The Rams proved a point last year by eschewing the traditional route to contention and seemingly mortgaging their future to win now en route to a Super Bowl title. NFL teams have spent the past six months trying to replicate their formula, leaving us with one question: How all in is your team? The Ringer has dedicated this week to looking at which teams are building for the future, which ones have pushed all their chips to the center of the table, and which ones are straddling the line. From the “F--- them picks” Rams not quite being what they seem to what’s next for the Eagles now that their rebuild is complete, join our NFL writers as they decide who’s “all in.”
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August 26, 2022
Is It Time for the Bengals to Go All In?
Cincinnati has a young, exciting core that just came close to a Super Bowl win. But it won’t spend the way other franchises do, and the reasons are complicated.
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August 26, 2022
In an All-In NFL, Where Do the Jets and Giants Fit?
The Jets and the Giants are neither all in nor all out. But with both teams facing big quarterback questions, is there room for New York City’s NFL teams to make incremental progress in a win-now league?
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August 25, 2022
How the Rest of the AFC West Went All In to Catch the Chiefs
AFC West teams went wild this offseason, with blockbuster trades for Russell Wilson and Davante Adams, and a massive contract extension for Derwin James Jr. But will these moves be enough for the Broncos, Raiders, or Chargers to end the Chiefs’ reign atop the NFL’s deepest division?
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August 25, 2022
The Steelers Stay the Steelers—Even in a Time of Transition
Pittsburgh enters this season with a battle between two new quarterbacks and a new general manager for the first time in 22 years. But under Mike Tomlin, they have the same expectation: to win.
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August 24, 2022
Sunny Dispositions: How Tua Tagovailoa and the Dolphins Are Finding a New Way Forward
As he enters his third NFL season, Tagovailoa has already become all too familiar with injuries, incompletions, and institutional chaos. But can Mike McDaniel’s belief, the buy-in of a star receiver, and better protection unlock a new version of the QB?
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August 23, 2022
The Rams Went All In to Win a Super Bowl. Now, Can They Sustain Their Title Window?
The Rams have long defied roster-building convention—and to great success. But what comes next for the most maxed out team in the NFL?
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August 23, 2022
Jalen Hurts and the Eagles’ Big Quarterback Question
The Eagles’ latest rebuild is nearly complete; now they must find an answer to their major quarterback question. Here are three scenarios for how Hurts’s 2022 season might play out.
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August 22, 2022
The All In-dex
Danny Heifetz and Steven Ruiz talk about the delusional teams that are too all in and the teams that should be more all in
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August 22, 2022
Ranking How “All In” Each NFL Team Is in 2022
Introducing The Ringer’s All In-dex, our way of analyzing each NFL team’s spending and draft capital to determine who is All In for making the Super Bowl and who is All Out