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42 results for "football"
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107-Day NFL Warning: Andrew Luck Is Very, Very Comfortable
Robert MaysWhat's that? You were wondering exactly how many days until the start of the NFL season? Well, you're in luck! We here at the Triangle are set to spend the next three and a half months providing a daily reason to get excited about pro football's retu...
Blog | May 21, 2013 -
108-Day NFL Warning: Calvin Johnson Played Last Season With, at B...
Robert MaysWhat's that? You were wondering exactly how many days until the start of the NFL season? Well, you're in luck! We here at the Triangle are set to spend the next three and a half months providing a daily reason to get excited about pro football's retu...
Blog | May 20, 2013 -
111-Day NFL Warning: Wes Welker Switches Sides in the Brady-Manni...
Robert MaysWhat's that? You were wondering exactly how many days until the start of the NFL season? Well, you're in luck! We here at the Triangle are set to spend the next three and a half months providing a daily reason to get excited about pro football's retu...
Blog | May 17, 2013 -
112-Day NFL Warning: It's Time to Rethink Some of These Uniforms
Robert MaysWhat's that? You were wondering exactly how many days until the start of the NFL season? Well, you're in luck! We here at the Triangle are set to spend the next three and a half months providing a daily reason to get excited about pro football's retu...
Blog | May 16, 2013 -
113-Day NFL Warning: Larry Fitzgerald Returns to the Land of Quar...
Robert MaysWhat's that? You were wondering exactly how many days until the start of the NFL season? Well, you're in luck! We here at the Triangle are set to spend the next three and a half months providing a daily reason to get excited about pro football's retu...
Blog | May 15, 2013 -
The Back-From-Injury NFL Stars Not to Forget in 2013
Robert MaysFew things betray Roger Goodell's unquenchable thirst for power like the NFL's efforts to be a constant fixture in the sports calendar. It's not enough that football dominates Sundays (and Mondays, and now Thursdays) between September and February. N...
Blog | May 13, 2013 -
Les Miles Dancing to Epic Sax Guy Is Why There Is an Internet
Robert MaysWe could give you some context for this, tell you that it's actually taken from LSU's "Harlem Shake" video. But we'd rather not. So here's a 10-minute loop of Les Miles dancing to an Epic Sax Guy soundtrack. We apologize in advance for how much time ...
Blog | March 19, 2013 -
Four-Day Mad Dash: The Five Types of Players With the Most at Sta...
Robert MaysFour years ago, Andre Smith got off a plane in Indianapolis as the best left tackle at that year's NFL combine. The previous season, he was awarded the Outland Trophy, given to college football's best interior lineman. He'd been named an All-American...
Blog | February 22, 2013 -
The Trenches NFL Podcast: Robert Mays and Ephraim Salaam
Robert MaysRobert Mays and Ephraim Salaam talk PEDs in football, the greatest wide receiver of all-time, and what Super Bowl week is really like for players. Listen to this podcast here. Subscribe to the Grantland Network on iTunes, and check out our po...
Blog | January 31, 2013 -
Ballad of the Big Men: Defining the Legacies of NFL Nose Tackles
Robert MaysIn the run-up to Monday Night Football this week, there was a lot of talk about the chance for Patriots-Texans to be a showcase. In front of a national audience, one of the best defensive players in the NFL was afforded a chance to show the football-...
Blog | December 12, 2012 -
The Trenches Podcast: Robert Mays and Ephraim Salaam
Robert MaysEphraim Salaam and Robert Mays discuss the head-coaching issues in the NFL, the merits of DirecTV's football package, and the one trade that should happen before today's deadline. Listen to this podcast here. Subscribe to the Grantland Network ...
Blog | November 01, 2012 -
Bill Snyder, Steve Spurrier, and the Old-Guy Success in College F...
Robert MaysIt was about midway through the third quarter of South Carolina's 35-7 romp over Georgia when Brent Musburger delivered that broadcast's insurance-company-sponsored trivia question. Accompanied by the scurrying Aflac duck was the question "Who are th...
Blog | October 19, 2012 -
The Trenchies: The Giants' O-Line, Chris Clemons's Spin Moves, an...
Robert MaysIn celebration of the NFL's release of the all-22 and end-zone film for the 2012 season, each week we'll be bringing you the best in offensive- and defensive-line play. For the winners of last week's Trenchie's, click here. The John Hannah Award f...
Blog | October 18, 2012 -
What Happens When the Tide Comes to Town
Robert MaysIf I learned anything from The Grey, it's that inevitable doom can be a big help with self-reflection. That's why as I sat on my couch Saturday afternoon, waiting for Nick Saban to dismember my alma mater's football team, I started thinking about how...
Blog | October 15, 2012 -
Are the Detroit Lions Who We Thought They Were?
Robert MaysEarlier this week, Pro Football Weekly ran a fairly rabble-rousing story in which a "rival GM" made his thoughts known about the surprising start for the 1-3 Lions. And those thoughts are that it's not all that surprising. (My money in the "rival GM"...
Blog | October 10, 2012 -
A Regretful Good-bye to Former Packers Safety Nick Collins
Robert MaysI've spent most of my 20 or so years watching football rooting against the Packers. The Bears were often on the wrong side of things when I was growing up, but those games against Green Bay always mattered, and I'm guessing they will as long as footb...
Blog | September 28, 2012