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The sports world has a pretty good grasp of steroids testing at this point. However, testing for Human Growth Hormone (HGH) is still lacking. Congress is now taking an interest. “In letters obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday, leaders of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee invited NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith and the chief executive of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency to a meeting on Capitol Hill.” [ESPN]
Well, the last month has been interesting. The Bills did not win that first preseason game against Chicago, which had inspired my post, and looked so awful in the second preseason game the following week in Denver that many professional observers (not to mention the self-flagellants within Bills Nation who populate most Internet discussion boards devoted to the team) concluded that this team was likely to be the worst in the NFL this year, if not in history. One columnist, seconded by a chorus of disappointed Buffalonians, called the Buffalo roster “a crumbling monument to neglect and bad personnel moves,” and predicted nothing good for the immediate future. Words such as “disaster” were thrown around, and cynics even claimed to espy a dark conspiracy of conscious destruction a la Major League, preparing the way for the team to move to Los Angeles or, worse, Toronto.
But wait, there is more. In the following week’s home opener at Ralph Wilson Stadium, the Bills fell behind 21-3 at halftime to the Oakland Raiders. The skeptics and naysayers claimed to have been right all along, and began listing the team’s many weaknesses. Then the second half began, and the Bills scored a touchdown, followed by another… then another. Indeed, in five-second half possessions, the Bills scored touchdowns on every one, playing enough defense to walk away with a stunning 38-35 victory, and the team’s first 2-0 start since 2008. Sprits were very high indeed on web sites such as twobillsdrive.com (the very best place to go for Bills news and conversation, period). Read the rest of…  The Politics of Pigskin After Michael Vick suffered another injury tonight, this time what appears to be a broken hand, the Eagles could potentially devolve into panic. However, is it possible that Vick’s injured status could benefit the Eagles? [ESPN NFC East Blog] Here is a fun article that compares expanded NCAA football conferences to superhero groups. [Sports Pickle] Johnny Knox had a fantastic punt return for the Bears on Sunday. Unfortunately for Know and the Bears (who eventually lost to the Packers 27-17) the return was called back due to an odd phantom holding call. [The Big Lead] Here are some quick hits from around the league on Sunday. [Sports Illustrated] Here is your game preview for the Monday Night game between the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins. [ESPN] Those wacky Bengals are at it again. Wide Receiver Jerome Simpson has been implicated in a drug scheme after authorities tracked a shipment of over 20 lbs. of marijuana from California to his home in Kentucky. [The Columbus Dispatch]  The Politics of Pigskin The Sunday night primetime game between the Eagles and Falcons was a fantastically exciting game. The Falcons came away with the win, but the Eagles have bigger worries – Michael Vick was knocked out of the game and was later diagnosed with a concussion. This will be a good opportunity for the NFL to show off its new concussion testing procedures. [ESPN] This week on MMQB Peter King talks about the very cool story of Jesse Holley, the Cowboys receiver who caught the game-clinching pass on Sunday. Holley got a shot at playing in the NFL after winning a reality TV series put on by Michael Irvin and Jerry Jones. Follow the link for other goings-on around the league. [Sports Illustrated] Here are your winners and loser for Week 2 in the NFL. [Y! Sports] The talk of the NCAA football world is conference expansion. All signs are pointing to the Big East going under as two of its biggest draws: Pittsburgh and Syracuse have accepted invitations to join the ACC. [Fox Sports] In reaction to conferences shuffling Florida State University has formed an exploratory committee to evaluate the school’s options. [International Business Times]
Terrelle Pryor is seeking to overturn his 5-game suspension after initially stating he would not. The former Ohio State QB just recently met with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, has stated that it was productive. We will now wait to find out if we will get the see Pryor within the first five weeks of the season. [Sports Illustrated] The Politics of Pigskin This week in Peter King’s fantastic Monday Morning QB he touches on the 9/11 anniversary and NFL tributes, possibly re-thinking the new kick-off rule, and the Colts struggles, among other things. Check it out. [Sports Illustrated] ESPN’s first week of the new QB Rating system has the unlikely Ryan Fitzpatrick of the Buffalo Bills at No. 1 over Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers. [ESPN] Here is a comprehensive breakdown of the 2011 franchise tags. [Football Outsiders] The Big Lead brings you the rankings of the top NFL stars in terms of marketability. Some names aren’t surprising, but several definitely are. [The Big Lead] In college football news, the Oklahoma Sooners became the first team to be ranked No. 1 by the AP 100 times. Pretty cool milestone. [ESPN]
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