Thumbs up for the entire AFC South, Arizona, Carolina, Kansas City and Tampa Bay, thumbs down for the Bills, Bears and Rams, thumbs twiddling for the Browns and sucking thumbs for info-chasing suckers. Read more »
Detroit Lions Analysis
Rules Of Thumb: 2017 NFL Draft Edition
Final 2017 NFL Mock Draft
The draft countdown is now going by in hours, not days. NFL teams are done slotting and sorting. Evaluations have been done for weeks. Read more »
2017 NFL Mock Draft 4.0: One Month Out Edition
We are just one month from the 2017 NFL Draft. Teams are finalizing their draft boards as pro days wrap up and individual visits crank into full gear. Read more »
NFL Mock Draft 3.0: Post Super Bowl Edition
The teams themselves have only a vague idea of what will happen at this point, but our latest mock has Myles Garrett, Mitch Trubisky, Deshaun Watson, Marshon Lattimore and O.J. Howard going in the top-5. Read more »
$.05 After NFL Wild Card Weekend
On the four convincing victories by the home favorites during Wildcard weekend and season awards. Read more »
Football Meteorology For Wild Card Weekend
The opening games get progressively more compelling as the weekend moves from Raiders/Texans to Seahawks/Lions, Steelers/Dolphins before culminating with Packers and Giants at Lambeau. Read more »
Why Lions Had To Keep Jim Caldwell
While not a big Jim Caldwell advocate, his record does speak for itself. If you are indeed what your record says you are, he's the best coach the Lions have had in the Super Bowl era. Read more »
Final NFL Team Rankings For 2016
The Patriots and Falcons finished the regular season atop our Trench Counter rankings. Read more »
$.10 After NFL Week 17
The one game with playoff implications for both teams, Washington's loss, the 49ers clean house, the future of the Broncos, Cleveland's choice at No. 1, the college football playoff and more. Read more »
2016 Year-End NFL Team Portfolio Rankings
The additions of Ezekiel Elliott and Dak Prescott have completely changed the outlook of the Cowboys, who jumped from 28th to second behind first ranked Seattle. Read more »
Football Meteorology For NFL Week 17
Week 17 carris few games with playoff implications, even for seeding, but Packers at Lions is certainly one of them. Read more »
$.05 For Christmas Weekend
The Texans clinch the AFC South, the Vikings' mutiny, Derek Carr's broken leg, Cleveland's first win and the rest of the Week 16 action. Read more »
Football Meteorology For NFL Week 16
On Steelers vs. Ravens for the AFC North, Broncos fight for their playoff lives at Kansas City, Cleveland's last chance for a win, while a potential playoff preview in Dallas closes the week. Read more »
NFL Team Rankings, Week 15
The Patriots rank second in the Trench Counter as they continue to have the inside track on homefield advantage in the AFC. Read more »
$.10 After NFL Week 15
The Cowboys continue to be the NFL's story of 2016, the end of Gus Bradley's tenure, a 'good' win by the Giants over someone other than Dallas, the Colts' surprising road win and more. Read more »
Football Meteorology For NFL Week 15
Tom Brady and the Patriots head back to Denver, the Cowboys look to bounce back against Tampa Bay, Lions/Giants look to cement their playoff spot and the rest of the games. Read more »
NFL Team Rankings, Week 14
The Falcons, Patriots and Titans comprise the top-3 in the Trench Counter. Read more »
$.10 After NFL Week 14
How the Giants beat Dallas, the Chiefs' big Thursday night win over Oakland, an Any Given Sunday moment in Tennessee, another loss for the Chargers and more. Read more »
Football Meteorology For NFL Week 14
Seattle goes to Green Bay, the Cowboys look to avenge their only loss this season, the Colts host the Texans, Steelers/Bills & more. Read more »
NFL Team Rankings, Week 13
Tom Brady and the Patriots finally climbed to the top of the Trench Counter rankings. Read more »