Mike Wallace Takes His Talents To South Beach: WR Among Day One Highlights
The Twitterverse was abuzz on Tuesday morning with great anticipation for the start of free agency. I assume somebody saw the famous “Twitter Whale” along the way, but my unending run of innumerable Tweets from NFL Insiders and beat reporters forged ahead without fail. My head was spinning as the countdown clock wound to zero. […]
Inside The Swollen Dome Returns: Harmon Rants About The NFL Divisional Round
Harmon returns to the microphone, the first “Inside The Swollen Dome” podcast for 2013, to discuss this week’s NFL Playoffs – Divisional Round. Peyton Manning and the Broncos fall: Who’s to blame? Ryan survives. Brady marches on … and Kaepernick becomes a superhero.
Get Me To Sunday: Film Review Is Just The Beginning
The focus of NFL talk when it comes to health has been concentrated on head trauma and concussions. Certainly, there have been a number of highly-publicized incidents and deaths, including future Hall of Famer Junior Seau, in addition to the ever-expanding lawsuit. Dan LeBatard of The Miami Herald pulled back the curtain and took us […]
The Bears’ Revolving Door Continues
The Chicago Bears have launched what can be generously called an “inclusive” or “exhaustive” search to find a replacement for Lovie Smith. The number of potential candidates has soared into double-digits, and it seems that each new day adds another name. This much is clear. The Bears are looking for someone to bring the offense […]
A Super Bowl Appearance Doesn’t Buy You Forever
On Monday, football fans constantly refreshed their Twitter feeds to read the latest accounts from NFL insiders and local scribes. It was the morning after the final games of the 2012 regular season, and we all knew what was coming. I talked about it with my FOXSports.com colleagues as we prepped content for Sunday’s Week […]
Harmon’s Week 16 Preliminary Rankings
As always, we await some information on those outstanding injuries. Here is the first-look at this week’s rankings heading into the Saturday night matchup between Atlanta and Detroit. Let’s get it on. Fantasy Football Rankings powered by FantasyPros
Harmon’s Preliminary Week 13 Fantasy Rankings
I quote Ozzy Osbourne as we enter Week 13 of this NFL season. “I love you all.” It’s been a crazy run to this point, and owners have stalked the waiver wire and rolled over their rosters in pursuit of a playoff berth. The injury list reads for several pages. You might wish to just […]
Fantasy Playoffs SOS for RBs Through Week 8
Best 1. NYG — NO, @ ATL, @ BAL 2. NYJ — @ JAX, @ TEN, SD 3. DEN — @ OAK, @ BAL, CLE 4. OAK — DEN, KC, @ CAR 5. KC — @ CLE, @ OAK, IND 6. TEN — @ IND, NYJ, @ GB Worst — Counting Back 32. ARI — […]
Harmon’s Preliminary Week 8 Fantasy Rankings
The games of Week 8 begin Thursday night with the Vikings hosting the Buccaneers. Can you believe that there’s snow falling right now in Minnesota? I also saw Tweets talking about snow falling up in the mountains in Colorado. Meanwhile, it’s still in the 60’s in Chicago. Remember, the Bills, Texans, Ravens and Bengals take […]
Fantasy Failure For Week 3: QBs, Johnson & More
You can pick your biggest failure from Week 3 of the NFL season. There are many, many candidates in what was one of the wildest Sundays in recent NFL memory. 1. We’ve already written extensively about Cam Newton’s struggles on Thursday night. 2. Jay Cutler, CHI vs. STL: The Bears handled the Rams. Cutler and […]
The Matt Ryan Quandary: How High Should He Rise?
The draft season is in full swing, and fantasy owners are perusing rankings across sites, making their notes and perhaps giving players their own “eye test” by watching some preseason action. One of the players that keeps popping up in discussions about his positional rank is Atlanta quarterback Matt Ryan. This phenomenon occurred before his […]
Mike Harmon Joined Bob Haynie and Mark Zinno in Baltimore
On Wednesday, Harmon joined “Zinno & Haynie” to chat about the NFL, including the latest news and notes around the league. Listen to Harmon on “Zinno & Haynie”.
Early Dome Fantasy Football Rankings
The time has come …. Here are the initial 2012 Fantasy Football rankings inside the Dome. Updated blurbs to come this evening, as well as a mountain of data. Spreadsheet heaven! Fantasy Football Rankings powered by FantasyPros
They Named It “San Diego”: Harmon Attends Chargers Training Camp
Each year, I make several long treks along our nation’s highways to take in the glorious sounds of crashing helmets, popping pads and air horns. Yes, I said air horns. It’s a Pavlovian experience. You might not understand. There is a magic in the air that surrounds training camps. You’re not watching NFL players under […]
Houston Texans Linebacker Brian Cushing Joined The Fantasy Freaks
Brian Cushing of the Houston Texans stepped off of the practice field and grabbed a phone to talk with The Fantasy Freaks on FOX Sports Radio. Peter Burns, Nate Lundy and I attacked the tackling machine with questions from all angles, and he defeated us handily. We talked about Wade Phillips’ coaching style, changes on […]
Donald Brown of the Colts Joined The Fantasy Freaks
The Fantasy Freaks on FOX Sports Radio are ready to get your fantasy football chatter rolling. On Sunday, Burns, Lundy & I welcomed Indianapolis Colts running back Donald Brown to the show. I asked Donald about the change in the offense post-Manning. Burns fixated on getting a touch count out of him. “You can’t handle […]
Pro Bowl Continues: You Know You Care
The NFL and NFLPA put out a press release on Wednesday to advise that the league’s Pro Bowl would continue this January. There had long been speculation that the decision would be made to cancel the annual game for a variety of reasons. The game still drew 12.5 million viewers in 2011, so public interest […]
Fred Jackson Signs Two-Year Extension with Buffalo Bills
It’s hard not to like what’s been happening in Buffalo this offseason. There are the obvious moves in free agency to bolster the defense with Mario Williams and Mark Anderson. On Monday, the Bills solidified the running back position by extending Fred Jackson through the 2014 season. Jackson was a workhorse for the Bills in […]
Hillenmeyer: Football, Violence & “The Hunger Games”
“Are you not entertained?” “Is this not why you are here?” – Maximus, “Gladiator” We often talk of sports in terms of violence. Our video games are becoming more and more realistic, and the top properties involve war, gore and, oftentimes, disturbing imagery. Hell, do you remember the old NHL video games? You know, the […]
Inside The Swollen Dome: Wednesday 2.22
Harmon revs up the microphone for another day of ranting. He explores the NBA slate, Danica Patrick’s arrival in the Sprint Cup series, more NFL free agency & combine chatter and some random sporting tidbits. You want that Don Zimmer teddy bear/bobblehead thing, don’t you? ITSD 2.22 * I referenced a Matt Bowen column in […]
Greg Jennings Out Several Weeks with Sprained Knee
Greg Jennings left Sunday’s beatdown of the Raiders because of a sprained knee. Per Mike Spoffard of Packers.com, Green Bay coach Mike McCarthy advised reporters that Jennings would miss several weeks of action. He added that the team believes that Jennings will be available and ready for the playoff run. In the interim, you’ll see […]
Contract Talks Still Stalled: Will Matt Forte Get Dealt?
I’ll get into the Carson Palmer trade to Oakland in another post. This is an interesting one with the trade deadline looming in the NFL. Matt Forte and the Bears are at a standstill in contract negotiations. His future in Chicago is most definitely in question. A Chicago Tribune report (reissued by NFL.com) discusses that […]