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Sometimes there are terrible ideas, but you support them nonetheless. This is a safe place for you to defend those ideas. This Is a Terrible Idea Yesterday the Philadelphia Eagles announced they were re-signing Michael Vick to a one-year contract...

Chip Kelly is the new head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles. This is more exciting than it probably should be; obviously, coaches change jobs all the time. But this feels different, somehow. Kelly is the best contemporary offensive mind in America (t...

The fantasy football season isn't quite over, but as of this week, the Fantasy Island competition is. After 16 weeks and a very tight race, we're pleased to announce that Matt Borcas has won a spot as our fantasy football writer. This week is Matt's ...

Each week, the Fantasy Island contestants will submit a preview for each of that weekend's games. The best preview from each game will be selected and combined with the others into one comprehensive guide, and points are awarded based on how many ind...

Each week, the Fantasy Island contestants will submit a preview for each of that weekend's games. The best preview from each game will be selected and combined with the others into one comprehensive guide, and points are awarded based on how many ind...

Each week, the Fantasy Island contestants will submit a preview for each of that weekend's games. The best preview from each game will be selected and combined with the others into one comprehensive guide, where points are awarded based on how many i...

In this week's Trenches, Ephraim and I start by wrapping up the discussion about the replacement referees before getting to actual ... well, OK, it took us a bit to get to actual football. Along with talk about his disastrous game against John Abraha...

Tonight begins Week 1 of the NFL's regular season, and with it, Week 1 of Fantasy Island — Grantland's competition to find our fantasy football writer. The Fantasy Island Draft was last night, and within the first 15 minutes the league was alre...

In case you were out living a life of leisure, here's what you missed in sports on Thursday. Roy Hibbert scored 19 points and grabbed 18 boards as the Pacers took a 2-1 lead on the Heat with a 94-75 win. During the third quarter, Dwyane Wade h...

I would absolutely love to write a semi-objective piece about Monday night's showdown between the Philadelphia Eagles and Chicago Bears. I'd like nothing more than to celebrate the game as a nationally televised coming out party for Matt Forte and Le...