Month: August 2010 (Page 12 of 59)

      An 18-game schedule only works if owners share the revenue

      August 25, 2010 /
      The NFL logo on the field during the Dallas Cowboys 35-22 victory over the San Francisco 49ers at Texas Stadium on November 23,2008 Photo via Newscom

      Reports have surfaced today that NFL owners support going to an 18-game schedule, but want the change to be implemented as part of the new labor agreement.

      That’s great news for fans, which have made the NFL the most popular sport in the country. That’s also great news for the owners, who will get addition revenue from the expanded schedule.

      But this idea will only work if the players get a see a cut of the revenue that will be generated by adding two more regular season games.

      In the end, money talks and it’s unsurprisingly the main sticking point between the owners and the players union when it comes to the new labor agreement. The owners want the players to take a pay cut because of the economy, but before the union agrees on anything, it rightfully wants to see how much profit the owners have made over the last year. After all, if the owners are still generating a profit, then why should the players have to take a pay cut?

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      2010 SEC College Football Preview: Alabama still reigns supreme

      August 25, 2010 /
      PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 07: Head coach Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide celebrate with the BCS Championship trophy after winning the Citi BCS National Championship game over the Texas Longhorns at the Rose Bowl on January 7, 2010 in Pasadena, California. The Crimson Tide defeated the Longhorns 37-21. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

      Here’s a quick and dirty look at how I see things playing out in the SEC this season:

      #1 Alabama
      Led by head coach Nick Saban and Heisman winner Mark Ingram, this is by far the best team in the country. While they don’t come weakness-free, the Tide have the best combination of talent and coaching in all of college football. They play in the nation’s toughest conference so there’s always a chance that they could lose a game during the season, but this is your clear national title favorite. Their defense might be even better than it was a year ago.

      #2 Florida
      The Gators lost Tim Tebow, Riley Cooper, Aaron Hernandez, Maurkice Pouncey, Carlos Dunlap, Jermaine Cunningham, Brandon Spikes, Ryan Stamper, Joe Haden and Major Wright from their squad last season. In one word: Ouch. Outside of running back Jeff Demps, they lost their top player at nearly every position, which would usually destroy a program’s chances of competing the next year. But this is Florida – they reload every year. This year’s crop of starters has seen time in either part-time action or spot starts over the last couple of years, so the Gators will compete. Are they a top 5 team? We’ll find out soon.

      #3 Arkansas
      All right, so I might be drinking too much of the Ryan Mallett Kool-Aid by ranking the Razorbacks ahead of Georgia and LSU. But even though Bobby Petrino is a turd, the man knows how to run an offense (a college football offense, that is) and Arkansas will be explosive on that side of the ball again this year. The question is whether or not their defense will step up so that this team can reach its full potential. As it stands now, it’s probably safe to say that Arkansas is going to have issues slowing teams down this year, but I just can’t stop starring at that offense. It’s like a tractor beam of hotness.

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      2010 FSWA Industry Insiders Fantasy Football Draft, Part 2

      August 25, 2010 /
      MIAMI GARDENS, FL - FEBRUARY 07: Reggie Wayne #87 reaches for the ball against the Indianapolis Colts of the New Orleans Saints during Super Bowl XLIV on February 7, 2010 at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

      Earlier this week, I summarized my draft in the FSWA Industry Insiders League. My colleague (and Bullz-Eye Editor-In-Chief), Jamey Codding, is also in the league this year and the draft for his division was held last night.

      The results for each round are below. For the first 10 rounds, I’ll analyze each pick while comparing his strategy to mine, and Jamey will provide an outline of his thinking for each selection.

      Round 1
      #1 Team Bob Harris – Chris Johnson, RB, TEN
      #2 KFFL- R. Bonini – Adrian Peterson, RB, MIN
      #3 Rotowire Houston-Smith – Ray Rice, RB, BAL
      #4 Sporting News – Maurice Jones-Drew, RB, JAC
      #5 Fantasy Insights – Smitty – Andre Johnson, WR, HOU
      #6 Team Shaw – Michael Turner, RB, ATL
      #7 Draft Sharks – Smola – Frank Gore, RB, SFO
      #8 Team J. Levit – Randy Moss, WR, NWE
      #9 ProSportsBlogging Brian Moore – Steven Jackson, RB, STL
      #10 The Scores Report – Reggie Wayne, WR, IND
      #11 CBSSports – Eisenberg – Calvin Johnson, WR, DET
      #12 KFFL – McRae – Ryan Mathews, RB, SDG

      JP’s Analysis: There were no huge surprises in the 1st, and Jamey did well to grab arguably the most consistent WR of the last five years in Reggie Wayne. It’s a PPR league where owners can start up to four wideouts, so it makes a lot of sense to draft a WR late in the first when all of the top RBs are already gone.

      Jamey’s Thoughts: I can probably count on one hand the number of times I’ve taken a receiver in the first round, but after doing a couple of mock drafts and getting a feel for the kind of RB and WR that would be available at the 3/4 turn, I did the unthinkable (for me) and committed to going WR/WR with my first two picks. I was hoping to get Moss here but, despite some concerns about the crowded receiving corps in Indy, I was happy to land Peyton Manning’s #1 in Wayne, a PPR rock.

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