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Commentary: I don’t approve this NFL message - Tyler Morning Telegraph
TV Commercial: “Reid Kerr CLAIMS to be an expert in the casinos. Then why are the only pictures we can find of him in Las Vegas these…backstage with Donny and Marie Osmond?” (The Flamingo) TV: (broadcast) “That ties the game! We’ll be back right after this.” TV: (commercial blaring) “Reid Kerr…he says he knows what he’s doing…but that’s a lie.” TV: “Reid Kerr’s radical agenda claims he understands football, but on numerous occasions he’s picked the Dallas Cowboys to win.
KERR: We finally have a Thursday game worth watching - Longview News-Journal
Just when I think I’ve got the schedule down, they surprise me with a Thursday game worth watching. Most of the time, when I check the listings for a Thursday game, it’s a game I can skip like a Titans-Cardinals matchup, or a Dolphins inter-squad scrimmage, or something else wretched. But this Thursday is a Cowboys game, and those are always big, even if they’re playing a Bucs team that can’t even be the best at being the worst this season.
Commentary: Ranking the NFL after Four Weeks - Tyler Morning Telegraph
Reid Kerr: Yes, Cowboys fans, I’m on board. Did you see that offense against the Texans? Dallas needs that defense to be adequate to have a real chance at a playoff run, and I honestly don’t know if they can get there. I will say that barring injury, that side of the ball should be better around November, and that’ll be the key to the whole season. (Field Level Media) Just when I think I’ve got the schedule down, they surprise me with a Thursday game worth watching.
Week Four Overreactions - The Victoria Advocate
Through three games, we know absolutely nothing. Oh, some things look pretty certain, sure. The Bills, Chiefs, and 49ers are good, Miami is very very bad, and some other things we all assumed would happen have started off strong. But three games is a very small sample size. That’s less than 18% of the season. And remember, I minored in math in college. I’ll admit, that was quite a week.
Commentary: Quarterbacking the NFL’s injury problem - Tyler Morning Telegraph
Reid Kerr: The Falcons finally got Michael Penix Jr. into the lineup and in Chicago, even Case Keenum didn’t know Case Keenum was still in the league, and he’s probably starting Monday night. With Caleb Williams (above) recovering from a strained hamstring and backup Tyson Bagent in the concussion protocol, Chicago Bears third-string quarterback Case Keenum may get the call to start Monday’s game against the visiting Philadelphia Eagles.
Quarterbacking the league’s injury problem - The Victoria Advocate
The start of the NFL season is usually a cause for optimism, misguided as that may be in some places. Not counting any preseason injuries, every team has a full roster and big plans. As we have seen through two weeks, that doesn’t necessarily last very long, does it? By my count, we’ve already had six teams lose seven quarterbacks. We’ve grotesquely lost the first two picks in the 2024 draft, the defending Super Bowl champion QB, and the hope of New York.
What We Don’t Know Yet In The NFL - The Henderson News Original
Here’s your annual reminder, dear reader. The first week of the NFL is a mystery. It’s an enigma. It’s a puzzle, wrapped in a riddle, smothered in secret sauce. We don’t know what we’re watching yet, and we don’t have the context to define it. Does it mean anything that New York is 2-0 and Los Angeles is 0-2 so far? Do we expect the Bears to score eight touchdowns a game every week? Or for tight end Trey McBride to lead everyone in receptions? Probably not.
What we don’t know yet in pro football - The Victoria Advocate
Here’s your annual reminder, dear reader. The first week of the NFL is a mystery. It’s an enigma. It’s a puzzle, wrapped in a riddle, smothered in secret sauce. We don’t know what we’re watching yet, and we don’t have the context to define it. Does it mean anything that New York is 2-0 and Los Angeles is 0-2 so far? Do we expect the Bears to score eight touchdowns a game every week? Or for tight end Trey McBride to lead everyone in receptions? Probably not.
Commentary: NFL predictions guaranteed to fail - Tyler Morning Telegraph
Reid Kerr: The Chargers are in midseason form, which means they’ve already lost a starting lineman for the year. (Photo by: Gary A. Vasquez) Welcome back, dear reader. We’re just two games into the new season, and I’ve already had to explain to my wife how we can’t retire on schedule because of Sam Darnold’s knee. This should be a fun year. After a long offseason, I desperately need a good long Sunday of NFL action.
COMMENTARY: The NFL’s Grand Return - Tyler Morning Telegraph
Former Los Angeles Rams star Aaron Donald visits on the field before a game with the Miami Dolphins at SoFi Stadium Monday, Nov. 11, 2024, in Inglewood, Calif. Now, he is back with the team. Reid Kerr says: The Rams offseason acquisitions have been a fascinating test case for when a team crosses over from “Super Bowl favorite” to “ Super Team” and then right into “Evil Empire We Root To Fail.” (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times/TNS) Welcome back, my friends.
KERR: Time for the games that count - Longview News-Journal
Welcome back, my friends. The NFL season is upon us, and we’ve survived another preseason. As is my tradition, every year I watch as much preseason football as Johnny Manziel watched game film. Oh, in my younger days I’d study them like a murder mystery, trying to uncover any information I could use or nuggets I could glean to help me discuss the league. Now granted, that was before the internet, and the constant stream of unrequested opinions from unqualified strangers it provides.
Commentary: Reid’s official unofficial NFL Draft timeline 2026: The Pitt - Tyler Morning Telegraph
New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel addresses the media on April 21, 2026, in Foxboro, Massachusetts, on photos taken with reporter Dianna Russini. (Matt Stone/Boston Herald/TNS) 5 p.m., Thursday, April 23, 2026 — The New England Patriots announce head coach Mike Vrabel will be entering counseling, and miss the final four rounds of the draft.
The NFL’s Big Super Bowl Odds
The moment we’ve all been waiting for has finally arrived. No, not “NBA Incomprehensible Trade Season.” I’m talking about the Super Bowl. Since the game is the social event of the year, the fine folks in Las Vegas want to make sure you have an opportunity to lose money every step of the way with what they call “prop bets.” These are wagers designed to pull in both longtime degenerate gamblers, and casual fans who are only in it for the commercials, halftime, injuries, and the like.
Breaking down the Schottenheimer hire
OK, maybe … just maybe, let’s make the case that this wasn’t the worst thing that could happen to the Dallas Cowboys. Hi, I’m Reid Kerr, eternal optimist in the face of constant overwhelming disappointment. Nice to meet you. Let’s be honest here. At first glance, the hire of Brian Schottenheimer as the next head coach of the Dallas Cowboys isn’t exactly overwhelming. It’s not whelming at all really.
NFL observations and uneducated guesses
Only three games left in the season, and to be honest, this is the time of year I get bored. Not with the games, but after obsessively following the game since August, I just get a bit tired of the hype. There’s no sneaky angles to follow here, we’ve just got the best games ahead of us, so I don’t have to work as hard to try and figure out at what point the Colts are going to implode or the Giants will cut their starting quarterback.
The Cowboys Coaching Chaos
Leave it to Jerry Jones to highjack the NFL offseason, right the in middle of the playoffs. Quick recap for anyone who’s been in a coma for the last week, the Cowboys finished the season with coach Mike McCarthy at the end of his five-year contract. Jerry Jones made comments that implied McCarthy would be back, then denied him official permission to interview for other jobs, then announced he wouldn’t be back, thus opening up the Cowboys job more than week after all of the other jobs opened.
The NFL Black Monday Blues
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, my friends. We can finally stop talking about the half of the league that stinks, and begin obsessing over the ones that have triumphed, overcome, or simply stumbled into the postseason. Not you, Cincinnati. Your indignance at a team that clinched a playoff spot the day after Thanksgiving not risking injury to their players just to help you make the postseason is far more delicious than your chili will ever be.
The Closing Windows of the NFL
Let’s talk about windows. Not the ones on your house currently adorned with Christmas decorations, nor the kind of operating system we used to have to install ourselves on 20 floppy disks just so we could play Minesweeper. Note to anyone under the age of 40: Never mind, it would take too long to explain that last sentence. The early 90’s were a glorious time, I’ll tell you. I’m talking about championship windows, and how quickly they can close in the NFL. We’re watching it happen right now.
The NFL’s Holiday Season begins
Happy holiday season, dear readers! I celebrated Black Friday in the same way I always do, by going down to my local shopping center, getting a buggy full of large, awkward items, and just slowly trawling around the aisles, basically being a piece of human cholesterol in the arteries of commerce. After a few hours I just leave the cart behind and go have breakfast somewhere. You’re welcome, shoppers. Your frustration is my family tradition.
Giving Thanks
Happy Thanksgiving, dear readers. As always, I am very thankful for you. My life has been filled with people who don’t get my jokes. Spouses, in-laws, assorted blackjack dealers, my attorneys, creditors, News Directors, and many others, so if you’ve made it this far with me, I truly appreciate you. I am also eternally thankful for the Dallas Cowboys, because no matter what happens, they help carry conversations year-round.
This is the worst NFL Sunday of season Original
By my extremely unscientific calculations, this is the worst Sunday of football in the history of mankind. Six teams are on bye, and there isn’t a single game between teams with a winning record. Honestly, this would be a good weekend to get reacquainted with your family. I’m hoping to learn who some of these people in my house are by the time the Monday game rolls around.
This is the worst NFL Sunday of season
By my extremely unscientific calculations, this is the worst Sunday of football in the history of mankind. Six teams are on bye, and there isn’t a single game between teams with a winning record. Honestly, this would be a good weekend to get reacquainted with your family. I’m hoping to learn who some of these people in my house are by the time the Monday game rolls around.
The NFL’s Frustration Situation
This week’s column is all about frustration. Chiefs fans, you’re excused from this discussion. At the start of every season, every team has a chance. Hope springs eternal, and all that. Whether you’re the defending champs or coming off a high draft pick, there’s enough turnover in the league that every fanbase can have high hopes. Fast forward to week 11, and most of those high expectations have just set fans up for a beating.
Tme for Reid's NFL Mailbag: Cowboys, Saints, and the coaching carousel
We are now halfway through with the NFL season, so it’s a good time to check in with the old mailbag and answer your questions. I always try to do that whenever I remember I have one, so here goes. Q: How will the Cowboys be without Dak? A: Surprisingly consistent. They will still be tremendously disappointing. I don’t know what to tell you about this team, other than they’re not much of one. They have talent and stars, but that doesn’t translate into wins. They don’t seem prepared.
The Great NFL Do-Over
Remember when you were a kid and you’d ask for a do-over? You know, when you messed something up and wanted another crack at it, like a free throw, or a video game, or in my case, the fourth grade? I would like to request a do-over on this NFL season. Everybody deserves a second chance. I certainly do, which is a case I’ve made at various times to my wives, bookies, and numerous judges. The picks I make before the season starts are just semi-educated guesses.
Good & Bad in the NFL
We’re almost halfway done with the NFL regular season, or as Kansas City fans know it, “the pre-postseason.” By now, we should have at least a vague handle on the good and bad of the 2024 season so far. Bad: Panthers, Patriots, Browns. Good: Chiefs, Ravens, Lions, and that’s the whole list. Everyone else is in the middle and capable of surprising or disappointing us every week. Bad: My preseason expectations of the Dallas Cowboys.
Checking in on the Cowboys
Sometimes during the season, I’ll do a mailbag where I answer your questions. Since almost all of the comments I get are about one team these days, let’s just do a quick summary on those. “What’s wrong with the Dallas Cowboys?” How much time do you have? There’s quite the laundry list. Defensive injuries definitely haven’t helped, but this is a team that can’t stop the run. Which is kind of important, especially when you’re also a team that can’t run the ball.
The NFL coaching carousel starts early
And this NFL season is now officially underway. You know my old motto, “It’s not really important until somebody gets fired.” That was always my approach to working in TV and radio, which indicates all the gaps on my resume. “Sir, can you explain what happened between these two jobs, and these … several years of unaccounted-for time?” “Yes, I blame supply chain issues.” But anyway, the Jets have beaten the rush and the odds, and fired former head coach Robert Saleh.
Week 5: The NFL by the numbers
We’re five weeks into the NFL season, and we’re already in a time of great distress and chaos, as we saw Thursday night when Kirk Cousins suddenly transformed into Joe Montana. Except Joe Montana never cost me money like Cousins has done consistently, for his entire career. In times like these, I find comfort in the reliability of simple math, so here’s some statistics from the season so far that calm my nerves. $240 million — Total amount of Dak Prescott’s contract.
There are no sure things in the NFL
This week’s lesson?There are no sure things in the NFL. On a related note, this is why casinos aren’t built in abandoned Walmarts, but I get ahead of myself. Every week we talk about the games, and what Vegas thinks the difference between the two teams is in terms of points. And as we’ve learned, they’re really good at it. They had the Cowboys as 5.5 point favorites last night, they won by five.
Talking About the Cowboys
Week three in the NFL was a very confusing one. I’ll admit that for me, the chaos was actually depressing. Although I’ll admit, it seemed to be a good weekend for my friend and personal wagering concierge, Formerly Fat Tony. He certainly seemed happy about that Denver win, he was chuckling to himself as he was buying a new boat.
Is it time to worry about your NFL team?
(Cue music) Announcer: Welcome back, NFL Fans! Time to play the biggest game in America, right now … Audience: Should! We! Worry? Host: Hi, gang! I’m your host for “Should We Worry?” Dave Lame. Let’s get right into it today with our contestant, Darth! Are you ready to play … Audience: Should! We! Worry? Darth: Let’s play, Dave! Host: OK, you know the rules, I’ll give you NFL teams, you tell me if it’s correct to be worried after two weeks. Here we go with …Cincinnati! Darth: Hmm … yes.
A long way to go in the NFL
Last week was full of excitement around the league, as every fanbase had optimism for the new season. This week? Let’s all calm down, people. It’s just one week. Whether your team looked great, like Dallas or the 49ers, or awful like any team that plays in New Jersey, it’s only one week.The Saints looked great against Carolina, but hey, there’s only so many games you get against the Panthers. Cherish those moments. Yes, the Cowboys looked incredible against the Browns.
What we know to start the NFL season
As the NFL begins Sunday morning, I feel like I should make a public service announcement here. Remember, no one has any idea what’s going to happen. And I say that as a longtime football fan, who literally learned to count by watching NFL games. That’s true, I learned to do simple math watching NFL games with my dad. And I learned to count point spreads with my Uncle Herschel helping him run numbers behind a bodega in the Fifth Ward, but that’s a story for a different time.
The NFL is back
It’s been a long week for me, dear reader. I’ve spent most of it watching the first week of college football, trying to remember what conference every team is in. Quick summary, Texas is in the SEC now, and USC has moved to the Big Seventeen. Arizona is in the California Penal League, Oregon is playing in the USFL, Stanford has joined the Justice League, and the Pac-12 is just two teams that play each other every week.
Reid’s Official Unofficial NFL Draft Timeline 2024: The Bear Market
Your official unofficial NFL Draft 2024 timeline: 7 p.m. (Central Time), Thursday, April 25 — NFL Draft coverage officially begins from Detroit on ESPN, ABC, NFL Network, Hulu, The Ocho, MySpace, Vine, Google+, and UHF 62. 7:02 p.m. — ESPN begins talking about how many quarterbacks might be taken in the first round tonight, comparing it to the Great QB Draft of 1983.
My NFL Season-Ender
Ladies and gentlemen, esteemed members of the press, and my fellow problem wagerers, I’d like to welcome you to my annual end-of-the-year press conference. I’m going to give some prepared remarks. I will not be taking questions at this time … (Someone yells out “You suck!” from the crowd) … I think we all know why. Let me just address that comment from a disgruntled reader … this admittedly, was not my best year.
Super Bowl (Taylor’s Version): The Unofficial Official Super Bowl 58 Timeline
Super Bowl (Taylor’s Version): The Unofficial Official Super Bowl 58 Timeline By Reid Kerr Your unofficial official timeline for Super Bowl LVIII.
My Super Bowl Picks
Every time the Super Bowl rolls around, I can’t believe we’re here. To be honest, after spending every week since August dissecting game footage like it’s the Zapruder Film, for the two weeks between the championship games and the Super Bowl, I don’t watch a moment of the coverage. If I don’t know it by now, immersing myself in it like I’m cramming for midterms isn’t going to help me at this point.
My NFL Rights and Wrongs
I’ve got a confession to make, dear reader. I don’t watch or listen to a lot of sportstalk programming. Pausing for the obvious jokes about how you can tell because my picks are awful, and … now we’re back. I have my sources I go to for real analysis and journalism, the things I really want to read about sports. But for the most part, it’s all just sports shouting to me, people making outlandish predictions and then when they’re completely wrong, they never mention it again.
The Big Questions On NFL Championship Weekend
Happy Championship weekend, dear readers. In honor of the occasion, I’ve already called in sick to work on Monday. Pro tip, always say there’s something vaguely wrong with you that they can’t check, like a stomachache, or “the willies,” or you’ve come down with the rockin’ pneumonia and the boogie-woogie flu. There’s four teams left standing, two coaching jobs open, and a million questions left to be answered about this NFL season, so let’s get to it.
Wrapping up a crushing NFL first round
Since the NFL expanded their playoffs, one thing seems to remain a constant. In the Wild Card round, the big stories are usually about the losers, and not the winners. And if you’re a Cowboys fan, I’m not telling you anything you don’t already know. That loss was a humbling sucker-punch that ruined the entire season for a team with annual unrealistic expectations. And the blame, much like peanut butter, spreads evenly across the entire franchise.
A Wild Wild Wild Card Week in the NFL
The season may have ended, but it was anything but a quiet week around the world of football. Lots to catch up on, so here goes. To start with, Black Monday was almost disappointing in terms of volume, but the rest of the week made up for it. Three of the most successful coaches in history all hung it up within 48 hours of each other, although I’m not convinced any of them will stay out of coaching. My dream is that they get together and do a Grumpy Old Football Men Podcast.
How ‘bout those 1992 Cowboys
This is the weirdest week of the regular season. In some places it’s the biggest game of the year, in others, it’s a week 18 preseason game. I’ll take a look at the matchups that matter in a second, but first, a little bit of history. Quick explanation, I had a gig last Saturday night, so I wound up putting on the Cowboys-Lions game after midnight, and I watched every moment of Jimmy Johnson’s induction into the Cowboys Ring of Honor.
Reid Kerr's NFL New Year
By this point, dear reader, I hope you’ve had about all of the merry Christmas you can stand, and are ready for the second big holiday of the season. When I’m watching football, I keep pretty extensive notes.
My NFL Christmas Wishes
Happy and merry and all sorts of well wishes, to you, dear reader. I hope you’re gearing up for a wonderful Christmas this week. As a public service announcement, it is way too late to do your Christmas shopping, so it’s probably a good idea just to let your loved ones know you’ll be getting their presents from the gas station again.
Cowboys, Mahomes, and the Year of the Backup QB
I’m still recovering from what was a truly awful week in the NFL. Except for a couple of games, you had a lineup bad enough to get me to cancel the NFL package and open a book, or at least stream “The Book Channel.” The Jets and Texans punted every single possession of the first half. Two fourth-string quarterbacks won games. The Vikings beat the Raiders 3-0. In an indoor game, mind you. This game wasn’t played in a blizzard, or monsoon, or at the base of an erupting volcano.
NFL picks and the end of a college football era
With five weeks to go in the season, I know I should be talking about the NFL and such thrilling moments like that huge Bailey Zappe–Mitchell Trubisky showdown Thursday. By the way, if you watched the Patriots play this season, save your cable bill as a receipt, I’m sure there will be a class action lawsuit against them eventually for pretending to be an NFL team. That game felt much worse for the Steelers than it did good for the Patriots. This week, the big story was in college football.
Even the NFL losers get lucky sometimes
It was the great bard of Gainesville Tom Petty who once sang “Even the losers get lucky sometimes.” Of course, Tom also sang that he had slept in your treehouse, and his middle name was Earl. They aren’t all philosophical gems. The late Pete Rozelle’s NFL dream was of a form of parity, where every team would stay competitive as long as possible during the season. The field was leveled through things like free agency, the salary cap, and the Dallas drafts of the late 90’s, which were atrocious.
After NFL Thanksgiving feast, here's some Black Friday wishes
Welcome back, dear readers. Hopefully we’ve all recovered from the Thanksgiving holiday, and the overeating, and that Dolly Parton halftime performance. By the way, seeing 77-year-old Dolly Parton in a Cowboys Cheerleader outfit reminds me that when you make a birthday wish as a teenager? You really should put a time limit on it coming true. While you’re out doing your Black Friday shopping, remember your favorite NFL teams are also in the market for some help this time of year.
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