Jori Epstein

For years, presiding wisdom has said: If the NFL created an equivalent WAR metric, Johnson would pace the charts.

Yahoo Sports canvassed 17 players and 10 coaches across 11 NFL teams to better understand the chess game of hand signals for Rodgers and beyond. Their perspectives revealed a mosaic of strategies employed by offenses looking to control a game and defenses looking to neutralize threats.

The Giants have a chance to settle their offense and keep their season floor afloat. Their ceiling, meanwhile, faces serious doubt.

One notable suggestion: “Blitz they ass. Get after they ass because that’ll be the first chance having live bullets. You can simulate that all you want, but that’s not football. ... So you get after that ass and you blitz."

The network launch comes in the wake of a spring announcement by the league to increase mental health resources in three tiers following the deaths by suicide of the Cowboys' Marshawn Kneeland and the Vikings' Rondale Moore last November and February, respectively.

 "I'm glad that we're fiery, I love the competition out here," offensive coordinator Davis Webb said. But "we can't cross that line, and that's offense and defense." 

The 2026 season will offer necessary data points for that decision. But after the sides did not negotiate toward a long-term deal ahead of the July 15 deadline, it's worth asking: Is there a ticking clock on Dallas' offense as constructed?

A maligned Bengals defense loaded up on offseason upgrades, led by a trade for Dexter Lawrence. Offensive players say the group is more intense and competitive than Cincinnati's defense flashed last training camp.

The Colts believe Jones can run back the type of performance that sparked their 8-2 start last year. The key for Jones will be understanding not just how his Achilles is progressing but also how he's otherwise tweaking any mechanics.

"This probably happens to a lot of quarterbacks [where] they almost get to like where their knowledge is that of a coach," Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst said of Love.