By Zack Adams, RP Staff, on Mon Oct 8, 2012 at 3:00 PM ET The Politics of Pigskin
According to Pro Football Reference the 49ers became the first team to accumulate over 300 yards in both passing and rushing. How’s that for a balanced offence? [Pro-Football-Reference]
Cheifs OT Eric Winston had strong words following their game on Sunday regarding fans who cheered when Matt Cassel went down with an injury (which later turned out to be a concussion). [Arrowhead Pride]
Another starting QB was knocked out of his game on Sunday when Robert Griffin III also sustained a concussion while scrambling for a first down. The hit was deemed legal because RG III had not slid. [ESPN]
The Colts did right by absent head coach Chuck Pagano on Sunday – upsetting the Packers and sending a game ball to Pagano in the hospital. [SI]
For Sunday’s night game fans were treated to the Saints claiming their first win of the season and Drew Brees breaking Johnny Unitas’ record for consecutive games with a passing TD. [ESPN]
In the Recovering Politician Bowl we lost our last unbeaten team as the Powerful Lobbyists took their first loss.
By Zack Adams, RP Staff, on Mon Sep 24, 2012 at 3:00 PM ET The Politics of Pigskin
The big news of the day is that the Jets’ star CB Darrelle Revis is out for the season with a torn ACL. It’s a tough break after the Jets barely eeked out a win over the poorly Dolphins. [ESPN]
An interesting tidbit is that Week 3 marked the first time ever that Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Drew Brees and Ben Roethlisberger all lost in the same week. [Twitter]
More replacement ref wackiness this week as the referee leading the team that worked the 49ers-Vikings game admitted that he didn’t know the rules relating to coach’s challenges. His admission came after scrutiny when he awarded 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh two challenges after he had used all of his timeouts. [PFT]
Raven’s LB Brendon Ayanbadejo was less than subtle regarding the replacement refs on Twitter after the Ravens beat the Patriots Sunday night. [Twitter]
Peter King adds a little legitimacy to Ayanbadejo’s argument and offers his assessment of the referee situation. [SI]
If anyone had any questions regarding the importance of a head coach in the NFL or regarding the potency of of the NFL’s penalties against the Saints they should refer to this fact: “Not only are the Saints 0-3, but the teams that have beat them are 0-6 against everyone else.” [Twitter]
Finally here is your RP Bowl update after two weeks.
By Zack Adams, RP Staff, on Mon Sep 17, 2012 at 3:00 PM ET The Politics of Pigskin
Two weeks into the season and there is some good drama courtesy of head coaches. This week Tom Coughlin took offense the the Bucs’ actions at the end of the game as the Giants were kneeling down. As he executed the Victory formation Eli Manning was knocked down by the Bucs defense and Coughlin let Bucs coach Greg Schiano know how he felt about it. [ESPN]
“CJ. Spiller is first player to average at least 10 yards per carry through first two games (minimum 25 attempts) since Jim Brown in 1963.” -Adam Schefter. That’s a pretty amazing statistic. [Twitter]
Joe Flacco is not pleased with the performance of the replacement refs. [PFT]
Peter King gives his opinion on the replacement refs and the status of the negotiations between the normal crews and the league as well as the other big stories from Week 2. [SI]
The Cardinals picked up a big win this week by beating the Patriots away from Arizona. [Yahoo]
Here is are the standings of the Recovering Politician Bowl after Week 1. If you would like to cheer on yours truly then keep an eye out for the Fighting Mongooses. [Yahoo FF]
By Zack Adams, RP Staff, on Mon Sep 10, 2012 at 3:00 PM ET The Politics of Pigskin
Much was made during the offseason about Peyton Manning’s 4 neck surgeries and his absence last season. However, on national TV last night he looked like the old Peyton again. [Washington Post]
Robert Griffin III started off on the right foot on Sunday to proving his supporters right and making any detractors feel silly. [SI]
Jets star CB Darrelle Revis sustained a “mild” concussion against the Bills. His status is currently unknown for the next game, but given the new set of rules and tests the smart money is on him sitting out. [ESPN]
A lot of analysts and fans picked the Eagles to make it to the Super Bowl this year, unfortunately their week 1 performance can’t have done much to instill confidence in those predictions. [ESPN]
Here are the top 5 throws from this week. [NFL]
The Trent Richardson truck is a thing to behold. [.gif]
The Recovering Politician Bowl began along with the league this Sunday. However, I will forego offering the result just yet because there are still two games to be played for MNF. Check back next week to see how things shook out after Week 1.
By Zack Adams, RP Staff, on Mon Sep 3, 2012 at 5:30 PM ET The Politics of Pigskin
The NFL and its referees (currently on strike) were almost able to reach a deal on Friday that would have allowed the normal refs to work all the regular season games. However, once that deal was struck down by the NFL Referees Association the NFL, teams, players, and fans face the prospect of starting the season with replacement refs that were none too impressive during the preseason. [Yahoo! Sports]
Here are ESPN’s expert’s Superbowl picks. [ESPN]
Here is Peter King’s season preview for SI. On the first page you can also find links to the rest of SI’s NFL coverage. [Sports Illustrated]
Pigskin and Politics collide this week when the Panthers will be forced to practice in Florida due to the Democratic National Convention being held in Charlotte. [ESPN]
This actually happened a while back, but it’s worth mentioning. Ray Rice took to Facebook back in July to make some classy and respectable posts on Facebook about bullying. Good on you, Rice. [picture]
Here’s a nice chart for those of you interested in keeping track of wins and losses once the season starts! [picture]
All of your favorite Recovering Politicians and writers will be having some fun playing Fantasy Football this season. Check out this post every week and I’ll keep you abreast of the results!
By Zack Adams, RP Staff, on Mon Aug 27, 2012 at 3:00 PM ET The Politics of Pigskin
Here is a really touching story about how Matt Hasselbeck helped fellow QB Trent Dilfer through a really difficult time in his life while they were teammates in Seattle. [PFT]
Vince Young’s once-promising career continues to evaporate as he was cut today by the Bills after they acquired Tavaris Jackson. Young will probably be picked up elsewhere, but it is a long-shot for him to have any meaningful impact at this point. [SI]
The Jets’ offense has been held to 0 touchdowns through 3 weeks of the preseason. [National Football Post]
Rookie Russell Wilson has been named the Week 1 starter for the Seahawks. This is a high risk vs. reward move so it will be interesting to see how it pans out. [ESPN]
In other rookie QB news Ryan Tannehill has won the Dolphins starting job. [CBS Sports]
WR Donte Stallworth made the Patriots list of cuts today. [PFT]
By Zack Adams, RP Staff, on Mon Aug 20, 2012 at 3:00 PM ET The Politics of Pigskin
There was some hooplah recently regarding the leaked college transcript of Julius Peppers. Watch out UNC. [Sporting News]
After losing 50 lbs. to get into shape DT Shaun Rogers is out for the season with a blood clot. [ESPN]
The Titans have named sophomore QB Jake Locker as their starter. Locker beat out the veteran Matt Hasselbeck who looked rejuvenated last year when he has several good games. [PFT]
If you haven’t seen any of SI’s training camp postcards just follow the link. [SI]
The Onion always nails it. This time they target T.O. as he decides which Seahawks QB he should undermine. [The Onion]
Check out this goofy hand-off from Cam Newton. [.gif]
Here’s the picture to the left in .gif form. [.gif]
By Zack Adams, RP Staff, on Tue Aug 14, 2012 at 10:00 AM ET The Politics of Pigskin
The big news of the week came when the Dolphins cut WR Chad Johnson (formerly Chard Ochicinco) after he was arrested on domestic battery charges stemming from a confrontation with his new wife. LB Karlos Dansby has come out in strong opposition to the move. [ESPN]
There is a not insignificant amount of people who have been negative regarding the performance of the replacement refs since the normal crews have been locked out. I wouldn’t be surprised to see a deal get done very soon. [Football Nation]
According to a source, Plaxico Burress has been worked out by the Patriots. [ESPN]
Yep, you’re in denial about this one DRC. [PFT]
How in the world did this happen? T.O. has signed with the Seahawks. [Sporting News]
Just for fun this is NFL.com in 1996. [Wayback Machine]
By Zack Adams, RP Staff, on Mon Aug 6, 2012 at 3:00 PM ET The Politics of Pigskin
Andy Reid’ son, Garrett Reid (29), was found dead in his dorm room this weekend. He was in Lehigh to assist with the Eagles training camp. [Philadelphia Inquirer]
“First female NFL official debuts Thursday in San Diego” [NFL.com]
Football fans watching the Dark Knight Rises [The Draw Play]
Goodell soothed the worries of many NFL fans by announcing this week that NFL teams will not be allowed to sell ad space on uniforms. [NFL.com]
You won’t see Frank Caliendo on Fox’s NFL coverage in 2012. [PFT]
Super cute little girl tells LB “I Love You Sam (Acho)” at Cardinals camp. [YouTube]
By Zack Adams, RP Staff, on Mon Jul 30, 2012 at 3:00 PM ET The Politics of Pigskin
Tennessee Titans wide reciever, O.J. Murdock, has committed suicide by way of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest in Tampa Bay, FL. Murdock sat out last season on the IR after injuring his foot before the season. [Yahoo!]
Here is a super cool story about Drew Brees giving a former high school assistant coach a shot at playing in the NFL. [LA Times]
Peter King has started his tour of NFL training camps. Here you can check out his review of the first five: Arizona, New Orleans, Denver, Seattle, and San Diego. [SI]
The next three teams you can expect to hear sale announcements about are the Titans, Bills, and Broncos. [PFT]
Speaking of sales, current Browns owner Randy Lerner is close to selling the franchise to current Steelers minority owner Jimmy Haslam. If the deal goes through the NFL is expected to make Haslam divest himself of his Steelers ownership. [NFL.com]
What is your opinion of Mike Wallace’s holdout? [Football Nation]
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