What happens out in the lots, stays out in the lots.
At the Boise State spring game in 2015, I remember being huddled under the bleachers during the rainstorm, talking about the skinny walk-on linebacker from Riggins, Idaho (population 406) with some other fans, wondering if he could ever be as great as other homegrown Idaho LB’s. He then proceeded to blow all of us away […]
Last week Mel Kiper Jr. of ESPN released his Mock Draft 2.0 and remained steadfast in his belief that Josh Allen will go first overall to the Cleveland Browns.
As a fan of the NFL and specifically the Minnesota Vikings, the off–season can be a bleak and desolate stretch. Whereas baseball stretches 8 months from early April all the way through all of November, and basketball stretches for about the same amount of time from late October to mid June, football’s season lasts a […]
Just over a week ago all 32 teams and a heap of NFL media descended on Indianapolis for the NFL Scouting Combine and after the dog and pony show is over on March 6th, the real meat of the NFL offseason truly begins.
On October 19th, during the Minnesota Vikings bye week, I wrote this article about how the Sam Bradford trade was an enormous win-win for both the Eagles and Vikings. Remarkably, both the Eagles and Vikings were undefeated through 5 weeks and the week 6 matchup looked to be a possible NFC playoff preview. Well, including […]
THE SITUATION One of the most exciting aspects of American professional sports is the trade. It’s a relatively rare piece of the game within the game that makes up a large part of every major American professional sports league. Especially in the NFL, the trade is often an overlooked and seldom used tool when attempting […]