Opinion: Jared Goff and Sam Darnold are the ultimate examples of how to fix a broken quarterback
The annual race to draft and develop young quarterbacks has reached the point of near-insanity in the NFL, and it produces plenty of...
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Bob McCullough
Oct 203 min read
Starting Russell Wilson over Justin Fields is bound to boomerang
NFL coaches make hundreds of decisions every day, and most are carefully shielded from the public eye. When it comes to quarterback...
Bob McCullough
Oct 193 min read
Bo Nix, Anthony Richardson come with tough quarterback tradeoffs
If you believe in the theory that developing young quarterbacks is more art than science, Anthony Richardson of the Indianapolis Colts...
Bob McCullough
Oct 183 min read
The NFC West is the NFL’s worst division so far
One of the most reliable parts of preseason predictions is the tendency to overplay or underestimate the strength of certain divisions....
Bob McCullough
Oct 173 min read
Nick Sirianni is setting the NFL gold standard for coaching meltdowns in 2024
Coaching meltdowns are always fun. They add spice to the long NFL season at different points in the schedule, and they produce...
Bob McCullough
Oct 164 min read
Deshaun Watson and the Cleveland offense are historically bad
There are three things we know about Deshaun Watson at this point in the season, and two of them are easy to pinpoint: (1) he’s...
Bob McCullough
Oct 153 min read
All four teams from the NFC North could easily make the NFL playoffs
There are always imbalances in the strength of the various divisions in the NFL, but this year features a remarkable one that hasn’t been...
Bob McCullough
Oct 153 min read
Mike McCarthy and Doug Pederson are now coaching for their NFL lives
In today’s NFL, coaches are basically soldiers of fortune. They go into each contract knowing they’re mercenaries, and when things...
Bob McCullough
Oct 143 min read
The NFL’s new kickoff rules aren’t working
We tried to be objective about the NFL’s new kickoff rules. We really did. It was obvious that some adjustments had to be made to...
Bob McCullough
Oct 123 min read
The four NFL owners who constantly make bad decisions
Financially, being an NFL owner is hard. You need a big bottom line, not to mention deep pockets to pay the players, too. You also have...
Bob McCullough
Oct 113 min read
Drake Maye’s debut is a debacle waiting to happen
Give the Patriots credit—they tried. They had a genuine plan for their quarterback situation going into the season, one that had #1 draft...
Bob McCullough
Oct 103 min read
San Francisco 49ers vs. Seattle Seahawks Preview
The NFC West has been a topsy-turvy division this season, and this game in particular is proof of how upside down things have been. The...
Elizabeth Della Piana
Oct 83 min read
The Aaron Rodgers story takes a uniquely Jets twist
Hindsight is always 20/20, but there were plenty of signs going into the Jets game in London that yet another strange plot twist was...
Bob McCullough
Oct 83 min read
The get-right opponents your struggling NFL team needs to play
Given the length and difficulty of the NFL season, every good team needs at least one or two get-right games. They help right the ship...
Bob McCullough
Oct 73 min read
C.J. Stroud and Jayden Daniels are the new models for young quarterbacks
The endless game of “find the right young quarterback” is a constant NFL crapshoot, the kind of roulette wheel that always provides...
Elizabeth Della Piana
Oct 63 min read
Opinion: 5 great value wide receivers in the NFL
If there’s one thing we learned about the wide receiver market this summer, it’s that the best wide receivers are eventually going to get...
Bob McCullough
Oct 43 min read
The Aaron Rodgers narrative is starting to sound all too familiar
If you’re a Packers fan and you just read this headline, you’re probably smiling. If you’re a Jets fan, you’re probably snarling. (Or...
Bob McCullough
Oct 33 min read
The Detroit Lions defense still isn’t fixed
Going into the season, the Detroit Lions were expected to be Super Bowl contenders. They built up a big halftime lead against the San...
Bob McCullough
Oct 33 min read
Opinion: the 3 NFL coaches most likely to be fired during the season
We’re almost a quarter of the way through the season, and you can almost feel the coaching carousel starting to spin as various teams...
Bob McCullough
Sep 303 min read
Opinion: 4 NFL running backs who are worth their big contracts
Life is hard for NFL running backs these days. They take an incredible pounding, and they’re considered past their prime at 28, which is...
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