You’ve undoubtedly heard the maxim a thousand times, but at the risk of saying it once more: football is the ultimate team sport. Even the greatest players in NFL history have often had the good fortune of being surrounded by other guys who were considered to be among the game’s greats. The same can be said for quarterback Tom Brady. Virtually nobody can question his status … [Read more...]
Infamous NBA Teammates – Where Are They Now?
You're already familiar with idioms like "one bad apple spoils the bunch" and "a chain is only as strong as its weakest link." When it comes to the game of basketball, if you've got one guy who isn't pulling his weight or has an ulterior motive, it's hard to be successful when you're only operating at 80% of your ability. The following list comprises guys who personified … [Read more...]
The 25 Best NBA Players Of The Post-Michael Jordan Era
After Michael Jordan’s first retirement in 1998, at the end of his second three-peat with the Chicago Bulls, the powers-that-be in the NBA greatly fretted whether the departure of Jordan, and the age of many of the great superstars that ruled the NBA in the 1990’s, would lead to a massive vacuum in basketball talent. Needless to say, the boom of talent that entered the NBA … [Read more...]
Top Most Regrettable Contracts in NFL History
Each spring, the NFL kicks off its free agency period and has the NFL Draft. Both of those processes often turn NFL players – or soon-to-be-NFL players – into very rich men. In fact, the tens (and sometimes hundreds) of millions of dollars that many of these players are promised in their contracts are amounts the common person will never see in their lifetime. But as any NFL … [Read more...]
The 12 Biggest Mistakes Of 2017 NFL Draft
It’s the question that probably every single NFL team owner outside of the “Show Me State” is asking their General Manager, or the guy in charge of drafting players from college: “How the heck did we miss out on drafting Patrick Mahomes?" The Kansas City Chiefs trading up to take Patrick Mahomes, combined with the teams that passed on him in the 2017 NFL Draft, had a direct … [Read more...]