“NFL-QUARTERCLUB MEETING”
Not sure what shocks me more, how bad the Super Bowl appearing Patriots have played, the fact the Chargers are (0-3)…Houston is (0-3)…or the Super Bowl champions, the Seahawks, lost…Tampa is (0-3)…or maybe the Raiders being (3-0)
CHARGERS-BILLS..All time ugly game…The Bills survived 5-turnovers and 10-penalties and won…The Chargers wasted a vaunted defensive effort against Josh Allen and lost..RB-James Cook kept grinding and wound up with (154Y) rushing and made clutch runs…Justin Herbert threw a brutal pick in the end zone-had another potential TD pass picked off but was wiped out by a penalty…No deep passing game yet…more dropped passes…not much of a run game…Unable to find open receivers…The Bolts are (0-3)-next stop in Seattle.
RAMS-BRONCOS..Quite another wild early season matchup..The Rams started quick..then the Broncos defense and the altitude got to them…Bo Nix, who spent 10-quarters seemingly lost-then got hot and he at Matthew Stafford matched big plays. The Broncos picked off Stafford twice in the 4th quarter…The Rams QB wound up with (390Y-2TD)…but Nix led his team to 30-points in the 2nd halft..the Rams are (1-2)
SEATTLE-WASHINGTON..Some upset loss-despite Sam Darnold’s (379Y) passing day…Amazing outing by journeyman backup QB-Marcus Mariota (183Y) throwing the ball.
DALLAS-BALTIMORE…The Ravens kept hitting big play after play against the supposedly rebuilt Cowboys defense…and Dallas came back in the Bombs Away game in Brazil…Dallas cannot stop anyone and the injuries are piling up
JAGUARS-PATRIOTS..New England is not the same team physically or mentally…QB-Drake Maye no-TDs…2-more picks..3-more sacks..and a (1-2) Pats start.
BENGALS-STEELERS..Pittsburgh beat up QB-Joe Burrow and Steelers slammed the rebuilt Cincy defense as Aaron Rodgers (292P) and RB-Jaylen Warren (127R) smashed the Bengals defense.
GIANTS-TITANS..That was miserable, the offensive show from both teams in a field goal kicking game…Jameis Winston no-TDs..NY had 4-FGs to win.
COLTS-HOUSTON..Hard to believe CJ Stroud and the Texans are (0-3)…No run game, the WR group is ailing and Daniel Jones threw for (235) in the Indy win.
CLEVELAND-CAROLINA..Deshaun Watson wins a 2nd game in a row with unimpressive stats but the Browns are (2-2).
LIONS-JETS..Detroit has no secondary, but enough to beat Geno Smith despite a big passing day (321P-3TD) day.
EAGLES-BEARS..Still waiting for Philly’s offense to come together..Chicago’ QB room resembles a hospital ward right now and that defense is not too good.
RAIDERS-SAINTS…Kirk Cousins to Brock Bowers (10R-116Y) is pretty impressive-but they cannot run the ball at all…..Saints QB-Tyler Shough keeps throwing TD passes, 3-weeks into the season…Raiders are (3-0)
VIKINGS-TAMPA…Kyler Murray needs to put more yards on the board and needs to stay on the field…Baker Mayfield needs alot more help with the Bucs…The Vikings are living off a defense that got 6-more sacks..Tampa is (0-3) and it is ugly on the Suncoast.
49ers-ARIZONA..Brock Purdy (297P-4TD) is winging it..his team still has injury issues…..Jeremiah Love looks like the real deal for the Cardinals…Jacoby Brissett has put up some big passing numbers in some games.
So three weeks in, alot of surprises at the start of the season.
“AFC-WEST…WHAT I THINK”
I got questions, anyone got answers about the opening weekend in the AFC-West? CHARGERS..For all the things the national media writes about Jim Harbaugh and his success with the Chargers, do you realize he is only (22-15) as head coach? He has no playoff...
“AZTECS–BIG SHOWDOWN GAME COMING” —–
Everybody has to play somebody. You cannot play Ohio State-Texas or Boise-Oregon every weekend So San Diego State beatup a bad 1AA-Portland State team, and then fought a fierce fight but was overmanned against a UCLA team with tons of blue chip players....
“A FOOTBALL WEEKEND WORTH COMMENTING ON”
Touchdown passes and quarterback sacks and opinions on the football weekend --------- CHARGERS..You didn't have that on your Bingo card did you, this awful loss to the last place-lowly regarded Arizona Cardinals..The Bolts offense hit big plays early, then got punched...
“CHARGERS–2026-WHAT I SEE-WHAT I THINK”
My thoughts have never changed about the Chargers, regardless of what city they are in. General Manager Joe Hortiz has put together a very athletic-talented roster. Jim Harbaugh's track record everywhere shows he wins. Justin Herbert is a dynamic-strong...
“TEAM USA-WORLD CUP…SUCCESS OR FAILURE?
There are four teams left in the World Cup. A tournament of surprises, shockers, controversies, blown refs calls, and strong responses from coaches and players going home. As France meets Spain, and England goes against Argentina, the topic of conversation here...
“WEDNESDAY SPORTS WORLD…WILD..WHAT I THINK “
We saw it all in a couple of hours span on Wednesday..and I have thoughts on all of it: PADRES..The darkest moment in AJ Preller's run as General Manager, this (23-3) Cubs 8-home run-record setting win against the faltering Friars starting pitching staff. ...
“A NEW DAY IN SAN DIEGO STATE HISTORY”
San Diego State has had special moments in its Intercollegiate Programs. It has also had terrible setbacks too. This should be a special moment of achievement, but it does not feel that way. At this hour on a Wednesday, San Diego State becomes a flagship member of the...
NBA TRADE RUMORS-CAN YOU CONNECT THESE DOTS?
Here's your Dixon-Ticonderoga Pencil....I want you to connect the dots on these NBA deals and tell me if any of them make any sense to you. GOLDEN STATE...They are trying to pull off two deals at once. They believe, based on relationships with their head coach,...
“PADRES STARTING PITCHING-CANNOT SAVE SEASON”
I expected this to be a summer long baseball season of challenges for the Padres. Now in the middle of a 17-game in 17-day stretch, they are trying to stay in the Wildcard playoff race, with a team fraught with problems. Never ever did I think we would be talking...
NHL HOCKEY…WILD WEEKEND AHEAD
The NFL Draft is legendary. The NBA Draft has become electric. The NHL Draft is about be dwarfed by the Trade Board A most interesting 72-hours ahead of us for hockey fans across the US and Canada. Headlines worth paying attention to: MAPLE LEAFS...They have the...
“NBA DRAFT…LAKERS QUESTIONS REMAIN..CLIPPERS ADD ATHLETES”
The NBA draft is complete. The Blue Chippers went to alot of bad teams, and this was a very deep collection of skilled players, maybe the best draft in a decade in the NBA. Not much of a draft for the Lakers and Clippers, who seem farther and farther away from being...
“NBA DRAFT RECAP-WHO WENT WHERE?”
The best draft in a decade. A deep draft with firepower and athletes. A look at top picks and the scouting report from the blue chip names. 1-WASHINGTON..AJ Bybansta (6'7-G)...3-level scorer 2-UTAH..Darryn Peterson (6'6-G)..Artistic scorer 3-MEMPHIS..Cam Boozer...
NBA..BIG DAY..BIG TRADE…BIG DRAFT PICKS
Everybody is"On the clock" before the clock strikes 5pm-and the NBA Draft starts. Storylines in every corner of the NBA at this hour: MILWAUKEE...The Bucks, facing a Giannis Antetokounmpo deadline, sat and watched the bidding war change late Monday night. For...
“FATHER’S DAY…A SPECIAL MEANING”
========== 'FATHER'S DAY--A MEANING" ========== Father's Day....What it means to me. Column from my archives: -------------------- "Ode to a Father-Gone" A weekend upon us. For some, time off. For some, time to work. For many, a time to remember. For a few, a time to...
“WORLD CUP SOCCER–WORTH WATCHING”
I had a stroke of good luck this week, cherry picking select games in the World Cup. I love World Cup soccer. It is the creme-de-la creme of talent. it means a quality 90-minutes of the beautiful game. So as I prepare to see Friday night's USA match with...
‘SPORTS FAN–YOU BE THE GM RIGHT NOW”
The fans have opinions, so I am going to let you make the decisions that have to be made. Are you a seller or buyer, trying to stay in a pennant race, or get rid of bad contracts? Are you a bidder for the top guy on the NBA trade block? You run a QB-needy NFL...
‘LAKERS-CLIPPERS…DECISIONS COMING…CHANGES COMING’
Things are about to change for the Lakers and Clippers, both on the outside looking in, and the inside looking out. By July 1st these teams could look very different. The changes could be mandated by the NBA (Clippers) and most likely will be steered by the...
PADRES-DODGERS-ANGELS NOTEBOOK
What I see...What I think at this hour. PADRES...Send a thank you note to the 'Nickle & Dime' bottom of the batting order which has bailed out the (224M) top of the batting order, who have had disappointing seasons so far. Samad Taylor, Jace Bowen, Rod...
“NY KNICKS–NBA NIGHT TO REMEMBER”
It was a Times Square Celebration with everything but the cold weather of New Year's Eve. In my head I could hear Sinatra's 'New York-New York-Just start spreading the news' The Knickerbockers, an original NBA team dating to the 1930s, won the NBA crown with the...
“WORLD CUP IS HERE..BEAUTIFUL GAME & RED CARDS”
Bring on the globe's finest, with the 2026-World Cup. What happens on the pitch will give us relief from everything that has happened in the weeks leading up to the matches. The conversation of who will win-is fascinating. Will it be Spain, a 5-time winner, with so...
“TEXAS TECH AGAINST THE WORLD”
In an era where the NCAA headquarters in Indianapolis looks like it is under siege from everywhere, another bombshell is dropped on its buildings, thanks to QB-turned-Gambling Addict Brendan Sorsby of Texas Tech. You know him. The red hot...
“SPURS BLOWUP ‘SOFT LABEL’-SCORCH KNICKS”
It had everything you would want in an NBA finals game. At the end, San Antonio shed the criticism of 'soft team' by blasting their way to a must win victory (115-111) infront of a crazed Madison Square Garden crowd in New York-who felt their Knicks would...
“PADRES…A SEASON OF MIXED EMOTIONS”
A mixed bag of emotions. A mixed up season. That's where I am at this hour covering, writing about, talking about the Padres. The Swinging Friar is really the Swing & Miss Friars. Losses pile up on losses. The starting pitching seems to be regressing....
“MLB-VS-UNION…TELL THE TRUTH”
MLB and the Union made their first sets of proposals last week about what they each want to see as negotiations begins on a new CBA. It has been followed by verbal gunfire between Commissioner Rob Manfred and Union Chief Bruce Meyer. All that is to be expected....
“CAN THEY SAVE COLLEGE SPORTS”
Interesting day in Congress, aside from the White House chaos we have to live with day in day out in the Trump era. Congress held hearings on a bill presented by Ted Cruz, to save the NCAA. And Congress heard from leadership people including legendary...
“NBA PLAYOFFS WORTH WATCHING”
It's not whom we expected to see in the NBA finals, but it shapes up as a fascinating series that starts tonight. The San Antonio Spurs have arrived ahead of schedule, and not just because of the dominance of Victor Wembenyama. The New York Knicks are there, because...
“NFL BLOCKBUSTER TRADES ROCK LEAGUE”
n a span of two hours, two of the elite teams in the NFL got even better. The LA Rams, conducting business the way they always have under GM-Les Sneed, shipped out 3-more draft picks and a young pass rusher. The New England Patriots reached back into Coach Mike...
“NBA VERSION OF ONE-AND-DONE”
"1-AND-DONE" You've heard that lots of time in basketball. Did you ever think you'd hear it in reference to the Oklahoma City Thunder? The San Antonio Spurs raised the NBA West Conference trophy over the dead body of the Thunder, whom many thought were on the brink of...
“UNION-OWNERS TALK SALARY CAP..MY RESPONSE”
Lots of baseball games to be played. Lots of days left in the season for the two sides to sit and discuss a new CBA deal to prevent a lockout. Here are the first proposals made by each side, and my reaction to them ------- OWNERS MLB Owners..Make 1st proposal to Union...
Stay Updated with Lee Hacksaw Hamilton
Join our community of sports enthusiasts and never miss an update! Subscribe now to receive the latest articles, exclusive insights, and expert opinions directly in your inbox. Be the first to know about new posts and stay ahead in the world of sports journalism.