NFL Splinters | Super Bowl 2010 Edition »

The fact that Indy’s longest play from scrimmage was a run. Now that was a surprise. The Colts finished the regular season ranked dead last in rushing yards per game with at 80.9. In comparison, the Jets led the NFL with 172.2 yards per game.

NFL Splinters | February 1, 2010 »

Rex Ryan and an MMA event in Miami – nothing good can come from that. There is not a tent large enough to camouflage ol’ sexy Rexy. He’s got to know people are going to provoke him. And in that situation? There is no such thing as an instigator penalty.

NFL Splinters | Championship Sunday, 2010 »

Twenty-nine days ago, Jim Caldwell, Peyton Manning and the rest of the Indianapolis Colts endured a flock of boo birds amongst their fans at Lucas Oil Stadium. With home field advantage through the playoffs safely in hand…

NFL Splinters | Divisional Playoffs »

Those expecting this game to resemble a shootout were surprised when the Saint defense clipped the Cardinals’ wings. Arizona managed just 14 points on 359 total yards. One week after scoring 51, the Cardinals offense met a stronger force in the Saints D. Arizona’s defense surrendered 90 points in two playoff games.

NFL Splinters | Wild Card Weekend-2010 »

All of that history was thrown out the window as easily and as quickly as the Ravens’ Ray Rice sprinted 83 yards less than a half a minute into the game. Little did the football world know, the game could have ceased right there. Fans of New England might have been happy if that was the result. Baltimore picked three Tom Brady passes. The Ravens sacked Brady three times and knocked down the Patriot QB three more times.

Pigskin Playoff Picks »

Time for the bench to opine on this week’s playoff games.   I like Boise State over Alabama.   Oops … sorry … was day dreaming about how great a CFB playoff would be.    Okay, onto the NFL Playoffs … the Saturday and Sunday wildcard round:
Jets at the Bengals:    If defense truly wins chan’ships, this is a [...]

NFL Splinters | Week 17, 2009 »

I am going to take Tom Coughlin’s lead and make no excuses for the Giants. After watching the midgets fall behind 17-0, spending two and a half hours behind a snow blower in sub-zero wind chills seemed a better way to spend my time. When did the Giants sign the sponsorship contract with the Hoover Vacuum Co? Because they sure do SUCK!

Before I forget, while snow blowing I popped on the IPod. Turned the volume up LOUD and listened to ‘The Rising.’ I forgot about how bad the Giants are.

NFL Splinters | Week 16, 2009 »

Much to the chagrin of all those looking to witness history, the Indianapolis Colts pulled the plug on their run to perfection. With a 9-3 lead at half, Peyton Manning, Reggie Wayne, Dallas Clark …(anyone I forgot?) traded helmets on baseball caps, and the New York Jets handed Indy loss numero uno, 29-15.

NFL Splinters | Week 15, 2009 »

But as they have so many times this years, the Colts figured out a way. Manning hit Reggie Wayne on a 65-yard touchdown and the Colts improved to 14-0. With all the other accolades (consecutive regular season wins and wins in the decade) the Colts added one more. Indy joined the ‘72 Dolphins and ‘07 Patriots as the only 14-0 teams in NFL history. Hey Mercury! Peyton is in the zip code.

Wally’s Holiday Wishlist »

I’ve been pretty good this year … okay, maybe just a bit better than average … so I have a pretty modest wish list for you. The great thing about this list is that you don’t have to rush the elves to GET ‘ER DONE by 12/25. Nope, this list can be accomplished over several weeks … even months, if not years. Okay … coming clean here … some of the items are nearly miracles, so you might want to get some help from YOU KNOW WHO. So this is what I want, in no particular order, but the most important stuff is definitely at the end: