7 Scattered Thoughts Following Week 7

7 Scattered Thoughts Following Week 7

This NFL season has been a perfect microcosm of 2021. Things are more normal than last year, sure, but in the way that Kanye West living in Mercedes-Benz Stadium for weeks finishing an album is more normal than Kanye West wearing a MAGA hat in the Oval Office with Trump. More normal? OK. I still […]

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 Urban Meyer Is A Loser

Urban Meyer Is A Loser

In August of 2012, Wright Thompson, a senior writer at ESPN, published a fascinating story in ESPN The Magazine titled “Urban Meyer Will Be Home for Dinner”. It was a unique and nuanced examination of Meyer, then at Ohio State; and the primary focus of the piece surrounded the question of how Urban Meyer, the […]

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 One Final Ride in Foxborough

One Final Ride in Foxborough

Last week when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers traveled to SoFi stadium for their matchup with the Rams, many were quick to point out that it was the first time in Tom Brady’s professional career that he’d ever played a game in Los Angeles. For a player who has accomplished as much as Brady and is […]

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 Week 2 NFL Mailbag

Week 2 NFL Mailbag

It’s mailbag time! For those of you who may be unfamiliar, a mailbag is when we reach out to readers for questions, and then choose a few that we think make interesting topics to discuss. (But do we, really? There’s no oversight and for all you know we’re just making up the questions we want […]

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 NFL Week 1 Overreactions

NFL Week 1 Overreactions

Week 1 of the NFL season is officially behind us, and as we ready ourselves for tonight’s NFC East battle on Thursday Night Football, it’s worth discussing some of the league’s emerging storylines. Maybe your favorite squad is 1-0 and you’re researching travel plans for the Super Bowl. Perhaps your team is 0-1 and you’re […]

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 Five Rule Changes to Improve the NFL

Five Rule Changes to Improve the NFL

I love the NFL. Intense competition, shoddy PR, wings; it’s great. But let’s face it, the league has been struggling with popularity in some key demographics of late. Youth football participation has waned dramatically over the past decade, and the kids whose parents convinced them playing amateur football would cook their brains to scrambled eggs […]

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 LaMarcus Aldridge and the Power of Choice

LaMarcus Aldridge and the Power of Choice

LaMarcus Aldridge announced his retirement from basketball Thursday, ending what was by all measures an exceptional NBA career. In his parting statement he mentioned dealing with an irregular heartbeat during his final game with the Nets as the impetus for his decision, and knowing this wasn’t the first time a heart-related ailment had sidelined Aldridge […]

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 Top-Five Trail Blazers Fans Still Miss

Top-Five Trail Blazers Fans Still Miss

Goodbyes are never easy. Last week as teams across the NBA made deals leading up to the trade deadline, the Trail Blazers got in on the action with a move that netted them Norman Powell from the Toronto Raptors. Powell, a sixth-year shooting guard out of UCLA, won a championship with Toronto in 2019, and […]

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 Western Conference Finals Preview? Blazers vs. Lakers

Western Conference Finals Preview? Blazers vs. Lakers

I know what you’re thinking; could tonight’s Blazers versus Lakers matchup foreshadow this year’s Western Conference Finals? Kind of seems like a stretch for this version of the Lakers. When the first-half schedule was announced before the season, tonight’s game was one I circled. While a regular-season matchup does little to simulate the intensity of […]

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 Portland Trail Blazers Second-Half Schedule Breakdown

Portland Trail Blazers Second-Half Schedule Breakdown

With the NBA’s release of this season’s second-half schedule on Wednesday, the Trail Blazers officially have one fewer question to contend with. The schedule, originally broken into halves to allow flexibility for any COVID-19 related issues, now includes both of Portland’s previously postponed matchups with Memphis as part of their final 37 games in 67 […]

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 NFL 2020-21 Season Review

NFL 2020-21 Season Review

With the 2020-21 football season now in our rearview mirror, the sports world looks forward. The NBA and NHL are in full swing, spring training is just around the corner, and the NFL offseason promises to bring old faces to new places along with a fresh crop of draft prospects ready to make their mark […]

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