Chip Kelly needs a job. And the Tennessee Titans have an opening There has been so much Chip Kelly speculation this NFL season, and a common theory was that Kelly would end up with the Tennessee Titans, where his old college quarterback Marcus Mariota now plays. The fit seemed obvious, but there was a problem before Tuesday: Kelly had a contract with the Philadelphia Eagles. Even if the … [Read more...]
Football Daily Dose: Dose: Eagles Ouster Chip Kelly
Football Daily Dose: Dose: Eagles Ouster Chip Kelly When the Eagles hired coach Chip Kelly on January 16, 2013, some dubbed him the next mastermind of the NFL. He immediately produced back-to-back 10-6 seasons and went to the playoffs his first year on the job only to lose to the Saints in the Wild Card round. Kelly wanted more after the 2014 season, and he won a power struggle in the front … [Read more...]
Will Bengals have a healthy, viable quarterback for Week 17?
Will Bengals have a healthy, viable quarterback for Week 17? Adding injury to insult has been the Cincinnati Bengals' way of life for some time now, but this time it's really crippling. A.J. McCarron played a mostly strong game Monday night but lost a fumble on the final snap of overtime, allowing the Denver Broncos to beat the Bengals in a crucial game for AFC playoff seeding. Moreover, … [Read more...]
Waiver Wired: Waiver Wired: Week 17
Waiver Wired: Waiver Wired: Week 17 Welcome to the 17th and final edition of Waiver Wired for the 2015 season. If you are still reading this, you should seriously lobby your commissioner to push the championship game up a week, although this Week 17 should be as normal as they get with many teams still fighting for playoff seeding.Washington is the only playoff team with nothing left to play for … [Read more...]
Brock Osweiler leads Broncos to huge overtime win over Bengals
Brock Osweiler leads Broncos to huge overtime win over Bengals DENVER — Brock Osweiler was so clutch after halftime on Monday night, he came up with two game-winning drives. The first one, in the final two minutes of regulation, didn't end as planned. Brandon McManus shanked a 45-yard field goal. No matter. Osweiler just did it again in overtime and led the Broncos to a 20-17 win, … [Read more...]
NFL Power Rankings: A change at the top? Nope, not necessary
NFL Power Rankings: A change at the top? Nope, not necessary I've never been a big fan of the notion that, when it comes to rankings, when you lose matters so much. We've all seen it before. Team A loses in Week 3. Team B loses in Week 10. Team A goes higher in the Week 11 rankings because Team B's loss was more recent. It doesn't make any logical sense. Neither does the idea that when the … [Read more...]
Brock Osweiler just keeps playing, oblivious to Broncos’ QB drama
Brock Osweiler just keeps playing, oblivious to Broncos' QB drama DENVER — By leading the Denver Broncos to a huge overtime win Monday night, Brock Osweiler got his team closer to a bye week in the playoffs ... which gives Peyton Manning another week to get healthy. Oh, the irony. Ah, yes, the Broncos' quarterback issue. It's impossible to spend any time in Denver and not hear about it. But … [Read more...]
Browns could bench Johnny Manziel for Christmas Eve partying video
Browns could bench Johnny Manziel for Christmas Eve partying video Yet another video of Johnny Manziel partying has emerged, this one apparently taken from Christmas Eve, that would appear to be the kind of thing the Cleveland Browns told him not to do. Busted Coverage posted the video — all 10 seconds of it — on its Instagram site showing Manziel appearing to drink Four Loko, an alcoholic … [Read more...]
Peyton Manning probably wishes he retired already (podcast)
Peyton Manning probably wishes he retired already (podcast) Grandstanding: A Yahoo Sports podcastSubscribe via iTunes or via RSS feed Let's just say you're Peyton Manning. It's summer 2015. Your life is exceptional, you've reached the pinnacle of your profession -- not enough for some whose opinion doesn't count, but still -- you're held in universal esteem. And then.Manning played the … [Read more...]
Wife of Dolphins player blasts Ryan Tannehill in Twitter tirade
Wife of Dolphins player blasts Ryan Tannehill in Twitter tirade In a Twitter tirade that isn't just unsafe for work, but unsuitable for human consumption, the wife of Dolphins cornerback Brent Grimes blasted the team's quarterback and three Miami media members. You may recall Miko Grimes as the allegedly "belligerent" wife of a three-time Pro Bowl defensive back who was charged with … [Read more...]