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1. Biggest Takeaways From Week 18 -DKrom: The football gods couldn't have scripted Super Wild Card Weekend any better -Hal: Eagles and Dolphins limping into the playoffs and blowing their division leads 2. Weekly Honors -GOAT Of The Week (DKrom: Jordan Love/Matt LaFleur/Brian Gutekunst, Hal: Sean McVay) -Dunce Of The Week (DKrom: Trent Baalke/Doug Pederson, Hal: Mickey Loomis/Dennis Allen/Jameis Winston) 3. 2023 NFL Awards (FINAL) 4. Coaching Carousel Latest -If Jim Harbaugh does indeed return to the NFL for a second head coaching stint, will it be with the Raiders or with the Chargers? -How good of a fit would Bill Belichick be in Atlanta? -With Mike Vrabel now gone, is it a good bet that the Titans are likely destined to spend the next three years or so in the AFC South basement? With Belichick now out in New England, on a scale of 1-10, how shocked would you be if Vrabel is not among the two finalists to succeed him? -Say the Cowboys get eliminated either this week or n

1. Biggest Takeaways From Week 17 -DKrom: Eagles miss Shane Steichen and Jonathan Gannon even more than we anticipated -Hal: Mike Tomlin, why did you start Mitchell Trubisky over Mason Rudolph for three weeks?!!! 2. Weekly Honors -GOAT Of The Week (DKrom: Lamar Jackson, Hal: Todd Monken) -Dunce Of The Week (DKrom: Mike McDaniel, Hal: Matt Patricia) 3. NFL Officiating Woes -In order for the NFL to send a clear signal that it is holding its officials accountable, do you think Brad Allen should at least be demoted? 4. Coaching Carousel Latest -Based on the latest news of Jim Harbaugh hiring Don Yee as his agent, by how much would you say the odds of him returning to the NFL in 2024 have increased? -If the Commanders place in the draft order holds, can you see Belichick choosing Washington over the Chargers? -If the Falcons lose in embarrassing fashion this weekend against the Saints, can you see Arthur Blank giving Arthur Smith his pink slip? -In your view, has Matt Eberflus

1. Biggest Takeaways From Week 16 -DKrom: The Chiefs offense is broken and needs a sizable overhaul in 2024 -Hal: NOBODY is unbeatable and the road to Super Bowl LVIII is still wide open 2. Weekly Honors -GOAT Of The Week (DKrom: Joe Flacco/Amari Cooper, Hal: Ravens defense) -Dunce Of The Week (DKrom: Sean Payton, Hal: Andy Reid/Matt Nagy) 3. Coaching Carousel Latest -Based on the amazing job Antonio Pierce has done with the Raiders since taking over as interim head coach, does Mark Davis have no choice other than to give him the full-time HC job, regardless of how these final two games go? -Is this the year Jim Harbaugh bolts Michigan for a second NFL head coaching stint? -If the Saints lose out, should they fire Dennis Allen? -On a scale of 1-10, how shocked would you be if Ravens defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald is not a head coach next season? 4. Barring unforeseen circumstances, is it safe to say the Russell Wilson era in Denver has come to an end? If the Broncos

1. Biggest Takeaways From Week 15 -DKrom: Bills looking more dangerous than ever because of how they're running the ball -Hal: It's hard to trust both the AFC South and NFC South 2. Weekly Honors -GOAT Of The Week (DKrom: Brad Holmes/Drew Lock, Hal: Trey Sermon/Tyler Goodson) -Dunce Of The Week (DKrom: Kevin O'Connell, Hal: Jets coaching staff) 3. Coaching Carousel Latest -Do you believe, at this time, that the odds are that Bill Belichick will be headed to L.A. to coach the Chargers in 2024 shoud he leave the Patriots? -Do you think it is all but certain that Arthur Smith will be fired? -With 7-10 head coaching vacancies expected (including the Chargers, Panthers and Raiders), would you be surprised at this point if Bucs OC Dave Canales isn't a head coach next year? -After what transpired on Sunday in Cleveland, how hard is it to see the Bears retaining Matt Eberflus? 4. Simpatico or No Simpatico -Jake Browning will be a full-time starting QB for anoth

1. Biggest Takeaways From Week 14 -DKrom: Kevin Stefanski has firmly entered the Coach of the Year conversation -Hal: You have to be three-deep at QB in today's NFL 2. Weekly Honors -GOAT Of The Week (DKrom: Will Levis/Mike Vrabel, Hal: Zach Wilson) -Dunce Of The Week (DKrom: Kadarius Toney/Andy Reid/Patrick Mahomes, Hal: Kadarius Toney and Chiefs offense) 3. If the Bills run the table and get in the playoffs, will they be the team nobody wants to face in a wide open AFC? 4. Tough Decisions Loom Ahead In The Windy City -Do you think Ryan Poles' job as Bears GM should be safe? -If Justin Fields has a strong finish to the season, do you at minimum highly consider keeping him and make another blockbuster trade-down from the #1 overall pick (barring 2-3 more wins by the Panthers)? -Should the Bears also retain head coach Matt Eberflus if they win say 2-3 more games? 5. Simpatico or No Simpatico -In addition to firing Brandon Staley, the Chargers will also fire GM To

1. Biggest Takeaways From Week 13 -DKrom: 49ers let us all know that they're the best team in the NFL at full strength -Hal: The Wild Card playoff spots are WIDE open in both conferences 2. Weekly Honors -GOAT Of The Week (DKrom: Jake Browning, Hal: Jordan Love) -Dunce Of The Week (DKrom: Craig Aukerman, Hal: Ron Rivera) 3. AFC South -Given Trevor Lawrence's injury, would you be shocked or surprised if either the Colts or Texans end up as 2023 AFC South champions? -Do you think Shane Steichen deserves Coach of the Year honors? 4. Coaching Carousel Latest -On a scale of 1-10, how surprised or shocked would you be if the Jets actually fire Robert Saleh? 5. Simpatico or No Simpatico (Playoff Picture Edition) -It will be a colossal failure if the Packers don't make the playoffs -The Chiefs will NOT be playing in the 2023 AFC Championship Game -The Rams will overtake the Vikings in the playoff picture, not look back, and make the playoffs as a Wild Card -

1. Biggest Takeaways From Week 12 -DKrom: Eagles are playing with the heart of a champion -Carl: Great games decided by a score or less shake up playoff picture, surprise teams keep surprising 2. Weekly Honors -GOAT Of The Week (DKrom: Jessie Bates III, Carl: Kyren Williams) -Dunce Of The Week (DKrom: Sean McDermott, Carl: Mac Jones) 3. Coaching Carousel Latest -Do you think it would be prudent for the Bills to fire Sean McDermott unless they miraculously make the playoffs? -With an impatient, impulsive, uber-meddlesome owner like David Tepper in complete command of the operation, is this Panthers head coaching vacancy arguably THE most unattractive job opening in recent NFL history? -Do you think the Chargers should give OC Kellen Moore a 4-5 game tryout as interim head coach should they suffer their eighth loss either this week or next week? 4. Truth or Exaggeration -Dak Prescott is a top candidate for 2023 NFL MVP honors and DaRon Bland is a top candidate for 2023 NFL DPOY

1. Biggest Takeaways From Week 11 -DKrom: Patrick Mahomes deserves better -Hal: Tom Brady has a point about the current state of the NFL 2. Weekly Honors -GOAT Of The Week (DKrom: Jaquan McMillian, Hal: C.J. Stroud/Jared Goff) -Dunce Of The Week (DKrom: Matt Eberflus, Hal: Ron Rivera/Jack Del Rio) 3. Coaching Carousel Latest -Did Sunday's choke job in Detroit pretty much seal Matt Eberflus' fate as Bears head coach barring a strong finish to the season? -If David Tepper were to fire Frank Reich after just one season, would it send a bad signal to prospective HC candidates that he may never learn to change his ways? -Frank Schwab of Yahoo Sports suggested that the Commanders should fire Ron Rivera as soon as after today's game against the Cowboys and give Eric Bieniemy a 5-6 game tryout to conclude the season. Would that be a prudent move for Josh Harris and the new ownership group to make? 4. Truth or Exaggeration -The Steelers will either sign a big-name free agen

1. Biggest Takeaways From Week 10 -DKrom: C.J. Stroud has squarely entered the MVP conversation -Hal: Deshaun Watson's season-ending injury puts the Browns playoff hopes in doubt 2. Weekly Honors -GOAT Of The Week (DKrom: CeeDee Lamb, Hal: Jared Goff/Justin Herbert) -Dunce Of The Week (DKrom: Bills STC Matthew Smiley, Hal: The 2021 QB class) 3. Are you ready to double-down on your prediction last week that the Bills will not make the playoffs this year? How much of a difference do you think the firing of OC Ken Dorsey will make? 4. Truth or Exaggeration -If Josh Dobbs continues to play at the level he has the last two weeks, the Vikings will re-sign him instead of Kirk Cousins -The Texans will win the AFC South -Because of Deshaun Watson's season-ending shoulder injury, the Browns will not make the playoffs -If Kyler Murray continues to play well and lead the Cardinals to 5-6 wins, the Cardinals should keep him unless they get a haul similar to the one the Texans got

1. Biggest Takeaways From Week 9 -DKrom: C.J. Stroud has officially locked up 2023 OROY honors -Hal: Logjam in the AFC at the top (and for the #7 seed), and in the NFC for the Wild Card seeds 2. Weekly Honors -GOAT Of The Week (DKrom: Josh Dobbs, Hal: Ravens DC Mike Macdonald) -Dunce Of The Week (DKrom: Arthur Smith, Hal: Bills OC Ken Dorsey) 3. 2023 Mid-season Awards 4. Truth or Exaggeration -The Panthers will never have success as long as David Tepper is the owner -We now have a heavy favorite to win the NFC South...the New Orleans Saints -Will Levis will be the Titans starting QB for the next decade -If they finish the season with 8 or 9 wins, the Raiders should make Antonio Pierce the full-time head coach -With Daniel Jones now out for the season, you can lock the Giants into one of the top three picks in the 2024 NFL Draft -If the Jets offense struggles badly again this week against the Raiders, Zach Wilson must be benched for Trevor Siemian -The Vikings, led b

1. Biggest Takeaways From Week 8 -DKrom: Joe Burrow is back -Hal: Bad matchups on paper exceed expectations 2. Weekly Honors -GOAT Of The Week (DKrom: Will Levis, Hal: Josh Allen) -Dunce Of The Week (DKrom: Jimmy Garoppolo, Hal: Brian Daboll) 3. Do you think the Raiders did the right thing by pulling the plug on the McDaniels/Ziegler era now? Is it safe to say Jimmy G has played his final snap for the Raiders? 4. Grading The Trades -Commanders trade Montez Sweat to Bears for 2024 second-round pick (WAS: DKrom [A], Hal [A-]; CHI: DKrom [D+], Hal [F]) -Giants trade Leonard Williams to Seahawks for 2024 second-round pick and 2025 fifth-round pick (NYG: DKrom [B+], Hal [A]; SEA: DKrom [B+], Hal [B+]) -Commanders trade Chase Young to 49ers for 2024 third-round pick (WAS: DKrom [D], Hal [B-];. SF: DKrom [A], Hal [A]) 5. Truth or Exaggeration -Even though he'll be 36 years old and coming off a torn Achilles, the Vikings must re-sign Kirk Cousins -The Packers will bench Jordan Love

1. Biggest Takeaways From Week 7 -DKrom: Bills constantly play down to their competition -Hal: Ravens offense FINALLY plays up to their potential 2. Weekly Honors -GOAT Of The Week (DKrom: Lamar Jackson, Hal: Matt Eberflus/Luke Getsy) -Dunce Of The Week (DKrom: Jimmy Haslam, Hal: Steve Wilks) 3. Grading the Eagles trade for Titans All Pro S Kevin Byard -DKrom (Eagles: A+, Titans: C+) -Hal (Eagles: A+, Titans: B) 4. Is it fair to expect the Vikings to win at least four of their next five games? Should the Vikings re-sign Kirk Cousins if he continues to play this good whether they make the playoffs or not? 5. Whether they will is an entirely different story, Should the NFL adopt Jim Irsay's proposal to make all calls reviewable within the last two minutes of games? 6. Truth or Exaggeration -The Titans should start Will Levis and/or Malik Willis for the rest of the season -A.J. Brown is a legitimate contender for 2023 NFL Offensive Player of the Year -Myles Garrett is THE hands-do

1. Biggest Takeaways From Week 6 -DKrom: Browns defense shows why they're special -Hal: Lions defense is dramatically improved from last year 2. Weekly Honors -GOAT Of The Week (DKrom: Lou Anarumo, Hal: Kyren Williams) -Dunce Of The Week (DKrom: Desmond Ridder, Hal: Tyrod Taylor) 3. Does Jared Goff have a strong case for 2023 NFL MVP? 4. Would you be surprised to see the Broncos permanently bench Russell Wilson by Week 13 or earlier barring a dramatic turnaround by him? 5. Truth or Exaggeration -If Justin Fields' dislocated right thumb forces him to miss most of the remainder of the season (if not all of it), you can lock the Bears into one of the top two picks in the 2024 NFL Draft -For the second consecutive season, the winner of the NFC South will win 8 games or less -The Los Angeles Chargers will NOT make the playoffs in 2023 -The Patriots will win no more than four games in 2023 -The Panthers should trade Brian Burns at the deadline, especially if they can get two first-roun

1. Biggest Takeaways From Week 5 -DKrom: Bill Belichick and Sean Payton are proving Nick Sirianni right -Hal: Miami Dolphins offense continues clicking on all cylinders 2. Weekly Honors -GOAT Of The Week (DKrom: Fred Warner, Hal: D.J. Moore) -Dunce Of The Week (DKrom: Ravens pass catchers, Hal: Scott Fitterer) 3. Do you think Brock Purdy should be considered for 2023 NFL MVP if he and the 49ers keep this up? 4. If the Bears end up with the first overall pick AND Justin Fields consistently plays at a very high level for the rest of the season, do the Bears A: Keep Fields and trade the top pick or B: Keep the top pick and trade Fields? 5. If the Vikings lose each of their next four games, would you consider putting Justin Jefferson on ice for the remainder of 2023? 6. Truth or Exaggeration -Joe Burrow is back to his old self and the Bengals will make the playoffs as a Wild Card team at minimum -Due to the season-ending injuries to Tre'Davious White and Matt Milano, the Bills will not ma

1. Biggest Takeaways From Week 4 -DKrom: Bills, Ravens, Bucs and Lions show why they're the team to beat in their respective divisions -Hal: Nick Sirianni coaching tree looking GREAT so far 2. Weekly Honors -GOAT Of The Week (DKrom: DeMeco Ryans, Hal: Baker Mayfield) -Dunce Of The Week (DKrom: Joe Schoen, Hal: Joe Barry) 3. Quarter Pole Awards -MVP (DKrom: Lamar Jackson, Hal: Tua Tagovailoa) -Offensive POY (DKrom: Tua Tagovailoa, Hal: Christian McCaffrey) -Defensive POY (DKrom: Micah Parsons, Hal: T.J. Watt) -Offensive ROY (DKrom: C.J. Stroud, Hal: C.J. Stroud) -Defensive ROY (DKrom: Jalen Carter, Hal: Jalen Carter) -Comeback POY (DKrom: Matthew Stafford, Hal: Baker Mayfield) -Coach of the Year (DKrom: Sean McDermott, Hal:) Shane Steichen/Jonathan Gannon) -Assistant Coach of the Year (DKrom: Dave Canales, Hal: Bobby Slowik) 4. Truth or Exaggeration -Mac Jones will NOT be the Patriots starting QB in 2024 -The Bengals should shut Joe Burrow down until his calf is 100% -New Bears CEO Kevin

1. Biggest Takeaways From Week 3 -DKrom: Cowboys defense just isn’t the same without Tre’Von Diggs -Hal: D'Andre Swift emerges as the Eagles top back, helping Eagles win ugly 2. Weekly Honors -GOAT Of The Week (DKrom: C.J. Stroud, Hal: Dolphins OL) -Dunce Of The Week (DKrom: George Paton, Hal: Josh McDaniels) 3. Buy or Sell (As Division Title Contenders) -Browns -Colts -Packers -Seahawks 4. Assessment Of 0-3 Teams -Best 0-3 team: Vikings -Worst 0-3 team: Bears -Team most likely to get the #1 pick in the 2024 draft: Broncos -Best unit (offense, defense or ST) of these four teams combined: Panthers defense -Worst unit (offense, defense or ST) of these four teams combined: Bears defense -Over or Under 5 wins by season’s end: Bears (under), Broncos (under), Panthers (over), Vikings (over) 5. Truth or Exaggeration -Jonathan Gannon will NOT be the one-and-done head coach as some analysts predicted he’d be before the season -Eagles DT Jalen Carter is the early frontrunner for 2023 DROY -The

1. Biggest Takeaways From Week 2 -DKrom: Teams that massively disappointed in Week 1 bounced back -Hal: Brandon Staley's time is up 2. Weekly Honors -GOAT Of The Week (DKrom: Geno Smith, Hal: Steve Spagnuolo) -Dunce Of The Week (DKrom: Luke Getsy, Hal: Josh McDaniels) 3. Two of the NFL's most controversial rules rose to the surface in Week 2. First, we were reminded of the infamous touchback rule as Justin Jefferson fumbled the ball into the end zone from the goal line, giving the Eagles possession at their own 20. Second, we saw the "tush push" back in full force...and it wasn't just the Eagles. Their divisional rival Giants ran that play on a 4th-and-1 in the fourth quarter and as usual, the defense was put at a significant disadvantage. Should the NFL abolish both the “tush push” and the touchback rule next year? 4. Panic or Patience (0-2 teams) -Bengals -Chargers -Panthers -Vikings -Patriots 5. Super Bowl Contender or Super Bowl Pretender -Cowboys -Commanders -Dol

1. Biggest Takeaways From Week 1 -DKrom: 49ers show why they're my pick to represent NFC in Super Bowl LVIII with DOMINANT showing in Pittsburgh -Hal: Tua Tagovailoa looked like a man on a mission against the Chargers 2. Weekly Honors -GOAT Of The Week (DKrom: Jim Schwartz, Hal: Jordan Love) -Dunce Of The Week (DKrom: The MetLife Stadium Turf, Hal: Buffalo Bills) 3. Do you think Aaron Rodgers has played the final snap of his NFL career? 4. Buy Or Sell: Playoff Contenders -Rams -Bucs -Packers -Patriots 5. Truth or Exaggeration -The Cowboys defense is better than the Eagles offense...and that's why the Cowboys will win the NFC East -Josh Allen SORELY misses Brian Daboll -DeMeco Ryans' Texans defense will be a top-10 unit in many (if not most) major statistical categories this season -2023 will be Kirk Cousins' final season as a Minnesota Viking -Brandon Staley will be fired as Chargers head coach after the season barring significant improvem

1. If you're Chiefs GM Brett Veach, what is the best thing for you to do right now other than caving to Chris Jones' demands? 2. In the event that Jonathan Taylor is healthy and ready to play after Week 4, which of the following is the most likely to happen: Taylor plays for the Colts, Taylor gets traded, or Taylor stays in Indy, yet refuses to play? 3. Which three players stood out the most to you in preseason play? -DKrom: Jordan Love, Sam Howell, Kenny Pickett -Hal: Michael Wilson, Rashee Rice, Luke Musgrave 4. Truth or Exaggeration -Caleb Williams will NOT declare for the 2024 NFL Draft if the Cardinals end up with the first overall pick -The Steelers will be a serious contender to win the AFC North this season -The Seahawks are the NFC's sleeper Super Bowl team -The Jaguars will emerge as the biggest threat to the Chiefs for the AFC crown -C.J. Stroud will have the best rookie season of the three QB's selected in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft -Chase

1. After not making the final cut for a second straight year in 2022, just how much doubt did you have about this dream ever coming true? How were you able to overcome that mental hurdle? 2. What was your experience as a Dallas Stars Ice Girl like? What in your mind, aside from the ice, distinguishes the atmosphere at an NHL game from those of the other three major sports leagues in North America? 3. Even though you weren't a DBC the previous two seasons, you were still on the field on game days as a member of the Broncos Orange Rush Flag Crew. Did that experience help at all in your quest to wear the chaps, and if so, how? 4. Other than Colorado, what would you say was the best place you've ever lived? What would you say was the best place you've ever traveled? 5. Do you view your job of being a social studies and history teacher as an extra important task given the times we are living in right now? 6. What has been the most memorable experience you've had as a DBC thus far? Has it offic