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,…
One talking head sports media personality said that Tom Brady’s brand is age defiance. We will see how well that works when Brady dies, like the rest of us. “Tom vs. Time.” I wonder who’s going to win that battle? Click Here! In real life, being in your mid-thirties means you are still a…
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…
Killing MJ, Part I Let us tally the points against Michael Jordan’s legacy. Number one: He was very good, but only because he had the right pieces around him. Except, that is true of every champion athlete. No one ever said Jordan did it all alone, yet every MJ legacy critic sets that straw man…
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…
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…