Ultimate NYG

Much has been written on the unresolved contract negotiations between the NY Giants and Saquon Barkley. Notes: Lose lose. The Giants are here in the first place because of the mistake of drafting this player at 1.02. Gettleman’s gift keeps giving. If you lose with a bad RB who was drafted high, you lose. If you “win” with a good RB who was drafted high, you end up here … [Read more...] about Saquon Barkley Contract

“They’re giving it away,” said my stepfather. My family was a bunch of games players growing up. We knew that if something was being ‘given away,’ it meant that it wasn’t being given away. You were best served to stop, pause, and assess the proposition carefully. If it’s too good to be true, it probably is. Keep walking. Don’t touch. Nothing to see here. It’s likely a trap. … [Read more...] about They’re Giving It Away

I am fortunate to work with a colleague, Kwame Etwi, who played Division 1 football for 4 years at Texas A&M. He is still cut, years after football. His thighs aren’t Saquads, but they are still the size of tree trunks. Let’s find out a little more about the game from someone who can offer perspective on the things we discuss regularly on the blog. You were a walk-on at … [Read more...] about Interview with Kwame Etwi

On this day we remember those who fought for us and paid the ultimate price so that we could be free. Freedom means everything. It gives us the ability do so many things. On this blog we have gratitude for the luxury of being entertained by professional football. Let’s touch on a three things as we get primed for another football season. FLEXED. The NFL voted 24-8 to … [Read more...] about Memorial Day Medley

On Thursday the NFL released the 2023 schedule. A few miscellaneous thoughts.. 1. At the end of the day, does the schedule itself really matter? As a test of that, does any team look back more than a single year and say- “well, the results that year reflected a hard (/soft) schedule”.. ? No. When we are in 2026, none of us will really care about what the schedule was in … [Read more...] about 2023 Schedule comments