Long before it became fashionable, Des Ley tried out as a punter for the New England Patriots. Mike Sexton sat down with him to learn of his American odyssey – and much more besides.
Almanac NFL: The 2023 Jim Caldwell Cup – Week 18
January 12, 2024 by 2 Comments
Earl O’Neill updates all the NFL news in Week 18, highlighting the Detroit Lions, and sacked coaches.
Almanac NFL: The 2023 Rodney Peete Cup – Week Fifteen
December 21, 2023 by 3 Comments
Earl O’Neill updates readers on the latest happenings in the NFL during Week 15, especially the Detroit Lions.
Almanac NFL – The 2023 Tim Boyle Cup: Week Thirteen
December 7, 2023 by 1 Comment
This week Earl O’Neill runs his eye over the roles of referees and coaches in the NFL. Complex? Yep! Confusing? Check! Sound familiar? Too right!
Almanac NFL – The 2023 Dan Orlovsky Cup: Week 12
November 30, 2023 by Leave a Comment
If you want to compare football codes, at least do it from an informed perspective. Earl O’Neill exposes the ‘idiotic complaints against American football’.
Almanac NFL – The 2023 Scott Mitchell Cup: Week Eleven
November 23, 2023 by Leave a Comment
In this week’s look at the NFL, Earl O’Neill takes a look at quarterbacks, the big money men of the game. But are they worth the huge salaries they attract?
Almanac NFL: The 2023 Jim Caldwell Cup – Week Ten
November 15, 2023 by 1 Comment
The glory days of the New England Patriots are a distant memory. Earl O’Neill explains what has gone wrong – and what might be next for the Pats.
Almanac NFL: The 2023 Lomas Brown Cup – Week Nine
November 8, 2023 by Leave a Comment
We are now nine weeks into the NFL season. Earl O’Neill details his highlights from the weekend.
Almanac NFL: The 2023 Rod Marinelli Cup – Week Eight
November 3, 2023 by 1 Comment
Round 8 of the NFL season finds Earl O’Neill casting a critical eye over the Raiders
Almanac NFL – The 2023 Bobby Layne Cup: Week Seven
October 26, 2023 by 2 Comments
Earl O’Neill continues his coverage of the NFL. Today he explains his allegiance to the Detroit Lions. It’s not an easy gig!
Almanac NFL: The Joey Harrington Cup 2023 – Week 6
October 20, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Earl O’Neill presents his thoughts on the progress of some of the new quarterback acquisitions and movements in the NFL.
Almanac NFL – The 2023 Dutch Clark Cup: Week Five
October 11, 2023 by Leave a Comment
It’s just over a month into the NFL season. Earl thinks he’s got his finger on the pulse as he surveys the prospects of various teams.
Almanac NFL – The 2023 Lem Barney Cup: Week 4
October 5, 2023 by 2 Comments
How do you create an NFL franchise? Combine big bucks and a cluey brainstrust with a good quarterback and you’re well on the way. Earl O’Neill combs the record books to demonstrate how it works – or doesn’t, in some cases.
Almanac NFL – The Barry Sanders Cup: NFL Week Three
September 28, 2023 by 2 Comments
There’s no holding Earl back when it comes to his analysis of the early stages of this season’s American football landscape. Tell it like it is, Earl!
Almanac NFL: Julian Edelman – the perfect big game player
April 13, 2021 by 1 Comment
Originally considered too short, frequently injured, Julian Edelman turned himself into a versatile match winner for the New England Patriots. As Edelman announces his retirement, Sean Mortell recounts a storied career.
Almanac NFL: Tampa Bay – a town and team enduring through all crises
February 10, 2021 by 2 Comments
It has been a long road for Tampa Bay to win their second Super Bowl. Sean Mortell looks at the history of the city, and its most famous sporting franchise.
Almanac Life: Black Lives Matter
September 1, 2020 by 3 Comments
Glen! examines racism in sport, particularly America, and the advent of ‘Black Lives Matter’.
The perfect storm – a history of the enigmatic Cam Newton
July 8, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Sean Mortell examines the career of enigmatic NFL star Cam Newton.
Peyton Manning’s French Connection
May 27, 2020 by 1 Comment
Steve Earl relates the story about NFL great Peyton Manning chatting with players involved in a controversial 1972 divisional playoff. And what do frogs have to do with the story?
Monaros 2020 – a vision triumphant
March 5, 2020 by 5 Comments
Earl goes back through NFL records and videos to find a way for his Monaros to triumph in 2020. It’s a bit left field, but it just might work!
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