Are we asking too much?
The currency of pash rushers in this years draft has skyrocketed. In the NFL’s pass heavy formations the ability to rush the passer has become the predominant skill needed on…
Murray decides!
Kyler Murray announced Monday that he is to pursue a career in football rather than the baseball one he committed to back in 2018. In my article on #NinetyNineYards in…
23 years, 112 days
Jared Goff, the Quarterback of the Los Angeles Rams, is 23. When Tom Brady won his first Super Bowl, coincidentally against the then St Louis Rams, Jared Goff was seven…
Tug of war
It seems everyone and anyone has an opinion on Kyler Murray. And it is big news. While there have been many sportsmen before Murray talented enough to play multiple sports…
All or Nothing
Tonight in SanJose California, Clemson and Alabama will renew their recent but increasingly bitter rivalry. This is the fifth year of the the College Football Play Off system and the…
Don’t mess with Texas!
When some bright young marketing thing thought it would be a good idea to photograph the face off between the Texas and Georgia mascots, little did we know that it…
Ninety Nine Yards – Writers highlights of 2018
As the final hours of 2018 tick by, the chat at the tinsel-festooned Ninety Nine Yards Towers has turned to what a fantastic year it was for football. For a…
The Orange Bowl – The Tide Rolls On
For those expecting a high scoring, close run affair, the first quarter 21 point lead by the Crimson Tide was as much a shock to Alabama fans as it was…
When lightning strikes
Lightning never strikes in the same place twice. So they say. But try telling that to the Georgia players, coaches and fans who filtered out of the Mercedes Benz stadium…
