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Who do you blame for Jets’ putrid passing game?
Rookie quarterbacks have struggled in the NFL this year. Each one of them has struggled in at least one game this season. However, for Jacksonville’s Trevor Lawrence and New York’s Zach Wilson, the struggles have been evident in every game. For Lawrence, a lot of the blame has fallen on head coach U...
Thursday Night Football is a rematch of the 2020 BCS Championship — but the real story is Urban Meyer’s incompetence
Some people consider Trevor Lawrence’s Clemson career one of the greatest college careers of all-time. The man never lost a regular-season game, won a National Championship, and was promptly drafted first overall as soon as he became eligible....
When will these teams finally win and finally lose?
After three weeks, nearly everyone in the NFL has a win, and nearly everyone has a loss. There are just five winless teams remaining, and five undefeated teams keeping the 1972 Dolphins from their annual champagne toast....
Tebow needs to ‘stay in school'
Resident homer and Florida Gators legend Tim Tebow reminded everyone why everything about his schtick will always and forever be better suited for the college football platform....
Aaron Rodgers, with chip atop shoulder, gets his favorite punching bag back: the Lions
The first week of the NFL season had all of us scratching our heads more than usual. There were more than a few games where we just had to stand back, pause for a moment, and go: “What did I just witness?”...
Will Urban Meyer join Belichick, Saban and a who’s who of others on football’s ‘Quit List?’
For Urban Meyer, January probably feels like it happened eight years ago, instead of eight months ago....
Deadspin raises the curtain on NFL Week 1
Thursday night was a good appetizer, but Sunday is the main course. We’ve got tons of great plates heading to the table (a few forgettable matchups too, like Jacksonville at Houston (👎🏽), and personally, I couldn’t be more excited. ...
Jacksonville Jinx: A list of dumb things Urban Meyer has done so far running the Jaguars
Urban Meyer has already proven that he’s a habitual liar. It’s the reason why he isn’t at Ohio State anymore. But this week, we found out that lying isn’t his issue. It’s that he doesn’t know when to do it....
NFL RedZone Previews, Part 1: <i>Every</i> Touchdown? From <i>Every</i> Game? Really?
The NFL’s television schedule doesn’t tell you everything about who’s expected to be good in a given season. The Cowboys and Steelers will always get plenty of games in prime time, because no matter what, they’re going to draw eyeballs....
COVID breakthrough round-up: Oscar De La Hoya hospitalized, Lane Kiffin, Johnny Bench test positive
Bill Belichick took heat this week for his contention that “[the] implication that vaccination solves every problem … has not been substantiated.” ...
Nationals’ Bob Boone is the latest to pick ‘principle’ over science and safety
Bob Boone isn’t the first and won’t be the last....
Belichick should choose his words about the COVID vaccine more carefully
It’s already been a wild week in New England and it’s only Wednesday....
It may be incremental, but it’s progress
Vaccinations were the news of the night, as they tend to be these days. But at least it was news on the side of people being rational about it to the people being irrational morons. That was something of a gear change from most of the time....
Travis Etienne expected to miss entire 2021 season with foot injury
The NFL preseason is the scariest time of year for pro football fans. Yes, we’re all excited to see live football once again, but it also means there’s a greater chance that we’ll see one of our favorite players go down with an injury. Well, 2021 just took its first victim. ...
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It’s time for Tim Tebow to ‘retire’ [Updated]
Tape don’t lie....
Kyle Shanahan is talking crazy
During his time as an offensive coordinator and now as head coach of the San Francisco 49ers, Kyle Shanahan has been known for his innovative football mind, and for not being afraid to try something new or different (and for blowing a 28-3 lead in Super Bowl LI as the Falcons’ OC).....
Can we stop with the nonsense? Trevor Lawrence should be the starter in Jacksonville
I understand that in the NFL coaches and players have to act like they are holding top secret information when they speak about potential lineups but at this point, it’s just getting ridiculous....
NWO at 25 gives us cause to remember other great heel trios of sports
Twenty-five years ago today, the New World Order was formed at WCW’s Bash at the Beach....
Ryan Lochte is on a redemption tour no one asked for, and Bob Baffert will assuredly be next
Just two months before the Tokyo Games are scheduled to begin, the White Privilege Olympics have already started, as the baton that Tim Tebow was carrying has now been passed to his caucasian brothers “in the struggle.”...
If you have Tim Tebow at TE, using your first-round RB pick at WR isn't a big deal
Rookie mini-camps are underway. It’s our first chance to see the stars of tomorrow in their new jerseys. It introduces the fans to new, fun characters — like Ravens’ OL Ben Cleveland and his squirrel-eating tendencies. Rookie mini-camps also deliver some intriguing storylines to follow....