Author Archives: Ray Wyvill

The word “Camp” has many meanings. Somewhere on the definition spectrum between a Kid’s Summer Camp full of fun days and an Army Base sits Football’s Training Camp. Our mind’s eye sees players in full pads under the searing sun … Continue reading →

The long sweaty days of the offseason roll on. The NFL is nothing if not the master of media attention. Somehow they pack more energy into their down time than any of the other major sports. Baseball has a “Winter … Continue reading →

Just as anticipated, the WFT selected an Edge Rusher with their first pick. Oooops! Not exactly. A projected Top-10 player, Josh Conerly Jr checked off all the boxes. The O-Line pick feels a bit out of place. That’s only due … Continue reading →

After a couple of months of speculation the 2025 NFL Draft is finally upon us. It’s a spectacle now. The League has turned what was a droll one-afternoon exercise held in a hotel ballroom into a highly produced show. If … Continue reading →

Free Agency is going through this two-day Kabuki Theater where no player can actually sign. But, everyone on the planet that cares to know will know who’s going where. Come Wednesday the signings start. With that will come team acknowledgements. … Continue reading →

Once upon a time in the NFL there was no “Free Agency.” Drafts went to 20-rounds. Hall-of-Fame Linebacker Chris Hanburger was taken in the 18th round in the 1965 Draft. He found out he was drafted when a reporter called … Continue reading →

The shame of this Super Bowl is that it will probably be a good football game. It’s also the last football game of meaning for seven months. Those two combined will provide sufficient reason to actually watch it. Pity. This … Continue reading →

Sports exist at some level to remind that logic and reason don’t always carry the day. Analysts exist to bring reason and perspective to what we observe. In a field absolutely flooded to saturation with people the desire to have … Continue reading →

Even the most ardent supporter of the Burgundy and Gold did not have this playoff run on the calendar before the season. Washington has continually defied gravity en route to this game. Five times in a row this team has … Continue reading →

Some four and a half months ago Dan Quinn brought his new team to Tampa Bay for their first foray into real football. “New” was the operative word. The coaching staff had been “Oil Changed.” The Quarterback was starting his … Continue reading →