Fantasy football: quarterback strategy and rankings
It used to be that you could wait until the later rounds of the draft to pick your QB, and that GM’s who jumped the gun on a major name usually had unfillable weaknesses at other positions. The...
View ArticleFantasy Football Emergency Draft Kit
If you haven’t drafted yet, and you haven’t started researching either, you’re probably screwed. But fear not, intrepid gambler, for there is a Fantasy Football Emergency Draft Kit. Armed with this...
View ArticleAaron Rodgers makes bizarre wager with… Boyz II Men?
We’ve only had one game so far this season and already there is an awesome off-field story that showcases exactly why I dig the NFL so much. The league and it’s players have so much personality it...
View ArticleAaron Rodgers backs out of bet with Boyz II Men. (Updated Aaron Power Rankings)
This past Sunday morning, I celebrated the return of football by sharing what ended up being my favourite storyline of week 1: Aaron Rodgers and his awesome bet with 90’s R & B group Boyz II Men....
View ArticleNFL Thursday Night Preview: Bears vs. Packers
The NFL has undergone quite a few changes for the 2012 season. From what I have seen so far, many of them are positive and only a few are negative. On the negative side, you’ve got the “Reflacements”...
View ArticleNFL Monday Night Football preview: Seahawks vs. Packers
On Saturday, I officially declared this to be the most important game of the week. After a Sunday that featured numerous overtimes, shocking upsets *cough* Minnesota *cough*, an AFC title game rematch...
View ArticleSeahawks vs. Packers vs. Replacement Refs vs. Fans: “That Night in Seattle”
If this is your first visit to 4th & Blog, there are a few things you need to know about me before you read this post: My name is j.Bowman. I’ve loved the NFL since I was 9 years old. I’m pissed....
View ArticlePackers vs. Seahawks “Fail Mary” on NFL Monday Night Football – Twitter reacts
What is up, Monpeeps? How are we all doing after getting a good night’s sleep and allowing our minds to digest what happened in Seattle roughly 12 hours ago? Just in case you need a morning buzzkill,...
View ArticleNFL Fantasy Island: Week 6 waiver wire targets
Welcome back to 4th & Blog’s “Fantasy Island”, a tropical paradise of questionable fantasy football advice. I hope week 5 of the NFL fantasy season was good to you all. It seems that every week a...
View ArticleNFL midseason report card: Ranking the best teams & players in the NFC
We have just wrapped up week 8 of the 2012 NFL season, and using my incredible math skills (and 4th & Blog’s official “Abacus of champions”) that means we are halfway done with this campaign and...
View ArticleNFC Wild Card preview: Packers vs. Vikings
Once again, I’m going to kick off a preview article with a quote. Unlike the regular season where I could always rely on Hank Williams Jr, for the postseason I’m reaching out to other sources for...
View ArticleThe 10 O’Clock: If you’re looking for a hero, you’ll need to dig a bit deeper...
Fake or not fake? That was the question at the gym this morning. That’s the question at a lot of gyms, not just mine. I’m thinking fake. It’s not just the goods, it’s the way she carries herself....
View ArticleThe 2 O’Clock: You’re not impressed with Ryan Braun? Well, reading between...
Is it time for The 2 O’Clock already? I’m still trying to get over my conversation with my Main Man Jake, who went home from work last night and cuddled up with his sweetie to watch Olympus Has Fallen....
View ArticleBears beat Packers, Husband tasers Wife
Let me start off this article by stating that I am not married, so perhaps I don’t understand the complexities that come with such a committment and devotion. However I should also point out that I am...
View ArticleThe 10 O’Clock: Peyton Manning the most respected player among his NFL peers
To some people, the way things used to be can feel like yesterday. To other people, the way things used to be seem absolutely impossible. I ran into that great divide this morning when driving my...
View ArticleLions new coach had options but Tedford signs two-year deal: ‘I put a lot of...
Jeff Tedford signs his Lions contract, or a reasonable copy anyway, while Wally Buono gleefully watches before their news conference in the team’s locker room Friday (PNG) There was a sense of calm at...
View ArticleThe Geek vs. The Greek podcast: NFL Picks for Wild Card Playoffs
Our NFL experts spent a whole season picking winners and losers for provincesports.com. One of them is around to join Province Sports Radio ahead of the NFL’s Wild Card Playoffs. J.J. “The Geek” Adams...
View ArticleThe Morning Skate, July 31: Vancouver’s huge sports week, Russell Wilson...
I’ve been thinking about August this week. That’s because, in sports, August is kind of the dog days. Everything just seems to slow down. It seems like a good month to take vacation. So that’s what...
View ArticleThe Morning Skate, Aug. 25: Injury season, should preseason be changed?...
Injuries. They are the bane of sports fans, and coaches, general managers and owners everywhere. Especially in contact sports like hockey and football. There is so much public interest right now in...
View ArticleJon Jennings: What’s it like to be a BC Lions receiver these days as the...
VANCOUVER — Jonathon Jennings has put up a quarterback rating through his first two CFL starts that is high enough to puncture the dome at B.C. Place Stadium. Yet ask the guys who are hauling in the...
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