The Other McCain

"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

A Celebration in ‘Killadelphia’

Longtime blog buddy Dana Pico is usually our go-to source for all Philadelphia-related news, but for some reason he had no comment on the Eagles winning the Super Bowl and the subsequent riot. Therefore, belatedly, I’ll supply the necessary update. ABC News: Dozens of people were arrested in Philadelphia after fans took to the streets […]

America Loves an Underdog

Four months ago, nobody expected that Sam Darnold would be hoisted upon his teammates’ shoulders as the Minnesota Vikings celebrated their 14th victory of the season, making them the winningest team in the NFC, with one week remaining in the NFL schedule. After losing long-time starting QB Kirk Cousins to the Falcons in free agency, […]

Some Advice for NFL Losers

DRAFT OFFENSIVE LINEMEN. Three simple words, and you might think NFL coaches and general managers — career professionals, who are paid to know football — would understand the importance of drafting offensive linemen, in terms of building long-term success in the league. Yet what is so apparent to me doesn’t seem to penetrate the minds […]

Mac Jones Nails Down QB2 Job in Jax

You don’t care about football and, at a certain level, neither do I, but the NFL saga of quarterback Mac Jones has fascinated me ever since he was a first-round draft pick for the New England Patriots in 2021. That followed Mac’s undefeated, record-setting National Championship season at Alabama and, in retrospect, can we all […]

#DUUUVAL! Patriots Trading Mac Jones to Jacksonville; Now I’m a Jags Fan?

First, the news from ESPN: The New England Patriots are finalizing a deal to trade quarterback Mac Jones to the Jacksonville Jaguars, league sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Sunday. The Patriots will receive a 2024 sixth-round pick as compensation, sources told Schefter. The trade cannot be processed until the new league year begins Wednesday […]

The End of Two Football Dynasties

In the span of 24 hours this week, we learned that Nick Saban would retire as head football coach at the University of Alabama, and that Bill Belichick would “part ways” with the New England Patriots. Can we take just a moment — before discussing anything else about this news — to extend our condolences […]

An Inauspicious New Year

The FBI needs to investigate the crime that happened Monday night in Pasadena, California — a case of identity theft, in which a group of young men claiming to be the University of Alabama football team perpetrated an implausible impersonation of the Crimson Tide. The fraudulent “football team” that took the field at the Rose […]

Ex-NFL Player: ‘Average White Guys’ Shouldn’t Be Talking About Football

Rashard Mendenhall kicked a hornet’s nest this week, and even after getting ratio’d into oblivion, refused to apologize: Let us stipulate that we don’t know what set him off. Something must have provoked him to say these offensive things, and his willingness to maintain his defense suggests that either (a) the provocation was great, or […]

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