by Ryan Mercier What Was That, Packers? After an offseason soap opera it’s always nice to get on the field and upend meaningless storylines by playing actual football. Unless, apparently, you’re the Green Bay Packers who lost 38-3 to the New Orleans Saints in Week 1. Everyone has been wondering how much Aaron Rodgers’ bellyachingContinue reading “NFL Week 1 Takeaways”
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Three NFL Teams You’re Ignoring: Overlooked or Doomed to Fail?
by Ryan Mercier No pomp. No circumstance. Just a few teams circling around the party not standing out, nor falling over drunk. People might remember they were there but wouldn’t have anything interesting to say about them. No one is predicting a Super Bowl or top-5 draft pick for them, but will we look atContinue reading “Three NFL Teams You’re Ignoring: Overlooked or Doomed to Fail?”
Quick-Hitters: NFL Draft Opinions Edition
by Ryan Mercier Full disclosure: I am not a Draft expert. Every year, I love to check in on the top quarterbacks and read up on other prospects. This includes literally just watching YouTube highlights (yes, the most basic idea possible) and reading several opinions on the players I tend to really like or dislike.Continue reading “Quick-Hitters: NFL Draft Opinions Edition”
Tom Brady Wins 7th Super Bowl Title as Buccaneers Destroy Chiefs
by Ryan Mercier In Week 4 of the 2014 NFL season, Andy Reid’s Kansas City Chiefs blew out Tom Brady and the New England Patriots 41-14 on Monday Night Football. This game spurned some of the earliest chatter of the Patriots dynasty being over and the beginning of the end for Brady who, at theContinue reading “Tom Brady Wins 7th Super Bowl Title as Buccaneers Destroy Chiefs”
Championship Weekend Quick-Hitters
by Ryan Mercier Brady Goes to His 10th Super Bowl The headline says it all. Yes, Tom Brady has not played great for two straight playoff games. However, if anyone is nitpicking his career at this point or picks any other human as the greatest quarterback of all-time, stop being friends with that person immediately.Continue reading “Championship Weekend Quick-Hitters”
Divisional Round Quick-Hitters Part 2
Andy Reid’s Guts for MVP This one had so many storyline’s to choose from: Patrick Mahomes getting knocked out of the game, Chad Henne, the fumble out of the end zone rule. The best moment of the Divisional Round, though, came from a bold decision by Andy Reid. With the best player in the NFLContinue reading “Divisional Round Quick-Hitters Part 2”
Divisional Round Quick-Hitters Part 1
by Ryan Mercier This Time is Different for the Packers One year ago, the 13-3 Green Bay Packers’ trip to the NFC title game felt doomed before it began. This season, the 13-3 Packers are a completely different team, ready to make a real Super Bowl run. Against the league’s No. 1 ranked defense inContinue reading “Divisional Round Quick-Hitters Part 1”
Wild Card Quick-Hitters Part 2
by Ryan Mercier Lamar Jackson, Ravens Exorcise the Demons Sure, last season’s MVP Lamar Jackson was probably too young for people to say he couldn’t win a playoff game. He’s only played in two until today. Hey, this is just how it works. You have to actually get the first postseason victory some time toContinue reading “Wild Card Quick-Hitters Part 2”
Wild Card Quick-Hitters Part 1
by Ryan Mercier Bills Squeak Out First Playoff Win in Years The last time the Buffalo Bills won a playoff game, people in America were loving Gangsta’s Paradise by Coolio. So, yeah, it’s been a while. First and foremost, credit to head coach Sean McDermott for bringing a winning culture back to Western New YorkContinue reading “Wild Card Quick-Hitters Part 1”
NFL Week 17 Quick-Hitters
by Ryan Mercier With the regular season coming to a close, this final Quick-Hitters piece will use a different format: One final word on every team which failed to make the postseason, in descending record order. Miami Dolphins – Farewell, 2020 Dolphins. The football world will miss you the most. Brian Flores led a squadContinue reading “NFL Week 17 Quick-Hitters”
