Art Modell tried to warn Patriots about hiring Bill Belichick in 2000
With the Patriots once again in the Super Bowl, there is a lot of looking back at how the...
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Peter King and others praised the Matt Millen hire by the Lions in 2001
Matt Millen’s seven-year run as the president of the Detroit Lions was one of the worst management tenures...
Silver Lining for 49ers: Many, including Mike Florio, thought John Elway would be terrible as Broncos GM
The San Francisco 49ers went way out into the left field bleachers for their new General Manager hire,...
Local Patriots’ writer four years ago: Trade Tom Brady now
Tom Brady’s currently preparing to lead the New England Patriots into yet another Super Bowl, but four years...
Gregg Doyel on Kyle Shanahan “Daddy’s Boy” piece: “He’s fairly well shot down my story.”
Predicting coaching success can be tough, and this January 2014 Gregg Doyel CBS column titled “Lane Kiffin, Kyle...
This day in Cold Takes history: The Broncos & “noodle-arm” QB surprise Brady and the Pats in the 2016 AFC Championship
A year ago today, on January 24, 2016, the New England Patriots faced the Denver Broncos in the...
A collection of Cold Takes about Falcons and Matt Ryan from throughout the season
No one really believed in the Falcons heading into this season. Or at least none of the 42...
So the Steelers probably weren’t the “biggest threat” to the Patriots as many thought
Ever since the Patriots began their 16 year dynasty as the NFL’s elite team, each year when playoff...
Never forget, Jon Gruden was so upset the Raiders picked Khalil Mack over Manziel
ESPN Monday Night Football analyst Jon Gruden loves everyone, but he really loves quarterbacks, and that sometimes causes...
Rookie of the Year Joey Bosa was way more than “just a motor guy”
While his college teammate Ezekiel Elliott and Dak Prescott may have gotten most of the attention in Dallas,...
Matt Ryan, the “overrated” “fourth best QB in NFC South,” was MVP-worthy in 2016
The Atlanta Falcons are preparing for one final game in the Georgia Dome this Sunday before closing the...
Most people thought the Packers were done in November, most people were wrong
Back in mid-November, if someone told us that the Green Bay Packers would play for an NFC Championship...
15 tweets declaring the Cowboys and Packers playoff game was going to overtime with 35 seconds left in the 4th quarter
Before heroics from Aaron Rodgers and Mason Crosby gave the Packers a 34-31 win over the Cowboys in Sunday night’s NFC Divisional...
Some tweets from after Seahawks took a 7-0 lead over the Falcons in their NFC Divisional Playoff game
The Falcons rolled over the Seahawks 36-20 in an NFC Divisional Playoff game Saturday night. Here’s a few tweets...
This day in Cold Takes history: The Ravens beat the Broncos in the 2012 AFC Divisional Playoffs with the Mile High Miracle
Thursday is the anniversary of one of the most memorable plays in NFL playoff history – Joe Flacco’s 70...
