Le’Veon Bell, Ezekiel Elliott, Todd Gurley and the year the NFL running back position began to lose its power

“Running backs are expendable.”  Those words, recently spoken by my brother-in-law, stung me like a Clubber Lang punch to the stomach. I grew up in the 1990s, when the NFL’s biggest names were mostly running backs. Emmitt Smith won league and Super Bowl MVP in the same year. Barry Sanders shared league MVP honors with … Read more

Ravens crack Top 5 in Sports Illustrated’s Training Camp Power Rankings

Training camp is officially underway for everyone across the NFL. With that comes waves of excitement and predictions from fans and pundits alike. Rankings are a particularly hot topic this time of year. Sports Illustrated’s Connor Orr decided to throw his hat in the ring with his own power rankings list of all 32 teams … Read more

AFC power rankings, pre-training camp edition: Chiefs, Bengals and then who else?

The start of training camp is fast approaching, not just for the Browns but for the entire NFL. Many of those teams will open camp with expectations of playing football well past Week 18. One of those teams is the Browns. There are, however, various levels for the teams around the league. Some, like the … Read more