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  Written By: Spencer Teman, of Swish Tribune Just three years since the team moved from Oakland to Vegas, the Raiders are looking to make a splash this year as an underdog team in a highly competitive division. This year they decided to shake things up and will have a brand new look this season in the silver and black. The major change that was made in the offseason was at quarterback as veteran quarterback, who played for the Raiders for the past nine season, Derek Carr was signed by the New Orleans Saints. For the first time in almost a decade, the Raiders will line up with a starting quarterback not named Derek Carr during week 1.  That new quarterback will be Jimmy Garoppolo. Garoppolo, another veteran quarterback, spent his previous number of seasons with the San Francisco 49ers. With the Niners, he was able to reach 2 NFC championships, win one, and just fall short in a Super Bowl to the Chiefs. Garoppolo certainly has a ton of experience to offer to this high-powered R...

 Tennessee Titans Season Preview By Evan Ostrander                The Tennessee Titans are coming off of a disappointing season in which they failed to make the playoffs after ending the season on a seven game losing streak without Ryan Tannehill. This losing streak included a loss to the Texans in a very winnable game that pretty much told the world that the Titans weren’t legit. Many point the blame for these losses on rookie Quarterback Malik Willis and think that they will be much better this season with Tannehill healthy, but I disagree. Ryan Tannehill adds very little to the Tennessee Titans offense besides handing the ball off well and the occasional checkdown pass. The Tennessee Titans should not be relying on a game manager to keep them mediocre, and instead, they should be looking to Will Levis as their Quarterback of the future.  Despite this, the Titans will be starting the season with Tannehill, so they should be able t...

  Written By: Dylan Grodner, of Swish Tribune  The reigning champs are looking to do it again. The Kansas City Chiefs are without a doubt a top 3 team in the NFL, being lead by one of the greatest players in the history, in Patrick Mahomes. For the past few years, the Chiefs are creating what seems to be a dynasty. It's hard to argue with that statement when Mahomes is leading the way. In addition to Mahomes, the Chiefs also have the best tight end in the league in Travis Kelce along with one of the best head coaches in the league in Andy Reid as well.  The Chiefs offense has proven to be elite, even though they don't have a true number one wide receiver. However, having the best tight end paired with the best quarterback in the league makes up for it. Not only does it make up for it, but it helps. It draws the defense away from the receivers, allowing them to be open. This leaves Mahomes with a plethora of options, including five guys that finished with over 250 yards la...

Written By: Dylan Grodner, of Swish Tribune  The Miami Dolphins are one of the strongest teams in the NFL WHEN HEALTHY. The issue is, they seem to constantly be dilapidated. They were lacking defensive weapons last year, including cornerback Byron Jones (out for the season), safety Brandon Jones (out seven games), and Nik Needham (out six games). In addition to all of these injuries on the defensive end of the ball, the Dolphins were also constantly without a quarterback, as Tua was dealing with concussions all season long.  Over the offseason, the Dolphins defense became even stronger after acquiring Jalen Ramsey, Bradley Chubb, and Eli Apple in addition to drafting two valuable young players in Jaelan Philips and Jevon Holland. Although Ramsey is injured and is out for the beginning of the season, the Dolphins defense is STACKED.  Let's move over to the offense.  Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle.  That's it. All you need to know is those two names in order to fin...

  Written By: Spencer Teman, of Swish Tribune The Arizona Cardinals, otherwise known as the team that almost everyone is predicting to end up with the #1 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft and finish with the worst record in the league. I'm here to tell you those people may be right.  The Cardinals come into the year with many key losses that are effecting everyone's mindset regarding them. Firstly, their franchise quarterback, Kyler Murray, won't be ready until maybe the second half of the season because he tore his ACL late last season. Without Murray, this offense is not going to be able to flow to its best ability and with limited weapons to operate with as well.  Along with the injury to Murray, the Cardinals also lost one of the best receivers of this generation in DeAndre Hopkins. Hopkins decided he wanted to play elsewhere and chose Tennessee to be his next location to play football. No matter what quarterback Hopkins as been with in his career, he has always made...

           Written By: Jack Nevins of Swish Tribune          Welcome to the 2023 US Open! The final grand slam is upon us, and the tennis world is ready. This tennis season has brought us so many exciting matches and tournaments. From Carlos Alcaraz winning Wimbledon, Novak Djokovic and Alcaraz going at it in a heated matchup in Cincinnati, and Iga Swiatek continuing her dominance winning the French Open.      This week, tennis fans have their eyes on the heavy hitters; Djokovic, Alcaraz, Swiatek, and Pegula, but there are a handful of underrated talent in the field this week. The top 8 men's players are:  1. Carlos Alcaraz 2. Novak Djokovic 3. Daniil Medvedev 4. Holger Rune 5. Casper Ruud 6. Jannik Sinner 7. Stefanos Tsitsipas 8. Andrey Rublev. The big dog is Alcaraz as he is the reigning champion, but his crown could be taken. Sinner recently won in Toranton and has some momentum c...

                                              By Ryan Lashin of Swish Tribune. Est Reading Time: 5 Min Last year, the New England Patriots finished 8-9, making a respectable attempt at reaching the playoffs. The Patriots were most certainly helped by their defense, as they were 11th in points allowed. However, they were 24th in yards allowed. It doesn’t help to consistently lose members of the secondary like the Patriots do each year, but somehow Bill Belichick knows where to find secondary talent, as the Patriots have a young group starring Jonathan Jones to bolster their team. Offense is a little more of a struggle as Mac Jones needs to prove himself in a make or break year. The Patriots biggest worry is not within, rather their division, as they play in arguably the toughest division in the NFL. In this season preview, we will look at their offense, d...