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,…
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…
more body doubles!
Super Bowl #50 features up-and-comer Cam Newton, the playful and sly quarterback who is about as controversial as it gets in our constantly-offended society. More importantly, Newton is marketable—in terms of selling yogurt and giving the world something to talk about. “He’s the new face of the NFL,” said more than one sports talking head,…
After Seattle Seahawk defensive star Richard Sherman’s “I’m the best” rant gave the sports world something to chew on, following the ‘Hawks 2014 NFC Championship victory, an interesting theory popped up. Sports talking heads (radio and television experts) started rehashing a fairly old idea that football cornerbacks, safeties and wide receivers were the most confident…