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• Any all-time NFL team without Drew Brees is an all-time joke

  By themikeherndon on January 1, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  By MIKE HERNDON He is the NFL’s all-time leading passer in yardage and touchdowns. He has taken a franchise that had won only one playoff game in its history to eight playoff appearances, three NFC championship games and one Super… Read More ›

• In football or beer-chugging, never bet against a champ

  By themikeherndon on December 27, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  By MIKE HERNDON Let’s see if we can put this in terms you’ll all understand. Say there’s a popular New Year’s party that everyone wants to get invited to, but not everyone can. At this party, there’s a beer-chugging competition…. Read More ›

• Quality wins are a myth, and other things we’ve learned in the last nine weeks

  By themikeherndon on November 15, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  By MIKE HERNDON Why do we even bother to expend energy talking about “resumes” and “quality wins” while we breathlessly await the College Football Playoff rankings each week? The CFP selection committee keeps showing us, week after week and year… Read More ›

• Overreaction Distraction: Debunking first-week myths

  By themikeherndon on September 6, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  By MIKE HERNDON There’s no better time than the week after the first games of the college football season for knee-jerk overreactions. We can fight that urge and say “the jury is still out” or “let’s wait until the conference… Read More ›

• Who’s a hater supposed to hate in the NBA now?

  By themikeherndon on July 13, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  By MIKE HERNDON Say this for the NBA: Its offseason isn’t boring. It may be more interesting than the season itself. KD decided to break up the Warriors’ dynasty. Kyrie, who left the Cavaliers because he wanted to be the… Read More ›

• Are we in the last days of dynasties?

  By themikeherndon on June 8, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  By MIKE HERNDON Are we in the last days of dynasty in professional team sports? The Golden State Warriors looked like they were ready for the offseason as they slogged through a 105-92 loss on their home floor to fall… Read More ›

• Zion doesn’t care about your big-market narrative

  By themikeherndon on May 18, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  By MIKE HERNDON Some of us just can’t stand it when our narratives get ripped to shreds. The predominant narrative being pushed by a significant portion of the national media leading up to this week’s NBA draft lottery was the… Read More ›

• Now the NHL has its own officiating mess to clean up

  By themikeherndon on May 15, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  By MIKE HERNDON The words “not reviewable” should not exist in any professional sports league that has instant replay. You have the technology. Use it. Get it right. The NFL, to its credit, has eliminated at least one more instance… Read More ›

• Double down on Joel Embiid and the Sixers

  By MichaelDay on May 13, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Despite Joel Embiid doing all he could to alter the path of Kawhi Leonard’s game-winning corner shot, the ball eventually made its way through the hoop after bouncing on the rim four times and vaporized the Philadelphia 76ers’ playoff dreams. … Read More ›

• Will Philly’s ‘Crown Jewel’ shine during Game 6

  By MichaelDay on May 9, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Was Game 3 that long ago?  The game where Embiid did whatever he wanted on the court against the Raptors?  He crushed their souls with vicious blocks should anyone dare approach the basket.  He hit 3-pointers.  He provided a windmill… Read More ›

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