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Chicago Cubs: It’s Time To Start Over

Posted: 9th May 2010 by Tom Grant in MLB
After winning back-to-back division titles, the Cubs now appear on the brink of having two straight years of October golf. The Cubs' core players are quickly passing their prime as the ballclub becomes increasingly more inconsistent. Now it's still early in the season and a Cubs run to a Wild Card spot isn't mathematically impossible, but even if the Cubs make the playoffs, it is very, very clear they ...

The Tampa Two Era Is Over In The NFL

Posted: 25th November 2009 by Tom Grant in NFL
In 1996 Tony Dungy took over the much maligned Tampa Bay Buccuners franchise, bringing with him Monte Kiffin as a defensive coordinater. The results was one of the most explosive and dominating defenses of the era. Under Dungy and later Jon Gruden, the Tampa 2 defense took over the NFL in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The Tampa Two, or the Cover Two defense, is a ...