Author: Andy

Jets head coach Rex Ryan started the 2013 season on the hot seat. New York was coming off a rough season and the team’s draft had been panned for its inability to address the team’s lack of offensive skill position talent. But a...

Few teams had a better opportunity to capture a division last year than Dallas in the NFC East. Washington and the New York Giants fell off the table and Philadelphia, with a new coach and system, got off to a slow start. But...

After winning the Super Bowl in 2012, cap issues and a retirement-driven roster overhaul caused the Baltimore Ravens to slide to .500 in 2013. So Baltimore sat and watched the playoffs from home for the first time in several...

Pittsburgh crawled out to an 0-4 start in 2013 with three of those losses coming to non-playoff teams, a quarter-pole mark that left the Steelers behind the eight-ball right away. But the team rallied, finishing 8-8 for the...

In 2012, Chicago finished 10-6, one game out of the playoffs. The Bears fired head coach Lovie Smith and hired Marc Trestman, who led the team to an 8-8 season – one-half game from making the playoffs. There was a lot to like...