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Sports Central January 12, 2015 Brad Oremland |
NFL 2014-15 Divisional Weekend NFL teams with coaching vacancies have been patient this year. Rex Ryan will apparently be the next head coach of the Buffalo Bills, and that's the first opening filled, with five remaining. |
Sports Central January 11, 2016 Brad Oremland |
NFL 2015-16 Wild Card Weekend I'll have more to say on the Associated Press All-Pro Team below, but the lineup is ridiculous, especially on offense. Three running backs and two wide receivers? What is this, 1945? |
Sports Central January 7, 2014 Brad Oremland |
NFL 2013 Wild Card Weekend A tradition, our annual All-Loser Team: an all-star team made up entirely of players whose teams missed the postseason. If this team could actually be assembled, it would beat any and every team in the playoffs. |
Sports Central January 21, 2014 Brad Oremland |
Super Bowl XLVIII Preview I agree with Richard Sherman: he is the best cornerback in the NFL. I actually named him Defensive Player of the Year. With so much game, he should let his play do more of the talking. |
Sports Central January 15, 2013 Brad Oremland |
NFL 2012 Divisonal Weekend This year's finalists for the Hall of Fame are really disappointing, though there are still more than seven I believe deserve induction. My personal choices to get in: Larry Allen, Cris Carter, Curley Culp, Kevin Greene, Jonathan Ogden, Will Shields, and Michael Strahan. |
Sports Central February 2, 2015 Brad Oremland |
Super Bowl XLIX Rewind It's easy to confuse an exciting fourth quarter with a great game, but this one delivered throughout. |
Sports Central July 2, 2013 Brad Oremland |
Best Teams Not to Win the Super Bowl: NFC I'm interested in losers. Our sports culture focuses on winners, to the point that we forget about those who fell short. |
Sports Central December 28, 2010 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 16 Power Rankings With one week of regular season play remaining, here's where each NFL team ranks. |
Sports Central December 23, 2008 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 16 Power Rankings The Tennessee Titans jump into first place in this week's rating of NFL teams. |
Sports Central January 3, 2012 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 17 Power Rankings If you took the 20 best highlights of this season, I bet two or three of them are Julio Jones. The Falcons gave up a lot to get him, and it looks to have been worth it. |
Sports Central December 27, 2011 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 16 Power Rankings During Sunday night's broadcast, announcers Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth repeatedly mentioned that the Packers have allowed more yards this season (6,010) than they have gained (5,932). It's an interesting statistic. |
Sports Central December 6, 2011 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 13 Power Rankings Trend I appreciate: running backs handing the ball to an offensive lineman to spike after rushing touchdowns. |
Sports Central February 3, 2014 Brad Oremland |
Super Bowl XLVIII Review The author reviews the game, the entertainment, the season honors, and the Hall of Fame. |
Sports Central October 26, 2010 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 7 Power Rankings The Steelers and Jets stay on top of this week's list of best NFL teams. |
Sports Central January 1, 2013 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 17 Power Rankings The Cardinals' season-high for yards from scrimmage this season was 375. Every other team topped 400 at least once. The Cardinals even played two overtime games, and they never hit 400. Perhaps just as amazing, in their five wins, they never broke 300. |
Sports Central November 18, 2014 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 11 Power Rankings Quiz time! Can you identify the rushing stats of (1) Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson and (2) the Oakland Raiders? |
Sports Central September 30, 2014 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 4 Power Rankings Comments are offered on the Miami Dolphins, the Kansas City Chiefs, and Pittsburgh Steelers as well as other teams. |
Sports Central December 21, 2010 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 15 Power Rankings The Patriots, Falcons and Eagles remain in the top spots in this weeks assessment of NFL teams. |
Sports Central December 2, 2014 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 13 Power Rankings Is the AFC North really the best division in football? There are no bad teams in that division, but also no great ones. |
Sports Central January 19, 2015 Brad Oremland |
Super Bowl XLIX Preview We all know the importance of a good quarterback, but how about a great cornerback? We'll get a Super Bowl matchup of Richard Sherman and Darrelle Revis, the best CBs of 2014, and the best of this generation. |
Sports Central September 17, 2013 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 2 Report The author offers his predictions for the upset of the week involving the Rams over the Cowboys. He thinks St. Louis has a good, underrated defense, and you never know when the Cowboys will just implode and blow a game they could have won. |
Sports Central December 7, 2010 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 13 Power Rankings The New England Patriots are rewarded for "masterful gameplan and execution," and claim the number one spot this week. |
Sports Central October 28, 2014 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 8 Power Rankings Week 8 was awesome -- six games decided on lead changes in the final two minutes or overtime, and maybe the two best games of the year so far, in Arizona/Philadelphia and Dallas/Washington. |
Sports Central September 23, 2014 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 3 Power Rankings The NFL announced this year's nominees to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. "Contributors" like owners, general managers, and league officials are no longer competing with players for the same spots. |
Sports Central January 10, 2011 Brad Oremland |
NFL 2010 Wild Card Weekend Wild card analysis, divisional round predictions and picks for an All-Loser Team. |
Sports Central September 9, 2014 Brad Oremland |
2014 NFL Week 1 Power Rankings The Seattle Seahawks are chosen for the number one spot this week in football power rankings. |
Sports Central December 11, 2012 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 14 Power Rankings New England Patriots -- The offense is always outstanding, but the defense showed up big time on Monday night. Vince Wilfork, Jerod Mayo, and Rob Ninkovich all played at all-pro level. |
Sports Central December 23, 2014 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 16 Power Rankings After last year's intense, dramatic Week 17, the final week of this season feels like a bit of a letdown, with only a few interesting battles for seeding. |
Sports Central October 4, 2011 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 4 Power Rankings I know that we're spoiled as television viewers. But broadcasters have the capability now to deliver a nearly perfect product, and it's not unreasonable to expect the networks to do things like show replays. |
Sports Central November 1, 2011 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 8 Power Rankings The Green Bay Packers is at the top of this ranking of NFL teams after 8 weeks of play. |
Sports Central December 20, 2005 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 15 Power Rankings Colts' loss doesn't affect top ranking... Patriots push into second... Seahawks' Alexander as MVP?... Broncos poised for first-round bye... Bears better with Grossman?... Bucs scuttled by Pats... etc. |
Sports Central October 7, 2014 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 5 Power Rankings You would think a team as popular as the Dallas Cowboys could fill a stadium with its own fans instead of the opponents', but evidently that's not the case. |
Sports Central November 22, 2011 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 11 Power Rankings The Hall of Fame has announced this year's semifinalists. My preferences to advance: Steve Atwater, Tim Brown, Cris Carter, Don Coryell, Terrell Davis, Dermontti Dawson, Chris Doleman, Kevin Greene, Curtis Martin, Willie Roaf, Will Shields, Paul Tagliabue, Steve Tasker, Aeneas Williams, Ron Wolf. |
Sports Central January 5, 2016 Brad Oremland |
2015 NFL Week 17 Power Rankings Cam Newton, QB, Carolina Panthers, rushed for 2 touchdowns, passed for 2 touchdowns, and only threw 5 incomplete passes. That's more incompletions than TDs, but barely. |
Sports Central September 28, 2010 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 3 Power Rankings The Steelers claim the top spot in this week's rankings as the Saints fall to eighth place. |
Sports Central September 22, 2015 Brad Oremland |
2015 NFL Week 2 Power Rankings Highlights from week two include comments on the Chicago Bears, Oakland Raiders, and the New York Giants. |
Sports Central January 8, 2013 Brad Oremland |
NFL 2012 Wild Card Weekend Adrian Peterson had a historic season in 2012, but I did think it was funny that right after Cris Collinsworth compared him to Jim Brown, Peterson got taken down by an arm tackle from a defensive back. |
Sports Central November 25, 2014 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 12 Power Rankings The Pro Football Hall of Fame has announced this year's semifinalists. |
Sports Central December 22, 2009 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 15 Power Rankings Don't bury a team before the game is over. Plus, the Colts lead the NFL in this week's power rankings. |
Sports Central December 13, 2011 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 14 Power Rankings A year ago, the Yankees overpaid Derek Jeter to keep him in pinstripes. A week ago, the Cardinals let Albert Pujols leave town rather than overpay him. Which team would you rather be a fan of? |
Sports Central October 27, 2015 Brad Oremland |
2015 NFL Week 7 Power Rankings It is time to stop stumbling over and joking about Michael Hoomanawanui's last name. His name is pronounced phonetically. Hoh-oh-mah-nah-wah-noo-ee. |
Sports Central January 17, 2006 Brad Oremland |
NFL Divisional Weekend Roundup There was a lot of talk last week about the great coaching matchups in the divisional round of the playoffs, and coaching was a decisive factor in all four games -- with several teams thoroughly out-coached. |
Sports Central December 4, 2012 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 13 Power Rankings The Hall of Fame has announced this year's semifinalists, a good group. My preferences (not predictions) to advance: Larry Allen, Morten Andersen, Tim Brown, and Cris Carter among others. |
Sports Central September 27, 2011 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 3 Power Rankings I hate the way NFL pre-game shows distort the word upset. Look, if four of your five analysts pick a team to win, that's obviously not an upset. Come on, let's see these guys go out on a limb. |
Sports Central October 22, 2013 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 7 Report The author comments on television coverage of football and reviews the performance of teams like the Oilers, the Vikings, and the Seahawks. |
Sports Central October 15, 2013 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 6 Report Injuries were the big story in the NFL this week. It was reported during the week that Julio Jones would miss the rest of the season, but on Sunday, many significant players went down. |
Sports Central October 13, 2015 Brad Oremland |
2015 NFL Week 5 Power Rankings New England Patriots are on top of the rankings this week. |
Sports Central September 24, 2013 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 3 Report This is an NFL column, but we're starting with a different league and some scores from Saturday college football. |
Sports Central October 6, 2015 Brad Oremland |
2015 NFL Week 4 Power Rankings The author ranks football teams starting with the New England Patriots at number one. |
Sports Central January 16, 2012 Brad Oremland |
NFL 2011 Divisonal Weekend A recap of the NFL divisional playoffs, plus predictions for next weekend's matchups. |