Many of Kyle Shanahan’s assistants have been plucked from his 49ers coaching staff over the years, but perhaps no one who left was more valuable to the San Francisco offense than Mike McDaniel. Wherever Shanahan’s career took him, he was sure to bring McDaniel, who started his NFL coaching career in Denver in 2005 under … Read more
It’s déjà vu all over again in Green Bay. My regular readers know I spent a decade working for the Packers, and I vividly remember sitting in our draft room in 2005 as we made the first-round selection of quarterback Aaron Rodgers while we still had future Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre playing at … Read more
Deshaun Watson returns to the NFL this week, after serving an 11-game suspension and showing no contrition. Twenty-nine women have publicly shared accounts of sexual assault or harassment by Watson. The NFL responded by handing him a suspension, and the Browns responded by handing him their team. Cleveland traded three first-round picks for Watson. They … Read more
Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy questions a penalty from the sidelines during an NFL football game against the New York Giants earlier this season. Matt Patterson AP FRISCO Let’s just cut to the chase. No one can wait until the Christmas Eve showdown between the Dallas Cowboys and the Philadelphia Eagles at AT&T Stadium. … Read more
Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Em is the ultimate look at the best and worst matchups based on a PPR scoring system in fantasy football. This column will not cover the elite players in the NFL like Josh Allen, Austin Ekeler or Tyreek Hill. Instead, I’ll look at the players you have questions about who could exceed … Read more
Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Em is the ultimate look at the best and worst matchups based on a PPR scoring system in fantasy football. This column will not cover the elite players in the NFL like Josh Allen, Austin Ekeler or Tyreek Hill. Instead, I’ll look at the players you have questions about who could exceed … Read more
Odell Beckham Jr. will walk through the halls of the Quest Diagnostics Training Center inside 1925 Giants Drive in the next 24 hours or so. Tom Coughlin won’t be there to greet him, or to take him to dinner. Neither will Ben McAdoo. Neither will Pat Shurmur. Neither will Eli Manning. And please forgive Beckham … Read more
The Philadelphia Eagles have a tough opponent this Sunday in the Tennessee Titans, a team that earned the 1 seed in the AFC seed a year ago, and is almost certain to repeat as AFC South champs. Here are our five matchups to watch. As we noted in the Hierarchy this week, the Eagles are … Read more
1. Apologies up front for writing about something that took place five days ago, but even though I’ve been off since last Wednesday and I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to write about broadcaster-on-broadcaster crime. You may recall that last week, ESPN’s Booger McFarland generated some controversy with this take on Jets quarterback Zack Wilson: … Read more
It’s been a relief not to have to write about Deshaun Watson during the 11 weeks of his suspension. We didn’t see Watson every Sunday, and not to see him was not to think about him, at least not as much. Amazon’s Week 3 prime-time broadcast danced around the reasons why the Browns quarterback was … Read more
