Arif Hasan of Optimum Scouting and Zone Coverage Minnesota joins me for a special 2018 NFL Draft edition of the Because of Sports Podcast for a special! In today’s episode we discuss the upcoming NFL draft, give our takes on the top prospects, what it was like having the Super Bowl in Minnesota, where teams go wrong in the draft process, and much more. Continue reading “S3, Ep. 3: Arif Hasan, Optimum Scouting/Zone Coverage Minnesota”
I’m currently reading the book “Rebel Yell”, written by S. C. Gwynne, about the life of Confederate General Stonewall Jackson. Early in the book it describes a time in Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia) in which Jackson established himself as a worthy war general and tactician to be reckoned with. He was unassuming, disciplined, and boring by personality, but was as gifted as any in field tactics. Continue reading “NFL Playoffs 2016: It’s Time For Matt Ryan, Alex Smith To Change Their Playoff Narrative”
Let me offer a comparison to begin: Continue reading “National Football League 2016: Cowboys’ Dak Prescott Has Issues, And Must Fix Them Fast”
Michael Felder is proof that if you want to do something bad enough, all it takes is good, old-fashioned hard work. After his playing days as a walk-on for the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill), “Mike” knew the regular 9-to-5 wasn’t for him. His passion for the game of football, particularly at the college level, is evident immediately when you talk to him. Hence why, after years of hard work, he’s now a college football video analyst for Bleacher Report. Continue reading “Ep. 20: Michael Felder, College Football Video Analyst, Bleacher Report”
My curiosity is piqued by one thing regarding tonight’s game.
How many will watch it? Continue reading “Fantasy Football 2015: Thursday Night Football Audibles For Titans Vs. Jaguars”
Last night when I sat down to write this my wife walked by and asked ‘when is that over?’ That being the fantasy football season, of course. That question pretty much set the tone for what you’re (hopefully) going to read next. Continue reading “Fantasy Football 2015: Week 11 Waiver Targets, And A Pep Talk For All”
I like Rex Ryan.
Seriously, I like everything about him. He tells it like it is, he’s good at his job, and he knows how to bring a group together.
Think about his tenure as head coach of the New York Jets and what he was able to accomplish. Continue reading “Fantasy Football 2015: Thursday Night Football Audibles For Bills Vs. Jets”
Can we all take a minute to appreciate the stars in the NFL? Continue reading “Fantasy Football 2015: Week 10 Waiver Targets”
I remember a time not very long ago when this game had a lot more Fantasy star power.
One of the more underrated rivalries now, not long ago before the San Francisco player exodus, NFC Championship conversation began and ended in the Pacific Northwest with these two teams. Continue reading “Fantasy Football 2015: Thursday Night Audibles For Seahawks Vs. 49ers”
On Bye: Carolina Panthers, Miami Dolphins, New York Jets, Minnesota Vikings
Week 5 is upon us, which makes this the money week in a lot of Fantasy Leagues.
I was talking to a buddy of mine during Monday Night Football last night and he brought up that if Jimmy Graham didn’t score eight points he was going to be 1-3 on the season. I didn’t have it in me to tell him that Continue reading “Fantasy Football 2015: Week 5 Waiver Wire Targets, Notes On Martavis Bryant, Daily Fantasy Leagues, And Todd Gurley”