Tuesday Afternoon Linebacker

Our friend, TMQ, has a chip on his shoulder regarding the legacy of the 2007 Patriots. In his opinion they will be forever tainted by the stigma of “Spygate”. Mostly, he contends, because the NFL did not fully investigate the issue. And in fact destroyed much of the evidence that was turned over to them. We here at TALB, on the other hand, think that it’s deeper, but less sinister than that. (more…)

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If you could change football, what would you do? Would you change things drastically? Or just a little bit? TALB takes a little from column A and a little from column B. Some of my ideas are just plain out there. Others are rooted in reality. I hope you enjoy the 2008 edition of TALB’s King of Football. (more…)

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The 2007 Bucs were a surprise. No one expected them to even compete for a Wild Card berth, but they managed a division championship. Granted, that division championship came at the expense of the reeling Falcons and Panthers and an unfocused Saints team. And some questionable coaching decisions at the end of the year doomed the lads to “one and done” status. We can only hope that the coach has learned from that mistake. (more…)

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Unfortunately, I was only able to watch about 10 minutes total of either of these games. Which sucks, since they were both pretty good according to all accounts. (more…)

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The media focus this week in the NFL is on the two future hall-of-famers under center, and their destiny to face each other at UoP Stadium. But the thing TALB wants to know is, can the immortal Billy Volek step-up and take his team to the promised land? Is he going to get the chance? Does anyone want to see the Rivers-Manning Draft Day Trade Bowl instead? Will it snow as if the end times are upon us in Green Bay? Can you stand anymore questions in this intro? (more…)

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That’s the question the NFL is asking of this year’s playoff field. Which, I think, is quite apropos this season. The teams that have been playing to win since September are still alive. Those that took some time off, not so much. (more…)

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This week is when the rubber meets the road in the NFL playoffs. The top dogs have had a week off (or in some cases two), and the wild cards have had to scrap their way to this point. The safe money says pick the home teams. And statistically you’d be right. But I’m not so sure that’s the case in the NFC. (more…)

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