The Rant Rag – Week 1 Fantasy Goats

Merriam-Webster’s dictionary defines “Goat” as several things, including: “a person who is blamed for a loss or failure” Thus, literally, a “Fantasy Goat” is a fantasy football player that a person blames for the loss of his or her game.  For me, I know a player is a “Fantasy Goat” via one of two tests. First, subjectively, after the games

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2015 1st Round NFL Rookies – Homerun or Done in Week 1?

By Joanne Kong Twitter: @kongfu4u  NFL Kickoff There were a lot of surprises in the sports world during this past week.  Serena Williams beat sister Venus Williams.  Serena Williams was defeated in the semi-finals by unranked Roberta Vinci.  Rodger Federer was looking for his first win since 2012, and failed to get it during the U.S. Open finals, losing to

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Four Down Territory

By Ryan Whitfield Twitter: @RyanWhitfieldNE Been a busy few weeks and opening night is getting close. These next two weeks are sure to crawl by as we all wait for the best time of the year to get here. In the meantime here’s this weeks 4 hot takes. 1st Down It’s really sad to see all these great guys going

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Preseason Super Bowl Prediction

By Joey Alibro Twitter: @joeyalibro It’s baaaaaack. Football has finally arrived as preseason games will be kicked into high gear for the next four weeks until the Thursday night opener between the defending champs and the Pittsburgh Steelers. But with the first game closing in, let’s look at some of the teams that could be in the last one on

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The 2015 Football Garbage Time Staff Mock NFL Draft

Howdy, y’all! We all know that the NFL Draft is right around the corner, beginning on April 30th.  And we all know that the choices that all 32 teams in the NFL make that night will be a significant part in whether they end up with the Lombardi Trophy and the 32nd pick in a future draft, or if they

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Best Ranked Wide Receivers in NFL Free Agency

Most of the notable wide receivers in NFL Free Agency have signed on to new teams, including Jeremy Maclin, Andre Johnson, Eddie Royal, Harry Douglas, Michael Crabtree and Denarius Moore.  And some, like Randall Cobb, returned to their previous home.  But there are a few noteworthy wide receivers left, including some from the first ever NFL Veteran Combine. So let

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What Were They Thinking?: Team and Player Responsibility for DUI’s in the NFL

On April 3, 3:08am, PJ Williams, who was driving a rental car on a suspended license, was arrested for Driving Under the Influence (“DUI”).  Williams made an illegal left turn out of a McDonald’s parking lot in Tallahassee, swerved over the center line several times and almost hitting a curb before being stopped by the Florida State University Police Department. What

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Updated Ranked Running Backs in NFL Free Agency

With most everyone celebrating the Kentucky loss, and Easter (though for some, it’ll be hard to tell what’s more important), you probably haven’t had time to keep updated on available running backs in NFL free agency. During the off season so far, we’ve seen running backs LeSean McCoy, DeMarco Murray, Ryan Mathews, Reggie Bush, CJ Spiller and Frank Gore, among

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