Friends with Teams: Watching the NFL Playoffs With Die-Hard Fans
By: Chris Dagonas If you have followed this column, then you have likely noticed that I support the Miami Dolphins NFL “franchise”. That team has not made the playoffs since […]
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The Should-Be NFL Hall-of-Famer (You’ve Probably Never Heard Of)
By: Chris Dagonas Perhaps only in football there are “important” positions, and “less important” positions. In baseball, basketball, hockey and soccer, players who play different positions are valued for the […]
Who Killed Jovan Belcher? Professional Sports and Emotional Illness
By: Chris Dagonas Jovan Belcher and Rae Carruth. These are two of the many professional athletes who have killed a loved one. Their stories, though not exactly parallel, bring up […]
The NFL in Toronto: Why Not Now?
By: Chris Dagonas You may have heard that Rob Ford will probably have some spare time on his hands soon. However you may happen to feel about the judge’s decision […]
“Defense Wins Championships”? – Deconstructing The Myth
By: Chris Dagonas Since 2000, when the Baltimore Ravens steamrolled all competition with their ferocious defense, the dogma in the NFL has been that Defense Wins Championships. The mantra was […]
The Politics of Football: 2012 Election Edition
By: Chris Dagonas The 2012 American Presidential Election Campaign has been framed around one major factor: Barack Obama’s “Socialist” vision of an America where the wealthy pay higher taxes to […]
Eli Manning vs. Tony Romo: What Are Fantasy Points Worth?
By: Chris Dagonas This past week, my fantasy team went up against a fellow anonymous fantasy gamer. My starting quarterback was Eli Manning; his was Tony Romo. In the […]
NFL Week 4: Live From The Couch
By: Chris Dagonas The referees are back! Even Omar Little would not have been welcomed as warmly in Baltimore as the men in Foot Locker uniforms were on Thursday night. […]
Fantasy Football 2012: I Just Can’t Stop
By: Chris Dagonas My girlfriend hates fantasy sports. Let’s be real. I spend hours fretting over who to select with my first, sixth, and fifteenth picks, while that time could […]
