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Kansas City Chiefs – Ugly Wins Count Too
One of the greatest makeups of good teams is being able to pick up wins even when they’re not playing well. The Kansas City Chiefs, on a very ordinary day from Alex Smith and Jamaal Charles on the ground, still made enough plays on both ends of the field to surprise the Dallas Cowboys with a 17-16 win.
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10 Highest Paid Head Coaches in 2013
The money is in the NFL, especially when it comes to head coaches, as eight of the top ten highest paid head coaches in North American pro sports are in the sport of football, with Sean Payton, Bill Belichick, Andy Reid and even new guy Chip Kelly rising high above the others when it comes to their income.
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San Francisco 49ers – Winning by Trading Alex Smith to Kansas City Chiefs
It seems like everyone is a winner from the deal that will send Alex Smith from the San Francisco 49ers to the Kansas City Chiefs: The 49ers got rid of an expensive backup quarterback for more draft picks, while the Chiefs now have a quarterback they can depend on, playing for a team that isn’t as bad as their 2 win record from last season shows.
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Kansas City Chiefs – Worst Team in the NFL, Pro Bowl Masters
How does a team tied for the worst record in the NFL last season get so many players into the Pro Bowl? Injuries, luck and who knows what else. What is a fact is that the Kansas City Chiefs become the first team ever to send six players into the Pro Bowl despite winning less than six games during the regular season, in fact only two.
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Chip Kelly, the new Head Coach of the Philadelphia Eagles
There’s no official word from Chip Kelly, the Oregon Ducks or the Philadelphia Eagles, but according to NFL sources, the head coach of the Oregon football team for the past four years will be moving to the pros.
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No Steelers or Eagles in Playoffs For First Time Since 1999
A disastrous year for the Pennsylvania NFL teams, as both the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Phildaelphia Eagles missed the playoffs for the first time since 1999. Mike Tomlin is keeping his job, but the Eagles’ failure to make the postseason in the last couple of years has cost him his job.
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NFL Head Coaches Fired At the End of the Season
Reaching a Super Bowl or past success means nothing in modern sports. What counts is today, or maximum the last couple of years. Andy Reid and Lovie Smith have been a long time in Philadelphia and Chicago, but haven’t been able to match their previous accomplishments. Same goes for Ken Whisenhunt and Norv Turner, while Romeo Crennel seemed to be in a doomed situation from the get go.
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Philadelphia Eagles – The Defense Quarterbacks Love to Play Against
The Philadelphia Eagles under Juan Castillo as the defensive coordinator, through the first six games of the season? The record was 3-3, with the defense allowing 20.8 points per game. Andy Reid fires Castillo and Todd Bowles takes over. How bad is it? Five straight defeats, allowing 31.4 points per game.
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Philadelphia Eagles – Is it the Time for Nick Foles
No longer a matter of if, but a matter of when. Nick Foles played his first game in the NFL, unable to stop the Philadelphia Eagles from losing for the fifth time in a row and putting even more pressure on Andy Reid, looking like a man who knows he’s not going to keep his job at the end of the season.
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Philadelphia Eagles – The Never Ending Torment of Michael Vick
When you’re sacked 7 times, the chances of winning a game reduce significantly. This has been the kind of physical abuse Michael Vick has been exposed to all season, and you can’t expect your quarterback to not make mistakes when he’s running for his life over half the time. The Philadelphia Eagles have run out of excuses, and Andy Reid seems to have run out of answers.