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Who do the Titans want to be?

Home & Home: Checking in on the rookie QBs

Lou Anarumo has found some new tricks

Welcome back, Brandon Staley

Home & Home: Justin Herbert is cooking!

Putting together the ideal (low) red zone package

Home & Home: What we learned from a pair of playoff-caliber matchups

Home & Home: Bouncing around the league

Say hello to Joe Burrow 3.0

Athlete to Educator: Chris Borland wants to talk

Home & Home: Sorting through the AFC jumble

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Is the Dolphins' defense good enough to win a championship?

Home & Home: The All-Surprise Team

What the f**k will the Colts' offense look like?

Home & Home: The hot seat index

Tears & Beers: How Jackie Smith found himself

Home & Home: The evolution of Jalen Hurts

Let's make some deals

Home & Home: Checking in on the second-year quarterbacks

Unloading the notebook on the Packers offense

Home & Home: Figuring out the issues in Tampa, Green Bay and Denver with Jon Ledyard

Answering a question about the Patriots defensive front

Backfield to Box Office: Why Thomas Jones is taking a run at Hollywood

Yes, it's time to be concerned about Justin Fields

Podcast: Rachael Hearn on Tua Tagovailoa

Checking in on Washington with Mark Bullock

Teething problems or broken by design: What’s wrong with the Broncos' offense?

Film Room Five: How concerned should we be about Matt Ryan?

Let's get excited about the Vikings

Mike Macdonald is having fun

22 Crazy Ass Predictions for the NFL Season

Digging through all things Packers with Peter Bukowski

Let's make some bold predictions with Sam Monson

Every contender's crucial flaw: Part IV

The State of The Read Optional Union

Talking all things Mac Jones and the Patriots offense with Mark Schofield

Every contender's crucial flaw: Part III -- The Packers of it all

Every contender's crucial flaw: Part II

Checking in on the league's quarterback competitions with Nicholas McGee

Every contender's crucial flaw: Part I

Why the NFL should be concerned about an Australian concussion crisis

The state of offensive football in 2022

Talking all things Brian Daboll and the Giants with Steven Ruiz

Why are NFL broadcasts so stale?

Why the Pistol will be back en vogue in 2022

Talking about a new era of ChiefBall with Doug Farrar

The NFL's All-Bargain Team: Defense

The NFL's All-Bargain Team: Offense

Talking all things Saints with Seth Galina

The Allen Dilemma: How do you solve a problem like losing Marcus Williams?

What can we expect from Trey Lance & Kyle Shanahan in 2022?

There is more to come from Kyler Murray

Post-Draft Mailbag

Pick by Pick Analysis of Day Two of the NFL Draft

Pick by pick analysis of the first round of the NFL Draft

NFL Draft: Top Defensive Players By Position

Simon Clancy's 2022 NFL Draft Guide is out now!

The NFL takes us for fools -- and we keep coming back for more

NFL Draft: Top Offensive Players By Position

The McDaniel Conundrum

Some further free agency thoughts

We're hiring!

Some early free agency thoughts

One subtle adjustment the Commies can make to help Carson Wentz

What will a Russell Wilson-Nathaniel Hackett offense look like, exactly?

An update on the future of The Read Optional

Welcome to Draft Season!

The Ballad of Aaron Donald

Keys to the Super Bowl — Part II: How will the Bengals defend against empty?

Keys to the Super Bowl — Part I: How will the Rams deploy Jalen Ramsey?

Patrick Mahomes, Drop-8 Coverages, and How the Bengals flustered the Chiefs

Sean Payton's schematic legacy and a conference championship preview

Aaron Rodgers’ last game in Green Bay (?) and what comes next

And now for the most important development of the postseason: The Bills’ refreshed run game

A quick note on whatever *that* was from the Eagles

Moving on from Mike McCarthy should be an easy decision for the Cowboys... as should what comes next

Keys to the game: Niners-Cowboys

Some thoughts on the coaching carousel

Why Vance Joseph should top the list of NFL head coaching candidates this offseason

The Flaws That Could Sink the NFL's Top Contenders: Part III