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I remember the days I used to do the work football pool. In most cases, I actually ran the pool. I used to be so good at this, I would have to post my picks on my office door prior to the end of the day Friday. There was even a point when co-workers would copy my picks prior to leaving work on Friday to make sure I wasn't cheating. Those were ...

Who would have thought that the Week Three matchup between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals would have this much meaning? The Bengals are one tipped pass and miracle touchdown away from being 2-0. The Steelers are two missed Jeff Reed field goals against the Chicago Bears from also being 2-0. The Baltimore Ravens, who struggled against the Kansas City Chiefs in Week One, lead the AFC North at 2-0.  The Ravens play ...

Right now, the Cleveland Browns sit at 0-2, while the Baltimore Ravens lead the AFC North at 2-0. Even though many people don't give the Browns much of a chance this weekend in Baltimore, if the Browns can find a way to win this game, they will only be one game back of the AFC North division leader. The biggest struggle so far for the Browns has been the ability to move ...

Okay, I have let the cat out of the bag. Superman's true identity as Clark Kent was all a lie. The fact is, Superman's true identity is Tom Brady. Don't believe me? Have you ever seen the two in the same place at the same time? Tom Brady, the guy who threw for 50 touchdown passes in 2007 and then had his knee torn up in the first half of the ...

Prior to the 2009 preseason, I spoke with many Baltimore Ravens fans. The talk was that the Ravens, even though Joe Flacco was in his second season, the Ravens would need to pound the ball on the ground, and win with a suffocating defense. Had you told those same fans that the Ravens defense would give up 662 yards in their first two games (580 against the pass), and been ranked ...

After their Week One victory over the Tennessee Titans, Steeler Nation (or much of it at least) wanted to see the return of the old-school running game. Forget the fact that Ben Roethlisberger threw for 363 yards on 33-for-43 passes. Or that he led the Steelers into field goal range to tie the game near the end of regulation, and win the game on the Steelers' first possession in overtime, based ...

The NFL season is 17 weeks long, with each team playing 16 games. Many people believe that it is not the way you start, but the way you finish. As much as that may have been true in the past, in todays NFL, those days are long gone. In week one, the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Tennessee Titans in over time for the NFL's kick off game. If both the Steelers and Titans ...

I was reading an article from Rants from the dawg pound, by Malcolm Mathers, concerning the status of Brady Quinn, Eric Mangini, and the game with the Minnesota Vikings. I was originally going to make this a comment on his article, but it was too long, so I decided to write my own article, in defense of his starting quarterback, Brady Quinn. The first drive of the season and they are already ...

Last Tuesday, I wrote my Week One preview and predictions. I will be doing this (like every other writer on the planet) each week. Week Two is going to be a little bit different, because, quite frankly, I did such a bad job at picking against the spread (5-10) that I honestly have no business picking that way anymore. If I worked in Vegas and did that badly last weekend, I would ...

Being born in Pittsburgh, I was also born into Steeler Nation. Growing up, I watched Chuck Noll as he produced the finest dynasty ever in the NFL. He did so by stacking a defense with power hitters, smart players, and physical specimens that battered people because they enjoyed it. Adding to the punishing defense, there was the pounding running game. Franco Harris and Rocky Blier would amaze fans with the ability ...