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In large part, it’s a testament to the narrative-building power of the first two weeks of the NFL season that the New Orleans Saints have such a hard time being mentioned alongside the formidable teams in the league this season.
The Dirk Koetter gamble looks like a miss for the Bucs
Two years after the Buccaneers tasked Lovie Smith with rebuilding a franchise buried in the rubble that was left behind by Greg Schiano, the team abruptly fired the head coach the week after the 2015 season ended and promoted offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter to the job.
From PBS to Hollywood: Stars who got their start on public television
Public television seems like an odd pipeline to the mainstream entertainment industry. It's somewhat divorced from the flashy outlets of Hollywood, but, hey, experience is experience and exposure helps any way it can.
Did the 49ers beat the Patriots at their own game?
The 49ers and Patriots on Monday swung the most significant midseason quarterback trade since the Bengals sent Carson Palmer to the Raiders in 2011 in exchange for a first- and second-round pick.
With Chuck Pagano on borrowed time, Colts face long road back
Were Chuck Pagano a first- or second-year head coach, the fact that his team just dropped to 2-5 following a shutout loss to a division rival might be mitigated by the fact that the team has been missing its franchise quarterback for the duration of the season.
Jacoby Brissett: The forgotten up-and-comer
With no team trading for Jimmy Garoppolo during the offseason, it seemed as though Jacoby Brissett would spend the 2017 largely in obscurity deep on the Patriots bench.
What's trending up, down so far in the NFL
Five weeks isn’t quite enough to make definitive conclusions about a full NFL season. It is sufficient to get your bearings and at least make some bold declarations, but be careful.
Bears opt for trial by fire for Mitchell Trubisky
Pretty sweet deal for Mike Glennon. He’s getting paid $16 million for the 2017 season, and it’s most likely already over for him after four games — and he didn’t even have to get injured.
Mike Tomlin's failed attempt at neutrality
The conservative opponents of the protest started by Colin Kaepernick have bemoaned the injection of politics into football over the past year, especially since Donald Trump escalated tensions last week.
Building on the NFL's positive changes beyond 2017
There are a lot of reasons to be down on the NFL and plenty of people to tell you about them. That’s all and well good; the pessimism and outrage are well-earned.
What's to become of Andy Dalton in Cincinnati?
Getting shut out at home to a division rival is about as bad a note to start off a season as there is. In doing so, veteran starting quarterback Andy Dalton completely tanked, turning the ball over five times in a performance that was so bad that, at least according to ESPN’s in-house quarterback metric, it was the worst measured to date.
What's behind the NFL's recent trade frenzy?
Typically, in the month leading up to the start of the NFL regular season, the type of roster move made by NFL teams is either trimming through cuts to the final 53-man mark or perhaps snagging a player through waivers who was jettisoned in a similar move by another franchise.
In Vontaze Burfict, NFL picks on its scariest yet safest target
If the NFL is using a fall guy to drive home the importance of a new officiating emphasis, it certainly picked the safest one. While some analysts and fans have taken issue with the length of the latest suspension handed down to Vontaze Burfict, few would argue that he isn’t a player who has needed to be reined in.
Paxton Lynch fits the mold but may be hard-pressed to earn his shot in Denver
The career obituaries for Paxton Lynch are already being written, just two starts into his NFL career. That’s the problem with taking a project in the first round when you’re a franchise with yearly championship aspirations.
NFL comeback players to watch in 2017
Be it injury, suspension, or simply a downturn of fortune, each year players seemingly bound for success fall by the wayside. That doesn't necessarily mean the drop-off is permanent.
NFL shifts blame for Zeke suspension to police and NFLPA
Ezekiel Elliott may very well see his six-game suspension reduced. One would think, should that happen, it’d be a setback for NFL executives, but it’s unlikely they would see it that way.
Is Cutler signing an ominous sign for Tannehill, Moore?
There are several conclusions to be drawn from the Miami Dolphins signing Jay Cutler, none of them particularly encouraging. For one, it’s fair to wonder why Miami wanted a starter-level quarterback with name recognition in the first place.
The Patriots will be special and annoying as all get-out
The Patriots are set to embark on a season where they are not only expected to repeat as champions, but possibly be undefeated. It’s seldom been a great time lately to be tired of the Patriots, but 2017 seems like a worse time than most.
Kurt Warner enters the Hall as the GOAT of perseverance
Toward the end of his career, in the days he was cementing his enshrinement in the Pro Football Hall of Fame by guiding his second franchise to a Super Bowl, it was somehow possible to forget just how improbable Kurt Warner’s rise to NFL stardom had been a decade prior.
The 10 craziest NFL offseason stories
Of all the most-watched American professional team sports, football has the most sprawling offseason. For the fans obsessed with it, and the media tasked to cover it, that means filling a lot of time.
Making an NFL GM change in the summer has its benefits
Perhaps it’s not something bound to be remembered by most fans, but the 2017 NFL offseason has been notable for the way teams have shaken up their front offices late in the roster-building process.
The Falcons’ new concession prices are the least they do
Along with a confirmation that the new Atlanta Falcons stadium will in fact open before the start of the 2017 regular season, a tweet from ESPN’s Darren Rovell this week served to remind many fans of the new stadium’s most notable feature aside from a puckering roof: reasonably priced concessions!
Four 2017 developments that could have the NFL trending downward
Plagued by constant scandal, an aging core demographic and overseen by executives almost preternaturally gifted at enraging the public, the NFL has for years seemed on the verge of a great decline, and yet the other shoe is still yet to drop.
Zach Orr’s reported comeback is more than a labor loophole
It was a tragic story last winter when it was announced that Baltimore Ravens linebacker Zachary Orr was walking away from football after a breakout 2016 season.
It’s quarterback contract silly season, starting with Derek Carr
The reports are in, and quarterback Derek Carr is set to become the NFL’s highest paid quarterback to the tune of a $125 million, five-year contract extension – $25 million a year for those doing the math at home.
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