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Topic / Subject Per Reuters, the Chiefs are acquiring Justin Fields from the Jets for a 2027 sixth-round pick, giving Kansas City another quarterback option while Patrick Mahomes rehabs his knee. TL;DR Kansas City made a real quarterback move, and the timing matters. Fields gives the Chiefs insurance now, even if the exact size of his role still depends on Mahomes’ recovery. Key Details •…

Topic / Subject A social post says the Chiefs could sign Russell Wilson as Patrick Mahomes insurance, but Kansas City’s current live quarterback move points toward Justin Fields instead. TL;DR This rumor had surface-level logic while Mahomes rehabs, but it already looks behind the news cycle. Per ESPN, the Chiefs are expected to trade for Justin Fields, and no checked Tier 1 or Tier 2 report…

Topic / Subject Per ESPN’s Stephen Holder, the Colts have granted QB Anthony Richardson Sr. permission to seek a trade. Key Details • Per ESPN, Richardson’s agent told the outlet the Colts gave Richardson permission to look for a trade. • Per Reuters, multiple outlets carried the same update, framing it as Indianapolis allowing Richardson to seek a trade. • No trade has been completed or…

Finally ripped the bandaid and did it. Check out the debut episode of The hell going on Podcast. In the first episode, I recapped the Steelers win over the Giants on Monday night. Then I offered a slightly different take on Anthony Richardson than you might be hearing this week. But if you’re a regular reader, it won’t surprise you. Podcast and Website Schedule During the season, I’ll be…

There is an epidemic of top QB draft picks who were cast aside by their original team and are now playing well elsewhere. And there’s a lesson some young teams should learn from it. Unfortunately for the Jets, they sent away more than one. Geno Smith was pick 39 in 2013 and now leads the 3-1 Seahawks. Then they tried to replace Geno with the 3rd overall pick in 2018, Sam Darnold, who now leads…

23 starting quarterbacks have come though DC since their last Super Bowl and failed, with many proven head coaches.  We have had our fair share of 1st round talent at the helm, even 4 first rounders that the Skins drafted and eventually ruined or sent packing.  Is the problem coaching or talent?  Or is it team management? 

Mark Rypien (6th Rnd) (Last Super Bowl QB) Rich Gannon (4th Rnd) Cary Conklin (4th Rnd) John Friesz (6th Rnd) Heath Shuler (1st Rnd, Pick #4) Gus Frerotte (7th Rnd) Jeff Hostetler (3rd Rnd) Trent Green (8th Rnd) Brad Johnson (9th Rnd) (Dan Snyder took over as Owner during Johnson's tenure) Jeff George (1st Rnd, Pick #1) Tony Banks (2nd Rnd) Shane Matthews (undrafted) Danny Wuerffel (4th Rnd) Patrick Ramsey (1st Rnd, Pick #32) Tim Hasselbeck (undrafted) Mark Brunell (5th Rnd) Jason Campbell (1st Rnd, Pick #25) Todd Collins (2nd Rnd) Donovan McNabb (1st Rnd, Pick #2) Rex Grossman (1st Rnd, Pick #22) John Beck (2nd Rnd) Robert Griffin III (1st Rnd, Pick #2) Kirk Cousins (4th Rnd) Colt McCoy (3rd Rnd)

Head Coaches Since the Last Super Bowl:

Joe Gibbs (Last Super Bowl Coach) Richie Petitbon (Super Bowl Winning Def Coord) Norv Turner (Super Bowl Winning Off Coord) Terry Robiskie (successeful lower tier coach since) Marty Schottenheimer (Multiple runs to the playoffs) Steve Spurrier (NCAA Championship Coach) Joe Gibbs (Super Bowl Wining Coach) Jim Zorn (result of mishandling the coaching position) Mike Shanahan (Super Bowl Winning Coach) Jay Gruden (promising coach recruited by many teams)