Sorry to disappoint you but I’m telling the truth. That said, it’s slightly unnerving how closely you approximated my non-football pursuits. I’m curious as to what tipped you to “financial reporter or contract lawyer”? Were you an industrious sleuth, I’d say you’re dangerously close to uncovering my identity (please…

Yeah, my fear with that idea is that the dues paying, active journeymen would have far less negotiating leverage than the “stars” union. For every guy on an NFL roster that you haven’t heard of, there are 10 guys on the street that are, for all intents, just as good. Like a lot of industries, positions are earned in a…

That’s a fair characterization of my experiences as well. Three seasons. Cut six times. four surgeries. Football is a brutal business.

NFL player here. You are spot on about the impotence of the union. Dom touched on it briefly at the end of his article, but the real crux of the union is the wealth disparity between “stars” and the journeymen. Because of this growing disparity, neither class of player has an incentive to strike. The stars want to…

NFL player here. Intelligence within the locker room is distributed approximately normal IMO. The complexity of schemes varies from team to team. Some are rather rudimentary (as I know Tampa’s to be) while others are incredibly complex (see New England). The fact that seemingly “dumb” people can achieve an…

Dom, I completely Agee with your analysis.

“Because he’s young” doesn’t make it any less of a dick move

No Brendan, he’s clearly much more of a “bomb”-bomb kind of guy

Popovich Conner 2020

“Fahkin’ political prisonah!”

Really Deadspin? We couldn’t find a better man to write an Eddie Vedder puff piece?

Keep a template of this post on file. I have a feeling we’ll be needing it again.

If only you were correct... if only

George does NOT look happy