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I wrote about how (smart) defenses are evolving to try to slow down the bootleg -- and all the explosive plays that McVay, Shanahan, LaFleur, Stefanski et al. have hit in the boot game
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If Washington is to change its franchise name (it should), then team should follow
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Funny. Skip Bayless forgot to switch accounts praising himself on a Facebook Live stream
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"And now to Jay Feely"...
"THIS IS A BIG KICK JIM"
"Thanks, Jay"
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This is the video supposedly of Dolphins offensive line coach Chris Foerster snorting coke before a meeting
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Brady and Belichick laughing while Goodell is drowned out by boos
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Do not hit quarterbacks high. Do not hit quarterbacks low. Do not hit them in the midriff. Roughing the passer on Clay Matthews.
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VON MILLER WITH A DOUBLE FUCKING GHOST RUSH FOR THE SACK
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Alabama’s analyst room is going to be loaded next year
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Geno Smith has thrown more holy fuck balls than any quarterback in the league this year
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I charted slip/sod-gate:
- The Eagles' defense had a player slip on 38% of Patrick Mahomes' dropbacks -- five times they had multiple slippages.
- The Chiefs' defense had a player slip on only 14% of Jalen Hurts' dropbacks -- with no multiples
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The Eagles offensive line serves a cheat-code. Pair that with Hurts becoming an excellent rhythm thrower, someone who delivers under fire, and is now hitting deep shots like *this* and the Eagles offense makes the mini leap from the top-five into best-in-the-league good
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The Bears defense over the last two seasons combined under Matt Eberflus:
- 32nd in EPA/Play
- 32nd in Dropback EPA/Play
- 32nd in pressure rate
- 32nd in pressure rate w/ four-man rush
- 32nd in sacks per game
- 32nd in yards conceded per coverage snap
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The best way to spend your Saturday is to watch highlights of Jadeveon Clowney in high school. It's like something from National Geographic.
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Colin Cowherd took a shot at Mike Tomlin, saying Belichick has never had an assistant coach arrested. No, but he drafted a serial killer.
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Steve Bisciotti every time Lamar does Lamar things and he realizes he has to pay him a trillion dollars
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Lou Anarumo on third downs
I wrote about Josh Allen’s one (seeming) schematic kryptonite, and whether the Dolphins’ did-these-guys-take-acid gameplan will re-shape Lou Anarumo’s thinking on Sunday
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"Wait a minute, we’re talking about Lawrence Taylor now. I’m not putting anybody in LT’s class. Put everybody down below that.” -- Bill Belichick
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Look at the Bills detonate EVERYTHING. It’s textbook: get the linemen on different levels so that they pick one another and can’t exchange
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Spags! Spags! Spags! Spags! A two-becomes-one-becomes-two-again rotation.
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"Undisputed is America's fastest growing sports show. Period."
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Some news: I have a new job, my dream job. I’m joining as a staff football writer. I’ll be writing nerdy tactical/data stuff, goofy/fun stuff and anything everything in-between. Basically, what I’ve been doing for the CFB/NFL but for the other football.
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ESPN bringing on Barstool was the nerdy kid inviting the cool kid over to his pool party. Then the Dad got upset when he pissed in the pool.
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Remember when the Falcons didn’t want to hand fully guaranteed to money to LAMAR JACKSON???
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This is wild: the average amount of separation in the NFL is 2.92 yards. The Dolphins had FIVE receivers average over three yards today; Tyreek *averaged* 3.72 yards of separation. Just unstoppable
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Coaches got paid. Sponsor got paid. NCAA got paid. Schools got paid. Player who sustained career ending, life altering, neck injury received nothing.
Sad news for
#Miami
standout CB: Malek Young will undergo career-ending surgery for a neck injury he sustained during the Hurricanes’ game against Wisconsin in the Capital One Orange Bowl.
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This will go down as one of the greatest plays in NBA history
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The NFL is about to dump all of this on the head of an unnamed, unknown, 'unaffiliated' person because it's cleaner & easier PR (and that person obviously made some awful error), but it's important to remember the Dolphins staff have final say on sideline & lockerroom evaluations
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Per source, the full slate and venues for the 2022 International Series games.
- Vikings @ Saints, Spurs
- Giants @ Packers, Spurs
- Broncos @ Jags, Wembley
- Seahawks @ Bucs, Munich
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This is embarrasing. A roughing the passer call on Tannehill that takes away an interception. What horseshit
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If you don't calm the f*ck down you're going to the bench - Jimbo Fisher to Jameis Winston
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Tom Brady last week: “I’m gonna work harder. I’m gonna care more. I’m gonna show up earlier. I’m gonna put more time in. I’m gonna work later. I’m gonna study more. I’m gonna do things other people aren’t willing to do”
Aaron Rodgers this week: “The government created HIV”
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Who hired all these people?!?!! Surely that guys in trouble?
Bears fired:
🏈OC Luke Getsy
🏈QBs coach Andrew Janocko
🏈RBs coach Omar Young
🏈WRs coach Tyke Tolbert
🏈Assistant TEs coach Tim Zetts.
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Spags doing Spags things. Get to that Tampa-2 shell from whatever angle/path is imaginable (not new, btw)
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If Adrian Peterson were a rookie, we’d be talking about the dawn of a new superstar: the springs, the subtlety, the vision. He’s 34!
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This has to be a bit from the Bengals at this point: They went under center 18 times vs. the Steelers. 89% of those snaps were runs. 65% were some variation of wide-zone.
They finished with a 20% rush success rate, dead stinking last in the league. The average: 42.3%
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Mike Tomlin cloning himself in an attempt to improve the Steelers coaching
http://t.co/6ojwm38tAG
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I went deep on the Bills offense: how they spent all season preparing for Sunday night; how they torched to Chiefs; what comes next.
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Adoree Jackson covering Amari Cooper 1-on-1 earlier on, now jumping over human beings.
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Andrew Luck took a monster shot to the shoulder. Popped up and gave a thumbs up to the sideline.
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It would be hard to find a rookie playing much better than Abraham Lucas right now (at least in pass pro). He is already cleaning up some issues from earlier in the season -- he is more patient, doesn't panic if he loses the initial fight, and always maintains his balance
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I like this move for the Eagles.
The Cardinals are finalizing a deal to hire Eagles DC Jonathan Gannon as the team’s head coach, according to multiple reports.
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When you consistently get away with academic fraud and head to a final four
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When the league colludes to stop your dominance, but you finish with the best record in the NFL
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An all-time game, with some of the finest performances and offensive creativity. The sod stuff feels more notable than game-altering because, you know, both sides played on the same field. A shame that's it's even a factor, but it did have *some* impact on the pass-rush
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The Cavs could really do with a hyper-athletic, lengthy, perimeter player, who can play multiple defensive spots
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The average amount of separation from Ryan's receivers today -- as bad as it gets
Right now (with all the injuries), Matt Ryan is playing in a worse situation than he had in Atlanta.
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Roughing the passer call on Myles Garrett. Landed on Roethlisberger with his body weight. A fourth down stop turned into a touchdown the very next play.
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How many points will the Bills and Chiefs score today?
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I wrote about Lamar Jackson: A unique and evolving talent. The best player in the country keeps getting better
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"That is a back shoulder on a corner route. No one does that!" Yep, Romo really is the best already.
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Booger praised Kendricks for showing “great focus while awaiting jail time”. That’s a new one, I guess.
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One thing about Sanu that really helped the Shanahan-Falcons Offense back in the day: his size in the slot as a blocker. Sanu can win in line and is brilliant on the move. He opens up a fresh batch of moves for McDaniels similar to having Gronk — starting out, motion, deal
Another trade: Falcons are sending WR Mohamed Sanu to the New England Patriots in exchange for a second-round pick, league sources tell ESPN.
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Jim Harbaugh runs the most complex gap-system in all of college football
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No Ezekiel Elliott is bonkers.
43 of our NFL Insiders voted.
Here's their best starting roster under the age of 25.
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John Elway is going to get a lot of credit for offering Brock Osweiler just $16 million a year instead of $18 million
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The only tribute to Rob Gronkowski you need, from the immortal Bob Einstein via
@LeBatardShow
“What do you imagine he says in the huddle, besides snorting and sneezing and stuff?”
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Unbelievable value for the Niners. Malik Mustafa is the best tackling safety in this class. Is technically sound and can bring the thunder. Can align anywhere: box, overhang, half field, whatever you like. Can be an impact piece from day one
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Jameson Williams' longest receptions per game: 94, 18, 29, 81, 26, 32, 75, 65, 58, 50, 79, 34, 67, 20, 40. You read that right. That’s 8 games with a reception over 50 yards; 6 games with a reception over 70 yards. And those are the ones he caught.
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I mean, he pretty clearly stepped out (and how are there not cameras down the lines/end zones)
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Hard to overstate how bad the Eberflus hire has gone. The Bears defense is the only team to cross the +0.100 threshold in EPA/play during his tenure — and the only one to cross the +0.200 threshold on dropback EPA.
QB+OC marriage a disaster. DC resigns over HR issue.
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