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-Thomas Zwiller | Monday, May 10, 2021
There are not a whole lot of things that can overshadow the NFL draft. However, Aaron Rodgers sure did get close to doing just that. ESPN’s Adam Schefter recently reported that Rodgers is “so disgruntled with the Green Bay Packers that he has told some within the organization that he does not want to return
Thomas Zwiller | Wednesday, May 5, 2021
Though it may not feel like it, this weekend, we officially crossed into May, which means the NBA Regular Season is almost over. The season officially ends on May 16th, and as the season comes to an end, I’d like to revisit the NBA one last time and predict where every team is going to
Thomas Zwiller | Monday, April 26, 2021
Jacksonville Jaguars: Trevor Lawrence, QB Grade: A+ Slam dunk, easily the new face of your franchise. New York Jets: Zach Wilson, QB Grade: A+ I think this should be Fields, but NFL sources say otherwise. San Francisco 49ers: Justin Fields, QB Grade: A+ I think Mac Jones is a smokescreen. Getting Fields is a bargain
Thomas Zwiller | Monday, April 19, 2021
I don’t know about you, but I’m kind of tired of hearing who the 49ers are picking third. So I thought it could be fun to talk about changing the NFL Divisions. Here’s what I came up with: AFC North The AFC North gets to stay almost exactly as is. The Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati
Thomas Zwiller | Monday, April 12, 2021
Last Monday, the news that the Jets had sent Sam Darnold away in a trade wasn’t all that surprising to me. I had been predicting that Darnold would leave New York since the Jets landed the second-round pick. What I wasn’t expecting was Sam’s new destination: the Carolina Panthers. The Panthers sent away this year’s
Thomas Zwiller | Tuesday, April 6, 2021
On March 26, major news broke that changed the landscape of the upcoming NFL draft. The Miami Dolphins and San Francisco 49ers made a trade; the 49ers received the third pick in the draft, moving up from the 12th spot. The 49ers had to give up a lot to do so; they sent the Dolphins
Thomas Zwiller | Monday, March 29, 2021
When the Lakers player Anthony Davis went down against Denver Nuggets with an Achilles and calf injury, I wasn’t initially all that worried. I thought if the Lakers went just a bit over .500 for the next month, they would be fine. LeBron could power through it and keep them in position to stay in
Thomas Zwiller | Monday, March 22, 2021
This weekend, like many of you, I got to watch some great games, some high-flying offenses, strong defensive stands and a come-from-behind win that was truly exciting. Unlike most of you, I’m not talking about March Madness; I’m talking about Fan Controlled Football, the latest startup football league. The league just finished up its first-ever
Thomas Zwiller | Monday, March 15, 2021
With the NBA All-Star game come and gone, the first half of the season is in the books, and with the second half just underway, I think it’s time to make predictions about how the season will finish. The West The Favorites Utah Jazz: The Jazz were one of the biggest stories in the
Thomas Zwiller | Monday, March 1, 2021
My plan for this week had been to turn my attention to the NBA. The second half of the season was just released, and the All-Star Game signaled the season’s halfway point. I thought it could be fun to make picks for the postseason, but all that changed when Russell Wilson asked to leave Seattle.