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The 2012 NFL Draft is history, and while “Draftniks” are grading how NFL teams did, this blogger’s looking at how the NFL itself performed in social media. This blog post is both in preparation for, and will serve as kind of a primer for, a Tuesday morning radio show talk on The Tonya Hall Radio … Read more
Here’s the Robert Griffin III interview transcript thanks to the NFL, but as a note, this one doesn’t have all of the exchange in it, but enough for you to read some of the questions you may not have heard in the video: ROBERT GRIFFIN III Q. Even though you knew where you were going, … Read more
Paul Salata, the creator of Mr. Irrelevant, the way of celebrating the last pick of the annual NFL Draft, has never been booed by anyone at the NFL Draft. Ok, this is still on my mind. Look at and listen to this Tout (and as a note, it’s the only one I made from the … Read more
Chandler Harnish, QB Northern Illinois, is the last pick of the NFL Draft by the Indianapolis Colts, and 2012’s Mr. Irrelevant! When Paul Salata appears to end the NFL Draft each year (Zennie62 coverage sponsored by Tout.com), you know it’s time for Mr. Irrelevant. And this year was no disappointment. Paul, ever dapper in his … Read more
Mitchell Schwartz, Mychal Kendricks, Marvin Jones represent for Cal Football! (So far!) While The Stanford Cardinal had several players go in the top rounds of the 2012 NFL Draft, from Quarterback Andrew Luck, the first player taken overall, to Tight End Cory Fleener, who will join Luck at Indianapolis, rival California players and Cal fans … Read more
LaMichael James A Niner! After drafting wide receiver A.J. Jenkins in the first round, the San Francisco 49ers added more speed with University of Oregon running back LaMichael James in the second round. With a stellar career at Oregon, that included a loss in the national title game to Auburn in 2011, James left as … Read more
Hello from the downstairs area of Radio City Music Hall for NFL Draft Day Two. There’s a lot less media here, but still a lot of football fans outside, as the Touts from Tout.com show. This one from the third floor level at Radio City Music Hall: But the main NFL Draft story, as we … Read more
NFL Draft 2012 1st Round was definitely the wildest one this blogger has experienced in eight years of covering the NFL Draft. The full recap is below, and includes about 16 “froms” – that means trades. So including trades that were done before the draft started, and ones made during last night’s first round, there … Read more
Andrew Luck is now officially the Quarterback of Indianapolis Colts, set to ‘replace’ the legendary Peyton Manning. In his interview, he seemed relaxed, but from my angle Luck’s left leg was shaking a mile-a-minute. I don’t take that as nervous, but more anxious to get over the media process and on to Indy. Here’s the … Read more
The first round of the NFL draft was interesting with countless trades and some surprise picks. The Baltimore Ravens foes made it clear that they want to stay competitive by filling in holes and drafting players that will boost their rosters. With two picks in the first round, the Cleveland Browns selected RB Trent Richardson … Read more
This second 2012 NFL Mock Draft for Zennie62.com (Zennie62 coverage sponsored by Tout.com) is a variation on my original combination of which top players this blogger thinks each NFL team will take, and who they should take. In this case, the Vikings at #3 pick in the 1st round are shaping up to be the … Read more
The NFL Draft (2012 NFL Draft Coverage sponsored by Tout.com) annually concludes with the last pick, called “Mr. Irrelevant.” In 2011, that player was Cheta Ozougwu, Mr. Irrelevant was started by Paul Salada in 1976 to celebrate the last player selected with as much fanfare as the first player generally receives. As the website put … Read more
Zennie62.com’s first 2012 NFL Draft Mock Draft (Zennie62 NFL Draft Coverage By Tout.com) was completed last weekend, and DC Pro Sports Report took placed it in a data base of other NFL mock drafts (over 150) conducted to this date. The results were interesting. 100 Percent of the mock drafts have Stanford Quarterback Andrew Luck … Read more
Well, the NFL, via its media website, has announced that the one-year suspension levied by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, as well as the penalties are the Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis, and Assistant Head Coach Joe Vitt, were upheld without change. But, Payton did get two extra weeks to be the Saints’ Head Coach, since … Read more
Mike Silver’s relationship with film documentary producer Sean Pamphilon led to what may be this year’s biggest leak. This blogger met Mr. Pamphilon when he came to make a documentary of the 2011 “Little Game” – the annual contest of friends mostly from Cal (Berkeley). Pamphilon had two concerns, the game, but also talking with … Read more
The New Orleans Saints soon-to-be-suspended Head Coach Sean Payton openly wants the legendary former head coach and NFL executive Bill Parcells to come out of retirement and coach the Saints while he’s gone. But there’s one problem: the NFL has said that, even in this case, The Rooney Rule still applies. The Rooney Rule, established … Read more
The 2012 NFL Draft (Zennie62 coverage sponsored by Tout.com) will be held Thursday, April 26th through Thursday April 28th at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. This is the NFL Draft Order as of March 27th: Round Pick Overall 1 1 1 Indianapolis 1 2 2 Washington from St. Louis 1 3 3 … Read more
The National Football League owners will look at extensive changes to the page of rules that concern the use of instant replay at the NFL Spring Meeting to be held starting Sunday in Palm Beach, Florida, and to conclude Wednesday of next week. I’ve displayed the new rule proposal below, but only with the new … Read more
Michael Bush left the Oakland Raiders to sign with the Chicago Bears today and for five-years and $14 million, $7 million guaranteed. The reception was, from Oakland Raiders fans, ho-hum, whereasChicago Bears fans were happy. But the person most unhappy with the deal was Chicago Bears star running back Matt Forte, himself. Forte, who’s still … Read more
The classic 1981 NFC Championship Game between the Dallas Cowboys and The San Francisco 49ers is worth remembering not just because it was the San Francisco 49ers first NFC Championship win, or that it was the game that marked ‘The Catch,’ or that it had six lead changes, or that it pitted Bill Walsh and … Read more
By Anthony Carillo Running a 4.3 second 40 yard dash in shorts is great, but how often does it translate to a great player in the NFL? The answer is rarely. The NFL combine is a great place for players to showcase their talents running, jumping, and show how strong they are, but NFL teams … Read more
Twitter reports that the last three minutes of Super Bowl XLVI set a new Twitter Tweets per Second record with 10,000. That beat Tim Tebow’s now-short-lived record of 9,420 tweets-per-second after the Broncos win against The Steelers in the AFC Wildcard Playoff Game. It tops Beyonce’s Baby Bump at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards … Read more
As I start this live blog for Super Bowl XLVI, the New York Giants are mounting a drive after losing the coin toss (Pats deferred) – a lovely mix of runs and play action passes. So far, New England Patriots are playing a base defense set. And we had the first big play, with Hakim … Read more
They say if something isn’t broke, don’t fix it. This may have been the Baltimore Ravens philosophy when they decided to keep offensive coordinator (OC), Cam Cameron on their roster next season. Cameron, who just completed his 4th season with the team, was awarded a contract extension and will remain the OC. The Ravens reached … Read more
It is not easy being a Ravens fan. I am a diehard fan, I watch every game, I listen to Baltimore sports radio and I read about them online. My friends and family know about my purple passion, I wear my heart on my sleeve, I support them through thick and thin and I will … Read more
The Ravens successfully jumped all the hurdles to reach the AFC championship game by beating the Houston Texans in the divisional playoff game on Sunday. Their win wasn’t pretty, but it was still a win and it was their first home playoff victory since 2000. The game featured two defensive powerhouses and the Texans started … Read more
Colts Head Coach Jim Caldwell almost lasted with that title after a 2 and 14 season, and just one year after the Indianapolis Colts lost to the New Orleans Saints in Super Bowl XLIV in Miami. But after Colts Owner Jim Irsay fired General Manager Bill Polian and his son Chris Polian, who was the … Read more
It is an exciting time to be a Baltimore Ravens fan. Still celebrating their AFC North championship, Baltimore will host the divisional playoff game against the Houston Texans on Sunday. It is their fourth consecutive trip to the playoffs and their first home playoff game under head coach John Harbaugh. The Ravens beat the Texans … Read more
The NFL has a great press release called “NFL Wildcard: What To Look For.” Here is the NFL summary from NFLMedia.com: WHAT TO LOOK FOR – WILD CARD WEEKEND FROM WILD CARD TO SUPER BOWL: Winners in the Wild Card round have won the Super Bowl seven times, and at least one Super Bowl participant … Read more
After pulling off an undefeated season at home, the Ravens needed to win the last road game of the season against the Cincinnati Bengals to secure a home playoff game. The game started off on a high note when RB Rice Ray scored a 70 yard touchdown in the 1st quarter. He scored another 51 … Read more
In a perfect moment for ESPN NFL Monday Night Football, New Orleans Saints Quarterback Drew Brees broke Miami Dolphins QB Dan Marino’s 27-year-old NFL Single Season Passing Record of 5,084 yards, when he threw a 9-yard touchdown pass in the 4th quarter against the Atlanta Falcons, to put him at 5,087 yards. It’s a remarkable … Read more
Santa gave Baltimore Ravens fans a win against the Cleveland Browns on Saturday. Though the win wasn’t pretty, it was still a win and kept the Ravens on track for a first round bye and a home playoff game. The Ravens started off on a good note. In the 1st quarter, CB Lardarius Webb intercepted … Read more
Jerome Simpson, the previously known only to Cincinnati Bengals fans, is now a man with a house hold name. Everyone wants to know who the NFL player was who just did the 360 over a defender and into the end zone, putting his team in the playoffs at the same time. The effort made his … Read more
The Baltimore Ravens clinched a playoff spot for the 4th consecutive season before Sunday’s game against the San Diego Chargers. Clinching was the only bright spot of the day as the Ravens put on a lackluster performance in another nationally televised game. The game was ugly and painful to watch. The Chargers aren’t a great … Read more
By Anthony Carillo http://twitter.com/#!/CarilloCannon7 If you were to ask Mean Joe Green, Mel Blount, Jack Tatum, Ronnie Lott or any of the most intimidating defensive players in the 70s, 80s and 90s, they would most likely tell you one thing; the league is handcuffing defensive players. Back in their respective decades Green, Blount, Tatum, and … Read more