Vin Scully’s boycott of the NFL is stupid
In response to football players kneeling during the national anthem, Vin Scully has announced tat he will not watch the NFL ever again. His comments:"I have only one personal thought, really.…
Unfair assumption #29: Football fans are more effective in emergencies
As we left the house last night, our 19 year-old babysitter was settling in to watch the end of the Atlanta Falcons - Seattle Seahawks playoff game. She'd been watching…
Twenty-five years spent standing in a parking lot
I'll be tailgating in the parking lot at the Patriots game on Sunday. I have seen many things in the decades I have spent tailgating at Gillette Stadium. Public intoxication. Nudity.…
My 13 New Year’s resolutions for the NFL
On the heels of my own list of New Year's resolutions comes my proposed resolutions for the National Football League. There are many serious issues that the NFL needs to…
My wife’s text message in the closing seconds of the Super Bowl said it all.
My wife and I watched the Super Bowl in separate locations last night. One of my favorite moments of the night was the text that she sent after Malcolm Butler…
Who ever said that domestic violence and sexual assault are hard subjects to talk about? What’s the deal, NFL?
I applaud the NFL for their recent “No More” campaign, targeting domestic violence and sexual assault. I hope they continue to raise awareness and assist victims in every possible way.…
The St. Louis Police Officers Association have demanded an apology, which unfortunately has made them look like middle school brats.
The St. Louis Police Officers Association is upset with the St. Louis Rams football players who entered the field displaying the "hands up don't shoot" pose. This seems like a…
ESPN makes the same stupid mistake that they criticized NFL commissioner Roger Goodell for two months ago.
Bill Simmons is suspended by ESPN for three weeks after calling NFL commissioner Roger Goodell “a liar” after the commissioner claimed that he never saw the Ray Rice video in…
The NFL draft is kind of dumb. But this story is AWESOME.
I do not enjoy the NFL draft. Even though I’m an enormous fan of the Patriots and the National Football League, the endless predictions and prognostications leading up to the…
If you’re critical of the National Football League, I understand completely. If you’re smug while doing so, you deserve to be kicked through a goal post.
Journalist Fuzz Hogan has decided to stop watching football this season. He cites head injuries, the the use of performance enhancing drugs and the way in which the NFL contributes…