Greatness on the Run
This is the second installment of an exclusive silverandblueblood.com interview with NFL Hall of Fame running back Emmitt Smith. Smith played on three Super Bowl championship teams and is the NFL’s all-time leading rusher.
I asked Emmitt to talk about the Dallas Cowboys. Continue reading
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Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. That said, let’s review my wildcard week predictions and brace ourselves for another fearless safari in the NFL playoff jungle.
Here is how we did last week:
New Orleans Saints @ Seattle Seahawks
The Seahawks upset the Super Bowl-defending Saints, 41–36. I had the Saints winning. (Who didn’t?) I also had the Seahawks covering the ten-point spread. And I took the over on the 44.5 total points. I was right on two of the three categories. Continue reading
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Deuce-Deuce
SilverandBlueBlood sat down with Emmitt Smith to talk about the NFL playoffs, the looming player lockout, and NFL running backs. Well, I was sitting. I assume Emmitt was, too. This was a phone interview.
Here is how it went down.
SBB: I understand we have this opportunity thanks to the good people at Hershey’s and the Hershey’s Pro Football Hall of Fame Sweepstakes. You want to tell me a little bit about that? Continue reading
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Rob Ryan
For men—and football-loving women—of a certain age, the Dallas Cowboys hiring Rob Ryan, son of arch enemy Buddy Ryan, is something akin to Laila Ali (that’s Muhammad Ali’s daughter) marrying one of George Foreman’s kids (all of which, I believe, are named George.)
If you are old enough to remember the Buddy Ryan era in Philadelphia (1986–1995), then you remember him as a rotund, irreverent loud-mouth, who happened to be one heck of a defensive coach. If you are not old enough to remember any of that, then just think Rex Ryan.
That nutty acorn did not fall from the family tree. Continue reading
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Ted Williams
Imagine this scene…
Somewhere in a south Boston neighborhood, Little Johnny is walking through the living room with his Nintendo DS in hand when he sees Grampa sitting in Dad’s recliner, half napping, half watching some random news program. The story Grampa is paying no attention to is about the latest YouTube sensation, the homeless Ohio fellow named Ted Williams, the man with the golden pipes.
“Hey, Grampa. Do you know who this Ted Williams is?”
Grampa stirs from the drift into Dreamland.
“Huh? Wha–? Ted Williams?” Continue reading
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