Mark Bradley

Atlanta

Sports Columnist and Writer at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Mark Bradley, sports columnist for @ajc. Learn more about how we keep you informed with real, fact-based news at https://t.co/SGuzhXTQYH

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Articles

Mark Bradley: The CFP, Round 1 - while others fret, Dabo Swinney laughs

Dec 20, 2024 | myrtlebeachonline.com | Mark Bradley

ATLANTA - The bigger-but-not-necessarily-better College Football Playoff is at hand, and already that essential component of college football - angst - has taken hold. Friday's game will be staged in South Bend, Ind. Snow is in the forecast. Never has snow fallen on a CFP game, though rain fell so hard on our fair city that the roof at Mercedes-Benz Stadium leaked the first time Georgia met Alabama for the title. Georgia and Alabama would meet a second time for the title.
Mark Bradley: The CFP, Round 1

Dec 20, 2024 | thebrunswicknews.com | Mark Bradley

ATLANTA - The bigger-but-not-necessarily-better College Football Playoff is at hand, and already that essential component of college football - angst - has taken hold. Friday's game will be staged in South Bend, Ind. Snow is in the forecast. Never has snow fallen on a CFP game, though rain fell so hard on our fair city that the roof at Mercedes-Benz Stadium leaked the first time Georgia met Alabama for the title. Georgia and Alabama would meet a second time for the title.
Mark Bradley: The CFP, Round 1

Dec 20, 2024 | ledger-enquirer.com | Mark Bradley

ATLANTA - The bigger-but-not-necessarily-better College Football Playoff is at hand, and already that essential component of college football - angst - has taken hold. Friday's game will be staged in South Bend, Ind. Snow is in the forecast. Never has snow fallen on a CFP game, though rain fell so hard on our fair city that the roof at Mercedes-Benz Stadium leaked the first time Georgia met Alabama for the title. Georgia and Alabama would meet a second time for the title.
The stunning fall of Kirk Cousins, franchise quarterback

Dec 18, 2024 | thebrunswicknews.com | Mark Bradley

ATLANTA - The Falcons needed a quarterback so badly they flouted NFL regulations to get one. They paid him $180 million. (Though only - only! - $100M is guaranteed.) He started 14 games. He might not start another, at least not for this club. I was here when Dan Henning benched Steve Bartkowski, franchise QB, for David Archer, drafted by no NFL club. I was in Flowery Branch the day the Falcons opened camp while Michael Vick, franchise QB, appeared in federal court. I've been around. I've seen things.
The stunning fall of Kirk Cousins, franchise quarterback

Dec 18, 2024 | ledger-enquirer.com | Mark Bradley

ATLANTA - The Falcons needed a quarterback so badly they flouted NFL regulations to get one. They paid him $180 million. (Though only - only! - $100M is guaranteed.) He started 14 games. He might not start another, at least not for this club. I was here when Dan Henning benched Steve Bartkowski, franchise QB, for David Archer, drafted by no NFL club. I was in Flowery Branch the day the Falcons opened camp while Michael Vick, franchise QB, appeared in federal court. I've been around. I've seen things.
Could Georgia win a title with a backup QB? It has been done.

Dec 16, 2024 | thebrunswicknews.com | Mark Bradley

By Mark Bradley, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ATLANTA - We don't know if Carson Beck will be available for the College Football Playoff. Kirby Smart's last update came more than a week ago, when he described Beck as looking "somber" after an MRI. There is, however, a reason Smart and his Georgia Bulldogs shouldn't be somber or sullen or just plain sad. The first lesson we learned about the CFP was this: You can win with a backup quarterback.
Could Georgia win a title with a backup QB? It has been done.

Dec 16, 2024 | newsobserver.com | Mark Bradley

ATLANTA - We don't know if Carson Beck will be available for the College Football Playoff. Kirby Smart's last update came more than a week ago, when he described Beck as looking "somber" after an MRI. There is, however, a reason Smart and his Georgia Bulldogs shouldn't be somber or sullen or just plain sad. The first lesson we learned about the CFP was this: You can win with a backup quarterback.
After further review, Georgia might have overachieved

Dec 15, 2024 | ledger-enquirer.com | Mark Bradley

ATLANTA - Bobby Bowden used to say that, to contend for a national championship, a team needed "a national championship schedule." (He'd pronounce it "SKED-yool.") What he meant: A championship aspirant needed a few - but not too many - testing games, and it needed the toughest of those to be staged at home or a neutral site. Vince Dooley used to say that a coach could expect to draw peak performances from a team only two or three times a season. That didn't mean the coach was a poor motivator.
After further review, Georgia might have overachieved

Dec 14, 2024 | thebrunswicknews.com | Mark Bradley

ATLANTA - Bobby Bowden used to say that, to contend for a national championship, a team needed "a national championship schedule." (He'd pronounce it "SKED-yool.") What he meant: A championship aspirant needed a few - but not too many - testing games, and it needed the toughest of those to be staged at home or a neutral site. Vince Dooley used to say that a coach could expect to draw peak performances from a team only two or three times a season. That didn't mean the coach was a poor motivator.
Mark Bradley: After further review, Georgia might have overachieved

Dec 14, 2024 | kentucky.com | Mark Bradley

ATLANTA - Bobby Bowden used to say that, to contend for a national championship, a team needed "a national championship schedule." (He'd pronounce it "SKED-yool.") What he meant: A championship aspirant needed a few - but not too many - testing games, and it needed the toughest of those to be staged at home or a neutral site. Vince Dooley used to say that a coach could expect to draw peak performances from a team only two or three times a season. That didn't mean the coach was a poor motivator.