Behind Tha Mike Podcast

“To fire or not to fire…?” Part Deaux

Coaches get fired early and some right on time. I’ve always asked myself if Hall of Fame head coaches were coaching today, how fast would they been fired because of early failures and impatience of ownership? The stories of those who were fired early, and the benefits of those who stayed. Part deaux that asks the question “to fire or not to fire?“ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“To fire or not to fire?” Part One

In the aftermath of what happened with former Jets head coach Robert Salah, I know there are some coaches that get fired too early and some right on time. I’ve always asked myself if Hall of Fame head coaches were coaching today, how fast would they been fired because of early failures and impatience? The stories of those who were fired early, and the benefits of those who stayed. Part one that asks the question “to fire or not to fire?“ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“There’s nothing new under the sun.”

Future Hall of Fame QB Patrick Mahomes is having the worst statistical season of his career, yet his team is undefeated. If the Kansas City Chiefs win the Super Bowl, he wouldn’t be the first quarterback to play this bad and still win. It has happened before.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I’d rather die watching pro football…“ Part II

Instead of wealth and politics, Bert Bell’s choice of a football life lead him to being an owner, the second commissioner in NFL history, then induction into the pro football Hall of Fame. The proof would be his poetic end. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“I’d rather die watching pro football…“

There are paths that are chosen for us, and there are those who choose their own. Burt Bell‘s choice was a life of football, one that would lead him to Hall of Fame. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Giants at 100

As the New York Giants celebrate 100 years this season, we take a look back at the origins of this proud franchise that began with a poor kid from the Lower East side of Manhattan that knew nothing about football. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

”...wash your hands.”

When Pete Rozelle became commissioner of the NFL in 1960, he would take the league to a level it had never seen before. Thing is, he wasn’t even a candidate! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Finding “The Voice”

John Facenda is one of the main reasons I love the history of pro football. But, I wanted to know more about his background, including the details on his famous meeting between he and Ed Sabol that would lead to him becoming “the voice” of NFL films. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Showman

There once was a man who had an eye and mind for entertainment that would help the NFL innovate and grow through ideas that are still used to this day. Too bad his mindset and behavior got his name erased from the very existence of the team he founded. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3 Peat?

The Kansas City Chiefs are kicking off the 2024 NFL season going for a 3 Peat. Who wouldn’t? Many have tried, all have failed in the Super Bowl era, but, two franchises actually pulled it off pre-Super Bowl…kinda. Take a walk through NFL history with me to see what happened. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices