0 comments by Anthony Brown on 1/28/2014
No. 40: Super Bowl 1981 (XV) ‒ Forgettable Raiders 27, Eagles 10 ‒ Boring. The Raiders jumped to an insurmountable 24-3 lead before the Eagles scored their first touchdown. The only drama came when Commissioner Pete Rozelle presented the Lombardi Trophy to his nemesis Al Davis. Both men were gracious. Eagles head coach Dick Vermeil […]
0 comments by Anthony Brown on 1/27/2014
If you read blogs, you were probably born during the middle third of the Super Bowl era. I've seen every one. Now I'm ranking every game for fan enjoyment using the following measures that appeal to 21st-Century football fans. v Celebrity quarterbacks v Stars that perform like stars v Passing duels v Fourth quarter winning […]
0 comments by Anthony Brown on 1/22/2014
The NFL gives itself an "atta-boy" for its head coach diversity hires in 2014 after shooting blanks the year before. I have not been impressed. The optics are still under-whelming. Teams filled two of seven head coach vacancies with African-Americans, Tampa Bay signed Lovie Smith and Detroit picked Jim Caldwell to take them over the […]
0 comments by Anthony Brown on 1/15/2014
Well, I wondered. When the NFL announced the surprise settlement of the concussion lawsuits last fall summer, most outsiders sensed that the $765 million was somehow not enough to cover 18,000 former players. U.S, District Judge Anita F. Brody seems to agree. Judge Brody withheld the Court's final approval and wants more financial analysis from […]
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0 comments by Anthony Brown on 12/20/2013
"—te" is the new spelling for elite because ELI is missing. Eli Manning, first-round Draft pick and two-time Super Bowl winner, is suffering through his worst season since his rookie year in 2004. His Giants team has lost three of their last four games and their last loss was a skunk by the Seahawks. Eli's […]
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0 comments by Anthony Brown on 12/11/2013
Sep 15, 2013; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; NFL commissioner Roger Goodell stands on the field prior to the game between the New York Giants and the Denver Broncos at MetLife Stadium. Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports NFL owners met for a half day in Dallas today. Sportsbusinessdaily.com posted the three-item agenda as: bullying; the league's […]
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0 comments by Anthony Brown on 12/4/2013
Sep 8, 2013; Arlington, TX, USA; Fans wait to enter the NBC sunday night football bus outside AT&T Stadium prior to the Dallas Cowboys playing against the New York Giants. Credit: Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports Part Two: The Bus. The Girls. The Game. Day Six: This is the day I meet the road crew […]
0 comments by Anthony Brown on 11/27/2013
Part One: I am chosen Day one. The tweet was as unexpected and as unbelievable as a Nigerian email. "SNF Fan of the Week is a new program for 2013. We're picking the most passionate & social fans to ride our SNF bus for the weekend… ..w/behind the scenes access from SNF during the Week […]
0 comments by Anthony Brown on 11/20/2013
Bottom Line: Sports heals most when people hurt worse. The ghost of Jack Kennedy haunts electronic America this week with the 50th Anniversary of his death this Friday, November 22. The bubble in the Bell Curve of blog readers is about 35 years old, so most networked Americans have no first-hand memory of the president. […]
0 comments by Anthony Brown on 11/9/2013
The Bottom Line: Dolphins cluelessness starts at the top. I asked one of my smartest bosses for the secret of his success. His four-word answer ‒ Good people, well managed. The byline for TV's Mad Men – Where the truth lies – applies to the Miami Dolphins organization. We don't know where the truth lies […]
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The Bottom Line: The Patriots and two teams with newer stadiums are delivering faster Internet Earlier this fall, I was at an NFL game. I won’t say at which one, but it was the season opener for the home team, and the stadium was packed. At the beginning of […]
0 comments by Anthony Brown on 11/7/2013
If the NFL had a better crystal ball, they would not have scheduled the 3-5 Redskins vs. the 1-7 Vikings for its Thursday Night Football showcase. This "who cares" game is up against two compelling NCAA contests with BCS implications. The 7-1 Oklahoma Sooners visit the 7-0 Baylor Bears at 7:30 PM ET on Fox […]
0 comments by Anthony Brown on 11/5/2013
The Bottom Line: The NFL forgives anything if you can play. Guard Richie Incognito is finished in Miami. We have the Dolphin's word on that. Despite what you may think, Incognito will find a home in the NFL after time in the penalty box. Pro Bowl linemen are too hard to come by. Incognito isn't […]
0 comments by Anthony Brown on 11/4/2013
The Bottom Line: Stop listening to players sports writers in the Jonathan Martin case. The Dolphins could be in deep poo. Fans see sports as an escape from the frustrations of everyday life. So they hold sports teams immune from society's problem. They couldn't be more wrong. Pro sports teams are work places. They are […]
0 comments by Anthony Brown on 10/30/2013
Bottom Line: The Oneida Nation is meeting with the wrong people about the Washington football team. Name changers have few levers to push to force a change of the Washington Redskins team name. That reality is bound to hit them when representatives of the Oneida Indian Nation meet senior NFL executives today. That meeting took […]
