New Orleans Saints wide receiver Mike Thomas led the league in catches in both the 2018 and 2019 seasons. He was the NFL Offensive Player of the Year in 2019. He was ranked the fifth-best player on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2020. He was the measuring stick for pass-catchers.
The number of competent NFL head coaches has declined in recent years. No longer are these field generals considered leaders of men. Most are offensive and defensive coordinators masquerading as head coaches. And their won-loss records are all the evidence needed.
Zach Wilson will get his final chance to be the New York Jets starting quarterback Sunday against the New England Patriots. Why the Jets haven’t already traded for a competent quarterback is odder than an Alfred Hitchcock mystery.
Bill Belichick is arguably the greatest head coach in the history of the NFL. He has won 17 AFC East division titles and advanced to 13 AFC Championship Games. His six Super Bowl wins are unprecedented. But the future Hall of Famer has posted a 25-27 record heading into the third week of the 2023 season. It’s time for Belichick to ride into the sunset.
The NFL proclaims on its website that America’s most popular sports league “is committed to advancing progress in the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of sports-related injuries, and protecting players’ overall health, safety and wellbeing.” That’s nonsense!
All good things, and some bad stuff too, must come to an end. That’s what Trevor Lawrence & Co. will be counting on Sunday when the Kansas City Chiefs visit Jacksonville, riding a seven-game winning streak against the Jaguars.
Sometimes, it’s better to be lucky than smart! It’s no secret that the Dallas Cowboys planned to draft a cornerback with the 10th pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. But when Jaycee Horn and Patrick Surtain were taken with the eighth and ninth selections, the Cowboys traded their pick to the Philadelphia Eagles for the 12th and 84th picks.
Deshaun Watson returned to the NFL last winter after 700 days away from the league. And it showed. Watson was a shell of the player who earned three Pro Bowl nods in four seasons with the Houston Texans. He wasn’t just bad. The 28-year-old was statistically the worst quarterback in the league.
The baton has been passed in the pass-happy National Football League. A new generation of NFL quarterbacks has arrived. And, unlike in previous decades when dropback passers were the prototype, field generals oozing with athleticism are the new norm.
Are you ready for some football? The long road to Super Bowl LVIII begins in earnest on Monday Night Football when the Buffalo Bills and the New York Jets clash in the season opener at MetLife Stadium.
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