The 2010 NFL season in 10 story lines
Article By mflorio.tsn on 13th August, 2010
In August 2007, Shawn Schrager of SportingNews.com contacted me about writing a couple of weekly columns. After confirming he hadn't called the wrong number, we worked out an arrangement.
Since then, on two or three occasions per week, I've submitted items of varying length and quality, guided as to possible topics by the sage advice of Marcus DiNitto and Barry Reeves. It has been a great run, but we've reached the end of it.
So I'll leave you with a season preview of sorts, with the entire 2010 campaign boiled down to 10 takes. Thanks to Sporting News for giving me this space for the past 36 months.
1. The Battle for New York The Giants have gathered attention over the years by commanding it. The Jets, long believed to be second fiddle to the established, old-guard NFL powerhouse, are collecting attention by demanding it.
Though they won't play each other during the regular season, the joint tenants of the new Meadowlands Stadium have developed all the tension of twice-a-year division rivals. Plenty of people quickly are tiring of the spotlight-seeking Jets, and plenty of those people work for and/or root for the Giants.
So it'll be interesting to see whether the team that won a Super Bowl three years ago will fare better this year than the team that has called its shot in unprecedented fashion, laying claim to the Lombardi Trophy even before the first preseason game was played.
In the end, there's a chance neither makes it to the playoffs. There's a slimmer chance both will qualify for Super Bowl 45. Though it probably won't happen this year, there's an emerging sense that this rivalry will be resolved by an eventual winner-take-all battle on the sport's biggest stage.
2. Big Ben's big mess throws a wrench into AFC North After NFL commissioner Roger Goodell suspended Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger for six games, a penalty that likely will be cut to four games, Pittsburgh b...
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Since then, on two or three occasions per week, I've submitted items of varying length and quality, guided as to possible topics by the sage advice of Marcus DiNitto and Barry Reeves. It has been a great run, but we've reached the end of it.
So I'll leave you with a season preview of sorts, with the entire 2010 campaign boiled down to 10 takes. Thanks to Sporting News for giving me this space for the past 36 months.
1. The Battle for New York The Giants have gathered attention over the years by commanding it. The Jets, long believed to be second fiddle to the established, old-guard NFL powerhouse, are collecting attention by demanding it.
Though they won't play each other during the regular season, the joint tenants of the new Meadowlands Stadium have developed all the tension of twice-a-year division rivals. Plenty of people quickly are tiring of the spotlight-seeking Jets, and plenty of those people work for and/or root for the Giants.
So it'll be interesting to see whether the team that won a Super Bowl three years ago will fare better this year than the team that has called its shot in unprecedented fashion, laying claim to the Lombardi Trophy even before the first preseason game was played.
In the end, there's a chance neither makes it to the playoffs. There's a slimmer chance both will qualify for Super Bowl 45. Though it probably won't happen this year, there's an emerging sense that this rivalry will be resolved by an eventual winner-take-all battle on the sport's biggest stage.
2. Big Ben's big mess throws a wrench into AFC North After NFL commissioner Roger Goodell suspended Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger for six games, a penalty that likely will be cut to four games, Pittsburgh b...
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