Alex Smith is not a bad quarterback. He does not "Dink", nor does he "Dunk". I understand the numbers and I get the fact that he hasn't been "The Guy", but Alex Smith is a starting NFL caliber quarterback, and you don't see those traded. You don't win without a franchise quarterback in this NFLContinue reading "The Alex Smith shot heard round the world"
Way Too Early Predictions for the 2018/2019 Fantasy Football Season
The NFL regular season is a week away from being over and that means two things; It’s time for the post season, and it’s time to start preparing for next years NFL Fantasy Draft. It’s never too early to start preparing, even if you will probably care a ton now, then won’t think about itContinue reading "Way Too Early Predictions for the 2018/2019 Fantasy Football Season"
The Match that Changed Wrestling Forever
In 1994 the WWE had no national competition until Bash at the Beach, when Hulk Hogan dropped a leg on Ric Flair and became the WCW Champion, launching the Monday Night Wars. The reason this match was so important in wrestling history is because just two years before that, at Wrestlemania 8, fans all over the worldContinue reading "The Match that Changed Wrestling Forever"
The Pirate Princess and the Curse of Japan
2017 saw the birth of NXT’s newest Japanese star, Kairi Sane. The former World Wonder Ring standout made her American debut in the WWE’s inaugural Mae Young Classic. Her presence in the tournament was felt immediately as the indie darling won over fans and critics alike winning the Mae Young Classic and securing a spotContinue reading "The Pirate Princess and the Curse of Japan"
Baseball Suggestions that Need to Happen
So if you listened to any of the Two Beers Deep podcast, you might have caught a segment that Greg and I are going to be reviving in a video format for 2018, and this is a segment that I wasn’t sure how to create. The idea came from my insane madness with the rulesContinue reading "Baseball Suggestions that Need to Happen"
The Only Reason to Watch the NHL
Let’s start off by saying I am pretty confident in saying that if there was an over under for NHL players I could name, the line would be 15. My idea of hockey is that of the standard sports fan, bullshit through the season until playoffs, realize we have some new additions that are funnyContinue reading "The Only Reason to Watch the NHL"
Johnny Football’s Back
There is a silver lining to the Johnny Manziel era. The Canadian football League approved former Heisman winner Johnny “Football” “Money” Manziel to sign a contract for the 2018 season with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The announcement doesn’t actually mean Manziel will play in 2018, but it does allow the former Agger to play in theContinue reading "Johnny Football’s Back"
NBA Top Ten All Time – Retired (Sorry Lebron)
NBA All Time top 10 - Retired Players Only I get it. By making this a list of retired players only, I’m shutting out names like Dirk Nowitzki, Chris Paul, Kevin Durant and or course LeBron James. I’m doing this for two reasons. One, a player shouldn’t be in the conversation till his career isContinue reading "NBA Top Ten All Time – Retired (Sorry Lebron)"
NFL Playoff Picture 12/27
Only one week remains in the NFL regular season, and that means we the fans get to sit down and pretend to care that the Buffalo Bills and the Miami Dolphins are playing each other. The last week of the season has some teams preparing for the playoffs, while others scramble to attempt to keepContinue reading "NFL Playoff Picture 12/27"
Eff James Harrison (and eff us for caring)
A Yinzspolsion occurred last week as former Steeler’s try hard James Harrison was cut from the team and instantly ran to the New England Patiorts. Don’t get me wrong, James Harrison is one of the hardest working humans God graced the planet with. He has been bounced in and out of various practice squads untilContinue reading "Eff James Harrison (and eff us for caring)"
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