Open Field Report

Article by Antwon "Smitty" Smith The NFL season has been a puzzle early on and it will only get crazier week by week, but one thing for sure Bears defensive end Khalil Mack will be ready. Mack, who was traded from Oakland, has gotten off to the start the Bears expected when they signed him to 6-yr/$141 million dollar deal earlier in the month. Chicago is off to a 3-1 start and are looking frighteningly similar to the monsters of the midway from the mid-80's, which should scare opposing offenses. Mack came out the gate against Green Bay and hasn't slowed down since. He has 17 tackles, 4 sacks, 4 forced fumbles and an interception. That's not even counting the heat he has put on the first 4 quarterbacks he's faced, so I asked myself sports fans that  are talking MVP, why not Mack? Patrick Mahomes, Jared Goff and a couple of others are also off to fast starts, which start up MVP talks that last throughout the season. Offensive players always get t...

LeBr on James is always giving credit where credit is due but now he turned the arrow in a different direction, towards himself. He was asked who was MVP and he gave his opinion on other top candidates such as James Harden, Russell Westbrook and Anthony Davis, but he calmly said: "I would vote for me," James told The Associated Press. "The body of work, how I'm doing it, what's been happening with our team all year long, how we've got so many injuries and things of that nature, guys in and out, to be able to still keep this thing afloat, I definitely would vote me." Now in his 15th season, James is having arguably the best season of his career averaging 27.4 ppg, 9.1 apg and 8.6 rpg. Those numbers are worthy of consideration for MVP but you have to keep in mind what the other candidates have over come. Russell Westbrook is picking up where he left off last season and he's had to do it with two new superstar's on ...