Just in case you didn’t know, I’m a huge Bills fan. I’m also a fairly realistic person. So when the Bills finally signed Mario Williams today (6 year, 100 mill, 50 mill guaranteed) and made him the highest paid defensive player in the history of the league I was stunned. Even though the Bills hosted […]
Meet the New Signing, Same as the Old Signing
The NFL’s second day of free agency was more about taking care of your own than bringing in new faces. Although there still were a few moves to bring in outside talent, mainly by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Bucs kept the momentum rolling from day one (signing the best FA WR in Vincent Jackson) […]
NFL Free Agency Kicks Off – Day 1 Recap
And unlike during the actual season there were no touchbacks on the first day of NFL free agency. The Big Moves Washington Redskins: Surprise, surprise. Just when you thought Dan Snyder was going to be cautious due to the reduction of cap space over the next two years he surprises you…er, acts exactly like he […]
Rams and Redskins Wheel and Deal
I can finally exhale. As a life-long Skins1 fan I have endured a parade of hapless and witless signal-callers since the championships of Williams and Rypien, to wit: Heath Shuler John “Deep” Friesz Gus “The Frozen Ferret” Frerotte Jeff Hostetler Trent Green Brad “I Can’t Believe My Enormous Head Fits In My Helmet” Johnson Jeff George […]
The Baggpod 3/12/12 – Inside the Bracket
Eugene makes his triumphant return to The Baggpod to discuss the recently released NCAA Tournament bracket, conference tournaments, and the big trade his Redskins made for the second overall selection in the 2012 NFL Draft (Robert Griffin anyone?).
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year?
As we begin the yearly transformation from lion to lamb, the eternal question for sports fans rears its ugly head: which is the greatest sports month of the year? Only a few make the cut and each will be given its time in the sun. February – We start out with the single biggest annual […]
5 Ideas to Make the NBA All-Star Game Better
Ever since players have been making oodles of money all-star games have lost a lot of their luster. Coming off the heels of the NBA All-Star game here are ten ways to make the game better – either by making it more competitive or more fun. 1) Let the players bet on their teams winning […]
Hope Springs Eternal NFL Draft Preview: Cleveland Browns
#4 Pick in 2012 NFL Draft, held on April 26-28 New regimes usually mean bad football and that is exactly what happened with the 2011 Browns. Eric Mangini and his 3-4 defense were canned in favor of Pat Shumur’s offensive mind and Dick Jauron’s 4-3. The Browns had built up a lot of promising play […]