The NFL is excellence explained. It’s the best place in the world for young men with a particular skill set to work. It’s where other men teach them how to refine their skill set. Together, they are The National Football League in a nut shell.
TRAUMA TELEVISION: NFL vs SVU
December 20, 2024 by
Trauma television: scenes where you look away. The NFL is a hard watch at the beginning of the season because we forget how violent it is. Then we get up to spreed. When injuries happen it’s, “Well that’s football.”
BE MINDFUL WITH A MIND ALREADY FULL? OK BOOMER
October 23, 2024 by
You hear ‘be mindful’ and what do you think? I hear it and think, ‘watch your step around this one.’ Is there more?
DALLAS COWBOYS CHECK IN
October 7, 2024 by
The Dallas Cowboys have had three quarterbacks that have one thing in common: They are Super Bowl caliber players, just not for the Cowboys. If the three had been traded to a contender, they would have been even better than they were in their time in Dallas. Their names?
MORE FOOD? IT’S NOT A QUESTION
February 12, 2024 by
There’s more food on the table. Have another plate. If it’s Super Bowl Sunday you’ll ruin your team’s chances if you don’t gorge yourself. The barbecued little sausages won’t eat themselves. Grab a toothpick. Homemade Buffalo wings? Right there.
POWER COUPLE OF THE LAST NFL GAME OF THE YEAR
February 11, 2024 by
Power Couple? You and who you’re with. But there are others of note, especially today. What day? Super Bowl Day, or the last time my wife says, “Is there a game on, a big game, a REALLY BIG GAME,” dripping with fake enthusiasm. My answer (with authentic hype-man energy): “They’re all big, honey. It’s the […]
SELF-TALK SECRET? YOU’RE NOT THAT BAD
January 21, 2024 by
Self-talk proves one thing: You’re an easy sell if you talk yourself into trouble. Then what? Talk yourself out of trouble. What did you think? And that’s where opinions differ.
SPORTS FAN HISTORY: SING IT OUT
January 17, 2024 by
Sports fan used to be a grubby, sweaty, man who enjoyed watching other men do what they couldn’t do. His observations made him an expert to those who didn’t know sports, and an annoyance to those who did. Those were the good old days when men dressed in suits and ties, wore a hat, and […]
WINNING NOW: PHIL KNIGHT vs JERRY JONES
January 16, 2024 by
Winning now, right now, is more important the older you get. It’s like that when you have more seasons behind you than you do ahead. Phil Knight is eighty-five; Jerry Jones is eighty-one. Would it be too much to ask that they go out winners? First for the Ducks:
DISAPPOINTING DALLAS LAST CALL FOR 2023
January 15, 2024 by
Disappointing Dallas played its last football game of the year. And they are disappointed. How disappointed? Disappointed in their coach and quarterback? That disappointed? Maybe?
