Off Field

April 21, 2012 – Capt. Gridiron Oh, the mid-80′s were such a simpler time. The NFL was coming into its own as the popularity of the sport and the Super Bowl reached record numbers. Uniforms were loose and tacky without much thought to style or functionality. The rival USFL had lost its way and the [...]

April 15, 2012 – Capt. Gridiron The worldwide impact of the sport of football lives strong in South Asia. Last fall the announcement came of the establishment of the Elite Football League of India (EFLI), which is the first men’s professional American football league in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. It’s nice to see the [...]

April 8, 2012 Dr. Hut Hut Hike New York’s latest Jet is sure to be a big hit on Broadway and if he can draw fans to the Meadowlands like he does on his personal time you can bet the Jets will be the most popular team in the NFL next year. An estimated 30,000 [...]

April 4, 2012 – Capt. Gridiron Apparently, someone at Funny or Die got high and thought that getting Vince Young to do an “Eric & Tim” type video would be a blast. You decide if that was the right decision. Vince Young for Towels from Vince Young Young was the third overall pick in the [...]

March 28, 2012 – Capt. Gridiron For anyone who doesn’t believe in the Madden Curse just know it’s real. Seriously. It doesn’t happen to everyone but almost all of the NFL players featured on the cover struggle the next year and last years cover boy, Peyton Hillis, just flat-out imploded to bring back the rumors [...]

March 27, 2012 – Capt. Gridiron With his checking account in a ‘rebuilding year’, just like the Browns organization for the last 22 years, this season ticket holder makes a plea to the team to consider various payment options for the upcoming season tickets. I think $.50 tickets for crappy pre-season tickets is a good [...]

March 18, 2012 – Capt. Gridiron With all the talk of Peyton Manning finding a new home in the NFL the idea of the former All Pro landing in Phoenix to help out the Cardinals has come and gone. The desert birds have had a hard time trying to replace Kurt Warner, their last good [...]

February 27, 2012 Dr. Hut Hut Hike Personally, I think the 40-yard dash is highly overrated and one of the most misued guides at the NFL Combines. That’s not to say it’s a completely worthless stat but for some odd reason over the last decade or so it’s just become the go-to stat to shout [...]

February 11, 2012 – Capt. Gridiron The Detroit Lions finally became contenders in the 2011 NFL season. The team came together with some solid defense and exceptional play making at the receiving position. But it’s at the QB position that the team improved the most. The Lions have struggled to keep their franchise QB Matthew [...]

February 6, 2012 – Capt. Gridiron Looks like Gisele has got her panties in a ‘Bundchen’ after the Patriots second loss to the Giants in the Super Bowl. Thanks to some lazy play by the receivers of New England, the Pats failed to trump the Giants for their rematched Super Bowl. After the game Gisele [...]