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Arsenal FC – Mesut Ozil Had it Easy So Far
As exciting as it might be for Arsenal to lead the Premier League and finally have themselves a true global football star in Mesut Ozil, it’s hard to ignore the fact that their schedule up to this point has been extremely easy, and that we’ll learn a lot more about Arsene Wenger and his title credentials in the next couple of months.
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World Cup Playoffs – Early Thoughts on Favorites
The draw to the UEFA playoffs for the World Cup puts two huge stars; Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Cristiano Ronaldo, against each other as Sweden will be playing Portugal to take center stage, while the disappointing French side no one wanted to meet will play the slightly over achieving Ukraine side no one wanted to play against.
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Champions League – Week 3 Predictions (Groups E – H)
A week that brings us the bigger matches, at least on paper, in the group stage, with the number one and two seeded teams clashing. This means Arsenal and Dortmund, the two best teams in the group of death, playing in London, while the classic yet less evened out match between Milan and Barcelona at the San Siro will surely draw plenty of attention.
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Minnesota Timberwolves – Rubio Needs to be More Than Flashy
The razzle dazzle associated with Ricky Rubio is one of the few things that make the Minnesota Timberwolves appealing on a more than regional level. However, the Spanish point guard has reached the point in which he needs to be more than just someone dishing out beautiful assists, as adding a long range game and improving his defense would be a bit more beneficial.
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Lakers vs Clippers – Nick Young the Only One Who Cares
NBA preseason means a time for change and new beginnings. One of those is Doc Rivers, trying to continue the growth of the Los Angeles Clippers over the last two years, covering up the Los Angeles Lakers’ championship banners and retired uniforms during his team’s home games. Apparently, even if the someone on their crosstown rivals is insulted or angry about the matter, only Nick Young seems to care enough to sound off about it.
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Indianapolis Colts – Andrew Luck No Longer in Any Shadow
The game everyone has been waiting for gave us a few conclusions – the Denver Broncos are no longer undefeated; Peyton Manning is making big mistakes three games in a row; Andrew Luck is out of that shadow for the Indianapolis Colts and for good, outplaying the original version of him.
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San Francisco 49ers – Turning Kaepernick Into Alex Smith
The San Francisco 49ers have won four consecutive games thanks to one big change they’ve made, which is stop relying on Colin Kaepernick and his overrated passing skills. Instead, they’ve turned him into a more athletic version of Alex Smith, while returning to basics: An excellent and patient defense against the run, while giving Frank Gore the ball as much as possible.
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Washington Redskins – Only Win Against Backup Quarterbacks
For the second time this season, the Washington Redskins enjoy a backup quarterback having to step in, giving themselves enough of a weak opposition to win for, surprisingly, the second time this season. However, Josh McCown actually looked better than Jay Cutler did, while Robert Griffin III needed some big help from Roy Helu to walk off with a smile on his face.
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Dallas Cowboys – No Quarterbacks Necessary
In quite a weird turn of events, even without DeMarco Murray and DeMarcus Ware playing, the Dallas Cowboys didn’t need a great game from Tony Romo to win back-to-back games for the first time this season, knocking out Nick Foles and getting a horrendous debut from Matt Barkley as their main course of action.
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New York Jets – Making Tom Brady Look Terrible
While most of the attention goes to the referee’s decision to award the New York Jets with a penalty on a call never before made in an NFL game and Nick Folk getting a second chance to pull off the stunning victory, making Tom Brady look worse than he has all season and generally in a very long time.