Category: NFL Media
Bucs-Patriots: Most overhyped NFL game in history?
by Andy | Oct 1, 2021 | 2021 season, NFL Media, NFL Random Thoughts | 1 |
There have been a lot of overhyped moments in the NFL in recent years. The presence of ESPN and...
Read MoreNFL Sunday Ticket canceled
by Andy | Jul 17, 2011 | NFL Lockout, NFL Media, NFL Random Thoughts | 3 |
I canceled my NFL Sunday Ticket subscription tonight. I actually started having second thoughts about it over the weekend, despite writing a week or so ago that I would do so if the NFL did not solve its labor issues by July 15....
Read MoreKing wants more “contributors” enshrined in the Hall of Fame
by Andy | Dec 20, 2010 | Hall of Fame, NFL History, NFL Media, NFL Random Thoughts | 4 |
We’ve had some spirited debates over the past couple years about who should and shouldn’t be enshrined in the Hall of Fame, many of them relating to senior nominees who in some cases were surprisingly overlooked...
Read MoreMole & Meares Show hits big time at least for a week
by Andy | Dec 19, 2010 | NFL Fans, NFL Media, NFL Random Thoughts | 0 |
Those of us who start blogs, podcasts and video shows, I think, do so dreaming of hitting the big time, though most of us also realize it’s quite a long shot. “The Mole and Meares Show,” however, hit the...
Read MoreFirst preseason magazine hits the rack
by Andy | Jun 1, 2010 | NFL Media, NFL Random Thoughts | 0 |
The first NFL preseason publication, Athlon Sports Pro Football, hit racks around the country sometime over the weekend. In the last few years I hadn’t bought Athlon. I thought they had traded the compilation of a lot of...
Read MorePlayoff setup fine; PFT not what it was
by Andy | Jan 6, 2010 | NFL Media, NFL Random Thoughts | 0 |
Mike Florio has done a nice job building his Web site into a national phenomenon. But he was better when he had to pick and choose the issues on which he weighed in because of time constraints stemming from his legal job (though...
Read MoreThursday night game’s first six minutes delightfully quiet
When I first tuned into the San Francisco-Chicago game on the NFL Network tonight something seemed different. I heard the crowd noise but the broadcast otherwise was devoid of noise. I asked my wife, a non-football fan, if she...
Read MoreFascination with Favre gets further out of hand
by Andy | Oct 30, 2009 | NFL Media, NFL Random Thoughts | 2 |
Fox and the NFL moved kickoff of the Minnesota-Green Bay game Sunday to 3:15 central time because it’s a big game and because it’s Brett Favre’s return to Lambeau Field. No problem – I get that....
Read MoreAl Sharpton: NFL Expert
by Tony | Oct 12, 2009 | Business of Football, NFL Media | 3 |
The Reverend Al Sharpton has a reputation for sticking his nose in places it doesn’t belong, and raising racial issues where they may or may not be warranted, just to see his name in the papers again. The NFL is no...
Read MoreNote to the Raiders: Gannon is right
by Andy | Sep 28, 2009 | NFL Media, NFL Random Thoughts | 0 |
The Oakland Raiders last week made clear they didn’t want Rich Gannon showing his face at their headquarters in preparation for calling the team’s game for CBS-TV. John Herrera, a “senior executive” for...
Read MoreNFL Players on Twitter
We’ve written a couple of posts regarding Twitter and the NFL now, a topic that given that my day job requires a certain amount of knowledge of the platform, continues to amaze me. I’ve grown from someone who...
Read MoreWiley takes shot at Eli on ESPN
by Andy | Aug 6, 2009 | Business of Football, NFL Media | 0 |
RACINE, Wis. – We’re off on our journey to Canton for the Hall of Fame induction Saturday. Before we left I had seen the news of Eli Manning signing a $97 million contract with New York that makes him an even more...
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