So it was another successful week for the rest of the AFC North as all the teams got one step closer to the beginning of the regular season without losing any star players or having crazy incidents. Both the Steelers and the Ravens rolled to victory while the Bengals lost to the Packers. But what does that even me to the fans anymore? Honestly, nothing at all. All that matters is the teams get through the games healthy and the playbook is totally learned for when it really counts in September. But either way, there will always be NFL gossip, so let's take the rundown and review the news.

Steelers

The big story here is that Mike Wallace is going to report to camp after the long contract holdout that will never be resolved. This will end after Mike Wallace refused to sign the franchise tender after wanting a long term deal. I don't really blame him for wanting a long term deal, especially if he gets hurt this year, but sometimes you just have to swallow your pride and do what is best for the team. That is what he will be doing in the near future.

Ravens

It's is a never ending plot about wondering if the defense is getting too old to be able to compete. After it was announced that the Ravens would be putting Suggs on the PUP list, the defense took one more step being closer to diminished knowing that one of the best players on the team will miss at least the first six games.

Bengals

It's a wait and see game.

Andy Dalton: Real or fake?

AJ Green, superstar?

Defense, will it hold?

Leon Hall, healthy?

Green Ellis, will he fumble??

Nobody knows.

Before everyone starts freaking out about the fact that the Browns lost to the Eagles and that it is only a precursor to what will happen, slow down. The starters hardly played, the formations were boring, and nobody was going to give anything away. Both Andy Reid and Pat Shurmur came out during the week to say that they were not going to do anything crazy this preseason game even though it was the "dress rehearsal" because they weren't about to give anything away. They knew that they could only hurt themselves. With that being said, even if the players were given a thin playbook for the week, it doesn't mean they weren't trying. So l et's take a look and see what was accomplished.

The first drive could not have started any better for the Browns. Brandon Weeden was threading the needle in ways that Colt McCoy could and the offense was consistently moving the ball down the field. So what happened? Well in short the offensive line is not even close to being formed which led to a play where nobody was blocked and Weeden had no chance to do anything other than fumble.

Before the fumble, earlier in the drive, was the first time where Brandon Weeden and Josh Gordon made a serious connection with each other. It was a long streak down the left sideline that resulted in in 28 yards and a Browns first down. I would bet that we see that for a long time to come.

Other points to hit:

Ben Watson is single handedly giving away his job.

Phil Dawson is still the man.

Montario Hardesty seems to have been passed on the depth chart by Brandon Jackson.

Colt McCoy continues to improve his trade value.

The regular season and actual football is that much closer.

It is week two of the preseason which means teams are getting that much to the real thing come September. By no means is the preseason some sort of direct indicator of how good a team will be in the regular season, but it gives us an idea of what they will have to offer.

Bengals

The biggest story that came out of this game was that Andy Dalton hooked up with A.J Green on a long, 50 yard touchdown pass. I bet we will be seeing a lot of that this season. Green has the potential to be a top 10 receiver in the NFL in fantasy by the end of the year. Actually, I'm going to go right out on that limb and say that A.J Green will be a top 3 fantasy receiver at the end of the year. This being as long as he doesn't get hurt.

Ravens

The Ravens lost the game, but in a little bit more of importance, when the first teams were in the game the Ravens still lost by a score of 17-9. I'm not totally sure what to take from this. Is it that the Ravens defense got dominated by Megatron, or that they had three chances and couldn't put the ball in the end zone? In reality, Calvin Johnson will tear up every defense in the NFL this year so I'm not going to put that on them. But the Ravens offense? If you are a fan of this team you should be worried about who other than Ray Rice is capable of carrying this team.

Steelers

The Steelers play their second preseason game of the year when they play host to Andrew Luck and the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday Night Football, 8p.m EST.

The matchup to watch is none other than Andrew Luck, the rookie, vs the brick wall that is the Steelers defense.

Normally in this day and age if I were to tell you that the Cleveland Browns beat the Green Bay Packers in an absolute blowout you would be jumping out of your shoes thinking that the Browns were suddenly one of the better teams in the NFL. Then I reminded you that it was only a preseason game and that Aaron Rodgers hardly played the game was ran by backups. Your dream is crushed. But maybe not totally...? Let's break down the good and bad of the game.

Brandon Weeden

I thought Brandon Weeden played much better in this game than he did in the first preseason game. He did turn over the ball or look afraid to make a play. He made hard, crisp throws to hit the wide open receivers right in between the numbers. I remember one play right before the half when the Browns had one shot to get into field goal range and Weeden made the only laser throw he could to get the team into range. I'm not sure that would have been completed last year with Colt McCoy.

Backup QB's

This might actually turn into the story of how the Green Bay backup quarterbacks were so bad that they might actually have put in a phone call to the Browns to inquire about trading for a Colt McCoy or Seneca Wallace. Both of which led the team on touchdown scoring drives when they were in the game.

Defense

Pat Shurmur has talked a lot this training camp about how the defense needs to be aggressive to force turnovers. He got his wish when the team recovered a fumble and got multiple interceptions. It will be interesting to see if they can keep the trend up during the season.

Dick Jauron

This has no more importance than you are willing to speculate about, but Dick Jauron will be calling defensive plays from the press box this year instead of online the sidelines. This was reportedly his choice.

For the last two weeks I took a preseason vacation to get all of my relaxing in before the rush that is the start of the NFL season. But even though the regular season games have not even started yet, the news kept on flowing. So we are going to take a peek at what was missed while I was gone.

Baltimore Ravens

The biggest story for the Baltimore Ravens this preseason is the speculation about whether or not the team is getting too old to compete in the modern NFL. Ed Reed was speculating retirement during the offseason and fans and media are talking about whether or not Ray Lewis still has "it." I believe the Ravens will be just fine and maybe even surprise some people when they win double digit games again and win the division to go to the playoffs.

Pittsburgh Steelers

The biggest story this preseason for the Steelers has been that Mike Wallace has still not reported to camp. The deadline for signing an extension has already passed, so that's not an option. The only way he plays a game for the Steelers this season is by signing that one year tender that will pay him more than enough. My guess is that he will skip all of camp but he will be back for week one of the regular season and start right away with no penalty.

Cincinnati Bengals

Do you think that the Bengals can repeat what they did last year? Make the playoffs with a young and under estimated squad? I don't think that they can. I think this year the Bengals will be figured out whether it is how to stop Andy Dalton or beat the injury ridden cornerbacks. I see the Bengals falling off the table this year and only winning 6 or 7 games.

For the last two weeks I took a preseason vacation to get all of my relaxing in before the rush that is the start of the NFL season. But even though the regular season games have not even started yet, the news kept on flowing. So we are going to take a peek at what was missed while I was gone.

Jimmy Haslam

Jimmy Haslam, the new owner of the Cleveland Browns (pending league approval), had his first press conference in the new role. He appeared comfortable and ready to take a hands on approach to taking this team to the top. Many wonder what this means for the staff if Jimmy Haslam will want to start over or not, but for now the team can only focus on the issues on the field. After the season we can wonder about job statuses now. But just to go on the record, I believe Mike Holmgren will be out after the year and Heckert and Shurmur will stay.

Joe Haden

It is rumored that Browns star cornerback, Joe Haden, could be facing a four game suspension after a failed drug test. Haden may have tested positive for Adderall, but it will take a second sample of the test to verify it before the suspension would become official. For the sake of the Browns it would be devastating if Joe Haden were to be for multiple games. He is one of the best shutdown corners in the league and he is someone no team could afford to lose.

Scott Fujita

It is still unknown whether or not Scott Fujita will have his suspension reduced or dropped by opening day. I won't bore you with the details because IM sure you have heard every detail about the bounty scandal and why Fujita is in this situation, but with every passing day it becomes more and more unlikely (in my opinion) that the suspension will be changed.