Category Archives: NFL

NFL Draft Grab Bag 2025

by Ryan Mercier Travis Hunter, Abdul Carter, and maybe Ashton Jeanty. Those are the stars of this years draft. After that? Yikes. Cam Ward is being needlessly thrust up to No. 1 overall because he’s a quarterback and most of the prospects at offensive tackle have question marks. Mason Graham looks like a really goodContinue reading “NFL Draft Grab Bag 2025”

NFL Draft Thoughts

by Ryan Mercier Struggling Actor Sports has struggled a little less lately in the acting field, leading to fewer posts. That’s good news on one hand, bad news for sports takes! Here are some quick thoughts before the first round of the NFL Draft kicks off tonight. Wide Receivers Here’s the biggest overall takeaway whichContinue reading “NFL Draft Thoughts”

The Nightmare Miracle at the Meadowlands

by Ryan Mercier Games like Monday Night Football at “Jetlife” Stadium are what the NFL delivers like no other. Sure, have your shootouts where defenses offer no resistance with the final score in the 40-somethings. I’ll take this every time. Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets were THE story of the offseason. They wereContinue reading “The Nightmare Miracle at the Meadowlands”

Every NFL Team in Seconds: A 2023 Season Preview

by Ryan Mercier Set, hut! That’s football speak for a nice, quick snippet on every team in the NFL. Sound on. Arizona Cardinals The clear No. 1 candidate for worst team in the NFL. Atlanta Falcons A lot to like with defensive pieces added and a good running game, but a total question mark inContinue reading “Every NFL Team in Seconds: A 2023 Season Preview”

Super Bowl LVII Pick and Prop Bets

by Ryan Mercier People who cover the pro football landscape love to crown the Divisional Round or maybe Championship Sunday as the best weekends of the NFL. “Wildcard Weekend is the best, oh no actually the Divisional matchups are great because X.” Nonsense. The Super Bowl is, and always will be, the best football weekendContinue reading “Super Bowl LVII Pick and Prop Bets”

Trevor Lawrence is Here

by Ryan Mercier After throwing four interceptions in the first half, three in the first quarter, Trevor Lawrence and the Jaguars should have been done for the day. Down 27-0? Forget about it. Not to mention it was *only* 24-0 when a punt comically bopped off the face of Chris Claybrooks into the waiting armsContinue reading “Trevor Lawrence is Here”

Declaring NFL Players as “My Guy”

by Ryan Mercier Everyone loves having a guy. Or a band before they became “mainstream.” Standing on the table and shouting how you knew them first and their early stuff was better gives one a sense of pride. In the NFL, these are My Guys. You can’t have them. It’s too late, they were claimedContinue reading “Declaring NFL Players as “My Guy””

Trevor Lawrence Expectations: A Shift from Luck, Elway to a Different No. 1 Pick

by Ryan Mercier After a decade of futility, and one year of bliss (2017), the Jacksonville Jaguars are experiencing perhaps their most frustrating season in franchise history. In the five losses this season, Jacksonville held a lead in the fourth quarter in three of those games and were tied in the final period in another.Continue reading “Trevor Lawrence Expectations: A Shift from Luck, Elway to a Different No. 1 Pick”