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…