Eric Mangini and Mike Shanahan are unemployed while Dick Jauron will be keeping his job in 2009? That is one swift kick in the nuts Ralph Wilson just delivered. As if watching this sad sack of mediocrity go 7-9 three years in a row isn’t enough.
Ralph wants “continuity”. Why the hell would [...]
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1. Replace the entire front office and coaching staff (except the amazing Bobby April). Give Scott Pioli whatever he wants to become GM. Find new scouting and player personnel directors – John Guy and Tom Modrak have had 7 years to build a good talent base and they haven’t done it.
2. Cut ties with overpaid [...]
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Here’s who the tabloids have linked to a January buy today:
1. Andrei Arshavin – He’s the type of player Wenger loves, but I don’t see it happening fortunately. He’d cost a fortune, has never played in a top-flight league and isn’t really what the team needs. Despite their troubles, the team is still 4th in [...]
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So Captain Fab is out for 4 months. UEFA Cup here we come. Trying to be philosophical, maybe this is for the best. It’s clear to just about everyone but Arsene Wenger that the current edition of Arsenal Football Club just doesn’t have the depth or defensive prowess to win anything. While a healthy starting [...]
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“I don’t know why he hasn’t had a better record,” Wilson said. “He’s a heck of a good guy. And the players, I haven’t seen them not play hard for him. They have played hard in the wins and the losses. I’m optimistic about our future.”
My responses would be:
1. Because you’re not paying attention.
2. True
3. [...]
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This is a year old, but it’s a great piece on how to build a football team: http://www.slate.com/id/2173817/pagenum/all/#page_start. Robert Weintraub comes up with this list that ranks positions in order of an importance to a football team:
Quarterback
Center
Offensive tackle
Safety
Defensive tackle
Middle linebacker
Running back
Offensive guard
Rush end/linebacker
Wide receiver/receiving tight end
Kicker
Punter
Cornerback
Fullback
Blocking tight end
My only arguments with him on this are [...]
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The Broncos are a joke. 532 yards of offence and they manage to lose AT HOME to a Bills squad that had lost 7 of its last 8 and hadn’t beaten a winning team all season. The Broncos tackling was Pop Warner calibre and despite his 359 yards passing Jay Cutler overthrew several open receivers [...]
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Arsenal 2 – Liverpool 1
Broncos 24 – Bills 10
Giants 21 – Panthers 17
Arsenal seem to play better against good competition and Liverpool haven’t won at Highbury / the Emirates in years. You can bet they will score as Arsenal clean sheets are as fleeting these days as non-grey hairs on Arsene Wenger’s head or accurate [...]
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As Jennifer Marlowe’s one-time beau, Steele, liked to say, “I think a person’s name says a lot about them”. The hapless Bills are led at the moment by a guy who even has failure in his moniker – “Loss-Man”. Has there ever been a more aptly-named athlete in the history of pro sports?
Don’t get me [...]
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Gareth Southgate’s Middlesborough have been a real bogey team for the Arsenal in recent years. On the surface, a 1-1 draw at the Riverside isn’t a bad result for the Gunners. Gael Clichy was lucky to not have a penalty given as he got lazy yet again in his own penalty area.
All in [...]
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