by Brent Schwartz
Since breaking onto the college scene to win a Heisman Trophy at Louisville, Lamar Jackson has had to start all over in earning the respect that comes with being one of the NFL's top quarterbacks. After taking over for Joe Flacco as a rookie, leading the Ravens on a 6-1 record down the stretch, Jackson's … Continue reading NFL Monday Morning Madness: Ravens halt Patriots, put AFC on notice
An upstart NFC team equipped with a hungry defense, a young quarterback and a bruising running game has taken the season by storm.
With how this season was going, Sunday's game in Seattle had all the makings of another stepping stone for Russell Wilson, the NFL's new (possibly) best player. So much for that. On this day, a younger, flashier breed at quarterback stole the show. By juking and maneuvering his way around Century Link Field for 116 … Continue reading NFL Monday Morning Madness: Lamar, Ravens best Wilson as Patriots await
When I went to journalism school in Northwestern in 2017, our class with media veteran J.A. Adande consisted of writing about topics of our own choice. My most passionate paper that year was when I lobbied that Deshaun Watson should be the first quarterback taken in the 2017 NFL Draft. I later doubled down on Watson … Continue reading NFL Monday Morning Madness: Watson outduels Mahomes + What football means to the Schwartz family
NFL Monday Morning Madness: Colts stun Chiefs + Is McCaffrey NFL's best RB?
NFL Monday Morning Madness: Ordering a muddled AFC
With each passing week of football, Patrick Mahomes continues to prove he's the NFL's best player. Although a young star-in-the-making, Lamar Jackson is not in Mahomes' class. Nobody is, outside of six-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady. And even the GOAT can admire what he's seen from Mahomes.
Rams lead the way in NFC; Patriots eying another 19-0 run?
The Patriots celebrated their sixth Super Bowl win in front of the the only other franchise with as many. Then, they dismantled them on a national stage. New England pummeled Pittsburgh, 33-3, by dominating in most facets of the game. Another banner drops, another in sight. But the biggest story surrounding the most talked about … Continue reading NFL Monday Morning Madness: Patriots drop sixth banner, pound Steelers, as Antonio Brown awaits
This week marks the beginning of yet another season for Tom Brady, Bill Belichick and the once-again defending Super Bowl champions. Few could have predicted their still-dominant place in the league at this time just five years ago, after the team was steamrolled on a Monday night in Kansas City. Yet, the Patriots remain at the top of the league, with more success since that Fall night in 2014 than perhaps any five-year stretch of their greatest-of-all-time dynasty.
No Guts No Glory 