Any Given Take

Welcome back! This week’s post will focus on some of my favorite teams to watch so far this year. This is not a power rankings, but a ranking of my favorite teams to watch this season. These rankings will consist of teams with fun storylines, players, offenses and defenses. These may not be the best overall teams but the teams that keep me on the edge of my seat on Sundays. Keep in mind that this is completely my opinion and you are welcome to disagree, that’s why we have freedom of speech.   Also for the purpose of this list, I also decided to not go with any heavily favored playoff teams/championship contenders like the Chiefs, Bills, Eagles etc. As they are obviously fun to watch, but because you expect them to win games.   Before we start with the rankings, I feel it is right to point out that the Steelers still suck… and the 180 million dollar defense can’t stop a nose bleed… embarrassing.   Alright, lets kick this off with two honorable mentions for some of my favor...

Hello, welcome to the very first post of Any Given Take . This NFL themed blog will focus on takes I have throughout the season and offseason. As a lifelong football lover, I have formulated takes and followed stories my entire life, and now I get to write about them.  For this first post I wanted to discuss something that is very near and dear to my heart…. THE PITTSBURH STEELERS WILL CONTINUE BE MEDIOCRE UNLESS THEY CHANGE. As a lifelong Steelers fan, I have had my heart broken many times since 2016… which was the last time the Steelers won a playoff game. Since then, we have demonstrated the very definition of mediocrity Here’s a hot take for you: since 2016 the Steelers are the “Dalton line” of the NFL. What does that mean? Well, this phrase originated from The Around the NFL Podcast and refers to the Quarterback Andy Dalton . Dalton’s stats would consistently balance out to about average every year, which led to the late Chris Wesley to coin the term “Dalton Line” referrin...