Emmitt on the Brink. The premise: Coming off a Super Bowl victory, the Patriots open the 2013 season with a blowout win. Unfortunately, they get into trouble for Spygate II. As punishment, Roger Goodell orders the Patriots to fire Bill Belichick and replace him with Emmitt Smith. Three years later, the Patriots beat the Bears…

Eagles 34, Packers 27 If the NFLPA wants to provide evidence for why Thursday night games are so perilous, this is might be the only tape they need. While this contest between the Eagles and Packers was a thrilling affair with tons of exciting plays, it was a blood bath as well, with several key…

  Football programs play a key impact in molding college campuses.  They influence pupils in unanticipated ways beyond the thrill of game days and school passion. One significant area where football programs leave their effect is on the academic choices of pupils.  In this article, we will look at how football programs influence the academic…

Our “Why the Slide” series parallels and grew out our “Why Undrafted” series. The latter was created a number of years ago in response to your questions about why certain well-known prospects went unselected in NFL drafts. For both series, I reach out to sources with NFL teams to find out why their organizations passed…