As a new wave of quarterbacks has joined the ranks in the NFL, the old guard seems to be dying down. Carson Palmer, Eli Manning, Phillip Rivers, and Ben Roethlisberger all seem to be beyond done.
After a mediocre week including the worst beat in the history of gambling with the completely nonsensical touchdown scored by Kansas City on Monday night, here is one thing that I am sure of in a season of uncertainty in the NFL: no one knows jack shit about the league this season.
If NFL Week 1 hot takes, Super Bowl proclamations, and panicking football fans were unwelcome relatives, candy, and nuts, then oh what a Christmas we’d have.
As incredible as this might seem, considering it feels like football just started up again: we’re already just about 1/8th of the way through the 2016-217 NFL season.
In a new weekly NFL picks column, Hail To The District writer Dash Kannan provides his predictions and thoughts for each game on the slate for Week 2 of the 2016 NFL season.