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Is New York Becoming Mark Sanchez’s Town?

Posted: 28th September 2009 by Kevin DeBenedetto in NFL
New York is arguably the hardest sports city to play for. A famous story involves Boomer Esiason, driving home after a loss. He sees a car get rear ended, and he stops to help out. When he knocks on the window, he sees the female is wearing an Esiason jersey. Asking if she was ok, she responds "Yes, but you guys (the Jets) are terrible."Welcome to New York, where you ...

Five NFL Story Lines for Week Three

Posted: 25th September 2009 by Kevin DeBenedetto in NFL
Week Three of the NFL season is upon us. As fans, we have been given many good games, some upsets, some high scoring affairs, and plenty of trash talk (Thanks, Rex!) We can't ask for much more, but as always, we expect the best week in and week out. These are five storylines I look forward to seeing during Week three of the NFL season.Begin Slideshow

NFL Week Two Power Rankings

Posted: 23rd September 2009 by Kevin DeBenedetto in NFL
Week Two is over, and it was a great week. We had the trash talk between the Jets and Patriots, the excellent Sunday night game, and plenty in between. Before you read my rankings, I would like to note that I do NOT make one large ranking. I split them into the AFC and NFC. Why, you ask? It is a better way of looking at teams and measuring, in my opinion. ...

N.Y. Jets: Rex Ryan Called, and The Fans Answered

Posted: 21st September 2009 by Kevin DeBenedetto in NFL
I'm sure everyone has heard already. During the week leading up to the Patriots game, Rex Ryan left a voice mail for all season-ticket holders. "I want it to be miserable out there. I want the Patriots to think there are 13 or 14 guys out on that field," he said.Jets fans were impressed. They finally feel like they have a head coach worth rooting for. The mentality he ...

The Top Ten Performances from Week One

Posted: 17th September 2009 by Kevin DeBenedetto in NFL
Every week, we have the studs and duds of Week One. These could be the unsung heroes, the stat producing machines, or anything in between. While it is easy to mock the duds in their pathetic performance, let's take a look at the studs from this week, and award them. In this list, I have some of the leagues unsung heroes, along with the names everyone knows. I have ranked them from ...