The best lie the NFL ever told is that the league is a meritocracy. For the players? Sure, most of them at least. But anyone else? Heck no. Not for head coaches, unless you think it’s just a happy coincidence nearly a third of this year’s group is of blood relation to another current or former coach. Not for assistant coaches, who usually get their jobs because of who they’re related to or whose father they married or who they worked with two or three stops previous. And it absolutely,… Source link

The NFL is a game of stars. We know their names, we know their faces, we know their allure and their magnetism. Fantasy football is a game about numbers. Sometimes you get them from a star, sometimes you don’t. It really doesn’t matter. Just score more than your opponent. Taysom Hill, this is your moment. Taysom Hill showed the power of the running quarterback The early window of Week 14 wasn’t particularly elegant. A lot of games were blowouts and plenty of stars disappointed. But at the… Source link

Urban Meyer’s career as an NFL head coach has basically devolved into the old joke about Russian history: “And then, things got worse.” In a week that started with Meyer already on possibly the hottest seat in the NFL, the Jacksonville Jaguars reacted to a mid-week, off-field embarrassment with another on-field embarrassment, this time a 20-0 shutout loss to the Tennessee Titans. The Titans might have still been missing their most important weapons in Derrick Henry and A.J. Brown, but it was… Source link

Last season, the Dallas Cowboys‘ defense was a joke. It allowed 473 points, the most in franchise history.  There are many reasons the Cowboys’ defense has now become a reason for optimism heading toward the postseason. A coordinator change to Dan Quinn helped a lot. Trevon Diggs became a Pro Bowl-level corner in his second season. But no rookie, on offense or defense, has made a bigger impact than Micah Parsons.  Parsons doesn’t look like a rookie. He looks like an All-Pro. He had a play… Source link

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At Saturday night’s Heisman Trophy ceremony, Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh said he believes defensive end Aidan Hutchinson will be the first overall pick in the 2022 NFL draft. Sure, Harbaugh is biased. But that doesn’t mean he’s wrong. In a draft cycle where there doesn’t appear to be a clear-cut QB prospect worth taking first overall, Hutchinson has emerged as a viable candidate to land in the top spot. In 13 games this season, he’s had 14 sacks, three passes defended, two forced fumbles… Source link

Since every little detail and potential advantage matters, the Dallas Cowboys are taking no chances.  The organization brought in its own heated benches for Sunday’s showdown against NFC East rival Washington Football Team at FedEx Field. For all that effort, it sure sounds like it’s an ultra chilly December day in the District, then, no?  The temperature for the 1 p.m. ET kickoff is anticipated to be 47 degrees and sunny, according to the National Weather Service. Maybe a bit chilly to… Source link

Charlie Munger: This market is ‘even crazier’ than the dot-com bust — here are 3 contrarian stocks to help you sidestep the herd Berkshire Hathaway Vice Chairman Charlie Munger tends to be much more direct with his warnings and criticisms than his business partner, Warren Buffett. Munger didn’t mince words when he said earlier this month that he considers today’s stock market environment “even crazier than the dot-com era.” “I just can’t stand participating in these insane booms,”… Source link

Investors this week are set to focus on the Federal Reserve’s final monetary policy decision of 2021, which may include more signaling of a monetary policy adjustment amid elevated inflation and a strengthening economic backdrop.  Members of the Federal Open Market Committee are set to hold their two-day policy-setting meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday, after which they will release their monetary policy statement and hold a press conference with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. The… Source link

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said Sunday that a tornado outbreak in his state has led to 80 reported casualties with that number expected to rise as authorities continue to sift through the wreckage. “I can tell you from reports that I’ve received, I know we’ve lost more than 80 Kentuckians. That number is going to exceed more than 100,” Beshear said on CNN. Satellite imagery of Mayfield, Ky., after a tornado hit the town. (Satellite image (c) 2021 Maxar Technologies, via Getty Images) He… Source link