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The Green Side of Life

For your consideration, Heather McKie has produced eight weeks of double-digit Gridiron Green predictions. Commute29, our overall Gridiron Green leader with 130 points, has seven...

DATE: Dec 4, 2013 | CATEGORY: The Green Side of Life

Mankins finally mans up for a Gridiron Green W

John Mankins has been flirting with victory since Week 1 of this year’s Gridiron Green. Week 11, he finally got one. Mankins, with weeks of 12, 11, 11, 10 and 11, was...

DATE: Nov 20, 2013 | CATEGORY: The Green Side of Life

Norton takes a few punches, then delivers his own

Like Ken Norton Sr. and Ken Norton Jr. before him, Gary Norton knows how to take a punch. He can dish it out, too. Like the professional boxer and his professional NFL...

DATE: Nov 13, 2013 | CATEGORY: The Green Side of Life

Powers that be crown ‘barbarak’ a champion

The Gridiron Green Powers that be wreaked havoc on this year’s champions of new and old. Barbara Powers of Ignacio, aka “barbarak,” stood alone atop the Week 9 heap as the only G...

DATE: Nov 6, 2013 | CATEGORY: The Green Side of Life

Week 8 Green’s ‘CLARKBAR’ is set at perfection

Clark Hudson set the “CLARKBAR” extremely high in our Week 8 Gridiron Green. High as in perfect. Hudson wasn’t alone, either. Seven people went 13-for-13 in the Week 8...

DATE: Oct 29, 2013 | CATEGORY: The Green Side of Life

A Rose blooms in our Week 7 Gridiron Green

A rose by any other name would smell as sweet. This name goes by Dan Rose, and his Week 7 Gridiron Green was pretty sweet. The DRose from Mancos, not to be confused w...

DATE: Oct 23, 2013 | CATEGORY: The Green Side of Life

Pistol Pete shoots and scores in Week 6 Green

Pat Tucson Jr. can handle the rock. And he’s a remarkable shot, good from long range, great from distance. Which is why after six weeks of play, Tucson – aka “pistolpet...

DATE: Oct 16, 2013 | CATEGORY: The Green Side of Life

The Green Side of Life

Bill Corwin of Durango is excelling in the 98th percentile of the Gridiron Green. He’s scored no less than nine points a week, has three scores in the double digits and has a hig...

DATE: Oct 8, 2013 | CATEGORY: The Green Side of Life

From He Hate Me to He Hate Ly, Hately is Smart

If Rob Hately had a little more Rod Smart in him, his Gridiron Green handle might read He Hate Ly instead of Sparky. Hately is not Smart, though; he is, however, plenty smart eno...

DATE: Oct 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: The Green Side of Life

The Green Side of Life

Frank Hawkins of Bayfield, who goes by the handle “hawk99” in our weekly Gridiron Green festivities, has an eagle eye when it comes to prognostication. Hawkins won the Week 3 Gree...

DATE: Sep 24, 2013 | CATEGORY: The Green Side of Life

86’ed as Guru by No. DO86, aka Mr. Daniel Orris

Don’t look at me. Daniel Orris was this week’s Gridiron Guru. DO86 was the only local to score 15 out of 16, and his money pick was Seattle over San Francisco in the Pacific Nor...

DATE: Sep 18, 2013 | CATEGORY: The Green Side of Life

The Green Side of Life

According to New York Giants’ head coach Tom Coughlin, his running back David Wilson is “a marked man.” Wilson fumbled twice in a Week 1 loss to the Dallas Cowboys at home, then ...

DATE: Sep 11, 2013 | CATEGORY: The Green Side of Life

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