That would be awesome! I haven’t read a Grixis article in forever!

I’d be ecstatic if we got Jon Gruden back (or someone similar). Our offense was incredible this year, our defense needs to concentrate and not give up big plays. Our major issue for the past 10 years has been penalties, and that has to change. Lovie Smith was a fine coach but we need a drill sergeant type-personality to whip our boys into shape. Dirk Koetter has some promise, we’ll see 🙂

Hey Anonymous,

Thanks for your kind words and your feedback! I can definitely see that this week’s article missed the mark, I didn’t anticipate how readers that couldn’t relate to football or non-strategy content would receive it. For sure a learning experience that I can use to improve my writing (which is the sole purpose for my writing anyways).

Thanks for your vote of confidence and I’m glad you enjoy my content. See you next week!

This is another place where I’m going to have to push back and ask where you are seeing articles “bitch and moan” about Twin’s ban. We haven’t published an article on that subject since last Monday. Everything else has certainly existed in the context of the Twin banning, but to do otherwise would be disingenuous or deliberately misleading. There’s this bizarre opinion in the Modern community that if an article or person so much as mentions the Twin ban it’s immediately either supporting or complaining about it. We need to move past this. The majority of articles past two weeks ago, and every article here since last Monday, have merely acknowledged the metagame and contextual impact of the ban. It is important for players to understand this difference because otherwise it’s hard to have a meaningful Modern discussion at all.

I LOLed! Your team isn’t that bad! Can’t believe yall fired Lovie Smith after two years though.

Everyone has content off-days. We love working with Trevor and have enjoyed many of his analyses, reports, and strategy pieces. I’m sure we’ll see something awesome from Trevor again soon!

Hey Trevor. First of all, let me say that I admire the grace you’ve displayed against these comments. Some people have responded rudely, and you don’t deserve that.

I think for me, this article was a bit less grabbing because it missed the mark a bit on how the article relates to us. You’ve had personal articles in the past, but I think they were on an emotional level that we could all relate to. I feel this article specifically focuses on people who like magic and also like football. If it had been an article, for example, about how we can learn things from the game of football that can improve our game in Magic, I think it might have been received differently, because strategy is something everyone who reads Nexus can relate to.

Having said that, I do want to let you know that you are my favorite writer on the site, and I love your more derived articles. Please keep it up!

Why does this guy even write for you – cant you find someone else – anyone else?

Yes please! Your articles are what got me into the deck in the first place. Content for the deck has dropped off the face of the earth it feels like.

I’m glad to hear there’s an interest in some more Grixis content! That’s always been my deck and I’ve been trying hard to avoid talking about it, as I tend to talk about it *too much* if there is such a thing. Maybe it’s time to return to an old-fashioned Grixis analysis/primer piece?

Excellent feedback (yours and all the others). Definitely appreciate all the comments, I for one am really glad to see a community here that speaks up when they feel something can be better.

The main thing I’m taking away from this is that IF I’m to do some relatively off-topic subject like the one I did this week, I should be sure to include enough content so those uninterested with my main points still have something to take away from the article. That’s not something I normally think about, as I’m often trying to focus my articles more than broaden them as my thought process normally goes all over the place. Great feedback that I’ll keep in mind in the future!

As others have said – site is for modern content, that’s your audience and your niche. If your pro tour observations aren’t linked to modern as a format specifically, it probably doesn’t really belong on modern nexus.

Yes, please Trevor, I’m also a student of Grixis, and after the bans, and confusing new meta, I am also in need of guidance and insight! At least “If I were at the Pro Tour, this is what I would be playing….”

Thanks guys, I know it’s been hard to scratch around for some solid stuff after the bans, without talking about the bans themselves (no need to beat a dead horse, right?) In any case, I’m with ya!

Data driven analysis is why I keep coming back, speculation and stuff like this is fine, but please present in along side something with numbers

I also was interested to hear that you are still playing Grixis and would love to see another Grixis article, as I have been playing some form of Grixis ever since FRF and cannot afford to drop it so must make it work in the current meta.

To add to that – Modern Nexus is one of the only things I look forward to on Mondays! Wish I could read some weekend articles, or even consume some less formal content outside of the regular article schedule… Some general content ideas:

-Author vs Author recorded matches (like on starcity)
Would love to see Jordan’s Delver deck vs Sheridan’s Belcher or something similar.
-Deckbuilding Article Series. How to build good decks from scratch. This could build off of many of the previously made articles on the site (like jordan’s deck classification series)
1. Mana Base, curve structure
2. Deck Core
3. What makes decks good or bad (case studies)
4. etc
-detailed articles about nuanced aspects of the game (like priority, and how it gets abused, bluffing, EOT abilities). How to play better magic.
-lists – more lists! (strange interactions, weird combos, w/e)
-Magic Online for outsiders
-Set reviews (where did these go?)
-Magic Finance (how to play on a budget)
-Fresh Brews (good or bad – they are interesting to other brewers)

I’ve said before, and will repeat here, that I am only speaking for myself but I don’t care really at all about the teams, players, “storylines,” or any of that- I watch Magic coverage to see coverage of Magic. In so many areas, WOTC completely gives up on doing a good job (e.g. Magic Online…) because the _game itself_ is so strong that it overrides tons of missteps and bad decisions. The best part of Magic is actually Magic. When I watch coverage, I want better coverage of the game itself, commentators who know the game and the format and are actually invested (I’m not naming Randy Buehler or BDM, but some commentators are completely out of touch and ignorant about Modern especially), and I want to see them actually occupy the time with games of Magic being played and not filler.

E-sports get to be flashy and action-oriented and catch people’s attention that way. Magic is not basketball or League with easy-to-process movement going on at all times. It’s like chess- you need to know what’s going on to really appreciate it, and I think coverage should recognize that and build from there.