NFL teams could soon dump playbooks for iPads? NFL teams including the Dallas Cowboys could soon be abandoning their traditional paper playbooks and game-day printouts of plays in favor of iPads or other tablets. Pete Walsh, head of technology for the Cowboys, said his team and at least a “couple” of others are currently considering …
Category Archive: Super Bowl 45
Feb 04
Guess who Jerome Bettis is picking for the Super Bowl?
Don’t you love Super Bowl hype? I had a chance to interview Jerome Bettis last night at Wing Stop in Arlington.
Feb 04
The Snowy Knoll Theory
Good morning from snowed in north Texas, home of Super Bowl XLV. Does anyone remember the 70 degree temperature here last week? The mood was excellent for a Super Bowl. The Super Bowl teams arrived and not 60 minutes later, we all were iced/snowed in here and it hasn’t let up yet. Not to worry …
Jan 30
Please Support the Gridiron Greats Assistance Fund
The Gridiron Greats Assistance Fund’s mission is to assist retired NFL dire need players who are pioneers of the game and have greatly contributed to the NFL’s status as the most popular sport in America. GGAF provides hands-on assistance to help retired players and their families deal with hardships they face after football. The services …
Jan 30
Super Bowl Notes
Redskins quarterback Donovan McNabb is going to the Super Bowl. Well, he’s going to Texas for Super Bowl week, but he’ll be working for ESPN, not the Redskins. McNabb will serve as a guest analyst next week for ESPN’s coverage of Super Bowl XLV, providing his thoughts on the game, teams and players. The safe …
Jan 29
T Minus 7 days and counting….
Saturday, 8:30 PM. The zoo has begun. It’s official now, one week to go until Super Bowl XLV and people around here in north Texas are getting crazy. It’s the fist time the Super Bowl has been played here, we sort of don’t know how to take all of this. I went to the NFL …
Jan 27
It’s time for Super Bowl XLV!
Wow, can it get any more crazier here in north Texas than having a Super Bowl in the back yard? Thanks to my good friend Rick Chandler over at Off the Bench an NBC owned blog, I am able to do some work for that site and it’s a blast so far. I’m getting calls …
Jan 26
Which NFL jerseys are women buying?
Apparantly, there is a large segment of this society (women), that buy NFL jerseys differently from men. In other words, women like certain jerseys differently than men. Case in point. With more than 40 percent of NFL fans being female, jerseys tailored for women have become popular in recent years. So it’s interesting to see …
Jan 23
My tribute to Ralph
Back in 1971 when I arrived at Fort Riley Kansas, there was this guy named Ralph, from Bulger Pa. that was assigned to my squad room on post barracks. On top of being some where I didn’t want to be in the first place, here was this guy always, always talking about anything related to Pittsburgh sports. …
Oct 17
Hey Jerry, I think YOU are the problem!
No one wants to read about how bad their team is, but you just can’t help it right? I hate writing about a losing team, especially since it’s been my team for 50 years now. Why are the Cowboys 1-4 after the game today in Minnesota? Because we don’t have effective coaching. Why don’t we …