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Survive and advance has been the Los Angeles Rams playoff mantra and the mystical potentialities are still in force. This Sunday it’s on to the NFC Championship and a third matchup of the season with the Seattle Seahawks. The game pits the League’s #1 offense (L.A.) against the #1 defense (Seattle). While the Seahawks have […]
With the divisional round in the rear view, we have just four teams left in the NFL’s tournament to see who gets to play in Super Bowl LX on Sunday, February 8. The NFC Championship game is a particularly interesting pier-sixer in that it has two teams that have already faced off twice this season, […]
The interior of the New Orleans Saints’ offensive line was a weakness all season, but even after Erik McCoy went down with a season-ending torn bicep in Week 7, the center position was stabilized by pending free agent Luke Fortner. New Orleans acquired Fortner in a trade with the Jacksonville Jaguars for DT Khalen Saunders […]
The Seahawks arrive at the NFC Championship riding their most complete performance of the season. The Divisional Round tape against the San Francisco 49ers showed a defense capable of controlling games through structure, discipline, and communication, paired with an offense that dictated terms early and finished drives. But there is an important and uncomfortable reminder […]
On Thursday, the NFL announced the finalists for their 2025 NFL Honors, and Detroit Lions defensive end Aidan Hutchinson is in the running for two end-of-season awards: Defensive Player of the Year and Comeback Player of the Year. The four finalists for Defensive Player of the Year, joining Hutchinson, are Will Anderson Jr. (Texans), Nik […]
The Kansas City Chiefs exercised Trent McDuffie’s fifth-year option last spring, locking the former first-round pick into the 2026 season at a fully guaranteed $13.6 million. On its face, the move was straightforward. McDuffie is one of the defense’s most dependable players, a multi-time All-Pro, and a foundational piece in defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo’s secondary. […]
Measurables 2025 Stats Awards/Accolades Strengths Weaknesses Draft Projection Round 2 Grade In my initial big board Cooper was 73rd Overall with a Round 3 grade, but his playoff tape since was very impressive. He wasn’t targeted as often with just 15 looks over the Hoosiers championship run, but he secured 11 of them for 133 […]
Even though it feels like we have been here for a while now, reality is that the offseason is just getting started for the Dallas Cowboys. Heck, you can make an argument that it hasn’t even started since there are still 3 games left across the NFL season at large. The point is that the […]
We’re back with another mock draft roundup as the NFL prepares for the conference championship games on Sunday. The Washington Commanders were still in playoffs at this time last year season, but not after they finished with a 5-12 record, and the No. 7 overall pick in this year’s draft. The Commanders shook up their […]
The Cleveland Browns head coach search moves into its second phase, with at least one addition now required for the process. The team has completed or set up second interviews with five candidates: There are six teams left with head coaching openings and a large number of others who are on the lookout for coordinators. […]
Time to cross off another name on the Philadelphia Eagles’ offensive coordinator candidate list. Former Atlanta Falcons offensive coordinator Zac Robinson is staying in the NFC South to join the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, according to a report from NFL insider Adam Schefter. Robinson is replacing former Bucs offensive coordinator Josh Grizzard, who is also an […]
Former Maryland defensive back Kevyn Humes, who initially committed to Boston College after entering the transfer portal, has flipped his commitment to Rutgers. Humes was allowed to change his commitment as he had not signed any binding paperwork for Boston College. Humes originally enrolled with the Terrapins as a part of the 2024 class. During […]
Morning, all! Jake Burger is hoping to have a bounceback year in 2026 after a career worst performance in 2025, and is hoping that being reunited with Skip Schumaker is the key. Cody Bradford is expected to be ready for the big league mound in May after a little over a year recovering from internal […]
A look at the projected lineups and pre-game interviews.
On Wednesday, ESPN’s Pat McAfee of ‘The Pat McAfee Show’ and Visit Indy announced that the NFL Combine will remain in Indianapolis, and specifically, the host site Lucas Oil Stadium for the years 2027 and 2028: The NFL Combine has been in Indianapolis since 1987, and it seems to work very efficiently from an annual […]
Many of the Eagles candidates for offensive coordinator have already accepted other offers, including their first in-person interviewee Zac Robinson, who will be heading to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers instead. It appears that the team is now moving on to their next batch of names, and have requested an interview with Bears OC Declan Doyle. […]
Every year the NFL awards 32 bonus Draft picks based on the results of free agency the previous year. These are called compensatory Draft picks. For many years the system the league used to award the picks was shrouded in mystery. The great NFL salary cap website Over the Cap eventually reverse engineered the formula […]
Eagles Question of the Day: If you could hire anyone in the NFL to be the Eagles’ play-caller, who are you taking? Not just available candidates but literally anyone, even if they’re a current head coach. Head over to The Feed and weigh in with your answer and explanation! Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles […]
We have a opinions on AI. But whatever, they may be, I’m sure Las Vegas Raiders fans will be interested and ready to buy this AI prediction. Via DraftKings Sportsbook, this AI made a prediction on the upcoming NFL career of Indianan quarterback Fernando Mendoza. The Heisman Trophy and National championship-winning quarterback is very much […]
The Miami Dolphins have a lot of draft capital to work with under new GM Jon-Eric Sullivan. Let's see what a seven-round mock might look like under his watch.
We’re in the midst of an exciting and compelling NFL playoffs, with entertaining games, highlight plays and nail-biting finishes across both conferences. On Sunday, four teams play for a ticket to Super Bowl LX on February 8th. Here’s a look at the two highest-profile names involved in the conference championship games with immensely strong links […]
The Los Angeles Rams may not beat the Chicago Bears in the NFC divisional round of the playoffs without the key contributions of second-year linebacker Omar Speights. Speights’ standout play last weekend was an important fourth down stop at the goal line to slow Chicago’s comeback attempt. He stepped in front of a Caleb Williams […]
The Shotgun Throwdown is our daily open thread, a place to keep tabs on what’s happening throughout the day. This is your space to talk through the stuff that pops up throughout the day (and night) — news, rumors, random thoughts, questions, complaints, celebrations, anything you think feels worth talking about. I’ll be dropping in […]
This is the first time in 11 years that the Seattle Seahawks are playing (and hosting) the NFC Championship Game. When looking at the age of many players on the roster, 11 years is roughly half of their lives. Take Nick Emmanwori for example, who is only 21 years old. This means that the last […]
Last week, we debuted a new weekly offseason feature for Pride of Detroit: Office Hours! Each week, for a couple of hours, our Pride of Detroit staff will hang out in the comment section and answer as many questions as we can. If you’re wondering what that looks like, you can go back to last […]
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