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Coaching to Win: Instant Packers vs. Bears Analysis

On Thursday night I watched Lovie Smith throw Chicago’s already slim chances of winning a game at Lambeau field right out the window of a moving vehicle into on-coming traffic. With...
NFL Fantasy Week One Wire Value

The difference from a good fantasy player and a great one is all in how someone uses the waiver wire. The great players will look for value all the time, while...
“The Ten” Weekly: Rookie Watch

Editor’s Note: This season, the LWOS Football Department is tracking the progress and success of the league’s 10 up-and-coming signal callers in a regular series called ”The Ten Weekly”, which you will be able...
A Pint of NFL: How Tailgating is Like a Beer Sampler Pack

For all football fans who have been patiently, or maybe not-so-patiently, waiting for the 2012 NFL season to kick-off, the time has finally arrived and all that is wrong in the...
Week One NFL Game Changers: Big Plays you May Not See in the Highlights

Momentum is huge in football, and often effects the outcome of games. There are key plays that change momentum that are very subtle and may not make the highlight package on...
It Will Come Down to Pittsburgh and Baltimore in the AFC North – AGAIN!

The AFC North division doesn’t really need a preview, but let’s do it anyway. Pittsburgh and Baltimore both have solid QB play, stellar defenses and tremendous head coaches. They have become...
Fighting for Scraps in the NFC West

We have already looked at the two teams which will be fighting to win the division in San Francisco and Seattle, so where does that leave Arizona and St. Louis? Glad...
The Best of the NFC West: The Niners and Hawks

You can point to all the advanced stats you like when it comes to the San Francisco 49ers when trying to prove how they will certainly regress in Jim Harbaugh’s second...
The “Cut and Dry” Teams of the NFC North

After writing my predictions for the 2012 Lions and Bears, I have spent four days trying to come up with a preview for the Packers and Vikings without even thinking of...
NFC North Preview: Da Bears!

After already predicting the Packers to remain as the team to beat in the NFC North, and doing an extensive review of how the Lions are shaping up for this year,...
NFC North Predictions: Detroit Lions Building a Foundation?

This year’s Detroit Lions and Chicago Bears are much more interesting than either the Packers or Vikings. These two teams will put two contentious lines of thought to the test this...
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AFC South Predictions: From the Best to the Rest (Part Two)

Yesterday I made my prediction that the Houston Texans would win the division. But does that mean we don’t have quality in the rest of the AFC South? So we started...
AFC South Predictions: From the Best to the Rest (Part One)

Let’s start with the Best… I spent all offseason trying to convince myself that the Houston Texans were not for real. After years of constantly being projected as the next team...
A Pint of NFL: King of Beers and King of Jeers

I took the sell-out route last time when I used Coors Light in my comparison to Terrell Owens (see: here). It’s not really my style; I’m more of a craft beer...
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The Yin and Yang of NFL Players Turned Analysts

They say balance is the key to life. Too much of a good thing is somehow bad, though I’m not sure I agree with that. Gimme a good steak with caramelized...
NFC East Preview: Who to Trust and Who Not to Trust

Every year the NFC East is so race is so close that making a call on the division winner before the season starts doesn’t make a whole lot of sense. This season could be the...
LWS Fantasy Football: Players You Can Afford to Wait on

By Derek Brown and Bobby Amarelo Every year it is important to consider each individual position before heading into your draft. Last season I wrote about Tight End’s prior to the...
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Pete Carroll’s Gamble Might Just Pay Off!

On Sunday evening, Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll named Russell Wilson the winner of the starting quarterback competition. The announcement is only slightly more surprising than his admission prior to...
Q & A with the Gridiron Chef; Vol 1

I would like to welcome you all to the first of a very special weekly column, “Q & A With the Gridiron Chef“. We from LWS are...
A Former Hater Bidding T.O. Farewell

After reporting on his twitter feed that he had been cut from the Seahawks squad, does this mean we have seen the end of the always entertaining and controversial 38-year old WR with...