Date: Thursday September 12, 2024

Writer: Anthony Iles

Bengals hosted the Patriots. Bengals came out rusty as the Patriots came out with something to prove. Errors with 2 fumbles cost the Bengals an opportunity to be the winners. First half offense was sluggish but they got into better rhythm in the second half and made a slight comeback. Unfortunately the effort was too late and they lost 16 -10. Bengals will regroup and play better. It is a trend last 4 years Bengals struggle during first 2 games and then they adjust. That trend needs to be reversed someday and start out and stay on fire. Next up, headed to Chiefs!!

Week 1 of the NFL last week had plenty of action:

Chiefs hosted the Ravens and outlasted them 27-20 in a close game. Ravens almost ties it at the end.

Eagles and Packers played in Brazil. Eagles won 34-29 in a decent game. At the end of the game QB Love unfortunately hurt his knee and could be out anywhere 3 – 6 weeks depending on how his healing and rehab go.

Steelers edged out the Falcons as QB Cousins struggled as the game went on. Steelers QB Fields got his first win as a Steeler. It remains unseen when Wilson will get the start per his injury. Once healthy Wilson will be the starter.

Bills played the Cardinals in a close game as QB Allen was able to will his team to a victory at home. Safety Damar Hamlin started as he has been announced as their starting safety this season. He had 1 solo tackle and 2 assisted tackles. We will see how long he stays the starter. He is on the last year of his rookie deal. He may be looking for another team to play for after this season.

Titans lose to the Bears at Chicago as Titans QB Levis made a poor QB decision in the second half and threw an underhand pick 6 which the throw should have never happened.

Texans played at Colts in a close game. Texan pulled away with a 29-27 victory in which newly acquired RB Mixon had a stellar game with 30 carries 159 yards with 1 rushing TD and averaging 5.3 yards per carry. He also had 3 catches for 19 yards.

Dolphins hosted the Jags. It was a rough start for Miami before the game as WR Hill was pulled over for speeding, then was arrested and then let go in time to make it to the game. Miami played rusty but by 4th quarter worked out the rust and pulled out the win 20 – 17.

Saints hosted the Panthers. QB Carr and company destroyed the Panthers 47 – 10. Did the Panthers even know there was a game…..Carr went 19-23 for 200 yards and 3 TDs. RB Kamara had 13 carries for 83 yards and a TD.

Vikings played at Giants where they crushed New York 28 – 6. WR Jefferson had 4 receptions for 59 yards and 1 TD. Giants QB Jones went 22 -42 for 186 yards with 2 INTs. Daniel Jones will be on the hot seat. Will he even be the starter by the end of the season?

Chargers hosted the Raiders. New Chargers Head Coach Jim Harbaugh got the W as the Chargers won 22 – 10. Chargers capitalized on their opportunities to score.

Seahawks hosted the Broncos and won 26 – 20. New Broncos rookie QB Nix threw 2 INTs. Seattle QB Smith played steady and led his team to victory.

Cowboys played at Browns. Cowboys played a solid game as the Browns struggles with QB Watson throwing 2 INTs. Cowboys win 33 – 17.

Buccaneers played the Commanders. Tamp QB Mayfield led the way and Bucs win 37 – 20.

Lions hosted the Rams and edged out the Rams in a close game winning 26 – 20. Rams had a lot of offensive linemen get hurt during this game. We will see how the team adjusts for week 2.

49ers hosted the Jets and QB Rodgers. 49ers took care of business and won 32 – 19. We will see how Rodgers adjusts to his Jets offensive weapons this season. Glad to see he is healthy.

Good luck to all teams going into week 2.

Who Dey!!

Date: August 19, 2024

Writer: Anthony Iles

USA Men’s Basketball team went undefeated from exhibition, group play, & the medal rounds and won the gold medal facing a tough France team. Team USA locked in late in the game was close and Steph Curry was not going to allow France to take the gold medal.

This current USA Men’s team had a lot of talent and all were bought in to the system. Tatum did not get to play as much as Celtics fans would hope but given the situations certain players were not going to play many minutes on any given night. When you have Lebron, KD, AD, and Curry on the same team that is going to limit those other players minutes who play the same positions as they do. The current team roster was: Anthony Davis, Lebron James, Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, Steph Curry, Bam Adebayo, Joel Embiid, Anthony Edwards, Jrue Holiday, Derrick White, Tyrese Haliburton, and Jason Tatum.

It was the veterans James, KD, and Curry that helped seal the deal in the 4th quarter as each took turns in locking up the gold medal. It was Curry’s 4 three point shots in a row that was the dagger. It was so fun to watch and see Curry, his first time as an Olympian, will the team to victory. The enthusiasm and passion those players played with showed with their emotions. Since the original Dream Team and the Redeem Team, this current team was fun to watch.

The next Summer Olympics in 2028 will be in Los Angeles California. Who will be on USA Men’s Basketball as well as USA Women’s Basketball? USA Women’s Basketball has changing of the guards as Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese will lead Team USA.

Date: Wednesday May 15, 2024

Writer: Anthony Iles

This week is the 106th PGA Championship which will be played at Valhalla in Louisville KY. Round 1 is Thursday morning. Tiger Woods will tee off at 8:04 AM on hole #10. He is grouped with Adam Scott and Keagan Bradley. Rory McIlroy tees off on Hole #10 at 8:15 AM and is grouped with Dustin Johnson and Justin Rose. Louisville’s own, Justin Thomas, tees off on Hole #10 as well at 7:53 AM. He is grouped with Ludvig Aberg and Xander Schauffele.

It is great to have Tiger Woods back and competing. I believe he will make the cut and be in the top 15. The more he gets to play in competitive tournaments the better he will be and victories will come his way. This will be a step in the right direction this week.

Later this week I will give a summary of what I think about the first 2 rounds.

Who do you think will win? I think Rory has a great chance after coming off victory last week.

Free Agency Begins Monday March 11th

Date: Wednesday March 6, 2024

Writer: Anthony Iles

Kansas City Chiefs stayed poised during the Super Bowl and managed to escape with a victory after the 49ers had a few miscues that cost them the opportunity to be champions.

Free Agency begins next week. some of the top tier teams are about to let players go because of salary cap issues. This is prime time for the Bengals to have their shot at possibly getting some added veterans to their team as well as making another Super Bowl run as they are one of the top teams with the most salary cap space.

Higgins is franchise tagged for the 2024 season. They can sign him to an extension if they agree by July. Ja’Marr Chase will be getting an extension after this 2024 season. Burrow will be coming back healthy going into this upcoming season. It looks like they will sign TE Hudson to keep him on the team as he emerged from no where to be very reliable and Burrow really likes him. Panthers released TE Hurst and Jets released TE Uzomah, former Bengals tight ends the from the last 3 seasons, from their teams. Uzomah hurt his knee and had season ending injury. Hurst is healthy. My thoughts are the Bengals will entertain the idea of signing Hurts to a 2 year deal with the 2nd year being a team option. They can then draft a TE and that would make 3 TE on their roster for the upcoming season. RB Mixon will find out in the next 2 weeks if he is released or they work at a restructure. Do not be surprised if he restructures his deal and he will be on the team one more season. If they do release him they can go after free agent RB Barkley as the Giants as he is a free agent and also could make an offer to RB Henry from the Titans as he is a free agent as well.

It will be interesting to see how the Bengals go about free agency as they have some good options to choose from. This is going to be an exciting 2024 season as the Bengals regroup and make a run for the Super Bowl which will be in New Orleans! What a story line with Burrow and Chase….can they get to the Super Bowl and win where they won their college national championship in 2019?? I think so !!!

WHO DEY!