Andrew McGuinness
Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen Re-Write Playoff Narrative
Two young quarterbacks with different styles, who have been critiqued and scrutinized, are reloading this week for a deep playoff run in...
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Andrew McGuinness
- Jan 4, 2021
- 4 min
Road to Tampa Still Goes Through The Pandemic
Listening to Colts head coach Frank Reich talk poignantly about missing the emotional and physical kinship that football provides, was a...
Andrew McGuinness
- Dec 28, 2020
- 4 min
Broadway Jets Ready for Their Own Show
Last Sunday, facing an opponent in the Los Angeles Rams headed for the playoffs, the New York Jets snapped a 0-13 losing streak to win a...
Andrew McGuinness
- Dec 21, 2020
- 5 min
Who can ambush Kansas City?
With three weeks until the playoffs begin, a burning question is ringing around the National Football League: which team is most likely...
Andrew McGuinness
- Dec 14, 2020
- 4 min
Waking in the Blue: football’s mental health challenge
Back in September, Atlanta Falcons tight end Hayden Hurst approached Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott after the Cowboys' 40-39 win...
Andrew McGuinness
- Dec 7, 2020
- 4 min
Miami Dolphins go back to their roots
Growing up an NFL fan in Ireland, Dan Marino and the Miami Dolphins were my first love. Marino hosted a show on the NFL Europe channel on...
Andrew McGuinness
- Nov 30, 2020
- 5 min
The return of Sean McVay’s Rams
Sean McVay is back. In truth, he never went away. The head coach and his Los Angeles Rams had a primetime win over Tampa Bay last week...
Andrew McGuinness
- Nov 23, 2020
- 4 min
2020 rookie class storms the NFL
Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert got a haircut this week. The rookie had previously sported long hair, and the strength...
Andrew McGuinness
- Nov 16, 2020
- 4 min
The NFL's seasonal military apparel
Pat Tillman was an Arizona Cardinals safety who walked away from a multi-million football contract to enlist in the U.S. Army after 9/11....
Andrew McGuinness
- Nov 9, 2020
- 5 min
Good Trouble: we need more Black football coaches
I read an outstanding article in The Ringer this week by Tyler Tynes. The article honed in on how Black coaches from all over the...
Andrew McGuinness
- Nov 5, 2020
- 5 min
The train is at College Station
While the NFL largely dominates An Irishman on Football’s coverage, the specter of college football is never far away. Of course, college...
Andrew McGuinness
- Nov 2, 2020
- 4 min
D.K. Metcalf stamps all over rivalry Sunday
It was rivalry Sunday in the NFL, with AFC titans Baltimore Ravens and the Pittsburgh Steelers facing off in the AFC North. Over in the...
Andrew McGuinness
- Oct 26, 2020
- 5 min
Iron Mike and the Street Rats
Mike Vrabel likes his Tennessee Titans team to be the physical embodiment of him as a player. Tough, well coached and situationally...
Andrew McGuinness
- Oct 19, 2020
- 4 min
Steel Curtain
Last week I talked about the trend that offenses have been on top. I cited the Pittsburgh Steelers as the exception against the rule....
Andrew McGuinness
- Oct 16, 2020
- 5 min
America's Dynasty
Jeff Benedict’s tour de force book, Dynasty, covers the unprecedented success of the New England Patriots from 2000-20. There are three...
Andrew McGuinness
- Oct 12, 2020
- 4 min
Downfield Threat
Almost five weeks in and a trend has emerged. This is a year where the offense is so far ahead of the defense. Players and teams - it...
Andrew McGuinness
- Oct 6, 2020
- 5 min
COVID-19 Wrecking Ball
COVID-19 made its significant mark on the NFL in week four. Sixteen Tennessee Titans players and personnel were ravaged by the illness,...
Andrew McGuinness
- Oct 2, 2020
- 4 min
Flourish in the Motherland
In 2019, Academy Award winning actor Al Pacino, who starred in the football movie Any Given Sunday, said: “I watch this guy Lamar...
Andrew McGuinness
- Sep 29, 2020
- 4 min
Mahomes Lights up Baltimore
It would have been more meaningful if the schedule Gods had delivered the Kansas City Chiefs at the Baltimore Ravens in December, but...
Andrew McGuinness
- Sep 21, 2020
- 4 min
Russell Wilson Serves New England Brisket
It’s always a chess match when the New England Patriots take on the Seattle Seahawks. Sunday Night Football’s joust was no different to...
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