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…
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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…
Breaking News: Philadelphia Eagles Read My Last Article, Say ‘We’ll Show You Some Symmetry’
Apparently, I was three years off. It wasn’t 2004. It was actually 2001. Call it a space odyssey if you want. It was weird. Nick Foles hoisting the Lombardi trophy as Tom Brady dejectedly jogs…
Super Bowl LII: Symmetrical Bliss for Brady, Belichick
The Matchup: PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (13-3) vs. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (13-3), 6:30 p.m. ET Spread: Patriots by 4.5 My playoff record ATS in 2017: 5-4-1 My overall record ATS in 2017: 35-28 For most of…
The Dynasty, Part 2 – Crazy Similarities to 2004
Does this Super Bowl feel familiar? Is there an echo in here? If you’re too young to remember Super Bowl XXXIX, I feel sorry for you, because that means your entire life has been encapsulated…
Can We Talk About How Good This Eagles Defense Has Been? It Might be Better Than the 2007 & 2011 Giants
Disclaimer: I am NOT officially picking the Philadelphia Eagles to beat the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII. Not yet, anyway. But it might be time to stop harping on the Nick Foles narrative…