http://blog.thefanyard.com Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:53:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Now that Indy and the Redskins have thier one estra preseason game done with, we can move on to the next phase of looking forward to real football, the preseason. Each team will now play four games against other squads made up of mostly members who are looking for work ... http://blog.thefanyard.com/2008/08/07/real-nfl-preseason-starts-today/ I love this kid. I wish he played for the Niners, but whaddya do? Colt Brennan, the reason I ended up watching most of the Hall of Fame game on Sunday, did not disappoint. The kid who brought Hawaii college football from the fringe to the bigger stage had a ... http://blog.thefanyard.com/2008/08/05/colt-brennan-impressive-zorn-too/ NFL Preseason - those mostly meaningless games where every coach and fantasy football fan has nightmares about a star player getting injured by a hit from a practice squad player from another team – starts tonight at 8 EST. This year’s Hall of Fame Game pits the injury-riddled Indianapolis Colts ... http://blog.thefanyard.com/2008/08/03/nfl-preseason-starts-tonight/ Last Sunday, July 27th, the Arena Bowl was played between the San Jose SaberCats and the Philadelphia Soul. At FanYard, the Yardstick called for a 6-point Soul victory and we were rewarded with another win when the Philly team took the Championship with a four-point win. With his pick of Philly ... http://blog.thefanyard.com/2008/07/31/the-viking-wins-arena-football/ Colts at Redskins (in Canton, Ohio), Sunday, August 3, 2008 While one would normally be hard-pressed to pick the Washington Redskins to beat the Indianapolis Colts in a football game in this day and age, in the preseason it is probably in your best interest to do so. Historically, coach ... http://blog.thefanyard.com/2008/07/30/nfl-hall-of-fame-game-2008/ First things first, I should let you all know just how awesome you are! Last season you collectively predicted the winners of more NFL games than all but one of the experts at the major sports sites (ESPN, Yahoo!, and CBSSports). Only Mark Schlereth at ESPN, who picked 171 winning teams, did better than ... http://blog.thefanyard.com/2008/07/27/nfl-schedule-is-live-and-mark-schlereth-beats-fanyard/ FanYard now has the 2008 NFL schedule live and ready for you, our dear FanYard Crew! With preseason starting just a week from now, there's no better time to start ramping up your picking skills and see what you can make of these nonsense games. Hey! Who can argue with ... http://blog.thefanyard.com/2008/07/27/2008-nfl-schedule-is-live/ NFLPA head honcho Gene Upshaw has fired back at NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, calling his statements about the idiocy of over-the-top rookie contracts...you guessed it, "ridiculous." Personally, I think both men should have a better look at the meaning of words they choose to use in a fashion that both ... http://blog.thefanyard.com/2008/07/03/talk-about-ridiculous/ Finally! Someone besides the better than average football fan with a brain in their heads decided to make the point that NFL rookies get paid WAAAYYYY tooo many $$$$ before even taking a snap in the real league of football! Commissioner Goodell, the next time your league has the ... http://blog.thefanyard.com/2008/06/28/sympathy-for-the-rookie/ What a way to start this blog up again in anticipation of the 2008 NFL regular season kickoff! As always, I checked in at our friends over at Football Jabber. This time, they have on their home page a video of the final minute or less of January's Super Bowl ... http://blog.thefanyard.com/2008/06/27/2008-nfl-seasoncoming-soon/