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Missed Opportunity: Jets and Chiefs Absent on Turkey Day

Posted: 13th November 2009 by schuyler cornwell in NFL
Thanksgiving is drawing closer, carrying with it fond memories of turkey, gravy, cranberry sauce, and football. From the backyard games between families to the Cowboys and Lions on TV, we all have our own traditions. The NFL, though, missed the opportunity to celebrate the beginning of the Thanksgiving Classic. In a year where the NFL is commemorating 50 years of AFL football and force feeding us throwback jerseys of the ...

The New York Jets vs. Maurice Jones-Drew

Posted: 12th November 2009 by schuyler cornwell in NFL
This upcoming Sunday, The New York Jets (4-4) face off with the Jacksonville Jaguars (4-4). Both teams are desperate for a win and are trying to poke their heads above the mediocre .500 records they have accumulated. For the New York Jets, the winning formula this weekend is obvious, stop Maurice Jones-Drew. The Jaguars most dynamic player, leads the league in touchdowns with 11 and accounts for 66 of the team's ...

NFL Salary Cap: How Parity Has Become Disparity In the League

Posted: 29th October 2009 by schuyler cornwell in NFL
This year in the NFL, one would be hard pressed to find similarities between the elite teams and the cellar dwellers. This past weekend emphasized that difference, with blowouts galore and the victorious teams outscoring their defeated brethren, 433-169. Wasn't the NFL supposed to have parity? The salary cap is hailed as the reason why any given Sunday the worst team in the NFL can beat the best team. A way ...

The New York Jets Vs. The Wildcat

Posted: 28th October 2009 by schuyler cornwell in NFL
In their previous meeting with the Miami Dolphins, the Jets defense was shredded by the wildcat offense. Embarrassing the Jets defensive mastermind, Rex Ryan, and stripping the team of their swagger. At first glance, the wildcat formation is relatively simple. An unbalanced offensive line, a presnap motion and a half back receiving the snap. It's a running formation, but the running back has the option to throw the football. Simple, but ...