Author: Mikesportz
In many ways, the Chicago Bears are in an enviable position this offseason. The team has some exciting young players, the No. 1 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, and a ton of cap space. Much has been made about whether the Bears will take a quarterback at No. 1, or if they will roll with Justin Fields. Another decision is what to do with head coach Matt Eberflus. Considering the coach has not been fired yet, it seems unlikely he will be at this point. Assuming Eberflus is getting another chance, the coach will want to go all…
Earlier this evening NFLcom’s Tom Pelissero reported the Atlanta Falcons would be conducting a second interview with Jim Harbaugh next week. He’ll join former New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick on the list of candidates to receive second looks. That’s not just noteworthy news on the Falcons front (where Belichick is the presumed favorite), it’s noteworthy on the Chargers front as well. Many in NFL circles have mentioned Harbaugh as the favorite to be the Bolts next headman, and after the organization met its Rooney Rule requirement of two in-person interviews with minority candidates with yesterday’s interview of David…
The great debate rages on among Bears fans. It’s creating a civil war of sorts. On one side are supporters of Justin Fields, those who chanted at the regular-season finale to bring back their quarterback. On the other side are those who have seen Detroit’s passing game, Minnesota’s passing game and now Jordan Love stepping up to ignite Green Bay’s passing attack, and wonder: “What happened to much-promised Bears passing game?” They want the first pick of the 2024 NFL Draft used for Caleb Williams. They feel Fields failed or former offensive coordinator Luke Getsy and former coach…
Pascal Siakam is no longer a Raptor but his love affair with Toronto will continue. The 29-year-old all-star forward was traded from the Raptors to the Indiana Pacers earlier this week, the last major player from Toronto’s 2019 NBA championship roster to leave the team. But Siakam, who is from Douala, Cameroon, said in an article written for the Players’ Tribune on Friday that after eight seasons in Toronto, it’s now his home. “It’s where I live. It’s where so many of the things I care about are, and where my brothers and sisters are, and where my…
FRISCO – Mike McCarthy is claiming the Dallas Cowboys are a “championship program.” And as we sat down here at The Star during the Wednesday presser as he said it? We were not quite sure how he was coming to that conclusion, based on … you know … the evidence. Nor were we sure how he is differentiating between what he called Dallas’ present status as a “a championship program” and where he plans on taking “America’s Team” – to being a “world championship” team. “We have established a championship program; it’s just not the world championship yet,” McCarthy said.…
NEW ORLEANS – Though they got off to very different starts, both the New Orleans Pelicans and Phoenix Suns come into Friday night’s matchup having won 9 of their last 15 games. The Pels are coming off a record-breaking rout of the lowly Charlotte Hornets, while the Suns are riding a three-game winning streak that includes a pair of road victories. These are not the same Suns that went to the NBA Finals three seasons ago, or even the ones that lost to the Pelicans in one of the most memorable games of last season. Gone from the…
Last offseason was fun because Ryan Poles and the Chicago Bears controlled the offseason both regarding the NFL Draft and free agency. Poles landed a gift as the Houston Texans won their final game to give the Bears the first pick in the 2023 NFL Draft. Poles moved that pick to the Carolina Panthers and now owns the first pick in the 2024 NFL Draft thanks to the Panthers completely falling apart as an organization — thanks David Tepper. With the first and ninth picks in the 2024 NFL Draft, the Chicago Bears have plenty of draft capital to make…
Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell has been married to his wife Holly for more than two decades Dan Campbell may have a career over two decades long in the NFL, but his marriage with his wife is his longest partnership “You kind of go through that feeling that the one job I really wanted is the one I’m never going to get,” Holly told the outlet of how he felt when he didn’t get the role. However, together they remained faithful that his chance would come, and, just a few years later, it did. Now, Holly is…
The Pittsburgh Steelers have a ton of uncertainty with their quarterback position, and that uncertainty might carry over into the 2024 NFL Season. In a recent appearance with the media, Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin seems to have indicated the team’s QB situation for 2024: Kenny Pickett will return as the QB1 in 2024, but the team will bring in some competition. Mason Rudolph looked the best of the Steelers’ passers this year, which is certainly saying something. Pickett was the team’s first-round pick back in 2022, and I truly wonder if the team would have drafted him if he…
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the Philadelphia Eagles last Monday 32-9 in the Wild Card round to advance in the playoffs. Their next test comes on Sunday as they travel to Detroit to take on the Lions, who defeated the Los Angeles Rams 24-23 to keep their Super Bowl hopes alive. Just like the Eagles, the Lions defeated the Buccaneers by 14 points early in the regular season. Obviously, both teams have experienced plenty since then and are in different forms than they were back then. Ahead of the matchup, there has been a bit of banter across social media…