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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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”
Dolphins Season In Review/Offseason Needs
By: Mike Rifkin The 2021 Miami Dolphins had expectations of being a playoff team after going 10-6 in 2020. Miami opened up the season with a week one victory over the New England Patriots and people were feeling good and then the wheels fell off and the Dolphins lost seven consecutive games. Then the DolphinsContinue reading “Dolphins Season In Review/Offseason Needs”
The Gamble Paid Off
By: Mike Rifkin The Los Angeles Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 in the Super Bowl. The Rams pushed all their chips onto the table and went all in and that gamble paid off and the guys they went all in for played a huge role in their victory. Let’s start with Matthew Stafford whoContinue reading “The Gamble Paid Off”
Oil Spill
By: Mike Rifkin On Thursday the Edmonton Oilers fired head coach Dave Tippett. The Oilers returned from the All- Star Break with back to back losses to the Vegas Golden Knights and the Chicago Blackhawks. Edmonton was outscored 8-1 in those two games. Tippett was 95-62-14 as the Oilers head coach and 1-7 in theContinue reading “Oil Spill”
Brian Flores lawsuit
By: Mike Rifkin Former Dolphins coach Brian Flores filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against the NFL, New York Giants, Denver Broncos and Miami Dolphins accusing them of sham interviews, incentivizing losing and pressure to improperly recruit players. Flores was fired after three seasons as Dolphins head coach posting a record of 24-25 and had aContinue reading “Brian Flores lawsuit”
NHL AWARDS
By Mike Rifkin We have reached the NHL All Star break and here are my picks for the NHL awards along with the biggest surprise and disappointments from both conferences. HART : Alex Ovechkin Capitals: The Capitals Captain has 29 goals and 58 points in his age 36 season. He is on pace to haveContinue reading “NHL AWARDS”
Four Teams To Watch
By: Mike Rifkin As we approach the NHL All Star break it means we are at about the halfway point of the regular season. Which means the trade deadline and playoffs are fast approaching. This article will look at four teams who are currently outside of the playoffs who I think can make a runContinue reading “Four Teams To Watch”
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