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2022 NFL Draft: A few thoughts on the Top 20 picks

The first 10 picks of the NFL Draft are the Oscars in reverse. The biggest honorees are rewarded first. Fans show up and shout insults at the host and bone-rattling contact with Roger Goodell is encouraged. Read more…

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Chasing the Bengals’ path to glory

The avalanche started with the fifth pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. The Cincinnati Bengals selected Ja’Marr Chase from LSU, reuniting Chase with national-championship teammate and Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Joe Burrow, Cincy’s selection with the No. 1 overall pick in 2020. Those were far from the only reasons the… Read more…

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The Broncos and Packers have their QB situations locked up, but what about the other teams who need a QB?

The NFL landscape changed drastically Tuesday afternoon once the Russell Wilson to Denver news broke. Wilson and the Broncos swooped in just hours after the announcement of Aaron Rodgers’ new mega $200 million deal ($153 million guaranteed) and hijacked the headlines. In one moment, the balance of power shifted from… Read more…

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From zero to hero: NFL stars whose stock dropped at the Combine

The combine giveth and the combine taketh away. As prospective NFLers from colleges throughout the country come together to mark down 40-yard dash times, 225-lb bench press reps, broad and vertical jumps, and more, there’s a real pressure to perform, particularly for those right on the cusp of getting drafted. Read more…

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Possible Super Bowl one-hit wonders

The Super Bowl is the most covered single sporting event on the American sporting calendar every year. No pregame leaf unturned by the gaggle of broadcast and print media, tugging at the heartstrings of even the most jaded sports fans. There’s going to be a package about how Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow went from a… […]

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Why do Rams quarterbacks always struggle in the second half?

Since Week 9 of the NFL season, Matt Stafford has thrown for 1, 862 yards (266 yards per game), 14 touchdowns, and 9 interceptions. Those are good numbers. Not great, but great. From Weeks 1-8 though, Stafford was on a different planet. The move from Detroit to L. A. seemingly sparked new life into the […]

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Hear me out: We laughed at Dan Campbell, but at least this season he was the right man for the job in Detroit

There was no better choice for coach for the 2021 Detroit Lions than Dan Campbell. Sure sometimes he seems more like a caricature of a football coach than a real one when he gets carried away talking about toughness with those broad shoulders, and the Lions aren’t actually a better football team than they were […]