Why Your Favorite NFL Team Will/Won't Win The Super Bowl Next Year

The NFL season is over.

I know. It sucks.

But we have some good news!

We are just about six months away from NEXT SEASON!

That's right! It's not a time to get depressed! It's a time to celebrate because the NFL season is just six months away!

In the meantime, let's take a look at why YOUR favorite NFL team either will or won't win the Super Bowl next year.

Sounds fun, am I right?



Arizona Cardinals

Why the Cardinals will win the Super Bowl next year: They are one of the most well constructed teams in the NFL. They made it all the way to the NFC championship this season and another year of playing together and adding some more pieces easily makes the Cardinals one of the favorites to win it all next year.


Why the Cardinals won't win the Super Bowl next year: Carson Palmer isn't getting any younger and he still remains a mystery to everyone in the playoffs. Palmer was an MVP candidate for most of the 2015 season, but he stunk up the joint in the playoffs. If the Cardinals don't win it all next year, it'll probably be because of the QB position.

Super Bowl 50 Round Table

THE SUPER BOWL IS FINALLY HERE!!!!

Are you excited?

We sure are!

Before we get to the big game though, I recently got together with a few of the greatest sports mind I know for a little PRE-FUNK SUPER BOWL PARTY where we discussed what we think will happen during the most anticipated football game since Super Bowl 49!

It's the....

SUPER BOWL 50 ROUND TABLE

Round Table Participants:


Dustin James: Mr. James has been a hardcore NFL fan for well over 20 years now. He runs TheUltimateSportsBlog.com with his spare time and likes freshly made donuts and zapping flies with his electric fly swatter.

Todd Bergman: Mr. Bergman is a celebrated online celebrity. He used to be the author of a weekly MMA column titled "The MMA Soup" which has been on hiatus for a few years now. It's not a coincidence that MMA's popularity started to dwindle once Bergman retired the Soup. He happens to be a fan of the Carolina Panthers and romantic comedies.

Steve Cook: Mr. Cook is a constant contributor to TheUltimateSportsBlog.com and really needs no introduction, but he gets one anyway. Cook is a big time sports fan who loves all sports equally. He spends his spare time fighting off women with a stick and using Kentucky Wildcats fans as target practice.

Jeremy Lambert: Mr. Lambert is also a constant contributor to TheUltimateSportsBlog.com. He also happens to be a big time fan of the Carolina Panthers and chocolate milk. He's been writing about sports for well over ten years, which makes him smarter than you.

Wyatt Beougher: Mr. Beougher is a well respected online columnist for 411mania.com. He has been a sports fan for as long as you have been alive, which makes him more than qualified for this. In his spare time, he likes taking nature hikes and pushing little kids into swimming pools.

Super Bowl Auction!

Have you ever wanted to own a piece of sports history? Now is your time.

The wonderful people over at Hunt Auctions will be holding a special two-day Super Bowl 50 auction that will feature tons of items for sports fans to bid on.

What kind of items exactly?

Glad you asked!

Here are just a few things you can find at the auction:


Lot 272: Exceptional Lenny Moore early 1960s Baltimore Colts jersey - with handwritten letter from Moore

Estimated price: $15,000 - $20,000
White dureen jersey with blue and white shoulder stripe accents has number "24" on front, back, and sleeves. Strong usage and wash wear evident throughout with the jersey remaining in an fine overall state of preservation. Signed on the front in marker, "Lenny Moore #24" rating 7/8 out of 10. Includes a handwritten letter on Colts stationary which reads, "I hope you enjoy my Baltimore colts white game jersey worn during the early 1960s...Best Wishes, Lenny Moore."


Lot 598: Fine Johnny Unitas autographed 1960s game worn helmet

Estimated price: $40,000 - $60,000
Riddell Kra-Lite helmet with “bubbled” ear hole openings has the Colts horseshoe logo decal applied at either side and blue center stripe accent. Unitas famed number “19” is painted on the back which was frequently done by Colts equipment manager Fred Schubach rather than replacing heavily scratched and scarred decals. Exceptional usage wear can be found throughout with chipping and scuffs to both the shell and appliques. Signed and inscribed in faded black marker, “Best Wishes Dave Pinkham, Johnny Unitas.”


Lot 229: Exceptional Johnny Unitas professional model football cleats

Estimated price: $10,000 - $20,000
Desirable pair of Unitas' trademark high-top leather cleats each have the number "19" written inside in vintage black marker. Strong usage wear throughout with appropriate scratches/scrapes to lightly soiled leather and dried grass and dirt clumped on undersides. The cleats were given to Duke Hott during a visit with Unitas along with an additional piece of cursory athletic equipment and a handwritten note addressed "To Duke" and signed "Johnny Unitas."

This auction, Super Bowl 50 Live, starts at 5 PM PST on February 5th and at 12 PM PST the following day and will feature 965 exceptional lots. This two day auction has a range of items from model jerseys from the 1950’s, jerseys worn by Aaron Rodgers, Peyton Manning, Drew Brees, and many other items.

Click here to check out their other auctions in the meantime!

Slammin' Stevie Cook's Super Bowl 50 Game & Prop Bet Predictions!

Hi, hello & welcome to Super Bowl Week! I'm Slammin' Stevie Cook, and we've finally reached the end of the NFL season. It seems like yesterday we were wondering who would beat the New England Patriots and if anybody in the NFC South would be good this year. We've figured out the answers to those questions, and on Sunday night we'll find out who's the best. 

One of the best things about the Super Bowl is that pretty much everything has some kind of wager attached to it. Everybody's made some kind of bet on the Super Bowl, and the good people in Vegas give us all sorts of crazy things to bet on. We'll take a look at what I think are some of the more interesting prop bets this season before settling down and making a bet on the game itself. So for one last time this year...LET'S HOOK EM UP!

Will Peyton Manning announce his retirement in the postgame interview?

Cook's Pick: NO

I think this is Peyton's last game. I don't think he wants to make it about himself though, which is why he's been telling friends and not telling media. He doesn't strike me as the kind of guy that wants to do a farewell tour, or retire multiple times or hem & haw about coming back or not. When he's done, he'll be done & that'll be it. I could end up being completely wrong, because I probably would have said the same thing about Brett Favre before his saga began. But with all of this in mind, I think that Peyton will wait until after Super Bowl Sunday, call a press conference in Denver at some point in the future and announce his retirement there. I don't think he'll want to upstage the game itself, no matter which team ends up winning, by announcing immediately afterwards. 

Top 25 NBA Jersey/Uniforms of All-Time

Yesterday here at THE Ultimate Sports Blog I ranked my personal favorite NFL jerseys of all-time.

Today we are going to mix things up a little bit.

That's right.

Today we are going to rank my top 25 personal favorite NBA jersey/uniforms of all-time.

See, I told you we would be mixing things up A LITTLE BIT......

Enjoy.

Top 25 Favorite NBA Jersey/Uniforms of All-Time

25. Portland Trail Blazers (Rip City alternative)

Top 20 NFL Uniforms of All-Time

Since the NFL season is pretty much gone already, it's getting hard to come up with things to write about in regards to my favorite sport. So that left me with just a few options.

Do I just not write about the NFL this week?

Nah.

Do I come up with something outlandish and absolutely ridiculous to write about?

DING DING DING! WE HAVE A WINNER!

The one thing I've noticed about NFL fans is that they are super sensitive anytime you talk about their team. If you mention something you don't like about a certain NFL team, you will quickly get met with a chorus of angry villagers holding torches who want to see your house burned down to the ground. It's fun. It really is.

So, how will I anger those fans this week?

BY RANKING MY FAVORITE ALL-TIME NFL UNIFORMS EVER!

Why? Because if you can't debate what's happening on the football field at the time, the next best thing to debate is how good/bad your favorite team looks. Nothing gets people worked up quicker than when you mention how stupid their teams looks in their retro uniforms that they never should have brought back (looking at you Pittsburgh Steelers & Green Bay Packers).

That's what I'm doing here today. Ranking my personal favorite NFL uniforms of all-time. Did you get that? It's MY PERSONAL list of MY favorite uniforms of all-time. Not yours. Not your neighbors. Not your dogs. MINE!

Before you read on though, you should know a few things about my taste in uniforms. First of all, I love throwback uniforms. I just do. There's something about nostalgia that gets my pants tight and retro uniforms bring me back to a simpler time. Also, I love the color BLUE (especially light blue) and anything NEON (I'm an 80's child, we all love neon) or black.

Got it? I love blue, throwback uniforms, black, and neon. Those things will definitely factor into my rankings so don't be a troll and try and troll me or I will troll your troll looking face with my fists.

TIME FOR A HAPPY DANCE!!!!!!

Top 20 NFL Uniforms of All-Time!

20. Minnesota Vikings (current jerseys)

NBA Quick Round-Up: Volume 3

Regular readers of this here blog will know that one of our main missions on this wonderful site is to round-up everything that has happened in a certain sport and deliver it to you in a giant heaping. We do it with the NFL and college football and now it's time to start keeping up on all the NBA action as well.

Sports can be a confusing mess sometimes with everything that happens on a daily basis. The NBA is the perfect example of this. With 30 teams playing multiple games a week, it can get overwhelming for the average NBA fan. The goal of this NBA Round-Up is to keep you informed with what's currently going on in the National Basketball Association.

Who is the best team in the NBA at the moment?

We got it.

Who is the best player in the NBA at the moment?

Covered.

Who's currently ahead in the playoff race?

Nailed it.

You get my point?

NBA Round-Up

Volume 3