Recent content by Alpe d'Huez

I seem to recall Rodgers and McCarthy's relationship being quite strained when Mike departed. Maybe it's the other way around, get Rodgers to move on? McCarthy has to be a bridge HC. Someone to come in for a few seasons, keep the team competitive, build before his contract ends and they all move...

That's a good article, and why I pointed out earlier just not turning the ball over may help Sam "lead" the Seahawks to victory. They also twice fell behind the Rams early in both games this year, and it took their defense almost a full half in both games to get pressure on Stafford, which...

49er legend John Brodie has passed away, at the ripe old age of 90. I don't remember him playing, as much as hearing about him, how he was The Man™ in SF for many years. Then a revolving door of guys until Montana came along...

Bad weather can help neutralize a game. It's usually the wind more than the cold or snow. But as we saw with Chicago-LA, it didn't have that much of an impact. The real impact was Moore decided to give up on a passing route and allowing the Rams an interception to seal the game. In theory bad...

Truly sad. I looked it up and apparently some in his family didn't even know where he was, or he was living on the street. You'd think the NFL would take better care of aging players, but his pension could have been as low as $800 a month, and it's also possible with him being homeless and...

I'm not going to get on a soap box right now, but I've posted before about my disdain for gambling, especially online and sports gambling, and why. Well, this is juts another example: Paywall bypass link to full article here. If someone wants to start a conspiracy theory, or get people worked...

I think Stafford is going to win MVP, even though as I look at who accomplished the most with what they have, I'd vote for Maye. Assuming Stafford wins MVP, Maye will get the consolation of offensive player of the year. This brings up another point. I think the NFL needs its own version of...

I just think he's overpraised, and overpaid. The media just loves the guy. So much praised heaped on Herbert. All the talent he has, we hear about. Then they throw a bunch of stats up, none of which mean anything when he can't win big games. Then comes all the excuses. And maybe that's what bugs...

Penix is a question mark to take a leap next year because of his health. Another torn ACL to recover from. I'll also believe JJ's leap when I actually see it. I think next season Chicago, Jacksonville (and maybe Houston if someone can better coach CJ) should be quite good next year. Washington...

Don't crown me anything just yet. That headline is a little misleading. When you read headlines like "expected to..." or "predicted to..." there's plenty of clickbait reporter grasping going on. There is no insider information there, no one leaked anything to him from the Chargers about a...

Wouldn't it be great if the Rams won against Seattle, but Stafford were hurt (not seriously, just enough to miss the Super Bowl)? Plus, Denver beat New England? We could have two of Tom Brady's backup QBs going for the big game: Garoppolo vs. Stidham! The media would have a meltdown! Also...

Always hilarious the stories on altitude in Denver. Never once mentioned in the regular season, but you get to the playoffs and all of a sudden... Matt Ryan did take the Falcons to a Super Bowl after all, and won an MVP! McDaniel no dummy. Browns will be stuck with Jim Schwartz, no one else...

How many classes are we talking? Or do they mean all classes?! I believe Beck is a senior anyway. I have said in other forums it's only a matter of time before the scholastic requirements for student athletes is removed all together. Or at most a player will be required to be enrolled in...

Agree there. Media has always loved Northeast and SoCal teams. It's subtle, but the bias is there. I figured that out as a teenager. From the way this report sounds, you'd think Zach Charbonet was better than Saquon Barkley. I'm also hoping to see a Seattle-Denver Super Bowl. I'm sure the last...

Very happy for Eric, even though I'm not a Chiefs fan. Their offense did much better with him than they did with Nagy. I've written about him before, it's always been puzzling why he didn't get more HC interviews, or even solid OC interviews. I've heard he's stiff in interviews, and can be very...