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Arizona's defense was an afterthought last season. But there was magic happening in the desert. Despite investing heavily in the defensive line, Jonathan Gannon should push ahead with last year's approach -- a distinctive style all his own
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I see people are talking about the greatest ever high school players again. Enjoy Jadeveon Clowney; I’ve never evaluated a player like him. Laugh out loud funny.
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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"Fuck, he's gonna hire Deion next year"
"Fuck, he's gonna make me pass on Arch Manning"
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Kind of sort of has the look like the owner made the call
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How many rounds away are we from Deion partnering up with the Saudis to start a rival league?
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Steve Belichick officially joining UNC, as reported here. Expectation is he will be the successor in Chapel Hill.
One key reason Belichick returned to college was to work with his son. Details below👇
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Per sources, I’m told Bill Belichick’s negotiations with North Carolina include a guarantee that Stephen Belichick will be named the school’s head coach in waiting. UNC is open to that guarantee. Discussions are not a bid to gain leverage for NFL offers and BB is open to the move
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I wrote about Bill Belichick at North Carolina — a real sentence I just typed without blacking out.
Making the jump to college started with a book club, and ended with an unprecedented decision. On the why, how and what comes next.
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Update: Belichick has agreed to become the next UNC coach. Belichick handed the school a 400 page “organizational bible” with structure, payment plans, staffing choices etc. decisions on whether to commit with UNC. He is expected to know their decision within 24 hours
Per sources, I’m told Bill Belichick’s negotiations with North Carolina include a guarantee that Stephen Belichick will be named the school’s head coach in waiting. UNC is open to that guarantee. Discussions are not a bid to gain leverage for NFL offers and BB is open to the move
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Sure sounds like he’s tailored his recruiting pitch…
Belichick’s initial pitch to UNC — the one that reportedly “blew them away” — included a comprehensive overview of an high school to NFL pipeline, and an NFL model (as laid out here) working back to the college level
Bill Belichick with a fascinating answer on how he would run a college football program (via @PatMcAfeeShow):
"Let me put this in capital letters: IF I was in a college program, the college program would be a pipeline to the NFL for the players that had the ability to play in the NFL.
It would be a professional program. Training, nutrition, scheme, coaching, techniques that would transfer to the NFL. It would be an NFL program at a college level and an education that would get the players ready for their career after football...
It would be geared toward developing the player. Time management, discipline structure and all that, that would be life skills regardless of whether they were in the NFL or somewhere in business.
I feel very confident that I have the contacts in the National Football League to pave the way for those players that would have the ability to compete in the [NFL]... they would be ready for it. I have no doubt about that."
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Per sources, I’m told Bill Belichick’s negotiations with North Carolina include a guarantee that Stephen Belichick will be named the school’s head coach in waiting. UNC is open to that guarantee. Discussions are not a bid to gain leverage for NFL offers and BB is open to the move
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How can you not love Anthony Richardson??? A Mt Rushmore broadcast-cam QB. You have no idea where the ball is going to wind up when it pans -- not sure he always does either
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The Bears offense has the shittiest vibes of any unit in the league. Receivers lollygagging routes. Receivers quitting on routes. Players bailing mid-play. No one cares about the QB being crushed. Even on positive plays, the sideline doesn't seem like it cares
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Deebo Samuel grabbed the neck of long snapper Taybor Pepper and swiped at kicker Jake Moody after a third missed field goal
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Two years ago, the average pistol rate in the NFL was 3%. Five teams had a pistol rate over 5% – and two over 10%.
This season, the average rate is 7%. 15 teams are up over 5%, with eight at over 10%
Wrote this in 2022 on why the pistol would be back👇
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Such a fun matchup between Washington and Chicago today. Eberflus is one of the most tendency based coaches in the league; Kingsbury has roasted tendencies this season. Will be interesting to see how Eberflus switches things up with Gordon out readoptional.com/p/matt-eber…
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