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I grew up in a family of Dallas Cowboys fans and I’m not saying that proudly. I remember Sundays growing up filled with family gathered up around the BBQ as we watched the Cowboys game. It was our way of bonding,…
As I said the other day, Carson Wentz starting from day one has been the right move since the day they traded up to draft him.
After the Eagles had finished their pre-season it was time to get ready for another opening day with Sam Bradford at quarterback. To be quite honest with you, I had no excitement for the Eagles. As a Philadelphia…
Howie Roseman took little time in letting the rest of the world know how he felt about Chip Kelly.
Tennessee Titans Laremy Tunsil OT Ole Miss Cleveland Browns Paxton Lynch QB Memphis San Diego Chargers A’Shawn Robinson DL Alabama Dallas Cowboys Jalen Ramsey DB Florida State Jacksonville Jaguars Joey Bosa DE Ohio…
Any way you slice it, quarterback is the most important position on the football field. It’s been since the 2000 Ravens that a team won the Super Bowl without an elite quarterback at the helm of the offense. With…
Hip-Hop, dancing, and “arrogance” isn’t what comes to mind when you think of NFL quarterbacks. We have been brainwashed to think that there is a certain kind of guy that has to be the face of a professional football…
At the start of the 2024 regular season I was extremely low on the Carolina Panthers, although I think I had enough reasons to be.
Hey there! A few days ago I thought it’d be a good idea to give 50 predictions for Super Bowl 50.
I’m told the NFL Pro Bowl will be played next week. It’s supposed to give us our “football fix” for the open weekend between the Conference Championships and the Super Bowl. My only memory of watching the NFL’s…
I don’t know what shocked me more last week in the Green Bay-Arizona game, the two unbelievably clutch throws made by Aaron Rodgers to Jeff Janis , the coin toss that didn’t flip, or Larry Fitzgerald ‘s big time run…
Following their 27-20 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs, the New England Patriots directed all of their focus, as always, to their next opponent. The Patriots gave a top performance against the Chiefs, who let’s…
I sat and watched along with the rest of America on Saturday afternoon as the Houston Texans got smacked up and down the field by the Kansas City Chiefs. It was hard to watch a team that I had so much hope for going…
Hey there! So usually I’ll start off these kind of things with something like, “After a long season of football, we’ve finally made it to the playoffs!!” You know, something nerdy like that. However, this article’s…
As December begins to make the leap towards January, and a new a year, many people like to think back to some of the big, and key moments they had this year, and reflect on some of the biggest things that happened…
Last month I announced my retirement from IT and now once again, I can proudly say I have another thing in common with Adam Carriker (besides our huge biceps and both having 5 kids).
With 13 weeks of Football closed and in the books, I think now would be a good time to head towards the finish line of our 2024 Fantasy Football MVP race. For those reading who don’t play fantasy football, or don’t…
History’s shown us to never point and laugh at a struggling New England Patriots team and to NEVER make remarks like “they’re done, they’re in trouble, the season’s over, end of an era.” When we say those kind of…
On the morning of Thanksgiving 2014 I was filled with an incredible level of optimism. I was on my way to my Aunt’s house for dinner and was ready to watch the trio of football games. However, this year was…
8-0 can’t buy you a whole lot, but it sure can buy you an article on Real Ball Insiders!
After taking a week off, as time was very limited last week, I’m glad to be back again for another version of “Week RECAP, What’s ahead”. After a week of rest, and preparation, I’m ready to get back into full gear.…
Alright, I think it’s time to switch things up a little bit. What I mean by that is that the NFL articles I write every week are lengthy articles, but they don’t really cover every angle in the NFL, and they don’t…
Alright, show of hands, how many of you guys actually enjoy Fantasy Football? And when I say enjoy I mean you wake up on Sunday morning and are more excited about that then the actual football games? I know a couple…
It feels weird saying it, but we’re already four weeks into the 2024 NFL season. Which in other words means we’re 25% done with football.Crazy how fast time flies, isn’t it? Throughout four weeks we’ve seen many…
I’m not usually one that likes to honk his horn, pound his chest, or brag a ton, but I’ll admit it, picking EVERY game correctly this past week feels pretty good after the terrible job I did last week. Last week I…
Let’s face it, a loss would have ended the season. Teams that begin the season 0-3 have made the playoffs 1 percent of the time. Looking at this game from afar, it looks like the Eagles had a nice game. They went…
I am a Washington Redskins fan, meaning I can’t wait for the NBA season to tip off. A lot has been written the past few years about the team changing its name. My take…I don’t care either way. If changing the name…
Hahahaha, I think it’s safe to say I pretty much nailed week 2! Yep, great week of predictions from me! Oy vey … you know you had a bad week of predictions when your first line is in full sarcasm. Anyways, as most of…
It doesn’t matter what word you used, Chip Kelly tricked us. He tricked us int thinking that Andrew Gardner and Allen Barbre could replace pro bowlers in Evan Mathis and Todd Herremans . He tricked us into thinking…
If there is such thing as a must-win week 2, this would be it for Philadelphia. The Eagles come into this NFC East tilt after a heart-wrenching loss to the Atlanta Falcons. The secondary looked, well, like the…
Well, week 1 of the 2024 NFL season’s in the books, and I think it happened exactly the way we all thought it would. Brady throws 4 TDs, leads Pats to 28-21 win over Steelers, Marcus Mariota has 4 Tds as well … in…
After watching the Eagles offense this pre-season, I would have laughed if you told me they would have only had 3 points at the half. However, that was the reality for the Eagles, as they were down 17 at the half for…
Miami Dolphins (0-0) at Washington Redskins (0-0)
Indianapolis Colts (0-0) at Buffalo Bills (0-0) Sunday, September 13th 1 PM ET, CBS
Cleveland Browns (0-0) at New York Jets (0-0) Sunday, September 13th 1 PM ET, CBS
Think about the most exciting times in your life, go ahead and take a minute to let that rattle around in your head. Times up, if the beginning of every NFL season isn’t on that list then I got news for you, I don’t…
Kansas City Chiefs at Houston Texans Sunday, September 13th 1 PM ET, CBS
Green Bay Packers (0-0) at Chicago Bears (0-0) Sunday, September 13th 1 PM ET, FOX
For about nine months now, New England Patriots quarterback, and future NFL Hall of Famer, Tom Brady , has been facing deep turmoil, and tons of controversy over … well, defeating footballs in the AFC Championship…
Sam Bradford could not have played any better in the “dress rehearsal” game against the Green Bay Packers. He was making quick decisions, accurate throws, had great poise, and the accuracy and arm strength that…
Everyone. It’s the right answer but makes for a very short debut article by yours truly, so I will elucidate on my answer. Conspiracy theories flew after the news broke on Friday that RGIII was in fact NOT cleared to…
Every year in both the NFL and NBA I like to come up with pre-season predictions. It started with some of my friends and I predicting who would win the major awards, make the playoffs, and win the championship. We…
I spent part of last week at the Texans’ training camp, and learned a few things while I was there. One, Houston traffic has got to be the worst thing ever. Two, the Houston Texans defense is good, insanely good.…
The Jets took a serious blow today at training camp, literally and figuratively. Starting quarterback Geno Smith suffered a broken jaw today in an off-field incident. While in the locker room, linebacker Ikemefuna…