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• Chiefs’ folly: When sticking with what got you there doesn’t get you there

  By themikeherndon on February 8, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  If the definition of insanity is doing the same thing again and expecting a different result, the Kansas City Chiefs’ offensive game plan in Sunday’s Super Bowl was crazy as hell.

• It’s more than the trenches: Matchups that will decide Super Bowl LV

  By themikeherndon on February 5, 2021 • ( 1 )

  

  Here are four key matchups besides the obvious one, and a prediction from the gut

• Joining the Mafia: Why I’m pulling for the Bills

  By themikeherndon on January 18, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Yes, Bills Mafia is known for breaking tables in the parking lot. They also might be the most generous fan base in the NFL.

• College football conference bowl records don’t mean squat

  By themikeherndon on January 3, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Part of the fun of sports fandom is arguing about which teams and players and conferences are the best. But we still need to be honest with ourselves about the tools we use to make those arguments.

• In defense of the College Football Playoff

  By themikeherndon on December 24, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Pining for the BCS because of the irregularities of an unprecedented, pandemic-shortened season is wrong-headed and short-sighted.

• 2020 NFL predictions: Buy the ticket and take the ride (or don’t)

  By themikeherndon on September 13, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  We can’t predict how much football we’ll get this year, but here are a few bets we are willing to make.

• No apologies needed: When refusing to ‘stick to sports’ pays off

  By themikeherndon on July 6, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Within the last few weeks, stands taken by two athletes have led to changes that have been so long in coming that some thought they might never happen. So much for shutting up and dribbling.

• A Last Dance takeaway: Whether real or invented, disrespect is undefeated

  By themikeherndon on May 23, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Disrespect is a weapon that practically all athletes and coaches use. Michael Jordan may have wielded it better and more often than anyone else.

• NFL Draft 2020: a socially distant, sheltered in place mock

  By themikeherndon on April 20, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  If thousands of NFL fans boo Roger Goodell, but he’s standing in his basement and can’t hear it, does it make a sound?

• 50 things to do until sports come back

  By themikeherndon on March 14, 2020 • ( 1 )

  

  As we seek to slow the spread of Coronavirus, we are learning that social distancing isn’t just for middle school. But with sports on hiatus, what do we do now?