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Continue reading →: Denver Broncos 2019 NFL Season Preview
Quarterback The Broncos won Super Bowl 50 at the end of the 2015 season, in Peyton Manning’s final season with the team, but Manning really struggled that season, as did backup Brock Osweiler, who made 7 starts while Manning was out with a foot injury. Manning and Osweiler finished the…
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Continue reading →: Los Angeles Chargers 2019 NFL Season Preview
Quarterback The Chargers went just 18-30 from 2015-2017, but a lot of that was bad luck, as they had a 7-20 record in games decided by a touchdown or less. In 2018, their luck swung the other way and they went 6-1 in games decided by a touchdown or less,…
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Continue reading →: Green Bay Packers 2019 NFL Season Preview
Quarterback The Packers have had some disappointing seasons in the 8 seasons since their last Super Bowl appearance, but none more disappointing than 2018. The Packers have had seasons where underwhelming defenses and running games have caused them to lose earlier than expected in the post-season. They’ve had seasons where…
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Continue reading →: Detroit Lions 2019 NFL Season Preview
Quarterback For years, the Lions have had a solid offense held back by a struggling defense. In 2016, they finished 12th in first down rate and 29th in first down rate allowed and they followed that up by finishing 15th in first down rate and dead last in first down…
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Continue reading →: Minnesota Vikings 2019 NFL Season Preview
Quarterback In 2017, the Vikings made it all the way to the NFC Championship with backup quarterback Case Keenum, who took over as the starter week 2 after Sam Bradford got hurt. Keenum had a career QB rating of 77.8 in 5 seasons prior to 2017, but he finished the…
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Continue reading →: Chicago Bears 2019 NFL Season Preview
Quarterback The Bears were the most improved team in the league last season, going from 5-11 in 2017 to 12-4 in 2018. There were a lot of reasons for their improvement, but a big one was the improvement of their passing game. Rookie quarterback Mitch Trubisky started 12 starts in…
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Continue reading →: Houston Texans 2019 NFL Season Preview
Quarterback From 2014 to 2016, the Texans went 27-21, but were carried by their defense and started 8 different underwhelming quarterbacks over those three seasons: Case Keenum, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Ryan Mallett, Brian Hoyer, TJ Yates, Brandon Weeden, Brock Osweiler, and Tom Savage. Hoping to find their missing piece, the Texans…
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Continue reading →: Indianapolis Colts 2019 NFL Season Preview
Quarterback A year ago, the Colts looked to be in one of the worst situations in the league. Franchise quarterback Andrew Luck’s long-term future was uncertain because of a lingering shoulder issue that kept him out for all of 2017. Backup quarterback Jacoby Brissett didn’t play badly, but Luck’s absence…
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Continue reading →: Jacksonville Jaguars 2019 NFL Season Preview
Quarterback In 2017, the Jaguars looked like a young team on the rise, winning the AFC South and coming within minutes of beating the Patriots and advancing to the Super Bowl. That seemed to continue into 2018, when they started 3-1, including a rematch victory over New England week 2,…
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Continue reading →: Tennessee Titans 2019 NFL Season Preview
Quarterback It’s not often a team goes into an off-season with backup quarterback near the top of their needs list, but that was the case for the Titans this off-season. Starting quarterback Marcus Mariota has never made it through a 16 game season in 4 seasons in the league and…