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Time’s a bit short this week, so I asked my favorite SUPER INTELLIGENT agent to pen something for us.  Have to admit, it’s getting better at this.  Enjoy. If you ever want to understand pure, unadulterated mathematical equity mixed with absolute emotional distress, look no further than the NFL’s AFC North. Following a chaotic Week…

Back again. There were few surprises in the AFC North in Week 1.  The Ravens delivered a typical (healthy) Ravens win, the Bengals outlasted the Buccaneers in a shootout, and the Steelers squeaked by the undermanned Falcons.  The Browns…lost. Let’s see what’s in store this week.   Baltimore Ravens The injury list is starting to…

Hey All; The preseason’s over!  It’s finally time to hunker down and complete your fantasy drafts, squint at new names on rosters and lament the missing ones, and stock up on fatty foods and alcohol. Half-grown prospects and other middling entities have been chopped in an effort to get down to the required 53 roster…

The 2026 NFL Preseason is proceeding in typical fashion. Teams are honing their offensive and defensive prowess, determining starting positions and depth, and apparently beating the hell out of each other.  As most veterans will testify, fights in camp are not uncommon, as the heat, intensity and eventual contact all serve to produce nasty, combative…

Nothing spurs action like a broken Disqus chat board. We’re in the midst of training camps, and by now, we’re starting to get a feel for our respective teams and what their 2026 seasons could potentially look like. Here’s a few updates. The Steelers surely wish Aaron Rodgers would shut up.  Or not. Note the…

This is a board for chatting about stuff and things while we wait for actual football to start again.  Have at it.

The Cincinnati Bengals are entering the 2025–2026 NFL season with the kind of unshakeable confidence usually reserved for people who buy lottery tickets as a retirement plan. Despite playing in the AFC North—a division that resembles a weekly steel cage match—the Bengals are fully convinced that this is the year they finally hoist the Lombardi…

The AFC North has officially entered the most dangerous phase of the NFL calendar: the mandatory minicamp season. This is the magical time of year when every fan base is entirely convinced they are going to the Super Bowl, and every front office pretends that executing non-contact drills in mesh jerseys is the equivalent of…

As much as all of you surely enjoyed Gemini’s contributions, I regret to inform you I’m back…for now, anyway.  I reserve the well-earned right to enable my more-informed AI counterpart(s) to take over if needed, and as personal laziness dictates. Anyway, human interjection in these interesting NFL times is probably needed.  After all, avid watchers…

Gemini has thoughts regarding the Pittsburgh Steelers’ recent addition of sort-of-incumbent QB Aaron Rodgers to a one-year, $25 million contract. In a move that proves the NFL offseason is entirely scripted by chaotic toddlers, the Pittsburgh Steelers officially announced a one-year, $25 million contract extension to bring 42-year-old quarterback Aaron Rodgers back for the 2026…