Why NOT Joe Flacco?

Why NOT Joe Flacco?

On Friday the Cleveland Browns announced that newly acquired quarterback and Super Bowl MVP, Joe Flacco was going to be their starting QB this weekend against the Los Angeles Rams. Flacco spent his first eleven season with the Browns’ division rival, Baltimore Ravens, where he brought B-more to the post-season six times, going 10-5 and winning one Super Bowl in the process. In 2018, the Ravens drafted Lamar Jackson to back-up Flacco and eventually take over for the aging QB. That may have happened sooner than expected for both Baltimore and Joe, as he sustained a hip sprain in November…
2023 NFL Mid-Season Biggest Standings Surprises and Disappointments

2023 NFL Mid-Season Biggest Standings Surprises and Disappointments

Before the start of the 2023 NFL season, I went through the schedules of all 32 NFL teams and predicted winners and losers. These predictions were based on a combination of how each team finished in 2022, what player and coaching additions and subtractions that had taken place, and strength of schedule from both 2021 and 2022.  Needless to say, there was a lot of time, effort and calculations (along with a lot of football intellect and a little bit of “gut feeling”) that went into each game of each week in deciding who was most favorable to come out…
2022-2023 NFL Playoffs Projection

2022-2023 NFL Playoffs Projection

First and foremost, if you haven't read how we have gotten to the post-season in these projections, please start by going to the very beginning of my "Win-Loss" Projections, starting with the AFC North and running through each division with specific reasoning for how we got here. Otherwise, you're just going to read this and then think of your favorite team, and then think, "Oh, this guy is full of crap!". Which I am sometimes, but now about this. So buckle up, buttercup! Only one team gets to win the Super Bowl each year, so let's find out who it's…
2023 NFL Win-Loss Projection Part VI: NFC South

2023 NFL Win-Loss Projection Part VI: NFC South

In the last installment of the 2023 NFL Win-Loss Projection Part V, we got into the NFC and started with the North. You got an in-depth look at where each of those teams would finish the season and why, along with some key games on their respective schedules. Today we’re going to move to the NFC South and project where each team in the worst division in the NFC in 2022 will finish in the Win/Loss columns for 2023. There were plenty of big headlines in the NFC South this offseason including Derek Carr signing with the New Orleans Saints,…