Hello, haters: Super Bowl XLIX is for you

Posted by mrturophile on January 26, 2015
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Super Bowl XLIX: Using hate to heal a nationThey’re calling it the “hater bowl.” Maybe not in Washington and Massachusetts, but in the other 48 states, there’s a lot of hatin’ goin’ on. See how the NFL’s two most hateful franchises squaring off in the final game of the NFL’s season of discontent will help to unite a nation.

Read my latest article, published in the Seattle PI and Oregon Sports News.

Julian Rogers is a freelance writer, communications consultant and owner of Juju Eye Communications. Follow him on Twitter (@mrturophile), or connect with him on LinkedIn and Google+.

Super Bowl XLIX: Using hate to heal a nation

GHRI: Kids need to lose weight? Set goals and work together

Posted by mrturophile on January 23, 2015
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Kids need to lose weight? Set goals and work together

Families reap weight control benefits by engaging in behavioral treatment together

Childhood obesity has more than doubled in children and quadrupled in adolescents in the past 30 years. What can be done about it? Research-proven treatments for obesity exist, but they rely on regular one-on-one meetings with a trained health coach. These “behavioral” treatments are seldom available outside of research studies in specialty medical centers.

Read this article I wrote based on a Group Health Research Institute colleague’s press release about how families can work together to fight childhood obesity.

Julian Rogers is a freelance writer, communications consultant and owner of Juju Eye Communications. Follow him on Twitter (@mrturophile), or connect with him on LinkedIn and Google+.

Only 1 factor to stop a Seahawks dynasty in 2015

Posted by mrturophile on January 22, 2015
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Only 1 thing to stop a Seattle Seahawks dynasty in 2015What’s a dynasty these days? Have the Seahawks turned the 2015 Packers into the 2014 49ers?
Have the San Francisco 49ers been the same since they lost to the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC Championship playoff game a year ago? That narrow loss to the eventual Super Bowl XLVIII champion Seattle Seahawks may very well have altered the course of the Seahawks’ historically fiercest rival. Their 2014 story: No playoffs; fired coach; major questions.

What remains to stop the Seattle Seahawks from becoming the NFL’s latest dynasty? Read about the one thing that can stop the Seahawks from becoming the dynasty their fans think they are about to become. Published in Oregon Sports News, the Seattle PI and Comcast Sports Net Northwest.

Julian Rogers is a freelance writer, communications consultant and owner of Juju Eye Communications. Follow him on Twitter (@mrturophile), or connect with him on LinkedIn and Google+.

only 1 factor to stop a seahawks dynasty in 2015

3 things: The Packers win if …

Posted by mrturophile on January 17, 2015
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3 things the Packers need to do to win in Seattle

The last time the two NFC Championship teams met it was opening weekend in Seattle. The result of the much-hyped game revealed not much of a contest when the final whistle blew. The Seattle Seahawks laid claim as the team to beat for the 2014 season by defeating the Green Bay Packers 36 – 16.

If it’s going to be different this time around, here’s how. Read my latest article previewing the NFC championship game this Sunday in Seattle. Published in Oregon Sports News and the Seattle PI.

Julian Rogers is a freelance writer, communications consultant and owner of Juju Eye Communications. Follow him on Twitter (@mrturophile), or connect with him on LinkedIn and Google+.

Seattle PI Sports front page Jan. 16, 2015 Julian Rogers Seahawks article

Here we go again: Green Bay Packers visit Seattle Seahawks

Posted by mrturophile on January 14, 2015
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Packers visit Seahawks again for the NFC Championship.Sometimes, things go according to the script. Back in late August / early September, the NFL’s opening weekend matchup that featured the Green Bay Packers at the Seattle Seahawks was billed as a potential preview of the NFC Championship game. Turns out the hypesters were right.

Read my latest article about how the two top NFC teams have evolved —  and how they match up now — as they square off again for the right to go to the Super Bowl. Published in Comcast Sports Net Northwest, Oregon Sports News and the Seattle PI.

Julian Rogers is a freelance writer, communications consultant and owner of Juju Eye Communications. Follow him on Twitter (@mrturophile), or connect with him on LinkedIn and Google+.

Comcast Sport Net Northwest front page Jan. 14, 2015

 

Seattle PI Sports front page Jan. 14, 2015; Julian Rogers Seahawks article

Righteous reversal: Why Dez Bryant did not make the Catch That Wasn’t

Posted by mrturophile on January 12, 2015
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Righteous reversal: Why Dez Bryant did not make the Catch That Wasn't

Dez Bryant fails to make a crucial catch. Controversy ensues.

Now that the NFL Twittersphere has had time to adjust a bit to the Catch That Wasn’t, the emerging narrative from those not sporting Dallas Cowboys star tattoos is simply this: Bad rule; correct call.

No. That’s only half right. Read my latest article that shows why the decision to reverse the call was the right one and why it’s a good rule.

Julian Rogers is a freelance writer, communications consultant and owner of Juju Eye Communications. Follow him on Twitter (@mrturophile), or connect with him on LinkedIn and Google+.

Panthers at Seahawks … nothing to see here, right?

Posted by mrturophile on January 7, 2015
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Seattle Seahawks take on the Carolina Panthers in divisional round of the 2015 NFL playoffs

The Carolina Panthers will soon travel to the Pacific Northwest to take on the Seattle Seahawks as the greatest of playoff underdogs. Looks like a pretty easy tune-up for the Seahawks before either the Dallas Cowboys or the Green Bay Packers return to CenturyLink Field for the NFC Championship, no?

Not so fast, bird brain. The Panthers, East coast cousins of the ground and pound Seahawks, have put together an impressive last few weeks of the season. This one may be a bit closer than Seahawks followers may want to think. Read my latest article, published in the Seattle PI and Oregon Sports News.

Julian Rogers Seahawks article on Seattle PI Sports section front page Jan. 6, 2015

Julian Rogers is a freelance writer, communications consultant and owner of Juju Eye Communications. Follow him on Twitter (@mrturophile), or connect with him on LinkedIn and Google+.