Sports talk show hosts say the craziest things. It helps with the ratings sometimes.
The one I heard today boasted of an easy win by the Pats over the Jaguars. Why would they say that?
The Pats are a 15.5 point favorite, but what does that really mean? All that stuff is about the gambling side of the game.
They need to win.
Cowboys Defensive Coordinator Dan Quinn declined an offer to interview for the vacant coaching job with the Jaguars. He knows that other offers will be available, but that isn't the case for everyone.
There are candidates out there who are more than willing to be part of a dumpster fire. It has been a difficult time for owner Shad Khan who has a winning percentage of .259 since buying the team in 2012.
The job has a lot of positive aspects to it, especially with former 2021 overall #1 Trevor Lawrence at quarterback.
For some reason, nobody can help the team win.
Pats WR N'Keal Harry has become a punching bag for the fans and media over things that have gone wrong this season.
He played 61 of the team's 64 offensive snaps during last Sunday's loss to the Bills, but was involved in two big plays that impacted the outcome.
He dropped a pass that would have been for a first down. On the next play, he tipped a ball into the hands of the Bills defense who put an end to the drive.
Harry draws more attention because he was a first-round pick. Coach Belichick's track record for drafting receivers has not been good.
The media loves to compare Harry's stats to other receivers drafted in 2019. This happens all the time, but isn't fair.
A player's draft position has nothing to do with their future success in the NFL.
With each team having two games remaining, it's quite remarkable that only 8 of 32 of them have no chance of making the playoffs.
This is great for the league as the competition has come down to the last two weeks of the regular season.
Things will really change this weekend.
The Bills never punted the ball yesterday during their 33-21 win over the Pats. That is unusual in most games, but it was the first time in Coach Belichick's head coaching career that the opposition didn't need to kick the ball away.
In fact, it was over a streak of 474 games going back to his days with the Browns. That sounds like one record that will never be broken. It would take too many other factors for it to happen.
The Pats lost 33-21 to the Bills today which resulted in both teams being 9-6 in the AFC East. If they finish with the same record, the Bills will make the playoffs because of their better record within the Division.
The Pats will play the 2-14 Jaguars next week and finish with the Dolphins who are fighting for a playoff spot.
There is no guarantee that the Pats will play in the post-season. They need to win both games to have a chance.
The Jets (3-11) and Jaguars (2-12) play Sunday in a battle for a higher draft pick. The season has been a disaster for both teams.
Jet fans wonder if they will ever have a playoff game again. The team is 26-68 over the last six seasons. Zach Wilson has not been the solution. It's much more than him.
The Jaguars are moving on from Urban Meyer. They have many issues in all phases of the game.
Memphis was scheduled to play Hawaii in the Hawaii Bowl today, but it was canceled due to Covid infections on the host team.
It was already a questionable game with Memphis coming in with a 6-6 record to face Hawaii at 6-7. The cancelation was at the last minute with no opportunity to line up another opponent.
Memphis traveled all the way for nothing, but at least they saw the sites.
It was only a matter of time before a college football team had to withdraw from a bowl game because of a Covid outbreak.
Texas A&M has canceled their appearance in the Gator Bowl on December 31 against Wake Forest because of a high Covid rate among players.
Rutgers has expressed an interest in playing, but will need a waiver from the NCAA because of their losing record of 5-7.
It raises the question of whether a sub .500 team should be allowed to play, but at this point, the Gator Bowl either finds another team or they cancel the entire thing.
The media wastes too much time making comparisons between Mac Jones and Tom Brady. They are two different players and should be treated as such.
They like to compare them statistically, but fail to mention that Brady sat during his rookie year and never got a chance to play until Drew Bledsoe got hurt.
Jones won the competition over Cam Newton in training camp. He didn't get the job because someone else got injured.
QB Mac Jones has been taking some heat for saying the Pats had a bad week of practice before they lost to the Colts.
Offensive Coordinator Josh McDaniels sidestepped the question during a session with the media, but the coaching staff most likely wasn't happy with his comments.
He will probably have a counseling session on how to comment in the future.
The Pats lost 27-17 to the Colts on Saturday night, but didn't do much right in the process. They were bad in all three phases of the game, including having a punt blocked for a touchdown.
Coach Belichick was very testy in his post-game press conference. He repeated the same answers over and over with frustration.
He began his press conference today with an apology to the media for how he acted after the game. It was rare to see something like that from him, but he was clearly wrong with how he treated them.
They were only trying to do their job, but he made it more difficult with his behavior.
The Jets lost 31-24 to the Dolphins today to drop their record to 3-11. At this point, they are playing for a top pick in the draft. This will be their 11th straight season without a playoff game.
Optimists can point to them having two of the first ten draft picks and four in the first two rounds. Pessimists will mention the selections of GM Joe Douglas that haven't worked out.
Jet fans try to stay positive, but they know next year could be just as bad.
Tonight's game is big for the 9-4 Pats and 7-6 Colts. Its outcome will certainly alter the AFC playoff picture as it will change every week going forward.
All we keep hearing is that the Pats must stop the Colts running game with Jonathan Taylor. Let's see what happens with that.
I took the under of 45 points. Can't understand why the Pats are getting 1.5 points.
Sports talk shows exist to give someone a platform to say almost anything. Tonight's host was talking about the future plans of Pats offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels. His name comes up every year for head coaching jobs.
This host was trying to get inside Josh's head. It made for a topic of discussion and a way to pass time on the radio.
The station gets great ratings even if they are talking about the make believe. Nobody knows the future of Josh. They can only talk about it.
Jaguars coach Urban Meyer finally got fired today after posting a 2-11 record in his first season in Jacksonville. The losing was bad enough, but there was a long list of incidents that finally lead to his termination.
Some of the stories emerging were getting ugly. It will only get worse if the team sues him to get back the four years left on his contract that was paying him $10-12 million annually.
It's a no-win situation for Meyer and the Jaguars. His best option is to seek some type of financial settlement and try to go back to a college job if he desires.
A few teams are headed towards a losing record. It's only a matter of time before coaching changes are made. There is turnover every year. Some is obvious, but not all.
The Bills started off as the favorites to win the AFC East. Now, they are hoping to make the playoffs as a Wild Card after losses to the Pats and Bucs.
The worst part is the ongoing chatter on social media to fire coach Sean McDermott and Offensive Coordinator Brian DaBoll. It's never a good sign when this starts.
With four games left in the season, more teams will fall out of playoff contention this weekend.
If the Bills don't make the post-season, anything could happen when it comes to the coaching staff.
Panthers RB Christian McCaffrey is a great example of why teams should not pay a huge amount of money to anyone playing that position.
Their former #1 draft pick in 2017 found immediate success in the NFL. In 2019, they gave him a four year/$64 million contract extension. Since then, he has missed 23 of 33 games, including being out for the rest of this season with an ankle injury.
There is no doubt that McCaffery is an exceptional player when healthy, but that has become a long-term issue in his case.
The Carolina Panthers are 5-8 and likely out of the playoffs. They are desperate to get to a winning record. One more loss will eliminate them.
Cam Newton got pulled yesterday in the team's 29-21 loss to the Falcons. The coaching staff has reached a point of panic.
He stayed on the bench and posted a line of 15 of 23 attempts for 178 yards. He also ran for 47 and one TD.
His game stats were fine. Plays need to be made or the game turns out differently.
It keeps getting worse for the Jaguars and Coach Urban Meyer with another 20-10 los to the Titans to fall to 2-11.
He is taking a lot of heat on social media for a poor post-game handshake with Coach Mike Vrabel who got his first coaching job with him at Ohio State. It was awkward.
Will he last the season? I can't believe he wants this to continue next year. There is a ton of money involved on both sides.
I think he would be a better fit and find more joy at the college level. The money might be an issue, but these guys always seem to make out in the end.
The Jacksonville Jaguars and fans are watching their season spin out of control. At 2-10, they are playing out the schedule and hoping to avoid injuries.
The season has been a disaster for first year coach Urban Meyer. He came to the team with a great deal of hype and will probably be the first coach to get fired.
Some coaches do better in college than the NFL. Meyer is one of them. He tried the NFL, but it didn't work out.
There is always too much hype about college quarterbacks. The best go in the first round, but are they overrated?
Mac Jones was the fifth one picked when the Pats took him with the 15th overall selection. Things fell into place when they landed him.
He has the best statistics of any rookie with 270 completions for 2,869 yards and 16 TD's.
Every situation is different for each first-year player. Time will tell the story of their career.
Every team can look back and see players they should have signed or drafted. They made the best decision possible based on what they knew. Sometimes it came down to the dollar amount.
The Jets did that with kicker Nick Folk who spent seven productive seasons with them before they released him in early 2017 rather than resign him as a free agent.
Folk is at the top of his game with the Pats where he has spent the last three seasons. Meanwhile, the Jets just signed their ninth kicker since they time Folk walk.
Kicking continues to be a problem for the Jets.
College football will have 44 bowl games this season. If a team has a 6-6 record, they are almost guaranteed a spot somewhere.
Boston College 6-6 (2-6 ACC) will face East Carolina 7-5 (3-3 AAC) in the Military Bowl on December 27th in Annapolis, MD.
ESPN will broadcast most of the games. They make money for them overall. Why stop now?
The Pats beat the Bills last night 14-10 to stay at the top of the AFC with a bye week ahead of them.
Some people on Facebook were less than happy with the play calling of Josh McDaniels. They questioned the relentless running of the ball and Mac Jones only throwing three passes.
They kept commenting as the Pats ran the ball 46 times for 222 yards, but their negativity stopped when they saw the final score.
The Steelers are struggling with a record of 5-5-1 going into their game today against the Ravens.
We are now hearing rumors about this being the end of Ben Roethlisberger's time in Pittsburgh. He will be a free agent, but it sounds like it will be a mutual parting.
Will Ben retire or look for another team that wants a quarterback who will be 40 during the 2022 season?
His ticket to the Hall of Fame has been punched, but does he really want to damage his legacy for trying to play another season? He has made a fortune in the NFL, but many players can't walk away from the game when it's their time.
Pats QB Mac Jones is showing his great potential. His shirt is the top selling NFL quarterback jersey in the UK according to the league.
He has taken steps to trademark his name in the form of MJ10. He has a chance to make a lot of money in the next few years.
There isn't always loyalty in college football. Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly accepted a ten-year deal with LSU in spite of his team being 11-1, ranked 6th nationally and looking at a possible playoff spot.
The biggest losers are always the coaching assistants. They don't always have the option of going to a new team.
Most of the Notre Dame assistants are staying in South Bend. New coaches don't usually get to select all of their staff. Contractual obligations prevent movement at times.
A coaching career offers little long-term job security.
Spring football has never really made it. Various leagues have tried and failed. Basic expenses have made it unprofitable.
The USFL plans to play again in 2022. Before they have any games, they need to resolve some of their lawsuits from unpaid bills, especially for hotels and stadium rental.
If they can't resolve this issue timely, they will never be able to play after 2022. There is only so much money that investors are willing to lose.
Notre Dame Coach Brian Kelly shocked the football world when he announced that he would be leaving to accept a 10 year/$100 million contract to coach at LSU. There is great speculation on why he would leave after so many successful years.
He has never won a National Championship and probably feels that LSU gives him the best opportunity. The money offered must have been hard to turn down.
