The Redskins have found a phenom at the running back position in the form of Alfred Morris. Morris was a sixth round draft pick of the Redskins in this years draft from Florida Atlantic University. He was a standout runner there and is a standout runner for Washington, too. In two games this season, Morris […]
Archive for September 17, 2012
Monday, September 17th, 2012
More on the poor officiating yesterday…
Here’s a few quotes after the Skins/Rams game, from The Washington Post’s DC Sports Bog “Never have I been involved in a game like this.” — Mike Shanahan. “You wait for the second [punch] to be thrown before you throw a flag? They were doing a lot of dirty stuff after every play.” — Santana […]
Monday, September 17th, 2012
NFL Picks Standings
Okay, we started one week late. But let’s just call that our “bye” week. Here are the First Pick Blog Staff standings after week 2. Included are everyone’s Monday Night Football pick as well. Tied for 1st: Ben Simpson, 8 correct picks: Buffalo, Indy, Carolina, Houston, Giants, Seattle, Pittsburgh, and Chargers Monday Night Pick: Denver […]
Monday, September 17th, 2012
Reaction to “The Upset in Foxboro”
WHERE DID THIS COME FROM?! Odds in this game to be anything close were way out the window coming in. The Cardinals? Yeah they looked alright in their first game, but that was against a weak NFC West opponent. How about going into New England, one of the most hostile environments to play on the […]
Monday, September 17th, 2012
The Polls are in and…?
With all the talk on NFL this Sunday I would like to take this time to change the subject and look at College Football. In the last season of the BCS ranking system, this year is as crazy as ever with the upsets of Virginia Tech, Michigan State, and USC this week has stirred the […]
Monday, September 17th, 2012
Chris Johnson, Fantasy Killer
Never again…never…ever….again. What possessed me to draft Chris Johnson again this year? The stat line from the first two weeks of the NFL season: Week 1 vs. New England: 11 carries, 4 yards Week 2 vs. San Diego: 8 carries, 17 yards Now granted he did catch 6 passes for 47 yards in that Pats […]
Monday, September 17th, 2012
You’ll only get this if you saw the new Dark Knight movie…
This one comes from one of our favorite sites: The Onion Sports And yes, even though this is old its still funny. Or maybe its funny because its 12:45 AM… Mood In Gotham City Rogues Training Camp Upbeat GOTHAM CITY—At a press conference following Monday’s practice, newly appointed Rogues head coach Adam Kewell said the […]
Monday, September 17th, 2012
Cortland Finnegan is a punk…
Okay, terrible game-costing decision by Josh Morgan and bonehead of the day move….but I partly believe this came from boiled over anger from the chippiness of this game. The Rams took plenty of cheap shots all game long and these replacement referees are a joke. Also I lost every game I bet […]