For years the Pro Bowl has been the ugly stepchild of the NFL season. The league has tried to figure out a way to make the fans, and the players, care about the annual all-star game but it hasn’t worked. They’ve implemented drafts, rule changes, and even a skills showcase with dodgeball and other eventsContinue reading “Yet Another Problem with the NFL Pro Bowl”
Thoughts From the NFC and AFC Championship Games
The two conference championship games we got this weekend in the NFL were interesting. I can’t really call them anything else because one game was a blowout where the losing team almost started looking for quarterbacks in the stands and the other was a divisive game that came down to a few big plays atContinue reading “Thoughts From the NFC and AFC Championship Games”
My NFL Conference Championship Picks
I finally accomplished a perfect week last week. All it took was a week with just four games, which is significantly less than there usually is. Or, maybe, I elevate my game when the games matter most. Just like Nick Foles, Julian Edelman, and Raheem Mostert, I might just be a big-game player. We’ll putContinue reading “My NFL Conference Championship Picks”
Power Ranking the Four Potential Super Bowl Matchups
And then there were four. Just the Chiefs, Bengals, Eagles, and 49ers remain. In college basketball, they call that The Final Four, in professional football, they call that two teams that are going to be very disappointed. But the other two teams, the ones that won’t be disappointed, will square off against each other inContinue reading “Power Ranking the Four Potential Super Bowl Matchups”
Is a Dynasty Brewing in Kansas City?
When Tom Brady left the Patriots in 2020, we assumed there would be a hole in the league. There would no longer be a big, bad, Death-Star-like entity looming over the rest of the league collecting wins and Super Bowls like they’re NFTs. But maybe we were wrong. Maybe the next great NFL dynasty wasContinue reading “Is a Dynasty Brewing in Kansas City?”
My NFL Divisional Round Picks
Wow. That was certainly an entertaining round of football we had last weekend. From historical comebacks to memorable upsets to dominant performances, the wild card round surely delivered. Now, let’s hope the divisional round can follow that up. There is a decent chance that it does. Not only are the best teams from last weekContinue reading “My NFL Divisional Round Picks”
The Defender: Wild Card Round
A lot of things happen each week in the NFL, which leads to a lot of different opinions. But each week there are a few events that lead to almost universal outrage from football fans all over. Whether it is a bad call made by a ref, a coaching blunder, a perplexing play on theContinue reading “The Defender: Wild Card Round”
My NFL Wild Card Round Picks
We’ve finally made it to the playoffs. All of those 18 weeks of games have paid off (at least for some teams). It’s kind of bittersweet, though. Because there are significantly fewer games this week, just six, but, in theory, those games are better because we have eliminated the likes of the Bears and theContinue reading “My NFL Wild Card Round Picks”
My 2022 Fantasy Football Bold Predictions Revisited
Leading up to the NFL season there are hot takes thrown around like nobody’s business. But the thing is we always forget about them five months later, which is probably a good thing because most of those takes turn out to be very wrong. I’m not going to let that happen, for me at least.Continue reading “My 2022 Fantasy Football Bold Predictions Revisited”
My 2022 NFL All-Pro First and Second Teams
The NFL has changed the process for All-Pro voting this year, giving players a say in who earns the honors for the first time ever. I, on the other hand, do not have a vote, but that isn’t going to stop me from putting out into the universe who I believe should be the membersContinue reading “My 2022 NFL All-Pro First and Second Teams”
My Week 18 NFL Picks
It’s week 18 of the regular season, which is the final one in case you weren’t aware. And this season hasn’t been great to me. I need to get 11 of the 16 games right this week just to break even on the season. And with the way things have been going for me, IContinue reading “My Week 18 NFL Picks”
My Week 17 NFL Picks
We’re almost to the end of the 2022 NFL season and what a wild ride it has been. It’s made it hard to predict, that’s for sure. I’m basically sitting at .500 on the year for my picks, so I need a good performance these last two weeks are important for me if I wantContinue reading “My Week 17 NFL Picks”
The Defender: Week 16
A lot of things happen each week in the NFL, which leads to a lot of different opinions. But each week there are a few events that lead to almost universal outrage from football fans all over. Whether it is a bad call made by a ref, a coaching blunder, a perplexing play on theContinue reading “The Defender: Week 16”
My Week 16 NFL Picks
Last week was a Christmas miracle. I got 11 games right, giving me my best week of the year since week eight and pulling me just barely ahead of .500 on the year. If I had that good of luck last week, imagine the kind of luck I’ll receive this week when nearly all ofContinue reading “My Week 16 NFL Picks”
My Week 15 NFL Picks
I’m going to let you in behind the curtain for this piece. It’s currently 9:48 P.M. on Wednesday, December 14th (which also happens to be my birthday). I’ve got a 12-hour drive tomorrow from San Francisco to Tacoma, Washington to go back home for the holidays. So, safe to say, I’m going to keep thisContinue reading “My Week 15 NFL Picks”
My Week 14 NFL Picks
Things haven’t exactly been going the way we, or at least I, expected they would go this year. There have been some surprise teams, both in good ways and bad ways, that nobody saw coming (hence the whole surprise thing). It has made the games this year hard to predict, although I certainly have tried.Continue reading “My Week 14 NFL Picks”
My Week 13 NFL Picks
After two-thirds of the season, it’s time to evaluate my performance this season. It’s been . . . decent. I’m just a smidge under .500 on the year, so I’m basically the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of making picks. But that’s not a terrible place to be. The Bucs are still going to make the playoffsContinue reading “My Week 13 NFL Picks”
Projecting the NFL Playoff Field with 6 Weeks Left
We have made it to the two-thirds mark of the NFL season. That means we have six weeks left in a season that has been nothing short of unpredictable and entertaining. That gives teams six more weeks to either shore up their playoff spot or make a run for one of those important positions. It’sContinue reading “Projecting the NFL Playoff Field with 6 Weeks Left”
My Week 12 NFL Picks
It’s Thanksgiving week. In fact, you’re probably reading this on Thanksgiving day. So, before I get to my picks for the week, let me give a few thanks for this NFL season. I’m thankful for the Bills not being the absolute juggernaut of a team we all thought they would be. I’m thankful for PatrickContinue reading “My Week 12 NFL Picks”
My Week 11 NFL Picks
Holy crap was last week a wild ride. The Bills losing in epic fashion to the Vikings, the Packers finally showing signs of life, and the Eagles taking their first loss of the season (which I like semi-predicted last week). Somehow, I was still able to go .500 with my picks despite all the crazinessContinue reading “My Week 11 NFL Picks”
My Week 10 NFL Picks
I am officially declaring myself on a hot streak. It’s not nearly as impressive as what the Eagles have done, but I’m now at three straight weeks above .500 on my picks. And I could have been even better last week if the Vikings, Chargers, and Rams all didn’t miss the cover by a halfContinue reading “My Week 10 NFL Picks”
My Week 9 NFL Picks
I finally did it. I had a good week last week with my picks. Scratch that, I had a great week with my pick, getting 12 of the 15 games right. It may have taken eight weeks, some of which were a little gimmicky, but I got back on track and now I am rollingContinue reading “My Week 9 NFL Picks”
My Week 8 NFL Picks
Last week I had my best picks record of the year. I got 10 of the 14 games right, which was a welcome change from the way I had been doing previously. My key to success last week was to against my gut for each and every game, and it worked. But that was justContinue reading “My Week 8 NFL Picks”
Maybe Bills Fans Shouldn’t Root for Josh Allen to Win MVP: Examining the Postseason Success of NFL MVPS
For the second week in a row, we had some NFL teams on bye weeks. One of those teams was Buffalo, meaning Bills fans had nobody to root for this week. So what were Bills fans doing on Sunday while their team was inactive? Maybe they took the day off from football and watched theirContinue reading “Maybe Bills Fans Shouldn’t Root for Josh Allen to Win MVP: Examining the Postseason Success of NFL MVPS”
My Week 7 NFL Picks
I had my worst week of the season last week and since the week prior was also not great, I decided that some drastic action was needed. So, this week I am fading myself. Yes, that’s right I went through and picked all 14 games, and then I went through and changed each of thoseContinue reading “My Week 7 NFL Picks”
Week 6 NFL Takeaways
The NFL was always facing an uphill battle this week. College football just had one of its best weekends in quite some time. The MLB Playoffs have been thoroughly enjoyable (unless you’re a Mariners fan like me). And the NHL season has started (if you care about that). It would have been easy for theContinue reading “Week 6 NFL Takeaways”
My Week 6 NFL Picks
To put it nicely, I sucked at my picks last week. I only got six right against the spread, even though I did get 11 right just straight up. So, we are looking for a bounce-back week. Plenty of teams in the NFL do it, so why can’t I? We’ve got another fun week ofContinue reading “My Week 6 NFL Picks”
Week 5 NFL Takeaways
We are heading into what I classify as the best sports time of the year. the NFL season is in full swing, college football starts to produce interesting matchups in conference play, the MLB playoffs are starting, and the NHL and NBA seasons are set to begin. I call that heaven (but my girlfriend callsContinue reading “Week 5 NFL Takeaways”
My Week 5 NFL Picks
Once again, we are back at it. Attempting to correctly pick each game of the NFL week. It seems like every week there is some viral occurrence of a bettor with a massive parlay that is one leg away from hitting and the entirety of football Twitter is hinging on their decision to cash outContinue reading “My Week 5 NFL Picks”
Week 4 NFL Takeaways
The great thing about the NFL is that it provides for us even on weeks where it doesn’t deliver the craziness that we have come to expect. Week four was far tamer than its three predecessors. The biggest underdog that win was a Seattle team that was only a 4.5-point dog to the Lions, soContinue reading “Week 4 NFL Takeaways”
My Week 4 NFL Picks
It is once again that time of the week. Time for me to make a fool of myself by making picks for every game that at least half of which will be wrong. But what matters is that I try my best, right? At least that is what all my elementary school teachers and littleContinue reading “My Week 4 NFL Picks”
Most Watchable Teams in the NFL
I am a Seattle Seahawks fan and I have learned this year that I don’t want to watch them play football. Maybe it’s because Geno Smith is the quarterback or because the defense can’t seem to stop anyone other than Russell Wilson or maybe it’s because they just flat-out stink. But for whatever reason, IContinue reading “Most Watchable Teams in the NFL”
Week 3 NFL Takeaways
A wise man once said, “Just when you think you have all the answers, I change the question.” That wise man is late wrestling legend Roddy Piper so he certainly was not talking about week three of the 2022 NFL season, but it applies here. I thought I had all the answers. I thought theContinue reading “Week 3 NFL Takeaways”
My Week 3 NFL Picks
These NFL spreads haven’t been too kind to me so far. I struggled again in week 2, getting just six games right but I’m not going to let that get to me. I feel like things are starting to make sense now. We’ve gotten through the weirds games and results and now everything will beContinue reading “My Week 3 NFL Picks”
Week 2 NFL Takeaways
I prefer to refrain from making observations after week one of the NFL season because I don’t want to overreact. So naturally, I wait until after week two of the season when I have 100 percent more games to base my opinions on. Obviously, there is no way to overreact when teams have already playedContinue reading “Week 2 NFL Takeaways”
My Week 2 NFL Picks
Week one of the 2022 NFL season is officially in the books and it sure was an unpredictable one. I know that because I tried to predict it and I didn’t do a great job, which I also predicted so maybe I am good at some of these predictions (ok, that’s enough of the wordContinue reading “My Week 2 NFL Picks”
My Week 1 NFL Picks
The NFL is finally back and with it comes the opportunity to prove your knowledge by making your picks for each game. Some people make a living off doing just that. Me, on the other hand, I just make a fool of myself. I always think that I have the guaranteed correct picks each week,Continue reading “My Week 1 NFL Picks”
My 2022 End-of-Season NFL Award Picks
One of the most fun things to do every offseason is to make your picks for all of the major awards. From MVP to Defensive Player of the Year to Coach of the Year, it is always fun to try and predict the season through the lens of those awards. It is also a veryContinue reading “My 2022 End-of-Season NFL Award Picks”
Bold Fantasy Football Predictions for the 2022 Season
ARI: Zach Ertz is a top 3 TE Ertz was the TE5 last year despite switching teams during the season. Now, he gets a full season with the Cardinals and a better understanding of the offense from a full offseason with the team. The tight end position is always a bit sparse at the topContinue reading “Bold Fantasy Football Predictions for the 2022 Season”
2022 NFL Previews: Washington Commanders
I know what you’re thinking. Who are the Commanders? Is this some new team the league is introducing this year? No, the Commanders are the new, uninspiring name for the previously uninspiringly named Washington Football Team. Maybe the Commanders are hoping that a new name will help fand forget about the rather disappointing season theyContinue reading “2022 NFL Previews: Washington Commanders”
2022 NFL Previews: Tennessee Titans
Quick. Pop quiz. Who was the number one seed in the AFC in the 2021 playoffs? The Chiefs. Nope. The Bills. Wrong. The AFC Champion Bengals. Incorrect. The correct answer is the Tennessee Titans, although I do not blame you for not remembering that. The Titans did in fact earn the top overall seed onContinue reading “2022 NFL Previews: Tennessee Titans”
2022 NFL Previews: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are once again positioned to be a very serious Super Bowl contender this year. the presence of Tom Brady alone can do that for a team, but the Bucs have surrounded him with plenty of talent (enough to have already won a Super Bowl) but the window of contention for thisContinue reading “2022 NFL Previews: Tampa Bay Buccaneers”
2022 NFL Previews: Seattle Seahawks
The Seattle Seahawks are going to look more different than perhaps any other team in the league this year. The team had already transitioned away from the Legion of Boom era but now will look almost unrecognizable from the team that won a Super Bowl and was at the top of the league for aContinue reading “2022 NFL Previews: Seattle Seahawks”
2022 NFL Previews: San Francisco 49ers
It is not often that a team makes it to the conference championship game and then opts for a change at the most important position. But as Matt Damon says in those weird crypto commercials, fortune favors the brave. So the 49ers are making the brave move this year by handing over the reins toContinue reading “2022 NFL Previews: San Francisco 49ers”
2022 NFL Previews: Pittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers are going to look very different in 2022. For the first time in forever, the Steelers will be without quarterback Ben Roethlisberger under center. Roethlisberger was the defining face of the franchise over the past 15+ years, and now Pittsburgh will have to enter a new era without their Hall-of-Fame quarterback. TheContinue reading “2022 NFL Previews: Pittsburgh Steelers”
2022 NFL Previews: Philadelphia Eagles
The Philadelphia Eagles are a frisky team that is looking to build off a surprisingly good season in 2021. The Eagles had some success last season behind a breakout year from quarterback Jalen Hurts and were able to sneak into the playoffs. Unfortunately, that is where the good luck ended, as Philly got trounced byContinue reading “2022 NFL Previews: Philadelphia Eagles”
2022 NFL Previews: New York Jets
The New York Jets are one of the handful of teams that find themselves locked into a rebuild this year. And it is a rebuild that they desperately need. The Jets have not been a good football team for a few years now but are looking to change that. The rebuild is off to aContinue reading “2022 NFL Previews: New York Jets”
2022 NFL Previews: New York Giants
The New York Giants are in quite an unfortunate situation. The same franchise that has twice beaten Tom Brady and the Patriots to win a Super Bowl can’t even seem to win a game lately. They have been one of the most dismal teams over the past five years and have not given fans tooContinue reading “2022 NFL Previews: New York Giants”
2022 NFL Previews: New England Patriots
If you are not a Patriots fan then you are probably quite pleased that their dynasty has seemingly come to an end. Despite making the playoffs last year, New England is no longer the dominant team in the league. In fact, they failed to win the division the past two years, which hadn’t happened inContinue reading “2022 NFL Previews: New England Patriots”
2022 NFL Previews: New Orleans Saints
The New Orleans Saints are entering into a new era of the franchise so it is alright for you Saints fans to be a little bit nervous about it. Legendary quarterback Drew Brees retired a year ago and longtime head coach Sean Payton retired (for now?) this offseason. The Saints are going to be almostContinue reading “2022 NFL Previews: New Orleans Saints”
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