by Ryan Mercier Oh, Mike McCarthy. Despite years of success, the current head coach of the Dallas Cowboys is a punching bag for media, fans, and the Almighty Twitter. Things will not be changing any time soon. Dallas was called for 14 penalties and looked completely unprepared for an NFL playoff game. However, the finalContinue reading “Cowboys Play Call and the Rest of Wild Card Weekend”
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Brady Turns Human Facing Belichick, Patriots
by Ryan Mercier What a beautiful game. This is what football is all about. Tom Brady back in Foxborough as the enemy, Bill Belichick scheming against him. Pure drama. Not to mention a rookie quarterback, fumbles, heavy rain, Steve Belichick’s tongue-wagging and face-making, and it all ended with a DOINK. Brady and the Tampa BayContinue reading “Brady Turns Human Facing Belichick, Patriots”
An Unexpected NBA Finals Matchup, For Once
by Ryan Mercier What a treat. It may sound forced to be excited about an NBA Finals without LeBron James or Kevin Durant or Steph Curry or Kawhi Leonard but it’s honestly a wonderful thing. In a league typically drowning in predictability, the NBA championship will be between the Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns. Wait,Continue reading “An Unexpected NBA Finals Matchup, For Once”
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”
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 7 Quick-Hitters
by Ryan Mercier Titans’ Luck Runs Out Tennessee came into Week 7 undefeated mostly by the skin of its teeth. Kicker Stephen Gostkowski made one field goal of four all night against the lowly Denver Broncos in Week 1, the game-winner. A lucky tipped interception at the line of scrimmage saved the Titans from losingContinue reading “NFL Week 7 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”