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Time’s a little short this morning, but not too short to assemble some links to compensate for my lack of actual written content. Heh.   Baltimore Ravens TE Isaiah Likely may miss several weeks after his latest injury. C Tyler Linderbaum is receiving accolades.   Cincinnati Bengals DE Trey Hendrickson will end his holdout today,…

Our annual trek without pro football is over, again – given that I type the same sentiments every year, it nearly seems pointless to do so now. The AFC North is expected to be, again, one of the top divisions in football, with up to three playoff entrants.  To rehash more cliches, “their journey to…

This is a chat board.  It is for AFC North football discussions and keen life observations. Aside from the continued truancy of Trey Hendrickson and T.J. Watt, plus (likely groundless) trade speculation, there’s not much to talk about. But I’m sure you’ll find a way. Happy 4th and all that.  Enjoy.

In roughly a month, NFL rookies and special teamers will have reported to their respective training camps. As we say every offseason, it’s about damned time. Other than the movement of a couple of former Packers within the AFC North, there really hasn’t been much activity lately.  But that won’t stop this information train from…

Remember “dignity”? The traditional, cliché, college-paper thing to do here is cite a dictionary.  So in the interest of clarity, I shall do so: dig·ni·ty /ˈdiɡnədē/ the state or quality of being worthy of honor or respect. “a man of dignity and unbending principle” a composed or serious manner or style. “he bowed with great…

Howdy. There’s activity, albeit mild activity, happening around the league this week as most NFL teams are gathering for mandatory mini-camps.  There’s been a few notable signings, and some farewells to former AFC North personnel. Such as it is this time of year. Here’s a few links and tidbits.  Enjoy.   Discussion and debate about…

The NFL’s “dead zone” has arrived in earnest.  There’s a few narratives being kicked about, but they’re largely the same storylines we’ve been absorbing for the last few months, still with no resolution. Here’s a few of the latest AFC North items, such as they are.  Enjoy.   Never a shrinking violet, former Steelers QB…

Rookie minicamps are over.  Mandatory minicamps begin in roughly a month. It’s time for a loose conglomeration of random links to articles about our beloved division! Yay! Enjoy.   Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson is upset and feels a deal won’t get done anytime soon. My Take: Get over it, Trey.  This is simply how…

Every year, while soaking in the aftermath of the NFL Draft, fans and pundits offer no shortage of impressions of their team’s assorted draft successes or failures.  We’ve all run across the moldy, unfortunate YouTube clips of fans lamenting picks in real time, like this shiny, very funny example. It’s pretty common knowledge that most…

It’s nearly Draft Day.  Or, as it’s become, Draft Week. Our AFC North squads have surely done their respective research and are ready to not take the vacc- Sorry.  They are ready to DRAFT THEIR PREFERRED PLAYERS. Over the years, some narratives have formed regarding the draft practices and handling of rookie/first contract personnel by…