Every Friday on The Terrible Podcast, my co-host Alex Kozora and I will once again pick all of the NFL games against the spread, beginning with Week One. I will post those picks every Sunday morning throughout the season and track the results along the way. Here is a link to the Friday episode. We […]

Where does T.J. Watt fit in the Steelers’ plans going forward? And conversely, where do the Steelers fit in Watt’s plans after Mike Tomlin’s resignation? Based on reports, it seems the move blindsided Watt, who loved to play for him. It’s quite possibly the only way he could continue to bear the absence of any […]

49ers vs. Seahawks: The Standard’s 5 fast predictions (paywall)
“Kawakami: Seahawks 23, 49ers 20. Will the 49ers put the same kind of mental and strategic pressure on the Seahawks that they put on the Eagles? Yes, I think so. Which means that one play — say, “Skyy Bang Reverse Pass” — can steal the game. But the Seahawks are made of sterner stuff than the Eagles, and they’re just as talented. The 49ers will have to play even better to win this game. And at some point, the accumulation of injury losses will mean they’ll miss that one player who...

With the Commanders having just fired defensive coordinator Joe Whitt and offensive line coach Bobby Johnson, mutually parted ways with offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury, promoted David Blough from assistant QB coach to offensive coordinator to replace Kliff, and begun the process of filling the open position-coaching spots, we thought it would be a good time to survey your level of confidence in the team’s general manager and head coach.

While this coaching upheaval seems to mark the transition from DQ 1.0 to DQ 1.1, Quinn and Peters have been so strong and consistent in their messaging about collaboration in all...

The last time the Seattle Seahawks made the playoffs, they lost heavily to the San Francisco 49ers in the Wild Card round. In their NFL postseason debut under head coach Mike Macdonald, their first opponent of the NFC Divisional Round is none other than the 49ers, only this time the Seahawks are the top seed in the conference and thus the game is at Lumen Field.

Seattle was able to get the number one seed with an impressive Week 18 win over the 49ers in Santa Clara. This time around the Seahawks will have Charles Cross and Coby Bryant back...

The Miami Dolphins are going through rebuild at the top of their organizational chart. Last week, they hired Jon-Eric Sullivan to be their new general manager and fired Mike McDaniel. For the past week, names have been dropped on who the Dolphins are requesting interviews with. The betting favorite for the next Dolphins head coach is Jeff Hafley, the Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator. It’s easy to make a connection since Sullivan and he overlapped in Green Bay for two years.

You can check out that story here, and the rest of the day’s round-up below.

[Jeff Hafley is the...

Could Cam Heyward retire after Mike Tomlin’s resignation? Cam Heyward spent the end of nearly every Steelers game in recent years walking off the field with Mike Tomlin. Will he walk alone going forward, or not at all? That is one of the many questions the Steelers face in the wake of Tomlin’s resignation, a […]

The New England Patriots topped the Los Angeles Chargers with a dominant defensive performance in last Sunday’s Wild Card game. Drake Maye struggled in his playoff debut, turning the ball over twice. But New England’s defense hounded Justin Herbert with six sacks and 11 QB hits. Now the Patriots will face the Texans’ ferocious defense in the divisional round.

New England rebounded in Mike Vrabel’s debut season after enduring three straight losing campaigns. Bill Belichick went 12-22 in his final two years with the team. Then Jerod Mayo led New England to a 4-13 record in his sole season at...

The Cleveland Browns need to address their offense this offseason. Despite fielding the fourth-ranked defense in the NFL, Cleveland’s offense ranked 31st in scoring. But Cleveland Cavaliers guard Jaylon Tyson may have the solution. After Tyson’s 39-point performance against the 76ers on Friday, he used his postgame interview to hype up his brother.

Jordyn Tyson declared for the NFL draft after two strong seasons at Arizona State. He’s No. 10 on Mel Kiper’s recent big board and the second wideout listed, behind Ohio State’s Carnell Tate. When asked about his brother’s draft prospects, Jaylon expressed confidence. “Oh, he’s gonna go...

After parting ways with Pete Carroll, the Las Vegas Raiders’ head coaching search continues to expand, with two prominent offensive coordinators set to interview this weekend. Las Vegas has scheduled interviews with Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Joe Brady and San Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator Klay Kubiak on Sunday, the day after both of their teams play in the Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs, according to Sports Illustrated insider Albert Breer.

Brady’s interview will take place following Buffalo’s Saturday afternoon postseason matchup against the Denver Broncos. The 36-year-old has been the Bills’ offensive coordinator since the end of the 2023...

Last week, I opened my Bears-Packers How to watch article with this sentence.

“Get ready for either one of the greatest Saturday nights of your Chicago Bears fandom or one of the worst.”

It was one of the greatest.

The stakes are even higher this Sunday in the Divisional round vs the Los Angeles Rams, but it’ll be tough to match the feeling we got last week. Watching the Bears’ historic comeback and the subsequent crashout from the Green Bay Packers and their fans has made for an awesome last seven days.

The Rams have been one of the...

Since he was fired by the Dolphins just over a week ago, Mike McDaniel has been offered a litany of opportunities to move on in some form or fashion. Some teams (Titans, Falcons, Browns, and Ravens) have expressed interest in him as a potential head coach again, while some teams (Lions, Eagles, and Buccaneers) still have head coaches in place and are interested in him returning to a potential offensive coordinator job. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, the Chargers can be added to the latter group of teams as they are set to interview McDaniel to potentially replace...