Gary Gramling

Also, the sadness of the Giants’ O-line, the Broncos’ struggles on the road, the Saints started 2018 like they started 2017, stop throwing to Julio in the red zone, get ready to doze off during a lot of Seattle Seahawks primetime games, looking back on the last L.A. vs. L.A. battle, the Super Bowl halftime show that should be, and will the Victory Loose Warm Beers In a Car Trunk™ be cracked open this week? Plus, musical guest: Rage Against the Machine!

Plus, the Patrick Mahomes Traveling Road Show brings thrills and chills to Pittsburgh, questionable (ahem) call on Clay Matthews, Case Keenum makes things interesting, Foles‘s potential last start for Philly, Aaron Rodgers looks good, the Falcons get it right in the red zone, Darnold is a dud in Game 2, a bad day for kickers, Texans still struggling, Colts D overachieving and much more

Also, (as Josh Allen is thrown into the molten hot lava) why the Bills should have just hung on to AJ McCarron, undersized Falcons D gets a tough test against Carolina, why Joe Haden would have come in especially handy against Mahomes, and yeesh what a string of games for Travis Frederick to miss. Plus, musical guest: Led Zeppelin!

Plus, Luck looks like Luck in a losing cause, time to panic about the Saints’ D, Keenum slings guns but not literally, Jimmy Garoppolo is still handsome but no longer undefeated, Harrison Smith is beastly, Buffalo’s offensive line is a crime against humanity, the Steelers need Le’Veon Bell no matter what they say, and an outbreak of Fejedelem Fever

Also, Jon Gruden and the art of lowered expectations, W. B. Yeats on the inescapable mortality of the Cowboys’ offensive line, the Browns catch a few breaks (especially avoiding Landry Jones), get ready for a Lions-Dolphins Super Bowl, and Sunday musings about Jimmy Garoppolo in Minnesota, OBJ vs. Ramsey and Cam’s scrambles. Plus, musical guest: Radiohead!

Kirk Cousins was more of a risk-taking QB, while Alex Smith is a lot more conservative with his decision-making. Will the change actually lead to improvement for Washington this season?

The Vikings, Packers and Bears all got better this offseason, so does this mean that the Lions are due to take a step back? Not so fast, as Detroit has one of the more underrated rosters in the NFL.

The season’s story lines get even more interesting with money on the line. Hold on to your mortgage, and remember: All these prop bets are absolutely, very, really... real

Jon Gruden is back as head coach, and with him at the helm, it’s tough to picture this Raiders offense underachieving the way it did a year ago. 

The hype trains for the Rams and 49ers are in full force heading into this season, but the Cardinals have the talent to be a team that flies under the radar in the NFC West.