Standard NFL business practice implies that a team signs its franchise quarterback, no matter the cost. The deal simply gets made. But should we expect the people making the personnel decisions for the Seattle Seahawks to march to conventional wisdom’s… Read More ›
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Business decisions force players and fans to move on
NFL team owners, general managers, coaches, and players remind everyone that the NFL is a business. How dare the business concepts of financial responsibility pervade sports? Saddled with an unforgiving salary cap, NFL team owners and general managers must make… Read More ›
12 steps for Pats-haters coping with New England’s success
As the New England Patriots get ready to claim yet another Super Bowl trophy, what better way to help all of the Pats-haters out there than to present the following 12 steps as a guide for learning to live with… Read More ›
The Jags win and Blake Bortles becomes a hero
Conventional wisdom says that the Jacksonville Jaguars shouldn’t bother playing this weekend against the mighty New England Patriots. After all, the Patriots employ the best head coach, maybe even the best of all time, along with possibly the greatest quarterback… Read More ›
Evidence supporting the Chiefs’ first round selection of Patrick Mahomes
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›