Tag: Jimmy Garoppolo
Big Ben Tuesday: Super Bowl Prediction
Miami, FL: It’s hard to talk about anything in sports besides the Kobe tragedy, but that’s the last thing I want to talk about. Way too much for me to unpack. I don’t give him a pass for the incident in Colarado, but the clips of Kobe and Gianna were gut wrenching. Isn’t there a […]
Monday Morning QB: NFL Playoffs, NFL Hirings, New Mets Manager
EL BARRIO, EL FALLS – Happy Monday! The NFL season is almost over but now prepare for two weeks of pointless analysis. I advise you all to avoid ESPN. However, I wouldn’t be doing my (volunteer work) “job” if my piece today didn’t touch on… NFL NFL Playoffs, NFL Coach Hirings and New Mets Manager. […]
Big Ben: Making Sense of the NFL Landscape; Lamar Jackson, Raiders, 49ers
STAMFORD, CT – Will the real NFL contenders please stand up… please stand up… please stand up. Just when we think we have the NFL figured out, Week 10 comes along and shakes it up. I’ve come to make [a little] sense of this NFL landscape. Or not. Moving on Up Well, Lamar Jackson put […]
Big Ben Friday Special: What to Make of Fast/Slow NFL Starts
Hello? Fine, I’ll do it. After three weeks of football, the picture is getting a little clearer. But it’s not that clear. Some teams have benefited from an easy schedule and might not be legit. And some of the slow starters can still get back in it. I’m here to help separate the weeds from […]
Big Ben Whitney: Rapid Fire NFL Week 15, Hedging Misery Bets for Vegas
INDIANAPOLIS, IN –NFL Week 15is in the books and we’re separating the contenders from the pretenders, the wheat from the chaff and the wanna-bes and the bes. Let’s rapid-fire this b!tch. Eli Manning was playing his way back onto the Giants’ 2019 roster, said the NFL Network last week. Whoops. It was a stinky performance […]
FREE NFL FUN: Cheesy Bruin’s Free NFL Picks, Notes, NFL Cheerleaders
NOTE: Management realizes this is MLB Playoffs time, but Cheesy Bruin is now a Mets fan, so baseball season is apparently over for him. MARLBORO, NY – I’m in a crappy mood. Why? My back is acting up – as spinal stenosis will do that to ya – and my Cheesy Bruin’s Free NFL Picks […]
Big Ben Whitney: Rocky IV, Yankees Make a Push, Year the Pats Unraveled
MOSCOW, USSR – It’s been over 32 years since Rocky Balboa avenged his friend and formal rival and turned the tide of the Cold War on Christmas Day in 1985. Much to Rock’s chagrin, tensions with Russia have returned. (Do you smell a corny, contrived device coming yet?) In the spirit of that legendary night, […]
Big Ben Freaky Tuesday: Josh McCown, Tom Brady Swap Swap Careers
Stamford, CT: The QB firedrill is about to kick into high gear, with free agency set to begin on Wednesday. When Kirk Cousins flaps his butterfly wings and chooses his landing spot, the repercussions will flutter across the league. The losers will be scrambling to decide whether to make a push for Case Keenum, Teddy Bridgewater, […]
Big Ben’s Sports Oscars: Kobe Bryant Won an Oscar, But These Teams Got Snubbed
HOLLYWOOD, CA – Scrolling through Twitter late Sunday night I called out to my wife, “Kobe Bryant won an Oscar and Larry Bird got snubbed?” “No,” dumbass, “Lady Bird got snubbed. But Kobe did win an Oscar.” Well, I didn’t see that coming, and it wasn’t great timing for the #MeToo movement. But hey, in […]
Big Ben Whitney: Dissecting and Digesting a Delightful Divisional Round
The Road to Miami: Well it’s Tuesday. And like the dairy farmer said to his delivery guy, I’d better churn something out. It was a hell of an entertaining weekend in the NFL and it’s time to break it down. Big Ben is here to help dissect and digest a delightful divisional round. Giants Tangent […]
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