The Kansas City Chiefs moved up in the draft to select Patrick Mahomes, making him their quarterback of the future, and since Alex Smith adequately fills the position at the moment, Mahomes will get to progress without the added pressure… Read More ›
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Should Cleveland pick Mitch Trubisky number one in this year’s NFL draft?
Remember when the 2017 quarterback class was regarded as one of the weakest in years, possibly not even generating a first round pick? Yeah, well that way of thinking obviously ignored conventional wisdom regarding drafting quarterbacks for the NFL –… Read More ›
A fool’s errand: Mocking the 2017 NFL draft
By MIKE HERNDON Why do we do this to ourselves? Why do we try to predict the unpredictable? We are gluttons for punishment, for the embarrassment of being wrong, but we can’t help ourselves. We can’t help but try to… Read More ›
Hindsight is 20/20: two crucial plays that helped seal the Falcons’ fate in SB 51
As everyone knows by now, the New England Patriots defeated the Atlanta Falcons 34-28 in Super Bowl 51 by erasing early deficits of 21-0 and 28-3, thus adding one more Super Bowl victory to their legacy. The rich get richer…. Read More ›
Shooting spitballs at the Death Star: Why we hate the Patriots
By MIKE HERNDON Score another one for the Evil Empire. Sith Lord Brady slew the young, developing Jedi from Atlanta and Pittsburgh — forget the Texans, mere mortals that they are — and the Emperor Belichick rules the NFL galaxy once… Read More ›
Five reasons the Atlanta Falcons can beat the New England Patriots in Super Bowl 51
All of the attention for Super Bowl 51 is on the New England Patriots as they have the legendary quarterback who is supposedly on his revenge tour (my gosh, maybe this story will die by next season), the genius coach,… Read More ›
Super Bowl LI: 5 reasons the Patriots will win
(Tom Brady has more Super Bowl experience than the Falcons’ entire active roster. Photo by Andrew Campbell/Wikimedia Commons) By MIKE HERNDON Let me start off by saying that I hope I am wrong. I hope the long-suffering Falcons hang half-a-hundred… Read More ›
NFL Championship round predictions
Green Bay at Atlanta (-4.5) Aaron Rodgers is playing so well right now that maybe it is possible for Green Bay to overcome all of their injuries and make another appearance in the Super Bowl by defeating the Atlanta Falcons… Read More ›
NFL Divisional round playoff predictions
Ready…set…go… Seattle Seahawks at Atlanta Falcons (-5) The Seattle Seahawks’ road woes are well documented, so it’s not too much of gamble to ride with the Atlanta Falcons this week. Seattle’s defense is missing Earl Thomas, which puts added pressure… Read More ›
NFL playoffs: The good, the bad and the lucky
(NRG Stadium in Houston, site of Super Bowl LI/Photo by Agustindelosdolores2002. Wikimedia Commons) By MIKE HERNDON The Browns finally won a game. The Cowboys finally lost again. The Patriots were the Patriots. And with that, the NFL’s regular season has come… Read More ›