The Drake Maye Problem

I’m a numbers guy, not that I think stats rule the world, but it’s no coincidence that the top quarterbacks in NFL drafts have usually put up big numbers in college. While I don’t think success in college means a quarterback will be successful in the pros, I do think a lack of success in … Read more

The R Word and Why the Sports Media Needs More Diversity

One of the reasons we started blogging on the Commanders is because we heard a lot of nonsense when reading articles about the Commanders. We honestly feel like a lot of this nonsense wouldn’t exist if there were a more diverse group of writers, editors, sports personalities, etc… working at some of these media outlets. … Read more

2024 NFL Head Coach Searches: Coaching is About Opportunity Not Media Hype (Part 2)

We went back ten years to look at NFL coach hirings, how candidates were portrayed by the media during their candidacy, and how that turned out. We disqualified any coaches with less than 20 games from our list because we didn’t feel like one season was enough of a sample size to see what a … Read more

Washington Commander’s Next Head Coach Eric Bieniemy

So the media successfully sold Adam Peters, he’s the new general manager for the Commanders. Peters comes from a successful organization and despite some fairly average drafts these past several years, his reputation and interview earned him the Commanders top spot. Peters next big hurdle will be finding a coach. The Commanders have already submitted … Read more

Comparing the Draft Classes of Adam Peters and Ron Rivera

Adam Peters is the hot GM this year, everyone is talking about him, he’s the best GM on the planet. The 49ers are one of the best teams in football right now, so it’s a bit difficult to argue otherwise, but we’re going to look at the numbers anyway. Category Peters Grade Peters Regrade Rivera … Read more

How the Criticism of Ron Rivera Has Distanced Itself from Reality

Ron Rivera is under fire, some of it is deserved, the critiques of how his team started the year are justified. I don’t hold him accountable for the team’s performance after the Sweat and Young trades, but he’s certainly responsible for the poor performance to that point. That said when you have a bad season … Read more

The 1.35 Billion Dollar Publicly Funded Wizards Capitals Arena Disaster

On Wednesday December 13th, 2023 the owner of the Washington Wizards and Washington Capitals, Ted Leonsis, joined Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin to announce a two billion dollar arena project. Perhaps the most surprising thing about the project was the total secrecy in which the deal had been made. As local residents can tell you, nothing … Read more

2024 NFL Head Coach Searches: Coaching is About Opportunity Not Media Hype (Part 1)

The Commanders need to hire Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, because he’s the hot new coach, and he’s really smart and good at analytics. Now to be fair, reading up on Ben Johnson, he actually does sound like he might truly be smarter than the average bear. However that’s not a guarantee he will … Read more