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Sports Illustrated
December 8, 2000 |
Chalk one up for the rippers There's only one thing worse than a vicious ripper: a vicious ripper who happens to be right. In my capsule on the Eagles as one of the contending teams, I said that no offensive player except Donovan McNabb will come within sniffing distance of the Pro Bowl...   |
Sports Illustrated
July 16, 2001
Paul Zimmerman |
Ready for some football? Preseason rankings as teams prepare for training camp... |
Sports Illustrated
January 4, 2001
Paul Zimmerman |
My All-Pro team I am sitting at the midpoint of a forest of charts that stretches into three rooms and threatens to absorb a fourth. The charts represent the documentation of my all-pro candidates, the distillation of 136 games seen live, on the tube or on coaching films... |
Sports Illustrated
October 27, 2000
Paul Zimmerman |
Mailbag Saints and mailbag sinners I'll take the heat for everything that appears under my byline, but there's one thing that bugs me -- getting ripped for something I didn't write... |
Sports Illustrated
November 10, 2000
Paul Zimmerman |
Better or verse? An ode to the rippers separates purpose from pedantry... |
Sports Central
September 7, 2004
Brad Oremland |
NFL Preseason Power Rankings The first Sports Central power rankings of the 2004 NFL season are topped by a team that will benefit heavily from stringent enforcement of the league's illegal contact rule. |
Sports Central
September 10, 2008
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 1 Power Rankings NFL teams are ranked on their strength after the first week of the regular season. |
Sports Illustrated
December 7, 2000
Paul Zimmerman |
Scouting the NFL playoff contenders It has been a while since this many quality teams were in danger of being bumped from the playoffs... |
Sports Illustrated
November 9, 2001
Paul Zimmerman |
Saints and sinners Fairness has never been a part of the NFL's officiating credo, just as it has little to do with our legal system in general. The league is into cosmetic surgery. The worse that things look, the heavier the penalty, or penalties... |
Sports Central
December 19, 2006
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 15 Power Rankings San Diego Chargers: How about a little love for special teams?... Baltimore Ravens boast the second-stingiest run defense in the NFL... Dallas Cowboys will be dangerous in the postseason, but will have a tough road to the Super Bowl... etc. |
Sports Illustrated
December 1, 2000
Paul Zimmerman |
No love from Philly My answer: The game was played in September. The Eagles were better then; the Saints, I feel, are better now. Plus, I didn't see one of you birds taking note of the fact that the Giants, who beat the Iggles not once but twice -- and quite convincingly, too -- were ranked four spots lower... |
Sports Central
September 16, 2008
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 2 Power Rankings Teams are rated after two weeks of play in the NFL. |
Sports Central
September 9, 2014
Brad Oremland |
2014 NFL Week 1 Power Rankings The Seattle Seahawks are chosen for the number one spot this week in football power rankings. |
Sports Illustrated
September 28, 2001
Paul Zimmerman |
Called on a rank effort Why the Cowboys deserve all the criticism I've given them... |
Sports Illustrated
November 21, 2001 |
Dawn of the deadline Why you should wear a mouthpiece... Evaluating Redskins tackles... Roger Craig in the Hall of Fame?... Bucs' offense is predictable... etc. |
Sports Central
September 28, 2004
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 3 Power Rankings FOX consistently offers terrible camera angles on purpose, particularly on special teams. No one likes that. Just show us an angle so we can see the play. |
Sports Central
December 9, 2005
Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 14 Chicago shows Steelers what real defense is all about... Jaguars have the blueprint for slowing down the Colts... Carolina knocks the Bucs two games out of division lead... Alexander rushes and the Seahawks roll... etc. |
Sports Central
October 13, 2005
Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 6 Palmer gets the best of McNair... Ravens spoil Dilfer's homecoming... Tampa defense confuses Miami... Chicago wins a close one... Cowboys produce another stellar defensive effort... Raiders' Moss makes a difference... etc. |
Sports Illustrated
September 15, 2000
Paul Zimmerman |
I'll lighten up -- on my terms Rippers ahoy! If you want to take your shots on my football analysis and predictions, fine, but I refuse to be hammered by the illiterate... |
Sports Illustrated
August 17, 2000
Dr. Z |
Hold everything, the rippers are back Defending my All-90s team |
Sports Central
September 22, 2015
Brad Oremland |
2015 NFL Week 2 Power Rankings Highlights from week two include comments on the Chicago Bears, Oakland Raiders, and the New York Giants. |
Sports Central
October 20, 2005
Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 7 Detroit picks up a rare road win for the NFC North... Green Bay cruises to a win over Minnesota... Cincinnati edges Pittsburgh... Vinny and the Jets can't keep up... etc. |
Sports Central
October 6, 2009
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 4 Power Rankings What's current with National Football League teams and games. |
Sports Central
November 4, 2008
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 9 Power Rankings NFL teams are ranked after nine weeks of play. |
Sports Illustrated
December 6, 2000
Paul Zimmerman |
Dr. Z's NFL Power Rankings If you want to stay on my good side never, repeat never, use the word, "parity." There is no such thing. It does not exist... |
Sports Central
September 28, 2010
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 3 Power Rankings The Steelers claim the top spot in this week's rankings as the Saints fall to eighth place. |
Sports Illustrated
December 14, 2001
Paul Zimmerman |
Previewing a possible super showdown St. Louis and Pittsburgh face major tests that could be a preview of playoff matchups... |
Sports Central
December 16, 2008
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 15 Power Rankings Survey of the latest from the football world |
Sports Central
November 22, 2005
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 11 Power Rankings Colts, Broncos and Seahawks hold their respective top positions... Panther offense is now all Steve Smith... Atlanta defense needs to pick it up... Detroit plays the spoiler... Houston wins dubious honor... etc. |
Sports Central
October 24, 2006
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 7 Power Rankings NFL team rankings for the upcoming week. |
Sports Central
September 27, 2011
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 3 Power Rankings I hate the way NFL pre-game shows distort the word upset. Look, if four of your five analysts pick a team to win, that's obviously not an upset. Come on, let's see these guys go out on a limb. |
Sports Central
October 21, 2008
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 7 Power Rankings Could Tennessee send two running backs to the Pro Bowl?... Tampa Bay's [5] backfield injuries starting to mount... Next week's New York Giants at Pittsburgh game will be decided by the defensive coordinators... etc. |
Sports Central
September 25, 2008
Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 4 San Francisco 49ers vs New Orleans Saints... Minnesota Vikings vs Tennessee Titans... Houston Texans vs Jacksonville Jaguars... Cleveland Browns vs. Cincinnati Bengals... Atlanta Falcons vs. Carolina Panthers... etc. |
Sports Central
November 18, 2004
Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 11 This week's football predictions. |
Sports Central
January 4, 2011
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 17 Power Rankings Super Bowl XLV: New England Patriots over Atlanta Falcons. For the second season in a row, we get the matchup everyone wants to see. |
Sports Central
September 8, 2009
Brad Oremland |
NFL Preseason Power Rankings These NFL rankings are for right now, beginning-of-season strength, and not necessarily a prediction of each team's success over the course of the year. |
Sports Central
December 27, 2005
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 16 Power Rankings Technically, Colts still lead power pack... Patriots won last four by double-digits... Pittsburgh Steelers peaking at the right time... Broncos undefeated at home... Giants have reason for pessimism... etc. |
Sports Central
September 14, 2006
Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 2 Miami avoids an 0-2 hole... The Bengals are pumped... Detroit's Jon Kitna feels the heat... Green Bay defense holds... It doesn't look good for Oakland... etc. |
Sports Central
September 14, 2010
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 1 Power Rankings What a fantastic way to start the season, with multiple games going down to the wire, many of them bitter divisional rivalries. |
Sports Central
November 20, 2008
Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 12 Predictions for the upcoming NFL games include fictional quotes from players and personnel. |
Sports Central
October 13, 2009
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 5 Power Rankings The New York Giants and New Orleans Saints continue to top the list of top NFL teams. |
Sports Illustrated
September 6, 2002
Paul Zimmerman |
Queue the quarterback queries Regarding my recent quarterbacks column, a flurry of e-mails |
Sports Central
September 23, 2004
Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 3 Here are some predictions for the NFL in week three. Please note that the quotes in this article are fictional. |
Sports Central
January 5, 2010
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 17 Power Rankings An evaluation of end-of-season power in the NFL. |
Sports Illustrated
June 21, 2001
Paul Zimmerman |
Taxing situation Which of the Super Bowls that I've attended (all but the first) do I consider the best?... etc. |
Sports Central
December 26, 2006
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 16 Power Rankings Team rankings in the NFL. |
Sports Central
January 3, 2006
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 17 Power Rankings The final power rankings of the 2005 season. The rankings are for right-now, year-end strength. |
Sports Illustrated
November 3, 2000 |
Seven lucky rippers Ranking the teams is like trying to fix a leaky garden hose. Tape up one leak and another one pops up. Tape that one up and whoops, here comes another. I had the Vikings fans nice and calmed down. I thought my column this week took care of the Saints fans. Now another leak has sprung... |
Sports Central
October 25, 2011
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 7 Power Rankings My colleague David Exum wrote an article last week arguing that Ken Stabler should be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Certainly Stabler was a fine QB, but none of David's arguments for why Stabler should be in make any sense. |
Sports Central
September 29, 2005
Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 4 Saints beats Bills in second home-away-from-home game... Jaguars break Broncos with field goals... Cadillac drives Bucs to victory over Lions... Bengals say, 'Houston you've got a problem'... In Tennessee, Colts finally win with offense... etc. |
