Hope They're Ready
Alan GrantTyrone Willingham likes to say it's a shame when many are judged by one. Willingham, before this, his worst season as a head coach, always cautioned a...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 14, 2008PLAYING IT OUT
Alan GrantSo these two men, the lone survivors of a shipwreck, are seated in a dinghy. All around them, there's nothing but ocean. Each man uses a single oar to...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 24, 2008OFFICE POLITICS
Alan Grant[Author's Note: Talking politics can be a slippery slope. As a former athlete who just happens to be an outspoken black man, the terrain can be even m...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 17, 2008THE SPECTER OF AL DAVIS
Alan Grant...of grief, he still has control of his team. As the Raiders prepare to play the New Orleans Saints, consider this the beginning of the end for Tom Cable. At least that's what a...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 10, 2008NFL POINDEXTER: YOU WANT THE ROCK?
Alan GrantSo Terrell Owens wants the rock. After the Cowboys' loss to the Redskins last Sunday, Owens was upset with having caught just seven balls. How many t...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 03, 2008NFL POINDEXTER: ART IS EVERYWHERE
Alan GrantA few minutes into the second quarter in their win over Pittsburgh, the Philadelphia Eagles defense raised the level of their game. On first down, Ste...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 26, 2008NFL POINDEXTER: TEARS FOR FEARS
Alan GrantVince Young speaking to a team therapist? Big, strong, virile NFL players on anti-depressants? Tears? It doesn't surprise me. At different points in m...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 19, 2008NFL POINDEXTER: THE LINGERING DOUBT
Alan GrantIn 1994, the Cincinnati Bengals special teams coach was a guy named Marv Braden. Like most special teams coaches, he was colorful and naturally high-s...
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