Andrew McGuinness
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...
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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...
Andrew McGuinness
- Sep 17, 2020
- 5 min
Lightning Strikes Twice in Philadelphia
This off-season we’ve had a close-up picture of how the NFL and one of its franchises work to deal with a crisis. The NFL had to work...
Andrew McGuinness
- Sep 14, 2020
- 4 min
The Buzz is Back
We’re finally underway. Kansas City reminded us why they're Lombardi Trophy favorites. With a full slate of Sunday games taking place,...
Andrew McGuinness
- Sep 8, 2020
- 4 min
The Boys of Fall
The great Irish poet Seamus Heaney wrote in The Cure at Troy of a belief that “hope and history rhyme.” For every time that immortal line...
Andrew McGuinness
- Aug 31, 2020
- 6 min
Monsters of the Midway
Football, like life, is littered with instances of what ifs. In the 2017 NFL Draft, the Chicago Bears surprised everyone by trading up...
Andrew McGuinness
- Aug 29, 2020
- 4 min
‘Enough Is Enough!’
Last weekend in Kenosha, Wisconsin, the latest instance of police racially profiling and shooting a Black person took place. 29-year-old...
Andrew McGuinness
- Aug 24, 2020
- 4 min
The Mile High Club
Against the Cleveland Browns in the 1986 AFC Championship game, Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway led a game-winning drive. The play...
Andrew McGuinness
- Aug 20, 2020
- 4 min
‘One Person Can Bring the Whole Thing Down’
Professional rugby made its comeback in England last weekend. It returns to Ireland on Saturday. Ireland’s premier professional clubs...
Andrew McGuinness
- Aug 17, 2020
- 5 min
Golden God Establishes College Trust Fund
Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper built his Wall Street hedge fund from the ground up. In this world, Tepper was regarded as a deal...
Andrew McGuinness
- Aug 10, 2020
- 6 min
Lake Street Blues
One of the worst incidents to ever occur during an NFL game took place in November 2019. The Cleveland Browns were losing with the clock...
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