http://www.orble.com/nflscape-an-analytical-look-at-americas-favorite-game/b2/ NFLScape: An Analytical Look at America's Favorite Game en Sat, 12 Nov 2011 21:20:00 GMT Sat, 12 Nov 2011 21:20:00 GMT info@orble.com info@orble.com http://www.orble.com/the-penn-state-football-team-loses-but-the-family-wins/ It started I think on Wednesday night, when the board of trustees took sensible action and fired Joe Paterno while also agreeing to accept the resignation of president Spanier. Though... http://www.orble.com/the-penn-state-football-team-loses-but-the-family-wins/#comments http://www.orble.com/the-penn-state-football-team-loses-but-the-family-wins/ Sat, 12 Nov 2011 21:20:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/joe-paterno-announces-retirement/ The Associated Press is reporting that Paterno, 84, will announce his decision to retire as the long-time head coach of the Penn State football team later today. A retirement has... http://www.orble.com/joe-paterno-announces-retirement/#comments http://www.orble.com/joe-paterno-announces-retirement/ Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:52:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/week-9/2/ The undercards: Cleveland at Houston. The Texans need to hold serve here. A win over Pittsburgh is critical, but not if Pittsburgh can win and Houston loses this game. This... http://www.orble.com/week-9/2/#comments http://www.orble.com/week-9/2/ Thu, 03 Nov 2011 16:16:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/proof-of-bad-management/ OK, I've been pretty rough on Tim Tebow. It's not (entirely) his fault. Well, let me rephrase: his lack of QB ability is entirely his fault, but the position he's... http://www.orble.com/proof-of-bad-management/#comments http://www.orble.com/proof-of-bad-management/ Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:55:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/buffalo-pretenders-or-contenders/ It's Week 9, and the Buffalo Bills sit atop the AFC East division with a 5-2 record. They are hosting the New York Jets this Sunday in a critical game... http://www.orble.com/buffalo-pretenders-or-contenders/#comments http://www.orble.com/buffalo-pretenders-or-contenders/ Thu, 03 Nov 2011 01:37:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/afc-north/ When the 2011 season began, most NFL predictions had the Steelers and Ravens atop the division. Expectations met. Most observers thought the Browns were going to have an up-and-down season... http://www.orble.com/afc-north/#comments http://www.orble.com/afc-north/ Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:43:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/nfl-loses-a-legend/ Three words epitomized him, his organization and his legacy: "Just win, baby." Al Davis, the long-time owner of the Oakland Raiders, passed away this morning. The news hit about mid-day... http://www.orble.com/nfl-loses-a-legend/#comments http://www.orble.com/nfl-loses-a-legend/ Sun, 09 Oct 2011 01:01:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/steelers-win-big/ A week after Baltimore knocked the Steelers down about 31 pegs on the board, decimated their offense and defense, and took Pittsburgh behind the woodshed like few teams have been... http://www.orble.com/steelers-win-big/#comments http://www.orble.com/steelers-win-big/ Mon, 19 Sep 2011 16:07:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/nfl-week-1/ A note about my grading system. I tend to use letter grades, A through (god fordbid) F. Generally speaking, an A-rated game has to have some compelling national interest. It... http://www.orble.com/nfl-week-1/#comments http://www.orble.com/nfl-week-1/ Thu, 08 Sep 2011 12:00:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/why-pittsburghbaltimore-is-the-nfls-best-rivalry/ First off, I freely admit to bias being that I am a lifelong Steelers fan. But there are compelling reasons that drive this rivalry to the top of the NFL... http://www.orble.com/why-pittsburghbaltimore-is-the-nfls-best-rivalry/#comments http://www.orble.com/why-pittsburghbaltimore-is-the-nfls-best-rivalry/ Wed, 07 Sep 2011 14:11:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/99-reasons-to-love-the-nfl/ 99. Dan Hampton anchoring the 1985 Chicago Bears. 98. Yards in "The Drive." 97. Sure-fire HOFer Tony Gonzalez was drafted in the 1997 NFL draft. 96. Art Modell oversees his... http://www.orble.com/99-reasons-to-love-the-nfl/#comments http://www.orble.com/99-reasons-to-love-the-nfl/ Thu, 01 Sep 2011 03:39:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/parity/ Over an 11-year span (from 2000 through and including 2010), there's a type of parity, if you will. A 3-tier parity. There are several teams that are just better. Period... http://www.orble.com/parity/#comments http://www.orble.com/parity/ Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19:41:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/finally/3/ I was one of the ones who, in my opinion, never thought that the season was in any real jeopardy but also thought that finding a solution would take some... http://www.orble.com/finally/3/#comments http://www.orble.com/finally/3/ Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:53:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/finally-someone-has-seen-the-light/ For about two weeks now, players and owners have been meeting in "secret" locations all over the place. What we're seeing now strongly suggests that the two sides have settled... http://www.orble.com/finally-someone-has-seen-the-light/#comments http://www.orble.com/finally-someone-has-seen-the-light/ Fri, 24 Jun 2011 03:16:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/thoughts-on-the-nfl/ Today is 6-13-11, day "I don't care" of the NFL v NFLPA labor situation. That said, I'm personally seeing some encouraging signs in the tea leaves. The biggest I think... http://www.orble.com/thoughts-on-the-nfl/#comments http://www.orble.com/thoughts-on-the-nfl/ Mon, 13 Jun 2011 17:05:00 GMT