Here’s another great question from the fans at Mother’s Grille in Federal Hill regarding offensive line play and the unbalanced line and what it does to defenses. Hope you join us on Oct. 28th as I’ll be back down at Mother’s for more Coors Light, questions, chalktalk and football discussion. ... Read More »

In addition to coming up to Mother’s Grille in Federal Hill tonight to meet some great Baltimore football fans, I also host a weekly internet show at FoxSports.com called, “Coach Speak.” Every week we catch up with a number of current NFL head coaches and talk shop — strategy, league issues, players and football. Here’s the link ... Read More »

As many of you know, I host an online Monday night show called “Coach Speak” on Fox Sports. Here’s the link to this week’s show, which features conversations regarding playcalling and offense with Jack Del Rio, John Harbaugh, Mike Smith, Mike McCarthy and Mike Singletary. We do the show each Monday night so it’s fresh. I’ll be ... Read More »

The biggest question going into this week’s games, besides who will make the playoffs, is what team will play what players. With all that is on the line for a number of teams in the NFC, the game between the New York Giants and the Minnesota Vikings is a perfect “case study” for the coach’s ... Read More »

In light of the events that transpired last weekend in the game between the Ravens and the Pittsburgh Steelers, it seems like a good time to get back on my soap box about instant replay and the adjustments that need to be made. Lets begin with the call of whether the pass from Ben Roethlisberger to ... Read More »

The airwaves have been abuzz with the Plaxico Burress incident and what the league and the Giants should do to their embattled wide receiver. It is important for fans to realize that both the league and the individual clubs do have restrictions as to what they can do in these situations. The individual does have ... Read More »

You can’t watch an NFL game today that you don’t see one or both of the teams using the now “so-called” “Wildcat Offense.” It is almost an obligatory formation that you have to run, or risk being accused of not being on the cutting edge of offensive football in the NFL. Some have even suggested that ... Read More »

Last night the Pittsburgh Steelers’ had a pregame celebration honoring defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau’s 50 years in the NFL. That included a video tribute of LeBeau highlights, featuring several of his 62 career interceptions.  Dick has long been one of the great coaches in this league.  Virtually every team in the NFL runs some for or ... Read More »

As I prepared for my game this week between the New Orleans Saints and Kansas City Chiefs I had a chance to see first hand what the Chiefs are going through with their purging of their roster and building anew this franchise. Trading away their best defensive player (Jared Allen to the Minnesota Vikings) and ... Read More »

We are approaching a fascinating weekend in college football as the BCS standings now take center stage. As we drive towards the finale of the college season we are mired in what has traditionally become a bashing of the BCS system and an impassioned hue and cry for a college playoff system. Fans and media alike ... Read More »