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Division by division rankings on who will finish Last-First in their respective divisions...I talk to myself for nearly an hour about the many questions of the NFL Season...Will the Chargers take the division from the Saints...Can the Vikings knock off the Bears at the top of the NFC North...Can the Colts overcome the loss of Luck...The answer to all of these questions is of course...No...But still turn this bullshit on and enjoy!
Let's Discuss the NBA/NHL Draft round-up for the local teams...The differences in the "Baaastin" "Lawnguyland" and "JER-Z" accents...Why do we say taking a shit?... FAMILY MATTERS...Hypergamy (Cash)Vs Hegemony(Dick)...Ways to realize you're old.
Let's discuss the 52 year drought of the Blues...Eh, the Victory up North, buddy...Unfortunate injuries...The dumb name of FootbALLIN!...People who wear suits with shitty sneakers...and a lot more stupid shit.
Brian "Weebok" Sebok is a Netcong native who walked across the United States of America. We discuss his long and arduous journey through 15 states, the Mojave desert in July, and much much more. Follow his fan page on Facebook "Weebok was Here." Please enjoy - “The Tale of Weebok.”
Giants' GM Dave Gettlemen continues to be aggressive, in order to fix a messy situation, by trading long time Giants DE Jason Pierre-Paul to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for a third, while swapping fourths...The trade significantly helps the long term cap situation of Big Blue and opens the door for realistic options to retain Odell Beckham Jr. and Landon Collins... A need at pass rusher is that much more vital now for the Giants and there is much more to discuss about the trade; Plus, the strange
Lifelong Browns fan, #SadMikeNuttle, joins Nick Falato to talk all things Cleveland Browns. The two discuss the Jarvis, Tyrod, and Randall acquisitions and what it means to the franchise, while going through the free agent additions and looking forward to the 2018 NFL Draft; What prospects fit and what direction are they going? A tearful farewell to the great Joe Thomas, Hue's future, and much more!
Nicholas Falato breaks down each teams free agent moves and how it'll impact the future of their organizations...Giants solidify LT with Solder...Bears land Robinson...Kirk "The Fully Guaranteed Man" for the Vikings...Rams/49ers continue to thrive, as the Titans keep adding ex-Patriots...The remaining free agents and much more! Plus, the random fact of the day.
The 2018 NFL Combine has concluded. I go through each position group and discuss
I attempt/struggle to live up to the legends of Mark Schofield and Jon Ledyard, but I shall persevere
Knicks suffer a devastating loss with Kristaps Porzingis tearing his left ACL...The ramifications for the rest of the team, trade deadline, coaches, and his long term health...Let's see what the young guys have...Josh McDaniels backs out of Colts Head Coaching job, sort of reminiscent of Belichick and the Jets...Unprofessional and the fact that it was the Colts may not be a coincidence...National Signing Day and what schools landed the top recruits.
Eagles defeat the New England Patriots 41 to 33 to earn their first Super Bowl title...So much offense and Precarious Pederson calls an excellent aggressive gameplan...The Malcolm Butler situation is bizarre to say the least...What is a catch again?...NFC East becomes first division where every team has a ring...Nicky Dynamite pulls his best Jeff Hostetler...New England's defense reverts back to its September ways...What is next for the Patriots?...NFL award ceremony and HOF inductees...
Washington trades promising young CB and a third round pick for Alex Smith, while extending his contract 4 year 94 million dollars...Pretty typical of Washington and Kirk will be looking for a new home...Historical breakdown of each SB teams coordinators vs each other...Belichick/McDaniels, Patricia vs. Pederson, Reich, Schwartz...Can the Eagles apply enough pressure to defeat Brady? Will Malcolm Jenkins hold off Gronk? How will the Patriots OL handle the stunts and pressure from the depth of the Eagles defensive front? Can the Eagles get their first Super Bowl? Let us see!!
Who “won/lost” the Senior Bowl Practices by position Winners: QB: Baker Mayfield (Oklahoma) North Team RB: Kalen Ballage (Arizona St) North Team WR: DaeSean Hamilton (Penn State) North Team TE: Jordan Atkins (UCF) South Team OT: Tyrell Crosby (Oregon) North Team OG: Will Hernandez (UTEP) North Team Isiah Wynn (Georgia) South Team OC: Bradley Bozeman (Alabama) South Team DT: Nathan Shepherd (Fort Hays St) North Team EDGE: Kemoko Turay (Rutgers) North Team LB: Dorian O’Daniel (Clemson) South Team CB: Michael Joseph (Dubuque) North Team (Up and Down, but had some solid plays for DIII Dude) S: Trayvon Henderson (Hawaii) North Team Losers: Tune in, damn I can't give everything away.
Pat Shurmur becomes the 18th Head Coach of the New York Giants...Excellent offensive mind and we will see how he matured from his prior stint with Cleveland...Giants hire former Cardinals Defensive Coordinator, James Bettcher...Intelligent, aggressive, 3-4 based defensive mind that has risen through the ranks, while being raved about by his former players...Excited to see what Bettcher brings to the Giants and how the personal may fluctuate with him calling the shots.
We go over the Senior Bowl invitees that are not attending Landry, Ejiofor, Hurst, Nnadi, and Evans headline the defense...Can these young players seize the moment and raise their stock? UTSA's Marcus Davenport is in for a huge week. Can Virgina's Micah Kiser be a three down linebacker in the NFL? How will UCF's Shaquem Griffen adjust his game? Can Rutger's Kemoko Turay showcase his talents and represent Jersey? Clemson's LB Dorian O'Daniel, WVU's S Kyzir White, and Wisconson OLB Garret Dooley will all be players to watch. So many small school corners; does that equal a big week for the WR or can some of them prove they belong at this level? Pulling for Dubuque's Michael Joseph (I mean D-III - I got to represent)
We are diving into all the offensive prospects of the 2018 Reese's Senior Bowl in Mobile Alabama...Late scratches and potential East West Shrine Game invites...Bake Mayfield and Josh Allen both on Denver's North team...Excited to see RBs Iowa's Akrum Wadley (JERSEY) and Southern Miss's Ito Smith (Potential #ShortGuyBrand)...Will James Washington shine? Will Jaleel Scott make a ridiculous catch? Can Michael Gullap consistently produce against his peers from Power Five programs? We will see!
Falcons can't seize the moment and lose to the other birds (Eagles)...Questionable play calling sequence at the end of the game by OC Steve Sarkisian...Patriots expose the Titans...Steelers, once again, underestimate their opponent and got what they deserved...Questionable situational football and clock management by the Steelers...An ending for the ages for Case Keenum and the Vikings, while Brees is robbed...Marcus Williams knock in college was tackling issues...Mularkey out as Titans coach and how that affects the Giants...Will the Giants be settling at Head Coach, with the prospects of Patrica going to DET, McDaniels to the Titans, and Shurmur(possibly) to the Cardinals?
Crimson Tide beat the Dawgs in an overtime victory to remember...The game had the perfect combination of Drama, Bold calls, tides swinging (pun intended), unpredictability, predictability, and of course the crowning of the actual national champion (sorry UCF)...Benching your 25-2 QB for a true freshman named Tua Tagovailoa, it has to work right? Why did UGA get away from Sony Michel?...So many unfortunate turn of events that led to the comeback...Coach Saban ties Bear Bryant with 6 National Championship Titles.
Another January passes, another mismanaged game by Andy Reid...How does the NFL rushing leader receive 5 carriers in the second half, when his team is leading 21-3?...Rams inexperience exposed by the grizzled Falcons...Jaguars beat the bills, but the Bills D plays valiantly...Drew Brees carves up the Panthers to finish the season sweep...Gruden hired by the Raiders, Nagy by the Bears...Where will Patricia, McDaniels, Wilks, and Shurmur end up? The Giants 2018 Cap situation.
Bills Mafia took care of business and receives a late Christmas gift from the Bengals...Ravens blow it...4:25 games were special and important...Giants win, as do the Colts (pfeww)...Gruden and the Raiders seems legit...Black Monday is unkind...Pagano, Del Rio, Fox, Caldwell, Arians (retired), all out...Giants request to interview McDaniels, Patricia, Schwartz, and Wilks...Other potential coaches for teams include Austin, Shurmur, Vrabel, Nagy, Toub, Reich, Richard, and LaFleur
Just when you thought a 2-13 team couldn't go lower, they do their best impression of The Kardashians...Drama surrounds Apple and Collins...Takeaways from Dave Gettleman's press conference...What actually went wrong in Carolina for Mr. Gettleman...Gettleman wastes no time and waives Bobby Hart, while firing Marc Ross - former VP of Player Evaluation.
Knicks beat the Celtics (off a tough back to back)102-93...Beasley earns MVP chants at the Garden by recording 32 points and 12 rebounds in 24 minutes...Ntilikina and Dougie McBuckets hit important threes to secure win...Porzingis injury a concern?...Rangers lose to Devils in a shootout at The Rock, but beat the Ducks at home 4-1...Sloppy handling of the puck in the neutral and offensive zones need to be cleared up...Rangers defense a concern and Hank is playing very well of late.
Week 15 has you covered in everything from index card rulings to what is a catch...Giants are competitive, but lose to Foles and the Eagles....Cam Newton does one of the coolest things on the football field...Jesse James the latest victim of "What is a Catch?"...Raiders fumble season out of the back of the endzone...Fantasy dudes that are duds and the seemingly unknown that won you semi-finals weekend.
Knicks beat a fatigued Thunder team, without Kristaps and Hardaway...Melo doesn't score in the second half and his team falls sub 500...Beasley, Kanter, and Dougie Fresh lead the team to victory...Rangers win 2 games, on back to back, with Hank playing very well..Lions make Trubisky look like a rookie...Rivers continues to struggle against Bob Sutton coached defenses and the Chiefs get that much closer to clinching the AFC West...A farewell to Mike Francesa, Love him or Hate him...he is a big reason for this.
Knicks flash potential long-term future with an OT win against the Lakers on the back of Porzingis and Ntilikina, with important play from Lee and Beasley in OT...If this future is bright, does Phil Jackson's reputation improve? Rangers must play smart hockey against non-Metro teams in the next four games...Yankees land Giancarlo Stanton to join a ridiculous lineup...Jeter under heat and can the Yankees live up to expectations, after excessively exceeding them in 2017?
Eli is back at the helm and the Giants fall in a competitive 30-10 loss to Dallas...Eli Apple has maturity issues...Unfortunate injury for the Eagles...A Texan player has a seizure... Thank you Jimmy G for helping the Giants ensure the second pick...Browns - forever winless :/ Knicks struggle on the road, but win on football Sunday...Metro Division woes and how the Blue Shirts must overcome.
Giants go unconventional and clean house...The mismanagement/miscommunication of the Eli situation facilitated the firing of McAdoo...The Reese era ends and I thank him for the two SuperBowls and the importance he had as an African American Exec...Gronk's hit was busch league and he should be suspended...Playoff picture is unfolding...Brief week 13 review.
210 consecutive game streak for Eli will end for the likes of a guy who got knocked out by a backup linebacker in Geno Smith (who is also put into a terrible position with this fan-base) in Oakland this Sunday...Terrible cavalier nature of the move from a scapegoat coach and a soon to be unemployed GM...Why has John Mara not talked to Eli? Eli Manning deserves much better than this Giants organization, but we saw this coming with the way the year transpired...Big Week 12 events and an important week 13 looms for functional franchises.
Giants beat the Chiefs, despite beings 10.5 home dogs...Risky play-calling paid off and Andy Reid failed coming off of a bye...20 MPH winds helps, but this is why you play the game...Short week against the Redskins on Turkey Day...Saints continue to march and break records...Bills make a terrible decision by starting the kid in a tough spot...Browns lose...Eagles and Patriots impose their dominance...Rosen and Darnold play each other...future franchise saviors?
Knicks Lose a Heartbreaker to LeBron and The Cavs...Up 23, but young (immature) sloppy/undisciplined basketball in the 4th quarter led to this loss...Enes Kanter sticks up for 19 year old Frank Ntilikina on Twitter and to LeBron's face, have to love that fire...Team shows its lack of veteran leadership down the stretch...Giants ownership gives McAdoo till the end of the season where his inevitable firing will take place.
Changes will be a'brewing for the NYG...Secondary gave up on McAdoo-doo, but he is Reviewing the Tape...Eli and Giants fans deserve better than this...Tyron Smith for MVP? Is Mike McCoy still coaching the Chargers? Blake Bortles is still Blake Bortles...Saints continue to March...Steelers continue to play down to their competition...Disappointing loss for the Jets.
NYG are in turmoil...They have given up on McAdoo-doo and I can see why...49ers have legit chance to win, so who will play harder? Rangers win five in a row and continue to impress after lackluster start to the season...Porzingis is a monster...Knicks actually above .500 with 10 games gone in the NBA season...Won't last, but lets bask in the glory for now.
My article about the New York Giants struggles has posted on Inside The Pylon and this is an Article on Tape...Offensive and special teams struggles that date back to 2016...A defensive regression...Questionable coaching decisions and a locker room that may not be under control...Lack of depth on the roster, due to poor drafting and blind optimism by our General Management Jerry Reese.
I go live on Fantom - Facebook's only live sports network and talk about the tight week 8 pricing of DraftKings...Cash game plays and interesting GPP Pivots.
A week 7 to remember...Raiders win in a thriller...4 completions, no problem for the Bears...Browns coaching and an OT loss...Colts anemic...Sacksonville at it again....Jets blow another late lead...Get over yourself Martavis...Sark in trouble...Giants are who they are...Proud of the defense early, little to show offensively.
NFL review of week 6...Giants earning a dub as Mike Sullivan calls plays and the defense becomes opportunistic again...More debilitating injuries for the league...Falcons still blow leads...Jets get hosed...Lions and Saints defenses go off...Trubisky wins on the road against Baltimore...Cardinals look like an all star team from 2009...and much more!
I recap the fantasy implications of week 4, while elaborating on the injuries...Snap Counts, who helped you win, who helped you lose and the Giants disappointing season and why they can't play complimentary football. Brought to you by The Fantasy Frequency, with me hosting a solo pod.
Giants fall to 0-3 almost effectively ending their 2017 playoff hopes...Offensive struggles until the fourth quarter...Another costly special teams blunder (no surprise, they never play 3 way complementary football)...The wacky week 3 ended and a brief recap of the league...Carmelo Anthony traded to the Thunder for a 2nd, Kanter, and McDerrmott...The good and bad memories of Carmelo and the future state of the Knicks.
Giants get exposed (again) on prime-time television with a 24-10 home loss to the Lions...Same struggles different year for BigBlue...Lack of pass protection for a 36 year old immobile QB will not equal success...Epic Laremy Tunsil butterfly effect...7 straight games with the offense not scoring 20 points...APB for Brandon Marshall...Jets score 32 points in their first two weeks, while the Giants score 13...come on.
Review of week 1 in the NFL...Extensive MLB scenario evaluation for the playoffs...Rookie of the year debates...The NHL offseason and a lot of Ranger talk...Much more!
Football and Fantasy outcomes from week 1...Scores and outcomes...Jets keeping it close...Jaguars ferocious defense...OBJ and Andrew Luck for MVP...Same problems for the Giants...Sexy fantasy games that weren't as sexy as expected...Tarik Cohen #shortguybrand...Much more!
Prognostication of the 2017 NFL Standings at the end of the season...Who is taking the NFC West?...Can Dallas hold off Philly, NY, and Washington?...Can The Patriots go Undefeated?...Will the Jets go defeated?...Who has improved and how the coaching moves affect this seasons outcome...All that and more!
I go through the top players to watch at every position in the NCAA College Football ranks...From Sam Darnold to Armani Watts and all of the Micah Kisers in between....if that made any sense.
So, I thought McGregor vs. Mayweather was on Saturday not Thursday, but the Yankees and Tigers throw down in two bench clearing incidents...Didn't like Sanchez's cheap shots...Umps botched this entire situation...Baseball excitement...Don't like this for the Yankees who are in a division race...Kyrie goes to Boston for Thomas, Crowder,Zizic, and the Nets 1st...Positive trade for both sides given the situation.
Recap of Preseason Week 2...Giants can't move the football, same struggles from last season...Odell Scare...Dez and Dak hook up...QB scenarios in the NFL, Lynch loses to Siemian...Tarik Cohen balls out...Fantasy impacts and much more!
Brandon Beane gets hired and doesn't look back...Watkins to Rams, Jordan Matthews to BUF, along with picks, so 2 first, second, and third round picks for 2018...Preaseason week 1 review...Standouts, Studs - Elaboration and Duds...Follow ITP's fantasy podcast called "Fantasy Frequency" on iTunes...Please rate, subscribe, and listen...We give you great up to date fantasy analysis.
Sonny Gray joins the Yankees rotation, as Mateo and the injured Kaprielian and Fowler head to Oakland...Gray gets 3 post-season runs in pinstrips...Formidable rotation and bull-pen for a playoff push...Tigers and Yankees beam each other with pitches and Clint Frazier makes Detroit pay with an RBI triple...Judge earns his 34th homer of the season in the 7-3 win.
Trade Deadline is July 31st at 4:00 P.M....Will the Sonny Gray deal get done? Will Cashman stick to his word and not give up Mateo, Frazier, or Torres? Which prospects will be heading to Oakland.. Florial..Andujar..Sheffield? What will happen when Hicks returns from injury? Is Ellsbury on his way out and to where with that contract? What is going on in Boston with David Price? Probably shouldn't call out a HOFer. The Mets shopping pieces...Duda to Tampa. Lets see what the Yankees can do for the rest of the season.
Did you love the video game Twisted Metal 2 in the 1990's as much as I did? Do you love the NFL? Well, I compare all of the characters from the video game to NFL icons throughout the history of the game we love. Who could Minion be, and who could possibly be Axel or Sweetooth? Find out in this arbitrary episode edition of FootbALLIN.
Kyle Palumbo and I elaborate on the state of the NHL...Vegas's expansion draft and how it affects the NHL...Jeff Gorton works magic and extends NYR's "window"...Notable free agent moves...State of the National Hockey League and Gary Bettman.
Doug and I speak on the state of the NYK and the departure of Phil Jackson...Free agent moves by teams and how it impacts the NBA...Big Trades and their impact...Paul to the Rockets, George to the Thunder, Butler to the T-Wolves...Big time in the NBA.