Author Archives: Ray Wyvill

Imagine, if you will, two networks fighting over rights to cover a WFT game (with apologies to Rod Serling.) It is not a fiction show although it was unthinkable a few weeks ago. CBS had the rights to the Washington … Continue reading →

Life comes at you fast. But, football fortunes come and go even faster. That sound you hear in the background is the accumulation of WFT fans hard at work on the old Bandwagon. After a tough first week the faithful … Continue reading →

The Chicago Cardinals originated in 1898 making the franchise the League’s oldest. Exorcising demons is a messy business. After witnessing systemic organizational failure for 25 years the inclination is to disregard any positive. As one fan put it, “Any bright … Continue reading →

Last Sunday’s win was a Rorschach Test of sorts for the WFT fanbase. What you saw depended on your frame of reference. Even those wearing the most rose-colored glasses could not help but notice gaffes and deficiencies aplenty. Then again, … Continue reading →

The NFL gives us a couple of notable Mondays. One is the notorious “Black Monday” that comes after the last game of the season. Coaching staffs are unceremoniously taken to the curb. Some get recycled, most go to the trash … Continue reading →

The rebuilt WFT is set to embark on a transition year. Nothing about this will be particularly easy. Of the 17 games on the schedule only 7 are against teams that had losing records last year. Eight games are against … Continue reading →

Anyone who has worked a night shift, spent a restless night camping, or waited in the chill for the first rays of light on a hunting trip knows that the last hours of darkness are the longest, coldest, and most … Continue reading →

The pre-season mercifully comes to an end this week. Washington has the honors to close it out on a national Sunday night broadcast. If you’re tuning in to see Jayden Daniels he’ll be on the sidelines in sweats. His pre-season … Continue reading →

Pre-season Game #2 takes the WFT to steamy Miami for a Saturday evening affair. Here are some notes from PS Game #1: -Jayden Daniels provided the briefest of sneak peeks into the future. He engineered a successful drive completing two … Continue reading →

As expected the WFT took LSU’s Jayden Daniels with the #2 pick. New GM Adam Peters simply had to draft a QB. The only two elements of drama were; which one at #2, or trade down and draft which one? … Continue reading →