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Musical Chairs: Big-Time NFL Coaches Waiting for Next Gig
Posted: 12th November 2009 by Michael Cohen in NFL
We are more than halfway through the 2009 NFL season, and this year, unlike others, it feels like the pressure has been on many coaches to get the job done from the get go this year. In today's NFL, teams have to to have instant success if a coach is to be successful and maintain a long tenure of job security; if not, it's curtains.
Eric Mangini (above) ...
Meet the Mutts!: A Real Plan for Making the New York Mets Respectable
Posted: 10th November 2009 by Michael Cohen in MLB
While fans throughout New York City and Northern New Jersey celebrate the 27th World Championship of the New York Yankees, there is a strong and awful odor coming from somewhere nearby.
People stop in the streets, sniff the air, put that "this-is-gross"-look on their faces, try to hide their noses underneath their shirts, and move as quickly as possible to a car or building, anything that will protect them from the ...
Week 9 was probably the most wild weekend we have seen this season. With the playoff chase starting to heat up during this odd Indian Summer in early November, everyone is starting to jokey for position when Jake Frost comes nipping at everyone's nose come December.
Week 9 featured a thrilling finish in the Meadowlands between the Giants and Chargers, an unpredictable new leader in the NFC East in the ...
NFL Midseason Report Card: Evaluations and Power Rankings
Posted: 4th November 2009 by Michael Cohen in NFL
Believe it or not, we have reached the midpoint of the 2009 NFL season.
Halloween is over, and Thanksgiving and Christmas are now on the horizonùand with them, the stretch run of what should be a wild conclusion to the season.
So far this year, we have seen the league take a disturbing route of putting a mega assortment of mediocre, if not just plain awful football teams, on the field this ...
Why the Yankees vs. Phillies Might Become the Greatest World Series Ever
Posted: 28th October 2009 by Michael Cohen in MLB
We should have known.
Back in late May, during Memorial Day weekend, as people were lighting up the BBQ, cuing up the music, and opening up swimming pools, a series was being played in Yankee Stadium.
In a rare and intriguing interleague match up, the world champion Philadelphia Phillies paid a visit to the new Yankee Stadium to play the Bronx Bombers. At the time, both teams had identical records ...
It's getting real spooky for some teams out there in the NFL. Week 7 was a great example of how bottom heavy the league is as six different games were decided by more than 20 points. Meanwhile a few unbeatens got a huge fright this week, which has shaken up the top ten standings. Be forewarned you are entering another dimension; a dimension unbeknownst to any ...
No Matter What Rex Ryan Says, These Are The Same Old Jets.
Posted: 18th October 2009 by Michael Cohen in NFL
Look at the photo I have chosen of Mark Sanchez. Just look at it.
Look familiar?
Richard Todd. Ken O'Brien. Glenn Foley. Neil O'Donnell. Vinny Testaverde. Chad Pennington.
What do sthese quarterback all share in common is the look of disgust.
Walt Michaels. Rich Kotite. Bruce Coslett. Pete Carroll. Herman Edwards. Eric Mangini, and now Rex Ryan.
What do these men all have in common?
Nothing but declarations of a better tomorrow, when you know, I ...
New York Jets: What We Learned from Their 31-27 Loss on Monday
Posted: 13th October 2009 by Michael Cohen in NFL
This was ugly.
This was the equivalent of watching "Halloween" movies on a 24-hour loop.
If you are Rex Ryan and the New York Jets on a very long flight home, you might look out the window of the plane, look at the night's sky turning to day, and begin to ask yourself: "What is wrong with this football team?" and "Can I fix this, and fix it fast."
Hence, Ryan's first ...
Jets Acquisition Of Braylon Edwards A Gamble Worth Taking
Posted: 7th October 2009 by Michael Cohen in NFL
When it comes to filling a need, Jets GM Mike Tannenbaum is as aggressive as any general manager in pro football. Since April's draft when Gang Green selected Mark Sanchez with the fifth overall pick, there was a glaring need for the Jets to get the young USC product a lethal weapon to whomáto throw.
Sure, he had Jerricho Cotchery on the squad, and Cotchery is having a brilliant year for ...
October has now arrived. Halloween, tricks and treats are on the rise. It is one of the best sports months of the year, and it is the time when NFL teams begin to hit the gas peddle on making big moves in the standings that will shape the spine for the stretch run of the NFL season.
Four weeks in the books? Hard to believe, but here is the new ...