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-21 posts tagged "Tom Brady"
John Kalemkerian | Monday, September 13, 2021
Football is finally back, and with one constant comes another: the inevitable dominance of the GOAT, more commonly known as Tom Brady. As a Giants fan, I have no love lost for Brady. Yet for as long as I’ve been following football, and almost as long as I’ve been alive, an unathletic, unassuming sixth-round draft
Mannion McGinley | Wednesday, April 28, 2021
Earlier in April, the NFL announced a new rule that would allow for expanded numbers in the different positions. Most drastically, it opened single-digit numbers to running backs, wide receivers, tight ends, linebackers and defensive backs, rather than maintaining the single-digit option solely for quarterbacks, kickers and punters, as per usual. This decision was met
Mannion McGinley | Wednesday, March 17, 2021
So, the Patriots signed Cam Newton … again. Remember when that sentence was exciting? I believe my exact emotions were hesitation at first and then ultimately relief and excitement. And then the 2020 season happened. It was great to see Brady (who had been my team’s quarterback for my entire life — literally) win another
Mannion McGinley | Tuesday, February 9, 2021
Hello, it’s me again, your resident Tom Brady over-analyst and still-brokenhearted Pats fan. For the first time in my life, I was content with a Super Bowl champion from the NFC. And, while they wore Buccaneers jerseys last night, “Tommy and Gronky” (as they refer to themselves in their new short — seriously go look,
Mannion McGinley | Wednesday, October 21, 2020
This weekend, I got to see a true Gronk spike for the first time in a year and a half. I was so excited about it until I reminded myself, once again, that it occurred in Buccaneer Orange and not Patriots Navy. Setting those emotions aside, let me start again. This weekend for the Pats
Mannion McGinley | Tuesday, October 6, 2020
Dear Mr. Newton, Welcome to New England. You’re much closer to my home right now than I am, but let me just say thank you for being there. You’ve brought new life to the quarterback position at Gillette Stadium and I could not be more grateful, nor could Foxborough. While I should’ve known more, I
John Kalemkerian | Wednesday, September 16, 2020
This weekend was a football fan’s dream. After a solid Fighting Irish victory on Saturday, it seemed a near miracle that all 32 NFL teams were cleared to play in Week 1. The Chiefs-Texans Thursday night game (Andy Reid’s foggy face shield and all) was a good prelude to the full slate of games on
Jamison Cook, Andrew McGuinness, Elizabeth Gasiorowski and Sam Ouhaj | Wednesday, September 9, 2020
The NFL Season begins this Thursday with the Chiefs against the Texans. In a world that we have seen decimated by COVID-19, football and other sports leagues are seen as a glimpse of happiness in these unprecedented times. The return of sports also leads to the return of Fantasy Sports! Drafts are occurring across the
Jack Concannon | Tuesday, March 31, 2020
As the sports world remains at a standstill, we were given a slight reprieve by one of the most exciting NFL offseasons in recent history. There are a ton of major faces in new places on the offensive side of the ball, and this breakdown will give you an early primer for how those decisions
Mannion McGinley | Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Dear Tom Brady, What the heck, man? I’m hurt. Truly, I’m hurt. I know there are diehard fans, who know more of your stats or who can rattle off every great pass you’ve ever thrown or who can date every heartwrencher out of which you’ve pulled the entire fanbase. But Tom let me ask you