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Surely, the lawsuit between various NFL players both active and retired against the NFL will be going down in the annals of Tort law. Because of the alphabetical placement of named players in the lawsuit, this action is now being labeled as the “Brady case.” It has become apparent that in the modern football era, Tom Brady is the face and persona of the NFL nation. For good or bad, all things NFL are being named the “Brady this or that.” In Brady’s inaugural year as the replacement QB for Drew Bledsoe, Brady ran head long into the “Tuck rule.” Since nobody ...

Every NFL fan has either heard of, or argued about, the first round draft busts of years past. This year’s entire 2011 NFL Draft could end up being the biggest bust yet. This draft could come and go with little meaning for our NFL teams or even for the draftees. Sure, the guys that show up on draft day will get to waltz up to the podium and collect their Official NFL endorsed ball cap and get a hand shake from Roger Goodell. The dance song could very well end right there. My lack of exuberance about the upcoming draft is a sure sign that ...

I’ve heard enough about the NFL vs. the now defunct NFLPA. All the noise is making me hermatile. The owners want to take back the franchise from the players. On the other side, players are fighting for some more job security, safety concerns and maybe a little retirement nest-egg. The franchise owners claimed they were not getting enough return on investment in the old CBA agreement and abandoned it early. And no, they will not open their books to allow everyone to see how little income is made through their respective franchises. It is also said that the NFLPA has only been giving ...

It’s possible that if you’re a male sports fan you may be faced with the same problem that I’ve been dealing with lately. Explaining to your wife/girlfriend/significant other how it is possible that male athletes seem incapable of keeping their focus when it comes to committed relationships? I’m not sure how I became the spokesperson for the rest of my kind. I have valiantly tried to frame my responses to ensure that we, males, are not all viewed as creatures with the same mind and motivations that get these few sports stars targeted in the press. It’s easy for me to fall ...

It’s been a tough NFL offseason for me. From the time the Super Bowl ended then through the free agency announcements and NFL draft I’ve been waiting and anticipating the beginning of the regular season games. Due to the many mandatory furlough days I have been required to take this summer I have had too much time to reflect on this offseason as I lay on the beach. You see I have a small get away cottage on the Rhode Island coast. It’s always been a sanctuary for me. A place separated from my work-week grind; a place where everything else is forgotten. ...

So, here is a damn good question: How is it that when it comes to an implied affront to my sports or favorite teams I am reduced to a blithering Neanderthal? Those are the guys that went extinct and did not end up being our ancestors. What is it in the Homo sapiens' psyche that allows some of us to just lose our minds when it comes to sports? First and foremost I would venture to say that it has to do with our social community; part of our mental link to the region where we grew up, or that in which we ...

So, here is a damn good question: How is it that when it comes to an implied affront to my sports or favorite teams I am reduced to a blithering Neanderthal? Those are the guys that went extinct and did not end up being our ancestors. What is it in the Homo sapiens' psyche that allows some of us to just lose our minds when it comes to sports? First and foremost I would venture to say that it has to do with our social community; part of our mental link to the region where we grew up, or that in which we ...

I’ve written technical manuals, technical bulletins, and office memos which are devoid of opinion or humor. Since joining B/R I have written more for myself in the last nine months than I have in the previous 49 years. It’s been a joy to write and comment on my favorite subject—sports. For the 50th article I thought it should be special. It should be in-depth and well-researched. I should break out the slide rule and use a bunch of statistics. Where to begin? Which sport? What subject? Then I thought, "I haven’t wrote one of those yet, not once in the past 49 articles so ...

I understand statistics and I also understand how they are used to qualify and quantify the achievements of our favorite sports, teams, players or drivers. We have sports statistics for everything. There’s statistics for lap leads for race car drivers as well as average starting pole position. A baseball pitcher has his necessary ERA statistics. A boxer is defined not only by his win-loss numbers but also by the rounds he’s boxed and punches he throws as well as his KO wins. These numbers are accumulated to judge how these athletes compare to their peers. These same athletes either gain admission or are omitted from ...