Consider the challenge that NFL teams face on draft day. They get only a few shots to select just the right player. They must wait their turn as other clubs snap up talent. And then, having made their picks, teams must shell out lots of cash to sign them. Under these circumstances, no one wants […]
In hiring Mike Shanahan as their new head coach, the Washington Redskins believe they have the right man. Trouble, is, two years ago they thought they had the right man, too. But now they have fired Jim Zorn after only two seasons, and Shanahan becomes the seventh head coach under owner Dan Snyder, who bought […]
Pity the poor Cleveland Browns. Not only did they lose to the Detroit Lions, but their coach is making excuses about it. After Sunday’s last-second loss to Detroit, Cleveland Coach Eric Mangini suggested that the Lions faked injuries to slow his team’s no-huddle offense. “There were multiple, multiple, multiple injuries throughout our no-huddle process,” Mangini […]
Last year, the Detroit Lions became the first NFL team to go 0-16 in one season. The other day, the Pittsburgh Pirates set a big-league record for most consecutive losing seasons. How did it happen? And where do they go from here? Their fans should not expect miracles. As Vince Lombardi said, “Winning is a […]