Shortly after welcoming problem child Albert Haynesworth into the fold, the New England Patriots decide to take a shot on another outspoken playmaker. They sent two future draft choices to Cincinnati for wide receiver Chad Ochocinco, giving Tom Brady yet another weapon on the outside. Even during Ochocinco’s darkest days with the Bengals, he could [...]

Here are a few of the latest transactions in the NFL, along with our take on how they will work out: Kevin Kolb (Eagles to Cardinals for Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and a 2012 2nd Round Pick) – The best second round pick in the last fifteen years has been Drew Brees, but there is a significant [...]

Now that the NFL Lockout has come to an end and teams start to feverishly put the finishing touches on their rosters -in a manner that is just as exciting as the three days of the NFL Draft- we’ll start our football coverage somewhere around August 1st. We’ll start with our 2011 College Preview, where [...]

With the 2011 NFL Draft knocking on our door, even with the season in peril, we’ll give you a small guide to the debacle that will happen on April 28th as good franchises only get better and the losers in the NFL world make us shake our heads and laugh. But that’s why we love [...]

Many of you have either heard his name or have made huge profits from his gambling acumen, but now Jeff Keim of OSKEIM Sports Picks is prepared to offer Herd’s Word readers an unprecedented deal on some of his most valuable handicapping packages. I, Fireman Mike, personally attest to the success of Jeff’s packages. The [...]

A few months ago we hopped on the Lawrence Taylor-16-year old prostitute story and promised we would remind our readers how it turned out, almost guaranteeing LT would do no jail time and that ordering a prostitute was the harshest crime Taylor committed that night. By no means do we defend prostitution and we would [...]

Newly crowned Super Bowl MVP Aaron Rodgers appeared on The Herd this morning and apparently he has been listening to Colin’s show over the course of the last year. Colin has been reluctant to mention Rodgers in the same breath as Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, Ben Roethlisberger and Drew Brees, the elite quarterbacks in the [...]

Like every season in every professional sport, the 2010 NFL campaign was filled with surprises and disappointments that made the season that much more entertaining. Here is a quick rundown of the year’s most disappointing teams. We’ll be back with the biggest surprises tomorrow. Disappointing NFC Teams Dallas Cowboys 6-10 The Cowboys season was a [...]

Since reporting that KC Keeler will take the head coaching at the University of Connecticut I’ve noticed the overwhelming response has been negative, with a lot of that sentiment based upon the fact he has never coached at a 1-A program. (You will never hear FBS, BCS, CBS, NBC or FOX mentioned on this site [...]