Kyler Murray was drafted ninth overall by the Oakland Athletics in the 2018 MLB draft, but after a stellar season as the University of Oklahoma’s starting quarterback culminating in a Heisman Trophy, the 21-year-old has a chance to make it big in the NFL, too. Now, he must choose between[Read More…]
Tag: Aaron Rodgers
NFL Awards
Most Valuable Player Aaron Rodgers – Green Bay Packers The King in the North has reclaimed his throne atop the NFC North. After a 4-6 start, Rodgers and his Green Bay Packers worked out the kinks and finished undefeated down the stretch. With a hodgepodge of receivers, Rodgers led the[Read More…]
It’s time for the Packers to say goodbye to Head Coach Mike McCarthy
Green Bay Packers’ Head Coach Mike McCarthy is in a precarious situation in his 11th season on the sidelines. The Packers sit at 4-5 and media and fans are questionning McCarthy’s future as coach. There is no question McCarthy was a godsend for the Packers in 2006 to make the transition[Read More…]
Tribune Sports Holiday Wish List
The winter holiday welcomes many things: Food, family, love, renewal, reflection, and the new year. As 2015 comes to close, here’s what people around McGill campus have on their holiday wish list. I wish for a few national championships for McGill in the Winter semester. Also, I really wish that[Read More…]
Old dogs, new tricks: How Tom Brady evolved past NFL competition
In his 15th season in the NFL, Tom Brady still manages to shatter every misconception about him. After the New England Patriots’ disastrous loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 4 of last season the press was calling for Brady’s head. His critics were saying that he was too[Read More…]
Behind the bench : Just like they drew it up
In Super Bowl XLIX, when Russell Wilson’s pass was tipped by Malcolm Butler and somehow corralled by Jermaine Kearse—after Kearse had been knocked down and left squirming on the turf—it seemed too impossible to actually be happening. Sure, there was the difficulty of the catch itself, but that was only[Read More…]
Point Counterpoint: Are the playoffs a requirement to become MVP?
It’s no secret that, at least in North American sports, the regular season is just the small-time opening act for the post-season. Regular season stats are nice and all, but it’s the clutch performances and the rings that truly immortalize the best players, and the MVP award is usually reserved[Read More…]
2014 NFL regular season awards
Most Valuable Player: Aaron Rodgers Runner up: J.J. Watt, Tony Romo, and Antonio Brown Rodgers is the best quarterback in the league, and by the time he retires, he just might be the best quarterback ever. After starting the season 1-2, Rodgers put on a quarterback clinic to finish the[Read More…]
