by Brent Schwartz
Week 5 of the 2021 NFL season featured a slew of missed kicks, exciting finishes, and an overarching changing-of-the-guard storyline in the AFC, as the conference dominated by the likes of the New England Patriots, Pittsburgh Steelers for most of the 21st century, and the Kansas City Chiefs recently, will seemingly be lead by some … Continue reading NFL Friday Madness: Breaking down the AFC’s early-season contenders
An hour or two after an emotional game that bookended a taxing, emotional week, Tom Brady summed up what we all expected was the case for him. "I'm tired" the seven-time Super Bowl champion, and former Patriot, told NBC Sports' Peter King. "I'm really tired. For a regular-season game, that was pretty intense...God is it … Continue reading NFL Tuesday Morning Madness Week 4: Three leftover thoughts on Brady-Belichick, Mac Jones & Bucs-Pats
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — With three seconds remaining in the first half, and the Rams leading the Buccaneers 14-7 in an early-season NFC showdown, Tampa Bay kicker Ryan Succop attempted to cut Los Angeles' lead to four points heading into halftime. The kick sailed wide right. Rams head coach Sean McVay seemingly unleashed his pent up … Continue reading NFL Monday Morning Madness Week 3: It’s September, but Rams are the league’s best
Week 2 in the NFL this season had a flair for the dramatic, with the late afternoon window in particular featuring wild finishes out west in Los Angeles, Arizona and Seattle. There's still a few weeks left to play before any rash conclusions or predictions can be made, as many call September the "extended preseason." … Continue reading NFL Monday Morning Madness Week 2: Drama-filled Sunday provides extra excitment
Sunday marked the return of the NFL in full tilt for its 102nd campaign. Stadiums filled with fans across the league after a pandemic-alerting season in 2020 blocked them from doing so this time last year. The last year-plus has been a tragedy due to the countless lives lost. And although it's quite a sobering … Continue reading NFL Monday Morning Madness Week 1: Reflecting on 9/11 + NFC West makes a statement
In an attempt to reboot the team after a 7-9 transition season in a post-Tom Brady world, during a pandemic, Bill Belichick hurled an NFL-record $159.6 million of guaranteed money in free agency to attempt to fix his team on both sides of the ball. Some criticized the move, calling some of the contracts "overpays," but the moves were strategic, as the Patriots were one of just a couple teams with the available cap space in 2020 after the salary cap shrunk in an attempt to make up for lost revenue from a lack of fan attendance during last season.
After months of internal debate, research, strained eyeballs and sore typing fingers, I'm proud to share my fourth annual NFL Top 100 Players list with everyone. This is a joy to work on, and obviously is a subjective list, but as part of the exercise, I do my best to include statistical context and my … Continue reading Brent Schwartz’s Top 100 NFL Players of 2021
For weeks in the lead-up to this past weekend's NFL Draft, the much-discussed topic was the 49ers' quarterback preference for their No. 3 pick, which they recently traded for. As the opening night of the draft finally came, other headlines took shape (Aaron Rodgers wants out of Green Bay? The return of Tim Tebow?!). But … Continue reading NFL Monday Morning Madness: Lance, Jones are perfect fits for 49ers, Patriots
With just three days remaining until the 2021 NFL Draft, many questions remain regarding the top of the draft board, including which quarterback the San Francisco 49ers are favoring with pick No. 3. https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1386495912827133963 Despite the above report by Ian Rapoport late Sunday night, I still wonder if Justin Fields is in the mix for … Continue reading 2021 NFL Mock Draft: Who are the 49ers actually targeting at No. 3?
A couple of days have now passed since the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' complete mastery of the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl 55. As always, there's more to uncover when the game tape is broken down and a there's been some time since the result, allowing additional storylines to marinate. Here are some … Continue reading Brent’s Extra Points: Todd Bowles’ brilliance, Brady’s run + Chiefs’ future
No Guts No Glory 