By John Sarianides The Chicago Bears moved up one spot in April’s draft to take North Carolina quarterback Mitchell Trubisky. The move signaled that the Bears are ready to take the next step in their rebuild. The Bears also signed veteran back up Mike Glennon to a three year, $45 million dollar deal to hold the fort down while Trubisky develops. Glennon has struggled thus far in camp and has…
College Football: 7 Coaches Who Are On the Hot Seat in 2017
By John Sarianides Big time college football is a big time business, particularly in conferences like the SEC, Big Ten and the Pac-12. The expectations are high from both administrators and the fans. Coaches have much shorter leashes these days. If you are not winning a minimum of eight games a season, the buzzards start circling around you. Here are five coaches who must meet expectations or they could be…
3 Key NFL Preview: It is All About Moving On for the Atlanta Falcons
By John Sarianides Falcons head coach Dan Quinn claims he and his team have moved on from their crushing loss to the Patriots in Super Bowl LI. Well, that assessment will be put to the test this season. Quinn and his team have to prove to the rest of the football world that they have indeed moved on from their unprecedented collapse in February. It is a new season and…
Fantasy Football: Drafting a Quarterback Later is Smarter
By John Sarianides I was watching ESPN’s fantasy football marathon last night and fantasy guru Matthew Berry made a great point regarding quarterbacks. Berry said that he wouldn’t draft a quarterback early. He is right. Other than Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady and maybe Drew Brees, there is no reason to draft a quarterback before the fifth round. There is so much depth at the quarterback position that you can wait…
Screaming Eagles Blog: 3 Reasons Why Anthony Brown Should Be The Starting Quarterback of the Eagles
By John Sarianides Boston College has a good ol quarterback competition on its hands in fall camp. The battle is between redshirt junior Darius Wade and redshirt freshmen Anthony Brown. Both have competed and played well in camp thus far, making their fair share of highlight plays in the passing game. Wade has the experience edge between the two quarterbacks having played in 12 games in his three years at…
3 Key NFL Preview: The Upstart Bucs Are “En Vogue” in 2017
By John Sarianides The Tampa Bay Bucs are en vogue in 2017. That’s right. The once fledgling franchise is a sexy pick to surprise teams in the NFC in 2017. The excitement over this team is warranted. General manager Jason Licht has put together a talented roster. Tampa Bay has high end, young talent on both sides of the ball. Quarterback Jameis Winston is a superstar in the making. He…
Opinion: Roger Goodell Finally Got It Right Suspending Ezekiel Elliot
By John Sarianides After years of handing out ambiguous, random suspensions, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell finally got it right suspending by Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliot for six games. The league couldn’t afford to butcher this situation the way they did the Ray Rice situation in 2014. It is obvious that Goodell learned from that case and he wasn’t going to make same mistake twice. Pictures emerged yesterday showing the…
NFL: Breakimg Down the Rams, Bills and Eagles Trades
By John Sarianides The Buffalo Bills made two major trades on Friday afternoon. The Bills traded Sammy Watkins to the L.A. Rams and got wideout Jordan Matthews to replace him from the Philadelphia Eagles. The Bills announced the trade of Watkins and a 2018 sixth-round pick for cornerback E.J. Gaines and a 2018 second rounder. Minutes later, the Bills made official the acquisition of Matthews and a 2018 third-rounder from…
NFL: The Falcons Paid Devonta Freeman at the Right Time
By John Sarianides The Atlanta Falcons signed running back Devonta Freeman to a five year, $41.25 million dollar extension on Wednesday. The deal guarantees Freeman $22 million and he is scheduled to make $8.25 million per season. Freeman is one of the most productive running backs in the league. He finished with 1,500 yards of total offense and 13 touchdowns. Freeman is a three down weapon who makes big plays…
Patriots Rewind: Jaguars 31 Patriots 24
Featured image courtesy of David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports By John Sarianides The Patriots lost their pre-season opener to the Jacksonville Jaguars 31-24 tonight at Gillette Stadium. The Patriots played well offensively, particularity Brandon Bolden and rookies Austin Carr and Jacob Hollister. The defense on the other hand was putrid. They gave up big plays, took bad angles and missed tackles all over the field. Bill Belichick and Matt Patricia are…