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What Changes, If Any, Should Be Made to the NFL Schedule?

While an 18-game NFL season might not be the best way to improve the NFL schedule, we make a few other suggestions.

by The MMQB Staff

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On the Law

Making Sense of Goodell’s Decision to Not Suspend Tyreek Hill

by Michael McCann

Podcast: “Gus” Is a Wonderfully Weird Bad Football Movie

by Conor Orr

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On the News

Tyreek Hill’s Verbal Threat Should Have Warranted an NFL Suspension

The NFL followed the lead of local authorities, choosing not to discipline Chiefs’ Tyreek Hill when he wasn’t charged with a crime. But the audio recording, in which Hill threatens his fiancée, should have been enough to suspend him under the league’s Personal Conduct Policy.

by Jenny Vrentas

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2019 Team Previews

The Bears' NFL-Best Defense Will Take a Step Back in 2019

Losing defensive coordinator Vic Fangio will have an impact, and Mitchell Trubisky will need to do more for the Bears' offense to keep up.

by Andy Benoit

The Morning Huddle

A Salute to the NFL Ironmen of the Decade

The players who haven't missed a game in the 2010s.

by Mitch Goldich

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Predicting Every Team’s Record for the 2019 NFL Season

Forecasting the outcomes of 256 NFL games is quite the chore—and an easy way to undoubtedly anger several fan bases—but we embraced the challenge.

by Conor Orr

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Muscle and Medicine

The NFL’s Latest Approaches to Mental Health

While pain management and marijuana have grabbed the headlines, the league and union are looking for more ways to encourage players to seek help when they need it. And players like Solomon Thomas are trying to get teammates to buy in.

by Jenny Vrentas

Game Plan

How John Elway and the Broncos Plan to Get Back to Their Winning Ways

Since winning Super Bowl 50, John Elway and the Broncos have slumped. But leaning on strong draft classes and the support of the veteran players still on the team from that championship season, the GM is ready to execute his plan to turn things around in Denver.

by Albert Breer

Pittsburgh Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger

2019 Team Previews

Losing Antonio Brown, Le’Veon Bell Is Bad News for Pittsburgh's Inconsistent Offense

Ben Roethlisberger and the Steelers offense thrived because of sheer talent, but with Antonio Brown and Le'Veon Bell gone this year, Pittsburgh will have to play more consistently or suffer the consequences.

by Andy Benoit

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Checking in on Latest CBA Negotiations, Potential RB Holdouts | The MMQB NFL Podcast

On this week's episode of The MMQB NFL Podcast, Albert Breer, Jenny Vrentas and Conor Orr cover Ezekiel Elliott and Melvin Gordon's contract stances, the feasibility of an 18-game season and a potential Giants-Lions blockbuster trade.

by Albert Breer

Aaron Donald and the NFL’s Top 10 Defensive Linemen

How teams go about containing Donald, and why the Rams will likely find new and more effective ways to use him going forward. Plus, a ranking of the top 10 defensive linemen in the NFL heading into the 2019 season and much more.

by Andy Benoit

“Rudy”: An Inspiring Tale of Grit or an Elaborate Lie? | Bad Football Movies

A tale of football grit that inspired a generation of un-athletic kids, or was it a cocktail of lies that ended up duping investors for a failed sports drink company that eventually ended up in Rudy's arrest? We dive into a movie that many think is good, but could be straight-up evil.

by Conor Orr

Wild Card Round - Houston Texans v Indianapolis Colts

The NFL’s Top 10 Edge Defenders for 2019

A discussion of why so many edge defenders remain great well into their 30s, the reasons why teams drop pass rushers into coverage, why Whitney Mercilus is a swell guy, a ranking of the top 10 edge defenders in the NFL heading into the 2019 season, and much more.

by Andy Benoit

Monday Morning Quarterback

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How One Agent Is Working to Strengthen Diversity in the NFL’s Head Coaching Ranks

The NFL still very much has a diversity problem in its head-coaching ranks, and when the changing tides come, it will likely start with this agent and the coaches whom he represents. Also, second-year head coaches look back and look ahead, insight on the rookie quarterbacks, some words from Larry Fitzgerald and much more.

JuJu Smith-Schuster, Jadeveon Clowney, Anthony Lynn

It’s the Heart of the NFL Offseason, and Anthony Lynn Is Making the Most of It

Chargers coach Anthony Lynn spent some of his offseason in Tanzania, where he helped open a school in a rural part of the country. Lynn talks about what he learned from his experience in Africa, and some of the lessons he hopes to bring back to Los Angeles.

For Former Soldiers and NFL Players, a Place to Heal

How Jay Glazer’s MVP program helps ex-soldiers and NFL players reconnect with mainstream life. Plus, the initial 2020 draft grades, and more notes from around the league.

Aaron Rodgers, Jameis Winston and Marcus Mariota in minicamp.

For Winston and Mariota, 2019 Will Be a Make-or-Break Season

The top two picks of the 2015 draft will be playing for their franchise-QB status in 2019. Signs have been good this offseason. Plus, the latest on the Aaron Rodgers-Matt LaFleur story, Alex Smith’s status, the NFL-NFLPA talks and more. You thought the NFL was on vacation?

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Going Long

From Farm to Field, and Every Point Between: How a Cow Becomes a Football

You’ve seen it snapped, thrown, kicked and spiked. But chances are you’ve never considered the origin story of an NFL ball—or how painstaking the process is to get every detail just right.

by Kalyn Kahler