Tag: Josh McCown
Rain Man Rants: Josh McCown, Knicks Doing It Right And Dez Bryant
EL BARRIO, EL FALLS: Hey did you hear about the beer chugging TD celebration by that CFL lineman? Of course you did because we talked about it here already and it is all over TV. This is the challenge of writing on Saturday but I did some digging and found a few gems. On the menu for […]
NY Jets Season, Rookie QBs And Kaepernick vs NFL Back-ups
EL BARRIO, EL FALLS – I had to take the ball from Ward’s hand today as MtM staff’s very on CC Sabathia was ready to hit the mound again. I had to remind him, I was up, I only took last week off due a mix-up in communication. It is not easy to follow-up a […]
Jets QB situation, Browns QBs, NFL Player Protest, Baseball Progeny
EL BARRIO, EL FALLS – It is super late and I had an idea to write a piece but got caught up with house chores like mowing the lawn and taking the kid to the park and the dog for a walk. Anyway, as much I didn’t want to talk about the NFL, there […]
Big Ben Tuesday: Knee-Jerking the NFL Draft
Stamford, CT: Hello May. The month where Mets’ fans realize their team isn’t that good. This weekend we’ll have insufferable hipsters saying “May the 4th be with you” and falling down drunk on Cinco de Mayo. But I’m still thinking about the most intriguing NFL draft in years, and I have a few knee-jerk reactions. Knee-jerks are different […]
Rain Man Rants: Conor McGregor, Johnny Manziel & Lamar Odom
EL BARRIO, EL FALLS – Happy Saturday gang! That week felt like a month, as there wasn’t much to talk about, except the horrible weather for an Opening Day, that was way too soon. As usual though, I got on my [Information Super Highway] Horse and found some diamonds in the ruff to chat about. […]
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, […]
Angry Ward Wednesday: More Minnesota Vikings Torture in Store, or Will it Be Salvation?
BRONX, NY – The Minnesota Vikings host a divisional playoff game against the New Orleans Saints next Sunday… and I’m wondering what will go wrong. It’s not that I don’t believe in this year’s version of my favorite football team, it’s just that I’ve been a fan for so long I can’t help but feel that […]
Antonio Brown MVP, Jets Phone It In and NBA Europe
EL BARRIO, EL FALLS – This is no longer pitch-hitting; I have been inserted in the everyday line-up, except Coach Mini-Matt won’t tell me that because he enjoys pretending that being a MTM writer is not volunteering to stay at the Hotel California. Anyway, let’s get to the reason you are all here: to read […]
Big Ben Tuesday: One Ugly 2017 NY Jets Preview
PATH OF TOTALITY, USA – I hope you all enjoyed the solar eclipse. If you’re a fan of the NY Jets, I hope you recognized the opportunity to fry your eyes ahead of the season. Expectations are low as the Jets under/over number for wins is 4.5 and the under is the getting the action. […]
Sports Rain Man: Cousins to the Jets, Not Recognizing Stars, Dad Attacks Nassar
EL BARRIO, EL FALLS – This has been one hectic week. The taskmaster known as Short Matt had me working hard the last week and a half covering rugby. Yet, he still reminds me that I am due on the hill here on Saturday. So here I am, cranking out my fourth article this week […]
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