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It’s Friday, which means it’s time for our Victory of the Week (VOTW) post! This evening’s conversation prompt is straightforward: What was your victory this week? Did something remarkable happen? Is there a small achievement worth celebrating? This could relate to the Miami Dolphins, your professional life, or your personal life. We all experience victories, […]
The Cleveland Browns drafted Alabama C Parker Brailsford in the fifth round of the 2026 NFL Draft, and there were two very good reasons why they chose him instead of someone like Kentucky’s Jager Burton or Duke’s Brian Parker II. He’s astronomically athletic, and he’s a perfect fit for Monken’s offensive system. His 116” broad […]
Matthew Stafford is the reigning MVP and the Los Angeles Rams were one play away from winning the NFC Championship last season, but one accolade he almost did not get was making the top-10 QB list of ESPN analyst Mina Kimes. During her podcast this week, Kimes ranked Stafford as only the 10th-best quarterback in […]
Welcome back to BTSC’s Friday night open thread: This week’s song rec:
Short and sweet with the Sabres. After a mid-season trade which saw the Buffalo Sabres give up valuable assets, both defencemen Luke Schenn and Logan Stanley are set to hit the free-agent market on July 1. While it was surprising to see how much the Sabres gave up to land both d-men from the Winnipeg Jets, it turned out to not be a great fit as neither blueliner was in their Game 7 lineup against the Montreal Canadiens. Schenn, 36, isn't the most mobile defender, but his game is built on posit...
While we’ve known the Las Vegas Raiders’ opponents for next season for a while now, oftentimes, when they play certain clubs matters just as much as who they play. Having to face reigning playoff teams is a lot more difficult if the games are back-to-back versus being spread out throughout the season. Now that we […]
If you’re up for some summer fun, several members of the Seattle Seahawks are gonna trade the gridiron for the diamond. It’s been announced that outside linebacker Uchenna Nwosu and wide receiver Rashid Shaheed will co-host the fifth annual annual Seattle All-Star Classic and home run derby at Cheney Stadium in Tacoma. “Anytime you can […]
Peak offseason content is ranking each starting QB, and sometimes backup QB’s, from 32 to one. Fan bases line up to defend their guy, and it makes for interesting debates and conversations. Then there is Brock Purdy. The 49ers quarterback is such an interesting case study. In many ways, Purdy and Kyle Shanahan are the […]
June 1 is the next important date on the NFL calendar. Teams around the league will have this date circled as it allows for players to be cut or traded with their dead money being spread out between the 2026 and 2027 seasons instead of eating the full cost. This salary-cap saving tool could be […]
Andy Ruiz spent some time talking about this weekend’s big event in front of the Egyptian pyramids and says he’s hoping to find himself in some big fights soon, as he feels left out of the gravy train provided by Turki Alalshikh. “I would love to fight Usyk,” Ruiz said. “We even had talks, we […]
There will be just one Chelsea player in the England squad this summer as Thomas Tuchel tries to lead the Three Lions to that ever-elusive World Cup trophy, with the likes of Cole Palmer and Levi Colwill left off the final 26-man squad announced this morning. In Colwill’s case (or in the case of Trevoh […]
Everyone already knows that Todd Monken loves to run the football and that he’s been insanely effective at it. What most people overlook is how he’s able to be so consistently good at it. It’s not because he ”always has great running backs”, though that’s probably a part of it, but it’s due to how […]
The Buffalo Sabres had a great run this season. A first place finish in the Atlantic Division, their first time back in the playoffs in 15 years, and a run to Game 7 overtime of the second round. But one area that began to spring leaks as the postseason wore on was between the pipes. "Their two main guys had been leaky in the playoffs, and specifically, Ukko-Pekka Luukkanen," Jeff Marek said on Daily Faceoff Live. He then went on to propose swinging a bold blockbuster that could fix that...
The San Francisco 49ers took a wide receiver with their first pick for the second time in three years, as they selected Ole Miss wideout De’Zhaun Stribling with the No. 33 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. San Francisco initially held the No. 27 pick, but was able to facilitate two trade downs to move […]
The Colts are about to finish the offseason with some post-draft free agency moves, marking the 10th offseason under Chris Ballard. The decade of Ballard’s management has been a wild rollercoaster ride, albeit not all of it due to Ballard himself. But after this Ballard decade, how does the Colts roster stack up from 2026 […]
The annual draft is the easiest way for a baseball team to add talent cheaply. To keep things cheap, Major League Baseball has limited the amount of money teams can spend on signing bonuses, with penalties in place for anyone who goes over their limits. The San Francisco Giants are in a unique position this […]
The Los Angeles Rams are no stranger to injuries in the offseason that can leave the upcoming season hanging in the balance. In the 2023 offseason, Cooper Kupp missed time because of a hamstring injury and opened the season on injured reserve. In the 2024 offseason, Puka Nacua nursed a knee injury that he suffered […]
The front part of the 2026 schedule for the Indianapolis Colts is loaded: Ravens, Chiefs, Texans, and Steelers headline the toughest matchups. Going to Minnesota and hosting Dallas could be problematic as well. One would also be remiss to ignore the road game in Jacksonville in Week 8. The first half of this thing is […]
The Giants OTAs are underway, but things aren’t smooth sailing for the NFC East team, who learned veteran DL Roy Robertson-Harris will now miss the 2026 season, Malik Nabers won’t be back anytime soon, and they’re stuck with their GM for the foreseeable future. DL Roy Robertson-Harris tears Achilles The Giants defensive line continues to […]
The Miami Dolphins released Tyreek Hill, and he has yet to find a new team. That isn't likely to change anytime soon, it appears.
In early May last year, Bet MGM released their post-draft NFL Over/Under win totals for all 32 teams. Nine months later the Seahawks (7.5 projected wins) beat the Patriots (7.5 wins) in the Super Bowl. Neither team had even been projected to make the playoffs, much less play in the Super Bowl. But such are […]
This question is pretty straightforward: Which game are you most looking forward to in 2026? If you need a refresher, here’s the Green Bay Packers’ 2026 schedule: Personally, I’m circling the Week 5 game against the Chicago Bears. It’ll be the first time that the Packers have a chance to avenge their playoff loss from […]
The San Francisco 49ers’ defense goes as far as Nick Bosa does. Without one of their franchise cornerstones on the field, a depleted defensive line struggled to compete. No team had a lower sack percentage than the 49ers, which was 1.1% lower than the 31st-place team. The 49ers had six fewer sacks than the 31st-place […]
Back in 2018, I launched a Dynasty League with many of the Chicago Bears content creators that you all know and love, and many of them are regular contributors at Windy City Gridiron and 2nd City Gridiron. It’s been a fun league and a few days ago, our guy Jeff Berckes said to me, why […]
The St. Louis Cardinals weekend series versus the Cincinnati Reds will have to wait until Saturday as the team just announced that Friday night’s game has been postponed due to weather. Saturday will now see a double-header (weather permitting, of course) with the first game being at 12:10pm central time and the night game scheduled […]