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The 2024 NFL Draft commences tomorrow.  “Big Boards” have been developed, presumably with prospects on them. Who your team chooses to wrap their future around will be revealed shortly. I’m not going to burn many words here, simply because no Big Board can be considered 100% accurate.  The only pick that generally seems certain is…

Two weeks until the draft!  Until then, this network shall be displaying classic episodes of “Breaking Ravenous128”.  Remember, if you haven’t read it, it’s new to you! From 2017.  My, how times have changed.  Enjoy.   ______________________________________________________________________________________________________   A couple of years ago, late in the fourth quarter of a meaningless NFL game, Ravens quarterback…

This is the odd part of the NFL calendar, aka “Silly Season”, where hopes of immediate turnaround and vast improvement correlate directly to the first “impact” free agent a team signs. While a number of useful free agents remain, the AFC North has already taken its proverbial swings at the market, with a few curious…

Hope you all enjoy the latest re-installment.  Consider it my way of ensuring my sportswriting legacy, because repetition is key to memory. Remember, “if you haven’t read it before, it’s new to you!” Anyway, here you go.  Kind of funny how so little changes besides the names involved.   I’m writing this after most of…

Network TV has always stalled during summers and myriad other times.  They run reruns of popular shows when this happens. While I can’t recall how popular my old columns were, I found a few of them and thought I’d repost some of the more cogent ones, at least until the draft arrives or something pertinent…

So that’s that.  It’s over.  The End. The 2023 season concluded in identical fashion to the 2022 season – with the Kansas City Chiefs hoisting the Vince Lombardi trophy.  In the run-up, the AFC North registered four winning records and three playoff teams – more than any other NFL division.  The AFC North is littered…

The offseason fully begins for the AFC North, who have already been jockeying coaches and coordinators around the league.  But there’s still the matter of the Championship Round to resolve…   Chiefs 17, Ravens 10 Alas, the end is truly upon us. The Ravens were unceremoniously bounced from the prospect of playing in the Super…

The offseason has begun for three of the four AFC North teams, and they’re not sitting idle.  Interviews have been scheduled, coordinators and coaches are filling in the gaps in their resumés.  A few big names are circulating above the rest of the potential coaching hires, but the AFC North, despite rampant speculation, will retain…

It’s been a weird, chaotic NFL season thus far. The fact the two of the three AFC North playoff participants were bounced during Wild Card week leaves me little to write about the division as a whole.  I’ve already completed my required crowing about the collective power of the AFC North, which was thoroughly shattered…

So another regular season has come to a close. Be happy, AFC North fans.  This season represents one of the best collective outputs for a single division in NFL history.  All four teams notched winning records at minimum, with three playoff teams and the AFC’s top seed included. Special mention goes to the Bengals, who…