LeSean McCoy Gets Big Contract Extension
The Philadelphia Eagles and running back LeSean McCoy have agreed to a 5-year contract extension worth $45 million. The deal makes McCoy a Philadelphia Eagle until the 2017 season and includes over $20 million guaranteed. Last season, McCoy was the one consistent player on an otherwise unpredictable, and often unproductive, Eagles’ offense and emerged as [...]
Bounties Miss the Mark
All the talk across the NFL right now concerns the bounty system that was implemented by Gregg Williams with New Orleans Saints. In addition to the system used in New Orleans, Williams is believed to have implemented similar systems when he coached with other teams in the past, such as Washington and Buffalo. Williams rewarded [...]
The Impact of Coach Joe Paterno
On the morning of Sunday, January 22nd, 2012, Joseph V. Paterno passed away at the age of 85 after a battle with lung cancer. The man that was synonymous with Penn State football leaves a large void in the Penn State community that can never be fully filled. The legendary former Penn State football coach [...]
NFL Wild Card Weekend Predictions
The NFL playoffs are upon us with the first kickoff of Wild Card Weekend just hours away. Before you sit down to watch the exciting matchups that will take place over the next two days, take a look at which teams the BLS Panel think will advance to next weekend. Saturday Games 1. Cincinnati Bengals [...]
Top Philadelphia Athletes of 2011
The 2011 year was full of ups and downs for Philadelphia sports’ fans. On one hand, the Philadelphia Phillies set a franchise record with 102 wins and on the other, the team was eliminated from the playoffs in the divisional round. Meanwhile, the Philadelphia Eagles signed multiple big-name free agents, but couldn’t put it all [...]
Ndamukong Suh is a Dirty Player
All year, people have debated whether Ndamukong Suh is a dirty player. I have been cautious to state my opinion because I wanted to see if his aggressive actions would continue all season. On Thanksgiving Day, when Suh was ejected from the game, I decided that I do not need to wait any longer to [...]
Podcast: August 15th Live Show
This week, a new combination of hosts took over the Bob Long Sports Radio Show, as Kevin McClernand and I covered all the major issues in the world of sports from the past week. We opened the show with a recap of the surprise victory by Keegan Bradley in the 93rd PGA Championship combined with [...]
OCHO-OH-NO-NO
The New England Patriots have been notorious for picking-up other teams’ useless scraps or players with lead-filled baggage, and as if by King Midas’s touch, turn these men into gold. During King Bill Belichick’s time, he has molded minimally five of these types of players into vital pieces of Patriot teams that have reached the [...]
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