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Gregg Easterbrook

  • Author of "The Leading Indicators"
  • Former Fulbright distinguished fellow
  • Contributing editor to "The Atlantic"
  • Thursday, Eric Fisher of Central Michigan became the third first-round NFL draft pick in recent years from below the testosterone-pumped level of the BCS conferences, joining David Carr of Fresno State in 2002 and Alex Smith of Utah in 2005. Fisher,
    Story | , Apr 28, 2013
    As the draft approaches, here's an incredible insider tip regarding team needs -- everybody needs everything. Those thumbnails of team draft needs? Each one should read, "Needs: QB, RB, FB, WR, TE, OT, OG, C, DE, DT, ILB, OLB, CB, FS, SS, P, K, RS,
    Story | , Apr 22, 2013
    Offense rules this decade, so it was only appropriate that Ravens-Niners became the second Super Bowl in which both teams scored at least 30 points. When the Baltimore Ravens made it 31-23, your columnist opined, "The '78 Cowboys were the only team t
    Story | , Feb 4, 2013
    The biggest brother-versus-brother clash since Eteocles versus Polyneices in "Antigone" -- or maybe since Scar versus Mufasa in "The Lion King" -- so far is shaping up as sweetness and light. Jim and John Harbaugh have only nice things to say about e
    Story | , Jan 28, 2013
    One brother was a star quarterback at the University of Michigan, then went on to start at quarterback in the NFL and make the Pro Bowl. The other brother quietly toiled as a defensive back at a mid-major, Miami University, then never taped his ankle
    Story | , Jan 21, 2013
    The divisional round produced three spectacular football games, plus a fourth contest, more like a coaching clinic, in which the Patriots once again methodically demonstrated they are the best team of the past decade. And the divisional round produce
    Story | , Jan 14, 2013
    The quarterbacks who went first and second in the NFL draft lost in the playoffs on the same day; the other first-round quarterbacks from the latest draft didn't make the playoffs; the last man standing is Russell Wilson, passed on by all teams 'til
    Story | , Jan 7, 2013
    Off with their heads! The season has ended, and NFL coaches, assistants and general managers are being fired left and right. To a certain extent this is poetic justice. The sole goal of an NFL football operation is to win. (The goal of the busine
    Story | , Dec 31, 2012
    Tuesday Morning Quarterback sends holiday good wishes to my three favorite groups -- space aliens, mega-babes and football enthusiasts. Bells are ringing all across the local star cluster! Here is what TMQ asked Santa to leave each NFL team under it
    Story | , Dec 23, 2012
    The United States Postal Service might be losing billions of dollars, but much of the National Football League tried to bail it out by mailing it in this week. San Diego lost at home by 24 points to a team that arrived for the game 4-9. The Bucs,
    Story | , Dec 17, 2012
    Mooooooo ... that's the sound the Houston Texans' logo made as the team was roped and branded by the New England Patriots on "Monday Night Football." At rodeos, the steer puts up a fight. On prime-time television, the Texans, entering the contest
    Story | , Dec 10, 2012
    Three rookie quarterbacks -- Robert Griffin III, Andrew Luck and Russell Wilson -- led their teams to monster wins, one on "Monday Night Football," the other two on the road. The road wins were both comebacks, with Luck and Wilson both driving the le
    Story | , Dec 3, 2012
    There is general excitement that Notre Dame will play for the BCS title. Tuesday Morning Quarterback certainly is on the bandwagon. The mix of Notre Dame's place in football lore, its standing as an academic institution and its Irish traditions has b
    Story | , Nov 26, 2012
    With Tuesday Morning Quarterback's bye week approaching, time to take stock of the NFL's top teams -- the ones with the best chance to hoist the Lombardi Trophy in New Orleans. In alphabetical order: Atlanta Falcons: The Falcons are tied for the
    Story | , Nov 12, 2012
    TMQ is the sort of hip-cat with-it guy who just heard about Netscape Navigator. But at the risk of seeming old-fashioned, let me begin today with a simple sentiment: Get out and vote! The contemporary world is obsessed with gauging people's sent
    Story | , Nov 5, 2012
    Halloween is tomorrow, a spooky day. Your columnist plans to dress as the national debt -- that will be scary! If you want to scare an NFL coach, dress as an Atlanta Falcon. The Falcons are the league's sole undefeated club, and Sunday all but toy
    Story | , Oct 28, 2012
    Last night the final presidential debate and "Monday Night Football" aired simultaneously. Sports nuts and political junkies were torn. Why not combine the events? This is what "Monday Night Football" would sound like if it used a presidential debate
    Story | , Oct 22, 2012
    Ray Lewis is injured and will not play again this season. Given that he will be 38 years old in 2013, his illustrious career might be over. The garish yellow jacket of Canton induction is in his future. How should Lewis be assessed? The minor ques
    Story | , Oct 15, 2012
    The surprise team of the young season is the Minnesota Vikings, who already have more wins than in all of 2011. The Vikes opened 1-1, then posted three straight victories, including over San Francisco and Detroit, playoff teams from last season. What
    Story | , Oct 8, 2012
    Baylor and West Virginia combined for 133 points and 1,507 yards of offense. New England and Buffalo combined for 1,018 yards of offense. Two players had at least 300 yards receiving in the Baylor-WVU contest, four players at least 100 yards of offen
    Story | , Oct 1, 2012
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