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• C.J. Stroud Potentially Entering a Sophomore Slump

Jeffrey Becker-Imagn Images Comparing and evaluating Stroud’s performances from the first three weeks of his first two seasons. Personally, I am a walking announcer’s curse. From telling my co-workers we’d all be back in the office in a week around mid-March of 2020 to hyping up last year’s Houston Astros as “the team to win back to back World Series since the 1998-2000 New York Yankees”,...2024
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• Thursday Rockpile: Theorizing a Brenton Doyle extension.

Dale Zanine-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Thursday, September 12, 2024 The Colorado Rockies are a bad team, but they’re not alone. Every year there are bad teams in baseball but, with most, there are generally a handful of young players that you see as the faces of the future. That’s true of the Rockies, however the majority still populate the minor league ranks and rem...2024
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• NFL Power Rankings: Week 1 Edition

Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images 100% accurate ranking of all 32 teams. The 2024 NFL season is HERE! And that means it’s time for an incredibly meaningful and serious exercise: NFL Power Rankings! What differentiates these rankings from all the others is that they’re THE only truly accurate ones in the entire universe. We use a proprietary system that heavily accounts for vibes. Let’s t...2024
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• 2024 Detroit Lions season preview: Defensive MVP prediction

Junfu Han-USA TODAY Sports Our Detroit Lions season preview continues. Predicting the team’s defensive MVP for 2024. Our 2024 Detroit Lions preview series continues now with the defense. This year, the Lions made some monster changes on that side of the ball in the hopes of improving a unit that ranked 23rd in points allowed last year. Whether it be free agent additions like DJ Reader, dr...2024
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• Next!

Completing the 1970 Topps set wrapped up a project that I have been thinking about for years and for a number of those years didn't seem possible.I've wanted to finish all of the Topps '70s flagship sets for a long time, probably since fairly early into my blogging career. That's when I finished all the '80s sets, before moving on to the early '70s, and now I've got 1970 through 1991 c...2024
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• BRB Groupthink: Houston Texans Season Predictions

Photo by Ric Tapia/Getty Images Gathering the Battle Red Blog writers to predict the Texans record and Pro Bowlers The season is upon us! The roster is set, the players are in the building, and the Colts are on deck. It’s been most exciting offseason ever for the Houston Texans. From a strong draft class to a phenomenal free agency period, the Texans are primed to make a run. The excitemen...2024
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• NFL Power Rankings: Week 1 Edition
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• 2024 Detroit Lions season preview: Defensive MVP prediction
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• Vikings 53-Man Roster Projection

Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images A projection of who’s in and who’s out at the end of the month Now that the Minnesota Vikings have completed two preseason games and their joint practices with the Browns, there is just one preseason game and just over a week for players to make an impression on the coaching staff and hopefully secure a roster spot. But for 37 players on the 90-man ro...2024
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• Rams CB Cobie Durant looking to bounce back from sophomore slump

Photo by Brandon Sloter/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Rams CB Cobie Durant is on track to bounce back after sophomore slump The Los Angeles Rams were expecting big things out of cornerback Cobie Durant in 2023. Despite playing in just over 280 snaps as a rookie, Durant was one of the more impressive first-year cornerbacks, playing statistically better in some categories than Tariq Woole...2024
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• Seahawks 2024 training camp preview: 3 key questions in the secondary

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images It’s the deepest part of Seattle’s defense, but with some changes at safety. Seattle Seahawks training camp is in Week 2, with padded practices having started Monday. This Saturday will be the annual mock game/scrimmage at Lumen Field, followed by more practice and actual game prep for the preseason opener versus the Los Angeles Chargers. There are a l...2024
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• Fantasy Football Player Profile 2024: Los Angeles Rams WR Cooper Kupp
Cooper Kupp is capable of a top-10 season if last season's performance is attributed to injuries and if Puka Nacua experiences a sophomore slump. However, it's also possible that Kupp doesn't rebound this season, which could make him a bench candidate more often than not....2024
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• Rams stock up, stock down: Who’s making presence felt in pads?

Photo by Brandon Sloter/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Rams wrapped up their second padded practice. Who’s making an early impact? The Los Angeles Rams wrapped up their second day of pads on Tuesday during training camp. While making an impression is always a positive, it’s even more impressive once the pads come on and ‘real football’ starts. Here’s a stock up, stock down after the...2024
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• Puka Nacua is putting in the work to avoid a sophomore slump

Photo by Ric Tapia/Getty Images Don’t expect Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua to have a sophomore slump in 2024 During the Super Bowl, Los Angeles Rams wide receivers Cooper Kupp and Puka Nacua were texting back and forth on what they needed to do to play in that game the following year. Kupp texted Nacua, “Hey, Monday you could get a little bit of a break, but I expect to see you back Tuesda...2024
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• 7 Takeaways from the first week of Rams training camp before players get in pads

Photo by Ric Tapia/Getty Images Kyren Williams controlling backfield, Kam Curl standing out, and other takeaways from Rams training camp The Los Angeles Rams wrapped up the first week of training camp on Saturday. With a day off, the team will get into pads on Monday as ‘real practices’ begin. This is when players will begin to separate themselves and we should hear more on players in the ...2024
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• 2024 schedule: How the Jaguars are going 17-0

Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images Seventeen games, seventeen wins. Last year was last year. In May, hope springs eternal - and looking at the Jacksonville Jaguars’ recently released schedule, it’s very hard to see where a loss comes from. Here’s a prediction for the 2024 calender, as seen through my black and teal tinted glasses: Week 1: @ Miami To Me, My Jaguars! @Dream_Finders | #DUU...2024
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• Winston lost 18 pounds to deter sophomore slump
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston went to great lengths this offseason to avoid a sophomore slump. He lost 18 pounds by adhering to a tailored diet and vigorous exercise regimen, with the emphasis being quickness and flexibility. He had no clue how to even begin approaching the offseason but knew he didn’t want to hit a sophomore slump. “I heard from around the league that most rook...2016
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"Social media tackles the topic of Riq Woolen, awful Seahawks defense"

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"Rams stock up, stock down: Kevin Dotson needs to start moving forward"

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"Super Bowl 2022: Jonathan Taylor explains how he avoided sophomore slump, breaks down Bengals-Rams"

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"Cowboys' CeeDee Lamb, Vikings' Justin Jefferson have taken different routes to stardom in the NFL"

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"Seahawks want to help D.K. Metcalf build on rookie season, plan on moving him around 'quite a bit more'"

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"How the Golden Knights went from early struggles to one of West’s best"

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"Don't expect sophomore slump for A's Olson"

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"Fulmer, Tigers ride Collins' 2 HRs off Ubaldo"

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"Orlando City striker Cyle Larin motivated to avoid sophomore slump in MLS"

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"NFL Pro Bowl 2016 Voting Results: Latest Leaders Entering Week 15"

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• Thursday Rockpile: Theorizing a Brenton Doyle extension.
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• NFL Power Rankings: Week 1 Edition
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• 2024 Detroit Lions season preview: Defensive MVP prediction
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• BRB Groupthink: Houston Texans Season Predictions
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• Vikings 53-Man Roster Projection
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• Cowboys 2024 opponent preview: X-factors for the Washington Commanders

Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports Do you think the Commanders can be legitimate contenders in the division? The Washington Commanders enter the 2024 season seeking to enter yet another new era. Like the Dallas Cowboys, they haven’t won a championship since the 1990s and haven’t reached an NFC title game since the same decade. Washington hopes their new ownership group, spearheaded by Josh Ha...2024
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• Rams CB Cobie Durant looking to bounce back from sophomore slump
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• Seahawks 2024 training camp preview: 3 key questions in the secondary
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• Thursday Rockpile: The Colorado Rockies will have a busy off-season or once again die on their hill.

Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK Colorado Rockies news and links for Thursday, August 1, 2024 The Chicago White Sox are bad. Like, really bad. They’re riding a 17-game losing streak and are on pace for a 40-122 record – a mark that would go down as the worst in league history ahead (behind?) the 1962 New York Mets who dropped 160 games. So it is no surprise that the lowly franc...2024
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• Rams stock up, stock down: Who’s making presence felt in pads?
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• C.J. Stroud Potentially Entering a Sophomore Slump
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• Thursday Rockpile: Theorizing a Brenton Doyle extension.
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• NFL Power Rankings: Week 1 Edition
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• 2024 Detroit Lions season preview: Defensive MVP prediction
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• Thursday Rockpile: The Rockies’ offense clearly still needs it’s “aircraft carrier”

Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports Colorado Rockies news and links for Thursday, August 8, 2024 The Colorado Rockies’ 2024 season has been a slog from the start. The team holds a 42-73 record and a .365 W-L% – highlighted by horrendous results in April and June where they combined to go 13-39 with a negative-123 run differential in those 52 games. It was a bad first half. Losing 65% of th...2024
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• Rams CB Cobie Durant looking to bounce back from sophomore slump
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• Seahawks 2024 training camp preview: 3 key questions in the secondary
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• Some things to consider for the Houston Texans’ Training Camp

Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images What to look for as Houston starts its preseason activities. For the Houston Texans, they enter camp with dreams and aspirations not seen in years. After the breakout season of 2023, the squad is looking to build upon that success, with the end game of bringing a Lombardi Trophy to rest in the front office of the Texans’ facility. With the r...2024
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• Krejcikova and Paolini plan big finish in unlikely women’s Wimbledon final

The Czech has built a brilliant career – in doubles – while the Italian is a late bloomer, finding success at 28In the first few months of last season, things seemed to be coming together again for Barbora Krejcikova. Two years earlier, having put herself on the path to a hall-of-fame career with her doubles results alone, the Czech had shocked the world by winning the women’s singles title at Rol...2024
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• Rams CB Cobie Durant looking to bounce back from sophomore slump
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• Seahawks 2024 training camp preview: 3 key questions in the secondary
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• Thursday Rockpile: The Colorado Rockies will have a busy off-season or once again die on their hill.
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• Puka Nacua is putting in the work to avoid a sophomore slump
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• Why Devon Witherspoon will be a key part of Mike Macdonald’s defense

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports After a promising rookie season, Witherspoon should take another step forward solidifying his importance in Mike Macdonald’s defense It’s hard not to be excited or dream that, with the arrival of Mike Macdonald, we will have a dominant defense after a long time. The work that the new Seattle Seahawks head coach did with the Baltimore Ravens gives us that hope. On...2024
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• Who will be Rams’ breakout player of 2024?

Photo by Ric Tapia/Getty Images Who will become the next household name in Los Angeles? Training camp is just around the corner for the 2024 Los Angeles Rams. We will soon have insights into a new-look defense in a post-Aaron Donald world. The offense left off last season playing at a high level, but it remains to be seen if they can continue that momentum early into this year. Who will be...2024
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• Lions roster preview: Can Sam LaPorta dodge sophomore slump?

Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports How Detroit Lions TE Sam LaPorta can avoid the sophomore slump in 2024. For the first time in the 2024 Detroit Lions roster preview series, we look at a player coming off their rookie season. The player at hand is star tight end Sam LaPorta. LaPorta is entering his second year and coming off his first NFL offseason, and he was a big part of the Lions making it...2024
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• Do Rams have succession plan in place for aging players on the roster?

Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images Do the Rams have a succession plan in place for aging players like Matthew Stafford and Cooper Kupp? The Los Angeles Rams lost Aaron Donald to retirement this past offseason which will be a huge blow to the defense. With that said, the Rams seemed to find a Donald successor in Kobie Turner last season and also drafted Braden Fiske out of Florida State in...2024
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• NFL Pro Bowl 2016 Voting Results: Latest Leaders Entering Week 15
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• Fulmer, Tigers ride Collins' 2 HRs off Ubaldo
Michael Fulmer continues to defy the idea of a sophomore slump. The reigning American League Rookie of the Year delivered seven strong innings, supported by two Tyler Collins home runs, for his fourth win in his last five starts as the Tigers took a 5-4 win over the Orioles on Wednesday night at Comerica Park....2017
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• Predicting the NFL's Sophomore Slumps for the 2015 Season
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• NFL Scores Week 16: Final Results, Playoff Standings and Picture for AFC, NFC
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• Seahawks want to help D.K. Metcalf build on rookie season, plan on moving him around 'quite a bit more'
Don't expect Metcalf to be a candidate for a sophomore slump...2020
• Cowboys' CeeDee Lamb, Vikings' Justin Jefferson have taken different routes to stardom in the NFL
The 2020 first-rounders have not endured a sophomore slump and will only get better...2021
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• Saints coach Sean Payton doesn't expect Dak Prescott to have a sophomore slump
Payton says Prescott inspires a feeling of calm and trust when you watch him play...2017
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• Fulmer, Tigers ride Collins' 2 HRs off Ubaldo
Michael Fulmer continues to defy the idea of a sophomore slump. The reigning American League Rookie of the Year delivered seven strong innings, supported by two Tyler Collins home runs, for his fourth win in his last five starts as the Tigers took a 5-4 win over the Orioles on Wednesday night at Comerica Park....2017
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• How stacked is the Dolphins running back room - The Splash Zone 5/29/24

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images Welcome to the Splash Zone, the quickest way to get your day started off right. We bring you a rundown of Miami Dolphins news from the last 24 hours. The Miami Dolphins might have the fastest running back tandem in Raheem Mostert and De’Von Achane. Both got to showcase their speedy running prowess plenty of times last season and formed a v...2024
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• Baseball is back! Opening Day 2024
Happy Opening Day! Baseball is back! Around the League Kodai Senga (shoulder) was able to start a throwing program on Wednesday which included a light catch. His current timeline is a 6-week ramp-up period so we will get more news along the way on how his shoulder has responded. SS Matt McClain had surgery on Tuesday to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder. The Reds have said they hope ...2024
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• The Houston Texans and the NFL Power Rankings Recap

Photo by Kirby Lee/Getty Images How did the Texans fare in this year’s power rankings index? Welcome to the final Power Rankings of the 2023 season! This has been a remarkable season for the Houston Texans, who accomplished more than nearly everyone could have ever expected. So, in honor of such a historical season, I thought it’d be fitting to cap off the weekly Power Rankings post with a...2024
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• Royals Review Roundtable: The 2023 season begins
Photo by Ron Schwane/Getty Images What do our writers think of the upcoming season? The Royals made some big changes in the front office and the dugout, with general manager J.J. Picollo now in charge, and Matt Quatraro coming over from the Rays to lead the field staff. But aside from that and some other coaching changes, it was a quiet off-season for the Royals. They have staked their fut...2023
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• Dak Prescott: Cowboys' new-look offense won't be fantasy friendly

SportsPulse: Dak Prescott explains why he doesn't consider last season to be a 'sophomore slump' and thinks the Dallas Cowboys offense this year could shock some people. ...2018
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• 2016 NFL Predictions: Fantasy Studs and Duds at Every Position
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• Week 10 Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Projections for Top 10 Players at Each Position
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• Fantasy Football 2014: Thoughts on Pierre Garcon, Giovani Bernard and Defenses
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• C.J. Stroud Potentially Entering a Sophomore Slump
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• Thursday Rockpile: Theorizing a Brenton Doyle extension.
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• 2024 Detroit Lions season preview: Defensive MVP prediction
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• BRB Groupthink: Houston Texans Season Predictions
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• Vikings 53-Man Roster Projection
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• Thursday Rockpile: The Rockies’ offense clearly still needs it’s “aircraft carrier”
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• Rams CB Cobie Durant looking to bounce back from sophomore slump
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• Seahawks 2024 training camp preview: 3 key questions in the secondary
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• 7 Takeaways from the first week of Rams training camp before players get in pads
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• 1 big question for each NFL team as training camps begin

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Here’s what every team in the NFL needs to be wary of. By the end of this week all 32 NFL teams will have opened their training camps. Thursday, July 24 is the last day with teams reporting, as the Atlanta Falcons, the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Indianapolis Colts, and the Dallas Cowboys report that day. So while the NFL is not completely back, we are inchi...2024
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• The 2024-25 Super Bowl Pressure Rankings (Texans included)

Photo by Frazer Harrison/WireImage Where does your favorite team place on the rankings for pressure to win the Super Bowl this season? You’re welcome for the earworm. Anyway, we currently reside in the “dead zone” of the NFL calendar, when there is not a lot of real NFL news or action. Thus, we have time for speculation and thinking about the season. One area to think about is figuring o...2024
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• Grading Houston Texans’ Offense Pre-Draft Depth Chart

Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images Evaluating Houstons weapons and protection before the draft begins Houston, we have an offense. The talent heading into the 2024 seasons is unlike any that we’ve possessed in franchise history. Even if C.J. Stroud does regress in his sophomore campaign, Houston has enough firepower to terrify opposing defenses. In this article, I break down and grade each po...2024
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• Stefon Diggs traded to Texans in NFL blockbuster

Photo by Timothy T Ludwig/Getty Images Huge move by the Texans! The Buffalo Bills and Houston Texans pulled off a stunning trade ahead of the NFL Draft with Stefon Diggs now joining C.J. Stroud in the AFC South. It’s a move that ends an era in Buffalo, while also transforming the Texans in a serious contender in 2024, after being on the precipice of greatness a year ago. The Bills will rec...2024
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• 10 takeaways from Rams 23-14 loss to the Eagles

Photo by Harry How/Getty Images The Rams offense disappeared in the second-half and other takeaways from 23-14 loss to Eagles The Los Angeles Rams fell to 2-3 after losing 23-14 to the Philadelphia Eagles. While not many expected the Rams to win, it was a winnable game. The offense was completely shutout in the second half in Cooper Kupp’s debut. It’s another example of just how far the Ra...2023
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• 8 takeaways from Detroit Lions’ stunner over the Kansas City Chiefs

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images The Detroit Lions came into Kansas City for a date with Goliath. David emerged victorious. WELCOME TO THE 2023 NFL SEASON, YOUR DETROIT LIONS ARE 1-0! It was close at times and nerve-wracking quite often, but the Lions pulled off the stunner against the Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL’s kickoff game. The Lions finally secured a Week 1 victory, something tha...2023
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• Pre-Snap Reads 7/14: What kind of impact will the Seahawks running backs have?
Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images Read! Most any living and breathing Seattle Seahawks fan will tell you the importance of the running back to a Pete Carroll-coached team. This coming season the RB room converges with a second-year phenom looking to avoid a sophomore slump, a 4th-year back-up looking to maintain a roster spot, and two dynamic rookies looking to find their footing in pr...2023
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• Building a Vikings Championship Roster in a Short Period of Time: Part V - Defensive Secondary
Vikings will likely roll with a largely unproven defensive secondary this season In Part V of this series on building a championship roster for the Vikings (Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV links) I’ll look at the defensive secondary. In a pass-driven league, defending the pass is the most important task for a defense. And while pass-rush and pass coverage play an interconnected role in defendi...2023
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