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For First-Time Head Coaches Brian Flores and Zac Taylor, It’s a Post-Super Bowl Scramble

Flores and Taylor—on the sidelines for Super Bowl LIII two weeks ago—share the chaos of transitioning to their first head-coaching jobs immediately after the biggest game of their lives. Plus, three NFL scouts size up Kyler Murray, a look at the settlement of the Kaepernick/Reid collusion lawsuit, one other team that was in on Joe Flacco, franchise tag preview, draft notes and much more at the NFL offseason heats up.

by Albert Breer

NFL Free Agency

NFL Free Agency Stock Watch: Le’Veon Bell

by Conor Orr

NFL

Kaepernick, Reid settle with NFL: What does it all mean?

by Michael McCann

The Morning Huddle

A Look Back at the Firing of Bill Belichick

Twenty-three years ago Friday, Belichick was fired from his first NFL head-coaching job. A look back at some takes on the then-Browns coach from the 1990s...

by Conor Orr

Sunday FreakOut

Flacco Deal Makes John Elway Mayor of Crazy Town, Apparently

Earlier this week, an NFL general manager rocked the football world by trading a draft pick outside the top 100 for a bridge quarterback on a one-year contract.

by Gary Gramling

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NFL Free Agency

Who Could Get the Franchise Tag? Candidates for All 32 NFL Teams

Tuesday is the first day players can be tagged. A look at possible scenarios for every team...

by Conor Orr

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2019 NFL Draft

NFL Draft Big Board: The Pre-Combine Top 50

From Joey Bosa to Dalton Risner, with two quarterbacks in the top 15, presenting our pre-NFL combine draft rankings.

by The MMQB Staff

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On the News

What the Joe Flacco Trade Means for the Broncos, the Ravens, Nick Foles and the 2019 NFL Draft

Joe Flacco’s trade to Denver creates questions across the NFL—who will back up Lamar Jackson in Baltimore? How does this impact Nick Foles and the QB market? What does this say about the quarterbacks in this year’s NFL draft?

by Conor Orr

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NFL

Ranking the NFL’s Neediest Teams Ahead of Free Agency and the NFL Draft

The confetti has fallen, the Lombardi Trophy has been raised (by the Patriots, again) and now the NFL offseason begins in earnest. Here’s a look at what each team needs most and why.

by Andy Benoit

NFL

Which NFL Team Should Be Featured on HBO’s Hard Knocks?

Lions coach Matt Patricia made it very clear that even though he is one of five teams that fits the Hard Knocks parameters this year, he wants no part of the HBO docu-series. So which team should be featured? Analyzing the pros and cons of each.

by Charlotte Wilder

Super Bowl LIII

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Super Bowl LIII

How the Patriots Built Football's Greatest Dynasty

After yet another Super Bowl title for the Patriots, their sixth since 2002, it's easy to forget how New England's run of success began. These are the origin stories of football’s marquee dynasty—from Robert Kraft’s humble beginning to the rise of Tom Brady and Bill Belichick to the surprising stars of Super Bowl LIII.

by Greg Bishop and Ben Baskin

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

Super Bowl LIII

For Rob Gronkowski, Hollywood Awaits. Can He Make It There?

Action hero, comedy star, reality TV host—If the Patriots tight end does decide that Super Bowl LIII is his last game, he’s got options on the screen, big or small. We examine his oeuvre so far, and explore what might come next.

by Tim Rohan

Super Bowl LIII

When Atlanta Last Hosted a Super Bowl...

There was an epic ice storm, a dancing dot-com chimp, a nail-biter of a game and an All-Pro’s arrest on murder charges. Super Bowl XXXIV, at the turn of the century, was something else. Perhaps that’s why it took the NFL so long to return to Atlanta.

by Ben Baskin

Monday Morning Quarterback

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Monday Morning Quarterback

McCourtys Tell All About Super Bowl LIII: From Flores’s Plays to Hoyer’s Crucial Role

Devin and Jason McCourty sit down with The MMQB to watch tape from Super Bowl LIII and share lessons and analysis from the Patriots’ sixth title in 18 seasons—everything from how a play unfolded to the irreplaceable role that backup QB Brian Hoyer plays in their team.

by Albert Breer

Monday Morning Quarterback

Whatever It Takes: The Patriots Out-Match and Out-Think the Rams for a Sixth Super Bowl Title

It’s not getting any easier for New England, which is why the grinding Super Bowl LIII victory—built on mental toughness and brilliant coaching adjustments—is all the more admirable: Over nearly two decades, this team has won in every way imaginable.

by Albert Breer

Monday Morning Quarterback

Welcome to the Super Bowl, Where Patriots-Rams Is the NFL in Microcosm

The character and style of the two contenders in Atlanta, in the opinion of one NFL playoff coach who faced them both this year, embodies the state of play in the NFL in 2018—and Matt Nagy details how New England and L.A. will match up on Sunday.

by Albert Breer

Monday Morning Quarterback

It’s a Rams-Patriots Super Bowl, and an Officiating Nightmare

After dramatic overtime wins, Tom Brady and Bill Belichick are headed to their ninth (!) Super Bowl together, to face off against young Jared Goff and Sean McVay. But the talk today is all about an obvious, game-deciding blown call, and what the NFL must do to address an officiating crisis.

by Albert Breer

2019 NFL Draft

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2019 NFL Draft

NFL Draft 2019 Position Primers: N'Keal Harry, Marquise Brown Headline Pass-Catchers

There aren’t any top-10 talents at wideout and tight end in this NFL draft class, but it’s a deep group of pass-catchers, featuring some speedsters, acrobats and hard-nosed blockers.

by Sam Brief

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2019 NFL Draft

2019 NFL Mock Draft 4.0: Three Quarterbacks Selected in the Top 10 Picks

The top players heading into April’s NFL draft remain the same, but with the NFL coaching carousel nearly stopped and the Senior Bowl in the rearview mirror, how do the remainder of the picks shake out below the top four?

by Kalyn Kahler

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2019 NFL Draft

2019 NFL Draft Big Board 3.0: Dwayne Haskins, Jachai Polite Climbing the Rankings

With Justin Herbert, Derrick Brown and Raekwon Davis choosing to return for their senior years, here’s what our latest 2019 NFL draft big board looks like.

by Kalyn Kahler

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2019 NFL Draft

2019 NFL Draft Needs for the League’s Worst Teams: 49ers, Raiders, Giants and More

For fans looking beyond the 2018 season, the biggest needs for the 16 teams comprising the bottom half of the NFL through 11 weeks, and the 2019 draft prospects who could fit the bill for each.

by Andy Benoit

The MMQB Podcasts

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The MMQB Podcast

The NFL’s Most Important Coordinator Hires for 2019

Steve Spagnuolo to the Chiefs highlights the biggest coordinator hires for the 2019 season. Can he save K.C.’s defense?

by Andy Benoit

Divisional Round - Philadelphia Eagles v New Orleans Saints

The MMQB Podcast

How the Saints Became Unstoppable in the Second Half

The Eagles took a different approach than the one they used the first time around, but Drew Brees had it figured out by halftime. A look at how the Saints turned it on after a slow start against the Eagles.

by Andy Benoit

Wild Card Round - Philadelphia Eagles v Chicago Bears

The MMQB Podcast

The Roller Coaster Ride of Foles vs. Trubisky

From the Monday Morning NFL Podcast, a discussion of the rocky starts and big finishes from the quarterbacks in the Bears-Eagles wild-card game.

by Gary Gramling

The MMQB Podcast

Will Mahomes Surpass Rodgers as the Most Talented QB Ever?

He’s has less than a full season of games as a starter under his belt, but Mahomes continues to do things no one has ever seen before. Is it time to make “most talented QB to ever play” a two-man debate?

by Andy Benoit

The MMQB Longform

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Todd Marinovich Is Learning to Be Human Again

He was “the test-tube QB” the first half of his life, a drug addict since. Closing in on 50, the former USC and Raiders quarterback is struggling to come to terms with his raging beast of a father—and the big lie that he only now can share

by Michael Rosenberg

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Going Long

Jeff Fisher Is More Than Your 7–9 Jokes

As the NFL coaching carousel continues to aggressively spin—only two head coaching spots of eight remain open—one longtime coach’s name hasn’t been part of the conversation. Some people might think it’s for good reason that Jeff Fisher hasn’t been considered (a .512 career coaching record over more than 20 years) but Fisher wants to be.

by Charlotte Wilder

Going Long

A Season in the Heartland

SI spent the last four months with the Vikings: observing cryotherapy, watching film with coaches and strolling with the GM, trying to capture a franchise on the cusp of glory. Instead, something far more true to the NFL happened—an unpredictable, volatile season. These are the highs and lows of Minnesota’s journey, with an ending yet to come.

by Greg Bishop

Going Long

How It All Went Wrong in Packerland

A one-of-a-kind franchise, a front office’s conservative approach, a roster caught in limbo, and the friction between the legendary quarterback and the embattled head coach. A closer examination of what has led to the Green Bay Packers’ most disappointing season of the past decade.

by Kalyn Kahler

NFL Free Agency Stock Watch: Le’Veon Bell

Kaepernick, Reid settle with NFL: What does it all mean?

Why Browns Were Vague at Kareem Hunt’s Press Conference

Assessing Jadeveon Clowney’s Free-Agent Stock, Possible Teams

Why Broncos Are Banking on Joe Flacco’s Return to Form

Peyton Manning and David Cutcliffe on QB Daniel Jones

Unpacking Joe Flacco’s Trade to the Broncos

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