Blogcritics Author: James David Dickson

Had I Known Then: Clayton Holmes' Parting Words for NFL Rookies

James David Dickson — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:57:51 EDT

Final Thoughts before the NFL Draft.
Once a week leading up to the 2008 NFL Draft, three-time Super Bowl winner Clayton Holmes will personally explain some of the pitfalls he fell into as a player: Money problems, inability to say "no," the gold diggers, the party culture, his own demons from childhood. As told to BC sportswriter James David Dickson. This is the final installment of...

Beware the Turk: Clayton Holmes on Making the Team

James David Dickson — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 16:37:37 EDT

It's okay to do the wrong thing for the right reasons. But if the best you can manage is a blank stare, you'll have some problems.
Once a week leading up to the 2008 NFL Draft, three-time Super Bowl winner Clayton Holmes will personally explain some of the pitfalls he fell into as a player: Money problems, inability to say "no," the gold diggers, the party culture, his own demons from childhood. As told to BC sportswriter James David Dickson.The Turk is one of the most feared...

Always a Play Away: Clayton Holmes on Paying Dues as an NFL Rookie

James David Dickson — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 17:17:56 EDT

Don't get caught in the rookie haze.
Once a week leading up to the 2008 NFL Draft, three-time Super Bowl winner Clayton Holmes will personally explain some of the pitfalls he fell into as a player: Money problems, inability to say "no," the gold diggers, the party culture, his own demons from childhood. As told to BC sportswriter James David Dickson.A Word on ExpectationsImagine, if...

Clayton Holmes On Drug Abuse In The NFL

James David Dickson — Fri, 4 Apr 2008 17:04:19 EDT

Regardless of what they tell you on TV, the first hit ain't free.
Once a week leading up to the 2008 NFL Draft, three-time Super Bowl winner Clayton Holmes will personally explain some of the pitfalls he fell into as a player: Money problems, inability to say "no," the gold diggers, the party culture, his own demons from childhood. As told to BC sportswriter James David Dickson.In my Father's DenI remember my...

Clayton Holmes Discusses Women and the Zero-Sum Game of Life in the NFL

James David Dickson — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:05:28 EDT

Failure to manage your interactions with women can cost you millions -- literally.
Every week, leading up to the NFL Draft, former Dallas Cowboys defensive back Clayton Holmes will write a series of exclusive columns for BC Magazine, as told to Blogcritics sportswriter James Dickson.Jerry Seinfeld once joked that attracting the opposite sex is much easier for women. "At least they know what to do to get us interested,"...

Clayton Holmes Discusses The Power of No

James David Dickson — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 01:01:13 EDT

A word to the wise for soon-to-be newly-minted millionaires.
Every week, leading up to the NFL Draft, former Dallas Cowboys defensive back Clayton Holmes will write a series of exclusive columns for BC Magazine, as told to Blogcritics sportswriter James Dickson.Of the thousands of players to pass through the NFL, very few have won three Super Bowl rings....

Music Review: Timecube - Timecube

James David Dickson — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 19:23:10 EST

Upstart band produces tasty music soup.
Advertisers have skillfully taught us to take pride in being "the first person on our block" to own this product or buy this car, or especially to be the first to discover an artist before they hit the big-time. And that pride in being part of the consumer avant garde is justified when a group like Timecube comes along.The guys at...

Book Review: Playboy Cover to Cover -- the 50's by Playboy and Bondi Digital Publishing

James David Dickson — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 01:37:41 EST

The story of Hugh Hefner's Fantastic Voyage is told in a beautiful coffee table book, and on interactive archive discs.
"When the first issue of Playboy hit the streets in 1953, the United States had no counterculture to speak of...the Beats were still a few years away, and Elvis was driving a truck in Memphis. Toting around a copy of Henry Miller's Tropic of Cancer could get you branded a degenerate, maybe even land you on a chain busting rocks." - The Los Angeles...

How the Patriots Embody Christopher Price's Blueprint

James David Dickson — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 11:48:39 EST

"Remember that it's not about collecting talent, it's about assembling a team."
"The basic tenets of their team-building approach remain just as true as they were in January 2000," concludes Christopher Price's examination of the New England Patriots' success in his book The Blueprint: How the New England Patriots Beat the System to Create the Last Great NFL Superpower. "Always value the team above the individual. Consider the...

Satire: African Union Issues Slavery Apology

James David Dickson — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 02:10:58 EST

A Modest Proposal for moving beyond slavery's dark shadow
At a press conference in Harlem In honor of America's Black History Month, chairman H.E Jakaya Kikwete of the African Union apologized, on behalf of the nations represented by his organization, for the involvement of some elements of the African continent in the black slave trade. "You cannot talk about the black slave trade" Kikwete said at a the...