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Staking out the enemy: Q&A with Redskins blog

In less than 36 hours, OBOD will touching down at Dulles International to toss some donuts around the nation’s capital for four days.  In our first roadtrip of the season (and quite frankly our first roadtrip as Ol’ Bag of Donuts) we will be taking in some of the historical sights and sounds, have a [...]

Week two picks, original? No. Genius? Yes!

Since week one was such a smashing success in our weekly picks segment, we have decided to return for round two because we know you all enjoyed our Nostradamus-like predictions.  And Gene has decided to toss last’s week simple approach to offer more insight (not sure if this is good or bad).

After a few twists [...]

Staking out the enemy: Q&A with Bills blog

When Spiller did get the ball, the Dolphins’ defensive front was quick to pinch inside, and knew Spiller would bounce runs outside too quickly. The Dolphin linebackers and defensive backs who kept contain on the outside were then able bottle Spiller up for little yardage. I would expect the Bills to attempt to be more creative in creating opportunities to get into space against Green [...]

Who wants some week one picks? Well, we got 'em

You didn’t think I was lying when I said the weekly NFL picks post was coming back, now did you?

If you did, shame on you.

That said, we at OBOD have made some minor adjustments for this year. Actually, they’re pretty significant adjustments. Instead of giving you the games to watch (and games to avoid), fantasy [...]

Eagles Q&A from behind enemy lines

We are starting a new weekly series here at Ol’ Bag of Donuts (like we don’t have enough already) when we go behind enemy lines and reach out to a blog of the week’s opposing team for a Q&A.  Five questions that we think pertain to the outcome of the game, current happenings of the [...]

Round two of an NFL season preview

Like Chris mentioned in his epic season preview, it would be only a matter of time before myself and Gene chime in with our season predictions. Great minds think alike (at least we think they are great), so Chris and I like a lot of the same teams this year. However, there are some big [...]

Packers move to Rodgers allowed Eagles to gamble with Kolb

We’re going to be adding a new weekly feature at OBOD now that the season has begun. Every Tuesday (the players’ off day) we’ll be running a column on the Green Bay Packers’ upcoming opponent for that week. It may or may not touch on the Packers at all, but sometimes, of course, it will. [...]

OBOD's 2010 mega, super, epic NFL preview (predictions free of charge)

Monday marks the kickoff of opening week for the 2010 NFL season.

Indeed, it is a great day (especially if you’re off due to the holiday).

What better way to begin such a great week than with OBOD’s 2010 season predictions, right?

(Note: These are only my predictions. I don’t speak for Adam and Gene. Besides, I’m almost [...]

An examination of Lombardi's rankings

(The Green Bay Packers were off on Sunday. As such, the “Training Camp Stew” will return Monday night.)

Over the weekend, I was listening to a recent Bill Simmons podcast that he did with NFL Network’s Michael Lombardi. The two discussed Lombardi’s “Blue Chip Rankings” article he wrote for NFL.com. It’s a fascinating examination, if you [...]

Golic and Smith say A-Rodg is best QB under 30 - but do I agree?

So, I’m watching “NFL Live” – why wouldn’t I be, right? Nothing screams “NFL!” like late June - and during a segment, ESPN’s Michael Smith, Mike Golic and Cris Carter debated which quarterback under 30 is the best in the league.

Smith and Golic – not the Golic from “Saved by the Bell: The College Years”, as it turns out - both [...]