
Adrian’s Field Goals
10 June 2009
Every player has his own way of motivating himself for the upcoming season. For Adrian Peterson, it starts with a piece of paper. In his young professional career the superstar running back for Minnesota has already surpassed milestones that most backs never come close to, but for Adrian it’s all a matter of course. A course he sets at the beginning of every season by putting his very specific goals down on paper, and then holding himself to that self-made contract as if it’s legally binding.
“Focus Points – footwork, pass protection, quickness … Put on a go ...
PRO COMBAT: GO ON THE OFFENSIVE
28 May 2009
Football gear usually has one of two purposes – help protect you better, or help you perform better – but rarely does a piece of gear do both. That’s what so remarkable about Nike’s new Pro Combat line of football gear. For the first time, a compression short is ab ...
Super time again
29 January 2009
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So now we come to the payoff. Super time again. The 43rd edition of the Big Enchilada, and on the surface, it's hard to make a case against the hated Pittsburghers. Let's get it out front--as a devout Cincy fan, I have loathed the black and gold since I was in pantaloons. I've ...
Warming Up to the Cold in Green Bay
30 December 2008
They don’t call it the Frozen Tundra for nothing. What smoke stacks are to steam engines, icy turf is to Green Bay when the second season comes calling. On the field Aaron Rodgers calls home, the elements get down in a four-point stance.
“Growing up in Chico, CA, we might ...
Week 17 Roundup
29 December 2008
Playoff football. When the brass ring is right in front of you, you got to grab it with both hands. That’s what Minnesota and San Diego did on the final Sunday of the regular season.
Adrian Peterson wasn’t going to let the defending champions, or a recent bout with fumble-i ...
Week 16 Roundup
24 December 2008
Incredibly, LaDainian Tomlinson and the Bolts are a home win away from the playoffs. Once 4-8 and left for dead, San Diego only needs to take down Denver to get the division title. And remember, they would have won the game in Colorado way back in week two but for an inadvertent whistl ...
