by Brent Schwartz
After a long offseason, pro football has returned, and I come bearing a gift. This is my fifth annual NFL Top 100 Players list. Over 100-plus hours of research and execution was poured into this, I kid you not. I put my heart and soul into this exercise, and I hope whoever reads this enjoys … Continue reading Brent Schwartz’s Top 100 NFL Players of 2022
This seasons continues to be an "up-for-grabs" campaign, with every team in the league now sporting two losses, and the AFC continuing to be a "who-wants-it?" affair, unless you think the Titans (7-0 vs 2020 playoff teams) sans Derrick Henry will not lose again this year. https://twitter.com/AndrewSiciliano/status/1460254205646573568 As much of the league continues to folly … Continue reading NFL Tuesday Morning Madness Week 10: Here come the Patriots, Chiefs + what’s wrong with the Bucs?
This past week of football was initially going to be highlighted for having the most Super Bowl rematches in a single week (5) in NFL history, but just as recent weeks have unfolded, as soon as the early slate of games kicked off on Sunday, mayhem ensued. https://twitter.com/ScottHanson/status/1457462981319544836 By the end of the night, four … Continue reading NFL Monday Morning Madness Week 9: ‘Any Given Sunday’ moniker was earned this weekend
This has already been a weird season. On Halloween night, things got crazier, as the league tightened even further in Week 8 (especially in the standings), forcing us prognosticators to have more questions, and less answers when it comes to predicting how things will go in January and February. So, let's take it to Quick-Hits, … Continue reading NFL Monday Morning Madness Week 8: Saints shock Brady, Bucs + the crazy AFC
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
Rams lead the way in NFC; Patriots eying another 19-0 run?
With just over eight minutes remaining in Super Bowl LIII, and the score tied, the crowd of fans overwhelming run by Patriots' backers began their chant. "Brady! Brady! Brady!" Tom Brady delivered a 29-yard pass to Rob Gronkowski up the seam, setting up a two-yard, eventual game-winning touchdown by Sony Michel. As always, Brady calmly … Continue reading Belichick, Patriots halt Rams with defensive masterpiece
By now the storylines have reached a point of exhaustion. The hate for the Patriots' self-contrived 'underdog' status has been well-documented. The Rams' aggressive team-building approach and wunderkind head coach, well-profiled. But this should come as a sigh of relief -- here is a FOOTBALL preview of Super Bowl LIII. That's right -- matchups, x-factors … Continue reading Super Bowl LIII Preview: Brady’s second shot at ring No. 6 comes versus ‘all-in’ Rams
Greg Zuerlein's 57-yard, walk-off boot sent the Los Angeles Rams to the Super Bowl, but the path to franchise's first league championship bout since 2001 started roughly 10 months ago. Last March, the team most noted for its offensive transcendence and aggressiveness on the field in 2017, geared up for their 2018 campaign by vigorously … Continue reading No matter what happens next, Rams’ aggressive offseason paid off
At one point this season the Patriots were 9-5, fresh off a last-second, miracle loss in Miami, and an ugly, demoralizing 17-10 loss in Pittsburgh in consecutive weeks. The season appeared lost, as the pulse around the nation seemed to suggest that this Patriots season was different. Five weeks (and four wins) later, New England … Continue reading Brady, Patriots reach Super Bowl LIII in unlikely (yet, not surprising) story of redemption
No Guts No Glory 