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. Late last night, news broke that Raiders owner Mark Davis fired head coach Josh McDaniels and general manager…
We’re starting week 9, and since the NFL season now has 18 weeks, that means we’re at the approximate halfway point of the 2023 campaign. That means it’s also trade deadline time! That has just passed, so as in 2022, it’s time to re-evaluate where everyone stands. Much change has taken place since week 1,…
I’ll be keeping track of the various NFL trades that occur throughout 2023 on this page (most recent first). For every trade, I will list the assets each team received, analyze the trade, and provide trade grades for each team. Unless a specific trade is really notable, I’ll only be grading trades involving players, not…
I hate it when this happens, but the main takeaway for this week is definitely injuries. In particular, QB injuries ravaged the league this week. The trend was so dominant that we don’t even have space to talk about Dolphins CB Jalen Ramsey earning an INT in his team debut after returning from injury! One…
Some weird things happened this week, as they do every week. Falcons RB Bijan Robinson got 1 touch because he was “just not feeling so great.” Broncos S Kareem Jackson got ejected for headhunting; it’s his second ejection of the year and will likely lead to his 5th fine (and a 4-game suspension). New England…
The NFL can be truly crazy. Two squads with backup QBs knocked off the league’s last unbeaten teams. Another backup pushed Buffalo to the brink. Carolina, an 0-5 team, took a 14-0 lead over Miami (before promptly being crushed). This should be your annual reminder to beware when betting on the NFL. All 32 teams…
Making out the contenders through 5 weeks is a bit challenging. Stalwarts like the Niners, Eagles, and Chiefs remain strong. Miami and Jacksonville have both bounced back, while Buffalo and Baltimore struggled. The NFL loves parity, and they seem to be doing a great job achieving it. Just two undefeated teams (SF/PHI) remain, while only…
Weird things were the theme of week 4. Between the Bengals season circling the drain, the Texans dominating two weeks in a row, Saints QB Derek Carr playing with an AC sprain, the Commanders pushing the Eagles (again), and Patriots QB Mac Jones getting benched (alright that one wasn’t surprising), we had quite a bit…
Week 3 can make or break a team’s season. 3-0 teams have approximately a 75% chance to make the playoffs. 0-3 teams fare very poorly; only 6 have gone on to reach the postseason since 1980. One team obviously avoided that issue (NE has now beaten NYJ 15 straight times). Another (LAC) only did because…
Welcome to week 2, where we try to figure out what’s real with the 32 teams. Some things, like Tua Tagovailoa beating the Patriots, the Bengals being in trouble given their 0-2 start, Rams QB Matthew Stafford force-feeding a receiver (hello Puka Nacua!), and the Jets offense struggling with Zach Wilson instead of Aaron Rodgers,…