Did legendary football coach Vince Lombardi pattern himself after Sergeant John Stryker?… Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 58: “Sands of Iwo Jima”
What’s the difference between a commanding officer and a football coach? The uniform. … Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 23: “A Gathering of Eagles”
Your team might be able to win, but the odds say they can’t. We’re here to break down the “Dirty Dozen” still standing in the NFL.… Read More The Definitive Dubsism/FOH Assessment of the Twelve NFL Play-Off Teams
Do you agree with the Bloggers’ as to which NFL team has the worst fans? There’s only one way to find out…… Read More Blogger’s Round Table: Vote on Which NFL Team Has The Worst Fan Base
By J-Dub and Ryan Meehan Without any further fanfare, let’s just get to the stuff week one of the NFL season showed us. 1) Peyton Manning’s performance hid the fact the Broncos’ defense sucks. If Thursday night taught us anything, it’s that the Broncos are indeed going to struggle on the defensive side of the ball. By “struggle,” we’re talking… Read More What We Learned From Week One of the 2013 NFL Season
Every January since this blog was created, we here at Dubsism have given an award for achievements during the previous year in some under-recognized categories in the world of sports. In prior years, the nominations for the awards were done exclusively by an internal committee. This was the first year we allowed nominations from the… Read More The 2012 Dubsy Awards
OK, by now have seen what happened on Monday night. ESPN has “Zapruder Film“-ed this thing to death, and we are left with two conclusions. There’s those who saw the Packers get flat-out robbed, and there’s those who want Kommissar Goodell and his “Warren Commission” who would like you to believe the replacement referees didn’t… Read More The Dubsism Breakdown of the SB Nation Breakdown of the Seahawk-Packer “Hail Mary” Call for Packer Haters and Those Who Really Think This Is The Fault Of Replacement Referees
Does a former drill sergeant make a terrible therapist? Of course he does. Even if the name Jerry Kramer isn’t familiar, you’ve seen him if you’ve ever watched NFL Films. Kramer is the man who threw arguably the most famous block in NFL history. Kramer’s block on Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Jethro Pugh in the 1967… Read More Ask The Geico Guy: Does Jerry Kramer Belong in the Hall of Fame?
1) Green Bay Packers Why They Can Win: In this case, there’s three good reasons. First, just like in boxing, you are the champs until somebody beats you, and to get to the Super Bowl, an NFC team is going to have to pull that off in Lambeau Field in January. Secondly, the Packers have… Read More The 2012 NFL Playoffs – The Definitive Dubsism Oddsmaker’s View
Several important football lessons were learned this weekend, both in the college ranks and in the NFL. So, without wasting time on a clever introduction, let’s just cut to the important stuff… 1) What Do Cam Newton and Notre Dame have in common? To be blunt, they are both now officially over-rated. The Irish are… Read More What We Learned From This Weekend in Football 9/18/11
As we find ourselves on the verge of another NFL season, it is time for the degenerate gambler in me to preview the carnage. Let’s face it, the NFL is comprised of three classes: Really Good, Mediocre, and Lousy. This means NFL predictions are pretty easy to get reasonably correct. For example, the online sports… Read More The Dubsism 2011 Pre-Season NFL Power Rankings
The sporting world is full of rivalries which engender so much passion there are clear battle lines drawn between the camps. But what happens to those of us who may feel animus toward both sides? Here’s a list of several such examples that make the collective colon here at Dubsism slam shut like a steel… Read More Famous Sports Rivalries In Which I Hate Both Sides
Let’s start with my original playoff predictions: Pittsburgh Steelers Why They Can Win: The “Big Ben” episode from the beginning of the season seems to be ancient history, and this team is very quietly playing like the elite team they are, even if they are on the “Rodney Dangerfield” list for not getting any respect.… Read More The Super Bowl: The Definitive Preview
There are several key storylines which require all media outlets to discuss in the days leading up to the Super Bowl. Seriously, any media outlet, even penny-ante blogs, are required to cover them, lest they have their noses flayed and their genitals set on fire. As usual, to meet our blogospherical canons before the upcoming… Read More Why You Shouldn’t Cheer For…The Green Bay Packers
1) New England Patriots Why They Can Win: If you ever needed proof the Patriots are a dynasty like the Steelers of the 70’s and 49ers of the 80’s, the fact that I get violent nausea just mentioning Tom Brady or Bill Belichick should tel the tale. In comparison, just mentioning the New York Yankess… Read More The NFL Playoffs – The Definitive Dubsism Oddsmaker’s View
I love Listverse. The one beef I would have is that it doesn’t have enough good sports lists. But what it does have is many lists that have equivalencies in the sports world. Today’s installment involves 10 forms of government and gives a representative example from the sports world. Think of it as a civics… Read More Ten Forms of Government and Their Representative Sports Organizations
Rankings by Division AFC East Any way you slice it, the Jets made a statement during last season’s playoff win in San Diego. The scary part is they have built on that team since then. Granted, they need to get the holdout situation with Darelle Revis resolved, but once they do, it will be very… Read More The Dubsism 2010 Pre-Season NFL Power Rankings
A season summed up in a single picture. A season that ends like so many other for Vikings fans, in utter disappointment. I really didn’t want it to end like this for you. Seriously, as a Philadelphia Eagle fan, I haven’t had an NFL Championship in my lifetime, in fact since the Vikings even existed.… Read More Open Letter to Minnesota Viking Fans: Are You Ready to Accept Reality Yet?
1) San Diego Chargers Why They Can Win: They are playing the best football at the right time. This also may be the most complete and balanced team in the playoffs. Why They Can’t Win: The Charger offense likely can’t survive a bad-weather game if they have to face one. Odds of Winning: 2… Read More The NFL Playoffs – The Definitive Oddsmaker’s View
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