This is the quandary the New York Jets find themselves in this off season: a regime predicated on building through the draft is faced with numerous holes to fill on a team that went 4-12 last season in a free agent pool that has top-end talent available at two positions of need – guard and [...]
Entries from February 2008
February 28, 2008
Will the Eagles make a splash in free agency?
In a word… no. This year’s free agent crop was devastated by the dreaded franchise tag, which prevented the Birds from pursuing potential targets like Marcus Trufant and Jared Allen. But that doesn’t mean Andy Reid & Co. won’t make some kind of splash; read on we assess the team needs and speculate on some possible moves.
February 27, 2008
Homeward Bound
The Flyers stayed relatively quiet at the trade deadline, acquiring former Flyer Václav Prospal but failing to pick up a defenseman. Read on for our take on Paul Holmgren’s deadline move.
February 27, 2008
Mets take on the state of Michigan
Yesterday the Mets played their first game against anyone other than themselves when they hosted the University of Michigan. For highlights of the 4-4 tie, click here.
February 25, 2008
For the NFL, it’s never the offseason
While I pathetically sit here (equally pathetically – and unsuccessfully) attempting to clock linebackers run the 40 yard dash on TV at the NFL Combine – the last “athletic event” (how ridiculous is that) in the RCA Dome’s history – we should attend to a few matters with the Jets and Giants current rosters.
February 25, 2008
Finally…kind of
It’s about time. It’s been almost a month since the Giants triumph in the desert, and while the euphoria hasn’t dissipated, if you’re like me, you’ve been itching uncontrollably for baseball since about February 10.
February 25, 2008
Garcia redux? (examining the Phils bullpen)
Wasn’t that nice of Brad Lidge? Before Phillies fans got overexcited about the upcoming season, he did us the courtesy of tempering expectations by reinjuring his knee on Saturday during batting practice. Read on to find out how this affects the rest of the Phils’ bullpen.
February 21, 2008
Flyers’ aspirations take a blow to the head
What Flyers fans feared for much of the season was confirmed Wednesday night: Simon Gagne will miss the rest of this season after suffering several concussions earlier this year. It’s a huge blow for the Orange and Black, especially considering their recent seven-game slide (though the final loss to Ottawa on Tuesday night at least came in overtime) and the spate of injuries that has plagued them over recent weeks.
February 21, 2008
Obligatory Knicks/Sixers post
We didn’t manage to catch the game tonight, but it looks like we didn’t miss much: a 124-84 win for the Sixers, with Willie Green (of all people) leading the good guys in scoring with 21. Good way for the Sixers to bounce back from a rough 16-point loss to the T’Wolves… via the transitive property then, the Knicks must live with the fact that the worst team in the NBA (other than Miami) is 56 points better than them.
February 20, 2008
Now you see it, now you don’t
After an oh-so-close weekend set with Georgetown and Louisville, we bemoan the inability of our Friars to play with any kind of consistency… and we look at what that’s doing to the program.
