Archive for December 2009

What We Talk About When We Talk About the NFL, Week 16

Dec 31st, 2009 | By JP | Category: Sports

So there’s been much conjecture these past few days…
Should the Colts have gone for 19-0? Should the team have chased history? Should Colts coach Jim Caldwell have left his starters in for the entirety of an ultimately meaningless (if the history argument is removed) game against a borderline playoff team?
Many a windbag has stared into [...]



What We Talk About…Week 15

Dec 23rd, 2009 | By JP | Category: Sports

After losses last week by the New Orleans Saints and Minnesota Vikings, I’m pretty sure that makes it official:
A team’s being praised in this column is a death sentence.
Any team I laud as being unbeatable or the best of the best immediately goes out and gets smoked the next week, that or does something unforeseen. [...]



What We Talk About When We Talk About the NFL, Week 14

Dec 18th, 2009 | By JP | Category: Sports

The last section of this article was written prior to learning that Bengals wide receiver Chris Henry died early Thursday from injuries sustained when he fell off the back of a pick-up truck Wednesday afternoon.
It’s a pretty crazy story. Henry, on injured reserve since breaking his forearm in the November 8 win over Baltimore, was [...]