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Welcome to the Tuesday edition of the Pick Six newsletter!With the regular season officially behind us, that means there are now only two things to talk about today: the playoffs and the playoffs. OK, so that's actually only one thing, but it's a big one, so I thought I should count it twice.Actually we'll be covering several things in today's newsletter. Not only will we be ranking the six playoff games from most watchable to least watchable, but Pete Prisco will unveil his final regular-season Power Rankings and we'll also be ranking the attractivene s of each open coaching job.One job we didn't rank was the Titans' job Cordarrelle Patterson Jersey and that's because it came open just as the newsletter was going out today. The Titans decided to part ways with Mike Vrabel, and if you want more details on that be .Also, if you want the latest information on who's being interviewed and who's being considered for each open job, then . As always, here's your daily reminder to tell all your friends to sign up for the newsletter. To get them signed up, all you have to do is. All right, let's get to the rundown.With two firings on Black Monday, that means there are now five open head-coaching jobs in the NFL. Since our favorite thing to do during the offseason is to rank things, Will Brinson, Ryan Wilson and I decided to rank the coaching vacancies during our Black Monday discu sion on today's episode of the Pick Six Podcast.This is our collective rankings based on our combined votes (Note: The Titans job isn't listed here because it wasn't open when we made our rankings). 1. Commanders.The Chargers job seems the sexiest because they have Justin Herbert, but when you look at overall attractivene s, we all like the Commanders more. For one, you can immediately start to build through the draft since Washington has the No. 2 overall pick this year. Also, the Commanders have the most salary cap space heading into the offseason, which means they can make some major free agency moves if they need to. They also have a new owner who seems hellbent on winning.2. Chargers.We all agreed that this is an awesome job and that's mostly because you already have your franchise quarterback in place. But the one knock on the Chargers is that they're currently $34 million OVER the salary cap heading into 2024, which means the new coach and general manager are going to have to make some tough roster decisions over the next few months. You also have to figure out how to knock off the Chiefs, which makes this job slightly more difficult than other jobs.3. Falcons.The biggest upside with the Falcons is that it feels like this is the team that will give a new coach the best chance to make the playoffs in 2024. Not only do they play in a very winnable division, but the Falcons also seem like they're just Prince Amukamara Jersey a quarterback away from being the best team in the NFC South. 4. Raiders.On paper, this is a pretty solid job: You get to take over an iconic NFL franchise, you have a top-15 pick in the draft and you have plenty of salary cap space heading into the offseason. However, the downside here is that the Raiders don't have a proven QB on the roster and they're stuck in a division with Patrick Mahomes, which means you won't have very much margin for error if you take this job.5. Panthers.The three of us unanimously agreed that this would be the worst job to take and it's not even close. The biggest problem is that you have an overbearing owner who's already fired two coaches over the past two seasons. Another i sue with this job is that you don't have a first-round pick in 2024. Also, if you get Trey Burton Jersey hired, you have to design an offense that Bryce Young can thrive in. The one upside to this job is that you're in the NFC South, which means if you turn the team around quickly, you could win a division title in your first few years on the job.If you want to listen to today's show,. You. If you don't feel like listening to a podcast today, Brinson also did his OWN ranking of the coaching jobs, and you can . Welcome to Prisco's final Power Rankings of the regular season! After today, Prisco won't be releasing another batch of his patented Power Rankings until after the Super Bowl, so you better enjoy this batch.Here's a look at Prisco's top five, which has no changes from last week:Ravens(Same as last week)49ers(Same as last week)Cowboys(Same as last week)Bills(Same as last week)Browns(Same as last week)I'm not going to spoil the rest of the Power Rankings here, but I am going to give you a few nuggets. Here's what has changed since Prisco's last Power Rankings:The biggest jump this week went to the Raiders. Prisco was so impre sed with their win over the Broncos that he moved them up five spots from 24th to 19th. The Raiders were one of only two teams this week that moved up more than one spot.In the NFC, the biggest jump went to the Packers. Green Bay is now ranked in the top 10 after beating the Bears in Week 18. Following their victory, Prisco moved them up four spots from 14th to 10th. The Packers will be facing a big test this week with a wild-card game against Prisco's No. 3 team: the Cowboys.The biggest drop this week went to the Jaguars. Prisco is a noted Jaguars homer, and after watching them lose to the Titans on Sunday with a playoff spot on the line, he was almost too depre sed to do his Power Rankings. The Jags dropped four spots for the lo s, falling from 11th to 15th.Now, let's talk about the worst team in the NFL. The 2-15 Panthers had been dead last in Prisco's rankings since October, and that's where they're going to end the season, which is fitting, because they finished 2023 by becoming the FIRST team in NFL history to go an entire season without holding a single fourth quarter lead. Both of Carolina's wins came on a field goal as time expired, which is how they were able to go an entire season without holding a Sherrick McManis Jersey fourth-quarter lead.If you want to know where your favorite team ended up in Prisco's Week 18 Power Rankings, . If you want to argue with Prisco over his rankings, you. I argue with him all the time about everything. If you don't have time to watch every wild-card game this weekend and you're trying to figure out which ones you should watch, don't worry, because we now have you covered in that department. Will Brinson ranked all six games based on their watchabilty, and based on what Brinson has to say, there is one game you definitely don't want to mi s.With that in mind, here are the four games that he considers the most watchable wild-card round:1. (6) Rams at (3) Lions, 8:15 p.m. ET, Sunday (NBC). 2. (6) Dolphins at (3) Chiefs, 8:15 p.m. ET, Saturday (Peacock). 3. (7) Packers at (2) Cowboys, 4:30 p.m. ET, Sunday (Fox). Chicago Bears Jersey 4. (5) Browns at (4) Texans, 4:30 p.m. ET, Saturday (NBC). If you want to check out Brinson's entire rankings, .With the 2023 regular season officially in the books, now seems like a good time to start talking about the 2024 season. And thanks to the NFL scheduling formula, we can actually do that because we now know who the 17 opponents will be for all 32 teams.Here are 10 of the biggest games that will be on the 2024 schedule:49ers at BillsChiefs at BillsRavens at ChiefsRavens at CowboysCowboys at 49ersDolphins at BrownsSteelers at EaglesBengals at ChiefsRams at LionsLions at 49ersIf you want to see the home-and away opponents for all 32 teams, . The dates and times of each game will be released at some point during the spring.With the regular season officially in the books, we decided that right now is the perfect time to unveil our 2023 All-Rookie Team. CBSSports.com NFL Draft guru Chris Trapa so locked himself in a room over the weekend and didn't come out until he was completely satisfied with his entire team. Here's a look at the All-Rookie Team on the offensive side of the ballB:C.J. Stroud, TexansRBe'Von Achane, DolphinsWR:Rashee Rice, ChiefsWRuka Nacua, RamsWR:Jordan Addison, VikingsTE:Sam LaPorta, LionsOTarnell Wright, BearsOTawand Jones, BrownsInterior OLeter Skoronski, TitansInterior OL:O'Cyrus Torrence, BillsInterior OL: Steve Avila, RamsOne notable aspect of the All-Rookie Team is that the Lions, Texans and Rams were the only two teams that had at least one player on both sides of the ball. If you want to see what the defensive side of the All-Rookie Team looks like,.It's been a busy 24 hours in the NFL, and since it's nearly impo sible to keep track of everything that happened, I went ah |
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