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• Lions-Texans key stats: Eye-popping numbers from Detroit’s defense

Photo by Brooke Sutton/Getty Images Despite a turnover-riddled performance from the offense, the Lions defense—along with the leg of Jake Bates—earned them their eighth win this year. That and more in this week’s look at advanced key statistics from Lions-Texans. What hasn’t already been said about this game? Five interceptions from Jared Goff, three in the first half? No problem, the defe...2024
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• Film Breakdown: How Lions defense came up big on 3rd down vs. Houston

Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images Breaking down the All-22 of how Aaron Glenn’s defense came up big on third-down in the Lions’ win over the Texans. In the not-so-distant past, there were those around the NFL that wondered whether or not Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn was the right person for the job. Throughout the end of 2022 and most of the 2023 season, this was the sen...2024
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• Houston Texans: Outcoached

Thomas B. Shea-Imagn Images “We let ‘em off the hook!” Let’s get this out of the way up front: the Detroit Lions are currently one of, if not the, hottest teams in the NFL. Kudos to them for finding a way to win. Especially after coughing up 5 turnovers. Now that’s out of the way, cue the old Dennis Green “We let ‘em off the hook” post game tirade. I feel like the late great Dennis Gre...2024
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• 5 winners, 3 losers from the Lions’ COMEBACK win against the Texans

Troy Taormina-Imagn Images 5 winners showed up for the Lions in the comeback win against the Texans. While those five people can walk away on cloud nine, three others will have a long week on the practice field and in the film room. After waiting all day for Sunday night, the Detroit Lions finally took the field to play the Houston Texans in primetime. It was a sloppy game where turnovers ...2024
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• Battle Red Blog Groupthink: Bobby Slowik Chopping Block

Troy Taormina-Imagn Images Houston’s offense is in turmoil. Do they need to hit the big red button? There’s been enough time to think rationally about the demoralizing loss to the putrid New York Jets. Whether relevant or not now that Kenyon Green is gone and Nico Collins is back, that game illustrated the floor at which the Texans offense can operate. When I proposed this question to the...2024
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• Quiet Deadline comes and goes for the Texans

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Texans add a 2026 7th rounder in a sell low move The trade deadline passed a 4 PM eastern standard time on Tuesday and your Houston Texans did make a move. They traded backup defensive tackle Khalil Davis to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for a 2026 seventh round. It could be a banner draft in 2026 as the club also did a pick swap with the Minn...2024
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• Houston Texans: Outcoached
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• 5 winners, 3 losers from the Lions’ COMEBACK win against the Texans
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• Battle Red Blog Groupthink: Bobby Slowik Chopping Block
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• Week 10 opening odds: Detroit Lions road favorites over Houston Texans

Thomas Shea-Imagn Images The opening betting lines for Week 10 have been released and the Detroit Lions are road favorites against the Houston Texans. The Detroit Lions (7-1) stay on the road in Week 10 traveling back to the state of Texas, this time to take on the Houston Texans (6-3). While this is the Lions' fourth road game in the last five weeks, the Texans played last Thursday night ...2024
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• Houston Texans top five needed positions at the deadline

Photo by Ken Murray/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Which position(s) would put the Texans over the top? The Houston Texans are in prime position to make a trade. They combine two of the necessarily elements to benefit from a midseason deal in the NFL. First, they are in first place and likely to be there for the duration of the season. When you are already a playoff team, it becomes that...2024
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• Live Thread: Texans at Jets on ‘Thursday Night Football’

Kareem Elgazzar / USA TODAY NETWORK Week 9 kicks off with the Houston Texans taking on the New York Jets on a Halloween edition of “Thursday Night Football.” Come chat with us in our open thread. The NFL decided to skip the treats and perform a trick on NFL fans this Halloween, as they’ve once again scheduled the New York Jets in a Primetime viewing window. They welcome the Houston Texans ...2024
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• Jets vs Texans: Five Questions with Battle Red Blog

Photo by Al Pereira/Getty Images We check in with SBN’s Houston Texans site, Battle Red Blog, to get some insight into the 2024 Texans The New York Jets lost their fifth straight game last week, a crushing 25 - 22 defeat at the hands of the lowly New England Patriots. It was a loss that basically ended any Jets playoff hopes, even if they are still mathematically in the race. Now the Jets ...2024
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• Houston Texans vs New York Jets: Which Receiver Will Step Up?

Photo by Todd Rosenberg/Getty Images John Metchie III and Xavier Hutchinson have a chance to shine With the recent news that wide receiver Stefon Diggs suffered a season (career?) ending ACL tear last weekend, the Houston Texans are in need of healthy pass catchers. WR1 Nico Collins is still on IR, with rumors he may return for week 10. That elevates Tank Dell to the starter position. Un...2024
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• Previewing the Jets’ Opposition: Houston Texans

Photo by Al Pereira/Getty Images The New York Jets try to stop their losing streak on Thursday Night Football The New York Jets have lost five in a row and are about to face a Houston Texans team that has won four out of their last five. When was the last time anyone won in that situation? Funnily enough, it was last season when the Jets entered their December clash with Houston in exactly...2024
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• Fantasy waiver wire options to replace Stefon Diggs after ACL injury

Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images The Texans have lost wide receiver Stefon Diggs for the rest of the 2024 season. We break down fantasy football waiver wire options heading into Week 9. The Houston Texans suffered a huge blow to their 2024 playoff chances in Week 8 as Stefon Diggs tore his ACL in the team’s 23-20 win over the Indianapolis Colts. The team did not immediately announce the ne...2024
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• Hair of the Dog Week 18: Houston Texans @ Indianapolis Colts

Photo by Michael Allio/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Where the playoffs began, and it was the start of the best weekend this decade for the Texans. One could argue that this might have been the best weekend in Houston Texans’ football history. Certainly this was the best weekend since 2020. Saturday night, the Texans and Colts battle it out in a winner-goes-forward-loser-goes-home slugf...2024
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"First, Arnold didn’t turn his head, running into the Texans wide receiver Xavier Hutchinson and was called for a 41-yard pass interference."

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"Some other names to consider include Cedric Tillman of Tennessee, Iowa State’s Xavier Hutchinson, Jonathan Mingo from Ole Miss, Michael Wilson of Stanford and SMU’s Rashee Rice."

• Lions-Texans key stats: Eye-popping numbers from Detroit’s defense
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• Battle Red Blog Groupthink: Bobby Slowik Chopping Block
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• Quiet Deadline comes and goes for the Texans
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• Houston Texans top five needed positions at the deadline
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• Houston Texans vs New York Jets: Which Receiver Will Step Up?
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• Previewing the Jets’ Opposition: Houston Texans
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• Fantasy waiver wire options to replace Stefon Diggs after ACL injury
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• Breaking: Texans WR Stefon Diggs’ season is over

Photo by Jack Gorman/Getty Images Get well soon, Stefon. We were all prepared for the worst when we saw Stefon Diggs come up hobbling after a non-contact injury on the infamously unfriendly field of NRG Stadium. And now the hammer has been dropped. Per DeMeco Ryans at his Tuesday press conference, and confirmed by several other members of the Houston sports media, Stefon Diggs has torn his...2024
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• ACL injury confirmed for Stefon Diggs
Out for the season A big loss: Texans WR Stefon Diggs suffered a season-ending knee injury Sunday vs. the Colts. What makes the season-ending torn ACL worse for Stefon Diggs is that he is on an expiring contract and set to become a free agent this off-season. (Adam Schefter on X) FF Today's Take: The Texans have missed Nico Collins for the last couple games and will now be without ...2024
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• Stefon Diggs likely to miss some time
Scheduled to undergo an MRI on Week 8 knee injury Houston Texans wide receiver Stefon Diggs suffered a non-contact knee injury late in the third quarter of Sunday’s game against the Colts. He was attempting to run a route when he grabbed at his right knee. Trainers checked on him for several minutes. He was able to walk off on his own power after a few minutes, but headed straight for the...2024
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• Lions-Texans key stats: Eye-popping numbers from Detroit’s defense
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• Film Breakdown: How Lions defense came up big on 3rd down vs. Houston
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• Battle Red Blog Groupthink: Bobby Slowik Chopping Block
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• Week 10 opening odds: Detroit Lions road favorites over Houston Texans
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• Live Thread: Texans at Jets on ‘Thursday Night Football’
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• Jets vs Texans: Five Questions with Battle Red Blog
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• Houston Texans vs New York Jets: Which Receiver Will Step Up?
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• Previewing the Jets’ Opposition: Houston Texans
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• Fantasy waiver wire options to replace Stefon Diggs after ACL injury
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• Value of Things: By the Numbers— Texans vs. Colts

Photo by Jack Gorman/Getty Images What was the good, bad, and ugly from Sunday’s close victory? The Houston Texans do what they do best on Sunday. They won another close game. The one score win was the 10th such win in the DeMeco Ryans era as he has an excellent winning percentage in such games. I suppose we could argue that it is a sustainable model for victory, but it doesn’t feel like i...2024
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• Battle Red Blog Groupthink: Bobby Slowik Chopping Block
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• Houston Texans top five needed positions at the deadline
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• Houston Texans vs New York Jets: Which Receiver Will Step Up?
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• Value of Things: By the Numbers— Texans vs. Colts
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• Week 6 PPR WR fantasy football rankings including injury news, sleepers, more

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Which wide receivers will shine in Week 6 for your fantasy football teams? We’ll take a look at all of them in our PPR rankings. Week 5 of the NFL season is in the books and as far as fantasy football goes, there are a lot of wide receivers who we expected to be good doing just that. Your Top-3 fantasy receivers through five games are Ja’Marr Chase, Ni...2024
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• The Day After the Day After: Reviewing the Houston Texans’ last second win

Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images So dramatic, but yet, so familiar. Let’s review, but with lower blood pressure and lower risk of cardiac arrest. The Day After the Day After...when the raw, immediate emotions from the aftermath of a game diminish into the realm of clarity and the proverbial (or literal) hangover no longer haunts the mind. With that, a review of Week 4: P...2024
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• Five Questions (with pictures) leading up to the Houston Texans’ game against the New York Giants

CJ Stroud (#7) | Joe Critz Take a quick walk through my personal Texans gallery with me… On Friday last week, the Houston Texans took on the Pittsburgh Steelers in their second preseason game of the 2024 NFL Season. This was my first Houston Texans game ever, and I wanted to make sure I captured every big moment so that I could remember it forever. So, I brought my camera that I’ve been us...2024
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• Battle Red Blog Groupthink: Most Affected By Hall of Fame Game Cancellation

Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports The writers discuss who was most adversely affected by the early preseason game’s cancellation Houston is just hours away from it’s second preseason game of the 2024 slate, but here at Battle Red Blog we wanted to quickly recap our thoughts on several players who were disadvantaged by the Hall of Fame Game being ended early due to weather. The unforeseen ...2024
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• The Value of Things: Houston Texans WR crunch

Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports Who will be in and who will be out? The NFL calendar moves on unabated. The rookie minicamps are coming to a close and the voluntary team camps are almost upon us. As most people in the league know, the word “voluntary” has air quotes around it. It is always notable when someone isn’t at the voluntary workouts, so for all purposes the 2024 season is getting und...2024
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• Poll: What position should the Houston Texans target early in the draft?

Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports Which group gets a youth shot? It’s the first day of April, and aside from the played out jokes/pranks/silliness that arrives today, April 1st also means: it’s NFL DRAFT MONTH! And, in the vein of illusions and misdirections, here’s the list of current Houston Texans’ draft picks: From ProFootballNetwork Houston Texans Draft Picks by Round in 2024 Round 2, ...2024
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• How the Chiefs could reload at wide receiver this offseason
Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports What can Kansas City do to make sure the team doesn’t miss a beat in a critical position group in 2023? If there’s one thing that Brett Veach has proved during his time as the Kansas City Chiefs’ general manager, it’s that he can overhaul an entire position group in a single offseason. Two years ago it was the offensive line. In 2021, it was cornerbacks an...2023
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• Open thread: How should the Lions replace DJ Chark?
Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images The Detroit Lions were interested in re-signing DJ Chark but the wide receiver signed in Carolina. So what other free agents or draft picks could help On Friday, the Detroit Lions lost wide receiver DJ Chark to the Carolina Panthers. With the Lions freeing up so much cap space, it was thought that maybe they would use some of that money to bring back Char...2023
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• Day 3 offensive options for the Bengals
Photo by Chris McDill/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images How can the Bengals improve their offense on Day 3? Will the Cincinnati Bengals ever draft an offensive player again? Here are some they should consider. Running Backs Well, Roschon Johnson is still around. Johnson is not only a powerful runner with breakaway speed, but he can also catch and protect the passer. This could be key for ...2023
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• NFL mock draft 2023: Updated first round projection after free agency frenzy
Here’s our latest projection of the 2023 NFL Draft’s first round after free agency. Welcome to Mock Draft Monday! With less than three weeks until the Carolina Panthers are officially on the clock, it is time to drill deeper into the upcoming 2023 NFL Draft. Now that free agency is mostly in the rear-view mirror, how have things changed? In this mock, we take a look at how we believe the first ro...2023
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• Memorable contributions from late-round and undrafted Giants
Photo by Christopher Pasatieri/Getty Images Remembering some low draft picks and undrafted free agents who did big things for the Giants New York Giants fans have been bubbling with excitement over their team’s ability to secure cornerback Deonte Banks, center John Michael Schmitz, wide receiver Jalin Hyatt, and running back Eric Gray in the first five rounds of the 2023 NFL Draft. Each of...2023
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• Our defense vs. their offense: Houston Texans

Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images This is the last opportunity for the bubble players to convince the staff why they should make the 53-man roster. The New Orleans Saints have a lot of decisions to make on the defensive side of the ball before the regular season, and this Sunday is the final chance for some players to prove why they deserve a spot on the final roster. After a solid out...2023
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• FTR’s fourth mock draft: Seahawks benefit from chaos atop the draft, add a 2024 first-round pick
Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports The Panthers and Texans send the top of the draft in an unexpected direction The Seahawks enter the 2023 NFL Draft with ten picks, including the 5th overall pick (thank you, Denver) and the 20th overall pick in Round One, another pair of picks in Round Two, one pick in Round Three, and a quintet of picks in Rounds 4-7. What Seattle ultimately ends up doing with...2023
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• 5 winners, 3 losers from the Lions’ COMEBACK win against the Texans
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• Fantasy waiver wire options to replace Stefon Diggs after ACL injury
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• Week 6 PPR WR fantasy football rankings including injury news, sleepers, more
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• Houston offers updates on Joe Mixon, Nico Collins
RB still in limbo for Week 6, WR week-to-week with hamstring issue DeMeco Ryans on Nico Collins: "He's in good sprits. It takes a couple of weeks for a hamstring. So we'll evaluate him on a week-to-week basis." Ryans said he's not sure if Joe Mixon will be available this week. Still trying to figure that out. (Jonathan Alexander on Twitter) FF Today's Take: Collins' injury occurr...2024
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• The Day After the Day After: Reviewing the Houston Texans’ last second win
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• Hall of Fame Game DFS Picks: Top Options Include Tyson Bagent, J.J. Taylor, and Xavier Hutchinson
Football is back! In the spirit of fantasy football returning, here are my DFS picks for the Hall of Fame Game between the Texans and Bears....2024
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• 2023 Senior Bowl Preview
Future Vikings! The 2023 Senior Bowl practices are this week and the game is on Saturday. I cannot find when the weigh ins and measurements take place but I assume they are today since practices start tomorrow. There are a lot of sites out there with more information that has already been put together so no need to redo anything here. https://www.seniorbowl.com/ A lot of different sites have some ...2023
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• Film Breakdown: How Lions defense came up big on 3rd down vs. Houston
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• Houston Texans: Outcoached
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• Week 10 opening odds: Detroit Lions road favorites over Houston Texans
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• Houston Texans top five needed positions at the deadline
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• Live Thread: Texans at Jets on ‘Thursday Night Football’
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• Jets vs Texans: Five Questions with Battle Red Blog
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• Fantasy waiver wire options to replace Stefon Diggs after ACL injury
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• Stefon Diggs’ torn ACL is massive blow for the Houston Texans

Troy Taormina-Imagn Images A thin Texans receiving core gets even thinner Despite leading the AFC South, the Houston Texans have been on shaky ground with their offense so far this season. The ground gets even shakier now, as NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports that wide receiver Stefon Diggs tore his ACL and is out for the rest of the season. #Texans star WR Stefon Diggs, who went down w...2024
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• Breaking: Texans WR Stefon Diggs’ season is over
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• Five potential trades the Houston Texans could make before deadline

Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Getty Images What positions might the Texans target? In a few short years of watching Nick Caserio operate we know at least one concrete thing. He doesn’t like standing still for very long. He has already made one trade this year when he traded Cam Akers to the Minnesota Vikings for what amounts to a pick swap in 2026. As trades go that isn’t very significant. Furt...2024
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• Breaking: Texans WR Stefon Diggs’ season is over
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• Five potential trades the Houston Texans could make before deadline
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• Houston Texans Post-Draft 53-Man Roster Projection

Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports Ahh, the smell of fresh blood. We’re talking rookies here... don't get it twisted. Fresh off the 2024 NFL Draft, it’s time to take a first swing at the first projection of the 53-man roster. For the loyal readers, this isn’t the start of my yearly Rosterology articles per se, but merely a peak into the position groups and who’s in line to make the team. Curre...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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• The Bowen Breakdown, Part 1: The advantage of a four-man rush

Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images We begin an in-depth look at what Bowen brings to the table as a defensive coordinator The New York Giants on Monday hired former Tennessee Titans defensive coordinator Shane Bowen to replace the departed Wink Martindale. The 37-year-old coach spent three seasons as the Titans defensive coordinator under head coach Mike Vrabel, who is a defensive mind himse...2024
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• Brownies & Frownies Wild Card Playoff Edition: Browns vs Texans

Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images Everything ends when it should, just why so ugly The Cleveland Browns had the luck of the seeding in the AFC playoffs in the sense that the AFC South Division winner would appear to be the weakest team. In the end, the Jacksonville Jaguars lost a three-game division lead and eventually lost the crown to the Houston Texans. Cleveland an...2024
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• Cowboys draft 2023: Final 7-round NFL mock draft
Photo by Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images As the draft is almost here, we present a full 7-round mock for the entire NFL, with the Cowboys highlighted. The 2023 NFL Draft is almost here, and months of rampant speculation and smoke screens galore will come to an end. This year’s draft seems to have unprecedented level of uncertainty, even around the top picks, which makes it no ...2023
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• FTR’s fourth mock draft: Seahawks benefit from chaos atop the draft, add a 2024 first-round pick
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• NFL mock draft 2023: Updated first round projection after free agency frenzy
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• Cowboys draft: Full 7-round NFL mock draft after 2023 combine
Photo by Jordon Kelly/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Now that the combine is done, we have a full NFL mock draft with Cowboys highlights The 2023 NFL Combine has come and gone, and teams across the league have had a chance to get an up close look at several of the top prospects in this upcoming draft. We’ve also had a chance to form educated guesses as to which positions (and players) va...2023
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