So does saying “GOAT” just mean “very talented” or “elite” anymore? And not the actual Greatest? When I see and hear people say “three GOATS in one photo” or such, all I can think of is participation trophies. Greatest is singular. “Is not there a difference between A GOAT and THE GOAT?” I was asked,…
I asked some college basketball observers why they prefer the NCAA over professional hoops. These fanatics mentioned words and phrases like: more hustle hungrier excitement The regular season and playoffs in the NBA are marathons, versus the NCAA’s sprints. It is no secret that we would rather see Usain Bolt, than Eliud Kipchoge. You don’t even…
Tom Brady’s hobbit crew Brady-Manning 17 5 bullet points on NFL 2017-18 playoffs…
The 2017-18 NFL conference championships put the Patriots vs. the Jaguars, and the Eagles vs. the Vikings. Here are five things that mildly thrilled me leading up to pro football’s “final four.” #1: Hooray for disrespected quarterbacks that beat the all-timers. New England’s Tom Brady is a no-brainer first-ballot Hall of Famer already. The other…
Why do we act as if Eli Manning has been getting away with something? For some reason, sports media are smug when discussing the New York Giant quarterback. They want to point out that Manning’s play has declined, and was never that great in the first place. Pricking Eli Manning’s good-not-great QB career is not…
A lot was made of Eli Manning’s response to ESPN Radio host Michael Kay’s question, Are you in the same class as Tom Brady? Eli hemmed a bit, then admitted that, yes, he considers himself on that level. It is true that Brady’s statistics, quality wins, and titles outweigh Manning’s. The numbers come first in…
Is Wes Welker a Hall of Famer? Probably not. Yet if you listen to a vocal segment of NFL fans, you’d hear that the diminuitive receiver is a first-year lock for the Hall. Welker’s numbers over the last few seasons are sky-high. When the football comes his way, he usually finds a way to catch…