Stalter’s Week 9 Picks Against the Spread: Gonna Be a Chiefs-Cowboys Shootout
Last Week: I went 3-2. Lost the Seahawks (-6.5 vs. Texans) and 49ers (+13 at the Eagles), but picked up wins with the Jets (+6.5 vs. Falcons), Steelers (-3 at…
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Fading Kevin Wheeler Part X: The ‘Fade Me’ Again Edition
Earlier this week my editor asked me why I continue to write these “Fading Kevin Wheeler” columns now that I’m 20-31-1 on the season. Well, there are three reasons: 1)…
History Shows NFL Free Agency is a Fool’s Gold Rush
While it’s difficult to temper their enthusiasm, most NFL fans know better. The “tampering period” of free agency has begun, which essentially means that free agency has begun. Even though players…
Quick-Hit Thoughts on Rams’ Acquisition of Mark Barron
I usually use my weekly column space to break down the three plays that defined a Rams win or loss, but you saw the Kansas City game. It wasn’t pretty….
Three Plays That Defined Rams’ Loss to 49ers
While providing the opening statement for his press conference on Monday night, it didn’t take Jeff Fisher long to cite the tipping point in the Rams’ 31-17 loss to the…
Three Plays That Defined Rams’ 34-28 Loss to Eagles
Penalties. Dropped passes. Blown coverages. Bad pass protection. Missed opportunities. That about covers things from the Rams’ perspective in wake of their 34-28 loss to the Eagles last Sunday, doesn’t…
Ten Takeaways from Sunday’s 34-28 Loss in Philadelphia
1. The defense played well enough to win this game. Philadelphia scored touchdowns off of a blocked punt and a sack-fumble, and then had to travel just 24 yards after…
Making the Case for Austin Davis
Without fail, the backup quarterback is once again the most popular player in many cities following Week 4 in the NFL. In New York, chants of “We Want (Michael) Vick”…
Ten Takeaways from Sunday’s 34-31 Loss to Dallas
1. There should be no Rams quarterback controversy. Yes, I know Jeff Fisher says Shaun Hill is still his starter. But Austin Davis should be the guy. I don’t know…
Ten Takeaways from Sunday’s 19-17 Win in Tampa Bay
1. Austin Davis isn’t known to have stocked grocery store shelves, but at this time last season, he was the quarterbacks coach at Westminster Christian Academy in Chesterfield. On Sunday,…