December 2009

Week 15: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

December 22, 2009

Every now and then, usually as the playoffs approach, there is a week like this week. There were really only a handful of notable Goods, Bads and Uglies. Some playoff contenders won but were unimpressive. Others lost, but weren’t particularly notable other than they didn’t take care of business. Sometimes things just go that way, [...]

Week 14: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

December 16, 2009

One more week is in the books and the playoff picture is arguably less clear than a week ago. Indy is in, so is New Orleans as is Minny. San Diego is not mathematically, but is for all practical purposes. All four took care of business and have established their credentials for a post season [...]

Week 13: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

December 11, 2009

There is a common theme to this week’s offering. With two exceptions, all the awards are teams with playoff aspirations. It is that time of year. Early in the season we are grading teams based on expectations. Later, realizing potential comes to the forefront. The last four or five weeks, we concentrate mostly on teams [...]