What happened to the idiotic narrative? You know, the one that had the media industrial complex generating many written words and overheated talk-show segments about Patrick Mahomes. And how he would be competing in an AFC playoff road game for the first time in his...
The divisional playoff round is my favorite weekend of each NFL season. The postseason tournament is down to eight teams, the pressure is cranked up, and anything can happen. Can anyone stop No. 1 seeds Baltimore and San Francisco? Can the Detroit Lions win a second...
The first thing about the NFL divisional-round playoffs that jumps out at me are the quality of quarterbacks in each conference. AFC: Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes, Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson, Buffalo’s Josh Allen and Houston’s C.J. Stroud. Mahomes, 28, already has won...
How About Them Cowboys? Right on time, the overhyped Dallas Cowboys came through again embarrassing themselves by face-planting in another postseason game. The season was ruined. Another tombstone was ordered. This annual catastrophe never lets us down. The visiting...
With the cold weather blasting through this weekend, it’s a perfect time to light a fire, put on a sumptuous pot of vegetable beef soup, sip on a fine adult beverage of your choice, and watch the NFL wild-card games. That’s the game plan in our home. I’m making picks...
The Kansas City Chiefs have a few days to heal their afflicted offense before opening the postseason against Miami on Saturday night at Arrowhead Stadium. We shouldn’t rule out a high-scoring performance by the Kansas City offense in this one. Injuries have severely...
BERNIE BITS Hitting some fungoes while patiently waiting for the Cardinals to sign or otherwise acquire a couple of relievers to upgrade their bullpen … Five things jump out about the Blues since Drew Bannister took over as interim coach after the sacking of Craig...
BERNIE BITS! Interim coach Drew Bannister was behind the bench for two consecutive wins after taking over for the ousted Craig Berube. It was a nice restart for the Blues but nothing unusual. Teams often get an immediate bounce after changing coaches. Bannister...
NFL Week One: Heroes, Villains and a shocking fall for an NFL legend. 1. All of the hype. So much hope. And the season lasted four plays for NY Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who will miss the remainder of the season with a complete tear of his achilles tendon. I...
