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The NFL's current two-conference, eight-division alignment often rewards bad teams with home playoff games. Here's a better, more fair way to configure the league: Four eight-team conferences.

Moving to Hammond, Indiana was always a bluff from the Bears. (And it apparently worked.)

The league apparently learned nothing from the Jalen Hurts situation, as evidenced by the decision to let Christian Watson return to a game after he was spitting up blood with a broken rib.

Minnesota's formula is about to get tested against teams with elite offenses. At some point, the Vikings' offense will need to respond.

The concept of trading employees is unique to the business of team sports, and it makes those businesses even more ruthless than any other.

Jonathan Taylor hasn't asked for a trade. He doesn't need to. At this point, the only question is whether there's a deal to be made.

The QB situation has been the core of the recent issues in Indianapolis. Other roster and contract mistakes have only made it worse, and now the franchise is in complete disarray.

It's crazy to think no one has hired Brian Flores to be a head coach. It's not crazy to think plenty of owners will continue to find reasons not to hire him, given that he has sued the NFL and four of its teams.

The NFL's obsession for "more, more, more" could cause it to lose sight of making the game as good as it can be.

Who will replace Troy Aikman at ESPN? We've made our official predictions.

The firing of G.M. Chris Ballard and Tuesday's trades make it crystal clear that the next G.M. will be hiring a new coach.

The NFL is a deadline-driven business, except when it isn't. For the Colts, the planets aligned to make moves two weeks before the window closed.

Saquon Barkley needed more time off for his hamstring injury. The team may have welcomed his early return in an effort to attract a strong trade offer.

The NFL and NFLPA are jointly communicating about Jalen Hurts. They're not jointly investigating, yet. And it's important for the NFLPA to avoid the perception of complicity in a coverup.

The Cowboys mismanaged the clock at the end of the first half, which could have come back to haunt them in the second half.

The Giants completely overhauled the organization with one hire — John Harbaugh.

The Panthers lost by 30, one week after calling out @CSimmsQB on social media. In response, Chris chose violence.

If the Vikings trade for an elite RB, that would potentially change everything for the Vikings' offense.

The only way to fix officiating is to go back to square one and rebuild the entire process based on the technology that is currently available.

Good coaches have figured out the right way to balance analytics with the overall situation.