It is generally agreed that the quarterback position is the most important single position on a football team. They touch the ball on every offensive play; they are responsible for getting the ball to the receiver or handing off to the ball carrier to get the most yardage and score points. Quarterbacks are paid millions […]

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Obviously wide receiver Antonio Brown has to be one of the most talented players in all of professional football. Coming from Central Michigan after growing up in Miami, Brown was one of the best in the league amassing 10,000 yards, but then he started to complain in Pittsburgh. Prompted by the holdout of Steeler running […]

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The problem with not having a great deal of time to blog is that there is a backlog of things you want to write about. So, here are a number of thoughts before Labor Day: • Cubs fans are in a lather – the Cubs remain solidly in the hunt for the NL Central title […]

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Football at a sport is at an existential point in its history. Head injury under the cloud of CTE has frightened parents into keeping their sons off the playing field. All down the line, high schools down to Pop Warner teams are having serious problems fielding teams. In some high schools, there is no junior […]

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Everyone is finally admitting that the NFL Preseason is nearly meaningless. They’re not games that count, but the tickets are just as expensive as regular season ones; the starters play very little or not at all to keep them from injury. It appears that the practice of having 4 preseason games will be a hot […]

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I admit that I have a mischievous side. I think of things that I could do to mess with people, especially the rich and powerful. Most often, I control myself because it’s slightly embarrassing and I’m getting too old for such behavior. I was very close to pulling the trigger this week however. Long time […]

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For months, the relationship between the US Women’s Soccer team and the U.S. Soccer Federation has been contentious. The players have sued the Federation for equal pay, especially after the team won it’s second World Cup title in a row – a historic event. Fans chanted “equal pay” as the women were accepting their Cup […]

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