by Brent Schwartz
With 19 months passed since the Falcons suffered perhaps the most heartbreaking professional sports loss of all-time, Atlanta is set to build on a topsy-turvy past two seasons. For them, a third time will be the charm. Yielding one of the NFL's most talented rosters, the Falcons have fallen under the radar as other star-studded … Continue reading Falcons set to ‘rise up’ once more
193 days removed from one of the most painful losses of his career, Tom Brady took the field against the Philadelphia Eagles with something to prove. The contrast in importance from Super Bowl LII and this home preseason tilt can't be overstated, but for Brady, this was a chance to damper the over-analyzed noise of … Continue reading Patriots go ‘once more into the fray’ in quest for sixth ring
On the eve of the first day of their 2018 training camp, the San Francisco 49ers find themselves in an exhilarating place. Generally, a rebuild of an NFL squad is more exciting when said franchise possesses one of the game's best young signal callers. Boy, do the 49ers qualify there with Jimmy Garoppolo at the … Continue reading The next king at QB? How Jimmy Garoppolo is exceeding the hype (so far)
A few weeks ago, NFL Network's Top 100 players of 2018 series culminated with Tom Brady's second consecutive -- and third overall -- finish at No. 1 on the rankings. I decided to follow that up with my own Top 50 list. Read and enjoy. Just missed: Andrew Luck, Matthew Stafford, Landon Collins, LeSean McCoy, Marcus … Continue reading Brent Schwartz’s Top 50 NFL players of 2018
If recent rumors of the Browns considering Baker Mayfield as the No. 1 overall pick were any indication, the NFL Draft needs to happen now, for all of our sakes. Thankfully we're less than 48 hours away from the Browns selecting Sam Darnold. Not Mayfield, not Josh Allen, but Darnold. I believe the USC quarterback … Continue reading 2018 NFL Mock Draft: Three trades, six QB selections rock first round
In 2012 the young, upstart Seattle Seahawks took the league by storm. Five seasons -- two NFC titles, one Super Bowl win -- later the 'Legion of Boom' era is over. General manager John Schneider has the ball rolling on the team's 'transition' period. Seattle has officially released Richard Sherman, the poster boy of the … Continue reading Why Seattle’s Legion of Boom was the best defense of its era
The only thing colder than the blizzard roaming New England is the perpetuated notion that the New England Patriots dynasty -- the greatest in NFL history -- is once again nearing its end. If that lede seems cliche, it's because it was meant to mirror the long list of attempts to forecast the end of … Continue reading Is the Patriots’ reign over? Be weary of such claims
If the Pittsburgh Steelers were ever going to beat Tom Brady and Bill Belichick in a big game, this was it. This was supposed to be it, until it wasn't. Only the cruelest of football gods could have constructed the latest outcome of the Steelers' continuing series of misery versus the defending champs. This was … Continue reading Brady, Patriots best Steelers in game of the year
On a cold November Sunday night in Denver, Tom Brady stared Von Miller and the Broncos defense in the face knowing that a victory would keep them in prime position for home field advantage in the AFC, while a loss would cripple them in that very same race. Of course, this season things were different. … Continue reading NFL Monday Morning Madness: Week 10
After a one-week hiatus due to a power outage, the podcast is back with Cousin Dylan joining as always. We discussed the Jimmy Garoppolo trade, the Chiefs' struggles (4:04), our top three NFC teams (6:47), DAL-ATL (12:53), NO-BUF & MIN-WAS (14:55), NE-DEN (17:34) and Cumberland Soccer in their conference tournament (20:45).
No Guts No Glory 