by Brent Schwartz
A Week 1 game in the NFL should follow with this disclaimer — "Do not overanalyze, as often times things are not what they appear." And in a NFL season during a year in which the world is turned upside down, the words above should ring even more clear. Heck, there were no preseason games … Continue reading NFL Monday Morning Madness Week 1: Breaking down Cam, Brady + Lamar’s passing masterclass
Last January, in the final minutes of a tight AFC Wild Card matchup in Gillette Stadium, Super Bowl 53 MVP Julian Edelman dropped a key third-down pass in a clutch situation, and Tom Brady failed to deliver. Tennessee Titans 20, New England Patriots 13. Welcome to 2020. This was simply an odd beginning to a … Continue reading New beginnings and old trends: What can we expect from the 2020 New England Patriots?
For the third straight year, I bring you, my Top 100 players list. Well, I made a Top 50 in 2019, but since increased my strenuous research project by double, as I watch film, sort players and give my takes on a piece that I begin around March or April every year, finishing up in … Continue reading Brent Schwartz’s Top 100 NFL Players of 2020
Perhaps when the dust settles on the upcoming 2020 NFL season (if there indeed is a season) the most important date of the league's 101st campaign may end up being a day that has already passed. March 17th. On the start of free agency, and over a month before the draft, Tom Brady announced he … Continue reading Why Cam Newton And The Patriots Always Made Sense
The New England Patriots spent most of the 2019 season leaning on their defense, which posted league-best numbers in points per game allowed (14.1) and yards per game allowed (275.9). With Tom Brady now in Tampa Bay, the 2020 team could be even more reliant on it's defense. Bill Belichick's defensive prowess and long-standing expertise … Continue reading New England Patriots Defense: 2019 Film Review + 2020 Projections
Because of its unique setting, this was the most interesting, and most-watched NFL Draft ever. Here are my takeaways from the draft, and some of the NFL's biggest storylines from the past week.
After two months of speculation regarding Tom Brady's football future, there it came. On the morning of a gloomy and grey uncelebrated St. Patrick's Day in New England, Tom Brady let the world know via social media that he would not be returning to the Patriots. Later that day, reports circulated that Tom Brady would … Continue reading A memorable ride for the Patriots: 20 years of Brady, Belichick are forever ingrained in NFL lore
The NFL's 100th season has come and gone, with the Kansas City Chiefs honoring the league and the great Lamar Hunt by winning the AFC -- in turn, winning the Lamar Hunt Trophy -- en route to a Super Bowl 54 victory over the San Francisco 49ers. In a new type of column I hope … Continue reading Brent’s Extra Points: Will Mahomes become NFL’s LeBron?
After a fun-filled season, two teams worthy of the biggest game of the NFL's historic 100th season remain. Super Bowl 54. The Kansas City Chiefs versus the San Francisco 49ers. Storylines aside, this is the most interesting Super Bowl matchup since Super Bowl 49 -- Patriots over Seahawks -- in terms of X's and O's, … Continue reading Super Bowl LIV Preview: Loss of Kobe rightly overshadows buildup of speedy Chiefs-49ers tilt
I realized there was something special about Eli Manning during his first fourth quarter comeback in the spotlight. During CBS' late afternoon window in October of the 2005 NFL season, Manning rallied the Giants from a 23-10 fourth quarter deficit, to beat the Broncos -- one of the NFL's top teams that season. Manning's two-yard … Continue reading Happy trails, Eli Manning + Top 25 clutch QBs in NFL History
No Guts No Glory 