AFC North Draft Talk & Things

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    Hey, It’s Draft Day. No, Kevin Costner is not walking through that door.  Neither is Larry Bird, folks.  Add your franchise savior here. But you never know.  To be all cliché and rote, “every pick is making history”.  This next pick could be your franchise savior. Consider the Browns, whose Faustian bargain with embattled QB…

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    AFC North First Round Possibilities

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    The 2022 NFL Draft will be held at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada April 28-30, viewable as always via ESPN, NFLN and ABC local affiliates if necessary. And it’s still not soon enough. The AFC North’s teams tend to rely on solid drafting and effective prospect evaluation more than most.  The Browns have managed…

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    K1 PRESENTS: Profiles in Courage: An Ode to Rant

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    This is the debut article in perhaps what could be a series of articles. This chapter is dedicated to NFC East vagabond “Rant”. He is also known as move37, “shitrant”, Gabriel and a few other aliases which elude me right now. A true enigma to be certain, we will try to get to the bottom…

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    Overtime Tweaks and the Decline of Defense

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    Depending on your fan allegiance, you either reveled in yesterday’s approval of the New Overtime Rules by the NFL owners, or you just kind of didn’t care.  Or, like me, you were rigidly against any changes, having seen defenses so drastically undervalued throughout the league for decades that they cannot be counted on to perform…

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    K1 PRESENTS: MFA’s Top 10 Enemies in SKA History, Part 2

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    After some delay which I will attribute to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, I have come back to complete my list of MFA’s Top 10 Enemies of all time. This was a tough group to nail down, which is why I’m going to have an honorable mention of sorts. This man deserves his own category…

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    AFC North: Early Draft Needs

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    The NFL’s free agency period for 2022 begins tomorrow, as does the official league year.  It’s always fun to evaluate rosters and project what each needs; this year, each AFCN team’s issues and free agency/draft focus are pretty evident.  While all four teams claim to hew to the “best player available” draft method, it’s often…

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    FPS PRESENTS: Friday Frednesday Farewell

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    To the mental retards, science appears to be magic while truth sounds to be heresy. -FPS Leaves are fallen all around, Time I was on my way. But still, I’m much obliged, for such a pleasant stay. At 1030 on a bright Sunday morning My mom birthed me into this world, While all God’s people…

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    Ben Roethlisberger: Oh, The Memories

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    By now, you’re fully aware that long-time Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger has announced his long-expected retirement.  “Big” Ben has been the AFC North’s most durable fixture since the Steelers drafted him in 2004, and has outlasted every AFC North player from that era.  Love him or hate him, he’s been an undeniable presence in our…

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