Stats that stand out from the 2013 NFL regular season… 4: That's the number of 5,000-yard seasons Drew Brees has now put together after throwing for 5,162 yards in 2013. Of the eight 5,000-yard seasons in NFL history, Brees has exactly half of them. Nobody else in the league has ever gone over the 5,000-yard […]

The final stupid weekend of what was an extremely stupid NFL regular season. I mean, they're all pretty stupid, but this one certainly felt more stupid than usual. Bad calls, bad coaching, bad penalties. Just stupidity all around. Let's summarize for Week 17… The second stupidest officiating moment, Bill Leavy edition  With playoff implications in […]

This Given Sunday will start rolling out award winners over the next few weeks. And although the 2013 regular season still has a week to go, we're ready to kick things off with the offensive and defensive rookies of the year.  Offensive Rookie of the Year  The Candidates   Eddie Lacy  Stats (heading into Week […]

Only one of the last 10 Super Bowl winners was fresh. The Patriots, Steelers, Colts, Giants, Packers and Ravens had all won Lombardi Trophies before, with only the Saints losing their Super Bowl virginity in 2009. But this year, we could add a new franchise to the all-time Super Bowl register.  The Bengals have locked […]

Week 17 in the NFL is almost here, and you might be entering the weekend with your own preferences regarding which games to focus on, and which to place on the backburner. Most of you have your favorites and fantasy players to track. But in case you're completely neutral or need help breaking ties with […]

For quite some time, there was a popular belief that Robert Mathis wasn't as good as his sack numbers indicated. Dwight Freeney was the true star on that Indianapolis Colts defensive line, they'd say, and Mathis was just living off of the lack of attention opposing pass protectors were affording him.  But now, with Freeney […]

Another stupid week, but this time one game was significantly more stupid than all the rest. In fact, nearly half of this column focuses on the stupid Packers and stupider Steelers. The stupidest policy That would be the policy that allows coaches to challenge whether or not a team gained possession of a loose ball […]

When it comes to the NFL's coach of the year odds, a lot of "ifs" are in play. If the Miami Dolphins finish 2-0 and make the playoffs, Joe Philbin will deserve a ton of consideration for getting them there despite all of the tumult caused by the Richie Incognito-Jonathan Martin fiasco.  If the Philadelphia […]

So Sheldon Richardson has had one hell of a year with the New York Jets. He's played so well, in fact, that the rookie thinks he'd be the No. 1 overall pick if we could all go back in time. We can't (yet), and so Richardson will forever be referred to as a No. 13 […]

Week 16 in the NFL is almost here, and you might be entering the weekend with your own preferences regarding which games to focus on, and which to place on the backburner. Most of you have your favorites and fantasy players to track. But in case you're completely neutral or need help breaking ties with […]

Detroit Lions quarterback and former No. 1 overall draft pick Matthew Stafford is by no means a bust. But after another disappointing performance Monday night against the Baltimore Ravens, it's fair to start wondering if Stafford might simply never live up to expectations as a franchise quarterback in the Motor City.  After tossing three picks […]

Play-call bashing has become an epidemic. It needs to stop. I've been a part of it. You've been a part of it. Your dad's been a part of it. We all have. However, it's only been in the past few years that I've realized criticizing specific play calls is foolish, off-base and, most importantly, rooted […]

It certainly doesn't seem as though teams, players, coaches or officials become any less stupid as the home stretch rolls on. The difference is that their stupid moments feel even stupider because there's often more on the line. And yes, we know stupider isn't a word. Let's talk stupid, Week 15.  The stupidest offensive strategy […]

Only one head coach has been fired this year in the NFL, and it's beginning to look as though we'll reach the 2014 offseason with the remaining 31 still employed. That might have been clinched when the Washington Redskins decided against firing Mike Shanahan this week. Things are still looking bleak for Shanahan, but if […]

Week 15 in the NFL is here, and you might be entering the weekend with your own preferences regarding which games to focus on, and which to place on the backburner. Most of you have your favorites and fantasy players to track. But in case you're completely neutral or need help breaking ties with regard […]