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LANDOVER, MD – JANUARY 10: Quarterback Aaron Rodgers #12 of the Green Bay Packers celebrates after the Green Bay Packers defeated the Washington Redskins 35-18 during the NFC Wild Card Playoff game at FedExField on January 10, 2016 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)

Ranking all 32 projected NFL starting quarterbacks for 2017

0 comments by on 8/1/2017

A lot could — and probably will — change in the NFL between now and the second week of September, when the 2017 regular season kicks off. Teams have OTA offseason workouts and minicamps. Rosters can still change with free agent signings and rookie development. But right now, there are some large and small favorites to […]

OAKLAND, CA – SEPTEMBER 20: Derek Carr #4 of the Oakland Raiders celebrates a touchdown in the first quarter against the Baltimore Ravens at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on September 20, 2015 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

Ranking all 32 NFL teams in terms of quarterback desperation

0 comments by on 6/6/2017

At any given time, a significant percentage of the NFL’s 32 teams are looking to upgrade at the quarterback position. Some are hoping for saviors. And others are in search of potential successors for their current starters. Rarely is anyone completely uninterested in potentially good quarterbacks. In order to establish a gauge for which NFL teams […]

BALTIMORE, MD – NOVEMBER 24: Quarterback Joe Flacco #5 of the Baltimore Ravens looks on after throwing an interception against the New York Jets in the second quarter at M&T Bank Stadium on November 24, 2013 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

The NFL’s 8 most overrated players

0 comments by on 6/5/2017

It’s hard to prove that an athlete (or performer) is overrated or underrated because perception isn’t something you can totally quantify. But I do spend an unhealthy amount of time consuming NFL Twitter, reading NFL analysis and watching NFL games. I know who’s getting love and who’s getting hate. And I know that in some cases, […]

OAKLAND, CA – SEPTEMBER 18: Derek Carr #4 of the Oakland Raiders celebrates after a two-yard touchdown pass against the Atlanta Falcons during their NFL game at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on September 18, 2016 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

NFL power rankings from the future: Projecting the league’s pecking order in 2019

0 comments by on 5/31/2017

I fired up the Flux capacitor and set the DeLorean time machine for June 1, 2019. It was a wild trip, and I forgot to check to see if Donald Trump was still POTUS or if the iPhone 12 had a hologram feature, but I did steal a copy of The Comeback’s NFL power rankings from that […]

OAKLAND, CA – NOVEMBER 20: Derek Carr #4 of the Oakland Raiders shakes hands with Alex Smith #11 of the Kansas City Chiefs after the Raiders beat the Chiefs for their first win of the season at O.co Coliseum on November 20, 2014 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

NFL offseason divisional power rankings

0 comments by on 5/30/2017

Now that free agency and the draft are out of the way in the NFL, we have a feel for what every team’s roster will look like in 2017. And thus, we also have a feel for which divisions will be tough and which will be weak. Here’s how we rank the eight NFL divisions entering the […]

ORCHARD PARK, NY – SEPTEMBER 11: Fans watch the kickoff between the Houston Texans and the Buffalo Bills on September 11, 2005 at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park, New York.(Photo by Rick Stewart/Getty Images)

Which NFL teams will start talking relocation now?

0 comments by on 5/26/2017

It’s an NFL tradition. Team dissatisfied with its stadium/fan base/market/all of the above attempts to compel local government officials to buy it a shiny new venue using public funds by threatening to leave town. Plenty of teams have had success with that strategy. It’s a big reason why Mercedes-Benz Stadium is about to open in Atlanta, why U.S. […]

The 2017 New England Patriots just might run the table

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I recall sitting with a few coworkers in the newsroom at The Score Television Network in Toronto, 10 years ago this spring, and gawking at the New England Patriots depth chart online. Somebody pulled it up and called us over to his workstation in order to broadly establish his point. The Patriots didn’t look like […]

GREEN BAY, WI – SEPTEMBER 19: A general view of Lambeau Field during the game between the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears on September 19, 2004 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Bears defeated the Packers 21-10. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

Ranking all 31 NFL stadiums by their Yelp scores

0 comments by on 5/25/2017

It’s May, and there isn’t a lot going on in the NFL world. The Memorial Day weekend is upon us, a holiday which isn’t typically associated with football. But a lot of NFL teams have relocated to new venues — and in some cases, new cities — of late, so let’s take an updated look […]

GLENDALE, AZ – OCTOBER 23: Kicker Chandler Catanzaro #7 of the Arizona Cardinals reacts with punter Ryan Quigley #9 after missing a field goal attempt in overtime against the Seattle Seahawks at University of Phoenix Stadium on October 23, 2016 in Glendale, Arizona. The Seattle Seahawks and Arizona Cardinals tie 6-6. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images)

NFL’s soon-to-be-approved new overtime format would backfire colossally

0 comments by on 5/19/2017

So it looks as though NFL owners are going to approve a proposal that would reduce overtime in regular-season games from 15 to 10 minutes, which has to be the most myopic, counter-intuitive and simply illogical rule change in recent league history. The rationale behind the change is fairly obvious. But the problem is that […]

SANTA CLARA, CA – SEPTEMBER 12: Colin Kaepernick #7 of the San Francisco 49ers warms up prior to playing the Los Angeles Rams in their NFL game at Levi’s Stadium on September 12, 2016 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Which NFL team will finally bite on Colin Kaepernick?

0 comments by on 5/18/2017

Regardless of why you think Colin Kaepernick remains unemployed — and it’s becoming harder to believe that his extended experience as a free agent has everything to do with football and nothing to do with politics — we’ll probably eventually reach a point at which public pressure boils over and somebody gives in and signs […]

PHILADELPHIA, PA – APRIL 27: (L-R) Mitchell Trubisky of North Carolina poses with Commissioner of the National Football League Roger Goodell after being picked #2 overall by the Chicago Bears (from 49ers) during the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft at the Philadelphia Museum of Art on April 27, 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

6 key statistical trends coming out of the 2017 NFL Draft

0 comments by on 5/12/2017

Before NFL organized team activities get underway throughout the league and we start previewing training camps, along with the upcoming 2017 season broadly, let’s take a look back at the 2017 NFL Draft one last time from a numbers-based perspective. Here are six trends worth noting from one of the most intriguing draft classes in recent memory: Offense […]

FOXBORO, MA – DECEMBER 24: LeGarrette Blount #29 of the New England Patriots looks on before the game against the New York Jets at Gillette Stadium on December 24, 2016 in Foxboro, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

10 free agents who should be in high demand after 2017 NFL Draft

0 comments by on 5/4/2017

Each year after the NFL Draft is completed, a second miniature wave of free agency rolls through the league. In fact, it’s already underway with Jamaal Charles joining the Denver Broncos, Shareece Wright joining the Buffalo Bills and Bradley Sowell joining the Chicago Bears. But as teams continue to analyze their rosters post-draft, expect more moves to trickle […]

GLENDALE, AZ – DECEMBER 07: Running back Jamaal Charles #25 of the Kansas City Chiefs on the sidelines during the first half of the NFL game against the Arizona Cardinals at the University of Phoenix Stadium on December 7, 2014 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Don’t get your hopes up for Jamaal Charles with the Denver Broncos

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I stared out the window trying to think of a kinder way to say this while still getting my point across, but screw it: Jamaal Charles is practically worthless as a professional football player. I did write “practically” rather than “totally,” because pro athletes are odds-defying freaks and there’s a slim chance that Charles suddenly […]

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Not satire: The Cleveland Browns are a good football team

0 comments by on 5/2/2017

In the NFL, it’s almost silly how often and how quickly teams jump from the basement to the penthouse. About half of the playoff field turns over every year, and at least one team has jumped from dead last to first place in its division in 13 of the last 14 seasons. That includes teams […]

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Re-mocking the 2016 NFL draft: Would Jared Goff still go No. 1? Who was picked too low?

0 comments by on 4/26/2017

Predictions are fun, which is why mock drafts are a friggin’ ball to create. But hindsight is even cooler, which is why re-mocking old drafts is an even larger pleasure. The 2016 NFL draft took place one year ago this weekend. Now, let’s pretend the whole thing never happened. Which players would be picked where if […]

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