Articles by Alan Draper (245814)
Kuharsky wraps up
His postgame reaction What I liked: The only play better than Aaron Francisco’s spectacular, game-sealing, one-handed interception was Pierre Garcon’s…
Read more Bless the Bye Week
I’m going to draw up a profile of a football team, and you guess their record. This team, let’s call…
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Bless the Bye Week
I’m going to draw up a profile of a football team, and you guess their record. This team, let’s call…
Read more Pre-season interview #6: Omri Casspi
Omri Casspi is flat out intense. When he speaks, it is with the directness of a seasoned CEO. He is…
Read more After Review: Colts v. Redskins (Week 6)
The Indianapolis Colts managed to defeat the Washington Redskins on the road 27-24 in a contest that really should not…
Read more Vince Carter: The new Mr. October
Via the Orlando Sentinel: Too bad Vince Carter isn’t a time traveler. The Magic and their fans can only wish…
Read more Preseason Game Day Preview: Spurs vs. Thunder
SAN ANTONIO SPURS (3-2) vs. OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER (2-2) TEAM LEADERS Points Rebounds Assists SPURS DeJuan Blair 11.8 DeJuan Blair…
Read more Monday Morning Hangover- nothing Saintly about that loss.
NFL.com’s Game Rewind is an excellent source for video replays of all of Sundays games available at midnight following a…
Read more Bulletin board material: Heat fans are getting ahead of themselves
We don’t really know how good this Heat team will be — the big three have spent just over three…
Read more Your Morning Dump… Where Rondo is their leader
Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there's nothing…
Read more Hitting the reload button
Remember all of those things I wrote about establishing momentum early on the road and how important that would be?…
Read more Monday Morning Link Dump: October 18
The playoffs are in full swing…here comes the dump. Leading Off Larry Granillo over at Wezen-Ball points out that umpires…
Read more Quick Thoughts: Colts 27, Redskins 24
The Colts limped into Sunday night’s match-up against the Washington Redskins needing a win to keep pace with the Houston…
Read more Are the Titans really lying in the weeds?
Last week, blogfriend Chase Stuart of the invaluable Pro-Football-Reference wrote a post pointing out the Titans ranked surprisingly high in…
Read more Giants 28 Lions 20
The Giants survived and won their third game in a row. Even though the Giants looked unimpressive against the Lions, they won the game. And, without…
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BCS Rankings: Seven Notes About the Initial Rankings
The BCS rankings were just released last night, and already the college football debate on who’s number one has started….
Read more Franchise Quarterback. STEELERS WIN.
Colt McCoy came into this game and every expectation was that he would be demolished. The kid played all right…
Read more Raiders miss opportunity
The Oakland Raiders had the perfect opportunity to get back to back wins when they entered Candlestick Park to play…
Read more Why Cliff Lee could be beatable, Michael Kay is jumping the gun, and Freddy Sez will be missed
I heard Michael Kay said the ALCS was over after the Yankees won on Friday. And if you read the…
Read more Centering Pass, Wrister, Off the Defender’s Face and In
Remember those old McDonald’s commercials with Bird and Jordan challenging each other to ridiculous games of Horse? Here, let me…
Read more Open Thread #2: Halftime: Colts 17 Redskins 7
Pretty solid showing from the Colts so far. They need to do a better job finishing tackles in the second…
Read more Back in Black: Steelers Win
10 28 The Steelers announced the offense out of the gate and Ben got a great cheer from the crowd….
Read more Calvin Johnson Starts To Celebrate 87 Yard Touchdown At 47 Yard Line (VIDEO)
The Lions lost again (what’s new?), but there were some highlights. Like this 87-yard touchdown reception by Calvin Johnson from…
Read more Week 6 Inactives: Colts vs. Redskins
The following players have had a determination made concerning their availability for the primetime game against the Redskins…
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