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Sorry, I’m still going to call them the Washington Football Team. Technically, I am correct, I just have to fix the capitalization for the Commanders. They’re the Washington football team. …
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The Tennessee Titans were one of the weirder stories in the NFL. Their offense sputtered with Derrick Henry, and then they lost Derrick Henry and (surprise surprise) it continued to …
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers had their eyes set on becoming repeat champions all year long. Now, they are part of The Great Reset, with no Tom Brady, probably no Rob …
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Russell Wilson did the unthinkable and missed games this season. The Seattle Seahawks had an okay season going before Wilson suffered a “mallet finger” which the broadcast kept showing, despite …
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The 2021 San Francisco 49ers saw themselves start the year by spending three first round picks on Trey Lance and ending the year with a Jimmy Garoppolo desperation heave that …
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For the first time in almost 20 years, the Pittsburgh Steelers will enter 2022 with a quarterback who isn’t Ben Roethlisberger. The QB de facto retired after his 2019 elbow …
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The Philadelphia Eagles made it to the NFL postseason and were promptly stomped right back out of the postseason. But, that doesn’t really tell the story about the Eagles, who …
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The New York Jets got a fresh start with Robert Saleh and Zach Wilson replacing Sam Darnold and Adam Gase. Unfortunately, they pretty much had the same results. The Jets …
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The New York Giants are currently at the middle of what might be the biggest controversy to sweep the NFL this side of Colin Kaepernick. They’re accused of turning former …
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The New Orleans Saints certainly had themselves an offseason between the time I wrote this and the time it goes out for publishing. They will have a whole new head …
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The New England Patriots bounced back faster than anyone had thought (or wanted). The Hoodie got the Pats back to the playoffs with a 10-7 record, a rookie quarterback, and …
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The Minnesota Vikings are a team in transition. They fired their head coach and general manager, and as of writing this, they’ve only replaced the general manager, with Kwesi Adofo-Mensah …
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The Miami Dolphins had a turbulent 2021, which ended with the canning of Brian Flores. It was a disaster from soup to nuts, with the Dolphins actively courting Deshaun “two …
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The Los Angeles Rams finished the 2021 season on fire, thanks to the efforts of an amazing defense, Cooper Kupp, and the newest addition to the offense: Matthew Stafford. The …
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The Los Angeles Chargers should have been in the playoffs, but the Raiders denied us glory by kicking a field goal at the end of overtime to defeat the Chargers. …
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If anyone told you they saw the Las Vegas Raiders’ season playing out as it did, that’s how you know that they’re a liar. The league somehow found that only …
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As I write this introduction, the Kansas City Chiefs sit in the afterglow of what might be the greatest football game of all time. They defeated the Buffalo Bills in …
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The Jacksonville Jaguars’ season was an abject disaster. There’s no other way to put it. Urban Meyer repeatedly embarrassed himself and the Jags, until they let him go. Trevor Lawrence …
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All the Indianapolis Colts had to do was beat the lowly Jacksonville Jaguars. That’s all they had to do, and we wouldn’t talk about them as the team that almost …
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This might shock you but the Houston Texans turned out to be terrible this season! It seems as though trading all of your good players, except your star quarterback who …
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The Green Bay Packers had a tumultuous offseason, to say the least. They forgot to draft any good offensive weapons for Aaron Rodgers, who, in turn, went on a walkabout …
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The Detroit Lions finished their season on an upward swing, beating the (maybe not really trying) Green Bay Packers to finish their year at 3-13-1. Luckily, this didn’t really muddle …
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The Denver Broncos are a team in transition, in many respects. Teddy Bridgwater & Drew Lock both proved that they aren’t it at the quarterback position. The team also parted …
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The Dallas Cowboys started their season with beach cruisers on Hard Knocks and ended their season with a bang, trouncing the Philadelphia Eagles who… had nothing to play for. Gardner …
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The 2021 Chicago Bears started three quarterbacks, two running backs, and one wide receiver. All disrespect to Allen Robinson there. But, Chicago set a new standard for boring, uninspiring play …
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Failure. There’s really no other way to describe the 2021 Cleveland Browns season other than abject failure. The 2020 darlings, who knocked off a once 11-0 2020 Pittsburgh Steelers team …
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The Cincinnati Bengals are the talk of the town thanks to Joe Burrow going nuclear in the last two games of the fantasy football season, leading them to the AFC …
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The Carolina Panthers had themselves a helluva season. Things aren’t going well for a squad when the head coach admits he might use three quarterbacks in a game, and then …
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The Buffalo Bills struggled in 2021, likely because of the lofty expectations placed on them following their 2020 season. Unfortunately, most of the team took a step back from a …
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The Baltimore Ravens’ season didn’t really go how they had hoped. That’s what happens when you lose your first-string running back, second-string running back, third-string running back, and realize that …
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If underwhelming expectations had a mascot, it would be the 2021 Atlanta Falcons. They had a new head coach, a stud rookie tight end, and Calvin Ridley. And in the …
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The Arizona Cardinals didn’t quite live up to the expectations we had for them in 2021. Some had Kyler Murray as their #1 quarterback, others thought Chase Edmonds was going …
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We finish our tour around the 2020 NFL season with the Washington Football Team. Or, as they repeatedly showed they should be called, Washington Team Football (WTF). Washington Football Team …
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The 2020 Tennessee Titans came extremely close to having a mob come to their facilities. They almost became the weak link in the COVID-19 chain back in late September and …
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers play this weekend against the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LV. So crazy how they turned it around so quickly! It’s almost like removing Jameis …
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The Seattle Seahawks ended up winning the NFC West, yet again. They won at double-digit games, yet again. They got bounced before the conference championship, yet again. The Seattle Seahawks …
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I’m a San Francisco 49ers fan, so this one will be a bit of a catharsis for me. No, Nick Mullens isn’t as good as Jimmy Garoppolo. Yes, we are …
Read More The Pittsburgh Steelers began the season as an unstoppable, 11-0 juggernaut. Then the Washington Football Team made a god bleed, and people ceased believing in them anymore. The Steelers finished …
Read More When you end your season by firing your head coach, things generally didn’t go the way you wanted. That’s the story of the 2020 Philadelphia Eagles. Doug Pederson took a …
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The New York Jets were such a nightmare that they were a nightmare at being a nightmare. If that makes sense. They had the inside track to get Trevor Lawrence, …
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The New York Giants almost made the playoffs in 2020. Unfortunately, that says more about the NFC East than anything else. If the Eagles defeated Washington, then the Giants’ week …
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A brutal play knocked the New Orleans Saints out of the playoffs this season, after they went all-in in what might be Drew Brees’ last season. Stop me if you’ve …
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The New England Patriots paid the piper in 2020. They had eight players opt out of the season, the most in the league. They also went from Tom Brady to …
Read More The Minnesota Vikings had a loud, acrimonious divorce from Stefon Diggs prior to the season. They were the anti-Olivia Wilde & Jason Sudeikis, who apparently quietly separated? While Sudeikis doesn’t …
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The Miami Dolphins ended the season at 10-6, and even with the expanded playoff spot, could not make it into the postseason. Still, given that they’ve finished 10-6 or better …
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The Los Angeles Rams retooled following the 2019 season. They jettisoned Brandin Cooks, added Cam Akers, and spent a lot of time in 2020 reminding people that they spent a …
Read More The Los Angeles Chargers suddenly found themselves in the future in week two. They planned on letting Justin Herbert sit and learn behind Tyrod Taylor for a bit. A doctor, …
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The Las Vegas Raiders kicked off their inaugural season with an 8-8 record. This was technically an improvement over their 7-9 2019 record, but it felt like the team did …
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I wrote this before the Chiefs played the Browns in the AFC Divisional Round game this weekend. I am going to assume that Cleveland didn’t hand them their third loss …
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We’re on to the worst team in the NFL. That’s no exaggeration, the Jacksonville Jaguars have the #1 pick (and presumably, a new QB next season). We will mostly cast …
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The Indianapolis Colts’ starting quarterback didn’t suddenly retire right before the season. So, from that standpoint they already had a better 2020 than 2019. Still, they had a pretty good …
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Think about every possible way a team can end up as dysfunctional, and you get an idea of the 2020 Houston Texans. The year started with Bill O’Brien trading DeAndre …
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The Green Bay Packers are currently hanging out at home after running roughshod all over the NFC. They ended up with the sole bye week in the NFC after notching …
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The Detroit Lions fired head coach Matt Patricia partway through the season. To call their 2020 campaign a failure would do a great disservice to the word failure. Nothing went …
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The 2020 Denver Broncos were the story of underachieving. There were so many things to get excited about for this iteration of John Elway’s team. They added a bunch of …
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The 2020 iteration of the Dallas Cowboys died the moment Dak Prescott’s foot violently detached from the rest of his body. After that point, everyone became a mess. The Cowboys …
Read More The Cleveland Browns did it! They finally ended the longest streak of not making the playoffs in the NFL, after seventeen long years. They’ll take on their AFC North rivals, …
Read More The Cincinnati Bengals turned it around a lot faster than I had expected. They took a quarterback and wide receiver with their first two picks. You might have heard some …
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The Chicago Bears started the year 5-0, but struggled after that. They lost seven-straight games, before clawing back up to 8-7 to secure a .500 season. Then… they made the …
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It was a new era in Carolina in 2020. They parted ways with long-time head coach Ron Rivera partway through his ninth season. They installed Matt Rhule and his offensive …
Read More Everything went right for the 2020 Buffalo Bills. After they swept their rival New England Patriots for the first time since 1999, ESPN asked if they were the toast of …
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At this point, no matter what happens, the Baltimore Ravens can’t be excited about their 2020 campaign. As I write this, they are fighting for their playoff lives, one year …
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The Atlanta Falcons, as a franchise, are going to hit a massive reset in 2021. They cleaned house, firing General Manager Thomas Dimitroff and Head Coach Dan Quinn. Unfortunately, they …
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The Arizona Cardinals still hope to make the playoffs in their second year with Kliff Kingsbury and Kyler Murray. As for their fantasy football season—their first with superstar wide receiver …
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Who Were 2019’s Luckiest Quarterbacks? Is a reprint of an article originally posted in our Patreon community in May. During the offseason, we bring our community original and unique research …
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Washington parted ways with Jay Gruden after five losses to start their 2019 campaign. Things didn’t get much bette. Surprisingly, Case Keenum and Adrian Peterson failed to get anything going. …
Read More Man, oh, man. The Tennessee Titans. The team we loved to… well, forget about. A team we loved to ignore. Then, they slew the dragon(s). They took out the New …
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What a wild season for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. They went 6-9 last year, but Jameis Winston threw 33 touchdowns! That’s good! Also, he threw 30 interceptions. That’s bad! There …
Read More The Seattle Seahawks were hamstrung by a truly terrible offensive philosophy in 2019. Brian Schottenheimer preached The Rule of 53, which states that 53 combined rush attempts and receptions mean …
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Speaking as an (obviously biased) San Francisco 49ers season ticket holder, 2019 went fantastically. How often do teams go from picking #2 overall to finishing as the #2 team in …
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Hoo boy, the Pittsburgh Steelers did not see that one coming. Fresh off a 9-6-1 2018 campaign, the Pittsburgh Steelers primed themselves for a better 2019. Sure, Antonio Brown was …
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The Philadelphia Eagles did not have a great season, given their expectations and that they are now two seasons removed from the Super Bowl. The wide receiver corps completely fell …
Read More No team had a funnier injury designation this season than Sam Darnold missing games with mononucleosis. That set the tone for the 7-9 New York Jets. There were a lot …
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The New York Giants moved on from Eli Manning this season and ushered in the Daniel Jones Era. It had a… bumpy start. However, the return of Evan Engram, and …
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Death, taxes, and the New Orleans Saints losing a heartbreaking playoff game. There are really only three constants in the universe. They lost the 2019 playoffs on a not-push-off from …
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As I write this, we potentially stand on the precipice of a new era in New England. The Las Vegas Raiders apparently want to give Tom Brady $60 million dollars over …
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The Minnesota Vikings lost their offensive coordinator Kevin Stefanski after the 2019 season. He absconded off to Cleveland to try to fix the Mistake by the Lake. But, they retained …
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The Miami Dolphins pulled off a true Jekyll & Hyde performance in 2019. Josh Rosen took the whole team and threw it in the dumpster. Ryan Fitzpatrick then pulled some …
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The Los Angeles Rams ended the 2019 season as the #10 offense in the league, scoring 24.6 points per game. While they can hang their hat on that objectively good …
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Needless to say, the 2019 Los Angeles Chargers season was a freaking mess. They finished 5-11 after going 12-4 in 2018. Melvin Gordon held out, their soccer stadium home held …
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Well, technically, the Las Vegas Raiders didn’t do anything this year. However, the Oakland Raiders took a big step forward in the second year of their rebuild under Jon Gruden. …
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I write this in the afterglow of the Kansas City Chiefs defeating the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LIV. My San Francisco 49ers. The team I have season tickets …
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The Jacksonville Jaguars spent big money this offseason to bring in Super Bowl champion Nick Foles. Foles then proceeded to break his clavicle in the first game, and they turned …
Read More No team received a harder slap across the face on the eve of the season than the Indianapolis Colts. On August 24, a scant fifteen days before the Colts opened …
Read More Everything looked great for the Houston Texans and their 2019 hopes right up until Bill O’Brien chose to kick a field goal to go up 24-0 on fourth & one …
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As I write this, I sit in the afterglow of the 49ers defeating the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship Game. All told, the Packers had a good season. …
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The Detroit Lions were 3-4-1 when Matthew Stafford broke his back, costing him the rest of the season. They lost five of the eight games Kerryon Johnson played in. Rookie …
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“Changes aren’t permanent, but change is.” We recently lost Neil Peart, the man who wrote those words. No more appropriate words exist to describe the 2019 Denver Broncos. They changed …
Read More Finally, the Dallas Cowboys’ Jason Garrett Era mercifully ended in January. Jerry Jones, after a sleepover (literally), tapped Mike McCarthy to replace the Clapper-in-Chief in Dallas. We still must take …
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It’s an understatement to call what happened on the shores of Lake Erie in 2019 a disaster. The Cleveland Browns, with a full year of Baker Mayfield and Nick Chubb, …
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The Cincinnati Bengals are on the clock with a final 2-14 record. It was a bad year for the Bengals. They turned to Ryan Finley in a futile attempt to …
Read More If you rewind to the 2019 preseason, we pinned a lot of fantasy football hopes and dreams on the Chicago Bears. Unfortunately, their Mitch Trubisky did not take the step …
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The Carolina Panthers had their season fly off the rails pretty quickly. Superstar quarterback Cam Newton played just two games, and a combination of things called “Kyle Allen” and “Will …
Read More The Buffalo Bills, after taking a dive in week seventeen, ended at 10-6. They are one of five teams in the AFC to hit double-digit wins this season. If they …
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The 2019 season went pretty much best-case-scenario for the fantasy football options on the Baltimore Ravens. Lamar Jackson singlehandedly won people’s fantasy football finals. As for the Ravens, they secured …
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The Atlanta Falcons tricked me. I’ll admit it. I thought that they fixed their offensive line woes and were on the way to having a return to form after a …
Read More The Arizona Cardinals had high, high hopes headed into the 2019 season. New head coach Kliff Kingsbury’s up-tempo offense had players talking spicy about 90 plays per game. They fell …
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