Author: Matthew Brown

The NFL has relaxed the one helmet rule and the announcements of new helmets and throwback jerseys are pouring in. This year will see the debut of many new designs for teams. Some are throwbacks to historic teams while others are new modern color schemes. Whatever teams decide to go with, this is a good move by the NFL. Different jerseys and helmets are fun and sports should have an element of fun in them. The Green Bay Packers are one of the NFL’s most historic franchises and yet, their alternate uniforms fall far behind the rest. The Packers need…

The Detroit Lions have had a rough past 30 years. There have been the highs of record breaking receivers and winning seasons. There have also been the lows of playoff heartbreak and long losing streaks. Oh and the infamous 0-16 season. The Lions hit another reset button last year when they traded long time QB Matthew Stafford and went into full rebuild mode hoping this time would be different. While some people doubt, I think this time is different. So different that the Detroit Lions can be a playoff team this year. Offensive Weapons The Lions offense has a surprising…

The 2022 college football season is fast approaching. Media days are coming and teams will soon start preparing for kick off in early September. Michigan has had rocky summer recruiting to say the least but let’s leave that behind and look to some actual football! The Michigan Wolverines have a high bar to clear for this season. After reaching the College Football Playoff last year, many experts are not as high on them this year. Michigan lost a good chunk of their defense including star DE Aiden Hutchinson. While the overall rosters are a big part of looking at team…

For the longest time, the NFL had a one helmet rule. Born out of safety concerns, the NFL limited teams to just one helmet look. Alternate jerseys were permitted but it had to be with the same helmet, limiting some teams to what they could do. The Bucs creamsicle uniforms would not look great with their modern helmets. This ends in 2022. The NFL announced that they would let teams have alternative helmets as well. With the season coming up, let’s look at the top 5 alternate helmets that we will see in 2022. #5: Atlanta Falcons Red Helmet These…

In June, the Broncos were bought for $4.65 billion by the Walter-Penner family, the heirs of Walmart. During an ownership change, the new owners spend time getting their team together. NFL teams have a lot of facets to them and owners need highly skilled people to take on day-to-day operations. The Broncos have found one of those highly skilled people. Today, they announced that former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice would be added to the ownership group. Rice’s Credentials Condoleezza Rice is the daughter of a football coach and was on the inaugural College Football Playoff Committee. She was…

The Dallas Cowboys have high aspirations for their team. They have talent all over the roster and are the favorites to win their division. While some question some of their roster building, there is one big question that a lot of people. Is Mike McCarthy the right coach for this team? His first couple seasons in Dallas have been met with a lot of criticism of his play calling and his clock management. Pairing these struggles with a difficult schedule and improved division, I wrote a week ago about the risk of the Cowboys going first to worst in their…

Amari Rodgers was a promising pick for the Packers in the 2021 NFL Draft. Coming out of Clemson, a program that had produced many pro players in the past 5 years, the Packers were hopeful that Rodgers could meld into the offense and start a lot of Rodgers to Rodgers connections. However, this did not happen. Rodgers struggled mightily last year. With 2022 training camp right around the corner, Amari Rodgers could be fighting for a roster spot. Amari Rodgers in 2021 To say Amari Rodgers had an underwhelming 2021 is putting it mildly. For the whole season, Rodgers only…

It is no secret that the Packers have a lockdown corner in Jaire Alexander. What people didn’t expect was the Packers to find another. Eric Stokes was the Packers 2021 1st round pick and quickly became an important player in the defense. In terms of rookies, he often gets overlooked by the likes of Micah Parsons and Patrick Surtain. These players had amazing seasons but no one seems to be talking about how good of a season Stokes had. With his 2021 season, Stokes has the ability to become the other Packers lockdown corner. Stokes’ 2021 Season When Stokes was…

Rookies are often hard to predict in terms of fantasy football. A player chosen in the third round could do just as well if not better than a first round pick. In dynasty leagues, you want to choose for long term value so rookie picks are less risky as you are usually stashing them for later seasons. But what about one and done fantasy leagues? Rookies can often be a huge risk but can also pay off in huge ways. Have you talked to anyone who drafted Ja’Marr Chase last year? They were probably pretty happy they took the risk…

The 2023 NFL Hall of Fame semi-finalists have been announced! 54 players, coaches and contributors to the game have been nominated to be enshrined in Canton, Ohio. Among them are 2 Packers legends: Sterling Sharpe and Mike Holmgrem. Here are the Packers resumes and why they are being considered for the NFL Hall of Fame. Sterling Sharpe Sterling Sharpe is a player that often does not get the recognition he deserves so it is great to see him as a semi-finalist. Sharpe was the 7th overall pick in the 1988 NFL Draft by the Packers. After an amazing career at…