Welcome to The  CRC  Team Channel. The sports media always claims that the content broadcasted is what the audience wants to see. But, their declining ratings may show otherwise. Also, the sports pundits are not adequately covering the great competitive series that we are seeing with the Stanley Cup Final, where the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers are battling in a close matchup.  This may be the first time we have seen a competitive Stanley Cup Final as well as an NBA Finals, which is closer than people originally thought. Easy to write off the Indianapolis Pacers in favor of the Oklahoma City Thunder, but the talent, at least in this series, has been equal through the first four games. Both championship series are tied and up for grabs in some manner.  I still think many people favor the Thunder and the Panthers. But many more people would no longer be surprised to see a title go to Indy. They have played above their perceived ability. The...

      Welcome to The  CRC  Team Channel. There are some things in life that are worth the wait. And then there are other things where the wait make them less desirable. I think in sports it can be both, depending on the team and the player. And how many times the player has made teams wait in the past.  The Steelers finally have their quarterback for the 2025 football season under contract, almost 3 months after speculation of a signing. As expected, Aaron Rodgers signs a one year contract worth $13.65 million that can be over $19 million with incentives. A long wait that has some fans a bit angry.  The Steelers, my second favorite team, have chosen the mysterious box this year. Aaron Rodgers is clearly one of the most talented quarterbacks to ever play the game of football. He makes some really great throws that few can replicate. But he is clearly on the back end of his career. One last hurrah, where he can maybe beat the Bears in Chicago one more ti...

      Welcome to The  CRC  Team Channel. The Knicks are not celebrating any more. In fact, they are now in full find a new head coach mode, following the surprising termination on head coach Tom Thibodeau. This season was clearly a high for the franchise, becoming a legitimate contender, despite losing to the Indiana Pacers. But, success does not equate to job security in the NBA lately.  This is the 3rd surprising firing of the season for a team that had success. At the end of the season, the Memphis Grizzlies fired their head coach with less than ten games to go and a playoff spot secured. The Denver Nuggets also made a change shortly after that reliefing a championship winning coach with a playoff spot secured. In the Nuggets case, they reached the 7th game of the second round.  The Knicks had their best season in a quarter of a century, making progress every year Thibodeau lead the team. Making the playoffs and advancing further each year. Overcomi...

       Welcome to The  CRC  Team Channel. Power can be a corrupting force. Especially when the risk of losing access to the privilege of power are real and present. The actions and choices of people around power interests me. The Original Sin book co-authored by Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson gives us some insight on what those around Joe Biden did to accommodate a sitting president that was less able to perform his duties with each passing day.  I went into this just interested in seeing what people may have done and what other members of his party might have known. Below I share my thoughts. Please experience the featured content.   To some degree, the blame for the situation is not so much on Joe Biden, who was clearly not in capacity, as it was those around him whose power rested on Joe Biden remaining at the helm.  Some may want to see these individuals as compassionate. But how compassionate can one be when they later share their views t...

      Welcome to The  CRC  Team Channel. The Stanley Cup Final will be a rematch between the Florida Panthers and the Edmonton Oilers, where Florida won last year's match up that went the distance. Edmonton seemed to have better skill players, but the Panthers had the better team.  I think it will be hard not to see the Panthers as the better team once again and may be an even more formidable threat to the chances of the Oilers bringing a Stanley Cup back to Canada. The Oilers still have much of the same talent, but the Panthers now have Brad Marchand, acquired from the Boston Bruins.  The State of Florida is hockey central with the Tampa Bay Lightning winning three titles and the Panthers make their third consecutive trip to the Final, losing the first to the Las Vegas Golden Knights. The nation that invented the game has not seen one of its teams raise a banner in quite some time.  In this matchup, I will take the Florida Panthers to win in five...

      Welcome to The  CRC  Team Channel. It was close, but the NFL owners made the right decision in what was reportedly a heated discussion. By the skin of our teeth, the tush push survived and will live to see another season. A signature play made famous by our Philadelphia Eagles is one the most effective plays ever used in professional football.  Now, there were detractors from the start claiming it is not a football play. People making false claims about the impact on health and wellbeing, despite a complete lack of actual evidence to prove their claim. Some people could not come up with an argument and just said it looks weird.  Yes, it looks weird when teams like the Green Bay Packers try to imitate the play and completely embarrass themselves on national television. Makes perfect sense that they tried to save face by leading the failed charge against the play.  Yes, it was a close vote, which they tried with a revised proposal. But, it rea...

       Welcome to The  CRC  Team Channel. The reigning and defending Super Bowl Champions my Philadelphia Eagles will open their season against NFC East rival The Dallas Cowboys in Philly at Lincoln Financial Field. An early matchup of perennial contenders.  This will actually one of the rare games that Jalen Hurts and Dak Prescott will actually face off against each other. Either because of injury or at the end of the season when the game did not really mean much to one or the other. Jalen will kick of the defense of our title and Dak will enter what is an interesting year for him. He has the long term deal, but that pressure will continue to build in Dallas, if there is no deep run.  The Dallas Cowboys recently upgraded their roster with a trade for George Pickens to compliment CeeDee Lamb. That should bolster their ability to compete these season. The division will be more competitive with Washington building on their run to the championship ga...

         Welcome to The  CRC  Team Channel. The rosters of 32 NFL teams are closer to being filled, at least heading into training camp, now that the draft is complete and the main stage of free agency is well beyond us. There will still be some minor signings and trades, as teams still have holes. In the podcast below, we discuss the draft, the storylines, how our Eagles did, and who moved their roster closer towards contention. Please experience the new episode below.   The media will try to control the narrative when information is not readily available or not the kind that is typically released. But, the lesson we all can learn is that nothing can be taken for granted. You must be on your A game in every moment in life. Your talent will take you places, but unfortunately the perception of our attitude and interpersonal skills can close doors as well. 

       Welcome to The  CRC  Team Channel. The football world is year round. A full 365 days and every four years we get an additional day for football fans to follow the storylines, transactions, and happenings in the NFL universe. We reached a key moment on the NFL calendar that brings hope for all 32 teams. The NFL Draft! Round 1 of the NFL Draft is exciting because it starts to answer some of the big questions fans have for the team. We all think we know what our teams need to do to positions it for a Super Bowl run. But we do not necessarily know if those running team are preparing for a run this year or stocking for the future. The draft answers the questions that may have been left wide open after the main wave of free agency. For instance, the Pittsburgh Steelers came into the first round with an obvious need that many fans were hoping to get clarity on. Are the Steelers going to put all their eggs in the Aaron Rodgers basket or would they invest in ...