Sunday, December 28, 2014

2014 NFL Monday Black Monday Preview

This years edition of NFL's Black Monday shall be very interesting. Coaches and GM's will be fired, like every year. Who will get the axe this year? We shall see to find out. Here are my thoughts.

Buffalo Bills- Head coach Doug Marrone deserves to keep his job after going 9-7 this year. GM Doug Whaley should be safe as well. With new ownership, people have speculated that Marrone and Whaley's jobs could be in jeopardy though.

Miami Dolphins- Team owner Stephen Ross said that head coach Joe Philbin will return next season. After a loss today against the Jets, does that change Ross's mind? Don't rule it out.

New England Patriots- Head coach Bill Belichick is not going anywhere. No need to discuss his future.

New York Jets- Head coach Rex Ryan thinks he's going to be fired. So do I and so does everybody else. This morning there was reports that the Jets will likely fire GM John Idzik.

Baltimore Ravens- Since the team is heading back to the postseason, head coach John Harbaugh and GM Ozzie Newsome aren't going anywhere.

Cincinnati Bengals- Depending how they do in the playoffs, head coach Marvin Lewis's job can be in question if they lose in the Wild Card round. Owner Mike Brown has received criticism in the past for not firing Lewis after bad playoff losses the past few years.

Cleveland Browns- Despite finishing 7-9, Cleveland should feel good about themselves. Head coach Mike Pettine should return as well as GM Ray Farmer.

Pittsburgh Steelers- Since the team is heading back to the postseason, head coach Mike Tomlin should be safe as well as GM Kevin Colbert.

Houston Texans- Bill O'Brien should return for his second season as head coach of the Texans. GM Rick Smith has done a nice job putting the team together, despite reports saying that Smith could lose his job.

Indianapolis Colts- Head coach Chuck Pagano has done an outstanding job the past couple of years so his job is safe. GM Ryan Grigson hasn't really done that good of a job, despite drafting franchise quarterback Andrew Luck.


Jacksonville Jaguars- Head coach Gus Bradley and GM David Caldwell should return, despite finishing 3-13.


Tennessee Titans- In November, there were reports saying that head coach Ken Whisenhunt and GM Ruston Webster were safe. Now, CEO Tommy Smith came out and said that Whisenhunt and Webster are indeed safe.


Denver Broncos- Head coach John Fox and GM John Elway are safe no matter what happens with the team in the playoffs.


Kansas City Chiefs- Head coach Andy Reid has done an outstanding job with his team the last two seasons so he's not going anywhere. GM John Dorsey has done a nice job putting the team together, so don't expect change there.


Oakland Raiders- Interim head coach Tony Sporano is not expected to return. GM Reggie McKenzie's future is dependent on the head coaching search.


San Diego Chargers- Head coach Mike McCoy should return after finishing 9-7, despite missing the postseason. GM Tom Tolesco has done a nice job during his two years of this job.


Dallas Cowboys- Dallas wants head coach Jason Garrett to return. Garrett deserves to return after leading the team to the playoffs this season.


New York Giants- Despite finishing a disappointing 6-10, expect head coach Tom Coughlin to return. GM Jerry Reese should return despite not drafting great the past few years (with the exception of rookie wideout Odell Beckham Jr).


Philadelphia Eagles- Head coach Chip Kelly should be back despite missing the playoffs with a 10-6 record.

Washington Redskins- Head coach Jay Gruden's job is safe. Changes should made to Gruden's coaching staff, though.

Chicago Bears- After their disastrous 5-11 season, head coach Marc Trestman and GM Phil Emery should be fired. Reports say that Trestman is expected to be fired.

Detroit Lions- After making the playoffs, head coach Jim Caldwell should be back after a successful first season at the helm. GM Martin Mayhew is doing a better job with drafting as well.

Green Bay Packers- Head coach Mike McCarthy and GM Ted Thompson should be safe no matter how far this team goes.

Minnesota Vikings- First year coach Mike Zimmer did a great job, despite finishing 7-9. Zimmer should be back as well as GM Rick Spielman, who's done a great job putting the team together.

Atlanta Falcons- Head coach Mike Smith and GM Thomas Dmitroff both deserve the axe after two underachieving seasons in a row. Reports say the clock is ticking on both.

Carolina Panthers- Since the team made the playoffs, head coach Ron Rivera's job should be safe for another year.

New Orleans Saints- By far the most disappointing team in the league this season. Head coach Sean Peyton's job should be safe though, but not defensive coordinator Rob Ryan's. GM Mickey Loomis should be safe too.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers- Head coach Lovie Smith and GM Jason Licht's job should be safe despite having a putrid 2-14 season. This is a rebuilding team and Smith and Licht each were on their first years of the jobs.

Arizona Cardinals- No way head coach Bruce Arians is leaving or getting fired after two successful seasons. Arians and GM Steve Keim deserve a ton of credit for the teams relevancy the last two years.

St. Louis Rams- Despite finishing 6-10, head coach Jeff Fisher should be back next season. GM Les Snead has done a great job rebuilding this team and he and Fisher deserve credit.

San Francisco 49ers- The worst kept secret since August has finally been announced, Jim Harbaugh is leaving after he and the team mutually agreed to part ways. GM Trent Baalke is probably coming back and he and CEO Jed York have to find the next head coach of the team.

Seattle Seahawks- Head coach Pete Carroll and GM John Schneider should be safe no matter what happens to this team in the playoffs.

Saturday, July 19, 2014

2014 Monday Night Football on ESPN Schedule

Here is the Monday Night Football on ESPN schedule, week by week.

Giants vs Lions, Week 1; 7:10PM:
Chargers vs Cardinals, Week 1; 10:20PM:
Eagles vs Colts, Week 2; 8:30PM:
Bears vs Jets, Week 3; 8:30PM:
Patriots vs Chiefs, Week 4; 8:30PM:
Seahawks vs Redskins, Week 5; 8:30PM:
49ers vs Rams, Week 6; 8:30PM:
Texans vs Steelers, Week 7; 8:30PM:
Redskins vs Cowboys, Week 8; 8:30PM:
Colts vs Giants, Week 9; 8:30PM:
Panthers vs Eagles, Week 10; 8:30PM:
Steelers vs Titans, Week 11; 8:30PM:
Ravens vs Saints, Week 12; 8:30PM:
Dolphins vs Jets, Week 13; 8:30PM:
Falcons vs Packers, Week 14; 8:30PM:
Saints vs Bears, Week 15; 8:30PM:
Broncos vs Bengals, Week 16; 8:30PM:

2014 Thursday Night Football/CBS/NFL Network Schedule

Here is the Thursday Night Football on CBS & NFL Network (plus a few random games) schedule.

Ravens vs Steelers, Week 2; 8:25PM; CBS/NFLN:
Buccaneers vs Falcons, Week 3; 8:25PM; CBS/NFLN:
Giants vs Redskins, Week 4; 8:25PM; CBS/NFLN:
Vikings vs Packers, Week 5; 8:25PM; CBS/NFLN:
Colts vs Texans, Week 6; 8:25PM; CBS/NFLN:
Jets vs Patriots, Week 7; 8:25PM; CBS/NFLN:
Chargers vs Broncos, Week 8; 8:25PM; CBS/NFLN:
Saints vs Panthers, Week 9; 8:25PM; NFLN:
Browns vs Bengals, Week 10; 8:25PM; NFLN:
Bills vs Dolphins, Week 11; 8:25PM; NFLN:
Chiefs vs Raiders, Week 12; 8:25PM; NFLN:
Cowboys vs Bears, Week 14; 8:25PM; NFLN:
Cardinals vs Rams, Week 15; 8:25PM; NFLN:
Titans vs Jaguars, Week 16; 8:25PM; NFLN:
Chargers vs 49ers, Week 16 (Saturday); TBD; CBS:
Eagles vs Redskins, Week 16 (Saturday); TBD; NFLN:

2014 NFL on NBC Schedule

Here is the schedule for NFL on NBC, week by week.

Packers vs Seahawks, Week 1 (Opening Night); 8:30PM:
Colts vs Broncos, Week 1; 8:30PM:
Bears vs 49ers, Week 2; 8:30PM:
Steelers vs Panthers, Week 3; 8:30PM:
Saints vs Cowboys, Week 4; 8:30PM:
Bengals vs Patriots, Week 5; 8:30PM:
Giants vs Eagles, Week 6; 8:30PM:
49ers vs Broncos, Week 7; 8:30PM:
Packers vs Saints, Week 8; 8:30PM:
Ravens vs Steelers, Week 9; 8:30PM:
Bears vs Packers, Week 10; 8:30PM:
Patriots vs Colts, Week 11; 8:30PM:
Cowboys vs Giants, Week 12; 8:30PM:
Seahawks vs 49ers, Week 13 (Thanksgiving); 8:30PM
Broncos vs Chiefs, Week 13; 8:30PM:
Patriots vs Chargers, Week 14; 8:30PM:
Cowboys vs Eagles, Week 15; 8:30PM:
Seahawks vs Cardinals, Week 16; 8:30PM:

2014 NFL on CBS Schedule & Announcers

Here is the schedule for the NFL on CBS, week by week with announcers.

Week 1
Browns vs Steelers; 1PM:
Jaguars vs Eagles; 1PM:
Raiders vs Jets; 1PM:
Bengals vs Ravens; 1PM:
Titans vs Chiefs; 1PM:
Patriots vs Dolphins; 1PM:

Week 2
Dolphins vs Bills; 1PM:
Jaguars vs Redskins; 1PM:
Patriots vs Vikings; 1PM:
Falcons vs Bengals; 1PM:
Texans vs Raiders; 4:25PM:
Jets vs Packers; 4:25PM:
Chiefs vs Broncos; 4:25PM:

Week 3
Chargers vs Bills; 1PM:
Texans vs Giants; 1PM:
Titans vs Bengals; 1PM:
Ravens vs Browns; 1PM:
Colts vs Jaguars; 1PM:
Raiders vs Patriots; 1PM:
Broncos vs Seahawks; 4:25PM:
Chiefs vs Dolphins; 4:25PM:

Week 4
Bills vs Texans; 1PM:
Titans vs Colts; 1PM:
Panthers vs Ravens; 1PM:
Dolphins vs Raiders; 4:05PM:
Jaguars vs Chargers; 4:05PM:

Week 5
Browns vs Titans; 1PM:
Texans vs Cowboys; 1PM:
Ravens vs Colts; 1PM:
Steelers vs Jaguars; 1PM:
Chiefs vs 49ers; 4:25PM:
Jets vs Chargers; 4:25PM:

Week 6
Jaguars vs Titans; 1PM:
Ravens vs Buccaneers; 1PM:
Broncos vs Jets; 1PM:
Patriots vs Bills; 1PM:
Steelers vs Browns; 1PM:
Chargers vs Raiders; 4:05PM:

Week 7
Titans vs Redskins; 1PM:
Browns vs Jaguars; 1PM:
Bengals vs Colts; 1PM:
Dolphins vs Bears; 1PM:
Chiefs vs Chargers; 4:05PM:

Week 8
Seahawks vs Panthers; 1PM:
Ravens vs Bengals; 1PM:
Dolphins vs Jaguars; 1PM:
Bills vs Jets; 1PM:
Raiders vs Browns; 4:25PM:
Colts vs Steelers; 4:25PM:

Week 9
Jets vs Chiefs; 1PM:
Jaguars vs Bengals; 1PM:
Chargers vs Dolphins; 1PM:
Broncos vs Patriots; 4:25PM:
Raiders vs Seahawks; 4:25PM:

Week 10
Chiefs vs Bills; 1PM:
Dolphins vs Lions; 1PM:
Titans vs Ravens; 1PM:
Steelers vs Jets; 1PM:
Broncos vs Raiders; 4:05PM:

Week 11
Texans vs Browns; 1PM:
Bengals vs Saints; 1PM:
Broncos vs Rams; 1PM:
Raiders vs Chargers; 4:05PM:

Week 12
Browns vs Falcons; 1PM:
Titans vs Eagles; 1PM:
Jaguars vs Colts; 1PM:
Bengals vs Texans; 1PM:
Jets vs Bills; 1PM:
Dolphins vs Broncos; 4:25PM:
Redskins vs 49ers; 4:25PM:

Week 13
Bears vs Lions; 12:30PM (Thanksgiving):
Titans vs Texans; 1PM:
Browns vs Bills; 1PM:
Chargers vs Ravens; 1PM:
Bengals vs Bucanneers; 1PM:
Raiders vs Rams; 1PM:
Patriots vs Packers; 4:25PM:

Week 14
Steelers vs Bengals; 1PM:
Jets vs Vikings; 1PM:
Ravens vs Dolphins; 1PM:
Colts vs Browns; 1PM:
Texans vs Jaguars; 1PM:
Bills vs Broncos; 4:05PM:
Chiefs vs Cardinals; 4:05PM:

Week 15
Steelers vs Falcons; 1PM:
Dolphins vs Patriots; 1PM:
Raiders vs Chiefs; 1PM:
Texans vs Colts; 1PM:
Jaguars vs Ravens; 1PM:
Bengals vs Browns; 1PM:
Jets vs Titans; 4:05PM:
Broncos vs Chargers; 4:05PM:

Week 16
Ravens vs Texans; 1PM:
Browns vs Panthers; 1PM:
Chiefs vs Steelers; 1PM:
Patriots vs Jets; 1PM:
Bills vs Raiders; 4:25PM:
Colts vs Cowboys; 4:25PM:

Week 17
Browns vs Ravens; 1PM:
Colts vs Titans; 1PM:
Jaguars vs Texans; 1PM:
Chargers vs Chiefs; 1PM:
Jets vs Dolphins; 1PM:
Bills vs Patriots; 1PM:
Bengals vs Steelers; 1PM:
Raiders vs Broncos; 4:25PM:

2014 NFL on FOX Schedule & Announcers

Here is the 2014 NFL on FOX Schedule, week by week.

Week 1
Saints vs Falcons; 1PM:
Vikings vs Rams; 1PM:
Bills vs Bears; 1PM:
Redskins vs Texans; 1PM:
Panthers vs Buccaneers; 4:25PM:
49ers vs Cowboys; 4:25PM:

Week 2
Cowboys vs Titans; 1PM:
Cardinals vs Giants; 1PM:
Saints vs Browns; 1PM:
Lions vs Panthers; 1PM:
Rams vs Buccaneers; 4:05PM:
Seahawks vs Chargers; 4:05PM:

Week 3
Cowboys vs Rams; 1PM:
Redskins vs Eagles; 1PM:
Vikings vs Saints; 1PM:
Packers vs Lions; 1PM:
49ers vs Cardinals; 1PM:

Week 4
Packers vs Bears; 1PM:
Lions vs Jets; 1PM:
Buccaneers vs Steelers; 1PM:
Falcons vs Vikings; 1PM:
Eagles vs 49ers; 1PM:

Week 5
Bears vs Panthers; 1PM:
Rams vs Eagles; 1PM:
Falcons vs Giants; 1PM:
Buccaneers vs Saints; 1PM:
Bills vs Lions; 1PM:
Cardinals vs Broncos; 4:05PM:

Week 6
Bears vs Falcons; 1PM:
Lions vs Vikings; 1PM:
Panthers vs Bengals; 1PM:
Packers vs Dolphins; 1PM:
Cowboys vs Seahawks; 4:25PM:
Redskins vs Cardinals; 4:25PM:

Week 7
Falcons vs Ravens; 1PM:
Seahawks vs Rams; 1PM:
Vikings vs Bills; 1PM:
Saints vs Lions; 1PM:
Panthers vs Packers; 1PM:
Cardinals vs Raiders; 4:25PM:
Giants vs Cowboys; 4:25PM:

Week 8
Lions vs Falcons; 9:30PM (London):
Rams vs Chiefs; 1PM:
Texans vs Titans; 1PM:
Vikings vs Buccaneers; 1PM:
Bears vs Patriots; 1PM:
Eagles vs Cardinals; 4:05PM:

Week 9
Buccaneers vs Browns; 1PM:
Cardinals vs Cowboys; 1PM:
Eagles vs Texans; 1PM:
Redskins vs Vikings; 1PM:
Rams vs 49ers; 4:05PM:

Week 10
Cowboys vs Jaguars; 1PM (London):
49ers vs Saints; 1PM:
Falcons vs Buccaneers; 1PM:
Rams vs Cardinals; 4:25PM:
Giants vs Seahawks; 4:25PM:

Week 11
Vikings vs Bears; 1PM:
Eagles vs Packers; 1PM:
Seahawks vs Chiefs; 1PM:
Falcons vs Panthers; 1PM:
Buccaneers vs Redskins; 1PM:
49ers vs Giants; 1PM:
Lions vs Cardinals; 4:25PM:

Week 12
Lions vs Patriots; 1PM:
Packers vs Vikings; 1PM:
Buccaneers vs Bears; 1PM:
Cardinals vs Seahawks; 4:05PM:
Rams vs Chargers; 4:05PM:

Week 13
Eagles vs Cowboys; 4:25 (Thanksgiving):
Redskins vs Colts; 1PM:
Giants vs Jaguars; 1PM:
Saints vs Steelers; 1PM:
Panthers vs Vikings; 1PM:
Cardinals vs Falcons; 4:05PM:

Week 14
Rams vs Redskins; 1PM:
Giants vs Titans; 1PM:
Panthers vs Saints; 1PM:
Buccaneers vs Lions; 1PM:
Seahawks vs Eagles; 4:25PM:
49ers vs Raiders; 4:25PM:

Week 15
Redskins vs Giants; 1PM:
Packers vs Bills; 1PM:
Buccaneers vs Panthers; 1PM:
Vikings vs Lions; 1PM:
49ers vs Seahawks; 4:25PM:

Week 16
Vikings vs Dolphins; 1PM:
Lions vs Bears; 1PM:
Falcons vs Saints; 1PM:
Packers vs Buccaneers; 1PM:
Giants vs Rams; 4:05PM:

Week 17
Panthers vs Falcons; 1PM:
Cowboys vs Redskins; 1PM:
Lions vs Packers; 1PM:
Bears vs Vikings; 1PM:
Eagles vs Giants; 1PM:
Saints vs Buccaneers; 1PM:
Cardinals vs 49ers; 4:25PM:
Rams vs Seahawks; 4:25PM:

2014 NFL Pre-Season National TV Schedule & Announcers

Here is the 2014 NFL Pre-Season National TV Schedule

August 5th- Bills vs Giants (Fawcett Stadium); HOF Game: 8PM, NBC: Al Michels, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tofoya
August 14th- Jaguars vs Bears; Week 2: 8PM, ESPN: Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden, Lisa Salters
August 17th- Chiefs vs Panthers; Week 2: 8PM, FOX: Kevin Burkhardt
August 18th- Browns vs Redskins; Week 2: 8PM, ESPN: Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden, Lisa Salters
August 22nd- Raiders vs Packers; Week 3: 8PM, CBS: Jim Nantz, Phil Simms, Tracy Wolfson
August 23rd- Colts vs Saints; Week 3: 8PM, CBS: Ian Eagle
August 24th- Chargers vs 49ers; Week 3: 8PM, FOX:
August 24th- Bengals vs Cardinals; Week 3: 8PM, NBC: