SwartzSports NFL Wild Card Weekend Preview

January 5, 2018

Embed from Getty Images     (5) Tennessee Titans at (4) Kansas City Chiefs It’s difficult to envision the Tennessee Titans winning this game on the road against a playoff-tested quarterback and head coach. The Titans did all they could to miss the postseason, losing three straight before narrowly beating the Jacksonville Jaguars. A -22 point differential makes them one of the worst playoff teams in recent years, and they’re…

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Previewing Each NFL Team’s 2016 Season

August 31, 2016

Embed from Getty Images   It’s just over a week until the official start of the 2016 NFL season. I’ll be publishing a series of NFL articles. This one will focus on a brief preview of each team, ranked in order of how I think they will finish in the division. An asterisk means a wild-card berth. My playoff predictions are below. Stay tuned for a 50 bold predictions article…

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Why Buddy Ryan Deserves to be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame

June 28, 2016

The National Football League lost one of its all-time greats on Tuesday morning as former head coach and defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan died at the age of 85.  Ryan entered the NFL as a defensive line coach with the Buffalo Bills in 1961 and exited the league 34 years later as the head coach of the Arizona Cardinals. In between, he left behind an unparalled legacy as perhaps the greatest…

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Evaluating Howie Roseman’s Recent General Manager Moves

March 9, 2016

Embed from Getty Images   About exactly one year after Chip Kelly went on a spending spree to make the Philadelphia Eagles’ 53-man roster exactly what he wanted it to be, Howie Roseman is doing what he can to eliminate any evidence of the Kelly era. Two of Kelly’s most notable signings – $40 million running back DeMarco Murray and $63 million cornerback Byron Maxwell – are gone, each just…

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Will Marshawn Lynch Make the Pro Football Hall of Fame?

February 8, 2016

Embed from Getty Images   During the fourth quarter of the Denver-Carolina Super Bowl, Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch made his announcement regarding his status for the 2016 season.   In typical ‘Marshawn being Marshawn’ fashion, he did so without saying a word – rather choosing to tweet a picture of cleats being hung up.   If Lynch stays true to his word and retires, has he done enough…

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5 Takeaways From the Philadelphia Eagles’ Win Over the Buffalo Bills

December 13, 2015

Wow. What an emotional win. It took all three phases of the game for the Philadelphia Eagles to edge by the Buffalo Bills 23-20, in a game that kept the Eagles tied with the Washington Redskins atop the NFC East.  The major storyline, in case you were living under a rock or on Mars, was the return of LeSean McCoy, the all-time leading rusher in Eagles’ history, to Philadelphia. McCoy…

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Re-Examining the LeSean McCoy for Kiko Alonso Trade

December 11, 2015

History will look back on Chip Kelly’s first offseason as the Eagles’ general manager as arguably the most memorable in franchise history. It began with a move that took the Eagles’ head coach just 20 minutes to finalize.  On March 3rd, the Eagles announced that they had traded All-Pro running back LeSean McCoy to the Buffalo Bills for inside linebacker Kiko Alonso. McCoy, the all-time leading rusher in franchise history,…

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Power Ranking NFL’s 12 Best Front Sevens on Defense

October 24, 2015

  View image | gettyimages.com Chip Kelly may have set out to build an offensive powerhouse, but the Philadelphia Eagles are winning games recently more because of their top-notch defense. After stifling Drew Brees and Eli Manning in consecutive weeks, the Eagles are back in first place in the NFC East. Defensive end Fletcher Cox is terrorizing opposing quarterbacks, and he’s on his way to his first Pro Bowl. Nose…

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