Last night's 13 New England win over the Jets was a godsend for fans of frustrated and furious Tom Brady reaction images. Fans of football? Not so much.
"I think I have to do a better job with my body language," a stone-faced Brady conceded after the game. "I definitely can improve that. I wouldn't say it's a real strong point of mine right now."
Blame it on the rain. Blame it on the rookie receivers. Blame it on the fact that there has seemingly never, ever been a good Thursday game, and there never will be because football players are creatures of habit and don't do well with their between-games routine slashed by three days, but there's no sense complaining because Thursday games are here to stay since they get ratings and singl…
data-mm-id=”_2h4aqbckm”>The NFL instituted its pass interference replay policy after the debacle that was the 2018 NFC Championship Game. It appears it will be gone after only one season, as NFL Network's Judy Battista reports there's very little chance PI replay will return for the 2020 season. Competition Committee continues to discuss rules ahead of still-on-schedule meeting at end of May, when votes would take place. PI replay almost certainly will NOT be extended, according to one person familiar with conversations.— Judy Battista (@judybattista) April 6, 2020Remember: in end-of-season survey of teams, they were asked about making PI replay review permanent or extending for one more year and overwhelmingly teams were against either option.— Judy Battista (@judybattis…
data-mm-id=”_gzt0nx88f”>The Cleveland Browns and owner Jimmy Haslam are basically a fish out of water flopping on the deck of a square topsail schooner. They clearly have no idea what they're doing. Thursday morning news leaked that the Browns had interest in hiring former Ohio State coach Urban Meyer. Then Haslam took the mic at a mid-afternoon press conference and insisted that his team was focused on coaches with NFL experience. Meyer has no experience in the league. OK, false leaks happen all the time, maybe that was just a rumor that grew too big in proportion to its level of truth. Then, during that same press conference, Haslam revealed the team plans to hire a coach before finding a general manager. He also said chief strategy officer Paul DePodesta will stay in place and …
data-mm-id=”_hp3h4ppfu”>For golf fans and non-golf fans alike, the 2019 Masters was undoubtably the most captivating moment the sport had seen since Tiger Woods won the 2008 U.S. Open on a hobbled leg. That's meant in no disrespect to all the amazing moments we witnessed on the golf course in between those two unforgettable victories by Woods, because there have been plenty. It's just reality. None were as enrapturing. Even Phil Mickelson would have to admit it. With the Masters was postponed this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ESPN and CBS, broadcasters of the Masters, have a great opportunity to remind us all about that surreal week where Woods won his fifth green jacket. And I'm not talking about telecasting the final nine on Sunday or the entire broadcast from th…
data-mm-id=”_6h7b7xkdy”>The White House reached out to Barstool Sports and offered up President Donald Trump for a sit-down interview in the Rose Garden. Founder Dave Portnoy jumped at the opportunity. The administration happily promoted it on social media. The internal reaction at Barstool has been less joyful — at least from Dan "Big Cat" Katz who addressed the situation on his SIRIUS XM show today..@BarstoolBigCat weighs in on Dave's sit down with President Trump pic.twitter.com/SBkCjOYDKh— Barstool Radio (@BarstoolRadio) July 24, 2020Katz's 10-minute commentary is pretty thorough in laying the groundwork for why he took issue with both the editorial direction and execution. His primary complaint was less about Donald Trump and his politics, but that his pers…
data-mm-id=”_0xoem22c0″>Major League Baseball is well-known for its annoying blackout policy and they have no intention of doing anything differently in a pandemic-shortened season. Buster Olney reported that even though fans will not be allowed in the stands, MLB will still black out local games on streaming services. It is truly amazing how many opportunities the sport is willing to throw away during this unprecedented time.Per @Buster_ESPN on @sportsradio810 — even with no fans at games — Major League Baseball and it's streaming services will STILL black out games for your local teams. This sport just finds ways to alienate fans ….— Brad Porter (@bradkporter) July 9, 2020You would think that MLB would want to make the best of a bad situation. People are desperate for spor…
data-mm-id=”_olkxctd7p”>Jay Williams was on First Take today to discuss the NBA Draft. Apparently, he unfavorably compared Golden State Warriors pick James Wiseman to Andrew Bogut who was with the Warriors for their 2015 NBA Championship runs. Williams' referenced Bogut's perimeter shooting as a strength that really helped the Warriors. Stephen A. Smith rightfully lost his mind, eventually going so far as to say the last time Bogut made a jumper, Williams had hair.BOGUT?!?@stephenasmith's reaction to Jay Williams' Warriors take is incredible ?? pic.twitter.com/40XrhXyoF5— First Take (@FirstTake) November 19, 2020Williams doubled down and yikes, what a bad take. Bogut was an important part of that roster, but shooting had nothing to do with it. The year the Warrior…
data-mm-id=”_jz3s37v9i”>DJ LeMahieu is coming off another fantastic season and the New York Yankees have to be praying their second baseman returns next season. LeMahieu is almost certain to turn down the team's qualifying offer, and when he does he'll be one of the more sought-after free agents on the market. There's a real chance one of the Yankees' biggest rivals will scoop him up. LeMahieu had a phenomenal 2020 season, hitting .364 with 10 home runs, 27 RBI, a career-best OPS of 1.011 and his fWAR (2.5) ranked 15th in baseball. He won his second batting title and second Silver Slugger Award as well. LeMahieu has an $18.9 million qualifying offer on the table, but the 32-year-old MVP finalist is expected to reject it. That could set off a bidding war. The Toronto…
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data-mm-id=”_nznhvjn2u”>Sometimes networks like to try new stuff on sports broadcasts. And sometimes that stuff is great, like when Fox Sports put 4K cameras in the endzones specifically to capture post-touchdown joy in the highest definition possible. Other times it is not so great and simply does not work. It was the latter instance last night when TNT had a drone in TD Garden for the Boston Celtics-Philadelphia 76ers playoff game and used it to broadcast parts of the first half. In theory you can see why it was thought to be a good idea. Drones have been used to give overhead shots of arenas and crowds and watch parties on sports broadcasts for a few years now but, to my knowledge, have never been used to broadcast the actual game. It could give a mobile angle of what's going o…