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At Height of Super Bowl Glamour, We Ignore the Real Cost of the Game
February 5, 2016
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The news conference began with the scripted, woozy-eyed tone that's become the norm for Super Bowl week. Then, suddenly and seemingly inadvertently, Peyton Manning said something that ...Mike Freeman’s 10-Point Stance: The Super Bowl Edition
February 3, 2016
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — 1. Is Wilson-Newton the next Brady-Manning? Cam Newton will be one of the great positive presences in the NFL—on the field and off—for the next decade. Russell Wilson will ...Will Panthers’ Looseness Be Their Undoing?
February 2, 2016
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — It is possible the Carolina Panthers are the loosest team in Super Bowl history. At least recent history. Maybe the 1985 Chicago Bears were more relaxed. ...The Scammiest Pro Bowl in Scammy Pro Bowl History
January 29, 2016
The Pro Bowl has always been a stupendous scam. This year's Pro Bowl would win the Scam Olympics. The scamminess of this edition is so scamtastic, so amazingly and shamelessly scamarific, ...Mike Freeman’s 10-Point Stance: Cam Newton and the Evolution of Quarterbacking
January 27, 2016
1. How we arrived at Cam Newton The evolution probably began with Fran Tarkenton. He was fast and fairly accurate, one of the first true dual-threat quarterbacks, though without much size. It continued ...Mike Freeman’s 10-Point Stance: Greatness Isn’t Always About Who Won the Game
January 20, 2016
1. Time to throw out QBs' postseason win-loss records If there has ever been a time to take every quarterback's postseason win-loss records, put them on an island and obliterate them ...Manning-Brady Rivalry Reborn as Broncos Face 1st Real Test of Playoffs
January 18, 2016
DENVER—So, here we are again, another episode of Brady versus Manning. We don't need their first names. Or teams. Or a list of accomplishments. We know them all. By now, this ...Mike Freeman’s 10-Point Stance: The Worst Era to Be an NFL Coach
January 13, 2016
1. A two-year plan for NFL coaches There is no better metric for the lack of patience owners now have than the next paragraph you're about to read. Joe Philbin was fired ...NFL Owners Vote With Their Wallets, As Always, In Sending Rams Back to L.A.
January 13, 2016
First, let's not feel too sorry for the city of St. Louis. Yes, it's losing the Rams to Los Angeles, but remember that St. Louis originally pilfered the Rams from L.A. Stolen ...Disgraceful Bengals Loss in Ugly Playoff Could Cost Coach Marvin Lewis His Job
January 10, 2016
CINCINNATI — There are the Bungles. Then there is what the Bungles did against Pittsburgh on Saturday night. It was worse than the Bungles. It was pathetic, disgraceful and ugly. ...Archives
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