http://armchairsportsblog.com "Reviewing the Sports World from My Own Recliner" Sat, 07 Feb 2009 05:34:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en WILD CARD WEEKEND: Saturday - January 3rd, 2009 Falcons at Cardinals (4:30pm, NBC) ATL: 24 ARZ:30 Colts at Chargers (8:00pm, NBC) IND: 17 SD: 23 Sunday - January 4th, 2009 Ravens at Dolphins (1:00pm, FOX) BAL: 27 MIA: 9 Eagles at Vikings (4:30pm, CBS) PHL: 26 MIN: 14 DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS: Saturday - January 10th, 2009 Ravens ... http://armchairsportsblog.com/?p=67 Forget about Eli Manning and Donovan McNabb. Derrick Ward and Brian Westbrook. Domenik Hixon and DeShaun Jackson. There is one clear cut choice for the most important player in the divisional game this weekend against the Eagles and the Giants and that player is Brandon "The Beast" Jacobs. Most people would ... http://armchairsportsblog.com/?p=62 Okay I couldn't resist. I love sticking it to the Cowboys and their fans. Here are some things that have happened since the Cowboys last playoff win.... - 4,381 days. (and counting.) - Braveheart was #1 in movie theaters. - The #1 song was "Unbreak My Heart" by Toni Braxton. - There ... http://armchairsportsblog.com/?p=53 Are you freakin' kiddin' me...enough already with these damn Cowboys. Even when they choke and have a forgetful season the media still finds air time to discuss this underachieving team (and I use the word "team" loosely). While I'm at it I'm taking away their self-proclaimed "America’s Team” ... http://armchairsportsblog.com/?p=48 Love 'em or hate 'em you have to admire their will and their commitment to win. After signing C.C. Sabathia (eight years, $161 million) and A.J. Burnett (five years, $82.5 million), the Yankees now ink their very much needed first baseman, Mark Teixeira. With Tex's deal (eight years, ... http://armchairsportsblog.com/?p=44 The NFC road to the Super Bowl will run through the Meadowlands (Exit 16W) because the New York Giants did what they had to do against a hot Carolina team in cold and windy conditions — run the ball! Derrick Ward ran for career best 215 yards and set up Brandon ... http://armchairsportsblog.com/?p=41 It' hard to believe that the team that most were calling the best team in the NFL are on the brink of disaster. It is hard to comprehend that a team that was so hot for 3 straight months is limping towards the finish line. It is hard ... http://armchairsportsblog.com/?p=36 Meet Wilbur Hackett, Jr. (Referee pictured in video). Not only is this person a referee in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) but he obviously has what it takes to still play ball. Notice how he comes to the breakdown position, shuffles his feet and then delivers an old school ... http://armchairsportsblog.com/?p=33 The New York Giants kicked off their Super Bowl title defense with a "truck" and what else -- defense.  As the cleanup crew at Giants Stadium dealt with the usual morning of paper cups, beer bottles and hot dog wrappers, they should've checked the 35-yard line for pieces of Redskins ... http://armchairsportsblog.com/?p=32 The trade Jeremy Shockey wanted finally came true. Will the fans miss the unnecessary penalties, the fumbles after getting hit, the spiking the ball after a 5 yard catch, the throwing up the arms when the ball didn't come his way? Of course not. However, even though this ... http://armchairsportsblog.com/?p=31