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Continue reading →: New England Patriots 2016 NFL Season Preview
Quarterback After more than 500 days and seemingly endless headlines and litigation, deflategate officially came to an end this off-season. Brady’s initial suspension was struck down in federal court last off-season, allowing him to play the entire 2015 season, but the NFL won in appeals court this off-season and, after…
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Continue reading →: Cleveland Browns 2016 NFL Season Preview
Quarterback In 2012, the Browns had the 4th overall pick and a massive need at quarterback. Andrew Luck was a lock to go #1, but the Rams, picking 2nd overall, didn’t need Heisman winner Robert Griffin, so there was an opportunity for the Browns to move up to get him.…
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Continue reading →: Baltimore Ravens 2016 NFL Season Preview
Quarterback 2015 was the season from hell for the Baltimore Ravens, especially on offense. The Ravens had the 3rd most adjusted games lost to injury in the league and their offense had the most adjusted games lost to injury of any offense in the league. As a result, they finished…
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Continue reading →: Cincinnati Bengals 2016 NFL Season Preview
Quarterback Andy Dalton was something of an annual pariah in his first 4 years in the league. Despite leading a team that was 4-12 when they drafted him to 4 straight playoff appearances, Dalton lost all 4 of those games, causing many to label him a choker and a player…
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Continue reading →: Pittsburgh Steelers 2016 NFL Season Preview
Quarterback There were some pretty impressive quarterback performances in 2015, with guys like Tom Brady, Cam Newton, Carson Palmer, and Russell Wilson all posting insane numbers, and Ben Roethlisberger was just as good as any of them, finishing 3rd among quarterbacks on Pro Football Focus. Roethlisberger threw 16 interceptions, but…
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Continue reading →: Jacksonville Jaguars 2016 NFL Season Preview
Quarterback The Jaguars have been the worst team in the league in terms of win-loss record over the past 5 seasons, going 19-61 since the start of the 2011 season, including just 5-11 last season. However, things were really looking up for them going into this off-season, thanks to the…
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Continue reading →: Houston Texans 2016 NFL Season Preview
Quarterback The Texans have gone 18-14 over the past 2 seasons, since ex-Penn State head coach Bill O’Brien took over as head coach of a previously 2-14 team. They’ve done that despite remarkably playing 7 different quarterbacks: Ryan Fitzpatrick, Ryan Mallett, Case Keenum, Tom Savage, Brian Hoyer, Brandon Weeden, and…
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Continue reading →: Indianapolis Colts 2016 NFL Season Preview
Quarterback Given that they had gone 12-0 in division play in 2013 and 2014, winning the division both times, it looked inevitable that the Colts would win the division again in 2015. Instead, the Colts lost 2 divisional games and finished 8-8, in 2nd place in the AFC South. It…
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Continue reading →: Tennessee Titans 2016 NFL Season Preview
Quarterback The Titans have been the worst team in the NFL over the past 2 seasons, in terms of record, going just 5-27 in 2014 and 2015 combined. However, things are definitely looking up for them and they could become a factor in the playoff race once again this season.…
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Continue reading →: Kansas City Chiefs 2016 NFL Season Preview
Quarterback There was a time last season when the Chiefs won 11 straight games, the final 10 games of the regular season and a victory over the Texans in the first round of the playoffs. However, that came after a 1-5 start seemed to end their season. The Chiefs rallied…