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The Pittsburgh Steelers kicked off OTAs this week, which also marked the return of Aaron Rodgers for his second season with the organization. And while the vast majority of attention is rightfully on QB1, the battle for QB2 is also sparking several conversations. Will Howard has taken the second-team reps throughout the first week of […]
Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles news and links … RotoPat’s 2026 NFL GM rankings: Analysis for all 32 teams – NBC Sports1) Howie Roseman, Eagles. Sometimes a fact becomes so obvious, no one bothers saying it out loud. This is where I point out Howie Roseman is already a Hall-of-Famer. Having long since outlasted […]
Under the “football is a game of inches” mantra is a picture of Kyle Shanahan leaning against a Gatorade cooler in the San Francisco 49ers locker room. You cannot tell Shanahan’s story without Emmanuel Sanders, MetLife Stadium, blockbuster trades for future Hall of Famers, or a Google search of “Can you still play with a […]
Last season, for my inaugural crystal ball look at the 2025 Minnesota Vikings season, I stepped on a rake. I had our favorite team going 12-5, largely because of early optimism about J.J. McCarthy’s readiness. While the reasoning seemed sound, a rookie season comparable to those of C.J. Stroud, Jayden Daniels, and Bo Nix didn’t […]
Over the next few months, we’ll be breaking down all of the rookies added by the Jets during the draft and as undrafted free agents. However, we’ll break from that today to look at a veteran signing that was made after rookie mini-camp; offensive tackle Landon Young. The 28-year old Young is listed at 6’7” […]
According to ESPN’s Bill Barnwell, the Indianapolis Colts’ best move of the 2026 NFL offseason was signing former Tennessee Titans veteran free agent edge Arden Key to a 2-year, $16 million contract: Best: Signing Arden Key to a two-year, $16 million contract. General manager Chris Ballard has tried to draft and develop edge rushers with limited success, […]
As Patrick Mahomes enters his age-31 season coming off a significant ACL injury, underlying PFF advanced stats reveal a profound transformation in his playing style. While his deep-ball accuracy fell to a career-low 33.9% last year, his short-area efficiency underneath has steadily climbed to elite territory. This data-driven analysis explores how the Chiefs star is blending his former gunslinger mentality with a more controlled, rhythmic approach.
The Las Vegas Raiders’ 2026 roster is taking shape, but there still could be some roster tinkering and that includes some current players who could be candidates to be traded at some point before the season starts. Let’s look at some potential trade candidates: Guard Jackson Powers-Johnson: There has been a lot of speculation that […]
The Miami Dolphins had a robust 2026 NFL Draft class — welcoming 13 new draftees to the organization as well as a plethora of undrafted free agents. On Wednesday, those new players had an opportunity to welcome more than fifty Special Olympics athletes to the team’s practice facility for games, autographs and photos. Travis Wingfield […]
“On every team, there is a core group that sets the tone for everyone else. If the tone is positive, you have half the battle won. If it is negative, you are beaten before you ever walk on the field.” Truer words have never been spoken. This quote is attributed to Chuck Noll, the legendary…
At irregular intervals over the last decade or so, we’ve tried to project the playing time of Cowboys rookie classes by estimating what percentage of total snaps would be taken by the rookie class, an exercise that met with varying degrees of success. Year Projected Snap% Actual Snap% Result 2015 12.8% 9.1% ❌ 2018 12.1% […]
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In past years, the Falcons have had to be concerned about losing key offensive assistants to other teams, with Kyle Shanahan leaving his post as Falcons offensive coordinator for a job as the 49ers head coach, former quarterbacks coach Charles London taking other opportunities, and fans preparing themselves to lose Zac Robinson before it became […]
We are back to work over at the Pride of Detroit YouTube channel with a breakdown of Detroit Lions first-round pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, offensive tackle Blake Miller. Over the last few weeks, myself and my good friend and host of the Pride of Detroit PODcast, Meko Scott, watched all of the Miller […]
Mike Sainristil’s rookie season in 2024 was a year to remember. The next one, in 2025, was a year to forget. How quickly the tides can turn for a player, but such is life in the NFL. And with that I give you a key discussion point heading into the 2026 campaign — the curious […]
Christian Benford and Maxwell Hairston are “penciled in” as the Buffalo Bills starting outside cornerbacks right now — not my words, but those from Brandon Beane in his post-draft press conference about a month ago. The “penciled in” comment came in response to a question about the team’s second-round selection of boundary corner Davison Igbinosun. […]
One of the more intriguing training camp and preseason positional battles in the NFL this year will be unfolding in the Nevada desert. Yes, the quarterback battle between veteran Kirk Cousins and No. 1 overall draft pick Fernando Mendoza to see who will start the regular seasons as the Las Vegas Raiders’ quarterback will be […]
The Miami Dolphins did well with their draft picks this year, but one gaping problem remains on their defense.
Now that the Houston Texans schedule for 2026 is officially out, and the rumors are either validated or swept away, it’s time to think about the home games. Houston Texans Schedule – Week 1 Your Houston Texans open up home field advantage in what many believe could be an AFC Championship Game preview, against the […]
When the Seattle Seahawks announced Michael Dansby with the 255th pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, the initial reaction around the league was closer to confusion than excitement — even accounting for the fact that he was one of the final selections in the class. Not simply because he was largely absent from national draft […]
This newest tool unveiled this offseason has given fans a new way to project how their teams’ offseason will go with an all-in-one offseason simulator including re-signings, restructuring, extensions, free agency, trades, and a mock draft simulator. The site also has its own evaluation for how teams handle the offseason after-the-fact, with grades/values for each […]
Getting off to a good start is a standard for good teams in the NFL. Only 11.5% of teams that start 0-2 make the playoffs. Only six teams in NFL history have made the playoffs after starting 0-3, and only two of them have done it within the last 25 years. Only one team has […]
Good morning, Chargers fans! You know what to do! And now for today’s links. Chargers News: What are the top road games for the Chargers this season? (Chargers.com) Justin Herbert has been absent from the Chargers voluntary sessions (Chargers Wire) Mike Elston told reporters that Teair Tart could play “wider” up front this season, giving […]
While there has been a lot of scrutiny around some of the decisions the 49ers made in the 2026 NFL Draft, the reality is that few of their crop of rookies are going to be under pressure to have a substantial impact off the bat. San Francisco will hope that De’Zhaun Stribling and defensive linemen […]
NFL OTAs are less than two weeks away, giving the Kansas City Chiefs a chance to see all of the talent on the 91-man offseason roster in one setting. This season’s team will not be short on rookies, and the Chiefs have signed a few interesting undrafted free agents to add to the pool of young talent. […]