Between now and the end of August, TGS will offer up a quick snapshot of every NFL team heading into the 2015 regular season. Today, the Detroit Lions. 2014 in a nutshell: A traditionally offensive-oriented team is carried mainly by a surprisingly strong defense (they rank behind only Seattle on that side of the ball) […]

Between now and the end of August, TGS will offer up a quick snapshot of every NFL team heading into the 2015 regular season. Today, the Denver Broncos. 2014 in a nutshell: The Broncos win 12-plus games for the third consecutive season with Peyton Manning, but Manning goes cold down the stretch and Denver falls […]

Between now and the end of August, TGS will offer up a quick snapshot of every NFL team heading into the 2015 regular season. Today, the Dallas Cowboys. 2014 in a nutshell: They bust out of a three-season 8-8 streak with 12 wins and their first division title since 2009, beat the Lions in controversial […]

Between now and the end of August, TGS will offer up a quick snapshot of every NFL team heading into the 2015 regular season. Today, the Cleveland Browns. 2014 in a nutshell: On the bright side, they win more games than they have since 2008. Unfortunately, that still results in a 7-9 season for a […]

Between now and the end of August, TGS will offer up a quick snapshot of every NFL team heading into the 2015 regular season. Today, the Cincinnati Bengals. 2014 in a nutshell: For the fourth consecutive year, they finish with a winning record and make the playoffs. And for the fourth consecutive year, they lose their […]

Between now and the end of August, TGS will offer up a quick snapshot of every NFL team heading into the 2015 regular season. Today, the Chicago Bears. 2014 in a nutshell: After a 3-3 start, the Bears limp to only two victories over the final 11 weeks of what was their worst season since […]

Between now and the end of August, TGS will offer up a quick snapshot of every NFL team heading into the 2015 regular season. Today, the Carolina Panthers. 2014 in a nutshell: The Panthers start horribly, get hot late thanks to rejuvenated play on defense and sneak into the playoffs despite a losing record in […]

Between now and the end of August, TGS will offer up a quick snapshot of every NFL team heading into the 2015 regular season. Today, the Buffalo Bills. 2014 in a nutshell: Spurred by a defense that ranked near the top of the league in nearly every key category, the Bills post a winning record for […]

We conclude our offseason rankings series with a look at the NFL’s top 10 safeties. 1. Earl Thomas, Seattle Seahawks — The three-time first-team All-Pro is a jack-of-all-trades with unmatched range. 2. Eric Weddle, San Diego Chargers — The two-time first-team All-Pro was graded by Pro Football Focus as the best safety in football in 2014. […]

We continue our offseason rankings series with a look at the NFL’s top 10 cover men. 1. Richard Sherman, Seattle Seahawks — For the fourth consecutive season, opposing quarterbacks completed fewer than half of their passes and had a combined passer rating below 60.0 when throwing at Sherman, who was yet again a first-team All-Pro. […]

Between now and the end of August, TGS will offer up a quick snapshot of every NFL team heading into the 2015 regular season. Today, the Baltimore Ravens. 2014 in a nutshell: With C.J. Mosley, Pernell McPhee, Terrell Suggs, Elvis Dumervil and Haloti Ngata leading the way for the league’s sixth-best scoring defense, they win […]

We continue our offseason rankings series with a look at the NFL’s top 10 inside linebackers, a list which includes 4-3 defensive ends. In other words, no pass rushers allowed. They already got their love. 1. Luke Kuechly, Carolina Panthers — That’s back-to-back first-team All-Pro nods for the 2013 defensive player of the year. The tackle machine […]

Between now and the end of August, TGS will offer up a quick snapshot of every NFL team heading into the 2015 regular season. Today, the Atlanta Falcons. 2014 in a nutshell: The Falcons continue to be somewhat of an anomaly. Despite quality play at quarterback from Matt Ryan and a Pro Bowl season from […]

We continue our offseason rankings series with a look at the big guys in the middle on D. Here are the NFL’s top 10 defensive tackles, a list which includes 3-4 defensive ends. 1. J.J. Watt, Houston Texans — Yes, Watt is both the league’s best pass rusher and its best interior defensive lineman. Play […]

Between now and the end of August, TGS will offer up a quick snapshot of every NFL team heading into the 2015 regular season. We kick it off with the Arizona Cardinals. 2014 in a nutshell: Led by one of the league’s stingiest defenses, the Cardinals start 9-1. But the loss of quarterback Carson Palmer […]