For weeks, writing this article was a challenge. The summer months brought little in the ways of big sporting events, making it difficult to hype up a lackluster docket of weekend TV each and every Friday. But now… problem solved. The NFL kicks off its 2010 season this weekend, and I for one am here [...]
Apparently, former Bill Belichick colleague and betrayer Eric Mangini wants to kiss and make up with the Patriots’ coach. Previously, he was Eric Mangini’s mentor, and, according his recent interview with NBC Sports’ Mike Florio, he was the reason Mangini got involved with the NFL. That’s why it was so dramatic when he left. None [...]
The Chiefs wrested Scott Pioli away from the Patriots last season and he promptly traded for Matt Cassel and Mike Vrabel. He is now adding former New Englanders to his coaching stable with this week’s acquisitions of Offensive Coordinator Charlie Weis and Defensive Coordinator Romeo Crennel. Weis and Crennel held the same positions in New England [...]
The Fighting Irish are on the coaching hunt again after giving Charlie Weis the boot. Hired five years ago after mentoring Tom Brady and helping the Patriots win three Super Bowls, Weis has been unable to win consistently in South Bend. Weis finishes with a 35-27 record as the ND head coach, worse than the [...]
New England 31, New York 14. That is what you call a statement game and it’s exactly what the Patriots needed to do after their crushing loss to the Colts just a week before. There was a lot to like in this game whether it be Brady’s fifth 300-yard passing game in as many games, [...]
There were the 1-0 Jets, then the 2-0 Falcons, and the 3-0 Ravens, and now the Patriots will get ready for the surprise 4-0 Denver Broncos. New England is riding a two-game win streak, following impressive wins over Atlanta and Baltimore. Now, they will have to survive a Broncos team with a top ranked defense [...]