By John Sarianides 1. Is it a surprise the Giants cut Victor Cruz? He was due to make $10 million next season. It was only a matter of time. 2. The Giants are also releasing starting running back Rashad Jennings. The move will save them about $2.5 million. Jennings is not a loss. He’s been wildly inconsistent throughout his time with the Giants. 3. Dan Quinn shaking up his staff…
By John Sarianides Texas A&M defensive end prospect Myles Garrett released a video in which he asked Cowboys owner Jerry Jones to trade up and draft him. In the video, Garrett claims he is a Cowboys fan and that he doesn’t want to play in a cold weather city. Here are three reasons why the Browns shouldn’t draft Garrett first overall. 1. Garrett Doesn’t Want to Play in Cleveland: Garrett…
By John Sarianides Much has been this week about several Patriots players announcing that they will not attend the White House ceremony honoring the team later this year. Earlier this week, Devin McCourty, Dont’a Hightower, LeGarrette Blount, Alan Branch and Chris Long all announced that would be skipping the ceremony. While I don’t agree with what they are doing, they have every right to do it. Tom Brady skipped the…
By John Sarianides Falcons coach Dan Quinn wasted no time in hiring Kyle Shanahan’s replacement yesterday when he hired Alabama offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian as his new offensive coordinator. Speculation was rampant that Quinn was going to hire former 49ers coach Chip Kelly but Quinn opted for Sarkisian. Sarkisian spent last season as an offensive analyst for Alabama before being promoted to offensive coordinator for the national championship game. Sarkisian…
By John Sarianides Sorry Patriots fans, I hate playing the part of Patriots detractor but the fact of the matter is, the Falcons gave Super Bowl 51 away. Thanks to bad play calling and bad game management, the Patriots were able to overcome a 25 point deficit and rally for a 34-28 overtime win. I am not taking anything away from the great Tom Brady or the Patriots. Brady was…
By John Sarianides Super Bowl LI might go down as one of the three greatest Super Bowl games of all time. It was an instant classic. The Patriots overcame a 25 point deficit to stun the Atlanta Falcons. Here are ten thoughts on the game. 1. Tom Brady is not only the greatest quarterback of all time, he is the greatest football player of all time. I love Jerry Rice…
By John Sarianides It’s Super Bowl Sunday folks! After two weeks of dissecting this match up between the Patriots and the Falcons, its game time! Here are some final thoughts I have prior to kick off. 1. Both teams need to start fast offensively, especially the Patriots. They have been notoriously slow starters in their previous six Super Bowls. 2. The more I think about it, I would defer if…
By John Sarianides The 2017 Hall of Class was revealed tonight at the NFL Honors. Here my thoughts. 1. LaDainian Tomlinson getting in on the first ballot is not a surprise. Tomlinson is the fifth leading rusher all time and one of the five best offensive players of his generation. 2. I’ve come around to Kurt Warner getting in. The career numbers aren’t going to jump out at you but…
By John Sarianides Super Bowl LI is finally upon us. After two weeks of breaking down the game and talking about it incessantly, it is time to play football. On paper, both of these teams are pretty evenly matched. Even Vegas thinks so. That is why they have installed the Patriots as three point favorites. Both teams are led by their quarterbacks. Matt Ryan has had a terrific season for…
By John Sarianides The New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons are mirror images of each other in all three phases of the game. Both teams have elite quarterbacks, diverse rushing attacks and play makers at wide receiver and tight end. Defensively, both teams play team oriented defense. It is about proper pursuit angles and team tackling. There are some good players on both defenses but there is no J.J Watt…