Quarterback play falls into three categories for the most part. There are star quarterbacks capable of elevating a team and leading them to a Super Bowl. There are the struggling quarterbacks who make it quite clear it’s time to move on. Then there’s the middle ground — QB purgatory: The average-to-above-average starters aren’t quite good enough to lead their team …
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NFC South could hinge on four young OCs and which offense clicks best
Greg Auman NFC South Reporter Change one letter and the NFC South becomes the NFC Youth, which is fitting for a division that features four new offensive coordinators, all of them under 40, with a combined two years of experience as an NFL OC. Many factors will determine who wins the division, but high on the list will be which …
Read More »Why it’s so darn easy to root for John Ross with the Eagles
Why it’s so darn easy to root for John Ross with the Eagles originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The day John Ross retired in the summer of 2023, he knew instantly he made a mistake. Ross never wanted to leave football. “Literally the day I retired,” Ross said, “I knew it was a mistake.” But the speedy wide receiver …
Read More »Drew Brees says he would have played three more NFL seasons if not for right arm injuries
Former New Orleans Saints quarterback and likely future Hall of Famer Drew Brees has now been out of the NFL for three seasons, having retired after the 2020 campaign. But if it were up to him, he’d first be stepping away right now. “Honestly, man, if my right arm was still working, I probably would’ve played another three years,” Brees …
Read More »Mavericks thump Timberwolves, advance to NBA Finals; UEFA Champions League final preview
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Read More »Brian Daboll calling plays at OTAs, final decision to come in training camp
Giants head coach Brian Daboll said in March that calling offensive plays was something he was looking into as the team made plans for the 2024 season and he’s been testing things out during the team’s organized team activities. At practices open to the media, Daboll has been seen with a radio making the play calls as the team works …
Read More »Ravens expect to have David Ojabo back sometime in training camp
Ravens head coach John Harbaugh provided an update on edge rusher David Ojabo’s return from a partially torn ACL on Thursday. Ojabo suffered the injury last September and had season-ending surgery in November, so it’s no surprise that he has not been cleared for football activities at this point. Harbaugh said that the current timeline has the team expecting to …
Read More »Eagles’ John Ross thinks he’s faster than when he set his then-record 40-yard dash time at combine; here’s how
PHILADELPHIA — John Ross knows he’s as fast as he was when he ran a then-record 4.22 at the NFL Combine seven years ago. Ross knows it sounds crazy to say that, but he upped the ante. “I think I’m faster,” Ross said. Why does Ross think he’s faster? His mental state of mind is in the right place, no …
Read More »How Isaiah Rodgers came back better than ever after 512-day layoff
How Isaiah Rodgers came back better than ever after 512-day layoff originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia He didn’t have a team. He didn’t have a coach. He didn’t have teammates. But he could pretend. So during his 512-day absence from football – from late in the 2022 season with the Colts until the start of OTAs last week with …
Read More »Eagles OTA observations: Isaiah Rodgers has standout day as secondary frustrates Jalen Hurts, Kenny Pickett
Getty Images PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Eagles are set to conclude organized team activities before the full mandatory minicamp begins next week. The team concluded their fifth of six OTA practices Thursday, the second of which was open to the media. This practice mostly conducted of 7-on-7 drills and one 11-on-11 segment with some interesting depth chart observations. Mandatory minicamp …
Read More »NFL Sunday Ticket Antitrust Class Action Nears Trial Date
Nine years ago, a group of NFL Sunday Ticket subscribers sued the league over a topic that has spawned antitrust litigation since the 1950s: Do NFL teams limiting how they compete in licensing broadcasts run afoul of antitrust law? That core legal question is headed for a jury trial set to begin next Wednesday in the Los Angeles courtroom of …
Read More »49ers OL coach Chris Foerster: Invest in guys who score TDs, we’ll find OL later
The 49ers used a third-round pick on guard Dominick Puni this year and that represented a departure from recent trends for the team. Puni is only the third offensive lineman drafted in the first three rounds — they also included a third-round pick in a trade for left tackle Trent Williams — since General Manager John Lynch and head coach …
Read More »Sean Payton: Bo Nix is throwing the ball “extremely well”
Technically, the Broncos are letting three quarterbacks — Bo Nix, Jarrett Stidham, Zach Wilson — compete for the Week 1 starting job. As a practical matter, they’re hoping that the twelfth overall pick in the 2024 draft will win the job. And so, whenever Broncos coach Sean Payton speaks to reporters, he’ll be asked about Nix’s development. Payton got that …
Read More »Fantasy Football History: Lessons learned from previous rookie WR classes to apply in 2024
In the early days of fantasy football, rookie receivers were an afterthought, almost a joke. You’d ignore them for their first seasons, barely look at them for their follow-up seasons, then maybe consider them for Year 3 breakouts. That was the playbook, and almost everyone followed it. There were occasional exceptions. Randy Moss detonated with an amazing 1998 season. Anquan …
Read More »Why a new CBA could lead to NFL-union deal on 18th game: Making case for getting it done sooner than later
An 18-game NFL season is coming, and no one can do anything to stop it. Well … that’s not true. But oddly, it seems to have already been embraced as inevitable by all parties just three years since the league went to 17 games, its first expansion of the regular season in 43 years. It’s less a march to 18 …
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