Russakoff Rules
From Here Forward, 'Payton' Is Spelled with an 'A'
I still say that if the Colts and Saints played 10 times, the Colts would win seven. But the Saints won the one that mattered. And that’s all that matters.
New Orleans won Super Bowl XLIV, 31-17. They won because they outcoached, outplayed and outsmarted the Colts for 60 minutes. The Saints were crisper, cleaner and more aggressive. And as a result, 2010 is going to be one hell of a Mardi Gras.
That’s the reason Bourbon Street is teeming with more breasts than KFC right now.…
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:36:28 GMT | Lee_Russakoff
Super Bowl XLIV: The Pick
Two weeks of talking about football without actually watching any football does funny things to a man. It makes you second-guess yourself. It makes you believe in things that aren’t there. It convinces you that impossibilities may be possibilities.
But the world doesn’t work like that.…
Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:32:49 GMT | Lee_Russakoff
I Got 96 Problems But the Tourney Ain't One
In America, nothing is ever sacred, bigger is always better and quantity is preferred over quality (despite what my boy Slater says).
I’m a big boy. I know how this world works. I’ve seen All the Presidents Men.
If you want to figure out why any major entity in this country ever does anything, all you have to do is …
Follow the money.…
Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:40:24 GMT | Lee_Russakoff
The Merry Prankster
Worried that the lack of star-power (read skill) in the Pro Bowl might make the game less fun? Have no fear ... Donovan McNabb is here.
Let the McNabbery begin.…
Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:41:34 GMT | Lee_Russakoff
Tuesdays with Russakoff: Hey, Hey. Ho, Ho. This Amateur Bowl Has Got to Go
JaMarcus Russell, Mark Sanchez, Brady Quinn, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Matt Cassel, Chad Henne, Kyle Orton, Joe Flacco.
What do those names have in common? Those fine men are your non-Pro Bowl QBs in the AFC.…
Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:43:25 GMT | Lee_Russakoff
