Author: Timothy McBride

The Chicago Bears have started the season off poorly following the league worst 3-14 record and the question that everyone is asking: when will the Bears get through this run in the cellar that they are currently in? Chicago Bears Offensive Struggles One of the most impressive stories of the season is how much better the Bears Offense has played under backup quarterback Tyson Bagent.  The team has won 2 of their last 5 (a less than impressive record but for not bad for the past two Bears seasons).  The reality is that the offense has looked stagnant under the…

New York Jets Wide Receiver Allen Lazard was a healthy scratch for the Black Friday game against the Miami Dolphins.  While expectations were high for this season for the Jets, events have spiraled out of control quickly this season. Huge Lazard Contract with the New York Jets Wasted The Jets made a series of major gambles during the off season that all come down to the same source: Aaron Rodgers.  They brought in widely criticized offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett off of a disastrous season with the Denver Broncos only because he was close with Rodgers during his tenure as quarterbacks…

Jahmyr Gibbs and the Detroit Lions offense have been one of the brighter parts of the season for an otherwise struggling NFC North division. Jahmyr Gibbs’s touch limit When Gibbs was drafted with the twelfth overall pick in the NFL Draft, there were high expectations from the explosive running back.  Over the first four weeks of the season, fantasy owners who had running back Gibbs were unhappy after coach Dan Campbell intentionally limited the touches of Gibbs to try to keep the first-round pick out of Alabama fresh for the second half of the season.   It certainly didn’t help the…

The Cincinnati Bengals attempt to close out the 2023 NFL Season will begin with a tough matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers.  Without superstar quarterback Joe Burrow, what will be the Bengals game plan? Jake Browning Usage The most obvious change this week will be the change at quarterback following the season-ending injury of Burrow.  The Cincinnati Bengals will start Jake Browning, who looked sufficient against the Baltimore Ravens but will be far less versatile than Burrow. Losing a starting quarterback is always an incredible struggle for multiple reasons.  The most apparent is the drop off in talent, but arguably the…

Many fans have complained over recent years of rule changes brought about to help protect players but Tom Brady apparently isn’t one of them.  On Monday, Tom Brady went on the Stephen A. Smith Show and made his opinions known. “I think there’s a lot of mediocrity in today’s NFL. I don’t see the excellence that I saw in the past,” Brady said during “The Stephen A. Smith Show” on Monday. Brady also stated: “I think the coaching isn’t as good as it was.  I don’t think the development of young players is as good as it was. I don’t…

The Miami Dolphins were, at one point this season Super Bowl favorites and exhibited the most dominant offense in the NFL.  Unfortunately for the Dolphins, the once-dominant offense has statistically cooled off after their red-hot start. Miami Dolphins Disappointing Offensive Skid In the past four games, the Dolphins have not been able to put up impressive numbers.  While still ranked number one in the NFL, the Dolphins offense has only scored 18.7 points per game in the last 4 games.  While the Dolphins are still first in the AFC South, they have gone 2-4 in that span and squandered a…

After the Cleveland Browns won over the Pittsburgh Steelers, they are one game closer to accomplishing a wild card birth.  What many thought would be impossible a week ago may be more likely now than one would think. Browns Struggle with Offensive Consistency The Cleveland Browns offense looked understandably stagnant under backup quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson, who finished the game 24/43 for 165 passing yards and one interception.  The running game didn’t look much better, as the team as a whole couldn’t break 100 yards rushing. While the Browns’ offense clearly never found a rhythm, the Steelers elite defense had a…

In April, the Arizona Cardinals will have a tough decision regarding their future at the quarterback position.  While hopes have been high for Kyler Murray, the team will decide whether to throw in the towel and roll the dice again on a franchise quarterback in the draft. Kyler Murray Performance There are numerous stats to attempt to analyze quarterbacks, but the simplest number is QBR.  Kyler Murray has a career QBR of 92.2 and QBR values of 87.2 and 77.6 in 2022 and 2023, indicating that Murray’s career is moving in the wrong direction. After the replacement of Kliff Kingsbury…

The Baltimore Ravens have entered Week 11 as one of the best scoring defenses in the NFL leading the team to a division best 8-3 record.  The offense behind Lamar Jackson exhibits a strong rushing attack but question that the entire country is asking is whether or not this defense is for real. Raven’s Strength of Schedule While the Raven’s have displayed some strong victories, a major question can be made as to the level of competition they have faced to this point.  As of today, the list of quarterbacks that the Ravens have faced include C.J. Stroud in his…

On Thursday, the Cincinnati Bengals suffered a major setback for the remainder of the season when star quarterback Joe Burrow suffered a torn ligament in his hand against the Baltimore Ravens. Burrow exited the game late in the second quarter and was seen on the sideline in serious pain and unable to grip a football at all. So the big question: where do the Bengals go from here? Quarterback Concerns Obviously, the largest concern of the Bengals is how to replace the face of the franchise at Joe Burrow.  The immediate answer is backup quarterback Jake Browning, who showed in…