Abishai100
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Are you excited about NFL Season 99 [2018-2019]?
Many of us sports-fans are, including Philly-fans (Eagles!).
Here's my BOOK-REPORT for the upcoming season (I'll be looking at post-draft, summer/training camp, and preseason reports in August).
Here's to Heineken...
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All NFL fans want to see the Philadelphia Eagles continue building on their post-Super Bowl momentum and keep winning in 2018. In fact, the Eagles are #1 in preseason power-rankings by most sports-writers (at NFL.com, ESPN, etc.). However, the New York Jets are suddenly 'exciting' (somewhat) thanks to the acquisition of powerhouse NCAAF QB Sam Darnold (USC). If the Jets soar in 2018, fans might be thinking that New York might produce another team (besides Eli Manning's Giants) that topples Brady's Patriots. "Brady's Patriots" --- is that a monolith?
Josh Rosen (UCLA) was a terrific QB draft for 2018, and the Cardinals nabbed him. NFL.com suggests that the Dallas Cowboys can get back to the top of the NFC (after a disappointing season last year despite the hot-talents Dez Bryant, Dak Prescott, and Ezekiel Elliott) after having a solid 2018 Draft. Rosen might be a field-leader (who produced a tight and exciting game down to the 4th period against Darnold's USC team), so it wouldn't be surprising if Rosen rises to the challenge of the NFL arena and becomes a playmaker while Darnold struggles.
There are so many teams, man! Heck, maybe after Brady's Patriots losing two Super Bowls [2008, 2012] to Eli Manning's NY Giants and then again to Foles' Eagles in Super Bowl 52 [2018], fans want to see any old team rising to the moment and creating great upset environments. Nevertheless, the Eagles, Patriots, and Rams (who had a terrific strong finish to their 2017 season) remain in the top 3 positions in most sports-analysts' power-rankings. I also like the chances of a lower-ranked but formidable team such as the New Orleans Saints (hey they still have Super Bowl winning QB Drew Brees!) surprising everyone the way the Eagles did last season.
All Philly sports-fans are on a ginger-rush after the Eagles Super Bowl win and Villanova's NCAAB championship this year, and hence, they're somewhat worried about Penn State's incredible RB Saquon Barkley being drafted by the NY Giants who, hey, still boast Eli Manning as their now 'seasoned-QB.' Eagles fans don't want the Giants to rise again to challenge Brady's Patriots instead of their own team (QB'd by a rejuvenated Carson Wentz --- he is their starting-QB, right?). Will Barkley boost the Giants as Darnold boosts the Jets, making New York (not Philadelphia!) the right city to defy the sports-domination of New England and the Boston area? Bostonians, beware...
After all is said and done, the NFL is still mostly about BBQs, Heineken, potato-chips, and TV Sunday Sunday Sunday!!! Fans from all teams will be boasting their team insignias/colors for 2018. I was about to get tickets to 3 Eagles came in the 2017 season (including the Eagles' game against the Giants late in the season), but the purchase-package (elite-box area) fell through, so I'm still 'haunted' (as an Eagles fan) about missing out on cheering for the eventual Super Bowl champions live in the stadium (alas!). Anyways, I'm also cheering for the Raiders this season who just might produce some cool play before moving to Las Vegas by 2020 (that's a whole other story).
Never count out BRADY'S PATRIOTS. Tom Brady is perhaps in his twilight but he's still bloodthirsty and his coach doesn't want to hold him back unless HE HIMSELF wants to fade out in a relaxed manner (who can blame the legendary Goliath?). Brady's given the NFL something no other QB in NFL history has --- a week-by-week camplike sportsman's experience during which all NFL athletes admit that despite his machine-like play, he's the arguably IDEAL professional QB to practice and train (and hone) your competitive spirit. So never count out Brady. He might rebound and soar while the Eagles sink back into mediocrity and no one else (including Darnold's Jets, Barkley's Giants, and Rosen's Cardinals) rises to the challenge. Brady will most likely be compared to Bjorn Borg, Joe Montana, and maybe even Hulk Hogan.
Personally, I'd like to see a very lowly-ranked team perform greatly during a single game, providing hungry NFL fans with a terrific Sunday sports experience. Perhaps that team is the Detroit Lions, the L.A. Chargers, the Oakland Raiders (low-ranked but daydreaming!); or a mid-range team like the Atlanta Falcons (still recovering from their heartbreaking loss to --- who else? --- BRADY'S PATRIOTS in Super Bowl 51 two seasons ago!).
If Sam Darnold's Jets or Josh Rosen's Cardinals rise to great heights thanks to great QB-play, sports-analysts will declare this the Era of Quarterbacks...
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Many of us sports-fans are, including Philly-fans (Eagles!).
Here's my BOOK-REPORT for the upcoming season (I'll be looking at post-draft, summer/training camp, and preseason reports in August).
Here's to Heineken...
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All NFL fans want to see the Philadelphia Eagles continue building on their post-Super Bowl momentum and keep winning in 2018. In fact, the Eagles are #1 in preseason power-rankings by most sports-writers (at NFL.com, ESPN, etc.). However, the New York Jets are suddenly 'exciting' (somewhat) thanks to the acquisition of powerhouse NCAAF QB Sam Darnold (USC). If the Jets soar in 2018, fans might be thinking that New York might produce another team (besides Eli Manning's Giants) that topples Brady's Patriots. "Brady's Patriots" --- is that a monolith?
Josh Rosen (UCLA) was a terrific QB draft for 2018, and the Cardinals nabbed him. NFL.com suggests that the Dallas Cowboys can get back to the top of the NFC (after a disappointing season last year despite the hot-talents Dez Bryant, Dak Prescott, and Ezekiel Elliott) after having a solid 2018 Draft. Rosen might be a field-leader (who produced a tight and exciting game down to the 4th period against Darnold's USC team), so it wouldn't be surprising if Rosen rises to the challenge of the NFL arena and becomes a playmaker while Darnold struggles.
There are so many teams, man! Heck, maybe after Brady's Patriots losing two Super Bowls [2008, 2012] to Eli Manning's NY Giants and then again to Foles' Eagles in Super Bowl 52 [2018], fans want to see any old team rising to the moment and creating great upset environments. Nevertheless, the Eagles, Patriots, and Rams (who had a terrific strong finish to their 2017 season) remain in the top 3 positions in most sports-analysts' power-rankings. I also like the chances of a lower-ranked but formidable team such as the New Orleans Saints (hey they still have Super Bowl winning QB Drew Brees!) surprising everyone the way the Eagles did last season.
All Philly sports-fans are on a ginger-rush after the Eagles Super Bowl win and Villanova's NCAAB championship this year, and hence, they're somewhat worried about Penn State's incredible RB Saquon Barkley being drafted by the NY Giants who, hey, still boast Eli Manning as their now 'seasoned-QB.' Eagles fans don't want the Giants to rise again to challenge Brady's Patriots instead of their own team (QB'd by a rejuvenated Carson Wentz --- he is their starting-QB, right?). Will Barkley boost the Giants as Darnold boosts the Jets, making New York (not Philadelphia!) the right city to defy the sports-domination of New England and the Boston area? Bostonians, beware...
After all is said and done, the NFL is still mostly about BBQs, Heineken, potato-chips, and TV Sunday Sunday Sunday!!! Fans from all teams will be boasting their team insignias/colors for 2018. I was about to get tickets to 3 Eagles came in the 2017 season (including the Eagles' game against the Giants late in the season), but the purchase-package (elite-box area) fell through, so I'm still 'haunted' (as an Eagles fan) about missing out on cheering for the eventual Super Bowl champions live in the stadium (alas!). Anyways, I'm also cheering for the Raiders this season who just might produce some cool play before moving to Las Vegas by 2020 (that's a whole other story).
Never count out BRADY'S PATRIOTS. Tom Brady is perhaps in his twilight but he's still bloodthirsty and his coach doesn't want to hold him back unless HE HIMSELF wants to fade out in a relaxed manner (who can blame the legendary Goliath?). Brady's given the NFL something no other QB in NFL history has --- a week-by-week camplike sportsman's experience during which all NFL athletes admit that despite his machine-like play, he's the arguably IDEAL professional QB to practice and train (and hone) your competitive spirit. So never count out Brady. He might rebound and soar while the Eagles sink back into mediocrity and no one else (including Darnold's Jets, Barkley's Giants, and Rosen's Cardinals) rises to the challenge. Brady will most likely be compared to Bjorn Borg, Joe Montana, and maybe even Hulk Hogan.
Personally, I'd like to see a very lowly-ranked team perform greatly during a single game, providing hungry NFL fans with a terrific Sunday sports experience. Perhaps that team is the Detroit Lions, the L.A. Chargers, the Oakland Raiders (low-ranked but daydreaming!); or a mid-range team like the Atlanta Falcons (still recovering from their heartbreaking loss to --- who else? --- BRADY'S PATRIOTS in Super Bowl 51 two seasons ago!).
If Sam Darnold's Jets or Josh Rosen's Cardinals rise to great heights thanks to great QB-play, sports-analysts will declare this the Era of Quarterbacks...
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