Archives for March 2022

Going three years without winning a playoff game isn’t exactly a historic dry spell. The Lions have gone 30 years without a playoff win (and had gone more than 30 years without a playoff win before that one), while the Dolphins have gone 21 years and the Raiders 19. But in New England, three years [more] … [Read more...] about Robert Kraft: It bothers me that Patriots haven’t won a playoff game in three years

The Saints entered the Deshaun Watson sweepstakes. After Watson chose the Browns, the Saints turned back to Jameis Winston. New coach Dennis Allen said the Saints “feel good about where we are there.” “The No. 1 thing was 14 to three, so 14 touchdowns to three interceptions,” Allen said of Winston’s numbers last season. “I [more] … [Read more...] about Dennis Allen: Jameis Winston’s decision-making put us in position to win in 2021

Last night, I noticed the HBO promo for the Lions as the next team on Hard Knocks. It reminded me of another football-related image from years gone by. The image looks like the old Playmakers poster. Not Playmakers the book, which you should buy (33 percent off, still) if you haven’t, but Playmakers the show. [more] … [Read more...] about Hard Knocks promo looks a lot like old Playmakers poster

Last week, quarterback Kyler Murray seemed to take a step toward reconciliation with the Cardinals when he told reporters that his social-media scrub had nothing to do with the organization. Whether that claim is true or not, the temperature appears to have cooled on the situation with Murray and Arizona. At the NFL’s annual meeting [more] … [Read more...] about Kliff Kingsbury on Kyler Murray: We’re in a good place

Aaron Donald is ready to run it back. Rams head coach Sean McVay confirmed during his Tuesday press conference at the annual league meeting that Donald has told the franchise he plans to play in 2022. A report emerged just before Super Bowl LVI that Donald would consider retiring if Los Angeles defeated Cincinnati. While [more] … [Read more...] about Sean McVay confirms Aaron Donald will return in 2022