Neil’s MVP Race: Week 1

Each week through the 2017 season I will give you my leading candidates for the NFL Most Valuable Player prize. After one round of games, my top five gives a nod to the value of the quarterback position and the fact that a passer always seems to pick up this annual award! 1. Alex Smith, quarterback, Kansas City Chiefs Smith …

TMT: 2016 Week 13

As the playoff picture begins to shape up, the Gridiron team’s Tuesday Morning Touchdown thoughts consider some of the haves and have-nots after Week 13… Puttin’ Six On The Board   Bowles’d over Exactly four weeks before the most ruthless day of the year for NFL head coaches, the Jets – and HC Todd Bowles – were embarrassed on a …

TMT: 2016 WEEK 1

In the first Tuesday Morning Touchdown of the new NFL season, the Gridiron Team give their takes on the talking points of Week 1, from the targeting of Cam Newton in Thursday night’s kickoff game to the resilience of less experienced QBs later in the weekend. Puttin’ Six On The Board New Same Old England Patriots Tom Brady. Rob Gronkowski. Dion Lewis. Nate Solder. Sebastian Vollmer. …

TMT: Week 15

Andy Dalton’s bad luck, fool’s gold in Green Bay, plus the good and bad of rookie head coaches headline this week’s Tuesday Morning Touchdown as Matthew Sherry offers up his thoughts. Puttin’ Six On The Board The Unwanted Record Remains? So I guess Andy Dalton’s dreadful run of not throwing a touchdown pass in the playoffs could continue for another …

TMT: Week 12

The Brockweiler’s time is nigh, why Green Bay’s win was fool’s gold and much, much more from Matthew Sherry in this week’s Tuesday Morning Touchdown. Puttin’ Six On The Board Brock > Crock That was a fine debut from Brock Osweiler, a man who hadn’t started a football game for three and a half years. The former second-round pick probably headed …

TMT: Week 11

The issue Aaron Rodgers needs to fix, why Tom Brady is getting too much credit and some harsh truths for Andy Dalton and Mike Mularkey. All that and more from Matthew Sherry in this week’s Tuesday Morning Touchdown… that’s a day late so should be called Wednesday Morning Touchdown. Puttin’ Six On The Board Rodgers, That? I’ve always acknowledged that, from …

TMT: Week 9

A 101-point thriller, Wembley Horror Show and battle of the unbeatens headlined Week 8. Gridiron editor Matthew Sherry assesses the best of the action in this week’s Tuesday Morning Touchdown. Puttin’ Six On The Board The Chiefs Are Comin’ There has been a lot made this season about the lack of quality throughout the NFL, especially in the AFC. Yet …

How To Be: An NFL QB

While the likes of Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and Aaron Rodgers can make the task of playing quarterback in the NFL appear relatively simple, the reality is very different. To better understand what an NFL quarterback goes through in a game – and to help aspiring young passers become better players in the UK – Gridiron have called on some of …