This has all been part of what Thorson sees as Levy "slow transformation," a shedding of the stereotype of the NFL athlete. "That hard for guys who find their identity being a professional football player," he says. "He always been a man on an island, but his comfort in standing up and saying, this is […]
OFFENSIVE LINES: The Texans gave up 10 sacks in their opener, while Dalton was sacked five times and under constant pressure two of his interceptions were tipped. Dalton was among the NFL's most sacked quarterbacks last season, dropped 41 times. Neither team ran the ball much in the openers the Texans had 93 yards, the […]
1. Alabama In this week's Associated Press Top 25, 17 voters put Clemson at the top of their ballots. does not understand. Yes, Clemson is the defending national champion and has performed well against a difficult schedule. But Alabama is killing its opponents. The last two games, it outscored Vanderbilt and Mississippi 125 3. That's […]
'text to columns' with a spacebar delimiter, this will pull all the citynames into one column and all the teamnames into the second column. This can be handy if you want to keep the data (knowing which city the team was in when it did a certain thing, but you can still filter and sort […]
White, a former contestant in the Miss USA pageant she won Miss Congeniality in 1994 tosses her head in disgust. "You know, people made a fuss about the Blind Side kid, like he was a one of a kind deal. Well, 90 percent of my clients are the Blind Side kid and need every bit […]
The Denver Broncos strike first getting three points on the board with a field goal. Denver leads Pittsburgh 3 0. Another field goal for Denver stretches the Broncos lead to 6 0, but Pittsburgh finally responds with a touchdown by Toussaint on a 1 yard run. At the end of the first quarter, Pittsburgh now […]
FAMILY AFFAIR: First cousins Clay and Jake Matthews figure to see plenty of each other in this one. Clay is moving around again from the outside linebacker position and playing a key role in Green Bay's pass rush, while Jake is responsible for protecting Atlanta quarterback Matt Ryan's blind side at the crucial left tackle […]
DC: "I call it the Triad. I was right in the middle of South Buffalo, West Seneca and Lackawanna on Tudor Boulevard, right off of Potter Road, across from Cazenovia Golf Course. When I left for college, that house was the only place I ever knew. I always tell people I wouldn't change where I […]
A middle linebacker is the "quarterback" of the defense and helps the football team defensive line prepare for various offenses by the opponent. A typical formation includes three to five linebackers and they are labeled by location strongside, weakside and middle but many linebackers can play in different locations. A middle linebacker in the NFL […]
"The fact that the senior statesmen of the NFL, in terms of Drew Brees and Tom Brady and Peyton Manning, they might be heading into the twilight of their careers, so it's opening up an opportunity for a player like Wilson to fill that void," David Carter, the executive director of the University of Southern […]