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I drafted Jared Goff on my fantasy team this year. I got him in the later rounds, he was the third quarterback I drafted. He had a breakout statistical season last year, at least by his standards. After a promising Continue reading Jared Goff Finally Finds a Home
Here we are, the moment of truth. We have three contestants still alive in our playoff pick ‘em, but before we get to them… A lot of people have asked me who I like in the Super Bowl. In turn, Continue reading NFL Playoff Pick ‘Em Round Four: Super Bowl Edition
Do you know how difficult it is to trade one quarterback for another? The NFL is altogether different from other sports. In Major League Baseball, we see trades all the time. For major players too. All-star pitchers switch teams with Continue reading A tale of two Matts
I sent a bunch of friends the same, exact text on the Saturday evening that Joe Burrow made sure everyone in America knew his name. I was behind the bar and as a general rule, it’s bad policy to use Continue reading Burrowed
Upon a recent, giggly cellphone conversation about football and all things otherwise, Croshere and I broke into a discussion about the current state of the NFL and more specifically the contracts offered the league’s highest-profiled position. Croshere’s hypothesis, which we’re Continue reading Salary disparities and the NFL quarterback contract: Guess who’s missing from this year’s playoffs.
We’re going to start a new feature here at SportsChump where we celebrate the ugly by sticking the proverbial fork in it. And in this year’s NFL, there is plenty of ugly to go around. Even though it’s only Week Continue reading Stick a fork in ‘em Sunday
Last week, I suffered my first real fantasy football disaster of the season. Against my better instincts, I started the usually steady Eli Manning, who ended up with ten fantasy points, and benched the far more erratic Matthew Stafford, who Continue reading SportsChump’s NFL Picks Against the World – Week Seven
Oh how the mighty have fallen. If you opened a newspaper today and looked at the SEC East standings, you’d find an unusual site: Mark Richt’s Georgia Bulldogs at the very bottom. Under Kentucky. Under Vanderbilt. Under South Carolina against Continue reading Weekly Caption Contest pokes fun at Mark Richt and the 1-2 Georgia Bulldogs
Here’s part 2 of my NFL preview. To see part one click here. NFC East Gotta be the best division in football, right?
What have we learned in the first four weeks of this NFL season other than we’re damn glad football is finally back? We know there are a number of quality teams that are playing some really good football. Then Continue reading The good, the bad and the fugly: An NFL quarterly
