NFL 2020

Davonta Smith, WR will be a top 3 pick. Won the Heisman and had a hell of a game the other day.

Just had a quick look, he looks tasty, what is surprising is that it is honks ago since a WS last won the Heisman.
 
Desmond Howard was a bust in the pros but is a great analyst these days. Tim Brown had a good career with the Raiders although his final year in Tampa was a waste of time. Typical Jon Gruden bringing in players past their prime. There are often college QBs who look awesome but never translate into good NFL players - Gino Torretta won the Heisman, Danny Wuerffel and of course the worst NFL QB of all-time, Tim Tebow.
 
Rob Saleh leaves San Fran to be head coach of the Jets.

Most people had him going to Detroit because of family connections there. Either the Jets' organisation is better than people think or Detroit's is worse. So basically he went for the dumpster fire that is burning slightly less than the other.
 
I bought a great Redskins hoodie at White Hart Lane for the Carolina @ Tampa game... I'll be waiting for a new name before I spend anymore on Washington, as much as I love the look of some of the gear out atm!

And you then had the misfortune to have to listen to me on the in-stadium commentary. Bad day all round!
 
Having gone 4-2 last weekend and really did nearly change my mind on the Rams the morning of the game, time for the Divisional round.

Rams at Packers - the LA defense is the best left in the playoffs but I just can't see them stopping something like Green Bay's unit - Packers by 10-14.
Ravens at Bills - game of the weekend - Baltimore just do not score enough points though - they only just got past a terrible defense in Tennessee - Bills by 3-7.
Browns at Chiefs - beware the team that looked good the week before - this is where Cleveland gets put in their place - Chiefs by 17-20.
Bucs at Saints - beating a team three times in a season is not easy. But even with heart over head, I still see a really surprising blow out - Bucs by 17-20.
 
Can I presume I've had the misfortune on several occasions? I've been to all bar about 4 nfl games since they started in 2007!

No that was the first one I did. It is the job of the home team to provide the in-game commentary and the Bucs asked me to do it. I was involved in other events in their 2009 and 2011 games at Wembley. But for some unknown reason, the NFL thought I did a good job and had asked me to do all four 2020 games until they were cancelled.
 
Yeah cool if he did them, I've been to a few and always wondered who that English fella who's desperately trying to sound American was ??

If I try and do an American accent, I sound like a combination of Peyton Manning and Forrest Gump. That kind of false impressionism never works. On radio and TV work, you should always be yourself. You've got the job from being the so-called expert you are so stick with that.
 
Did you have a Jameis INT first play in your pre game notes?

I was standing pre-game with Neil Reynolds and Shaun Gayle and we were talking about that very thing. Well that and Gayle getting beaten on a long TD pass in 1989 by a friend of mine. Game commentary like that is pretty intense and you are just focused on calling each play from what you hear from your spotter (3 in the gun, one back 25, pass complete to 13 at the 35, 42 on the tackle). Winston pass complete to Mike Evans at the Tampa 35, Deion Bradbury on the tackle. That kind of thing.

Winston began his career with the Bucs with a pick six against Tennessee. He ended it with a pick six against Atlanta. He has a great arm but is incredibly immature as a person. By the time of the Carolina game in London last year, the Bucs' coaching staff had made up their mind not to re-sign him at the end of the year and I was privy to that information off the record.
 
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