The Week 11 “After Further Review” focuses on a necessary rule change, and more

Our new Wednesday segment, dubbed After Further Review, is a platform for pointing out officiating errors that otherwise go unacknowledged by the NFL. But it’s also an opportunity to do something else the NFL currently fails to do — to have a semi-intelligent conversation about good calls or close calls. It’s also a chance to [more]

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Bears fans will get answers today

Two days ago, a Pulitzer-winning reporter made a clear and unequivocal report regarding the status of Bears coach Matt Nagy. Mark Konkol claimed that Nagy has been told that the Thanksgiving Day contest against the Lions will be Nagy’s final game. The story landed early Tuesday, and it caught fire and spread over several hours, [more]

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Ben Roethlisberger: Some things we can grow on from Chargers loss

The Steelers lost to the Chargers after giving up a touchdown last Sunday night, but the final quarter of the game wasn’t a total loss for the team. They put up 27 points in the final 15 minutes to erase a 14-point deficit and set up a wild finish to the game. On Wednesday, Steelers [more]

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Zach Wilson wants to “just play football the way it should be played” in return to lineup

While quarterback Zach Wilson was out for the last four weeks with a knee injury, there was talk from the team about him making strides mentally by watching Mike White and Joe Flacco run the offense. Wilson is going to be back under center this weekend and he shared some of what he learned during [more]

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Mike Vrabel sees similarities between 2021 Patriots and 2001 Patriots

Titans head coach Mike Vrabel has downplayed the personal angle to Sunday’s game about the Patriots, but his ties to New England are too strong to totally ignore in the days leading up to the game. Vrabel joined the Patriots in 2001 when they turned to a young quarterback and worked their way to a [more]

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Report: Justin Fields has “a few cracked ribs”

Bears quarterback Justin Fields will not play today, but there’s still not complete clarity on how much time he’ll have to miss with the rib injury he suffered against the Ravens. Fields has “a few cracked ribs” and an MRI showed “additional issues,” according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Still, the injury is not [more]

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Eric Bieniemy still confident he’ll get a head-coaching job, eventually

Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy has been one of the NFL’s hottest head coaching candidates for years, but so far he hasn’t received an offer. Nonetheless, Bieniemy thinks he’s going to be a head coach some day. Bieniemy is interviewed in John Feinstein’s book Raise a Fist, Take a Knee, and he expresses confidence that [more]

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