Jason Keidel

Manti T'eo (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

Keidel: The Idea That Te’o Is Cloaking His Homosexuality Is An Alarming Leap In Logic

The only unfair commentary surrounding Te’o is this deluge of cynical, sexual-orientation speculation. The idea that a man fabricates a girlfriend to cloak his homosexuality is an alarming leap in logic.

2013/01/18

Keidel: No Right Or Wrong Way To Recall Ray Lewis

It says here, in a strict athletic sense, that if you’ve been so good for so long a little latitude is in order.

2013/01/17

Carmelo Anthony (credit: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Keidel: I Stand By Carmelo Anthony’s Decision To Go After Garnett

I am an admitted, ardent Knicks hater and a rabid Carmelo Anthony detractor. But I’ve got his back on this Kevin Garnett deal. I’m good with Anthony stalking Garnett after the game. In fact, I’m disappointed that he didn’t bring a tire iron.

2013/01/15

Robert Griffin III (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

Keidel: Shanahan Was Right To Keep RGIII In, And RGIII Was Right To Play

Griffin III did what he was trained to do, as did the men who let him do it. Why can’t misfortune be enough? Why can’t we just leave it to the football gods? Because we’re too busy being gods ourselves.

2013/01/09

Rex Ryan (credit: Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images)

Keidel: Rex Ryan’s Breath Of Fresh Air Has Turned Rancid

Ryan and his Jets are classic front-runners — bold and beautiful when the wind is at their broad backs — but shivering and shriveling when a little adversity taps at their front door.

2013/01/08

The Coaches' Trophy sits with the helmets for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Alabama Crimson Tide. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

Keidel: Can The Underdog Irish Take Down The Mighty Crimson Tide?

If Notre Dame were playing anyone but Alabama and Nick Saban, I would guarantee that the Dome comes home with the hardware. But only one team has an absurd surplus of future Sunday stars. Alabama wins a classic, 27-23.

2013/01/07

Hideki Matsui (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

Keidel: Modest Matsui Returns To Japan, But He Won’t Be Forgotten

Matsui arrived just a little late to enjoy the spoils of the 1990s. But one could easily argue that that was the only time his timing was ever off.

2013/01/04

Chan Gailey (Photo by Thomas B. Shea/Getty Images), Mike Tannenbaum (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images) and Andy Reid (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

Keidel: I Don’t Feel Sorry For Coaches, GMs Who Got Canned On ‘Black Monday’

Does Chan Gailey care when you lose your $30,000-per-year gig, that you were living check-to-check before massive layoffs? Does Mike Tannenbaum care that you can’t afford the COBRA premiums to keep your kids with health insurance?

2013/01/02

Keidel: Et Tu, Big Blue? Giants Need To Regroup, Not Reboot

The Giants’ annual blueprint for much of Tom Coughlin’s tenure has been a perilous playoff tightrope. And Sunday they finally slipped and plunged flat on their faces.

2012/12/31

Quarterbacks Mark Sanchez #6 and Tim Tebow #15 (Photo by Rich Schultz /Getty Images)

Keidel: By Not Starting Tebow, Jets Punt What’s Left Of Their Goodwill And Luster

The decision to start Sanchez isn’t about Tebow, of course. It’s about the Jets, as always, and their penchant for punting all the goodwill and luster that they muster. And that’s because they do almost everything for the wrong reason every season.

2012/12/28

Keidel: Williams Asked, Avery Axed?

One could – and I would – argue that Avery Johnson got the shaft. As soon as the Nets move into their new, cozy confines with a respectable squad, Johnson gets fired before he can coach an actual NBA roster for an entire season.

2012/12/27