By John Sarianides I don’t follow J.J Watt on twitter but he was re-tweeted thousands of times last night after calling the NFL Network’s Top 100 show “a joke” Watt was ranked as the 35th best player in the NFL for the 2016 season by his peers. He only played in three games last season. I played 3 games… this list is a joke. https://t.co/KnKDX1p816 — JJ Watt (@JJWatt) June…
Hank is back on MNF with some rowdy friends apparently. Jason Derulo and Florida, Georgia Line will also partake in the stupidity. By John Sarianides 1.Andy Reid cutting Jeremy Maclin three weeks after attending his wedding is just cold! That’s life in the NFL. It’s a business. 2. Hank Williams Jr. will once again be singing the Monday Night Football them song after a six year hiatus. What? The lame…
By John Sarianides With the NFL season less than 100 days away, it is time to start thinking about fantasy football. Here my pre-season top 20 quarterbacks. This is my list so feel free to disagree and challenge my rankings. 1. Aaron Rodgers, Packers: When you combine passing yards, touchdowns, interceptions and the occasional rushing touchdown, Rodgers is still the best fantasy quarterback in the NFL. Projected Round: 1st or 2nd 2….
By John Sarianides Texas A&M athletic director Scott Woodward put head football coach Kevin Sumlin on notice on Tuesday when he told ESPN’s Paul Finebaum that “Coach Sumlin knows he has to win this year” There was already pressure on Sumlin to win this upcoming season and now there is even more pressure on the sixth year coach to have a successful season or else face the prospect of being…
So long professor. It is truly a sad in the NFL Insider world. By John Sarianides 1.I believe Tom Brady is the 21st most popular athlete in the world. Most of the world despises him. It really is not a surprise. People hate winners. 2.ESPN firing John Clayton is further proof that sports talk nowadays is more about obnoxious, dumb takes now than it is about content. 3. The 49ers…
By John Sarianides Ten thoughts from the world of football. 1. I hope Arthur Blank does the right thing and signs Michael Vick to a one day contract so that he can retire as a Falcon. 2. I don’t care what Josh Norman thinks of Odell Beckham Jr. and Dez Bryant! Why is it even a story? Norman babbling about them is nothing more than a publicity stunt on his…
By John Sarianides ESPN announced on Friday that former Oregon, Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers head coach Chip Kelly would be joining the network as an NFL and college football analyst. At first, I was a little skeptical when I heard the news but the more I have thought about it the last couple of days (yes, I have thought about it) I think Kelly could actually end up…
By John Sarianides The Patriots signed veteran receiver Andrew Hawkins on Wednesday to a one year deal. The first question that popped in my head was. Where is he going to fit in? The speedy Hawkins gives the Patriots another slot receiver that can take the top off of a coverage but how is he going to make a roster that already includes Julien Edelman, Chris Hogan, Brandin Cooks, Danny…
Featured image courtesy of si.com By John Sarianides I am not a fan of the new overtime and celebration rule changes that are being implemented by the NFL. Yeah, I know I probably sound like a curmudgeon but the fact of the matter, none of the changes make any sense to me. Let’s start with the change to overtime. Why reduce the overtime period from 15 minutes to 10 minutes?…
By John Sarianides The New England Patriots have restructured tight end Rob Gronkowski‘s contract. Gronkowski was scheduled to earn $5.25 million in 2017 but thanks to a restructuring of his current contract, Gronkowski could potentially earn $10.75 million which would make him the highest paid tight end in the NFL. Gronkowski has been grossly underpaid throughout his career considering his production so he deserves the pay increase. In order for…