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””
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All Three Phases: Saturday NFL Divisional Round
by Ryan Mercier For all of the NFL fans out there who only want to see high-scoring games with nonstop offense and zero resistance on defense, Saturday was not for you. Not satisfied with the scores of 19-16 and 13-10? Good. Come back in September during silly season. Bengals 19, Titans 16 Joe Burrow wasContinue reading “All Three Phases: Saturday NFL Divisional Round”
NFL Week 1 Takeaways
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”
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 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”
NFL Week 16 Quick-Hitters
by Ryan Mercier Aaron Rodgers is the MVP Sometimes the obvious needs to be stated. Russell Wilson took the early lead, Patrick Mahomes is incredible, but ultimately Rodgers must be given the award. Anecdotally, Mahomes and Rodgers each have a case. In fact, one of the best comps (if there is one) for the Chiefs’Continue reading “NFL Week 16 Quick-Hitters”
NFL Week 12 Quick-Hitters
by Ryan Mercier Which Team is Coming out of the NFC? New Orleans is missing its quarterback but still winning games, Seattle is possibly turning a corner on defense, and Green Bay can look like the best team in the league on the right day. Yes, those are the top three teams in the standingsContinue reading “NFL Week 12 Quick-Hitters”
NFL Week 6 Quick-Hitters
by Ryan Mercier Bucs Make a Huge Statement Tampa Bay scored 38 unanswered points after going down 10-0 in the early stages of Sunday’s main event. The Green Bay Packers came in as the top team in the NFC (or close) and ran into a defense out to announce itself as one of the bestContinue reading “NFL Week 6 Quick-Hitters”
NFL Week 3 Quick-Hitters
by Ryan Mercier Russ, Rodgers, Bucs Rule the NFC Russell Wilson has thrown 14 touchdowns in three games. THREE GAMES! The Seahawks have won all three and the last two have been in the typical heart-pumping fashion Seattle is accustomed to. Meanwhile, Aaron Rodgers and the Packers are averaging over 40 points per game inContinue reading “NFL Week 3 Quick-Hitters”
NFL Week 1 Quick-Hitters
by Ryan Mercier Oh, football. We love you. It’s so good to have you back. Brady the Sailor Man Tom Brady’s first voyage as the captain of the Buccaneers’ ship was not a success. Brady’s passes sailed on him all day long. Everyone will know soon enough if he’s truly lost it or if heContinue reading “NFL Week 1 Quick-Hitters”
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