Summer for football fans can be just as entertaining as watching paint dry. The MLB season and the NBA and NHL playoffs are great in their own right, but we all know football is king. As the calendar turns over to July we can see the football season coming around the corner. The seemingly never-ending…
On a recent Locked On Patriots mailbag, LOP Host and ITP Lead Writer Mark Schofield answered a question about New England’s pick of Georgia running back Sony Michel in the first round. Pats fans have been divided by the pick, with some fans excited about what Michel can bring to the offense and others (such…
As the NFL season drags on, it often becomes a war of attrition. Quarterbacks who play favorites with their receiving targets might find those receivers injured by the time December rolls around. Julian Edelman of the New England Patriots, Odell Beckham, Jr. of the New York Giants, Greg Olsen of the Carolina Panthers all tallied…
Through 7 weeks of football, the Baltimore Ravens find themselves at 3-4 and have been inconsistent on the offensive side of the ball. After strong showings against the Raiders and Bears, the Ravens offense managed just 16 points and 208 total yards of offense against the Minnesota Vikings in Week 7. Despite the offensive roller…
The 2016 NFL season begins now, with 32 teams scheming to knock off the reigning champion Denver Broncos. The NFL Draft is just around the corner, but the first step in any offseason plan is to assess a team’s needs. Here we look at what the New Orleans Saints team needs are. These reports were compiled…
The 2016 NFL season begins now, with 32 teams scheming to knock off the reigning champion Denver Broncos. The NFL Draft is just around the corner, but the first step in any offseason plan is to assess a team’s needs. Here we look at what the Baltimore Ravens team needs are. These reports were compiled with…
Instead of a build up to Super Bowl XLIX, the media has, for over a week now, thrown the book at the New England Patriots over their alleged culpability in “Deflategate.” One such argument involved using the Patriots fumble rate as a data point to support the rabid dogs. Luckily, Inside the Pylon has better…
Every NFL season features at least one player who has worked to overcome long odds, going from unknown to star, in just a few short weeks. Dave Archibald looks at one of this year’s emerging fantasy stars, New Orleans Saints wide receiver Willie Snead, the pass-catching accountant. Twenty-seven wideouts have at least 500 receiving yards through nine…
The New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts have underperformed expectations this season and needed the win on Sunday. Locked in a 0-0 game midway through the 1st quarter, the Saints turned to the bane of the Indianapolis season in recent weeks – special teams. For the second week in a row, the Colts were undone…
Sports fans are raised to respect the greats of the previous generation. But every new generation eventually gets their Star Wars. David R. McCullough explains why Tom Brady is our New Hope. In 1983, I was told by so many people to “pay attention” to Carl Yastrzemski’s plod to the finish line. “Played his whole Hall…