Credit “I found peace in chaos.” Eagles wide receiver AJ Brown finished last Sunday’s Wild Card game with just one reception for ten yards. After the game, he was bombarded with questions regarding the book he opened on the sideline during the game. That book, Jim Murphy’s “Inner Excellence: Train Your Mind for Extraordinary Performance and the Best Possible Life,” became a best-seller on Amazon after the media labeled Brown a dramatic attention-seeker. Credit The visual spre

Credit In professional sports, coaches often get the short end of the stick, while general managers frequently evade blame. This is especially true in the NFL, where head coaches, such as former Jets head coach Robert Saleh, are fired as early as Week 5. More recently, the Chicago Bears fired head coach Matt Eberflus after an embarrassing clock management debacle at the end of Chicago’s Thanksgiving matchup with the Detroit Lions, but the decision was only a matter of time. E

Credit This year, headlines surrounding the Philadelphia Eagles have revolved around their patented “tush push” and Nick Sirianni’s puzzling, often erratic game management. Criticizing Sirianni has become routine for Monday-morning quarterbacks, but his 42-19 career regular season record — the highest win percentage in Eagles franchise history and second among active head coaches — proves he is doing something right. Sirianni’s success isn’t an aberration – he makes good deci

Credit November 5th is an important day in Washington because – of course – it’s the NFL trade deadline! This year it’s very important for teams to get out and trade, especially in Washington where there’s a new Commander in Chief assuming office. Of course, I’m talking about rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels. Daniels’ Commanders are one of many teams expected to be active at the deadline. Ironically, the Commanders have been looking for a commander at quarterback for some ti

Credit Stop relying on advanced statistics—they don’t necessarily explain your team’s victories or defeats. Beyond the necessity of having a competent quarterback, success in the NFL is primarily driven by four essential factors: effective tackling, a strong rushing attack, dependable pass protection, and 3rd-down efficiency. Mastery of these four elements directly correlates with the most critical metric in football—the only one that truly matters—the win-loss record. Teams

Credit Every NFL fan believes their team can win the Super Bowl at the beginning of the year. After three weeks, however, it’s evident that every team falls into one of three categories: contenders, pretenders, and hapless, hopeless piles of trash.  Let's overreact to the first three weeks of the NFL season and categorize each NFL team into the three categories mentioned above. Find your team below. AFC North Steelers, Contender: T.J. Watt is the best defensive player in the

Credit The re-engineered kickoff is a promising concept, but it bears a critical flaw that could derail its intended impact. This preseason, kickoffs were returned at a 71% rate—the highest since 2014, per Yahoo Sports . However, from Week 1 to Week 3 of the preseason, the return rate plummeted from 82% to 57%. This significant decline set off alarm bells across the league because it exposed a real flaw in the rule’s language: the starting field position on a touchback. The r

Credit The Enigma of Nick Sirianni: A Growing Concern for Eagles Fans Nick Sirianni's tenure as head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles continues to perplex and polarize fans. From his odd flower metaphors in 2021 to provoking Chiefs fans in 2023, Sirianni's unique personality is one of the most peculiar in the NFL. As an Eagles fan, it can be difficult to embrace him because he often seems like a 14-year-old coaching a billion-dollar NFL franchise as if it were his fantasy foo

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Credit: The NFL extended the “fair catch” into the field of play last year in an effort to mitigate injuries. This effectively eradicated...

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This past Thursday, the downward trending New York Jets hosted the high-flying Jacksonville Jaguars who just overtook the division lead...

Credit: ABC BUFFALO, N.Y. – In what has already been coined the game of the year between the Buffalo Bills and Minnesota Vikings, the...