By Phil Hecken, with Jim “The Weatherman” Vilk Sure, college hoops may have its big weekend, and they may have even patented the name, “Final Four,” but for most sports …
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Monday Morning Uni Watch
Flying Elvis lived up to its nickname in the third quarter of yesterday’s Jets/Pats game, as stand-up comedian Wes Welker took a head-to-head hit that resulted in fragments of his …
Using Pro Combat for Good, Not Evil — Part II(I)
By Phil Hecken And now, for the final eight pro combat teams in the AFC. If you missed the NFC or the first half of the AFC, check ’em out. …
Don’t Eat Any Vegas Gold Snow
How do I know it’s winter? For starters, we got another foot of snow overnight and are slated to get a few more snow showers during the day. And that’s …
Monday Morning Uni Watch
As you can see in today’s splash photo, the Packers added captaincy patches for yesterday’s game in Philly. Much like the Red Wings using straight block NOBs during the NHL …
Using Pro Combat for Good, Not Evil — Part I.v
By Phil Hecken Last week, I introduced you to the full NFC version of how the NFL could adopt Nike’s toy pro combat uniforms when they take over the uniform …
Monday Morning Uni Watch
The Redskins have worn their gold pants many times this season. Until yesterday, though, I don’t think any ’Skins player had done what offensive linemen Jammal Brown did: He wore …
Using Pro Combat for Good, Not Evil — Part I
By Phil Hecken With the recent “scare” a few weeks ago with the “fake” Nike Pro Combat templates that went viral on the Interwebs, everyone began to fear the worst …
Monday Morning Uni Watch
People, I’m going to be frank: I spent all of yesterday cooking, eating, drinking, and shoveling (which is supposed to be my landlord’s job, but he was snowed in across …
Mouthguardian Angel
People often tell me, “I’ve spent years looking at sleeve stripes [or facemasks, or collar styles, or pork chops, or whatever], but I’d never really thought about them until I …
Monday Morning Uni Watch
I don’t have a photo, but there was a point in the first half of yesterday’s Giants/Eagles game when Ahmad Bradshaw was carrying the ball while his mouthguard was stuck …
Monday Morning Uni Watch
Oh man, is there anything better than a snow game? The shoveled yard lines, the slipping and sliding, the obligatory video clip of the Snow Plow Game. Yesterday’s Bears/Pats game …
I found the keys keys / Yeah the keys to your heart heart / Yes I got them on a chain chain
Imagine being in Great Britain back in 1987. You probably knew about the Super Bowl; maybe you even stayed up late to watch it. But did you and other Brits …
Monday Morning Uni Watch
The Packers’ 1929 throwbacks — first announced way back in March — finally saw their first game action yesterday. Has there ever been a longer gap between unveiling and on-field …
NFL Color vs. Color — Part III: A Modest Proposal
By Phil Hecken, with “THE Jeff” Provo Back again today with THE Jeff as we take one (hopefully) final look at color vs. color in the NFL. The first article …