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The Chicago Bears cannot seem to get out of their own way. Even with an offseason to work through their quarterback problems, all that was solved was the fact that they believe in Andy Dalton more than Mitch Trubisky. While Dalton’s acumen certainly can lend itself to making better decisions with the football and committing […]

After a successful 2020 regular season, the Baltimore Ravens were able to squeeze by the Tennessee Titans but ran into the buzzsaw that was the Buffalo Bills in the second round of the playoffs, ending their season. This team was quite impressive, but the offense is still devoid of an established pass catcher, something they […]

Just a little more than a month before the 2021 NFL Draft, and we have already seen a major move towards the top of the draft order, but the Denver Broncos failed to pull the trigger. The Miami Dolphins, who were involved in both moves on March 26th, – first, they ended up moving down […]

The Mitch Trubisky experiment has sailed on, and a failed but ongoing courting of QB Russell Wilson has forced the Chicago Bears into Andy Dalton and Nick Foles. Moreover, their star wide receiver contemplated holding out after being franchise tagged (and still could). The Bears, certainly, have had an offseason filled with lots of uncertainty. […]

For both Deshaun Watson and Russell Wilson, their reported disapproval of their current teams has created a lot of interesting offseason storylines to follow, especially for Wilson. With Wilson voicing his displeasure in how the Seattle Seahawks front office has handled protecting him, trade rumors have been floating around since then, focusing on the four […]

Spring is around the corner, and the biggest indicator of that is when the March Madness NCAA Tournament bracket is released on the televised Selection Sunday broadcast. March 14 was the day this year, and with having missed out on the 68-team tournament last season due to COVID, it is a refreshing feeling to have […]

General manager Kevin Colbert and the Pittsburgh Steelers have a lot of work to do this offseason, just like practically every team in the NFL. With the salary cap having finally been set at $182.5 million for the 2021 NFL season, the Steelers have an achievable number that they will need to get under before […]

Having over $22 million in cap space this offseason, the Miami Dolphins are sitting pretty when compared to other teams and their salary cap situations. Plus, with this offseason producing any number of uncertainties regarding player availability, they may have their pick of some of the best free agents on the market. The Dolphins got […]

The writing had been on the wall for quite some time, so the release of tight end Kyle Rudolph by the Minnesota Vikings was not seen as a surprise by many. After spending the first 10 seasons of his career with the team that drafted him, Rudolph was released heading into the third season of […]

The Milwaukee Bucks‘ lone championship trophy has been longing for company inside the franchise’s trophy case since 1971. The Bucks have been through plenty of ups and downs over the years, from being lottery teams to enjoying powerhouse status in the league. Now, the Bucks are once again sitting on a lofty perch as one […]

Jared Goff and Matthew Stafford were swapped for each other. Deshaun Watson has repeatedly stated that he will never play QB for the Houston Texans and wants out. The likes of Dak Prescott, Mitchell Trubisky, Cam Newton, and others are free agents, and this year’s incoming draft class will welcome in the likes of Trevor […]

Alex Smith, the 2020 NFL Comeback Player of the Year, will be released by the Washington Football Team in the coming days, ending a remarkable comeback that saw him go from almost losing his leg to returning to the field and becoming the team’s starting QB again. But the 36-year-old will be needing to find […]

Their main issue this offseason for the Pittsburgh Steelers is the handling of their quarterback situation. However, it looks like the Pittsburgh Steelers seem have locked that element down with the reports of Ben Roethlisberger returning for another season. With that roadblock out of the way (outside of restructuring his deal), the Steelers now look […]

With the 199th overall pick in the 2000 NFL Draft, the New England Patriots selected someone who they hoped would become a valued addition to their team. Tom Brady’s storied career saw him remain with the Patriots up until the 2020 season when he decided to head over to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, where he […]

Dating back to the 2004 NFL Draft, Ben Roethlisberger has been the enigmatic quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers — through good times and bad. Yet, his time in the black and gold seems to be ending sooner rather than later, even if his playing career may not be over quite yet. Various reports have begun […]

The Dallas Cowboys, just like their state counterpart Houston Texans, have a bit of a quarterback dilemma on their hands. But their situation involving Dak Prescott is much, much, much more amicable than what Houston has done to themselves with Deshaun Watson. The free agency of Prescott will be a very interesting storyline to follow […]

Fresh off of a Super Bowl appearance, the Kansas City Chiefs are still well on their way to asserting themselves as the NFL’s next dynasty. Led by quarterback Patrick Mahomes and his full array of offensive weapons, this team should be the favorite to win most Super Bowls for the next 5+ seasons. Their defense, […]

The man who helped orchestrate a defensive run through the playoffs and to a Super Bowl victory for the Buccaneers is looked at as one of the best defensive coordinators in the entire NFL – and Todd Bowles deserves another chance as head coach. While his 67-game tenure as a head coach (3 games as […]

Having fallen one step short of reaching their first Super Bowl since the 2010-2011 season, the Green Bay Packers have suffered defeat two consecutive seasons in the NFC Championship Game. Last season was at the hands of a strong San Francisco 49ers team, and this season ended with a shocking defeat to Tom Brady and […]

The Chicago Bears are in a tough spot heading into this offseason – facing a key quarterback decision, coupled with a well-paid defense that has been underperforming, and a head coach/general manager grouping that has failed to live up to expectations, and you have the makings of a sub-par NFC North squad. The kicker for […]

Coming off a disappointing 6-10 season that saw them finish third in the dreadful NFC East, the Dallas Cowboys were dealt a tough hand early in the season with the season-ending ankle injury to quarterback Dak Prescott. Relying on the injured Andy Dalton to carry them, the team’s offensive line, specifically Tyron Smith and La’el […]

In a rematch of a weird Week 6 showdown, the Buffalo Bills and the Kansas City Chiefs face off in KC for a chance to represent the AFC in the Super Bowl. The 26-17 Chiefs win was an early preview to the AFC Championship game – but this time the Chiefs are hosting. So, it […]

After a season that saw them come up far short of their expectations, the Seattle Seahawks are going back to the drawing board this offseason. With head coach Pete Carroll and now former offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer having a difference of opinion (which caused Schottenheimer to not return), this will be a very important time […]

Coming off the first postseason win of Lamar Jackson’s career, the Baltimore Ravens are heading into the 2021 offseason with a bit of work to do and not quite enough money to do it. With most NFL teams undergoing a cap crunch this offseason with the tempered salary cap expected to reside between $175 and […]

It’s clear: By throwing for only 2,657 yards, eight passing touchdowns, and 10 interceptions, combined with 157 carries for 592 yards and 12 rushing scores, Cam Newton struggled for the New England Patriots in the 2020 NFL season. Beset by a team not totally sure of its offensive identity after franchise savant Tom Brady left […]

In what projects to be the best matchup of the weekend between two teams filled with generational players, the Baltimore Ravens head to the unfriendly confines of Orchard Park, N.Y., to face the Buffalo Bills in one of the AFC Divisional Playoff contests this weekend. Pitting two stud QBs against each other in Josh Allen […]

When going through and providing a year in review for the 2020 NFL Fantasy Football season, hindsight becomes such a terrible thing, especially when looking at players that were overdrafted when compared to their season-long production. But this hindsight can also be a great thing in the NFL, especially if you were able to unearth […]

Heading into this postseason slate, it marks the first time that both the Buffalo Bills and the Cleveland Browns are playoff eligible, showing how absolutely rough these two teams have fared over the last two decades. However, the Bills — preparing to play the Colts on Saturday — seem to be in a much better […]

Back on May 5, 2018, the Atlanta Falcons thought they were locking up their franchise QB of the future, handing out a five-year extension to Matt Ryan, who — at the time — they thought would remain a strong offensive leader for many years to come. That long-term investment made on former Boston College and […]

An old-fashioned, hard-nosed matchup awaits the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears at Soldier Field on Sunday, January 3rd. Having been flexed out of the noon CT slot and into the later 3:25 pm CT slot, these two teams are both fighting for postseason implications–but each for very different things. For the visitors, it is […]

A tale of two different seasons comes to a head when the Seattle Seahawks and the San Francisco 49ers face off in Arizona on Sunday afternoon. Being a part of the 1:25 pm PT slate, this game has big-time postseason implications, as the Seahawks still have an outside chance to climb into the top seed […]

Nothing says a key Week 17 matchup like a team fighting for a postseason berth going against a divisional opponent that is just wishing for this season to be over. But the Baltimore Ravens and Cincinnati Bengals’ final-week matchup is just that. Even with this matchup looking quite one-sided on paper, it could ultimately be […]

In a game that has massive implications for the NFC East divisional title, the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants face off on Sunday in East Rutherford. With the Cowboys sitting at 6-9 and the Giants at 5-10, both teams have struggled this year, but both could somehow pull out the unthinkable. If, and this […]

When going through and providing a year in review for the 2020 NFL Fantasy Football season, hindsight becomes such a terrible thing, especially when looking at players that were overdrafted when compared to their season-long production. What makes it even worse is when those disappointing players are ones that you had faith in going into […]

Pitting a team that is fighting for their postseason life versus a team that may be without a good portion of their defensive coaching staff for the game, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Detroit Lions face off in a Week 16 matchup at Ford Field. While the winter elements will not be a problem […]

While the Kansas City Chiefs currently hold the role as the cream of the crop in the AFC, there has been a changing of the guard in the top threat to unseating them: the Buffalo Bills. Plus, with the Pittsburgh Steelers going from undefeated to three consecutive losses and a chance to lose their AFC […]

The end of the 2020 NFL Fantasy Football season is almost upon us, but there is still time to make that final adjustment to your squad to help get you that championship victory you so desperately have been working toward all year. Last offseason was built upon player research, and while a lot of that […]

Coming off of a runner’s high that saw them take down the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Buffalo Bills are in the driver’s seat as the hot team heading into the final three games of the 2020 NFL regular season. With Josh Allen seeming to be hitting his stride and his connection with Stefon Diggs growing stronger […]

Whether you had a great week in the first round of your fantasy football playoffs, lost but still have something to play for, are out of it but are just trying to be disruptive in your league’s waiver wire distribution, or even looking to build your roster already for next season, the Week 15 waiver […]