Snap Judgment
It happened. I knew it was going to happen. I even wrote how something like this was going to happen, but I still can’t believe it happened. The Patriots drafted a long snapper.
Running For Roses: A Recap Of The 141st Kentucky Derby
Imagine someone gave you $25,000 to bet on one horse to win in a race. If you picked the winner, you keep the cash. If you picked wrong, you get nothing except the experience of watching your possible winnings slip away in less than two minutes. In reality, losing the…
Racing To Fight: A Perfect Saturday For Gamblers
I am often prone to over analysis. After studying an issue ad nauseum, I often find I am no closer to a solution than when I began. But I do not consider this to be a character flaw nor do I see my analysis as a futile endeavor. Even though…
Tilting Ground 2015 NFL Mock Draft
The NFL Draft is only a day away. All of Greg’s predraft team previews have been posted, so we thought it would be fun to do a mock draft of our own here at Tilting Ground. Greg and I will alternate picks, and for the sake of this exercise we…
NFL Draft Preview: The QB Haves And Haves Not – AFC West
It’s on to the AFC West and the last of the divisional previews for the upcoming draft. After sending three teams to the 2013 NFL playoffs, and the Denver Broncos reaching the Super Bowl, the West only saw those same Broncos make it to the postseason while the Kansas City…
Derby Dirt: A Kentucky Derby Primer
On the first Saturday in May, twenty horses will run the longest and most crowded race of their young lives. The Kentucky Derby, while not the richest race in the country, is the most recognized among the general public and so coveted by owners and trainers that the twenty starting…
NFL Draft Preview: The QB Haves And Haves Not – AFC South
Not the best 2014 for the AFC South, only the Indianapolis Colts were a playoff team, and they were waxed in the AFC championship game by the New England Patriots, best known as the “Deflategate” game. Their collective team efficiency ratings came in at Colts 13th, Houston Texans 19th, Tennessee…
NFL Draft Preview: The QB Haves and Haves Not – AFC North
The AFC North sent three teams to the NFL playoffs in 2014—the Bengals, Ravens and Steelers—which illustrates the depth and competitiveness of the division. The Ravens, in fact, beat the Steelers on Wild Card weekend 30-17, helped in large part to the untimely knee injury to star Steeler running back,…
On To The Draft: Draft Day For A Patriots Fan
One of my favorite sporting events of the year is about to take place. This event doesn’t transpire in a giant stadium, it doesn’t happen on grass, and besides feelings no one is likely to get hurt. What is this captivating event that steals my attention every spring, it’s the…
NFL Draft Preview: The QB Haves And Haves Not – AFC East
As the master Bill Belichick would say, “We’re onto the AFC East”. It makes sense that I would quote the New England coach considering his Patriots have dominated this division for the last decade, and were last season’s Super Bowl champions. Since 2003 his team has won the division in…