We went the wrong direction once we reached the afternoon slate last week, but we’re off to a good start with Thursday Night Football and have a big slate of home teams to support in Week 4.

To paraphrase the famous words of Jeff Fisher, we’re not going #*&$ing 8-8 again. Let’s get over .500 with a surprisingly enticing Week 3 slate!

Let’s see if we can pick the right things to react to!

What’s that about last year? We’re on to 2026-27. Let’s focus on what lies ahead, because that’s what sports fandom is all about: perpetual, almost-always-misplaced optimism.

There are easy cases against both of these teams, but only one has put up compelling evidence of their own.