A 2010 Offseason Mea Culpa, or Here’s a QB move in Seattle that makes Cleveland look smart

3.18.10 7:11 pm by Brian Parker

A few days ago, I wrote that I thought it was very questionable for the Cleveland Browns to cut ties with Brady Quinn–shipping him to the Broncos–and stick with a quarterback tandem of Jake Delhomme (former Carolina Panthers starter) and Seneca Wallace (career Seattle Seahawks backup).  I thought that Mike Holmgren had made a decent move getting Wallace as a backup–a player that he was familiar with from his days of coaching in Seattle)–but I also thought that Quinn should’ve been kept around to provide a backup option.  It was my unofficial ”Dumb Move of the 2010 Offseason So Far” pick.

I was so, so wrong.  So very wrong.  Yesterday (March 17th, 2010) featured a clear “Dumb Move of the 2010 Offseason” pick; I’m not even sure I would qualify it with the phrasing “So Far.”

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The Sports Geeks Top Stories of 2010 NFL Free Agency — 1st Edition

3.15.10 4:16 pm by Brian Parker

While as a contributor here at The Sports Geeks I know that my stories are not going to be your up-to-the-minute source for offseason moves in the NFL, I can provide you with some thoughtful analysis of the free agency signings and trades that are making headlines so far for the 2010 season.  For a more complete list of free agent moves you can check out the NFL’s official coverage at http://www.nfl.com/freeagency, but for the sake of The Sports Geeks, here are the big stories of the free agency period so far.
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An NFL Postmortem: 2009 Season-Ending Thoughts Upon Watching New Orleans Saints Super Bowl XLIV Champions Video

3.12.10 8:35 pm by Brian Parker

Editors Note: We’re welcoming a new author to theSportsGeeks.com: Brian. He’s a huge NFL fan and will be writing at The Sports Geeks from now on, but be sure to check out some of his previous work here: http://pursuitofperfection10.wordpress.com/.

How’s it going, The Sports Geeks-Nation?  My name is Brian Parker and I’ll be making some story contributions to the site; generally stories about the NFL, but I’ll be sure to chime in on other sports as the need arises.

As a first post to this site, I wanted to give the 2009 NFL season a retrospective look based on thoughts I had during my recent viewing of NFL Film’s production of the New Orleans Saints Super Bowl XLIV Champions video.  As anyone who has ever seen an NFL Films production is aware, the production quality is excellent and you also get the opportunity to hear on-the-field audio that the broadcast networks don’t focus on during any given game.

And so, here are the major points that came to mind as I watched this season’s film:

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From the Bowels of YouTube: We Miss Football

3.10.10 8:05 pm by Alex and Pat

If you’re like me, you’ve certainly experienced a “YouTube loop” – that is to say, a time when you find yourself on YouTube for much longer than you’d planned, having clicked on video after video, and wondering, “How did I get here?”. This is our weekly segment where we share some of our favorite sports highlights that you may not have seen (or haven’t in a very long time). Feel free to share your favorites in the comments or tweet us and we’ll consider them for next week. Check back every week for the latest edition.

It’s March already, and Spring is on the way. College basketball is in full swing, opening day is right around the corner, and although we’re in the midst of free agency and the draft is coming up, we’re still almost six months away from meaningful football action. We miss it, and have decided to make our beloved football the subject of this week’s FTBOYT post. These two clips will remind you why we love football:
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Fan Interference

3.05.10 9:33 pm by Pat

Home field advantage is the result of one of three things:

1)      The stadium itself has some physical property that makes it difficult to play in for opponents (ie- lower levels of oxygen in high altitude stadiums, the architecture of the stadium itself alters the environment of the playing field, etc.)

2)      The fans themselves create a lot of noise and distractions for the opposing team

3)      A combination of the two (the best option for a team)
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From the Bowels of YouTube: An LSD No-No and the Cocaine Super Bowl That Wasn’t

2.24.10 3:02 pm by Alex and Pat

If you’re like me, you’ve certainly experienced a “YouTube loop” – that is to say, a time when you find yourself on YouTube for much longer than you’d planned, having clicked on video after video, and wondering, “How did I get here?”. This is our weekly segment where we share some of our favorite sports highlights that you may not have seen (or haven’t in a very long time). Feel free to share your favorites in the comments or tweet us and we’ll consider them for next week. Check back every week for the latest edition.

This week, we’ve completed a not-so-extensive study of the effects of drug use on the performances of professional athletes.
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