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AFC v NFC: Star v System

AFC v NFC: Star v System

• GuyWhoLikesSport
A lot has been made of how virtually all of the best quarterbacks in the NFL reside in the AFC, and this column is not here to argue with that. The top-5 quarterbacks in the league are Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson, Joe Burrow, and Justin Herbert in some order. Four of those five, Burrow the exception, are going to make the playoffs. And Burrow is playing so well he’s threatening his cheapskate owner and the decision makers in the front office. "That's why you gotta do everything you can to get those deals done early." – Joe Burrow…
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Usyk v Fury 2: The Preview

Usyk v Fury 2: The Preview

• GuyWhoLikesSport
It’s finally here. It appears to be real. It is spectacular. Tyson Fury v Oleksandr Usyk II, Sunday morning Australian time. Merry Christmas. Even though this one is inexplicably not for the undisputed heavyweight title like the first one was, this one feels like a bigger fight to me. Maybe it’s because the Saudis are shitting all over everyone else’s promotional chops. 😂 Oleksandr Usyk vs Tyson Fury 2 promo trailer is a MUST watch!🎥 @Turki_alalshikh pic.twitter.com/H2VWEJuuSL— Home of Fight (@Home_of_Fight) December 1, 2024 Maybe it’s Usyk showing up as Agent 47 from Hitman to the presser. USYK JUST SHOWED…
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Watch Out For The LA Rams

Watch Out For The LA Rams

• GuyWhoLikesSport
Beware the slumbering giant who resides in Los Angeles. When he wakes, there’s no telling what he could do to unsuspecting victims. Over the last month, he has been stirring. But this week, a mere few days ago, I fear he fully woke up and is ready to wreak havoc. No, I’m not talking about Diddy (or Jay-Z. 100 problems now). I’m talking about the Los Angeles Rams, who now have virtually all of their key offensive contributors healthy and ready to give the NFC West a shake after beating the Bills in an instant classic. https://twitter.com/LARams_Fanatic9/status/1865943945324429732 Coming into the…
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The Five Most Likely Teams to Win the Super Bowl

The Five Most Likely Teams to Win the Super Bowl

• Dylan Leach
Bill Belichick always said that the season starts after Thanksgiving. Those stateside have eaten their first helping of turkey (turkey is the most overrated poultry and the worst part of Christmas) for this two-month period so it’s a good time to check in on the pointy end of the NFL. This is not a ranking of who the best teams are right now, but instead it’s a projection. I’ll rank the five teams that I think are most likely to win and point out their possibly fatal flaw. 1. Detroit Lions  The Lions have to be the favourites. They are…
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Minnesota Vikings - Masters of the Rebuild

Minnesota Vikings - Masters of the Rebuild

• GuyWhoLikesSport
You’re not supposed to be good after losing your franchise quarterback to an Achilles injury. You’re really not supposed to be good after you let the same guy walk in free agency, pick a new quarterback with the tenth pick of the first round, then lose the new quarterback in the preseason, forcing you to start the backup. Kirk Cousins –Saw it from another angle too.High concern for Achilles for Cousins.This zoomed in view increases that concern. pic.twitter.com/6Uh3Vu10P2— Jeff Mueller, PT, DPT (@jmthrivept) October 29, 2023 You’re especially not supposed to be good when you’re 16th in cash spending after…
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Return of the Back

Return of the Back

• GuyWhoLikesSport
What was old is new once again. Streamers are giving us ad supported options and looking at bundling together for one combined price like it’s 2004 and Fox 8 Simpsons marathons are all the rage at school. Autocracies are back in vogue like it’s 1937. And running backs are important. Like this if you love Saquon Barkley.RT this if you love Saquon Barkley.Reply that you love Saquon Barkley.@saquon | #FlyEaglesFly pic.twitter.com/0h0Whzyn49— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) November 25, 2024 I’m not sitting here and telling you that running back is the most important position, but I do believe that the “running backs…
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The Top 3 of the Top 10 of the AFL Draft

The Top 3 of the Top 10 of the AFL Draft

• GuyWhoLikesSport
I am not a scout. Outside of the clips that Jasper Chellappah’s has posted on Twitter, and I have not watched a single second of a single player that was drafted last night. Leo Lombard runs a rapid 2.851 seconds in the 20m sprint then goes sixth all-time in the agility test at 7.813 seconds. Athletic freak 💨Full wrap of the combine tomorrow #AFLDraft @ESPNAusNZ pic.twitter.com/lxcuzo0oSR— Jasper Chellappah (@Jasperc53) October 5, 2024   I have read a lot about the draft, but only because I barrack for Richmond and want to insert some hope into my cold heart. Outside of…
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Jon Jones, Canelo Alvarez and the Question of Legacy

Jon Jones, Canelo Alvarez and the Question of Legacy

• GuyWhoLikesSport
Legacy is a thorny issue. It’s constantly moving and changing, both during career and post. The question becomes how do the history books look at someone? Rather than how do we look at you in the moment? For Jon Jones and Canelo Alvarez, I think we are reaching a point where a once-glorious legacy may be on the line in a way that seemed unfathomable a few years ago. On the issue of skill, Jones and Alvarez are two of the best ever in their respective sports. In a young sport like MMA, Jon Jones is on the shortlist alongside…
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Three FUN facts about the AFL fixture

Three FUN facts about the AFL fixture

• GuyWhoLikesSport
In the AFL’s ongoing quest to become NFL-lite in order to justify annual trips to the Super Bowl for the Executive, “Channel 7 is also commissioning a pre-season documentary inside an AFL club, in the lead-up to the season, titled Full Sweat.”Hard Knocks style coming to the AFL 👀 👀 https://t.co/sanUHzl2sE— Mitch Cleary (@cleary_mitch) November 13, 2024 we have slowly been getting games and fixtures released for the last week or so, finally culminating in the full fixture release on Thursday. I’ll look forward to the NFL-style fixture release show they will inevitably do on Fox Footy like the NFL…
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