GenXXLSports for the Real World Athlete (and Weekend Warrior)
This “Uncapped” Offseason Is Bad News
We have officially entered the “uncapped” trade waters. The winds of cash are blowing every which way in the NFL and some teams are about to get themselves into trouble.
I think I’ve got the 5 scenarios that illustrate why this can turn out really badly. Not because people won’t get paid, but because it will [...]
NFL Players Have Feelings Too
Finally, I’ve seen the face of reason. Jake Delhomme has been cut by the Carolina Panthers to allow Matt Moore to become their new starter.
I was beginning to think that Jake Delhomme was going haunt me well into my 40’s with his horrific play on a fat contract. Alas, the Panthers finally got smart!
In the [...]
NFL: Trades and Rumors from the Gridiron
As young NFL prospects work endlessly to improve their game for the upcoming combine, NFL veterans seek out their maximum value.
Some of the leagues favorite divas are rumored to be on the trading block.
This is the time of year when teams find the perfect players to add to their system. It may only be [...]
NFL: Early Off-Season Activity From the Gridiron
This past Sunday was the first without NFL action in about five months. That doesn’t mean that the headlines stopped rolling in.
Congratulation is in order for the New Orleans Saints, their fans, and the city. Great, now we can all hate you, just like any of the other 31 teams.
While the players have [...]
The Saints Are Not “Worst To First”–The Super Bowl Part 1
Yes, I said it, the Saints are NOT “Worst to First”. The Saints were a good team before this season and will be after this season. We need to stop fawning over the Saints like they just rebuilt New Orleans all by themselves.
The New Orleans Saints have been playing good football for a couple years [...]
World’s Strongest Man 2009 Top Five Finishers
The guys who compete in strongman contests aren’t your average Joe. If you read my piece on the events in strength athletics, you know that you couldn’t just pull a guy off of the street to compete (unless of course he wanted to have a stroke that day).
The top five finishers this year put on [...]
Lane Kiffin and DeAngelo Hall: Separated at Birth
Lane Kiffin and DeAngelo Hall have two things in common. They have a tendency to piss off the wrong people and they are highly adept at getting people to give them large sums of money for no reason.
Now that Lane Kiffin has been named the Head Football Coach at USC I have to ask myself [...]
3 Reasons Alabama Will Beat Texas For The National Championship
Alabama and Texas go head-to-head for the BCS National Championship on Thursday in a game that gained credibility with Boise State’s win over TCU in the Fiesta Bowl. Though this is not a reason that Bama will beat Texas it is a reason for us to take greater notice of this game. Boise State was [...]
‘You Play to Win the Game’ by Steve Porter
You Play to Win the Game
“You Play to Win the Game” is fun to watch NFL coaches sing to the hip beat of Steve Porter. I tried to embedded the video in full, but had technical difficulties, but you can click on the link above and get a much better version with an awesome introduction from Inside the NFL. [...]
Let’s Review the Week That Was in the NFL
Because I don’t normally go this route I think it good to make a slight change and review the NFL weekend because we had tons of things happen this weekend that simply did not meet with my expectations (not because I expect everything to go MY way, but I honestly think it I’m right most [...]
Joy (and Why The Colts Will Go 16-0) + Urban Meyer Resigns at Florida
I have only one theory as to why I think the Colts will go 16-0 (and subsequently 19-0) and complete a season that the New England Patriots could not complete the 19-0 season in 2007.
Joy!
The Patriots don’t seem to take any joy in anything. I mean, I’ve watched ALOT of ESPNEWS and seen plenty of [...]
The General’s Smorgasbord Part 2
With the College Football season on “Pause” until January what are we going to do? I mean, there’s plenty of stuff to talk about in College Football and now they’re going to make us wait until January to get another fix? What’s up with that?! Well, I’m going to talk about it anyways…so HA!
We’re all [...]
The General’s Smorgasbord Part 1
Reflecting on the weekend that was in sports I’d have to say that I learned a few lessons about sports and I’m going to share them with you today…not because I think you don’t know them, but just in case you don’t know them (or at the very least so you can laugh at me [...]
BOW-DENING OUT GRACEFULLY
The Florida State garnet and black tomahawk has axed the coaching career of Bobby Bowden. The scalping of the second highest ranked winning head coach in college football history, will be the beginning of a brand-new era in football at Florida State University. During an interview by the media, Bowden made these sincere [...]
I can’t believe they actually fired him! (a.k.a. – what I learned this weekend)
Well, I run off to work today and in the quagmire that is my day job I didn’t hear about Charlie Weis getting fired immediately. However, I did get in the car and hear about it within 5 seconds of having the radio on sports talk (I listen to 790 down here…mainly because they aren’t [...]
Football is Making Me Pick Early!
If you follow me on Twitter (genxxlgeneral) then thank you! You also read one of my tweets yesterday that came right after I read the following headline on the ESPNews ticker “Bills contact Bill Cowher and he declines.” The Tweet said something like “The Bills are so far beneath Bill Cowher that the 9th level [...]
Nothing Makes Me Crazier Than…
The Chiefs beating the Steelers after I said “the Chiefs are worthless”. Nothing is more irritating than a pathetic and worthless team beating a perfectly legitimate team for absolutely no reason. If Matt Cassel is going to be a failure he needs to stay that way so I can keep my bearings in the NFL. [...]
Fat Bastard’s Got a Buyout and James Bond Takes Over The NFL
As I closed my college picks last week I said “Notre Dame still sucks!” and with that proclamation I had no idea that ND would actually get worse, but they did. Now the Golden Domers, appalled over another bad loss, are considering getting rid of Weis (a.k.a. Fat Bastard) and paying him that ridiculous buyout. [...]
Socc-It-To-Me Instant Replays + Cavaliers Cavalry
Shaquille O’Neal (C) for the Cavaliers is going to miss the next game and possibly the game after that one. He has already missed three games this season, because of injuries. This time around it’s his shoulder. “Shaq” was just a boy when he was drafted into the NBA. Is [...]
How to Wake up the Falcons!
Now, before you starting thinking I am a crazy, vampire Twilight movie fan – stop! I am actually a football fan, too.
I’ve read some of the posts here about NFC or AFC and thought this post of Twilight movie star Kristen Stewart throwing a football.
Some of you can’t stay up late and watch the late, [...]
