We will get to Patrick Mahomes, obviously, because there has never been anyone quite like him, but this is the NFL, and that means that first we have to…
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January 2023

Yesterday was NFL Championship Sunday, which means today we are left talking about the officiating. Well, the officiating and the injuries. This is…
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December 2022

“Pendleton. He’s looking awful good.” — “Heaven Can Wait” This has been the strangest NFL season for me as a fan, for all the obvious reasons I’ve…
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This week’s Notes from a Wandering NFL Fan are pretty quarterback heavy… Baker! Last year, J.T. O'Sullivan over at the QB School did a breakdown of how…
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November 2022

NFL notes from a wandering fan: Thumbs Up: Bill Belichick’s Happiness Level One of the unexpected joys of this football season has been imagining just…
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For the longest time, I felt pretty sure that the greatest catch in pro football history was made by a San Diego Chargers wide receiver named John…
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Tuesday notes from a wandering football fan! Thumbs Down: Los Angeles Rams’ Defense OK, a few years ago I coined a word: Jeterate. It was kind of…
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October 2022

You might have noticed that I have not written about picking my new NFL team for the last couple of weeks. This is because: It’s baseball playoff time…
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Well, I’m not going to lie: That was a daunting experience. As you know, I’m in the process of choosing my new NFL team, and I’m trying a new one on for…
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It was a happy week for both Mike and me last week; happy for me mainly because the Chiefs took out Tom Brady and the Buccaneers, happy for Mike because…
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Something disconcerting kept happening as I helplessly rooted for the Detroit Lions on Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks: I kept thinking it was…
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September 2022

Well, last week was a real bummer. It was a particular bummer for Mike Schur, who set a new unhappiness record at minus-118 happiness, thanks to a week…
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