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The NFL and NCAA football have a coaching-carousel problemRaise your hand if you weren’t surprised that a Matt Patricia-coordinated defense caved during the waning minute of the Eagles-Seahawks game Monday. Now, keep them raised if you’re not shocked that Matt Nagy and Nathaniel Hackett are struggling to get their respective offenses in rhythm. Alright, to...

Curses are real. Just ask these NFL teamsSuperstition in sports has been around for ages and has only gotten worse....

The best HC-QB tandems that never won a Super Bowl togetherAs we enter Super Bowl week, memories of the best players and teams and coaches to ever win the big game. Maybe you think of Tom Brady and Bill Belichick, or perhaps Russell Wilson and Pete Carroll. ...

This year’s Uninspired Coaching Hire Award goes to the Dallas Cowboys

The Dallas Cowboys have a new offensive coordinator, and it’s certainly a name that produces a “wow” response upon hearing it but not in a good way. Brian Schottenheimer has been named the new OC, taking over for Kellen Moore, who parted ways with the team and will call plays for the Chargers in 202...

The Chargers blowing a 27-0 lead to the Jaguars was something, but it wasn’t art

There are levels to collapses. There’s the March Madness telegraphed loss, where one group of 18-, 19-, and 20-year-olds gets tight, and the other group gets hot. Obviously, we’ve seen golfers do it, and there’s not a lot funnier than a guy going from the 17th tee box to the beer tent. And then ther...

Have you heard the NFL schedules are out?

The NFL schedule release is the public-relations juggernaut that somehow is designed to be grand yet always comes off as vanilla. Leaks, intentional or not, happened throughout Thursday as the puzzle of the 18-week regular-season extravaganza came into focus. It’s a forced event on the league calend...

I’ve got a feeeeeeeling… It’ll be Bills & Bolts in AFC title game

The Buffalo Bills and L.A. Chargers are on a collision course that looks like it could wind up culminating in an AFC Championship Game matchup in January. I know we’re barely one-quarter through the season, but these teams are at the top of the conference as it stands after their Week 5 performances...

These teams have never been to a Super Bowl, but how close did they get?

There are 12 teams who have never won a Super Bowl — and four of them haven’t even been to the big game....