Justin Herbert
Bears’ Offseason Moves Provide Chance to Go From Worst to First
Bears’ Offseason Moves Provide Chance to Go From Worst to First
I had a close-up view of one of the greatest worst-to-first teams in NFL history when the 1999 “Greatest Show on Turf” St. Louis Rams rebounded from an NFC-worst 4-12 to an NFC-best 13-3 on their way to a Super Bowl victory against my Tennessee Titans. Last season’s worst team was the Chicago Bears, who […]
2023 Offseason Power Rankings: Jets Make Biggest Jump
2023 Offseason Power Rankings: Jets Make Biggest Jump
At some point in the coming days, weeks or – God forbid – months, Aaron Rodgers will become a member of the New York Jets. How much of an impact will the 39-year-old quarterback with 475 career touchdown passes and a .659 winning percentage have on a franchise that hasn’t qualified for the playoffs since […]
2023 NFL Free Agency: Every Team’s Biggest Need After Early Wave of Signings
2023 NFL Free Agency: Every Team’s Biggest Need After Early Wave of Signings
The legal tampering period of NFL free agency began on March 13, with contracts becoming official at the start of the new league year on March 15. After the first big wave of free agency, every team in the NFL still has holes to fill. The 33rd Team is breaking down each team’s biggest roster […]
Top 250 Underdog Best Ball Fantasy Football Rankings
Top 250 Underdog Best Ball Fantasy Football Rankings
Our top 250 Underdog best ball rankings have been meticulously compiled by Josh Larky and Ryan Reynolds, with help from Best Ball Mania II winner Liam Murphy. For each player, you can see our rank compared to Underdog ADP, along with a 1-5 rating for how we are viewing this player at their current ADP […]
Every NFL Team’s Biggest Need Entering 2023 Free Agency
Every NFL Team’s Biggest Need Entering 2023 Free Agency
The legal tampering period for 2023 NFL free agency opens on Monday, March 13 which means teams can begin agreeing to contracts with prospective free agents. Deals become official when the new league year begins on Wednesday. Every team in the NFL will have holes to fill this offseason, whether they made the playoffs or […]
Jalen Hurts’ Potential Record-Setting Contract Won’t Hold Back Eagles’ Future
Jalen Hurts’ Potential Record-Setting Contract Won’t Hold Back Eagles’ Future
It seems like only yesterday that Philadelphia Eagles general manager Howie Roseman caught a hundred different kinds of hell from fans and the media for spending a second-round pick in the 2020 draft on Jalen Hurts. At the time, few beyond Roseman seemed to understand the logic of taking a quarterback – a running quarterback […]
2023 NFL Free Agency: Is Derek Carr Answer For QB-Needy Teams?
2023 NFL Free Agency: Is Derek Carr Answer For QB-Needy Teams?
That team is a quarterback away. We hear it all the time. Whether as a late-season reference to a team that showed many positives but lacked a quality passing game (New York Jets), or an off-season description of a team that otherwise showed potential but fell short at the most critical position in pro sports […]
Chargers GM: Keenan Allen ‘Isn’t Going Anywhere’
Chargers GM: Keenan Allen ‘Isn’t Going Anywhere’
On Wednesday, Los Angeles Chargers general manager Tom Telesco ended speculation that the team would move on from wide receiver Keenan Allen this offseason. “Keenan Allen isn’t going anywhere,” Telesco told reporters at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis. The 30-year-old Allen, a 2013 Chargers’ third-round pick, just completed his 10th season with the team. He […]
NFL Offseason Fixer-Uppers: How Chargers Can Improve in 2023
NFL Offseason Fixer-Uppers: How Chargers Can Improve in 2023
In an ongoing offseason series, experts from The 33rd Team offer three things each team can do to improve in 2023. AFC: BAL | BUF | CIN | CLE | HOU | IND | JAX | KC | LV | MIA | NE | NYJ | PIT | TEN NFC: ATL | CAR | DAL | DET | GB | LAR | MIN | NYG | […]
End-of-Season 2022 NFL Betting Power Ratings
End-of-Season 2022 NFL Betting Power Ratings
In my first year at The 33rd team, I never wrote a piece about my NFL power ratings, but this is something I’ll provide consistently moving forward. Power ratings, kind of like power rankings, are something many professional handicappers use to demonstrate their perception of each team in a given sport. Every bettor has a […]