Book Review: The Players’ Coach: From Bradshaw to Manning, Brady and Beyond by Tom Moore with Rick Stroud

“Thanks be to God for Tom Moore” -Lynn Swann, Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl-winning, 4-time Super Bowl champion At this year’s fantasy football draft, an obligatory question emerged amongst me and my friends, just as it likely did at fantasy drafts Continue reading Book Review: The Players’ Coach: From Bradshaw to Manning, Brady and Beyond by Tom Moore with Rick Stroud

When You Absolutely, Positively Have to Go for Two: A Constantly Evolving Coaching Guide to the Two-Point Conversion

Decisions, decisions. Technology has become the bane of our existence.  Just wait for artificial intelligence to rear more of its ugly head.  There may no longer be a need for coaches.  Don’t put it past Jerry Jones to splurge on Continue reading When You Absolutely, Positively Have to Go for Two: A Constantly Evolving Coaching Guide to the Two-Point Conversion

In defense of Todd Bowles

“Attitude reflects leadership.” Wood Harris as Julius Campbell in Remember the Titans I have this friend who shall remain nameless. Let’s just say he’s in my fantasy football league, which narrows it down to only nine other people, half of Continue reading In defense of Todd Bowles

The overly reactionary, slightly opinionated, layman’s take on the Buccaneers season (and extremely short post-season) and where to go from here

And so, it is. The makeshift, occasionally exciting but mostly disappointing Tampa Bay Buccaneers season has come to an end.  A shell of the team that won a Super Bowl two seasons ago now has more questions to answer than Continue reading The overly reactionary, slightly opinionated, layman’s take on the Buccaneers season (and extremely short post-season) and where to go from here

Bucs search for answers, accountability

Accountability. It’s an attribute that’s hard to come by these days.  It’s an admirable trait, the ability to admit you’ve made a mistake, that you own up to what you’ve done and that nobody, but you, is responsible.  It’s a Continue reading Bucs search for answers, accountability

Bucs bamboozled, Chiefs code crack back

As an overly emotional football fan who also gambles on the sport, it’s hard not to be reactionary.  Tempering expectations is a skill few possess.  The rational we like to think bigger picture and look at the football season in Continue reading Bucs bamboozled, Chiefs code crack back

Shut the Funk Up, Vol. 3: The Antonio Brown-Sylvester Stewart Connection

We recently featured a new series here on SportsChump called Shut the Funk Up, within which we highlight those in professional sports we’d really like to tell to STFU and compare them to legends of music’s most underappreciated genre: the Continue reading Shut the Funk Up, Vol. 3: The Antonio Brown-Sylvester Stewart Connection

Sights, sounds and suggestions on the Orlando Magic

I experienced a moment of sheer nervousness scant minutes before the Magic game was about to start.  Having arrived ninety minutes before tip-off to catch a glimpse of the five, future Hall of Famers that would grace the floor that Continue reading Sights, sounds and suggestions on the Orlando Magic