A Brady Baby - February 19, 2007
By Jeff Wilson: NFL fans are gearing up for the draft combine and the free agency period, but news is still breaking on a daily basis. The latest information has nothing to do with play on the field, but the impending fatherhood of New England’s Tom Brady.
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Chargers Turmoil - February 16, 2007
By Michael Robinson: The NFL is an up and down league, where a team can go from 3-13 one season to 10-6 the next (see the New Orleans Saints). The San Diego Chargers went 14-2 last year, and while a freefall is not likely, this is a team in turmoil.
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Super Sleepers - February 13, 2007
We continue our look at the VIP.com 2008 Super Bowl odds. Yesterday, we looked at the top teams, and today it is the lower half. Fortunately, there are several promising sleeper teams among the list. Odds to win the Super Bowl are in parenthesis.
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2008 Super Bowl - February 12, 2007
VIP.com has released their 2008 Super Bowl odds. This list gives some detail on the top teams, or what we call the “Sweet Sixteen”. A look at the bottom 16 or “Super Sleepers” comes out tomorrow. Odds to win the Super Bowl are in parenthesis.
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Wade Phillips - February 09, 2007
By Michael Robinson: A big shoe dropped in the NFL coaching world yesterday when Wade Phillips was chosen to replace Bill Parcells as coach of the Dallas Cowboys. It was thought that owner Jerry Jones would choose Norv Turner for “America’s Team”.
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NFL Pro Bowl - February 09, 2007
By Jeff Wilson: I hate to admit it, but the NFL Pro Bowl game doesn’t do justice to a league that brings thrills and chills on a weekly basis. The big reason is that players aren’t willing to risk injury after a long, hard season. With that said, its still football and I'm watching!
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Champion Colts - February 05, 2007
By Jeff Wilson: The Super Bowl captured world attention with the play on the field and the commercials in between. It was watched by an audience of about 1 billion viewers in over 230 countries. In the end though, what really mattered was the scoreboard.
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Super Coaches - February 02, 2007
By Michael Robinson: With all the attention this week focusing on the two head coaches, Tony Dungy and Lovie Smith, we thought it would be interesting to look back at some of the greatest coaches in Super Bowl history. Here is a brief summation on each.
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First Touchdown - February 02, 2007
Jeff Wilson takes a look at the proposition bet for the first touchdown scored in the Super Bowl. There are 13 players with individual odds, and that makes “The Field” category very interesting as well. Note that this is just one of a vast array of proposition odds.
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The Cover Corner - February 02, 2007
By Michael Licalsi: The Cover Corner column has a year-to-date record of 31-38 before taking on the Super Bowl. After four pre-season games, 16 regular season games, and the playoffs, we are almost at the big event. Now, we just have to wait 60 more hours.
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Super Bowl Pick - February 01, 2007
By Jeff Wilson: This column went 0-1-1 ATS in the NFL conference championship games with New Orleans losing, and New England with a push. The column is now 24-21 on the weekly selections and 14-7 on other picks during the football season.
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Super Bowl Prop - February 01, 2007
By Alex Davis: Have you had enough Scarface references yet? With Super Bowl XLI coming to Miami’s Dolphin Stadium this Sunday, pretty much every word Al Pacino uttered in that movie is going to be used in reference to the two quarterbacks involved.
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Super Bowl Notes - January 30, 2007
By Jeff Wilson: It is five days before the Super Bowl and the football writers are running out of material. If there is not a story about the two black head coaches, then it is most likely about Peyton Manning’s long awaited quest for a championship.
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NFL Mock Draft - January 29, 2007
Sports Edge has updated its 2007 NFL mock draft. This is one of the longest running mock drafts on the internet. It has been featured on many draft sites including Foxsports.com. Please post your messages below with any thoughts or questions.
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The 1985 Bears - January 25, 2007
By Jeff Wilson: The Chicago Bears are making their first Super Bowl appearance in 21 years, when they crushed New England, 46-10. That 18-1 team was one of the greatest in NFL history, so we thought it would be fun to compare them to the current squad.
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Super Bowl MVP - January 25, 2007
VIP.com has updated its Super Bowl Most Valuable Player odds. The game is still 10 days away, but fans are already concentrating on who will be the biggest performer on the world’s biggest stage. Odds to win the Super Bowl MVP are in parenthesis.
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Special Teams - January 24, 2007
By Alex Davis: They’re an afterthought for most of the betting public. In the Super Bowl, they’re almost the only hope the Chicago Bears have to come out on top. Special teams are the one area where the Bears can say that they have the clear advantage.
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NFL Early Odds - January 23, 2007
VIP.com gives you the early odds on the Super Bowl match-up between the Indianapolis Colts and the Chicago Bears. The Colts have opened up as seven point favorites showing the perceived dominance of the AFC. The Over / Under is at 48.5 points.
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Bears and Colts - January 22, 2007
By Michael Robinson: It took Peyton Manning nine NFL seasons to make it to his first Super Bowl, but it was worth the wait. The Colts rallied from a 21-3 second quarter deficit to stun New England 38-34, a game that is already marked as one for the ages.
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The Cover Corner - January 19, 2007
By Michael Licalsi: The Cover Corner column has a year-to-date record of 31-37 before taking on the Conference Championship games. All four of these teams are Super Bowl worthy, and the two finalists will have earned their berths after a long season.
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Conference Picks - January 18, 2007
By Jeff Wilson: This column went 2-2 ATS last week with New England and Philadelphia winning, and Baltimore and Chicago losing. Overall for the week, underdogs were 4-0. The column is 24-20 on the weekly selections and 14-7 on other picks.
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AFC Title Game - January 18, 2007
By Alex Davis: As everyone knows, defense, running and special teams win championships. So, of course, the Indianapolis Colts are the new Super Bowl favorites. These are the same Colts that had one of the worst defenses in the NFL during the regular season.
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NFL Injuries - January 18, 2007
Sports Edge looks at the injury report for the Conference Championship games. All of the squads are relatively healthy which means the teams that lose will need to come up with another excuse why. Fortunately, some current GM’s are already very good at that.
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Super Bowl MVP - January 17, 2007
VIP.com has updated its Super Bowl Most Valuable Player odds. This list will obviously change at the conclusion of this Sunday's games, but it is so intriguing, that it is worth reviewing now. Odds to win the Super Bowl MVP are in parenthesis.
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NFL Early Odds - January 16, 2007
VIP.com gives you the early odds on the Conference Championship match-ups. We are down to the NFL’s version of the “Final Four”. While many people believe the AFC champion will win the Super Bowl, this post-season has taught us that anything can happen.
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NFL Rewind - January 15, 2007
By Michael Robinson: Heading into this Divisional Playoff weekend, away teams had won just 13 of the previous 64 contests. This weekend was a different story as road teams, Indianapolis and New England both won, and all four underdogs covered the spread.
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Coaching Hot Seat - January 12, 2007
By Alex Davis: It’s amazing what a few wins can do for your reputation. It’s not that San Diego Chargers coach Marty Schottenheimer is allergic to playoff football. He was a linebacker on the 1965 AFL Champion Buffalo Bills, who thumped the Chargers 23-0 in the title game.
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The Cover Corner - January 12, 2007
By Michael Licalsi: The Cover Corner column takes a look at the Sunday NFL games after taking both Indianapolis and New Orleans on Saturday. The Sunday games are equally exciting as the two home teams, Chicago and San Diego, were tops in their conferences.
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NFL Injuries - January 11, 2007
Sports Edge looks at the injury report for the Divisional Playoffs. There are eight teams left, and four of them are coming off bye-weeks. Those four teams are far healthier overall than their counterparts, just one huge advantage of getting the extra week of rest.
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The Cover Corner - January 11, 2007
By Michael Licalsi: The Cover Corner column is fresh of its pick of Florida in the national championship game, but the overall record still stands at 30-34. The NFL playoffs once again take center stage as this weekend’s games are about as good as it gets.
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Divisional Picks - January 10, 2007
By Jeff Wilson: This column went 2-2 ATS last week with New England and Dallas winning, and Kansas City and Philadelphia losing. The column is 22-18 on the weekly selections and 14-7 on other picks. Here are this week’s picks with all four home teams favored.
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Cardinals Prop - January 10, 2007
By Michael Robinson: This is the second in a continuing series regarding VIP.com’s 2007 proposition odds. Arizona finished last year at 5-11, and the odds are out as to whether they can make the playoffs next year. They are +550 that they will, and -800 that they won’t.
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NFL Early Odds - January 09, 2007
VIP.com gives you the early odds on the Divisional playoff match-ups. We are down to eight teams left, and all of them are the division winners. Most people believe this is the best weekend of professional football all season, and we can’t argue otherwise.
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BCS Championship - January 08, 2007
By Michael Robinson: There is no NFL Monday Night Football anymore, but who cares when you have the BCS championship game? Ohio State is a seven point favorite over Florida in a game capturing national attention from Bangor, Maine to San Diego, California.
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The Cover Corner - January 08, 2007
By Michael Licalsi: The Cover Corner column gives its take on the national championship game. This contest is a full five days after the last BCS game, and that has given the media extra time to hype the event to the nth degree. Let the game begin!
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NFL Rewind - January 08, 2007
By Michael Robinson: Sometimes an event happens in the world of sports that is so shocking you can’t believe your own eyes. That is what happened on Saturday night when Dallas’ Tony Romo blew the game with a botched hold on a field goal attempt.
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The Cover Corner - January 07, 2007
By Michael Licalsi: The Cover Corner column had a tough Bowl stretch last week, and finds itself with a 29-32 overall mark. The attention now turns to the NFL playoffs where two more exciting games are on tap after a very eventful day on Saturday.
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On The Gridiron - January 05, 2007
Sports Edge looks at this weekend’s college football bowl games. For those who thought there were no games between the Sugar Bowl and the national title game, guess again. That’s because the fun is still continuing with the International and GMAC Bowls.
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Wild Card Picks - January 04, 2007
By Jeff Wilson: There are four games this weekend, and four selections. Since I have taken over this column, I am 20-16 on the weekly selections and 14-7 on other picks, although past performance is not always a good indicator of future performance.
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Fading Favorites - January 04, 2007
By Alex Davis: The Indianapolis Colts and the New England Patriots are two of the most notorious public favorites ever to walk the NFL handicapping pike. Do you have the intestinal fortitude to go against either of them in the first round of the playoffs?
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NFL Injuries - January 04, 2007
Sports Edge looks at the injury report for Wild Card weekend. One of the good things about the playoffs is that the remote control takes a breather. There is only one game played at a time, which means that fans can relax knowing they are not missing anything.
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Sugar Bowl - January 03, 2007
Tony Adams previews tonight's Sugar Bowl, the last BCS Bowl game before the national championship. Quarterback Brady Quinn appears to be the only thing standing between Notre Dame and sole ownership of the worst losing streak in Bowl history.
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Super Bowl Odds - January 03, 2007
VIP.com has updated its NFL Super Bowl odds. This list has certainly shrunk with just the playoff teams remaining, and it looks like at least 10 of these squads have a legitimate chance to win the whole thing. Odds to win the Super Bowl are in parenthesis.
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Manning Prop - January 03, 2007
By Jeff Wilson: VIP.com has released some interesting proposition odds for 2007 and one of them is whether Indianapolis quarterback, Peyton Manning will be named this year’s Super Bowl MVP. The odds are +1100 that he will, and -1600 that he will not.
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NFL Early Odds - January 02, 2007
VIP.com gives you the early odds on the Wild Card playoff match-ups. The season is over for 20 of the 32 NFL teams, and fans are already scouting their team needs for the 2007 draft. For the 12 playoff teams remaining, the season is just beginning.
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Orange Bowl - January 02, 2007
By Michael Robinson: The Big East took a devastating blow a couple of years back when Miami, Virginia Tech and Boston College all departed for the ACC. But with teams like Rutgers, West Virginia and Louisville still around, the Big East will be relevant for years to come.
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The Rose Bowl - January 01, 2007
By Tony Adams: Today’s Rose Bowl is one of six New Year’s Day games on the docket. The others are Nebraska (+2) Auburn, Penn State (+4) Tennessee, Wisconsin (+2) Arkansas, Georgia Tech (+10) West Virginia, and Bosie State (+7) Oklahoma.
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The Cover Corner - January 01, 2007
By Michael Licalsi: The Cover Corner column gives its take on the Rose Bowl classic. After today’s contest, there are only three BCS games left, the climax being Florida getting 7.5 points from Ohio State in the national championship game on January 8th.
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NFL Rewind - January 01, 2007
By Michael Robinson: In this wacky and wild NFL season, it was only fitting that the playoff picture would not be determined until around 8:00 p.m. EST on Sunday. Denver looked like a lock for the post-season heading into their San Francisco game, but lost 26-23.
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