Can Dungy revitalize Vick’s (Fantasy) Life?

For the imprisoned Michael Vick, finding remorse could be a lot harder than one would assume. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell made it clear just over a month ago that it isn’t going to be a cake walk getting back into this league. Though Godell hasn’t clearly explained what he considers remorse, but it is as clear as day that the game’s warden isn’t allowing the cliche, “I served my time” “I’m not going to make a judgment until I know all the facts on Michael Vick. I think it’s clear he’s pai

Browns hope to strike gold in sixth round with Clemson’s James Davis (The Canton Repository)

James Davis comes with a lot of questions, but the Browns hope the sixth-round pick out of Clemson can help provide some answers to problems in the Browns running game.

The Count: Making the NFL Draft Worthwhile

Good news for Donald Brown, the Indianapolis Colts’ first-round pick in the NFL Draft: His new team has the best record since 1996 of turning draftees into starters and Pro Bowlers. The Colts’ draft picks had 23.6 more seasons of starting time and 17.4 more Pro Bowl appearances than you’d expect based on their draft position, according to Brian Burke of Advanced NFL Stats. ( A similar analysis by Chase Stuart of Pro Football Reference last year also ranked Indy tops in the league, and The Jou

Eddie Meador for Pro Football Hall of Fame

Now and then, people contact me about endorsing the idea, and spreading it, of pushing for this or that guy to get into a sports Hall of Fame. One particular baseball stat wonk is a Bert Blyleven enthusiast, and he has written me a time or three about voting for Bert for the baseball Hall of Fame — which I have yet to do.On Tuesday, I got an e-mail from someone promoting the Pro Football Hall of Fame candidacy of Eddie Meador, the Los Angeles Rams’ great safety from the 1960s.Now, there’s a cand

April 14, 2009: Home vs. Away, Grass vs. Turf, Me vs. Kerry, and Some Book Club Discussion

Kerry = So smug! Kerry's creepy shrine. I’ve always been a bit of a betting man. Back in the day, I wagered on professional sports. The NFL was my game of choice and, every Tuesday, I’d start my research into that weekend’s match-ups, pouring through pages of stats - individual team histories and past performances, home vs. away, turf vs. grass, as double-digit favorites, as home underdogs, as road favorites following two straight wins in which they scored 30 points or more against t

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