2020 NFL Preview: A Quiet Adieu to 16-Game Seasons
It’s a shame it had to end this way. The 2020 NFL season already felt like it was going to be unique, ever since the whispers of a potential 17-game season began last fall. The…
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NFL Musings: Thoughts on Super Bowl That Was, Labor Pains That Could Be
Super Bowl LIV came and went, with a somewhat-predictable (to me, anyway) outcome, and now we’re left looking ahead to some more NFL unpleasantness in the coming weeks. First, let’s look back at Sunday’s game,…
Super Bowl LIV Preview: Hey, No Patriots!
Alright, so the day has finally come to celebrate a Super Bowl that doesn’t feature the New England Patriots. For just the second time since 2013, Lord Brady won’t reign over the Super Bowl. Instead,…
Championship Picks: Who Will ‘LIV’ it Up in Miami?
Okay, last week was a return-to-earth moment for me, going just 1-3 and evening out at 4-4 for the postseason after a solid-if-not-spectacular regular season. Now, we are left with just four teams, and none…
2019 NFL Picks: The Nightmare Could Continue
You know by now how I feel about the NFL, and that’s before we get into how Roger Goodell has soiled most of the good things about it and how players are more at risk…
The 2019 NFL Schedule is Here! (My way)
And so here it is. (For the master schedule, click HERE. For color-coded, team-by-team schedules, click HERE. Please note: If you are using a mobile device, the formatting may be skewed). Days, weeks, and months…
Super Bowl LIII Preview: Deep Six For Patriots?
I’ve always maintained that, despite a great track record of picking championship games/series, I’m always willing to go down in flames getting the Patriots wrong as my pick. After all, what could possibly be a…
Are You Tired of the New England Patriots? You’re Only About 15 Years Late to the Party
Flashback to November 30, 2003. Do you remember where you were back then? Almost certainly not, unless you’ve got my uncanny encyclopedic memory. I was a freshman in college, glued to the TV on a…
Championship Round: With Apologies to the Patriots
The headline says it all. I broke my number one rule. I touched the hot stove even though it had burned me before. So I’ll say it now: I’m sorry, Patriots. I’m sorry that in…
2018 NFL Predictions: Maybe I’ll Dream For a Change
Since my adolescence, the AFC has been as stale as three-year-old bread. The Patriots. The Steelers. Peyton Manning. Virtually nothing else. But in 2018, I’m taking a stand against that. At least there’s been the…