Sports Buffet for 05/04/10

The Sports Buffet will be a regular feature of FPS. NFL UFA S FS Darren Sharper (NO) is reported to have had microfracture knee surgery during the off season according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Sharper was a key part of the Saints D and their playoff run. The typical recovery time for that procedure is … Read more

The DOE complains about graduation rates in College Basketball

This week US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan suggested that the NCAA should ban teams from the NCAA Tournament that do not maintain a minimum graduation rate for their players. WHAT????? Don’t forget that this pinhead is the guy that was so effective as the CEO of the Chicago Public School System he was named … Read more

What to look for in the BcS Championship game.

#1 Alabama This is the year that Bama needs to win it all. They have 14 senior player that will be given serious consideration in the 2010 NFL draft 9 of whom should be drafted. They have as always some nice underclass talent but with that many guys leaving, a number of the key juniors … Read more

With Hasselbeck healthy, the question for the Seahawks is the running game.

Seattle is not a very good football team. That’s OK because they are in a division that is not very good. If the majority of ifs fall in the Seahawks’ favor, they could contend for the NFC West title. QB Matt Hasselbeck is the keystone of the offense. With the running game probably struggling, he … Read more

The 49ers need be more like their coach.

Head coach Mike Singletary was known for 3 things—his love of the game, his intensity, and his knowledge of the game and everyone of his opponents. His team needs those qualities in order to change the culture of the team. The 49ers were once the team of the decade. But in the last few years it has become the team of decline.

The Cards' season will depend on how the D plays.

The Cardinals remarkable run in the 08 playoffs had little to do with the offense. It was the much improved play of the D that made the run possible. The only way the team makes the playoffs in 09 will be if the D continues to improve. So far in the preseason, that is not … Read more

Tuesday morning QB. Analysis: Sanchez has all the tools except experience in the NFL.

  Note: I am considering making this a regular feature during the NFL season. Let me know what you think. When the first all out blitz came from the Ravens, Jet QB Mark Sanchez put the ball up for grabs. Ray Lewis came in untouched and caused the Int. The Raven D linemen Haloti Ngata … Read more

Rap up of Preseason Week 2 Key games

Chargers @ Cardinals The Charger O  line is not playing nearly as well as it did last year. They are giving up sacks more often than they should. Even all pro tackle McNeil is slacking. LG Goff is not doing the job. The SD Defense looks sharp in the red zone but not so much … Read more