Harmon’s Early Week 4 Fantasy Football Rankings
The calendar just rolls too quickly. We’re already into Week 4 of the NFL season. Man, that’s a blink of an eye after a long offseason. The NFL grapples with the interpretation of the roughing the passer rule. Those additional penalties keep drives alive … and boost fantasy values. Thursday Night Football comes to Los […]
Harmon & Smith Give Their Title Game Picks
We’re just moments away from kickoff of the AFC Championship Game – Jaguars and Patriots. Much of the week was spent chopping up Jalen Ramsey’s comments … before Tom Brady’s thumb injury took center stage. And then we’ll count the dog masks in Philadelphia. Jason Smith and I broke it down heading into the weekend […]
Harmon’s Week 3 Fantasy Waiver Wire
Following another uneven and miserable Monday Night Football game, we move forward to Week 3. The Eagles manhandled a beleaguered Bears squad and sent several players, including quarterback Jay Cutler, to the injury list. I’ll expand the game review here soon enough. You can listen to my immediate reactions of the MNF game on the […]
Favre MicroTouch Ad Raises Eyebrows
Everyone in the sporting world rushed to take their shot at former NFL MVP Brett Favre once the first of his MicroTouch ads hit the airwaves this week. I’ve called Favre the “Yoked-Up Santa Claus” on the radio for quite some time now, so I was sad to see the beard go. Some derisively mocked […]
Harmon’s Week 10 Thursday Night Football Pick: WAS-MIN
Harmon returns with a pick for the opener for Week 10. It’s time for the Thursday Night Football contest between the Redskins and Vikings. The Redskins are favored by 2.5 in Minnesota. I’ll take the Washington run game (whomever carries it across the threshold) and a few key plays by Robert Griffin III to get […]
Rodney Harrison Raises A Challenge To Josh Freeman’s Status
Monday’s game between the Vikings and Giants ranked among the worst that we’ve sat through in some time. Both offenses struggled markedly, and Josh Freeman’s frequent overthrowing of his receivers (16 times) became the subject of derision and scrutiny across the social media landscape and the broadcast network airing the game. I shan’t repeat some […]
Ndamukong Suh Fined $100K: Should He Have Been Suspended?
We spent much of the offseason discussing player safety and changes to the rules regarding hits. Recently, the NFL agreed to a $765 million settlement with former players. The bulk of the discussion has been focused on concussions, head trauma and CTE. Week 1 brought a boatload of offense with 63 touchdown passes and thrilling, […]
Harmon’s 2013 Quarterback Ninjas: Offensive Lines On Notice
The calendar flipped to August today. As a result, it’s time to start doling out the fantasyland goodness here on SwollenDome.com. Over the next several days, you will be inundated with talk of Ninjas (Sleepers, if you must), Flops, Breakthrough Heroes and a mountain of statistics. The time has come to pave the road to […]
Body Shots: AP Reacts To The Percy Harvin Trade
Over the past several weeks, Percy Harvin’s name came up in myriad trade rumors. One of the top suitors for his services appeared to be the San Francisco 49ers. Harvin will join the NFC West. On Monday morning, the Vikings reportedly (per Jay Glazer of FOXSports.com) consummated a deal to send the receiver/returner to Seattle […]
Wild Card Picks: Harmon Throwing Darts
The countdown clock is running down, and we’re getting set for Wild Card Weekend in the NFL. It’s cliche at this point, but the field for this weekend is quite a surprise. Coming into the season, expectations were high for Green Bay and Houston. The Packers rose up to claim the NFC North despite myriad […]
The Vision Comes Into Focus: Farmers Field in Los Angeles
The sporting world is in full effect as we roll full-steam into springtime. The first round of the NBA Playoffs are coming to an end (the Spurs and Thunder lead the parade of teams rolling into the next round), the conference finals are on the horizon in the NHL, Major League Baseball has entered its […]
Sidney Rice: One Bright Spot in Minnesota Debacle
On Monday morning, the Vikings severed ties with Brad Childress. After failed attempted to jumpstart the offense, the courting of Brett Favre back from Mississippi and his brief foray into comedy (you remember that press conference, don’t you?), the Vikings decided that Sunday’s 31-3 loss to the Packers was the final straw. They put Childress […]
Little Johnny, No!
A quick review of the overall stat lines from the NFC title game makes you scratch your head. The Saints shouldn’t have been in this game. Period. The Vikings moved the ball well. They played solid defense. In the end, the Saints won in the only statistical category that matters in the NFL universe. The […]