Behind the Line

Perhaps I have a different opinion of courage than the woke media. I consider men and women of the military courageous. I consider the first responders who were running into the World Trade Center instead of running away from it on 9/11 courageous.

Capital One and the woke media consider Sarah Fuller courageous...for stepping on the field for one play last week when Vanderbilt played Missouri. Capital One announced this week they were nominating her for their Courage Award.

We analyze how the media continues to overreact to Sarah Fuller...and how this is an embarrassment to Vanderbilt and college football.

We're coming up on the final stretch of the NFL regular season. Teams are fighting for playoff seeding...home field advantage and possibly a first round bye. However...there are many teams fighting for the chance to just make the playoffs.

We analyze the playoff chances for the Baltimore Ravens...Arizona Cardinals...Miami Dolphins...Las Vegas Raiders...and Minnesota Vikings. These five teams are on the cusp of making the postseason...with all five remaining games being crucial to their postseason chances.

We determine which teams will make the playoffs...and which will miss out on the postseason.

The calls for the Eagles to bench Carson Wentz are reaching a fever pitch in Philadelphia. The Eagles have found a way to drop to third place in the worst division in the NFL...and their chances for the playoffs are slipping away.

Are the Eagles going to move on from Carson Wentz this offseason? We go over the three options the Eagles have...and explain the viability of each. We also explain why Carson Wentz isn't the problem in Philadelphia.

Here we go again with the wokeness at ESPN...a network that's already struggling because of their embrace of woke politics. They're now turning Vanderbilt kicker Sarah Fuller into a hero for squib kicking in an SEC football game.

We look into the back story of Sarah Fuller...and explain why it's not her fault for taking advantage of an opportunity that was given to her. The hype surrounding her is the blame of the media. 

We also explain why it's a terrible idea for women to be playing football with men...and the potential ramifications.

After another convincing loss to a playoff team...and losers of three of their last four games...Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are officially in panic mode. With a tough stretch of games to close the season...are the Bucs at risk of missing the playoffs?

In our What's Real/What's Fake segment this week:

Was Taysom Hill exposed against the Broncos?

Injuries an excuse for Colts blowout loss to Titans?

Mitchell Trubisky's NFL career dies in Green Bay.

Baker Mayfield needs to play better for the Browns to make the playoffs.

The wokeness of ESPN has claimed another victim. After the layoff of 300 employees and the elimination of another 200 open positions...the embrace of politics by ESPN has impacted its first high-profile employee.

After 23 years at the network...it was announced this week that Trey Wingo's contract wouldn't be renewed. This was predictable...as his ESPN Radio show with Mike Golic was canceled earlier this summer.

We go over the history of wokeness at ESPN over the last decade...and outline how the network has dove straight into politics since the murder of George Floyd back in May. We analyze the impact this decision is having on the network...and discuss the future of ESPN.

NFL ratings have been on the decline throughout the 2020 regular season due to the league's embrace of social justice politics. After Week 1...the league distanced itself from political messages and returned their focus to football.

However...on Thanksgiving...the biggest day of the NFL regular season when the eyes of America are on the league...Matt Stafford and Deshaun Watson proved their wokeness by kneeling for the national anthem.

We explain why players kneeling has lost its impact...and the only thing it accomplishes is alienating half of the audience.

We also look into the future of both Matt Patricia and Matt Stafford in Detroit...and explain how Thursday was their final Thanksgiving Day game with the Detroit Lions.

Just when it seemed things were returning to normal in the sports world and woke politics were gone...Shannon Sharpe decides to celebrate Thanksgiving by proving he's woke.

Shannon Sharpe criticized Mike McCarthy earlier this week for using watermelons as a motivational tool for the Dallas Cowboys.

We share the comments made by Shannon Sharpe...and explain why this is another case of phony outrage by a sports media personality. We also commend Cowboys players for not using this situation as an opportunity to get Mike McCarthy fired.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers lost their fourth game of the season Monday night...and head coach Bruce Arians publicly blasted Tom Brady once again. Seems every time the Bucs lose...Arians lays the bulk of the blame on his legendary quarterback.

The constant public criticism does nothing to help the obvious lack of chemistry with the Tampa offense. It also creates speculation that there's issues between Tom Brady and Bruce Arians.

We explain why Tom Brady isn't the only problem in Tampa...and why poor coaching could be the reason for some of his struggles. Could Bruce Arians be the problem in Tampa...not Tom Brady?

Are the Bucs legitimate Superbowl contenders?

There's a lot of excitement surrounding Baker Mayfield and the Cleveland Browns. For the first time in nearly 20 years...the Browns are in the playoff conversation heading into the month of December.

However...being overlooked in the Browns success is the fact that Baker Mayfield is underperforming. If the Browns weren't 7-3...it's possible Kevin Stefanski would've already made the decision to bench Baker Mayfield.

We analyze his numbers...and explain why Baker Mayfield is NOT a franchise quarterback. We also outline what the future could look like between Mayfield and the Browns.