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…
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…
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…
The AFC North provided some wild football once again. Cleveland completed an unlikely comeback against Baltimore, one of the league’s best teams. Pittsburgh held on despite a late push by Green Bay. Cincinnati…well, we’ll get to them later. Elsewhere, several QBs were replaced, and a couple others returned. We’ll discuss a few of these. Backups…
What a post-trade deadline week huh? The Giants were blown out by a Raiders team that just cleaned house, and QB Daniel Jones returned only to leave with a torn ACL. Indianapolis embarrassed former HC Frank Reich, now the coach of Carolina. Dolphins WR Tyreek Hill had a big mouth during the week but then…
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…