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Predictions for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2010

Posted: 8th January 2010 by Morgan Wick in NFL
The Pro Football Hall of Fame selections are performed by a panel of 44 leading NFL media members, including representatives of all 32 NFL teams, a representative of the Pro Football Writers of America, and 11 at-large writers. The panel has selected a list of 15 finalists from the modern era , defined as playing all or part of their careers within the last 25 years. A player must have spent ...
NBCÆs Sunday Night Football package gives it flexible scheduling. For the last seven weeks of the season, the games are determined on 12-day notice, six-day notice for Week 17. The first year, no game was listed in the Sunday night slot, only a notation that one game could move there. Now, NBC lists the game it ôtentativelyö schedules for each night. However, the NFL is in charge of moving games to ...

Sunday Night Football Flex Scheduling Watch: Week 13

Posted: 10th December 2009 by Morgan Wick in NFL
First, apologies for last weekÆs Flex Schedule Watch not being posted on Bleacher Report. Suffice to say, itÆs a long story and my Twitter followers got the gist of it. NBCÆs Sunday Night Football package gives it flexible scheduling. For the last seven weeks of the season, the games are determined on 12-day notice, 6-day notice for Week 17. The first year, no game was listed in the Sunday Night slot, only ...

Sunday Night Football Flex Scheduling Watch: Week 11

Posted: 25th November 2009 by Morgan Wick in NFL
NBCÆs Sunday Night Football package gives it flexible scheduling. For the last seven weeks of the season, the games are determined on 12-day notice, 6-day notice for Week 17. The first year, no game was listed in the Sunday Night slot, only a notation that one game could move there. Now, NBC lists the game it ôtentativelyö schedules for each night. However, the NFL is in charge of moving games to ...

Last Minute Remarks on SNF Week 13 Picks

Posted: 23rd November 2009 by Morgan Wick in NFL
Week 13 (December 6): Tentative game: New England @ Miami Prospects: 7-3 vs. 5-5. Still lopsided. Protected games: Cowboys-Giants (FOX) and Titans-Colts (CBS). Other possible games mentioned on last weekÆs Watch and their records: Eagles (6-4)-Falcons (5-5), Vikings (9-1)-Cardinals (7-3), and Jags (6-4)-Texans (5-4). Impact of Monday Night Football: Texans can move to 6-4, butà Analysis: I said last week that any game would need a perfect storm to happen to steal the flex away from ...

Sunday Night Football Flex Scheduling Watch: Week Six

Posted: 23rd October 2009 by Morgan Wick in NFL
NBCÆs Sunday Night Football package gives it flexible scheduling. For the last seven weeks of the season, the games are determined on 12-day notice, Six-day notice for Week 17. The first year, no game was listed in the Sunday Night slot, only a notation that one game could move there. Now, NBC lists the game it ôtentativelyö schedules for each night. However, the NFL is in charge of moving games to ...

The Twilight of the National Football League

Posted: 19th October 2009 by Morgan Wick in NFL
Watching FridayÆs Pardon the Interruption last night, as Tony and Mike interviewed bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell (whose books I havenÆt read but am very interested in nonetheless) about his New Yorker piece on the brains of NFL players, I was struck by a sudden realization. The NFLùthe undisputed king of the American sports landscapeùcould be in the waning days of its popularity, if not existence. For decades now, especially as boxing faded ...

Three Questions for Three Football Games This Week

Posted: 16th September 2009 by Morgan Wick in NFL
The Pittsburgh Steelers eked out a win in a hard-fought game against the Titans in the NFL’s kickoff game but lost Troy Polamalu for several weeks. In a battle of defenses against the Bears this week, how far back could that set the Steelers? Florida showed it could knock around an FBS team the same way they could knock around an FCS team. Now, what about a BCS team? They take ...