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I don't want to freak anyone out, but here goes...AUSTRALIANS ARE TAKING OVER OUR PUNTING UNITS! Three, count 'em, three Aussies will be starting at the punter position for NFL teams this season: Mat McBriar of the Cowboys, Ben Graham of the Jets and Saverio Rocca of the Eagles. Why the sudden influx? Have NFL barbies been particularly shrimpless lately? Nope, turns out it's their mastery of the drop punt method, which the've adopted from their Aussie-Rules football days and which allows for greater accuracy. I'll let the eggheads at the Wall Street Journal explain: More »
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