The NFL Draft sucks now, and it’s entirely the NFL’s fault

I have to tell you, that in my near-30 years on this planet this is the least excited I can ever remember being about the draft, and I have to say, it is entirely because the NFL did everything they could to ruin it. Continue reading The NFL Draft sucks now, and it’s entirely the NFL’s fault

Today I learned: There was one a NFL 3rd-place game, and the Detroit Lions are undefeated in it!

Prior to today I had no idea that there used to be a thing called The Playoff Bowl, or the Bert Bell Benefit Bowl, with the proceeds from the game going to the players’ pension fund, and played the week after the then-NFL Championship game or Super Bowl. The game was played in Miami at the Orange Bowl every year it existed. Continue reading Today I learned: There was one a NFL 3rd-place game, and the Detroit Lions are undefeated in it!

TERRIBLE SPORTS IDEAS THAT ARE ACTUALLY GOOD: The NFL should buy the Arena Football League

What if there was a way for fans to get their football fix, and not have it be just a bunch of talking heads rambling about the off-season or the NFL Draft? Well I have come up with a way for the NFL to keep football on year-round.

That’s right, the NFL should buy the Arena Football League, and turn it into its developmental league. Continue reading TERRIBLE SPORTS IDEAS THAT ARE ACTUALLY GOOD: The NFL should buy the Arena Football League

The Steelers onside kick was the right call, even if it cost them the game

In a day full of terrible coaching decisions that had Steelers fans calling for Mike Tomlin’s head, he got one coaching decision right Sunday. Unfortunately the play was messed up so badly by the kicker that it cost them the game and their season. But going for the onside kick late in the game was absolutely the right call, and I’ll explain why. Continue reading The Steelers onside kick was the right call, even if it cost them the game