Hackett: "I told Russ he's gotta stop saying things like 'It's Russell Wilson time' when his team is losing 17-3 to the Panthers. It upsets guys and he gets that now."
Nathaniel Hackett on Mike Purcell-Russell Wilson exchange Sunday: "I've talked to Mike. I've talked to Russ. Everybody's good. It's part of it. It's an emotional game."
Any concerns the Patriots have about Drake Maye's accuracy will become an afterthought once Joe Milton knocks out a power line in Foxborough while targeting an out route during the first week of OTAs.
Rams’ rookie RB Zach Evans -- one of the most added players in fantasy football this past week -- is expected to back up both Royce Freeman and Darrell Henderson today against the Steelers, while RB Myles Gaskin is expected to be inactive today, per sources.
We knew Deshaun Watson was going to be returning to the league. However, the NFL/Browns choosing to suddenly give him the most guaranteed money in NFL history after everything that unfolded last year is one of the more defiant blind eyes that I can remember being turned.
People laughing at Bronny James declaring for the draft are conveniently forgetting that his college stats are better than his dad's in every category.
Let's not forget to mention this.
Raiders rookie Dylan Laube is 24 years old.
At 24 years old, Christian McCaffrey had already amassed 5,817 yards from scrimmage and 45 rushing touchdowns over four NFL seasons.
Do the Raiders have their CMC?
Rookie Dylan Laube sports no.23 & bears a striking resemblance to Christian McCaffrey during OTAs.
🎥: By
@Sean_Zittel
, Vegas Sports Today
#RaiderNation
Just gave notice to my job of six years to let them know that I will be leaving for a position I accepted with
@NBCSEdgeFB
/
@NBCSEdgeCFB
!
I am very excited to be joining an amazing company and elite group of football minds and can’t wait to see what lies ahead.
This is the first play shown on a Marvin Mims highlight reel that’s 7 mins and 7 seconds long.
What’s the point of the other 6 mins and 40 seconds of the video?
Treylon Burks leads all Titans receivers with a 21% target share. Kyle Philips is second at 19%.
Burks is also sixth among ALL receivers in Y/RR at 3.40.
It's only a matter of time, folks.
Saquon Barkley has played in 62 career games and averaged 100.4 yards from scrimmage in those games.
That's the sixth most YFS/gm of any RB since 2018 (min. 20 games played).
The Giants are 20-41-1 in those games.
LET’S TALK ABOUT THE VALUE OF A RUNNING BACK. Daniel Jones has more ints than TDs in games Saquon Barkely doesn’t play in. The Giants are 3-8 in the last 11 games Saquon Barkely has missed. Saquon Barkley is WHAT MAKES THE GIANTS AND DANIEL JONES GO!
This is such a damn good pull. Bagent had a pressure to sack rate of 9.5% in 2023.
Among 45 QBs with min. 150 dropbacks, his 9.5% P2S% was No. 1 in the league -- Josh Allen (10.3%) and Patrick Mahomes (11.2%) were the next closest.
Might be the most brutal Justin Fields stat.
Everybody wants this Super Bowl to be a great game. A close game. A fun one. Understandably.
Have we totally overlooked the possibility of Cincinnati looking like a team that was picking 1.05 last year?
This game not being close wouldn’t surprise me.
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I've long had an interest in sports radio in my post-grad life, and can't wait to learn, grow and deliver fantasy content via the airwaves!
Some argue that a problem with Pressure to Sack % is it doesn't account for scrambles. I asked a PFF Data Analyst, who informed me P2S% does account for scrambles.
I pulled up QB pressures and removed scrambles when pressured to get P2S w/o scrambles to see what it looks like.
Commanders reportedly looking to deal TE Cole Turner, DT John Ridgeway, C Ricky Stromberg, and a 2025 third-round pick to the 49ers in exchange for Brandon Aiyuk.
How often do the Chiefs think, “we could have had ANY RB of the 2020 draft class, and we took a projected third rounder in the first round as the first RB off the board?”
Adey Soria entered the world today at 6:02 AM, weighing in at 7 pounds 2 ounces.
Mamma and baby are all doing great.
Thanks to everyone who reached out over these last few weeks as we awaited her arrival.
Looking forward to this new journey!
Drake Maye skeptics talk about him like coaches don’t think he’ll be capable of starting a game as a rookie, seemingly forgetting that Josh Allen started 11 games as a rookie despite nobody knowing if he could hit a barn from five yards away.
This throw is so bad I thought it was Russell Wilson throwing left-handed. Then I realized it was just Tua Tagovailoa, who is left-handed, throwing a wobbly 🦆.
I decided to hold out on posting anything during my short family vacation/weekend, but wanted to share that like so many, I was also a part of the layoffs at NBC Sports EDGE/RotoWorld last week. After the 2022 CFB/NFL season, I will be entering free agency -- is that right?
We received a tip that indicates
@TheNFFC
playoff contest was not the 1st time Bradley Willis' lineup was changed post-lock
Below details a 2023 Week 16 move in a $350 regular season contest
We corroborated w/ transaction & lineups pages that an apparent post-lock move was made
Chase Young had five sacks in his first six games this season. Then his dad called into
@granthpaulsen
and
@funnydanny
, made up a bunch of stats, and he’s had 2.5 sacks in his last nine games.
Justin Fields struggling to process quickly. Struggling with accuracy. Underwhelming in 7-on-7s.
Not exactly what you want to hear from a former No. 11 pick entering his fourth season.
I know people are getting high on Mark Ingram in anticipation of a Kamara suspension. But have you considered the makeup of rookie UDFA Abram Smith?
Have a look...
Looking at the 4th Down Calculator on , of all the 4th Down decisions Detroit made, the one that resulted in the biggest swing for their chances to win was the field goal to end the half. They would've had a 91% chance to win going into halftime up by 21.
Out of curiosity, I stumbled upon PFF's "Wins Above Average" metric, which "represents the number of wins a player is worth over an average college football player."
Here's a look at the incoming 2024 QBs' average WAA over their final two CFB seasons.
Drake Maye hive stand up.
Baker Mayfield: Traded for a 2024 conditional 5th. Teams split 2022 salary.
Matt Ryan: Traded for a 2022 third.
Carson Wentz: Traded for a 2022 second and third, and conditional 2023 third that can become (it probably will) a second. Washington pays full $28 million.
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A new QB in Carolina: The
#Panthers
are acquiring former No. 1 overall pick Baker Mayfield from the
#Browns
for a 2024 conditional 5th-round draft pick, sources tell me and
@TomPelissero
. Deal is pending a physical. All parties split the financials to make it happen.
Below are the "Big Six" QBs of the 2024 class and their short/intermediate/deep adjusted COMP% for their careers prior to 2023 and then how they fared in 2023.
I continue to be confused by the media coverage confidence/concerns when it comes Drake Maye vs. Jayden Daniels.
Carson Palmer commenting on Mahomes taking sacks and putting his team in bad position is great.
Pressure to Sack % for both QBs since 2020 (min. 100 pressures faced)
Mahomes -- 10.4% (1st)
Burrow -- 23.7% (50th)
Carry on.
@TheRichmondJohn
I have to imagine this is some silly ass thing they're doing. Like Jahan joked he always wanted to try holding or something and a coach offered to show him how just for fun.
Maybe I'm wrong. For a staff that's already not taken too seriously, it's a weird look.
Washington is 4-1 this season when rushing 30+ times.
They have 14 carries tonight.
If they can jam in 16 more carries in the fourth quarter, they will have all but secured a win.
"Billy, this is Marvin Mims. He was arguably the best wide receiver in his class but fell to you in the second round. You actually traded up to get him. He leads the Broncos with 195 receiving yards and looks explosive. His one flaw is you are giving him a WR5 snap share."
**ANNOUNCEMENT**
Super excited to announce that I have partnered with
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as a collaborator for the 2021 NFL season. Very excited for all things Underdog we will get to bring this season, and can't wait to see what's in store post draft.
Lost in all the Kliff Kingsbury news is the fact Eric Bieniemy made a lateral move to the Commanders in hopes of maybe getting HC gig in 2024.
Only Commanders interviewed him for their HC vacancy, and now he's one-and-done as OC in Washington. Tough scenes.
A quick gratitude post to
@CDCarter13
.
Today I had the pleasure of seeing my name printed in a magazine on a newsstand for the first time ever.
While it was in a small role, it was exciting to see it in a publication I’ve enjoyed purchasing for several years now.
@ScottBarrettDFB
Robert Saleh, who challenged a five-yard reception by Raheem Mostert with 11:20 left in the first quarter yesterday, should probably worry about something else.
Holy...
I honestly wasn’t sure I’d get in, but I’m super thankful to
@ScottFish24
for this opportunity and look forward to the months ahead! Don’t forget to donate to if you have a few bucks to spare. Great cause!
Re: consensus boards, an analytics staffer told me that because there are now multiple big board aggregators some teams use a consensus of consensus boards.
If you think Jayden Daniels’ deep ball is special after a fifth year breakout with two first round WRs from the same class, wait til you see what Drake Maye did with future car dealers!