We hear a lot of criticism about the four team College Football Playoff system. There are always teams left out much to the anger of fans and the media.
ESPN currently pays $470 million annually for the broadcast rights. If the playoffs expanded to 12 teams, the rights could be worth $1.9 billion annually according to experts.
That's enough money to get the decision makers thinking about a change.
Teams are trying so hard to keep players from getting injured during OTA's. Cam Newton is a prime example of what can happen on one play.
The stark reality is that so many teams often lose a rookie draft pick to injury before the end of training camp. Some of these players aggravate a previous situation, but freaky things happen every year.
The media was quick to jump all over Jaguars rookie QB Trevor Lawrence after he threw two pick-6's during practice.
As the number one overall pick this year, he will be under a microscope and face all sorts of criticism if the team doesn't do well.
It remains to be seen if they can get off to a good start. Trevor will have his challenges ahead of him.
After losing $4 billion in revenue last year, the NFL really wants to fill stadiums with fans who will spend all sorts of money.
There is a great incentive to have a safe and healthy season this time around.
The media is creating a quarterback competition between Jarrett Stidham and Mac Jones during the absence of Cam Newton. The media will draw their own conclusions and spin the story.
Nobody knows how long Cam will be out. Some might claim to know, but they really don't
It looks like Nick Saban can coach at Alabama as long as he wants to after signing an extension that will keep him there until February 2028.
He will be 77 by then which gives him eight more seasons to add to his legacy after wining seven National College Football Championships, including one at LSU.
His career record stands at 256-65-1, while being 165-23 with Alabama since 2007. He has a tremendous recruitment process in place which brings him the best players annually.
It's interesting to look at NFL teams and see who's showing up at their OTA's. Tom Brady has been leading a group of Bucs at the New York Yankees training complex.
Players who feel secure can afford to skip them. The bottom 20% of the roster might not see the end of training camp. They know they need to make some type of impression on the coaching staff.
When QB Cam Newton injured his throwing hand Friday, Jarrett Stidham and Mac Jones moved up to get more snaps with the first team. It gave Coach Belichick a reason to keep both of them around.
Cam might be out until training camp. It was described as a bruise he got after hitting a teammate's helmet while throwing a pass during one of the team's OTA's,
He will now be used as an example of why veteran players should skip OTA's.
Tom Brady told a great story of being at a wedding in 2015 with former Pats QB Cliff Kingsbury who was with the team in 2003.
Kingsbury went on to a successful college coaching career which lead to his present head coaching job with the Arizona Cardinals.
It's amazing to think how many have played with Brady.
The great thing about this time of year is that players write their own story with the way they handle being released or traded.
Everyone has a story that repeats through the years. It's part of the game and a personnel transaction.
Former Pats RB Rex Burkhead signed with the Texans today. I'm sure GM Nick Casserio played a major role with their mutual connection to Foxborough.
It's an opportunity for Burkhead to showcase his talent after coming back from a torn ACL suffered in Week 11 last season.
He still needs to make the team. His career is on the line when it comes to his physical well-being.
The sports talk and print media will be sad to see the resolution of the Julio Jones situation. Where will he end up?
Whoever trades for him will either pay his full $15.3 million salary for 2021 or negotiate a new deal.
I don't think the Pats are willing to take on a salary like that, but there are other ways to be creative on a one year deal.
Jones gets a lot of talk because he is so talented, but this is a new season and he wants a fresh start somewhere else.
