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Top 100 Things NFL Fans Would NEVER Say….In PUBLIC Anyways (VIDEO) Comments Off on Top 100 Things NFL Fans Would NEVER Say….In PUBLIC Anyways (VIDEO)

Posted on November 07, 2012 by Joe Gill

It’s NO SURPRISE why the NFL is the MOST POPULAR SPORT on the planet Earth…..

The fans of course.

NO ONE is more PASSIONATE about their sport and team than the lovers of the PIGSKIN.

But there are some things that the MOST DIE HARD NFL fans just WON’T SAY.

Ok, ADMIT it how many have you said?

Sports Illustrated’s 10 BEST NFL Franchises (5-1) 1

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Joe Gill

MUST HAVE For Any NFL Fan

Sports Illustrated has just released “Football’s Greatest” which is a MUST HAVE for any NFL fan. This book is choc full of beautiful images, historical tidbits and of course Top 10 lists. This keepsake covers the best players by position, the top 10 plays in NFL history and much, much more.

This week we are going to discuss the “10 BEST NFL Franchises”. Let the debate begin!

 

 

 

 

5. New York Giants

4-NFL Championships

4-Super Bowl Championships

31-Playoff appearances

27-Hall Of Famers

 

 

 

 

 

4.  Chicago Bears

7-NFL Championships

1-Super Bowl Championship

26-Playoff appearances

27-Hall Of Famers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.  Dallas Cowboys

5-Super Bowl Championships

30-Playoff appearances

12-Hall Of Famers

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Sports Illustrated’s 10 BEST NFL Franchises (10-6) 3

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Joe Gill

MUST HAVE For Any NFL Fan

Sports Illustrated has just released “Football’s Greatest” which is a MUST HAVE for any NFL fan. This book is choc full of beautiful images, historical tidbits and of course Top 10 lists. This keepsake covers the best players by position, the top 10 plays in NFL history and much, much more.

This week we are going to discuss the “10 BEST NFL Franchises”. Let the debate begin!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10. Washington Redskins

2-NFL Championships

3-Super Bowl Championships

22-Playoff appearances

19-Hall Of Famers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9. Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts

3-NFL Championships

2-Super Bowl Championships

24-Playoff appearances

16-Hall Of Famers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8. Oakland Raiders 

1-AFL Championship

3-Super Bowl Championships

21-Playoff appearances

20-Hall Of Famers

 

 

 

 

 

 

7. New England Patriots

3-Super Bowl Championships

19-Playoff appearances

3-Hall Of Famers

 

 

 

 

 

 

6. San Francisco 49ers

5-Super Bowl Championships

24-Playoff appearances

21-Hall Of Famers

 

Agree or Disagree with SI’S List?

Show your team spirit below and STATE YOUR CASE!

 

Tune in this week for Sports Illustrated’s 10 BEST NFL Franchises (5-1).

NFL: UNEMPLOYED WR Terrell Owens Tweets The Jets That He Is AVAILABLE! Comments Off on NFL: UNEMPLOYED WR Terrell Owens Tweets The Jets That He Is AVAILABLE!

Posted on October 09, 2012 by Joe Gill

“Hey Jets! I am AVAILABLE!”

Terrell Owens is UNEMPLOYED.

Terrell Owens is BROKE.

Terrell Owens is DESPERATE.

During the Monday Night football game between the Texans and Jets, T.O. tweeted the following:

The Jets are definitely in need of wide receiver help after Santonio Holmes was lost for the season after an injury against the 49ers.

But how much is Terrell Owens an UPGRADE? He is 38 years old and has not played in the NFL since 2010 with the Cincinnati Bengals where he had 72 catches for 938 yards and 9 touchdowns.

He was cut in training camp by the Seattle Seahawks back in August.

Have to give credit to Terrell Owens for thinking outside the box using social media to find a new gig.

MUCH RESPECT For K.C. Chiefs O-Lineman Eric Winston For Calling Out The Home Crowd For Their DESPICABLE Acts (VIDEO) Comments Off on MUCH RESPECT For K.C. Chiefs O-Lineman Eric Winston For Calling Out The Home Crowd For Their DESPICABLE Acts (VIDEO)

Posted on October 08, 2012 by Joe Gill

K.C. Chiefs Lineman Eric Winston deserves EVERYONE’s RESPECT after his post-game RANT. He called out 70,000 Chiefs fans for cheering, yes CHEERING when his quarterback Matt Cassel was knocked out of the game due to a concussion.

Wow, this is just SHAMEFUL and Eric Winston is RIGHT. These players are PEOPLE like you and me.

They BLEED like us.

They get HURT like us.

And they have FEELINGS and EMOTIONS like us.

Sports sometimes rips the HUMANITY out of people and just as Winston said brings us back to the days of the Romans cheering as the Christians getting thrown to the lions.

Hats off and much RESPECT goes to Eric Winston, I just became his BIGGEST fan because of his BRAVERY to speak out and DEDICATION to his teammates/brothers.

H/T Goes To The Sports Grid!

The 1995 Cleveland Browns, DEAD Team Playing (VIDEO) Comments Off on The 1995 Cleveland Browns, DEAD Team Playing (VIDEO)

Posted on October 04, 2012 by Joe Gill

Browns Fans Had Their Football Hearts Torn Out

Never has a professional sports team announced they were moving DURING a season. No owner has ripped the hearts out of his franchise’s fans, players and coaching staff like Art Modell did in Cleveland during the ’95 season. In essence, the ’95 Cleveland Browns became a “DEAD Team Playing”.

Bill Belichick came to Cleveland in 1991 fresh off a Super Bowl victory with the New York Giants. He came to the Browns to bring respectability back to the once proud franchise that could never get over the hump. He instilled a system and assembled a staff (which included 3 future GM’s, 2 successful college coaches and one NFL coach) that would lead the Browns to their first Super Bowl.

Belichick took a team from a 3-13 season to a 6-10 record in his first year at the helm. In 1992 & 1993, the Browns posted back to back 7-9 campaigns and were showing progress. However, progress was not without pain and scrutiny.

Bill Belichick made a controversial and risky decision by benching Cleveland icon Bernie Kosar early in the ’93 season in favor of Vinny Testaverde. A mere eight weeks later, Kosar was released due to his “diminished skills” as described by Belichick. Browns fans were enraged by Kosar’s dismissal as they wore Bernie Kosar masks to the following home game.

The head coach survived the fire and brimstone to lead the Browns to the playoffs in 1994 after posting a 11-5 record. Belichick would face his mentor, Bill Parcells and the New England Patriots in the playoffs. Cleveland won the wild card match-up 20-13 before falling to their hated rivals, the Pittsburgh Steelers 29-9 in the divisional round.

Hope was breeding eternal in the “Dawg Pound” as their Browns were back to respectability. NFL pundits such as the Sporting News and Sports Illustrated were picking the Browns to go to the Super Bowl in 1995.  And the team was believing in the hype as they started the season 3-1.

Cleveland was riding high….

Then IT happened…………..

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