Episodes
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Ambidextrous
After the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced it’s 2026 class, former San Francisco 49er running back Roger Craig finally got in as a senior member. Known for his wide eyed high-stepping running style, Craig became the first running back in NFL history to have over 1000 yards rushing and…
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Journeyman
There once was a quarterback on his fifth team that got his squad to the Super Bowl just like Sam Darnold. By the end of his career, he played 21 seasons, mostly as a backup. Ultimately he played a huge role in winning two championships. This is the story of Earl Morrall.
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Backup Plan
After the Bo Nix mystery broken ankle in the divisional round, Broncos head coach Sean Peyton knew he’d have to win a Super Bowl going forward with his backup Jarrett Stidham. (Unfortunately, it didn’t work out.) Former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback and Super Bowl MVP Nick Foles offered a not…
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Tecmo Bowl!
The playoffs brings about a certain nostalgia for me because of the love of my favorite video game all time. Today, we revisit the first NFL video game that featured every player and every team. A 17 week regular season, stats, playoffs…Before Madden, there was Tecmo Super Bowl!
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“Back to school again, and again.”
In our final show on coaches that went back to school at some point in their careers, I found interesting connections between the states of Florida and Alabama. Some of which produced some of the greatest coaches and coordinators in the history of football.
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Back to school again?
We continue to talk about coaches that have gone between the NFL and college football. There are more examples of how a coaches’ collegiate success never carries over to the pro game, some assistants are just assistants, and how the return to college football has very different results…even if…
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Back to school
Watching Bill Belichick struggle at the University of Carolina made me think about other coaches that left the NFL for the college ranks, or vice versa. We examine these coaches’ success or failures.
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Leaving Dallas
The Cleveland Rams were the FIRST major professional team to leave a city after winning a championship a YEAR later, the Dallas Texans were the second. You know them as the Kansas City Chiefs. Here’s why.
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Go West! Part II
Question. Who messed up last week thinking that the Cleveland Rams were the only professional franchise to move after winning a championship? This guy! Yes the Cleveland Rams were first, but the Dallas Texans also did it in 1962 before they became the Kansas City Chiefs the next year. One thing...
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Go West! Part I
Question. Who is the only professional sports franchise to leave a city after winning a championship? Give up? The Cleveland Rams. Yes, the CLEVELAND. Rams.
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Full Speed: Remembering Sean Taylor
Many know about the greatness of Sean Taylor between the University of Miami and the four years with the Washington Commanders (then Redskins). Before his is untimely death at the age of 24, we tell you how he got there.
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Rest Easley
November 14 of this year the NFL world lost Pro Football Hall of Fame safety Kenny Easley. His career was short, but he proved it’s not how long you play but what you do when you play.
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50 years and two shoe salesmen
It is been 50 years for the Seahawks and the "12s“! A franchise that has seen more success than failure, three Super Bowl appearances, and a Lombardi trophy. And to think, it all started with a couple of shoe salesman.
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50-Year-Old, Pewter Pirates! (RE-DO!)
I have learned by doing this show that the origins of an NFL franchise isn’t so cut and dry. You buy the team you own the team right? 50 years ago, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers became the NFL’s 27th franchise, and the man that ended up owning them? Let’s just say the league made it difficult, and it...
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Artistic Monk
Every Hall of Famer has a different story, a different path that helped them reach Canton. One of the greatest wide receivers in the history of the league played behind someone who was clearly better than him during the early years, and at one point couldn’t even catch a cold! Not every career…
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Hello again!
Facing your old team in professional sports happens a lot, especially with players changing teams like they change draws! (In college too!) How did they leave? Money? Age? Injury? Whatever the case, whether it’s revenge or just another game, sometimes it’s sweet, while others? Let’s just say not...
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"So you’re saying there’s a chance..."
All of a sudden, (and for good reason) the Kansas City Chiefs are the favorite to win the Super Bowl after beginning the season 0–2. They are now 4–3. Not the most impressive record in the world, but it made me think of other teams left for dead that reached the Super Bowl. And, win, or lose…
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O-H-I-O Receiver U
Ohio State has a fine history of NFL alumni at every position. Right now, there are five really good wideouts that were all there at the same time four years ago, continuing a long lineage including some of the best in league history.
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Rundown!
This week had to be shortened and we deliver our week five rundown! After watching more come from behind victories, some teams lose in some of the most comical ways and some players will never learn to hold onto the football.
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Short term solution?
The Cincinnati Bengals have a quarterback problem, and one sportscasters idea could be at least a short term solution. We look back at other quarterback situations in pro football history, whether it ended in a trophy or not.
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Trivia Time!
After the week three rundown, we’re going to do a little something different. It’s trivia time!
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Forced retirement?
There are some athletes who are defined by their sport, and then there are those who are not. There are also those who were forced to retire, and there are those who had other plans. For some, their plan was to get out before it was too late.
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Overdue
Sterling Sharpe’s induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame was long overdue, and I’m glad he finally got in! You must know that these kind of accolades were not why he played, and he could care less, but the road getting there as well as how his career ended made so much sense.
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20 Years Later: Hurricane Katrina and the New Orleans Saints
Hard to believe it’s been 20 years since hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast, both impacting and taking lives along the way, especially in the city of New Orleans. Five years later, the New Orleans Saints hoisted the Lombardi trophy, the city’s first ever championship in professional…
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Free Fall
In light of the Shedeur Sanders draft saga I give you my thoughts, plus, other quarterback free falls that went well and not so well...
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The Trade
The NFL‘s popularity is not due just to the season itself, but it’s off-season. Our near year round attention to the NFL combine, the draft, and off-season moves is directly due to the foresight of a Hall of Fame coach, who’s trade of their best player turned them into a dynasty.
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“You took the wrong guy.”
Entering the NFL draft every team has needs and they do their best to try and fulfill them. Whether you are a dynasty or a team trying to have a winning season, in the words of ESPN 30 for 30 narrator and actor Tom Selleck, “There comes a time after every draft when names on a page become careers...
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Too small, slow, and skinny.
It’s almost time for the NFL draft once again, ladies and gentlemen, and we should all know by now we have no idea how selections and signings will pan out. In 1974, the Pittsburgh Steelers may had been on the rise, and Chuck Noll, his staff of coaches and scouts were no different from those of...
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The Forgotten Orangeman
I had never heard the name Wilmeth Sidat-Singh before this past weekend. His story is amazing but tragically short. The first black star athlete at Syracuse, he’s one of few to have their jersey retired. This is why…
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Burl Toler
You know how we tell our kids to 'go to school and get your degree', especially with athletes because you never know how long it’s gonna last. For some, it takes them on a path of greatness no one saw coming.
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“If you’re not first, you’re last!“
Part of the dark side of NFL history is the reason why it is full of firsts… And in this case, lasts! The NFL that we watch and enjoy today would be unrecognizable if certain mindsets had not changed and certain people had their way.
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Moon
Of all the African-American pioneers to play quarterback in NFL history, one persevered on all levels to become one of the greatest of all time. Warren Moon.
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Rematch Bonus, Fly Eagles Fly!
As we congratulate the Super Bowl LIX champion Philadelphia Eagles, we take a look back at the franchises’ past championships and Super Bowl appearances in a long form rundown to close the 2024 NFL season.
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Rematch! Part II
As we continue revisiting past Super Bowl rematches, David slays Goliath twice, the coach that just can’t get over the hump, and the franchise that saw the beginning and end of the greatest Dynasty in NFL history.
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Rematch Part I
The ninth rematch in Super Bowl history will take place on next Sunday as the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles meet for the second time in three years. Today is part one of two as we review some of the stories in and around the previous eight games.
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Five Guys
The conference championship games are now set, and Jayden Daniels has the Washington Commanders in the NFC title game for the first time in more than 30 years. In my search for my next show, I ran up on the fact that Daniels is only the sixth rookie to accomplish this. The five guys before him...
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2K
It was nice of Saquon Barkley to sit during the final week of the regular season, a little over 100 yards away from Eric Dickerson’s all time single season of record of 2105 yards. Still, Barkley became the ninth running back in NFL history to eclipse the 2000 yard mark.
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Triple Crown
Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase made history this season by becoming only the fifth wide receiver since the 1970 merger to win the triple crown in the Super Bowl era. Key phrase being, Super Bowl era… There have been others.
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Dual Threat
On Christmas day, Lamar Jackson broke Michael Vick’s all-time rushing yardage record of 6,109 against the Houston Texans. We take a look at the history of the dual threat quarterback in pro football.
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Playoff Origins
We’re down to the last three weeks of the season with teams fighting for playoff positioning, or, just to get in the door. There was a time when there were no playoffs and a champion was simply crowned. What happened? Well, it all started with Curly Lambeau…
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”Both.”
Travis Hunter of Colorado became the 89th recipient of the Heisman Trophy this past Saturday. Hunter has made it known he wants to play both sides of the ball in the NFL, and tonight, we look at the NFL’s history of players who played multiple positions, and a little bit more. Some of which I had...
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“A long time ago in a Motor City far, far away….”
The 2024 Detroit Lions are the best team in the NFC with a 12–1 record if not the best team in football. We take a look back to the last time the Motor City was championship worthy in a remastered version of an earlier show, revisiting the Lions of the 1950s and the supposed curse of Bobby Layne.
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Family Trees Part IV
We close our series with two of the greatest head coaches of all time. One, a pioneer of the league while the other was the ultimate innovator. Their roots lead to multiple championships, 15 current head coaches, and seven Hall of Famer’s…with one on the way. Part four of Family Trees!
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Family Trees Part III
The old AFL played a very vital role in shaping the way the game is played today, and we have two franchises to thank for that…the LA Chargers and the Oakland Raiders. Also, how one coaches’ old habits actually opened the door for the Pittsburgh Steelers Dynasty of the 70s. Part three of Family...
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Family Trees Part II
Apparently, the NFC East is responsible for a number of our current NFL head coaches. And that coaching tree, which traces all the way back to 1926, is directly responsible for ending the AFC’s 13 year Super Bowl drought. Part two of Family Trees!
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Family Trees Part I
With all the movement in the coaching realm today, it’s not hard to see where most head coaches come from. Know this, head coaches and assistants got their start somewhere, and sometimes it traces all the way back to NFL legends. Take a four-part journey with me to find out how the coaches of…
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“To fire or not to fire…?” Part Deaux
Coaches get fired early and some right on time. I’ve always asked myself if Hall of Fame head coaches were coaching today, how fast would they been fired because of early failures and impatience of ownership? The stories of those who were fired early, and the benefits of those who stayed. Part...
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“To fire or not to fire?” Part One
In the aftermath of what happened with former Jets head coach Robert Salah, I know there are some coaches that get fired too early and some right on time. I’ve always asked myself if Hall of Fame head coaches were coaching today, how fast would they been fired because of early failures and...
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“There’s nothing new under the sun.”
Future Hall of Fame QB Patrick Mahomes is having the worst statistical season of his career, yet his team is undefeated. If the Kansas City Chiefs win the Super Bowl, he wouldn’t be the first quarterback to play this bad and still win. It has happened before.
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I’d rather die watching pro football…“ Part II
Instead of wealth and politics, Bert Bell’s choice of a football life lead him to being an owner, the second commissioner in NFL history, then induction into the pro football Hall of Fame. The proof would be his poetic end.