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Category Archives: NFL
Profound, Shout-Outs and the NFL.
Each year our enthusiasm for the return of football season is tempered by reality once the games start. And we realize we didn’t miss NFL announcers, college announcers, nor few football announcers at all. The games start, and our ears … Continue reading
Posted in NFL, Sports Media, Writing
Tagged Awful Announcing, Big Daddy Drew, Cris Collinsworth, Deadspin, Football Outsiders, Inferiority, John Madden, Jon Gruden, Mark Schlereth, Midwest, Mike Tanier, NFL
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MFG’s NFL Preview. (See, announcers, we can abbreviate…)
You’ll never get me to admit the content on Mr. Faded Glory is contrived – no, not ever! – even now, as we offer our own futile predictions for the NFL in 2009. I mean, no one else is doing … Continue reading
Posted in Colts, Column Gimmicks, NFL
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Today’s NFL: Arbitrary Justice, While You Wait.
I have no idea when and if a person is rehabilitated, nor do I really have any interest in figuring it out. I have no problem with a scant 2-game suspension for Michael Vick, after the erstwhile quarterback’s stay in … Continue reading
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Quickly, then we’re done.
Three competing – but tired – stories still plague our airwaves, hurting our ears and frustrating sensibilities. Not so for sports media, however, which demonstrates irrelevance with each character study. Let’s deliver our backhanded compliments and be gone from these … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, NFL, Sports Media
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Exasperation and hyperbole, as usual
(cracks knuckles) (begins snide letter) Dear Cubs Fans: Please raise your hand if any of you could possibly have foreseen Jason Marquis blowing back into the Windy City, surviving a catcall of boos, and routinely dominating his former team, on … Continue reading
Posted in Cubs, NFL, Sports Media
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What did I miss?
In between a disgustipating sinus infection, a week’s worth of sun and siesta in Puerto Vallarta, a week crammed with work-related seminar action and a friend’s surprise birthday party, MFG has been missing in action for quite some time. What … Continue reading
Posted in Film, NFL, Scrubs, War on Slate
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Two things I think I think (sigh)…
I have a sinking feeling the Colts will travel west for the Wild Card opening rounds of the playoffs – not to Denver, but to San Diego. I loathe that matchup. First, they’ve already played, and I hate playoff rematches, … Continue reading
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I … N … D … Y!
That’s a win I didn’t expect, and like yesterday, that’s what makes football so great. The Colts marched into hostile Heinz Field to face Pittsburgh, who I am convinced may yet be the best team in the AFC. (Stop it … Continue reading
Posted in Colts, NFL
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Memo
TO: The NFL FROM: The Indianapolis Colts RE: Sunday Dear National Football League, We’re back. All the best, The Colts
Posted in Colts, NFL
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Special Meathead Edition of Mr. Faded Glory approaches
Not sure if you’ve heard: The NFL returns to your living rooms Thursday. Within a scant three days, and enjoys its first full-fledged Sunday of hype-fueled mania. Yes, believe it or not. A bittersweet refrain each year, the National Football … Continue reading
Posted in NFL, The Dark Knight
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By the way
I’m aware of the irony in writing two Favre posts before even considering the prospects of our beloved Colts in 2008. So don’t bother pointing that out. Also by the way, is it a sign of unhealthy obsession when Cubs … Continue reading
Posted in Colts, Cubs, NFL
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Must … resist … swirl … of opinion … must … resist …
Oh, hell with it. The only story today, in all sports media, is Brett Favre, quarterback of the New York Jets. Even as I delved into the ironies of the lengthy, ubiquitous Favre saga, I didn’t expect a resolution late … Continue reading
Posted in Irony?, NFL, Sort of Kidding
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On (sigh) Favre…
Imagine my surprise tonight, mood bolstered by Alfonso’s mid-day game-winning jack against the infuriating Astros. I slapped virtual high-fives with other corporate denizens, all of us awaiting the fantastic (or frightening): In play, run(s) scored Gameday message to boost Cubs … Continue reading
Posted in Media, NFL, Sports Media
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Travesty
I try not to get worked up about things like this anymore, but since I lauded the Worldwide Leader for its nearly-cogent ranking of all-time shooting guards, it pains me to point out their 758th sort-of annual wideout rankings. Of … Continue reading
Your crime is time, and it’s 18 and 1 to go…
Well, normally I wouldn’t gloat, or smite, or twist the knife. But normally the powerhouse juggernaut losing a Super Bowl isn’t due for the karma slap-to-the-face that our New England Patriots finally received tonight – on the heels of weird, … Continue reading
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