Hines Ward says his Steelers never flopped to slow down game

NBC NFL analyst Hines Ward (@mvp86hinesward) joined the show to talk about the big preseason NFL storylines. — Ward said that there’s a lot of pressure on Geno Smith because there’s a black cloud hanging over the Jets franchise. Smith has more pressure than E.J. Manuel in Buffalo. But he said Smith doesn’t have a…

Read More

Introducing “McLovin’s Wheel of Awesomeness”

Against the Grain added a little intrigue for the season. Each week, McLovin will pick three underdogs straight up. If he finishes over 50 percent for the season, we spin the “Wheel of Awesomeness.” If he doesn’t … “Wheel of Punishment.”

Read More

Manish Mehta said Jets likely to go with Geno Smith at QB for season

New York Daily News Jets reporter Manish Mehta (@MMehtaNYDN)  joined the show to talk about Rex Ryan and the QB scenario. Mehta thinks that they are probably strongly considering naming Geno Smith, the Week 1 starter, the starter for the entire season. “At this point that probably makes the most sense,” Mehta said. “I don’t…

Read More

LaDainian Tomlinson sticks up for Johnny Manziel

NFL Network analyst LaDainian Tomlinson joined the show to talk about the upcoming season and the new NFL Films “A Football Life” about him. Tomlinson talked about looking into his family history for “A Football Life” and how Emmitt Smith helped him when he was young. He said that he didn’t think he could make…

Read More

Peter King says Ray Lewis’ Super Bowl claim doesn’t make sense

TheMMQB.com’s Peter King joined the show to talk about the big storylines around the NFL. King said Ray Lewis’ claim that the NFL turned off the lights at the Superdome  “is worth nothing more than a chortle.” He said that’s part of the ethos of the NFL — players always look for a  “It doesn’t…

Read More