The NFL opening game is only two months away, but if you are an avid fan, no doubt you are chomping at the bit. Training camp is but a few weeks away. How will the Indianapolis Colts do this year? Let's take a look at the key areas for the Colts. Offense One of the best offenses in the league will no doubt excel once again. Peyton Manning

In 1998, the Tennessee Volunteers' football team opened their season with a win against Syracuse. UT fans celebrated, but at that time, no one realized that this would be the year the Volunteers would become the "Team of Destiny", and make history by completing the season with a perfect 13 wins and 0 losses record, winning the NCAA Division IA Nat

THURSDAY, SEPT. 6 New Orleans at Indianapolis: The Saints have covered four of their last five meetings with the Colts but Indianapolis has been strong out of the gate, notching a 6-1-1 mark against the spread (ATS) in its last eight season openers. SUNDAY, SEPT. 9 Denver at Buffalo: The Broncos have been a solid road favorite over the past fo

Another exciting year of professional football is just ahead and the NFL has made some changes to make it a better one for fans. This is the 87th NFL football season which will culminate with SuperBowl XLI at Dolphins Stadium in Miami. Attendance at NFL games has been at an all-time high and television broadcast agreements have been lucrative so

While doing research on the history of quarter-backing, we found limited information on the origin of this position. The development of generalship, however, opens up an entirely new and interesting field of thought. The position of quarterback is of American origin. British Rugby, from which our game came, has halfbacks, three-quarterbacks, an

Sports betting, particularly football betting, has become significantly more sophisticated over the past decade with players mining years of research in an effort to gain an edge on Nevada and online sportsbooks. These so-called technical handicappers use trends, or prior team tendencies, to try to predict future results: THURSDAY, AUG. 30 Miam

I shall discuss the art of gripping a football under three main headings: the overhand grip, the thumb grip and the palm grip. Grip and delivery are the mechanics of actually throwing the ball - of getting it up into the air. The mechanics of throwing the ball must obviously become second nature to the passer if he is going to develop any skill

The NFL opening game is still over two months away, but if you are an avid fan, no doubt you are chomping at the bit. How did the Chicago Bears do in Free Agency? How about the draft? What about other off season issues? Did they do enough to get back to the Super Bowl and win it this time? How will Rex do this year? Other Off Season Issues

The main difference between adult sports and kids' games is that you should always remember that the kids sports are not as serious and results-oriented as adult games. You, the coach, and the kids should do it more for the fun of it. Aiming for the gold or winning should be a goal as long as you do not cheat or indulge in unfair practices just f

Fantasy football fans will be scouring all the usual suspects for football facts, predictions, myths, legends and lies during the preseason. Not just because football fans are info junkies, but because they plan on trouncing their coworkers, neighbors, and in-laws in the next season of fantasy football leagues. Crazy fools that they are will prob

Georgia is coming off an 11-2 season capped by a huge 41-10 win over Hawaii in the Sugar Bowl. The team returns eight starters on offense and seven starters on defense. Head coach Mark Richt owns the fourth-best winning percentage (.791) among active coaches. Junior Matthew Stafford returns at quarterback for the Bulldogs. Stafford's numbers

According to a recent poll online, the most popular sports to watch in the United States are (in order from the most to the least popular) pro football, baseball, college football, auto racing, pro basketball, college basketball, and lastly pro hockey and golf tied. With football being in such large demand in both first place with pro football and

The Niners miss Eddie. Eddie as you will remember was the owner that hired Bill Walsh and had enough sense to step back and let Bill run the show. The results were the Montana-Rice era and Superbowls and immortality. The one thing you could say about Eddie was he knew when the ship was running right and when it was he let it run. Eddie also knew a

Youth is a time of imagination and play and prepares youngsters to manage their lives more successfully as adults. Most adults see play time as something less productive, however your child needs to act out and practice the tasks and activities in their own unique way. Their budding sense of individuality gives them purpose and drive which they wou

The Quarterback is undoubtedly the most important man on the team. He is the playing coach who directs the offense. Therefore, his selection becomes one of the most important decisions the head coach must make. In selecting a quarterback, these considerations are ranked in order of their importance. Perhaps this ranking may cause wonderment to m