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The Packers lose to the Ravens on Saturday

The Packers lose to the Ravens in Green Bay

By: Jake Rajala

The Green Bay Packers took on the Baltimore Ravens at the frozen tundra. The Pack was not ready, to say the least. Their star running back, Josh Jacobs, ran for three yards on the night. Meanwhile, the Ravens RB Derrick Henry averaged twice that many yards per carry! The Packers mine as well lure Eddie Lacy out of retirement!

The Packers defense looked like they were playing a “prime Adrian Peterson”, who has three games of at least 190+ rushing yards in a game against them! It’s safe to say Packers Hall of Famer, Reggie White, didn’t show his big smile from up above.

King Henry had the most beautiful stiff arm in the contest. Perhaps he was paying homage to John Cena, who recently retired, with the move.

With the Pack losing the game, the Chicago Bears won the NFC North. Aaron Rodgers once claimed that he owned the Bears. Clearly, the exit from the free spirit, Rodgers, opened the doors for the Bears to come in and feast. After all, the Bears swept the Packers this season.

Do you want to know the last QB to win the NFC North for Chi-town? It is none other than Mitchell Trubisky. Yes, I’m talking about the backup QB in the “Progressive” commercial. Should I also say that he is a QB who has never thrown a pick-six?! It’s something that Philip Rivers can’t say.

I imagine that the Packers former defensive coordinator, Mike Pettine, who was fired by them in 2016, has a grin and a shot of whiskey to show his ex that he wasn’t the issue.

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The tale of Josh McDaniels

Josh McDaniels reflection

By: Jake Rajala

The long time New England Patriots offensive coordinator, Josh McDaniels, has six Super Bowl rings with Tom Brady. Given his success as the offensive coordinator he earned a head coaching gig with the Denver Broncos. Yet, he was fired after two seasons. The former Browns head coach, Hue Jackson, went 1-15 and 0-16, yet he was given another season as the HC. Perhaps the Browns tried (and failed) to tank for a QB.

It’s hard to blame Josh McDaniels for struggling with the Raiders. Even Jon Gruden went 22-31 in Sin City. Similar to the Cowboys, the Raiders aren’t a bully like they were in the 20th century. The best Raider in the 21st century might be the kicker Sebastian Janikowski.

It seemed that TB12 carried McDaniels in New England. Well, he is sitting at 11-3 with Drake Maye and the Pats. Yes, you read that correctly. He also doesn’t have Bill Belichick anymore. The biggest fear to McDaniel may not be head coaching gig, but rather Josh Allen. The Bills are 3-2 against the Bills in their past five games.

McDaniel is arguably the best offensive coordinator in NFL history. This doesn’t mean he will make the Hall of Fame. Buddy Ryan, who orchestrated the 1985 Bears defense, doesn’t even have a place in Canton. McDaniel is only 49, which isn’t that old in HC years. Yes, he’s nearly the same age as his former QB Tom Brady. Perhaps he can reel off more Super Bowl wins without Brady to prove he’s a genius, offensive caller, regardless of the QB

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The tale of Brock Purdy

Brock Purdy reflection

By: Jake Rajala

Brock Purdy has been seen as the second coming of Tom Brady. Brady was taken in the sixth round, while Purdy was a seventh round pick. 49er Faithful was thankful that he came out strong and proved to be more efficient than Jimmy G. Sure, Jimmy G has a nice jawline. Nonetheless, he has only thrown over 20 touchdowns in a single season once in his career.

Purdy has been a man on a mission. He went 5-0 in his rookie season. Not bad for a “project” quarterback. He unleashed 31 passing touchdowns to 11 interceptions in his sophomore season. Furthermore, he went 12-4 in the same season. Sadly, he hasn’t won a Super Bowl ring yet. It’s not a complete surprise given his head coach, Kyle Shanahan, coughed up a 28-3 lead in the Super Bowl when he was with the Atlanta Falcons.

Purdy has a lot of help from Christian McCaffrey, who won Offensive Player of the Year in 2023. It may be a surprise that he’s an elite running back in the league. He also had Deebo Samuel in his arsenal, who was an All-Pro. Sadly, they moved him to Washington.

When Mr. Irrelevant was injured, he was replaced by Mac Jones. Jones went 5-3 with the 49ers. I wouldn’t say there’s a QB controversy. After all, they are paying Purdy five years for $265 million dollars. I expect Jones to be traded to a team like Miami or Cleveland.

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The tale of Matthew Stafford

Reflecting on Matthew Stafford

By: Jake Rajala

In college, we got to know both sides of Matthew Stafford. He unleashed 13 ints to 7 touchdowns as a freshman. His girlfriend once dated his backup (as shown below). Clearly, this propelled him to win two Bowl MVPs as a junior.

The former Georgia QB who looks like the leader of a frat house, Matthew Stafford, has been infamous for throwing 4,500+ passing yards and double digit interceptions at the same time. He’s a poor man’s version of Brett Favre.

As of late, the Stafford to Puka Nacua connection has been on fire. Stafford is first in passing yards, while Puka is second in receiving yards. It helps that they have Sean McVay, who has a boatload of confidence. He dates a model, yet he manages to wake up at 4 am.

In all seriousness, the gunslinger (Stafford) should still go into the Hall of Fame. He has the same number of Super Bowl rings as Drew Brees and Aaron Rodgers and one more than Philip Rivers. Furthermore, he could very well have another Super Bowl ring and an MVP trophy.

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The tale of Sam Darnold

The story of Sam Darnold

By: Jake Rajala

Sam Darnold was drafted third overall in 2018. It seemed like a disgrace that Darnold was drafted ahead of Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson. After all, each of those two quarterbacks have won MVP. We can’t blame it all on Darnold early on. He was on Adam Gase’s island. Yes, I’m talking about the head coach who once showcased a stare like Elizabeth Holmes (as shown below).

He wasn’t quite on the same level at USC as talented as Matt Leinart. Leinart shouldn’t feel alone about being one of the best CFB QBs to sputter out in the pros. Kellen Moore had a 50-3 record in college, yet he was a backup on Dallas fetching coffee for Tony Romo.

Darnold was brought back from the dead in 2024. His personal best win count was 7, which came in 2019. He doubled that figure with 14 wins in 2024. I’m not saying he was on the same level as Brett Favre for the Vikings, who brought them to the NFC Championship. However, it’s safe to say he was much more prolific than J.J. McCarthy, who unleashed 0 points against Darnold’s team in Week 13. It was quite poetic. The Vikings sit at 5-8. Let it be known that even Christian Ponder even had a winning record in his second season and brought the Vikings to the playoffs!

Darnold is 28 years old. It would be a shame if I didn’t make a Philip Rivers joke, by saying Darnold may be able to play for 16 more years. It also helps Darnold that he has Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who is only 23 years old!

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Let’s not forget about Joe Flacco

Joe Flacco is alive

By: Jake Rajala

Philip Rivers is all over the news for being a “44” year old QB. Even the “42” year old QB, Aaron Rodgers, got in on the fun by giving his take on the “mainstream” news. Well, let’s not forget there is another old QB that deserves attention. This would be none other Joe “Cool” Flacco, also known as the QB who has a Super Bowl trophy, which can’t be said by Rivers.

Flacco could be competing at a place that could be his true home for a couple of seasons. Joe Burrow has expressed that he is no longer having fun throwing a football for “hundreds of millions of dollars”. Wouldn’t it be a scene to witness the 29 year old, Joe Burrow, pass the torch to 40 year old Joe Flacco? Many may say it’s a lock to get a future first overall pick. Well, I believe Flacco would be more competitive than someone like Rivers or Justin Fields.

Then again, it wouldn’t be a complete surprise if Flacco hung up his cleats after this season. If this comes to fruition, then they are stuck with Jake Browning right now. I believe the Bengals fan base would rather see Carson Palmer come out of retirement than Browning play another down for them.

If the Bengals decide that they don’t want Flacco, who has a 2-8 record for them, and he decides to play another season, he will have to seek another home. Perhaps he could be the backup to a team that has a real chance of winning the Super Bowl. This team could be the Indianapolis Colts! If Rivers can come back from the dead for them, then Flacco could follow in the footsteps of Matt Ryan and Rivers by playing a few seasons for them.

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Joe Burrow isn’t having fun anymore

Burrow is sad

By: Jake Rajala

As widely reported, Joe Burrow doesn’t appear to be having fun with the game of football anymore. He has a Top-3 wide receiver tandem (in Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins), and he would be pushing for a playoff spot if he didn’t get hurt this season. Yet, he has Andrew Luck syndrome and could retire at 29, which happened to be the same age that Luck hung up his cleats.

Perhaps Burrow would be having fun if he could smoke cigars in the Bengals locker room (just as he did after the CFB Championship). It’s not fair that he can’t couldn’t rip a stogie before a game.

Hendrickson and Burrow can’t be happy with their defense, which gives up more points than any other team. Burrow knows how his idol, Drew Brees, felt after he had many years with the worst NFL defense.

I know Burrow would be having more fun if he wasn’t missing his second former LSU pal, Justin Jefferson. Let it be known that Jefferson isn’t exactly having a lot of fun with the potentially worst starting QB in the league in J.J. McCarthy. The swap would still be a pipe dream, given that Jefferson is the Vikings best player by a long shot. The potential Jefferson trade from the Vikings would have to be more dull than the Cowboys shipping off Micah Parsons.

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Why don’t the Colts sign Kap?

Will the Colts sign another QB?

By: Jake Rajala

We all know the news: The Indianapolis Colts signed the 44 year old quarterback, Philip Rivers. If they want to think outside the box, they should consider targeting the 38 year old dual threat QB, Colin Kaepernick. He still has stayed in shape and has respect from the likes of his former coach Jim Harbaugh. That doesn’t mean that every owner might be scared to death of signing him and having many angry, drunk fans booing him.

It seems like the Colts are content with their QB room after signing Rivers. Nonetheless, let’s not forget he threw 20 interceptions in his second to last season, so it’s far from certain that he will be an acceptable game manager.

Unfortunately, the Colts couldn’t lure Eli Manning out of retirement. Perhaps he would be bitter and have Rivers replace him once again (just as he made the Chargers trade him for Rivers at the 2004 Draft).

What about the other legendary, first ballot Hall of Famers? Would Tom Brady or Drew Brees come out of retirement? My idol, Brees, would likely have the worst YPA in NFL history with his right shoulder. As for the GOAT, I believe he needs to focus on improving a Las Vegas Raiders team that is tied for the NFL’s worst record and making Al Davis roll over in his grave.

Don’t even get me started with Brett Favre.

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Will Myles Garrett break the sack record?

Will Garrett really break the sack record?

By: Jake Rajala

Cleveland Browns fans should be grateful that the former first overall pick, Myles Garrett, hasn’t flipped teams, just as Reggie White, J.J. Watt, and Micah Parsons have. Garrett is still honed in on being a Hall of Famer for one team (Cleveland Browns), even if that team loses to the Tennessee Titans and has a long history of failing to draft the right quarterback.

Garrett has 20 sacks on the season already. Unfortunately, that doesn’t mean he is making his defense as seismic as the ’85 Bears defense. They still sit at 17th in PPG allowed on the season. Garrett needs a partner. The Houston Texans have the right formula, as they have Danielle Hunter and Will Anderson.

If Garrett really breaks the record, he will get to shove it in T.J. Watt’s face twice a season, as Watt holds the sack record with Michael Strahan. He will also cement himself as the best Brown of the century.

In all honesty, Garrett should go from a lock of making it into the Hall of Fame, to a lock as a “first ballot” Hall of Famer after this season. The stud Browns pass rusher who loves Anime just needs to find a way to get a Super Bowl ring. I will be serious and say that Shedeur Sanders may be their answer at QB, at least.

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Philip Rivers joins the Colts

The Colts sign Philip Rivers

By: Jake Rajala

Philip Rivers has come back from the dead and joined the Indianapolis Colts. The Colts have a thing or two for old QBs. They tried the Matt Ryan experiment, but Matty Ice was clearly washed up.

Perhaps they should have called Andrew Luck to come out of retirement. He’s only 36 years old. He doesn’t have grandkids, like Rivers does.

If Rivers can’t sling the ball like he did in 2020, perhaps Indy should call Tom Brady or Brett Favre and try to lure one of them out of retirement.

Rivers was a first ballot Hall of Famer in my book. He just delayed his time until he gets a gold jacket. Sure, he had four seasons of 18+ interceptions. Nonetheless, he still found a way to win at the end of the day. After all, he did have a record of 134-106.

I don’t want to completely disrespect Rivers, but I still expect it to be the Jonathan Taylor show. In Peyton Manning’s last days in the league, the best thing he did was arguably hand the ball off and make short passes to his weapons. I expect that to be the case with Rivers.

On the bright side, Rivers returns to a team that he bled for already. Of course, he played for the Colts and, even led them to an 11-5 record in his final season. Colts fans can shake the dust off their Rivers jerseys and wear them on game day.

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