Several things happened this week that would be odd in general but not in 2025. For instance, Chicago won yet another walk-off game to move to 7-3. QB Davis Mills led the Texans back to .500 with a second consecutive comeback. The Jaguars obliterated the Chargers after collapsing against those same Texans. As these teams…
There are currently two tiers of teams battling for positioning at the moment. One group contains the top SEC, Big Ten, and Big XII squads who are cruising toward CFP bids but would love a conference championship and a first-round bye. The other batch of teams consists of the second level of those conferences plus…
As usual, the NFL brought us chaos and wild play in week 10. Jets’ DE Will McDonald had 4 sacks, and that didn’t even register because the team scored KR and PR touchdowns on consecutive touches. Saints’ QB Tyler Shough earned his first win in an upset of Carolina, throwing the draft order into disarray….
This is a centralized post for all coaching move-related grades (most recent first) now that 2025 has begun. Perfect way to celebrate Black Monday right? For those who aren’t aware, Black Monday is the Monday after the final week of the regular season. The teams that missed the playoffs decide whether to continue with the…
The CFP committee released their first official rankings on Tuesday, and amazingly, I’m pretty satisfied! This is quite a rarity. Each week, I’m going to dedicate one of my takeaways below to analyzing their rankings. I’ll explain where they went wrong (or right if that miraculously happens like this week) and why, as well as what I’d…
We just completed week 9, which means that we’re at the approximate halfway point of the 2025 campaign. That means it’s also trade deadline time! That has just passed, so as in prior years, it’s time to re-evaluate where everyone stands. Much change has taken place since week 1, and we’ve learned a great deal…
I’ll be keeping track of the various NFL trades that occur throughout 2025 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…
The trade deadline is coming Tuesday, and many teams have no idea where they stand. Minnesota won with JJ McCarthy back, but the 2nd-year QB still doesn’t look very good. Houston has an elite defense, but a concussion for QB CJ Stroud ruined their chance to claw back to .500. Atlanta thinks they’re a complete…
Conference games are a tricky business. Maybe having two records, one overall and one within the conference, provides a little more pressure for these contests. Whatever the reason, you always get some unexpected results when conference foes face off. That can be even more troublesome for teams in the playoff chase. Three top-10 teams went…
As with the coach-related page, I have made a centralized post for all 2025 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…