News: Ex Bucs QB Josh Freeman was signed by the Vikings on a 1 year deal. At least in Vikes land he will have a great running game. The new starting QB for the Bills is former Browns QB Thad Lewis. He has had only one start (Browns) and threw a TD … Read more
News, Notes & Rumors for Crazy week 4 NOTE: This week’s radio version of NNR with my co-host Samantha Bunten will be Friday Oct. 4 at 6PM Eastern on The Bill Smith Radio Show. A special NNR will be on Monday Oct. 7 at 6PM to wrap up week 5 with Samantha and … Read more
News: Injuries hit key players in the NFL again. Ray Rice RB (BA) has a hip flexor. WR Larry Fitzgerald (AZ) reinjured his hamstring but plans to play next week. RB Reggie Bush (DT) has a knee sprain. OT Ryan Clady (DV) has a Lisfranc strain and will be out several weeks. WR Andre … Read more
News: The running game in week 1 was WAY down in part because lots of NFL teams have major O line issues. The Seahawks struggled to score 12 points against the Panthers. The Browns could not run or pass in a loss to the Dolphins. The Steelers lose their C Maurkice Pouncey and … Read more
Note: Join Samantha Bunten of NBC Sports and me for the Browns and NFL week recap show every Monday at 6 PM Eastern time live on http://www.justin.tv/papaburl or the archives on https://fryingpansports.com/radio-show/. 10. Which AFC team will get the first pick in the 2014 draft. The choices are Oakland, Jacksonville and Buffalo. 9. Will the new … Read more
Thaddeus Novak, feature basketball writer for the Bleacher Report, joins us to talk about the Saturday games and preview the finals. Cleveland sports legend Bob Karlovec joins us to talk about the Browns, Cavs and Indians. Vittorio Tafur Raider beat writer for the San Francisco Chronicle joins us to talk about the Raiders plans for … Read more
Tonight at 6:00 PM EDT join Andy Wheels and me on the substitute version of NNR. The show will be heard on . Join us for a discussion of the Browns loss to the Raiders. My thanks to Wheels, Dactar and TubbyDawg for providing a way to get NNR on while we experience technical … Read more
The Big East is a fraud. Despite the pollsters doing their best to get a BE team into the top 25, the league stinks this year. Several teams have crept into the top 25 only to lose and fall back out the next week. The current top team is Syracuse (6-2) who is tied for … Read more
This week I went 5-1 in top game calls losing only the Texas/Baylor debacle. That puts the total to 22-10 for a 69% correct. In the pros I went 3-2 which puts the against the spread at 14-8 which is 64% correct. Technorati Tags: BCS,BCS Championship game,BCS Rankings,Auburn,Mississippi,Oregon State,Oregon,USC,Michigan State,Nebraska,Missouri,Utah,Air Force,Oklahoma,Ohio State,Stanford,Colts,NFL Football,NFL Playoffs,Texans,Patriots,Jets,Steelers,Saints,Packers,Cowboys,Vikings,NFLDraftDog.com,Dolphins,Raiders,Lions,Rams College … Read more
Best comment of the month: Frederic Bernotas on What did we learn from week 2 in College Football? After all this it is possible that the Wolverines will get into the Big 10 season with 4 wins, although subsequently, exactly what after that? Conference competition breaks along with The Hoosier’s formidable offense. Subsequently Michigan visits … Read more
