This was an odd week to say the least. The Bears and Jets were absolutely horrid, and they got crushed. Lions QB Jared Goff was also putrid, but he somehow won. Four different two-win teams earned victories this week, while three division leaders lost. Even the teams on byes weren’t out of the news. Browns…
The CFP committee released their first official rankings on Tuesday, and as usual, I have a few complaints. 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) and why, as well as what I’d do differently. I will also…
We just completed week 9, which means that we’re at the approximate halfway point of the 2024 campaign. That means it’s also trade deadline time! That has just passed, so as in 2023, it’s time to re-evaluate where everyone stands. Much change has taken place since week 1, and we’ve learned a great deal about…
I’ll be keeping track of the various NFL trades that occur throughout 2024 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…
Executives must now make their calls: are their teams good? The Browns fell back to earth, as did Denver. Arizona and the Rams look completely resurgent. Las Vegas lost and fired several assistant coaches, and the Saints fired their HC. Any team looking to improve or subtract has just a few days left to meaningfully…
The wait is almost over: the CFP releases their initial playoff rankings this Tuesday. This is a week later last year’s first rankings, but the committee has more to evaluate with 12 teams now making the field. For this week, I’m going to be focusing on the games that will impact the playoff picture. That…
This week, we saw some of the best alternate/throwback uniforms (thanks to the Bengals and Buccaneers). We witnessed Packers QB Jordan Love go down with a groin injury, but it wasn’t enough to keep them from beating the Jaguars. Detroit hung 52 points on Tennessee with just 61 net passing yards. Two #1 pick contenders…
What a week! Four teams in the top 10 were idle, and they probably enjoyed being away from this insanity. Two top teams, (4) Ohio State and (5) Texas, survived scares from Nebraska and (25) Vanderbilt, respectively. #1-ranked Oregon dominated (20) Illinois, showing that they’re still the team to beat. Two of our staggering 8…
I hope you didn’t miss this week of NFL football. A LOT happened. Jets OLB Haason Reddick actually reported to the team. We had our first Monday Night game exclusively broadcast on ESPN+ (I’m not pleased with that). Buccaneers WR Mike Evans notched his 100th career receiving TD but left upon reaggravating his hamstring injury….
As we get later into the season, you may notice that we’re talking a lot about the SEC and Big Ten. That’s going to remain a trend well into the future, as realignment has loaded those two conferences. Therefore, their interconference games will keep providing us juicy matchups as they did this week. After all,…