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”
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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”
Falcons Season Review/Offseason Needs
By: Mike Rifkin The Atlanta Falcons missed the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season with a record of 7-10. Last offseason the Falcons hired Arthur Smith who was the Titans Offensive Coordinator to be their head coach and Terry Fontenot to be the team’s General Manager. In his first season as coach Smith’s offense averagedContinue reading “Falcons Season Review/Offseason Needs”
Chiefs Season Recap/Offseason Needs
By: Mike Rifkin The Kansas City Chiefs won the AFC West for a sixth consecutive season with a record of 12-5. They became the first team in history to host three consecutive AFC Championship games. The Chiefs lost to the Bengals in the Championship Game. The Chiefs were 3-4 to open the season before winningContinue reading “Chiefs Season Recap/Offseason Needs”
Arizona Cardinals Season Recap/Offseason Needs
By: Mike Rifkin The 2021 Arizona Cardinals started the season 7-0 and were the talk of the NFL. The Cardinals lost four of their final six games to finish the season at 11-6 which was good enough for a Wild Card spot in the playoffs. In the Wild Card Round they were defeated by theContinue reading “Arizona Cardinals Season Recap/Offseason Needs”
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