After losing to the Jets, Aaron Rodgers said the Packers offense needs to simplify. He’s got one other simple solution to fix things. The Packers have lost two games in a row at home. Aaron Rodgers is trying to figure out how to stop the bleeding. In his postgame press conference after Sunday’s loss to...
Why the Saints need to consider committing to a rebuild
The New Orleans Saints are struggling, and a hard reset might be what’s best for them to get back to a competitive level. The New Orleans Saints enter Week 7 with a record of 2-4. Remarkably, they’re just a game behind the 3-3 Tampa Bay Buccaneers for the lead in the NFC South (though they...
NFL makes bold move infringing on college football rivalry week
Amazon and the NFL chose violence to take Black Friday away from college football fans. The NFL has found a new and creative way to force-feed us some disgusting Russell Wilson Denver Broncos action down our throats and shamelessly at the expense of college football fun. With the NFL having claimed Thanksgiving as their own...
No one tells the story of primetime Russell Wilson like Melvin Gordon [Video]
Robert Griffin III chronicles Russell Wilson’s primetime failures by capturing Melvin Gordon’s expression through two primetime moments. Before the season began, the idea that Russell Wilson would have five primetime NFL games and seven nationally-televised games seemed like an enticing prospect. The Wilson move had all the makings of a Peyton Manning reenactment and a...
Russell Wilson is proving the Seahawks system made him look better
Russell Wilson’s primetime failures aren’t all that unfamiliar for Seahawks fans who have been watching Wilson struggle in key aspects of his game. The “system quarterback” phrase gets thrown around often without much consideration as to what it means. In short, fans denigrate quarterbacks who thrive in one system yet fail in another, but it’s...
Re-grading the Broncos trade for Russell Wilson after six games
Six weeks into the season, the trade that sent Russell Wilson from the Seattle Seahawks to the Denver Broncos is worth re-examining. When the Seattle Seahawks traded franchise quarterback Russell Wilson to the Denver Broncos, the haul Seattle received in return deemed the trade a necessary, yet painful, victory. Seahawks fans were shocked to see...
5 best fantasy football matchups to exploit for Week 7
Oct 16, 2022; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott throws the ball before a game against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports With Week 7 of the fantasy football season already here, you’re going to want to exploit these matchups to stay alive in your...
NFL throwback jerseys are having a moment as teams keep winning
Recent NFL rule changes have allowed teams to wear multiple jerseys throughout the season, and so far teams wearing throwbacks are 3-1 Athletes have a litany of superstitions. Gameday habits help NFL players mentally prepare. Even minor tweaks to a Sunday ritual, however, might put a quarterback off his game or place a lineman in...
How many NFC teams are better than Gang Green?
This just might be the year that the New York Jets finally end their lengthy playoff drought. Not since the days Darrelle Revis, Rex Ryan and Mark Sanchez have the New York Jets looked this good. After a decade-plus of being the worst-run football team in the NFL, these formerly flightless Jets seem to have finally taken...
Sean Payton at Chargers game has fans begging for him to coach team
If the Los Angeles Chargers make a move at head coach, Sean Payton would be the ideal candidate to replace Brandon Staley in 2023. FOX’s new NFL studio analyst Sean Payton was spotted taking in an unmitigated disaster of a Monday Night Football game at SoFi Stadium between the Denver Broncos and the Los Angeles...
Packers latest injury news should have fans thinking Odell Beckham Jr.
The Green Bay Packers and Odell Beckham Jr. seem destined for each other. A recent injury makes it even more of a good fit. The Green Bay Packers offense has been anything but lethal so far this year. 27th in average points per drive and 15th in total yards, this hasn’t been what Packers fans...
Is the Saints’ Current WR1 Worth a Pickup?
Week 7 was a relatively light week on the injury front, but the New Orleans Saints came into the week down their top three wide receivers. That thrust Marquez Callaway into the WR1 role. How much of a priority is Callaway for fantasy football managers to add off the waiver wire ahead of Week 7?...