Art by Chris ChenIf you listen closely, you can hear whispers of the NFL finally returning to Los Angeles. However, at the end of the day, LA still is NFL-less, and if you’re LA-born-and-raised, you might need a team. So, allow me to create a comprehensive list of the positives and negatives for being a fan of each team, as it pertains to Angelenos. BALTIMORE RAVENS Pro: … [Read more...] about Choose your own NFL team Part I: AFC
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Teams Wrap up First Quarter of NFL Regular Season
It’s official, folks. We are 25 percent of the way done with the NFL regular season. Feels weird, doesn’t it? And to make things even crazier, this season has already featured many surprises. So what better to do than discuss who’s been better than expected, who’s been worse than we imagined and who’s exactly as good as we thought they were? … [Read more...] about Teams Wrap up First Quarter of NFL Regular Season
NFL Reality Check: Trudging Through the Turmoils of Pro Football’s First Weekend
Art by Peau Porotesano Ladies and gentlemen, we've made it. Four weeks of underwhelming preseason later, the NFL's 50th season in the Super Bowl Era is finally under way. Although the first weekend of professional football brought hope and joy to most fans, these positive feelings from the start of the NFL season weren't spread to everyone. Somebody — rather, 16 somebodies — … [Read more...] about NFL Reality Check: Trudging Through the Turmoils of Pro Football’s First Weekend
Rookies Taming the Top-Two Trend
Photo by Peau PorotesanoThe current NFL world is focused on losses. Dozens of key players have suffered injuries in meaningless preseason games, and players and fans are clamoring to cut the preseason in half. It’s easy to see why the majority of NFL fans want the preseason to end. The regular season has more opportunities to be optimistic about football. Strangely … [Read more...] about Rookies Taming the Top-Two Trend
Super Bowl Smack Talk
Seahawk Success: (Stasia Demick)Both teams boast a 14-4 record going into Sunday. It is the same Goliath and the Giant story as the Seahawks match up against the Patriots legend Tom Brady and the all-time winningest post-season coach, Bill Belichick. But hey, at least we don’t deflate our balls.The Hawks return to the Bowl as the less-experienced underdog, which is a good … [Read more...] about Super Bowl Smack Talk
