in Toronto. Imagine what he will do in Philly with seven All-Stars hitting for him.
I could see him winning 22, losing just 6, and posting an ERA around 2.50. And yes, that would be enough for Halladay to become ...
Thanks for the Memories: The 10 Best Moments of Donovan McNabb’s Career
Posted: 9th April 2010 by Bryn Swartz in NFL
In case you have not heard yet, the Philadelphia Eagles sent quarterback Donovan McNabb to the nation's capital for the 37th overall pick in the 2010 draft and either a third- or fourth-round draft pick in 2011, thus ending McNabb's 11-year tenure in Philadelphia.
With the Philadelphia Eagles, McNabb earned six Pro Bowl selections, led the Eagles to the postseason seven times, and broke virtually every franchise passing record in existence.
He ...
Donovan McNabb is now the starting quarterback for the Washington Redskins.
I saw it in print and it's all over ESPN but I still don't believe it.
No team would trade their six-time Pro Bowl quarterback to a division rival. You can't be that stupid.
After all, the Eagles had the brilliant idea to trade 29-year old quarterback Sonny Jurgensen to the Washington Redskins in 1964 and the move completely backfired. Jurgensen broke ...
The 10 Greatest Seasons By a Defensive Player In NFL History
Posted: 21st March 2010 by Bryn Swartz in NFL
It doesn't receive the same glory, but a great defensive season is just as valuable as a great offensive season.
After all, defenses win championships.
Below I composed a list of the ten greatest individual seasons by a defensive player in NFL history (with one honorable mention).
It is a list so profound that it doesn't even include such seasons as Ray Lewis in 2000, when he earned Defensive Player of the Year ...
One for the Ages: Sid Luckman’s 1943 NFL Championship Game
Posted: 5th March 2010 by Bryn Swartz in NFL
In 1943, future Hall of Fame quarterback Sid Luckman turned in the greatest season by a quarterback in NFL history.
He completed 110 of 202 passes for 2,194 yards, 28 touchdowns, and 12 interceptionsù for an absolutely astounding passer rating of 107.5.á
He set several records that still stand today, including yards per attempt (10.9), yards per completion (19.9), and touchdown percentage (13.9). He threw seven touchdown passes on Sid Luckman Day ...
Quietly Spectacular: Why Ken Anderson Should Be in the Hall of Fame
Posted: 1st March 2010 by Bryn Swartz in NFL
You know those players who are just always overshadowed by some other player throughout their whole career and they never really generate the attention they should?á
That perfectly describes former Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Ken Anderson, a man who not only should be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, but a player who is arguably one of the twenty greatest quarterbacks to ever play the game.
I have three simple arguments for ...
Why Sterling Sharpe Was an Injury Away from Being the Next Jerry Rice
Posted: 26th February 2010 by Bryn Swartz in NFL
There's nothing worse in sports than a "what if." You knowùthe player who turns in a few incredible seasons before injuries abruptly end his career.
Chicago Bears running back Gale Sayers is a prime example. Sayers earned five first-team All-Pro selections before injuries ended his career after just 68 games.á
Yet Sayers may not even be the biggest example of a player whose career was drastically derailed by injuries.á
That would be former ...