What a difference a month makes.  Just three short weeks ago, Aaron Rodgers was in the thick of the MVP race and the Packers were running away with the NFC North undefeated.  Three humbling losses later and the Pack have lost their division lead, their swagger, and most importantly the illusion that Aaron Rodgers can… Continue reading The Packers Are Falling Apart

Can we stop including the Rams when we talk about the top teams in the NFL?  Every year is going to be the year they make the leap.  Every week is going to be the week where they put it all together.  It’s never going to happen.  In the words of Bill Parcells “You are… Continue reading The Fallacy of the St. Louis Rams and Other Week 10 Thoughts

“Just when you think you have all the answers, I change the questions!”  That quote came from the late “Rowdy” Roddy Piper, professional wrestling icon.  When I thought about the happenings of this past week in the NFL, there isn’t a more spot on description than that Piper quip.  So many things that a fan… Continue reading Upsets Turn NFL On Its Head

The NFL has four teams at 7-0 for the first time in the league’s history.  The Patriots, Broncos, Panthers, and Bengals have navigated nearly a half of their respective schedules unblemished.  There were five teams at 6-0, but the Packers fell out of that fraternity forcefully at the hands of the Broncos last week.  These… Continue reading Who Will Be The Last To Lose?

It is still a statement that feels weird to even write down.  “Bench Andrew Luck.”  It just doesn’t feel like something that should ever cross the mind of any sports fan never mind a Colts fan.  But alas here we are at a tipping point for the 2015 season for both the Colts and the… Continue reading Bench Andrew Luck

One cannot escape the grasp of the Daily Fantasy Sports industry these days.  They have commercials on every sporting event during seemingly every commercial break.  They have infiltrated each nook and cranny of fantasy sports websites and articles.  Heck, we even make picks for the two biggest purveyors, DraftKings and FanDuel, on a daily basis… Continue reading Garcon’s FanDuel Lawsuit A Slippery Slope

The NFL trade deadline doesn’t have the ballyhoo around it that the MLB or NBA deadlines do, but it is very important for teams on both ends of the standings.  Pseudo contenders are looking for a player that could be the difference between them making the playoffs, where anything could happen, and being in the… Continue reading Top NFL Trade Deadline Candidates

The defending NFC champion Seahawks moved within one win of the first placed Cardinals with a 20-3 victory over the 49ers on Thursday Night Football.  It was a game that was never in doubt for Seattle, but questions remain as to how this team that has been one of the more dominating forces in professional… Continue reading Will The Real Seahawks Stand Up?

For the eight people left on the planet Earth that have not seen the embarrassing fake punt by the Colts on Sunday Night Football, here you go.  For the rest of us, let us talk about how that play should have been the final nail in the coffin of Chuck Pagano’s tenure as the head… Continue reading Pagano’s Fate All But Sealed