This late into the season, we’re going to be focusing more on the extremes: the teams trying to make the playoffs and those whose only goals relate to the draft. The Commanders, Titans, Jets, and Cardinals have all been eliminated from postseason contention, while Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Dallas booked their spots. San Francisco, as dominant…
Starting next year, I’ll have one page for coach grades and one for GM grades instead of just making those pages for Black Monday and grading everyone else individually. But for now, we’re doing it this way. After last night’s historic blowout loss against the Raiders, the Chargers did what they have been so hesitant…
In week 14, we saw our first playoff spot clinched, as the 49ers took command of the number 1 seed in the NFC. Detroit laid yet another egg, which has become a disturbing trend for this title hopeful. The other NFC contenders, Dallas and Philadelphia, faced off, and Dallas dominated. Over in the AFC, Ravens…
The NFL never ceases to amaze. Sometimes, the unthinkable happens, like the New England Patriots being completely shut out for the second time this year at home (Bailey Zappe didn’t help did he?). Other events should be expected, but they shock us anyway, like Saints QB Jameis Winston throwing a terrible pass yet somehow completing…
We’ve finally made it! All the games (except bowls) have been played, we know the conference champions, and we’re about ready to find out who made the CFP. Before the committee releases the official results, I wanted to share who I thought should be in and the order in which they should be ranked. I…
Welcome to the conference championships! For most of these teams, this is the big goal. A select few have CFP dreams. I’ll be covering each of the 10 FBS title games, so expect a long article. Therefore, I’m not going to do specific CFP and draft sections this time. I will write a separate article…
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! One of the treats of the holiday is extra football. We’ll naturally start with that trio of Thursday football games, but that was just the beginning. For the first time ever, we got to enjoy Black Friday football, even if the game wasn’t hotly contested. In fact, none of the primetime games…
If it feels like I JUST wrote an article grading a Frank Reich firing, that’s because I did. However, that post concerned his dismissal from the Colts after nearly 5 years with the team. Today, he was fired by the Carolina Panthers after just 11 games, marking the second-shortest tenure in NFL history. Only Pete…
It’s rivalry week! Teams have a knack for showing up in ways they haven’t all year when playing their rivals. These matchups often bring out the best in players and coaches, and this week was no different. (8) Alabama survived in improbable fashion against Auburn in the Iron Bowl. (20) Oklahoma State got up off…
There are some things in the NFL that you can just expect. For example, Jets’ QB Zach Wilson played poorly enough to get benched (we’ll talk more about that if he doesn’t start next week), and Denver S Kareem Jackson was suspended again for a dirty hit. Others, such as Detroit QB Jared Goff and…