Author: Sean Labar

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are prepping for their second season with Baker Mayfield under the helm at QB. When Tom Brady officially retired, many believed the Bucs would take a significant step back in the NFC and start a rebuild, which would take a few years to get them back into playoff contention. Instead, Mayfield signed with the team for a veteran minimum contract before the 2023 campaign, bet on himself, and revitalized his career leading the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to an unexpected NFC South Crown and playoff berth. Tampa Bay got off to a surprising 3–1 start and sat in…

The Dallas Cowboys have had an odd offseason to say the least. After finishing last season with an incredible record during the regular season — and having many experts convinced they were a Super Bowl squad — the Cowboys reached the playoffs and did what they always do. In the first round, they fell to a young Green Bay Packers squad at home, marking their first home loss of the year. Season after season, Dallas delivers from September to December but chokes in January. Many believed Jerry Jones might make a drastic decision after last year’s playoff collapse, but he…

The Buffalo Bills are currently focused on maximizing the talented roster they have largely been able to keep in tact for the last few seasons with the hope of finally getting past the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC to compete for a Super Bowl. The Bills have made the playoffs six out of the seven seasons Sean McDermott has been leading the team since 2017. While he had his struggles during his rookie campaign in 2018, Josh Allen has led Buffalo to the playoffs every season since his inaugural NFL campaign, but hasn’t been able to get past the…

The Denver Broncos are attempting to right the ship in year two of the Sean Payton regime. Last season, many believed Payton would come in, use his offensive prowess to get the most out of Russell Wilson after the former Seahawks QB struggled the previous season under Nathaniel Hackett and the Broncos would cruise into the playoffs. But the season didn’t quite play out that way. Payton didn’t fix Russell Wilson. Nor did he seem too intent on trying, based on the Denver Broncos asking Wilson last October to change an injury guarantee in his contract or be benched the…

The New York Jets bet all their chips on Aaron Rodgers last season — and after just three snaps to the start of the season — they lost their savior and the Super Bowl expectations were suddenly gone. The Jets attempted to see if Zach Wilson could live up to his first round draft selection, but the former BYU quarterback was shaky and inconsistent. Despite having a top five defense in 2023, the Jets’ season ended when Rodgers went down. The New York Jets never really recovered from that, and both Wilson and Tim Boyle tried to lead the team…

The Minnesota Vikings have high expectations for former Michigan QB JJ McCarthy since they drafted him with the No. 11 overall pick in April’s NFL Draft. While it’s hard to come away with any firm grasp on how a rookie QB will play in the NFL based on his performance at OTAs, McCarthy didn’t exactly dazzle the Vikings coaching staff in his first official activities with the team. According to The Athletic, his McCarthy missed some passes over the first two days. He grounded one to fullback C.J. Ham in the flat. He hummed a throw over the middle Wednesday…

Pat McAfee has become one of the most popular voices in all of sports media and has re-written how the industry conveys news and information to its consumers with a casual approach that appeals to a younger demographic. The former Indianapolis Colts punter began a podcast after his long NFL career and has changed the way sports media is looked at, consumed and set the stage for shows like New Heights with the Kelce brothers and an an informal, funny yet informative, behind-the-scenes glimpse into everything NFL and college football. Pat McAfee clearly carries a ton of weight at ESPN…

The Dallas Cowboys have taken a risky approach when it comes to retaining their biggest stars for the future, particularly QB Dak Prescott. Instead of inking Prescott to a new extension following one of his best NFL seasons where he was leading the MVP conversation for most of the year, Jerry Jones has opted to sit on his hands and even stated publicly the plan is to let the Cowboys franchise QB play out the final year of his current deal. While Prescott’s postseason struggles have been well-documented, he enters 2024 as the No. 6 QB in the NFL according…

The Pittsburgh Steelers went from having one of the worst, more boring quarterback situations in the NFL to now having one of the more interesting QB rooms in the league, with Russell Wilson and Justin Fields now both under contract with the team. Obviously both quarterbacks are at very different stages in their NFL careers — but each has shown they can start at a high level. From the moment the Steelers acquired both quarterbacks, head coach Mike Tomlin has made it clear that Russell Wilson was going to be given the first opportunity to be the team’s starting QB.…

The New York Jets have a Super Bowl-caliber roster and if they can stay healthy in 2024, could compete with the Chiefs in the AFC to represent the conference when it comes to competing for a Lombardi Trophy at the end of the season. Ahead of last season, the Jets were viewed as legitimate contenders — and now with a healthy Aaron Rodgers and capable backup in case the worst case scenario happened again — New York is heading into 2024 with massive aspirations. On paper, it’s hard to argue the Jets roster isn’t capable of contending with anyone in…