Even with championship games that pitted the best teams in their respective sports, this football season has had its fair share of intrigue and unpredictability. While all of the new developments have been exciting in the NFL and NCAA, they’ve also torn apart many of my predictions. These are the best and worst of my … Continue reading The Best and Worst of My 2018 Football Predictions
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Peter Boulware? Robbie Gould? Most appropriate NFL names of all-time
Commentators often call player-team pairings as “matches made in heaven,” a statement especially true for the star-studded New England Patriots and Los Angeles Rams heading into this Sunday’s Super Bowl LIII. But sometimes, it doesn’t take excellent plays on game tape to give us evidence of a perfect fit; sometimes, you can just hear it. … Continue reading Peter Boulware? Robbie Gould? Most appropriate NFL names of all-time
First and Ten: 2018 NFL Regular Season
The 2018 NFL regular season has been one of the more interesting in recent memory, with a plethora of potential Super Bowl teams, four or five viable MVP candidates, and emergences of young players such as the Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes and the Browns’ Baker Mayfield. Before the playoffs kick off, I am going to explore … Continue reading First and Ten: 2018 NFL Regular Season
2018 highlighted by exciting firsts
There seemed to be a first time for everything in 2018. Eagles winning a Super Bowl behind the arm of Nick Foles? Check. Capitals not only reaching the Stanley Cup Finals, but winning it? Check. A 16-seed routing one of the most dominant 1-seeds of the past couple years in March Madness? Check. U.S. Curling … Continue reading 2018 highlighted by exciting firsts
2018 NFL Preview: Vikings, Rams lead excitement rankings
Excitement is mounting for the 2018 NFL season, and in honor of all of this excitement, I’ve decided to rank the 32 teams in order of how compelling of a team that they project to be. Some teams, such as the Browns, would rank much lower on a list based on overall strength but provide … Continue reading 2018 NFL Preview: Vikings, Rams lead excitement rankings
Ravens selection of Lamar Jackson signals new, exciting era
February 3rd, 2013 was one of the greatest days in the Baltimore Ravens’ history. The Ravens, in the Super Bowl for the first time in over a decade, held off a furious rally by Colin Kaepernick and the San Francisco 49ers in an epic clash of two powerhouses. But the past five years haven’t been … Continue reading Ravens selection of Lamar Jackson signals new, exciting era
NFL Draft Superlatives with Christian Clark
Most Likely to Succeed: John’s Pick: Bradley Chubb, Defensive End, Denver Broncos Von Miller. Bradley Chubb. That duo rivals JJ Watt and Jadeveon Clowney in Houston as the best pass rusher duo in football and will strike fear into every AFC rival. Chubb could have gone as high as second to the Giants but slid … Continue reading NFL Draft Superlatives with Christian Clark
2018 NFL Mock Draft 1.0 with Christian Clark
I teamed up with my good buddy Christian from NFL Updates Express for a first round mock draft as well as a focus on draft targets for our favorite teams. I had the odd selections, starting with Cleveland, and Christian had evens. Each of us provided analysis for our own selections. 1. Cleveland Browns- … Continue reading 2018 NFL Mock Draft 1.0 with Christian Clark
Not-so-Super Bowls: Imagining the Super Bowls we almost got
Super Bowl classics are forever etched in the minds of football fans. In Super Bowl XLII, the underdog Giants toppled the undefeated, 18-0 Patriots. In Super Bowl III, Joe Namath guaranteed a victory and then came through as the New York Jets became the first AFL team to win a title. And, of course, last … Continue reading Not-so-Super Bowls: Imagining the Super Bowls we almost got
Bills in the playoffs? Browns 0-16? The most captivating storylines from the NFL season
After seventeen fun-filled, exciting, memorable weeks, the 2017 NFL regular season is in the books and only twelve teams remain alive. To recap the regular season, I’ll tackle the seven captivating storylines that caught my attention this fall, plus reveal my playoff predictions. Playoff droughts end in Los Angeles, Jacksonville, Tennessee, Buffalo 2017 was marked … Continue reading Bills in the playoffs? Browns 0-16? The most captivating storylines from the NFL season









