by Sid Saraf | Jan 17, 2024 | NFL
It’s hard to genuinely feel happy for an opponent. It’s not in our nature, especially as Americans. If I could summarize our nation’s ethos in one word, it would be: winning. General George Patton said as much in a speech to the Third Army in 1944. “Americans love...
by Sid Saraf | Jan 11, 2024 | NFL
Well, here we are. After 18 weeks, the NFL regular season roller-coaster has ended and we’re left with a select few teams that didn’t lose their lunch during the ups, downs and loops. It’s always fun to go back to before it started and see how my predictions fared. ...
by Sid Saraf | Dec 27, 2023 | NFL
Other than a brief layoff at the airport decades ago, I’ve never stepped foot in Cleveland. And yet, I’ve always felt a kinship with the city and its sports teams. Maybe it’s because I’m a sucker for underdog stories and between the Guardians, Cavaliers and Browns,...
by Sid Saraf | Dec 21, 2023 | NFL
Horror movies aren’t for everyone, but they can be a good time, even though the genre is filled with standard tropes. There’s ominous music that builds tension and then when it suddenly stops, the jump scare happens. There are morons who always run in the wrong...
by Sid Saraf | Dec 14, 2023 | NFL
Is this really happening? This is how it’s going to end? Professional football is a cruel business. It’s not often that anyone involved leaves riding a wave of glory and success. Careers tend to end in a whimper, stuck in a lost season on some roster where people will...
by Sid Saraf | Dec 6, 2023 | NFL
Bear with me, I’m going to fanboy a little bit. This was supposed to be a rebuilding year for the Rams. They didn’t come out and say that before the season started, but their actions laid out the plain truth. They traded Jalen Ramsey, and allowed other veterans to...
