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Football - The Defense
As important as the offensive unit is to scoring in the game of football, the defensive unit is just as important for keeping the opposing team from crossing the goal line. In baseball they say good pitching stops good hitting. Well, in football a good defense stops a good offense.Read more…Football - Special Teams
If you're a big football fan, probably one of the most frustrating things you can watch in a game is when two teams are going at it, head to head, evenly matched, no score, both defenses doing their job and then suddenly a kick off is returned 100 yards for a touchdown because a guy on special teams missed an easy tackle. The game is lost because of somebody who is on the field maybe a total of 2 minutes in a 60 minute contest. It's enough to make you pull your hair out of your head.Read more…Football - Is It Becoming Too Dangerous?
Football was always a dangerous sport. As far as physical contact goes, there is no sport that has more of it. But as dangerous as football has always been, it is more dangerous now than ever before and not so much because the game itself has changed.Read more…Football - The San Diego Chargers
The San Diego Chargers are from San Diego, CA and play their football games in the AFC Western Division. Interestingly, the San Diego Chargers actually began as the Los Angeles Chargers in 1960. Here is a brief history of this popular football team.Read more…FIFA World Cup - A History 1930 to 1958
If the number of television viewers watching a sporting event is any guide to its popularity, then the FIFA World Cup is the world's favorite, with an estimated viewer ship of nearly 30 billion. How very different from the early days.In the early 20th century, the only tournament where national teams could compete, albeit on an amateur basis was as part of the Olympic Games.Read more…FIFA World Cup - A History 1962 to 2002
1962 Hosts for the 1962 edition were Chile despite recently having suffered a devastating earthquake. Brazil were favorites to retain the trophy but Chile thought they had a world-beating plan of action. Before they played Italy they ate spaghetti and won.Read more…Football - The Denver Broncos
Located in the mile high city of Denver, CO, the Denver Broncos are one of the NFL's most successful football franchises. They began play in 1960 as an original member of the old AFL and became part of the NFL when the two leagues merged. This storied football team is a member of the AFC Western Division and has been a part of 6 Super Bowls during this time, winning 2 of them.Read more…Football - Defensive Strategy
Bill Belichick is said to be one of the greatest defensive strategists of the modern era. While we're not going to pick apart Bill's game plan to try to figure out why he's so good at what he does, we are going to take a very basic look at defensive strategy and how to make your defense as effective as possible.Unlike the offense, which essentially dictates how the play is going to go down, the defense is more reactionary, not that it can't take an aggressive stance.Read more…Football - Offensive Strategy
The game of football is like a war between two generals, each one trying to out think the other. Bill Belichick is said to be one of the greatest defensive strategists of modern times while Mike Martz has a reputation for being an offensive wizard. In this article we're going to discuss some basic football strategies and how offensive coordinators and head coaches try to out think the opposing defense.Read more…Football - Football Moments - Great And Not So
The game of football has had so many great and not so great moments that it would take a month of Sundays to list even a fraction of them. So we're not even going to try here. And in case you're wondering, we're not even going to list the best of the best, since that would be a matter of opinion anyway.Read more…Tiki Barber: New York Giants Running Back
A native of Roanoke, Virginia, Tiki Barber was born on April 7, 1975 and currently plays as running back for the New York Giants after being drafted in the 2nd round of the 1997 NFL Draft. His identical twin, Ronde Barber, is the cornerback for the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers.After attending the University of Virginia on an academic scholarship, Barber quickly set his sites on a career in professional football.Read more…Tom Brady: New England Patriots Quarterback
A native of San Mateo, California, Thomas Edward Patrick Brady Jr. was born on August 3, 1977. He is currently the quarterback of the NFL’s New England Patriots.Read more…A Case for Value in Fantasy Football Drafts
We have all been there. You are in the draft room. For some of you, that draft room is a Vegas ballroom.Read more…College Football's Class of 2006 - Troy Smith-Quarterback-The Ohio State Buckeyes
June 29th, 2006Our feature player today is Troy Smith, Quarterback of The Ohio State Buckeyes. Troy Smith, born July 20th, 1984 in Cleveland, Ohio has come a long way from Glenville High School to where he is today as the #1 signal caller for The Ohio State Buckeyes. After a strong finish in 2005, Troy and his Buckeyes are hungry to get back to Tempe and win another national title at the Fiesta Bowl.Read more…College Football's Class of 2006: Brady Quinn- Quarterback- Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Today, we are featuring The Fighting Irish of Notre Dame’s Heisman hopeful, Brady Quinn. Brady is a native of Dublin Ohio where he attended Dublin Coffman High School. Brady was born on October 24, 1984 and has since developed into quite the athlete, as he leads the Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football team into the 2006 season with a national title on the top of his to do list.Read more…Building Bigger And Stronger Rugby Players - The Sydney University Experiment
It is widely acknowledged that the average body weight of rugby players has increased considerably over recent years. Less recognised is the extent to which modern defensive alignments and strategies have transformed rugby matches into contests of attrition where bigger and stronger teams tend to wear down their smaller and physically weaker opponents over the course of a game. Perhaps the most notable change has been the increased importance of physical dominance in the backline.Read more…England v Portugal Spread Betting Preview Part I
Although England don't have a good record against the Portuguese, Sporting Index have still got them as favourites to win by 0.3 to 0.5 goals on their "Supremacy" market.Read more…Is Football Coming Home?
The English football team have managed to reach the quarter finals of the Fifa World Cup, will this finally be the year that football comes back home for the first time since 1966? Despite not playing their best football, England are still in the tournament and must have a great chance of lifting the trophy.Some might say that I am biased as I am from England myself and am an avid England supporter, however I really feel that 2006 could be the year for our boys out there in Germany.Read more…Shaun Alexander: Seattle Seahawks Running Back
A native of Florence, Kentucky, Shaun Alexander was born on August 30, 1977. He currently plays the position of running back for the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks.As is the case with many of today’s brightest athletes, Shaun Alexander got his start early as a standout player at Kentucky’s Boone County High School.Read more…Steve Smith: Carolina Panthers Receiver
A native of Lynwood, Calirornia and born on May 12, 1979, Stevonne L. Smith currently plays as a wide receiver for the NFL’s Carolina Panthers. Standing 5'9" and weighing less than 200 pounds has not prevented Smith from breaking more tackles than any wide receiver in the NFL.Read more…
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With football fans rallying around the weekend highlights, sharing Fantasy Football news and getting ready for Monday night games, now is the ideal time to take inventory of your gear. Whether you're looking for cold weather apparel for looking your best at the games, tailgating threads to sport your team in style or you just want to say I'm a fan like no other, NFL apparel has never come in more varieties or styles. From replica jerseys, throwback jerseys or true authentic NFL Jerseys, to pullover sweatshirts, tank tops, flannel pajamas, hat and beanies you can support your team and celebrate all that football season entails with NFL Sports Apparel. - Sports Apparel Is Big Business - By: Scott Jarvis
In days past shouting from the couch with a group of friends was considered supporting the home team. Fans could also make a trip to a stadium to catch a home game or throw parties in honor of a big game, which was also a way to support your favorite team. Make no mistake, sports apparel has been around for as long as professional sports have, however the selections and quality of such apparel used to be extremely limited and expensive. - Football betting - By: KW Singh
Betting and gambling through sports has become a major concern for our society today. It has become an issue of serious concern for the lawmakers on how to monitor and curtail unauthorized betting through sports. Lawmakers have been thus penned down to make tough new measures to crack down on corruption in sports related betting. Bets are placed on individual player's performances, the winning team, scores in the game, etc. - The 7 Laws of Football Quarterbacking - By: Kanwar Narendra Singh Jodha
In all of my research, over a period of several years, the finest information I have ever read on quarterback leadership came from my friend Frank Carideo. The purpose of this information was to outline the process by which a quarterback was trained at Notre Dame, under Coach Knute Rockne. This course of quarterbacking was as exacting in many respects as any collegiate course. Coach Rockne had seven cardinal principles of quarterbacking that were preached over and over again. - Winning at NFL Football - By: Joe Pav
There is an old misconception among fans that a great defense is needed to win at NFL football. The problem with that philosophy is that your highly talented defensive teams would be worn out due to being on the field too long. Also, a few key injuries to a few skilled players can mean the difference between last and first. - Strategies For Higher Win In Football - By: Fantasy Saturday
Football betting adds thrill to the game. Predicting outcomes and betting money on it excites football lovers. However, nothing beats the excitement of winning on bets. Using strategies in betting increases your chance of winning. What football strategies work? - Football Scouting Software - By: Todd Krueger
Football is all about timing. Not just the timing that is required between the offensive line and the running back, or between the safeties and linebackers on a blitz play, but also the timing of the coach to choose the right plays at the right time. The difference between success and failure rides upon play selection more than any other factor. - Football Defense, Gap 8 - By: Todd Krueger
Gap 8 DefenseThe Gap-8 and 10-1 names are really misnomers. My defense is, at times a Gap-8, a 10-1, and sometimes even a 9-1-1 or a 7-3-1. It depends on the offensive formation. The name gap-8 is from the old days when the offense was almost always in a full house T-formation with two tight ends and the defense was truly in a gap-8.