by Brent Schwartz
As soon as Nick Foles' pass slipped through Alshon Jeffrey's fingers and into Marshon Lattimore's hands, the storyline of Conference Championship weekend was revealed. This is the group the league deserves. The stage is set. The four very best teams in football in the NFL's version of the Final Four. Not the most talented teams, … Continue reading NFL Monday Morning Madness: Fitting Final Four is set
There would be no letdown in Cincinnati for the Saints. After all, the universe did its best to bring down the NFL's best team via a freakish, season-ending Achilles injury to the newly-acquired Dez Bryant in his first practice as a Saint. But New Orleans prevailed by the way of a 51-14 drubbing of the … Continue reading NFL Monday Morning Madness: Pro football’s best trio + Titans get ‘personal’ with Patriots
On Sunday night a game that many fans, sports media members, and network executives circled on their calendar roughly six months ago took place. We're talking about the Packers-Patriots showdown, of course. Aaron Rodgers versus Tom Brady. The most talented quarterback of all time versus the greatest quarterback of all time. You'd be hard pressed … Continue reading NFL Monday Morning Madness: Brady tops Rodgers, Saints hand Rams first loss
It appears the mind-boggling dynastic run of Tom Brady and Bill Belichick is over, again. Finshed, again. Gone in a blink of the eye this time. Three games into a 2018 season that may be one of the last for two greats with a closing window, and the end result has already been decided. The … Continue reading NFL Monday Morning Madness (Friday Edition): For Patriots, this too shall pass (again)
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
No Guts No Glory 