Super Bowl XLIV

Tight Ends How have tight ends turned from just another lineman to point scoring machine? One they are bigger than most other plays so they can't be tackled easily, and two they are usually drafted for their catching skills, not their blocking skills. Tight Ends, almost all do some very amazing things, an example of a good tight end is Travis Kelce, who played in college, and the NFL. The position of tight end has changed over time. “As a tight end, I had to learn to block and catch.”(Mccormack,…

Classification Essay There are three types of running backs that are in the NFL currently, in the past, and in the future. These running backs are known as: the power running back, the balanced running back, and the speed running back. They all have different traits that classify them into these categories: the power running back bully’s his way through the defense, the speed running back is known for his elusiveness and running past players, the balanced running back pulls together both these…

and play the great game of football. Talented football players battle it out on the field to see who can win the covenant super bowl title. However, to get to that point, the teams have to have a great regular season record and win games in the playoffs. The disappointment is that only twelve out of the thirty teams get into the playoffs and have a chance to win the super bowl. I propose that the playoffs be expanded to fourteen teams because it will draw more fans to the game, more meaningful…

Michael Oher, a super bowl champion, super bowl runner up, and first round draft pick. Unlike many other professional athletes, Oher wasn’t always successful. He was born into a family with 16 children, who provided little to no support. Oher was a foster child, but would often run away from those homes in search for his mother, giving him the states nickname “runner”. As a homeless teenager in high school, Oher would go to random places just to keep warm. Michael Oher was born on May 28th,…

When I grow up want to be a NFL football player, because I love playing football. When I grow up I want to play for the Atlanta Falcons. I want to be there running back, because I like running with the ball in try to get a touchdown. I choose to do this because I love playing,running,and hitting people as hard as I can. A NFL player as a lot of responsibilities,working conditions, and training to do to play. When you are in the NFL it takes a lot of duties and responsibilities. Some…

kids choose A sport where millions of people come together each year, a sport that everyone talks about from day to day, a sport where young kids look up to these players as a hero. Football is one of the most popular sports in the U.S. The Super Bowl alone had 111.9 million TV viewers. If you don’t understand the game it might be hard to enjoy but the more you watch you’ll pick up on the things the refs say and the players do and when you do you’ll learn to love it. “Over the past two…

Sports today, have many controversial topics that are introduced and discussed heavily. In the NFL (National Football League), concussions are a crucial topic to be discussed. A concussion is an injury caused by an impact to the head, or a violent shaking of the head and body. Doug Baldwin, wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks took a big hit during one of his games. He was then screened for a concussion and Baldwin claimed that he could have easily cheat the protocol if he wanted to, but…

Rhetoric, it has been around since before ancient Greece and it is one of the most important components of literature and communication, yet many people have no understanding of it, or even what it is. This may be due to the fact that rhetoric has deep and complicated concepts with so many different perspectives to look at it, or because it is in essence actually so simple. Creating a concrete definition of rhetoric would be extremely difficult because of the many different meanings it has…

“I thought he had a typical first day,” said Lovie Smith on 1st overall pick Jameis Winston’s first day with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. “We saw a lot of good things today.” Sure, Winston is a very talented player, a BCS National Champion, and the 2013 Heisman Trophy winner; but unfortunately the name ‘Jameis Winston’ draws to mind a lot more than his accomplishments on the field. His career has been shrouded in scandal and misbehavior since he arrived at Florida State, with the rape allegation…

Last Sunday the Buccaneers secondary just got destroyed by Case Keenum. Honestly, if I didn't know it was the Kennum playing I would have thought Peyton Manning came out of retirement to play in this game. Keenum threw for 369 yards and 3 touchdowns. The Vikings just picked apart Ryan Smith and Vernon Hargreaves all game. On the first drive, Adam Thielen just straight beat Vernon on a double move for 45-yards. That set up Dalvin cooks questionable touchdown run. Adam just ran right passed…