We witnessed so much this week, but the main story will most certainly be Ravens QB Lamar Jackson. Returning from an ankle injury, Jackson hit his thumb on his first snap against Buffalo, and now he needs surgery and may miss the rest of the season. Making matters worse, backup Tyler Huntley exited with turf…
This upcoming Tuesday, the CFP committee will release their first rankings of the season. All the arguing over polls will be moot. We’ll be arguing about another set of decision-makers instead! Until then, the teams in the FBS are really making themselves tough to evaluate. Losses are piling up among ranked teams, and QBs are…
I’ll be keeping track of the various NFL trades that occur throughout 2026 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…
This week featured the first-ever NFL game in Paris! But we won’t be covering that. Aside from the game being rather uninteresting (you should really watch Steelers RB Jaylen Warren though; he’s so underrated), you already know how I feel about these international games. This game somehow went forward despite all of the protests in…
On this page, I’m going to be providing the free agent signing grades for the notable signings and extensions that occur in 2026 (most recent first) based on how good a deal the signing team obtained and the type of impact I expect the player to have. Please note that an offseason signing cannot be…
Several teams were off this week, including the #3-#5 squads. That gives us a chance to talk about other things…a bit. Despite having only two ranked-vs.-ranked matchups, we’re still in the conference portion of the schedule. Similar and familiar teams are bound to produce some unpredictable results, and boy did they! NC State became the…
One only has to spend 4 weeks on IR, and several players returned this week after landing on the list following week 1. Their results varied greatly. Patriots WR AJ Brown (3/27) dropped 3 passes, while Jets rookie WR Omar Cooper (6/103/1) had a 100-yard game and a deep TD. Preseason darling WR Ja’Kobi Lane…
As with the coach-related page, I have made a centralized post for all 2026 GM move-related grades (most recent first) as well. Once again, these moves are typically made on or near Black Monday, the first Monday after the regular season concludes. Moves can occur midseason or after the draft, but these are rare and…
If you thought LAST week had a ton of upsets, you (like me) were totally unprepared for week 7. For the first time ever, #1, #2, #5, #6, and #7 all lost in the same week. Two of them (#2 Notre Dame and #5 Indiana) lost to fellow top-10 teams, which is defensible. I’ll even…
We’ve reached our first byes of the season, so no Chiefs or Panthers this week. Even without them, we witnessed plenty of action. A rookie defender became a star, with Jets’ DE (and #2 overall pick) David Bailey earning a trio of sacks against the Browns. Three games went to overtime, with one ending in…