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3 things that went right for Steelers offense, 3 that new offensive coordinator must fix ·

Mike Tomlin is going outside of his comfort zone — and the organization — to find his next offensive coordinator.Not since Todd Haley was hired in 2012 have the Steelers looked beyond the walls of 3400 South Water Street for the person in charge of leading the offense.The new coordinator’s task will be to improve an offense that ranked No. 25 in yards and No. 27 in points in 2023. No team in the postseason ...

Lots of veteran quarterback choices will be available for new-look Falcons ·

WATCH: A rematch is coming between Mahomes and Allen. Columnist Chad Finn and reporter Christopher Price run through the games and predict the winners.Bill Belichick completed a second interview with the Atlanta Falcons this weekend about their head coaching job, and he would be joining a promising situation. The Falcons finished 7-10, but have a decent defense, a veteran offensive line, and several ...

Bill Belichick has more competition for the Falcons’ head coaching job ·

The Falcons plan to have a second interview with a head coaching candidate other than Bill Belichick: Jim Harbaugh.ESPN confirmed an initial report from the NFL Network that the University of Michigan coach will meet again with Atlanta officials.The Falcons interviewed Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris and Bills quarterbacks coach and interim offensive coordinator Joe Brady on Saturday for their ...

The Dolphins’ offense started 2023 on a record-setting pace. What happened to it? ·

In the first month of the season, the Dolphins had garnered comparisons to some of the best offenses in NFL history.A 70-point outing in Week 3 put the unit on a record-setting pace in the second year of the Mike McDaniel era. But by the Dolphins’ season-ending loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in the wild-card round, the offense was unrecognizable.Miami’s timing-based passing game wasn’t hitting the ...

Chargers interview Lions coordinators Ben Johnson, Aaron Glenn ·

The Chargers interviewed Detroit Lions offensive and defensive coordinators Ben Johnson and Aaron Glenn on Saturday for their coaching vacancy, the 13th and 14th candidates to replace Brandon Staley.Johnson, Glenn and the Lions face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday in an NFC Divisional playoff game.Johnson has been with Detroit since 2019, serving as the Lions’ offensive coordinator for the past ...

3 things new coach Pierce, Raiders should do this offseason ·

Antonio Pierce will hit the ground running after taking over as the coach of the Raiders.Among the immediate tasks he faces are building his coaching staff and deciding whether to add a quarterback through a trade, the draft or free agency to upgrade over Aidan O’Connell.The decisions Pierce and the Raiders’ eventual general manager make over the next few months could be the difference in a legitimate ...

How the Andy Reid coaching tree came to be + why it looms large again for Chiefs ·

JANUARY 20, 2024 5:30 AMTo the doubts of many 25 years ago last week, the Philadelphia Eagles hired a man who’d never been so much as an NFL coordinator or a head coach at any level to revive an organization that had gone 9-16-1 the previous two seasons.Nevertheless, Andy Reid, who last had been the assistant head coach and quarterbacks coach of the Green Bay Packers, had distinguished himself in numerous ...

14 former Colts who are on UFL rosters for 2024 ·

January 20, 2024 12:44 pm ETThe USFL and XFL merged this offseason to form the United Football League (UFL) for the 2024 season.As the cycle of spring football continues to give players a chance to earn another path to the NFL, and there have been a handful of players who have succeeded in carving out a career after playing spring football.The UFL held its disperal draft and super dispersal draft recently ...

Texans defense unable to corral Ravens 'magician' Lamar Jackson in playoff loss ·

BALTIMORE — Zay Flowers called his quarterback “a magician.” Texans pass rusher Jonathan Greenard said Lamar Jackson “was just himself.”They basically were saying the same thing.The Ravens quarterback, a runaway favorite to win his second NFL MVP award, was just his usual magical self in picking apart the Texans defense to the tune of 100 rushing yards and two touchdowns on the ground to go along with ...

Woody Paige: It's time for the Broncos to know Bo ·

Bo knows football. Bo throws footballs. The Broncos must board the Bo bandwagon.No matter who Payton, Paton & Penner decide will be the 2024 season’s starting quarterback – Jarrett Stidham, Russell Wilson, Ben DiNucci or a risky veteran from parts unknown – is it possible that Denver picks Nix for next?Not only could the Broncos trade down and draft Bo Nix late in the first round, but they also would ...

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Controversy: Are punters, kickers NFL-draft worthy?

Kansas City Chiefs’ placekicker Harrison Butker made an impression in 2023 by making 33 of 35 field goals. But he also made quite an impression last week at Benedictine College, where he, shall we say, pushed his commencement speech wide right.   Controversy ...

Jim Otto, the original Mr. Raider, dies at 86

The original Mr. Raider has passed. Jim Otto, the first Raider to touch a football, died Sunday at his Auburn (CA) home, with his family at his side. He spent most of his 86 years sneering at the inevitable, enduring last rites three previous times. Otto is survived ...

2024 Draft: A next-gen affair

As we look forward to watching the 257 draftees selected last week in the 2024 NFL Draft, we also gaze in the rear-view mirror at those relatives who preceded them and established the family name long ago. Fathers, uncles, and brothers with names everyone ...

Calculating the 2024 Draft grades of all 257 picks

 2024 DRAFT: 32 TEAMS AND 257 PLAYERS GRADED Exhale. The 2024 NFL Draft did indeed conclude when Mr. Irrelevant, Jaylen Key (DB, Alabama) was drafted by the New York Jets with the No. 257 selection. We can break out the calculators and over analyze the selection ...

2024 NFL Draft: But wait, there's more!

Pay attention. If history taught us anything, there is still a lot of talent left in the draft.   Let’s think back...oh, yea, all the way to the 2022 draft, when the San Francisco 49ers took quarterback Brock Purdy No. 262, and he took them to an NFC Championship ...

2024 NFL Draft: Day 2 mock

Can't stop mocking around at the NFL Draft!    Bring on the day two selections! Yesterday saw the top 14 teams selecting in the first-round turn into snowflakes when they got offended by the the saying, "defense wins chmapionship".  This resulted in a NFL draft ...

We are all on the clock, but not on same page

As we count down the last hours and minutes to the 2024 NFL Draft, it is now or never to go on the record about a few things. We've mentioned them here and there, but before Roger Goodell says "With the first pick..." I want to be very Frank.   Why does almost ...

NFL Draft 2024 challenge: Put your money where your mock is!

As the 2024 NFL Draft looms with a Thursday 8 p.m. start, draftniks everywhere are poring over late clues on X by Adam Schefter to update there last-minute mock. All that work for what? Maybe they can win The Huddle Report championship, which has graded mock drafts ...

Reality check for mock drafts: Zach Wilson traded to Broncos

News early this week that impacts the 2024 NFL Draft reminded me why in six decades covering this event, I have not yet authored a mock.   You know, that fantasyland guesswork that lists who goes when and to whom. Recently, they are often concocted just to leverage ...

Final Mock!

Finally the 2024 NFL Draft has arrived and the Final Mock Edition for this year's draft class is here! 4-24-2024 See this mock featured on related NFL Draft Scout site.. As of Thursday, April 25, 8 p.m. ET, the NFL Draft will finally be underway. After months ...

How Bill Walsh would evaluate 2024 QB Draft Class

As we head into a 2024 NFL Draft awash in controversy over quarterbacks, wouldn’t it be nice to hear from one of the best ever to evaluate that key position?   Hall of Fame coach Bill Walsh (Class of 1993) built a dynasty as the San Francisco 49ers won three ...

2024 Draft preview: More than A Few Good Men; Caleb Not our No. 1

It is NFL Draft week and we are making some major changes at the top of our list that STILL does not have USC quarterback Caleb Williams at No. 1. More on that later. With all the horsepower generated by the NFL Draft it is appropriate that the annual college ...