When it comes to drafting and developing wide receivers the Eagles and Steelers are at the opposite ends. Over the past two decades good receivers grow on trees in Pittsburgh from Plaxico Burgess, Antwaan Randle El, Super Bowl MVPs Hines Ward and Santonio Holmes, future Hall of Famer Antonio Brown and current rising stars JuJu […]
We’ve finally reached a day most of us at some point this year doubted we would make it to: the Temple football season opener. This is my 4th time writing this blog, begging Temple to build a stadium on their campus. But boy oh boy, would I be remiss if i didn’t acknowledge that […]
Last fall, Phillies owner, John Middleton sat in a crowded conference room and expressed his disgruntlement with back to back September collapses under then manager, Gabe Kapler. Middleton called the collapses ‘unacceptable’ and said it played a large part in the Phillies moving on to search for another manager. The Phils front office decided to […]
After Carson Wentz led the Philadelphia Eagles to the playoffs with a 4-0 December last season, his stock was at an all-time high. But, after another injury, whether you see it dirty or not, put a halt to that momentum. This season, that momentum did not return for Carson Wentz. Entering this week’s matchup […]
There’s something about the Eagles recent history with the Bengals where they just plain suck. In 2008 they played one of the worst games ever in Cincinnati against a Bengals team led by none other than Eagle-Killer Ryan Fitzpatrick. Everyone remembers this game because it ended in a tie and Donovan McNabb infamously said after […]
This offseason, Washington didn’t know a positive headline if it offered to do a private calendar shoot for them. They couldn’t even handle something as simple as picking a team name. The Eagles just blew a 17 point lead to that train wreck of an organization and lost. In what was probably a top 5 […]
There’s nothing like Week 1 of an NFL season. As the leaves fall from trees and the cool breeze of autumn sneaks into the air, the thrill of and hope of a new season of Eagles football is unlike any feeling in Philadelphia. Opening week has been good to the Eagles in recent years, winning […]
It has not been a good week for the LTBB (Let the Bronco Buck) fan club. In the 2020 edition of the NFL Top 100 players, in which the league’s players compile a list of their peers determining who are the best at their game. While it shouldn’t be taken as seriously as the experts […]
Cris Collinsworth was a welcome guest on Pardon My Take. I know a lot of people don’t like him as NBC’s color commentator, but his voice is just associated with football season. Hearing it again gave me an hour escape from the crippling reality that football season is on the ropes, getting its ass kicked […]
In a summer where sporting events remains dormant, the biggest sports story of this week is the official retirement of the Washington Redskins team name and logo. Considering the stubbornness of owner Dan Snyder, it’s a surprise that he finally caved in to change the name despite the growing opposition in recent years. But this […]