By: Mike Rifkin The NFL’s tampering period is not even two days in but the biggest winners are the young quarterbacks in the AFC, as they have seen their teams spend money to help surround them with talent. Let’s start with the reigning AFC Champion Cincinnati Bengals who had one massive need and that wasContinue reading “Young AFC Quarterbacks Winning In Free Agency”
Category Archives: Rifkin’s Rift Tide
Chargers Season In Review/Offseason Preview
By: Mike Rifkin The 2021 Los Angeles Chargers had an opportunity to clinch a playoff spot with a win or tie vs the rival Raiders in the final week of the regular season. Thanks to a dubious mistake by first year coach Brandon Staley the Chargers lost the game and missed out on the playoffsContinue reading “Chargers Season In Review/Offseason Preview”
Browns Season In Review/ Offseason Preview
By: Mike Rifkin The 2021 Cleveland Browns were one of the most disappointing teams in the NFL. After going 11-5 in 2020 and being competitive with the Kansas City Chiefs in the Divisional Round of the playoffs the Browns took a step back by going 8-9 and missing the playoffs. In 2020 Baker Mayfield hadContinue reading “Browns Season In Review/ Offseason Preview”
Eagles Season In Review/ Offseason Preview
By: Mike Rifkin The Philadelphia Eagles finished the 2021 regular season with a 9-8 record, good for second place in the NFC East and wound up with a wild card. In the Wild Card round the Eagles lost to the Buccaneers 31-15. After going 4-11-1 in 2020 the Eagles fired Super Bowl winning coach DougContinue reading “Eagles Season In Review/ Offseason Preview”
Bears Season In Review/ Offseason Preview
By: Mike Rifkin The 2021 Chicago Bears finished the season with a 6-11 record, which was third in the NFC North. After the season the Bears fired GM Ryan Pace and Head Coach Matt Nagy. Pace who had been the Bears GM since 2015 and the team had a 48-65 record, including 0-2 in theContinue reading “Bears Season In Review/ Offseason Preview”
End Of An Era: Seattle Seahawks Offseason Preview
By: Mike Rifkin The Seattle Seahawks finished the 2021 regular season with a 7-10 record, last in the NFC West. Seahawks fans will not forget the date March 8th, 2022. They won’t forget the day because it truly is the end of an era for the Seahawks as they traded quarterback Russell Wilson to theContinue reading “End Of An Era: Seattle Seahawks Offseason Preview”
Rob-bing Us Of Baseball
By: Mike Rifkin On Tuesday it was announced that Major League Baseball and the Players Association could not come to terms on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. With that, Commissioner Rob Manfred has announced that the first two series of the 2022 season are canceled. There is only one individual to blame for this messContinue reading “Rob-bing Us Of Baseball”
Wake Up Call
By: Mike Rifkin It was a tough weekend for the New York Rangers as they lost their games to the Pittsburgh Penguins and Vancouver Canucks by a combined score of 6-2. The Rangers were shutout for the first five periods of the back to back. The Rangers currently sit in third place in the MetropolitanContinue reading “Wake Up Call”
NFL Culture Issues Start With Owners
By: Mike Rifkin As sports fans we always talk about holding players accountable when they make a mistake. We eventually get details from the league’s investigation over the situation. The same cannot be said for owners, over the past year or so there have been three different situations with franchises accused of something. Last SummerContinue reading “NFL Culture Issues Start With Owners”
Raiders Season In Review/Offseason Needs
By: Mike Rifkin The 2021 Las Vegas Raiders overcame a lot of adversity to make the playoffs. Head coach Jon Gruden resigned after some emails showed him talking to Washington President Bruce Allen showing racist and misogynistic comments. Former first round pick Henry Ruggs was arrested and charged with two felony counts of driving underContinue reading “Raiders Season In Review/Offseason Needs”
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