Five Takeaways from the Jets Home Opener Footballology by Russ_Cohen - September 9, 2019September 9, 20190 1) Blame ownership for the dysfunction that transpired in the offseason and seemingly ruined this year’s draft. When you cut a third-round pick in this year’s draft, that’s a problem. The kicking issue started with one GM and ended with another. Blame the owner for not questioning why you wouldn’t
The Unsealed Is Breaking New Ground Footballology by Russ_Cohen - September 5, 2019September 5, 20190 The unsealed is a new website that is breaking new ground. There's a powerful duo running it. Lauren Brill, who worked at CBS affiliates in Cleveland and Buffalo. She’s a terrific writer to boot. Audra Frimpong is an attorney who was an All-American track and field athlete, who ran the
Will We See NFL Replacement Players in 2021? Footballology by Russ_Cohen - August 15, 2019August 15, 20190 I remember it like it was yesterday. In 1987, the NFL was on strike and the owners hired replacement players. It was such a bad idea, but it was fun theatre to see it all break down the way it did. Players played through two weeks and then they went on
Peyton Manning as Jets GM Has Disaster Written All Over It Footballology by Russ_Cohen - May 18, 20190 Does Peyton miss Eli during the season? Does he want to be a General Manager so he can work in the same building as his bro or would he try and trade for his brother after he lands the Jets vacant position? Does he have to interview with Adam Gase,
Have The Jets Crashed and Burned Before The Start of the 2019-20 Season? Footballology by Russ_Cohen - May 15, 2019May 15, 20190 The 2018-19 season ended with some optimism. Their future star quarterback, Sam Darnold made it through it without a career-ending injury, their 4-12 record got them the third pick in the draft and then little weird things started to happen. The Jets get a new coach in Adam Gase. He has
Odds on Who the Jets Will Draft Footballology by Russ_Cohen - April 23, 2019April 25, 20190 Before you see the prop bets, I want to talk about what the Jets should do in this draft. You can’t let the past scare you. You don’t go into any draft saying, “since we’ve never had luck drafting at this position, we will stay away from ____(insert player).” Take Josh
Preview of Super Bowl LIII Edition of NFL Network’s ‘NFL GameDay Morning’ Footballology by Russ_Cohen - February 2, 20190 On Super Bowl Sunday, February 3, NFL Network provides more than 11 hours of live pregame and postgame coverage, starting at 9:00 AM ET with a special 8.5-hour edition of NFL GameDay Morning. Utilizing 28 on-air talent members, NFL GameDay Morning offers comprehensive analysis before kickoff of Super Bowl LIII. Following the game, NFL GameDay Prime is live
How It All Began: Super Bowl I, January 15, 1967 Footballology by Harvey Frommer - January 30, 2019January 30, 20190 One hundred yards long and 53 yards and two-thirds inches wide, the field’s grass the night before the game was given a $3,000 green spray job. It was well worth the price. For this most novel of football games, celebrities in the privileged seats included: famed movie and TV stars Henry
Remembering the First Super Bowl (Part I) Footballology by Harvey Frommer - January 21, 2019January 21, 20190 A lot of twists and turns, evolution and revolution, mistakes and major steps forward, colorful characters, dedicated idealists and guys with an eye on making a quick buck, - all of these and much more were part of the mix in the history of professional football before it would finally
Jim Thorpe Is the Greatest Athlete of All Time Footballology by Russ_Cohen - January 19, 20190 Some will say Wayne Gretzky is the greatest athlete of all time. Others will say, Bo Jackson or Tom Brady. There are a lot of great athletes that have dominated their sports, but Jim Thorpe was a track and field star, NFL star, played in Major League Baseball and was
