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With Sam Darnold and Trevor Siemian out http://www.thedolphinslockerroom.com/authentic-kenyan-drake-jersey , the Jets are down and out. In the eyes of Las Vegas.The spread for the Week Three game between New England and New York has moved all the way to 22.5 points, via David Purdum of ESPN.com.Coupled with the Cowboys favored by 21.5 points over the Dolphins, it’s the first time since 1987 that two NFL games in the same NFL week have featured point spreads in excess of 20 points.According to Purdum, only 35 teams have been favored by 21 or more points in the NFL since 1966. Two of them are happening this week.Given the way the Dolphins, Jets Womens Walt Aikens Jersey , and Giants are going, there could be more. The Patriots still play both the Dolphins and Giants at home, the Eagles will still be facing the Dolphins, Jets, and Giants twice DeVante Parker Jersey , and the Cowboys have upcoming games against the Jets and Giants. The Ravens (who beat the Dolphins by 49) will be playing the Jets, and the Browns (who just beat the Jets by 20) will be playing the Dolphins.Dolphins Drinking Game - P4 At long last, the end of the preseason!This annual occurrence culminates with what many consider “The Scrub Bowl,” since virtually no starters are expected to play in this game.The last fake game serves a legitimate purpose though as it gives coaching staffs a chance to heavily scrutinize the backend of their roster with a slew of upcoming player cuts coming this weekend.So let’s enjoy the last low-stress Fins game of 2018...BACKSTORY & OBLIGATORY DISCLAIMER:As a lifelong fan of the Miami Dolphins, going all the way back to the Stone Age of the early 1980s http://www.thedolphinslockerroom.com/authentic-reshad-jones-jersey , I’ve learned that fandom isn’t always epic highs & euphoria. Hell, if the post-Marino era has taught us anything it’s that we as a franchise & fanbase have been mostly spoiled for the bulk of our existence thanks to the leadership of “The Don” Shula and The Right Arm of God, Dan Marino.Since both stepped aside by the spring of 2000, the past 17 years have been about as fun as an involuntary colonoscopy thanks to poor leadership and mismanagement. Sure, we had that epic 2008 season Womens Jerome Baker Jersey , and a damn fine hot streak in 2016 that got short circuited by a cheap shot, but life as a Dolphins fan has been tough of late. Enter the #DolphinsDrinkingGame. What started as a sarcastic coping mechanism has manifested itself into a fun thing we can all participate in, provided we act like adults.And now comes the part when I implore you to approach this with a sense of humor and that whole “adult responsibility” thing. First, if you’re going to partake with adult beverages, do NOT get behind the wheel. Getting yourself and/or others hurt or killed is never worth it. Call a cab Stephone Anthony Jersey , request an UBER (don’t ride share with Jameis Winston) or get a designated driver. Second, nobody is saying you have to play along with alcohol. Feel free to use whatever beverage you like - ethically sourced non-GMO coffee, Earl Grey tea or even some dank runoff from Lake Okeechobee.DDG - P4@nashmax73
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The Cardinals have two quarterbacks. And since Miami Dolphins Jerseys 2019 , apparently, when a team has two quarterbacks it has none, the Cardinals are intent on getting rid of one.Per multiple sources, the Cardinals and Dolphins are closing in on a deal that would send Josh Rosen, the 10th pick in the 2018 draft, from Arizona to Miami. The Cardinals would get the 48th pick in the 2019 draft.While the Cardinals want more — and the Dolphins want to give up less — current indications are that the deal may already be done, tentatively. As one source put it, there’s a chance an agreement unofficially has been reached, and that it would be finalized once Miami’s pick is on the clock.That’s the smart play for Arizona, which predictably will deny that a deal is tentatively done or close to being done. If teams drafting at No. 49 and below know that Arizona has pick No. 48, they can attempt to predict which player Arizona is targeting, and they can explore jumping the line.All that said, none of these deals are done until they’re done. And until the final trade terms officially are communicated to the league by both teams, the deal is not done. The NFL schedule for 2019 will be released later tonight, with televised specials on ESPN and NFL Network at 8pm ET. While we will breakdown the schedule once it is officially known, we will also..."The NFL schedule for 2019 will be released later tonight, with televised specials on ESPN and NFL Network at 8pm ET. While we will breakdown the schedule once it is officially known, we will also keep up with all of the rumors and leaks of the schedule throughout the day.According to The Athletic’s New England Patriots beat reporter Jeff Howe, the Dolphins will be visiting the Patriots in Week 17 to end the season. Howe also reports the Dolphins will host the Patriots in Week 2. That would put the homefield advantage in play for both teams, with the Patriots dealing with the Miami head in early September, then the Dolphins facing the cold and (likely) snow of New England in December.Another AFC East division rival Christian Wilkins Miami Dolphins Jerseys , the New York Jets will visit Miami in Week 9, then host the Dolphins in Week 14, according to New York Daily News reporter Manish Mehta (via Joe Schad).Update (12:52pm): The Palm Beach Post’s Joe Schad adds the Dolphins will host the Baltimore Ravens in Week 1.Update (12:57pm): Safid Deen from the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports the Dolphins will visit the Cleveland Browns in Week 12.Update (1:12pm): Back in February, there was a rumor that the Dolphins would play at the Cowboys on Thanksgiving. If that rumors becomes true, that game would be Week 13 and - if other leaks/rumors are correct - would put the Dolphins on the road to visit the Cowboys four days after being on the road to play the Browns. Not ideal. It would also mean the Dolphins were on the road for three straight games, at the Browns, at the Cowboys, and at the Jets.Update (1:30pm): Northjersey.com reporter Art Stapleton has the Dolphins visiting the Giants in Week 15. That puts Miami’s two visits to MetLife Stadium in back-to-back weeks. Would the Dolphins just stay up in the area rather than return to Miami only to fly right back in between the two games?Thoughts (1:42pm): This seems odd. Four of the last six weeks for the Dolphins have been reported to be on the road. Add in the rumor of the Thanksgiving game, and the Dolphins are playing at least five of their eight road games at the end of the season. That could be great early in the year for Miami, where they can use the heat and humidity of South Florida to their advantage, but what a weird gauntlet the NFL would be setting up down the stretch for the Dolphins. Not sure if something will change here and one (or more) of the leaks/rumors will be wrong, but that is a lot of time traveling at the end of the year.Update (2:26pm): Adam Beasley reports the Dolphins will have a Monday Night Football game in Week 8, visiting the Pittsburgh Steelers.Math/Logic (2:32pm): Okay, time to start piecing together some other pieces. The Dolphins do not have games leaked/rumored in Weeks 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, and 16 right now. How do the teams not yet slotted (vs./@ Bills Miami Dolphins Jerseys Stitched , vs. Bengals, vs. Chargers, vs. Eagles, vs. Redskins, @ Colts) look leak wise?Neither Bills game is in this schedule yet, which means Miami has to play Buffalo twice somewhere in the span. Leaks of the Bills schedule rules out 4 (vs. Patriots), 10 (@ Browns), and 16 (@ Patriots).Bills games could be Weeks 3, 5, 6, 7, 11.The only Bengals leaks so far have lined up with the Dolphins, so any of the weeks could still hold that game. Bengals game could be Weeks 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 16.The Chargers will play in Mexico City in Week 11, so that possibility is ruled out. Chargers game could be Weeks 3 Christian Wilkins Miami Dolphins Jerseys , 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 16.Philadelphia hosts the Jets in Week 5 and the Patriots in Week 11, knocking out those two spots. Eagles game could be Weeks 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 16.Washington has the Patriots in Week 5, then the Jets in Week 11, opposite of the Eagles schedule. They also have the Bears in Week 3 and Giants in Weeks 4 and 16. Redskins game could be Weeks 6, 7, 10.Colts have only one game leaked thus far, a Week 15 Monday night game, so they could still fill any of Miami’s missing dates. Colts game could be Weeks 3, 4, 5, 6 Christian Wilkins black jersey , 7, 10, 11, 16.Well, that was not as fruitful as I had hoped.Update (2:56pm): According to the Miami Herald (Armando Salguero, Adam Beasley, and Barry Jackson), the Dolphins will visit the Bills in Week 7 and host Buffalo in Week 11.Update (4:09pm): The Miami Herald has reported the Dolphins at Cowboys game will not be on Thanksgiving. Instead it is in Week 3. Update (4:15pm): The Miami Herald adds the Chargers in Miami in Week 4.Update (4:41pm): The Miami Herald adds the ETWeek 2New England Patriots at Miami DolphinsSeptember 15, 1pm ETWeek 3Miami Dolphins @ Dallas CowboysSeptember 22, 1pm ETWeek 4 Los Angeles Chargers @ Miami DolphinsSeptember 29, 1pm ETWeek 5BYEWeek 6Washington Redskins at Miami DolphinsOctober 13, 1pm ETWeek 7Miami Dolphins at Buffalo BillsOctober 20, 1pm ETWeek 8 Miami Dolphins at Pittsburgh SteelersOctober 28, Monday Night Football, 8:15pm ET Week 9New York Jets at Miami DolphinsNovember 3, 1pm ETWeek 10Miami Dolphins at Indianapolis ColtsNovember 10, 4:05pm ETWeek 11Buffalo Bills at Miami DolphinsNovember 17, 1pm ETWeek 12Miami Dolphins @ Cleveland BrownsNovember 24, 1pm ETWeek 13 Philadelphia Eagles at Miami DolphinsDecember 1, 1pm ETWeek 14Miami Dolphins at New York JetsDecember 8, 1pm ETWeek 15Miami Dolphins at New York GiantsDecember 15 Christian Wilkins Jersey Mens , 1pm ETWeek 16Cincinnati Bengals at Miami DolphinsDecember 22, 1pm ETWeek 17Miami Dolphins at New England PatriotsDecember 29, 1pm ETDolphins Regular Season Opponents 2019The NFL schedule is built based on a rotation of opposing divisions. Each team will face the other three teams in a home-and-home series for each every season. Then the division will face one division from within their conference each season, and one division from the other conference. Finally, the last two games to make up the 16 game schedule will be teams from the two divisions within the same conference that finished in the same relative position in their division standings as the team being scheduled.In other words, the Dolphins will face the AFC East rivals (Buffalo Bills, New England Patriots, New York Jets) twice this season - and every season - once in Miami and once on the road. Then the AFC East will face all of the teams from the AFC North (Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers) and the NFC East (Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins). The final two opponents for Miami will be the teams from the AFC South (Indianapolis Colts) and AFC West (Los Angeles Chargers) who finished second in their divisions, as Miami did in the AFC East last year.Here is how the home and away schedule will break down for the Dolphins:HomeBuffalo BillsNew England PatriotsNew York JetsBaltimore RavensCincinnati BengalsLos Angeles ChargersPhiladelphia EaglesWashington RedskinsAwayBuffalo BillsNew England PatriotsNew York JetsCleveland BrownsDallas CowboysIndianapolis ColtsNew York GiantsPittsburgh SteelersMiami Dolphins Preseason Schedule 2019Preseason Week 1 (Aug. 8-12)Atlanta Falcons at Miami DolphinsPreseason Week 2 (Aug. 15-19)Miami Dolphins at Tampa Bay BuccaneersPreseason Week 3 (Aug. 22-25)Jacksonville Jaguars at Miami DolphinsAugust 22, 8pm ETNational Television Broadcast: FOXPreseason Week 4 (Aug. 29-30)Miami Dolphins at New Orleans Saints
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Although the Los Angeles Rams already wrapped up their second straight NFC West title four weeks ago Ndamukong Suh Jersey , they’re embracing the chance to rub it in.The Rams (12-3) will go for a six-game sweep of their three divisional opponents Sunday when they host the San Francisco 49ers (4-11). A win also clinches the No. 2 playoff seed and a first-round bye, leaving Los Angeles with no shortage of motivation heading into the Coliseum.“That’s huge to show that,” Rams quarterback Jared Goff said of the potential sweep. “To truly win the division with our record, but really win the division with our games against our division opponents, to be 6-0 would be saying something, for sure. That really means more.”Article continues below ...West Coast supremacy matters to everyone associated with the Rams during the franchise’s quest to rebuild its LA fan base heading into a new stadium in 2020.The Rams are 9-2 against San Francisco, Seattle and Arizona since coach Sean McVay took over last season, and they’ve only lost once in a game that mattered. McVay rested his starters for a 34-13 season-finale loss to the Niners last year, likely depriving Todd Gurley of the NFL rushing title and possibly affecting Los Angeles’ momentum heading to the postseason.San Francisco won’t get a break this weekend: Chicago could steal the Rams’ first-round bye if the Bears beat Minnesota and the Rams lose to the Niners, so Los Angeles has every reason to not let up.“It would say a lot,” McVay said of the Rams’ potential NFC West sweep. “To be able to accomplish that at home would mean a lot, because there’s three tough division opponents that we go against twice a year. To be able to do that, and then what that also means is being able to secure a first-round bye, that’s a big deal.”While Gurley could miss his second straight game with a minor knee injury, the Rams likely will be using every other healthy player against the Niners, whose lengthy list of injury absences includes running back Matt Breida and receiver Dante Pettis.The 49ers are wrapping up their fourth consecutive losing season and their fifth straight non-playoff season since making their third straight NFC title game in January 2014, but coach Kyle Shanahan remains optimistic and focused heading into another meeting with McVay, his friend and fellow offensive mastermind.“We’ve been disappointed in our year, but we also know this isn’t ending for us,” Shanahan said. “We’re trying to build something and trying to turn this place around. We’ve got a lot of guys in here who want to be a part of that. Players, coaches Brandin Cooks Jersey , personnel guys. So even though this year is coming to an end for us, we know it has a lot to do with next year, and guys are trying to prove they want to be a part of that.”Here are more things to watch in the season finale:DONALD’S DAYAaron Donald has an outside chance to make history. The Rams’ dominant defensive tackle is three sacks shy of matching Michael Strahan’s NFL record of 22½ sacks. That’s a tall order for the undersized lineman, but Donald tends to record his sacks in bunches, getting two or more sacks in seven games while going without a sack in six games. He got three last week against Arizona, and he got a whopping four in the Rams’ first meeting with the Niners this season. With even two sacks in the finale, he would be the second player to record eight multi-sack games in a season, joining Reggie White in 1987.KITTLE’S CHASESan Francisco tight end George Kittle heads into the final game in position to set a record for the most prolific season ever at the position. Kittle has 1,228 yards receiving this season and needs 100 to pass Rob Gronkowski (2011) for most ever in a season by a tight end. Kittle is not alone in pursuit, with Kansas City’s Travis Kelce even closer with 1,274 yards.CJ AGAINEven if Gurley doesn’t sit out, the Rams might give some of his workload to veteran C.J. Anderson, who is fitting right in with his new team. The sixth-year pro rushed for 167 yards and a touchdown on 20 carries in his Rams debut last week at Arizona.MIGHTY MULLENSNick Mullens has impressed his coaches in his half-season as starter. Mullens’ 1,995 yards passing are the third most since the merger through seven career games, trailing only Patrick Mahomes and Cam Newton. He also has thrown for at least 220 yards in every start, tied for the longest streak in San Francisco history behind a nine-gamer for Joe Montana in 1985-86. “He’s played very well and gotten better, to me, each game he’s played,” Shanahan said. “It’s just about taking it to another level. How much better can you get? How much more consistent can you get?”FOURTH STRINGERThe Niners will finish their season with their fourth-string running back carrying the load. Starter Jerick McKinnon tore up his knee a week before the opener, third-stringer Raheem Mostert broke his arm on Nov. 1 and now Breida is out with another ankle injury. Jeff Wilson Jr. has 314 yards from scrimmage the past four games as Breida has been in and out of the lineup with the bad ankle. ATLANTA (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams aren’t ready to beat the Patriots, according to much of the conventional wisdom around the Super Bowl.Only four members of the upstart NFC champions have ever played in a Super Bowl. Even though the Rams are coming off a 13-3 regular season and two playoff wins with a brilliant offense and a star-studded defense Aqib Talib Jersey , who would believe a 33-year-old head coach and a third-year quarterback could prevent the great Bill Belichick and Tom Brady from winning their sixth championship?Why, to find a head coach and a quarterback who beat the New England Patriots in their Super Bowl debuts, you’d have to go all the way back to … last year, when Doug Pederson and Nick Foles did it for Philadelphia.That fistful of rings does not make Belichick and Brady unbeatable, and their Patriots are not infallible in big games.These Rams may be new here, but they’ve already demonstrated the talent and tenacity to hang with anybody while going 26-9 since Sean McVay and Jared Goff teamed up.Their first Super Bowl together is a chance to show it to the world, according to their stars.“This is the biggest stage I’ve ever played on, so you’ve just got to leave it all out there,” All-Pro defensive tackle Aaron Donald said. “We’re confident against anybody, because we know what we’re capable of.”Much of the Rams’ hopes rest on McVay and Goff, whose two years together have included very few bad days. While Goff doesn’t yet have Brady’s steadiness, his best games have been phenomenal — and McVay has had two weeks to prepare him for anything the Patriots might throw at the Rams.Goff isn’t doing this alone, either.Todd Gurley insists he’s at full strength after barely playing in the NFC title game, and C.J. Anderson is a capable replacement behind the offensive line that has been the backbone of McVay’s success.Receiver Brandin Cooks and Robert Woods are clicking splendidly with Goff, while McVay frequently uses tight ends Tyler Higbee and Gerald Everett in big situations. Look out for McVay exploiting Gurley’s skill as a pass catcher, which could pose a matchup problem for New England.If both offenses get rolling, the Rams are tough to beat in a shootout. Just ask Kansas City, which lost the teams’ 54-51 Monday night epic in November.But the Rams likely will need to cause havoc for Brady and his offense to win this one, and LA has the talent to give it a shot.Brady hasn’t been sacked in the Pats’ two postseason games, but he also hasn’t faced Donald, the best defensive football player in the world right now. He led the NFL in sacks during the regular season Marcus Peters Jersey , and his constant pressure up the middle during the postseason has freed up Ndamukong Suh and Dante Fowler to make numerous big plays as pass rushers.Coordinator Wade Phillips’ defense has exploitable flaws, but Donald, Suh and Michael Brockers can cover up a lot of them if they can collapse the Pats’ sturdy offensive line. They’ll aspire to the masterpiece created by Michael Strahan, Osi Umenyiora, Justin Tuck and coordinator Steve Spagnuolo’s Giants defense against New England in February 2008.The Rams insist they won’t be awed by the 41-year-old Brady, either. Even if the Patriots stick to quick dropbacks and short routes, Los Angeles came up with 18 interceptions in the regular season, matching the Pats for third most in the NFL.“He’s the all-time great, but he’s beatable,” safety John Johnson III said. “We can’t go in there with the mindset of, ‘Ohhh, it’s Tom Brady.’ He’s definitely beatable, so we’re going to give him a go.”Most observers believe the Rams have more talent on their roster than the Patriots, and McVay is one of the sport’s smartest coaches. What Los Angeles doesn’t have is Belichick, Brady and Super Bowl savvy.The Rams are quietly confident it won’t matter.“We know what it means to play in big games,” Rams left tackle Andrew Whitworth said. “This is the biggest, but it’s not bigger than us, I promise you.”
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KANSAS CITY Jordan Lucas Jersey , Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs acquired pass rusher Frank Clark from the Seattle Seahawks for a package of picks Tuesday, then quickly agreed with him on a $105 million, five-year contract, as they continue to overhaul their much-maligned defense.The Chiefs sent the No. 29 overall pick in this year’s draft and a second-round pick in 2020 to Seattle, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. The person spoke about the trade terms and contract details on condition of anonymity because they were pending a physical.Clark planned to head to Kansas City to complete that in the next 48 hours.The trade, first reported by the NFL Network, also includes a swap of third-round picks in this year’s draft. That means the Chiefs will move up eight spots on Friday night.Chiefs general manager Brett Veach said last week that he was aggressively trying to upgrade the defense, and he acknowledge the window for winning a Super Bowl title began last season. That’s when Patrick Mahomes took over at quarterback and had an MVP season as a first-time starter, leading Kansas City to a third straight AFC West title and the conference championship game.“We want to take the next step,” Veach said. “Certainly, it goes without saying our offense we pretty efficient last year and I think we are always looking to improve and get better.”Seattle already had the 21st pick overall pick Thursday night Damien Williams Jersey , and now general manager John Schneider has an additional first-day selection as he begins rebuilding his own defense.Clark was chosen by the Seahawks in the second round of the 2015 draft, though most agreed he was a first-round talent docked by off-the-field concerns. But he quickly became a dependable edge rusher, piling up 36 sacks over his first four seasons with a team-best 14 this past season.The Seahawks placed the franchise tag on him after the season, but Clark had yet to sign the $17.128 million deal as rumors of a trade swirled. Several other teams also inquired about landing him ahead of the draft as Seattle tried to accumulate additional picks.“This time, and the trade deadline, there’s some speculation about a lot of players,” Schneider said on Monday. “We’re involved in a lot of deals. We take a lot of pride in that. We wouldn’t be doing our jobs if we weren’t listening to everybody.”Kansas City ultimately won the bidding for him.Veach has spent most of the offseason rebuilding one of the league’s worst defenses, one that played a key role in their AFC title game collapse. They lost in overtime to New England when the Patriots won the coin toss, marched downfield and scored the winning touchdown in a 37-31 victory — never giving Mahomes and one of the NFL’s most potent offenses a chance with the ball.In a matter of days, the Chiefs fired defensive coordinator Bob Sutton, hired new coordinator Steve Spagnuolo and began sifting through their personnel as they switched from a 3-4 to a 4-3 system.They got rid of longtime safety Eric Berry and high-priced linebackers Justin Houston and Dee Ford Tyrann Mathieu Jersey , sending the latter to San Francisco for a second-round pick next year, and carved out enough cap space to find replacements. They signed safety Tyrann Mathieu, cornerback Bashaud Breeland, linebacker Damien Wilson and defensive end Alex Okafor in free agency, then traded safety Eric Murray to former GM John Dorsey and the Cleveland Browns for defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah.All told, the Chiefs have signed or traded for five new defensive starters.“We didn’t win the Super Bowl,” Veach said, “so we can get better. I think all across the board, there is talent that we can acquire, and we can get more depth on both sides of the football. I think that’s what makes it fun and exciting. There’s certainly some specific areas that may be more apparent. But I think the things you do in free agency protect yourself in the draft, so you don’t have to take a player that you feel is a second- or third-round value in the first round.”The Seahawks have also been busy retooling their defense this offseason Steven Nelson Jersey , adding defensive ends Cassius Marsh and Nate Orchard as they shopped Clark. They are expected to continue to target help in the pass rush and the defensive backfield in the first couple of rounds of the draft.The additional first-round pick Thursday night also gives Seattle some flexibility.Schneider has a tendency to move around in drafts, and it’s possible the Seahawks could trade down and acquire additional picks. They still only have five selections overall, and in nine previous drafts in charge, Schneider has never made fewer than eight selections. Tied with the Kansas City Chiefs at 24 in the fourth quarter, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers connected on a short screen pass to running back Aaron Jones. Jones took the ball upfield for a 67-yard touchdown and a 31-24 lead. The Packers never looked back, defeating the Chiefs Sunday night at Arrowhead Stadium.The Chiefs had an opportunity to tie the game on a drive after the Packers took the lead, but they stalled at the 40-yard line. With a little more than five minutes to go in the game — facing fourth-and-3 — Chiefs head coach Andy Reid brought in the punt team. The Chiefs never got the football back as the Packers took all the time off the clock.The Packers started the game with the football, converting two third downs on a 10-play, 74-yard drive to take a 7-0 lead in the first quarter. On the second of the two, facing third-and-9, Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers threw a perfect 34-yard pass to wide receiver Jake Kumerow down the right sideline. Kumerow appeared to bobble the football on a diving catch Tony Gonzalez Jersey , so head coach Andy Reid challenged the play — but it was upheld. Running back Aaron Jones finished the drive with a 4-yard touchdown. Jones added another touchdown later in the first quarter to give Green Bay a 14-0 lead.The Chiefs got on the board when quarterback Matt Moore faked a pitch and shovel pass, which led to tight end Travis Kelce being wide open deep downfield. Moore threw up a rainbow pass, and Kelce tracked and caught the ball for the Chiefs’ first points of the day.On the Chiefs’ next possession, wide receiver Mecole Hardman took a quick shovel pass 30 yards for a touchdown to tie the game at 14.Harrison Butker — who missed a 50-yard field goal in the first quarter — made his second attempt to make it 17-14 Chiefs at the half. The Packers pushed the ball inside the Chiefs’ red zone on their first possession of the third quarter — but on third-and-goal at the Kansas City 7-yard line, defensive lineman Emmanuel Ogbah broke through for a sack. The Packers settled for a 35-yard field goal to tie the game at 17.LeSean McCoy fumbled the ball on the next possession, giving Rodgers and the Packers the ball at the Chiefs 27-yard line. Rodgers was nearly sacked at the Kansas City 15-yard line, but when falling backward, he floated a ball up to the right corner of the end zone. It was perfectly placed. Running back Jamaal Williams came down with the 3-yard touchdown pass, putting the Packers ahead 24-17.The Chiefs tied the game at 24 by way of a 10-play, 75-yard drive constructed by Moore. A 3-yard touchdown run by Damien Williams — who went in the game after McCoy fumbled — tied the game at 24, but only two plays later Derrick Thomas Jersey , Rodgers found Jones for the 67-yard touchdown pass that sealed the game.Chiefs stats of noteMatt Moore registered a passer rating of 107.1, completing 24 of 36 for 267 yards and and interceptions.He was sacked twice.Aaron Rodgers was 23 of 33 for 305 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions, good for a passer rating of 129.0.He was sacked five times in the game — the most sacks the Packers have allowed since their Week 1 game against the Chicago Bears.The Chiefs allowed 118 yards on the ground on 26 attempts — an average of 4.5 yards per attempt.45 of those yards came on 12 attempts in the fourth quarter.The Chiefs gained 88 yards on 40 carries for 4.4 yards per attempt.Damien Wilson had the Chiefs’ best defensive game — registering six tackles (five solo), three quarterback hits and a key sack midway through the second quarter. Defensive lineman Tanoh Kpassagnon had two sacks in the game. Khalen Saunders registered his first career sack late in the third quarter.Rapid reactionChiefs head coach Andy Reid will take major heat for his decision to punt at the Chiefs’ own 40-yard line in the fourth quarter — as will running back LeSean McCoy for a bad fumble.But the Chiefs showed that perhaps their defensive effort on Thursday night was not an outlier — but rather a sign of things to come. Even though Chad Henne will be available, quarterback Matt Moore probably earned another start.And the Chiefs should be healthier next week and beyond.The loss is by no means the end of the world — but the Chiefs could have won.
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Titans head coach Mike Vrabel turned 45 on Wednesday and he got to turn the clock back as a birthday present.Vrabel’s team hosted the Patriots for a joint practice and that meant Vrabel got to get in some jawing with Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. That was a frequent occurrence at Patriots practices when Vrabel was playing for New England from 2001-2008 and taking part in the good-natured back and forth with Brady made it an enjoyable day for the Titans coach.“It was fun. It brought back a lot of memories Color Rush Chase Winovich Jersey , just to be able to sit out there and have him make a play and he turns around and says, ‘Mikey, you know you better cover that. You guys need to do this,'” Vrabel said, via WEEI.com. “We had a lot of fun. We have a lot of respect for those guys and can learn a lot from them; how they practice and how they operate.”Vrabel’s not that much older than Brady, but he’s been retired from playing since 2010 so he was limited to bantering with his former teammate while players much younger than both of them joined Brady on the playing field. Read more: How Damien Harris fits into the Patriots offense"Entering the draft, running back was one of the deepest positions on the New England Patriots’ roster and therefore not a need that necessarily had to be addressed. The team decided to invest in the position nevertheless: in round three, the Patriots selected Alabama running back Damien Harris to add even more depth to a group already consisting of Sony Michel, James White, Rex Burkhead and Brandon Bolden.Given his college role and skill set, Harris is expected to serve as the top rotational option behind Michel on early downs as well as in short-yardage and goal-line situations. But despite sharing plenty of attributes with the 2018 first-round selection Youth Chase Winovich Jersey , the newest Patriots back does not want himself to be compared to Michel as he pointed out during his introductory conference call on Saturday.“Everybody’s different. Everybody is good in their own ways,” Harris said shortly after hearing his name called as the 87th overall selection in the draft. “He’s a great running back. He was always great in college. He even had a great season last year. So, I just want to go in and be the best version of myself. I don’t like to compare myself to him, but just come in and work hard and add to the team and help the team become more successful.”How Harris can and will help the team remains to be seen, but the aforementioned role could be a part of it. Whatever it will be, though, the 22-year-old has trust in himself to be ready for it — in part because of the experience he collected at Alabama. “Some games we were gap schemes, sometimes we were zone schemes, and I think being able to do both of those well will help in the future,” said Harris.“Not being a zone runner or a gap runner, being able to do both Womens Chase Winovich Jersey , I think that will help when it comes to the next level,” he continued. New England, for example, uses both man and zone blocking schemes similar to the Crimson Tide offense under former Patriots assistant coach Brian Daboll. The connections between the two organizations do not stop there, of course — a fact not lost on the Patriots’ third-round selection.“Obviously, Coach Saban and Coach Belichick are very similar, they know each other, they’re friends, so I think that on top of Coach Saban being the coach that he is, I think him having that relationship will also help me transition to the NFL and the Patriots and help me be successful,” said Harris when asked whether or not he felt that playing for Alabama head coach Nick Saban helped him prepare for what lies ahead in New England.More Damien Harris storiesMark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY SportsPatriots draft RB Damien Harris with the 87th pick3 reasons why the Patriots drafted Damien HarrisHow Damien Harris fits into the Patriots offensePC’s Picks: My take on drafting Damien Harris in round threeHaving familiarity with the culture is good Authentic Chase Winovich Jersey , but only one advantage a player has when coming to the Patriots. Another, at least according to Harris himself, is his dependability as a runner. “I think I’m just a dependable player, somebody that whenever you ask me to do something, I’ll do it,” he said when answering a question about his own strengths. Dependability is obviously something the Patriots value — especially considering their current group of running backs.While Michel had a tremendous rookie campaign, he missed games due to two separate knee injuries during the 2018 season. As a result, New England had to rely on versatile wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson to serve as the lead back at one point. With Harris now in the fold, the Patriots have more depth at the position and a viable insurance option in case Michel either suffers another injury or needs a breather every now and then.Harris sounds confident in his abilities to fill this or any other role. “I think I just show a lot of great attributes on the field, things that help me be a great running back and they can help the team be successful. There’s a lot of things that I can do well, there’s a lot of things I can still improve on Chase Winovich Jersey Boys , so I’m just ready to come in and be my best me and get to work day one,” he continued when speaking about his strengths.The rookie’s work will also likely include the game’s third phase: special teams. While his experience as a returnman is limited — Harris ran back nine kickoffs for a 19.3-yard average during his 2015 freshman season and one punt for 19 yards in 2017 — he did see considerable playing time in the kicking game at Alabama. “I had snaps at almost all special teams [units],” said Harris when talking about his versatility to help the Patriots.“I played primarily on punt and punt return and always loved doing it. It was always fun for me and I just wanted to help make our special teams better — help change field position, be an attribute in the kicking game,” he continued. And even though Harris’ usage has yet to be decided on, seeing him get a notable number of snaps on special teams in year one would not be a surprise.The rookie should therefore be able to help the Patriots in more than just one way. And while his pick seemed to be a luxury when it was made, the team will certainly find a way to harness Harris’ strengths on offense and in the kicking game — and thus turn him into a valuable piece of the 2019 puzzle.
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At this point in the game https://www.raiderslockerroom.com/authentic-antonio-brown-jersey , the smokescreens can work against you if they seem a bit too obvious. For instance the ones that say the Raiders have been moving Dwayne Haskins up their draft board. It..."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Raiders StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Raiders NewsYahoo Raiders Team PageYahoo Raiders ReportYahoo Raiders Depth ChartYahoo Raiders TransactionsYahoo Raiders PhotosOdds About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub ✕Reports: Raiders have talked trade up with Jets and if they don’t Bills willNew,102commentsPDTShareTweetShareShareReports: Raiders have talked trade up with Jets and if they don’t Bills willTimothy T. Ludwig-USA TODAY SportsAt this point in the game, the smokescreens can work against you if they seem a bit too obvious. For instance the ones that say the Raiders have been moving Dwayne Haskins up their draft board. It all seems a little too convenient at this point to be true and what it reads like is that they would like someone to move ahead of them to get Haskins which would help ensure one of the draft’s top prospects falls to them.When those smokescreens don’t work, you may just have to move up yourself if you’d like to ensure the guy you want is there. That’s what they reportedly have been talking about doing.They aren’t alone though. Multiple reports have the Bills talking with the Jets as well and their target is expected to be Quinnen Williams, should the big defensive tackle make it out of the top two.In my 2-round mock draft, I had the Bills trading up with the Raiders to get Williams, but it is looking more and more likely the Raiders could just take Williams if he’s there and close down any trade discussions, so the Bills are aiming higher and the Jets have made it clear they are looking to move down.All this would change if Williams is the top pick to the Cardinals instead of the popular pick, Kyler Murray. Then, of course, the Jets could be working the phones talking to teams wanting to trade for the Oklahoma QB. Fun, fun, fun.Follow @LeviDamien Raiders rookie receiver Hunter Renfrow had a long and productive college career at Clemson, but early on he didn’t look like a player who could make it to the NFL.Clemson coach Dabo Swinney told NBCSportsBayArea.com that when Renfrow showed up as a walk-on, he was nowhere near ready to compete at the college level, let alone the NFL.“The thing with Hunter is, you know, he was 150 pounds. He was athletic, but he was weak Womens Derek Carr Jersey ,” Swinney said. “He literally, literally benched 125 pounds when he came to Clemson. He’s a three-sport athlete, he was never in the weight room, you know he was always twitchy and fast, but never in a million years would you think he’s a football player if you just walked up. Sometimes we get blinded by how people look, we judge that book by its cover, but the game of football, if it was just about size and strength and running fast, we’d just go over to the track and sign everybody. The game of football, you still have to be a football player. That’s one of the key things in our evaluation is: Is he a football player? You can’t just look the part. You’ve got to be able to play the part. Hunter is one of those guys. We didn’t offer him a scholarship, but we certainly recruited him as a preferred walk-on because we saw some potential.”Eventually Renfrow did enough work in the weight room that he benched 225 pounds for seven reps at the Scouting Combine, and more importantly he made a major impact on the field.“Football players come in all shapes and sizes — they really do — at the end of the day you got to be able to play between the lines, and he is the epitome of that, for sure,” Swinney said. “When he puts that helmet on I don’t know what happens, he becomes Superman. It’s like Clark Kent taking his glasses off or something. He just has a gift to be able to play the game, and he’s still not anywhere close to a finished product.”Whether Renfrow has ability to keep it going in the NFL remains to be seen, but Swinney is confident in Renfrow’s track record of exceeding expectations.
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ALLEN PARK Womens Kerryon Johnson Jersey , Mich. (AP) — Matt Patricia wants the Detroit Lions to stay the course.The Lions have lost three games in a row — all by double digits — and are mired in last place. Their most recent defeat was an ugly one. Detroit fell behind 26-0 in the second quarter and eventually lost 34-22 at Chicago on Sunday.Patricia’s first season as coach has been a disappointment so far, and if he has any easy, quick fixes at his disposal, he wasn’t sharing them in his Monday news conference.“No time to feel sorry for ourselves,” Patricia said. “We have to just keep working and getting better.”Offensive lineman Taylor Decker sounded a similar refrain.“You’ve just got to play better,” Decker said. “At the end of the day, you’ve just got to perform better. I know that sounds cliche. It’s a simple answer, but it’s not easy to do.”The Lions (3-6) lost their first two games of the season Michael Roberts Jersey , then fought back to a 3-3 mark before this current losing skid. They traded receiver Golden Tate before going on the road to face Minnesota and Chicago, and Detroit never led in either of those games.The past two games have been particularly rough from a pass protection standpoint. Detroit allowed 10 sacks against the Vikings and six against the Bears.“Whatever the situation is, whatever the score is, we have to play better as an offensive line. We have to protect the quarterback,” Decker said. “Six sacks isn’t something that’s going to be acceptable, and we know that.”So now the Lions are back where they were after those first two losses — playing catch-up. Only now, they don’t have a long season still in front of them. Detroit’s next three games are at home, but all are against teams with winning records in Carolina http://www.lionslockerroom.com/authentic-a_shawn-robinson-jersey , Chicago and the Los Angeles Rams.The Lions fired special teams coordinator Joe Marciano last week, but Patricia indicated no more staff changes are imminent. He said communication between him and the players is good.“I think we understand (that) we’re working hard to try to get everything the right way. There’s not a big discussion about it, there’s not a big confrontation or anything like that. I don’t know where any of that really comes from outside the building,” Patricia said.“Inside the building, we’re just trying to get better. We really are just working really hard to make sure we’re doing the right things and trying to find different ways, if we have to, to get those things done.”Detroit went 9-7 last season and then fired coach Jim Caldwell, so that makes the decline in 2018 even more alarming. Quarterback Matthew Stafford turned 30 earlier this year Teez Tabor Jersey White , and although the Lions traded Tate — a potential free agent at season’s end — for a draft pick, this franchise doesn’t seem as if it’s in a rebuilding mode.That means the rest of this season is significant. Whether they make the playoffs or not, the Lions need to show some progress — some reason for fans to trust that this roster and this coach are better than what the team has shown so far.“I believe in this team and we’re going to work real hard every single day,” Patricia said. “I think the guys in that room, I have a great understanding of what they are and what we’re going to do as a team. We’re not hitting the panic button or anything like that right now. We’re just trying to get better.”NOTES: P Sam Martin didn’t go into much detail about the medical issue that sent him to the hospital, other than to say he’s fine and will play this coming weekend. He said he got blocked during a return Sunday. … The Lions waived CB Lenzy Pipkins. A look at the first half of our POD Community Mock’s second round."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Detroit Lions NewsDetroit Lions NotesDetroit Lions AnalysisDetroit Lions TransactionsDetroit Lions Game RecapsBreaking NewsIntroducing the 2019 Detroit Lions Draft Class! 脳NFL DraftNFL mock draft: Round 2, Part 1New,12commentsA look at the first half of our POD Community Mock’s second round.EDTShareTweetShareShareNFL mock draft: Round 2 Jake Rudock Jersey , Part 1The first round of the Pride of Detroit Community Mock is complete. The Detroit Lions grabbed Montez Sweat with the eighth overall pick thanks to Kent Lee Platte’s selection. Elsewhere, we saw T.J. Hockenson slide to the Packers (and SJLionFan609) at the 12th pick, Brian Burns drop all the way to the Panthers (and BigJShaky) at 16, and other popular players like Greedy Williams (17) and Byron Murphy (27) fell a little lower than some expect.But now begins the second round. We’ll move swiftly now, as the commenter general managers are just responsible for the pick, no write-up. We’ll release the picks about 10 at a time, giving you the opportunity to evaluate each of the selections. Here’s a look at Picks 33 through 42.33Arizona Cardinals - WR Parris Campbell 34Indianapolis Colts - CB Amani Oruwariye35Oakland Raiders - DE Chase Winovich 36San Francisco 49ers - WR Hakeem Butler37New York Giants - DE Zach Allen38Jacksonville Jaguars - WR Deebo Samuel 39Tampa Bay Buccaneers - LB Blake Cashman40Buffalo Bills - OT Kaleb McGary41Denver Broncos - G Dalton Risner42 Cincinnati Bengals - OT Greg LittleFor a look at all of the picks so far in our Pride of Detroit Community Mock, check out our tracker here.The Detroit Lions are now on the clock. With defensive end off their needs list Matt Prater Jersey White , who should Kent target in the second round? We just had a run of offensive linemen and wide receivers, two potential positional targets with the 43rd pick. Is there a cornerback still on the board worth considering? Tight end? Another offensive lineman or wide receiver? We’ll see who Kent chose Monday morning.
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The Bengals front office and head coach seem to be completely in sync."Notebook: Ross intrigues Callahan; Flexibility rules; Senior SimmonsHow many receivers have the chance to revive their careers without leaving town and keeping the same quarterback? Ross gets that chance when Taylor and Callahan bring a new system built from proven runs with the Rams and Broncos.Paging Same PageIt was fitting that director of player personnel Duke Tobin went to the podium 30 minutes before head coach Zac Taylor Wednesday Ryan Finley Jersey Mens , the day the new face of the Bengals management team made its national debut during the NFL scouting combine.Combine Hits: Bengals Douse Ross Reports; Quez, Eifert on radarDuring their time on Wednesday’s national podium at the combine, director of player personnel Duke Tobin, followed by head coach Zac Taylor, both said Ross has a role in the Bengals’ upcoming season. Tobin said trading Ross has never been discussed internally and the only time it went external is when teams called responding to the report.Bengals: No plans to trade WR John RossMultiple reports said the Bengals were shopping their 2017 first-round pick. However Youth Ryan Finley Jersey , the Bengals denied the report on Wednesday during Tobin's news conference at the NFL combine.'Pacman' Jones arrested at Indiana casinoThe Indiana Gaming Commission said Jones was arrested for disorderly conduct, public intoxication, intimidation and resisting arrest at the casino, which is located about 25 miles southwest of Cincinnati.2019 NFL Mock Draft: Bengals take the Kyler Murray plungeFree agency is still a couple weeks away but the NFL combine is finally here. As players get measured and tested the draft board will surely change, as it will again once teams start filling their roster holes with veterans. But now is as good a time as any to move forward with my mock draft 2.0 White Ryan Finley Jersey , checking in on what might go down in late April.Bengals scouting combine 7-round mock draftWith the NFL Scouting Combine underway in Indianapolis, mock drafts will become more rampant with just two months to go before the actual thing happens. So why not do a mock right from the Combine? This will be a full, seven-round mock using the Fanspeak, Matt Miller’s big board, user-voted team needs and the difficult setting.Random NewsJets open to trading No. 3 overall pick of 2019 draftThe selection of quarterback Sam Darnold last year at the No. 3 spot affords Maccagnan some luxury to move down and accumulate picks Joe Mixon Jersey , after the Jets found themselves moving up in the 2018 draft to get Darnold. The trade with the Indianapolis Colts cost the Jets the No. 6 overall pick, two second-round picks and a 2019 second-round pick.Chiefs engaging in trade talks for OLB Justin HoustonTeams have been calling with real interest in acquiring Houston, Rapoport added. And with a $21.1 million cap hit, the Chiefs are likely motivated to swap him as they're expected to place the franchise tag on Dee Ford.Colts' Jack Doyle underwent hip surgery; OTAs unlikely"Surgery was good, he's rehabbing good http://www.cincinnatibengalsteamonline.com/clint-boling-jersey ," Ballard said, via the team's website. "My guess is [he] probably will not do anything through OTAs. "I mean, look: Jack's a vet player. I trust him; trust that he's going to do everything that he can to get back. And we're shooting for the start of training camp for him to be back."Johnny Manziel released by CFL's Montreal AlouettesThe CFL's Montreal Alouettes announced Wednesday that they have released the former Cleveland Browns quarterback after less than one season in the league. Chad Johnson will always have a place in the hearts of Bengaldom. He’ll also always have a place in the news, one way or another.Last week, Johnson posted a video on how he’s working with embattled Steelers receiver Antonio Brown. It’s no secret that Johnson and Brown have been working together in the offseason http://www.cincinnatibengalsteamonline.com/giovani-bernard-jersey , but it’s always cool to get a peak at how Johnson is helping Brown improve his game. Both receivers were among the best receivers in football during their primes, so it’s fair to think even Brown could learn a thing or two from Johnson.But that’s not all Johnson did last week. He apparently managed to watch Roger Stone get arrested by the FBI:You can read more here about Stone, who is United States President Donald Trump’s former adviser.It’s crazy that one of the biggest news events this month somehow involved Johnson as a witness to what took place.
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We sure have been waiting for this Thursday night showcase. Top overall draft pick Baker Mayfield vs. No. 3 selection Sam Darnold Andrew Van Ginkel Miami Dolphins Jerseys , a mano a mano between the rookie quarterbacks.Oh, wait. Mayfield is a bench jockey in Cleveland right now, while Darnold is winging touchdowns and interceptions for the Jets.Enthusiasm peaked after Darnold destroyed Detroit in New York’s opener, then came to a near halt when he struggled against Miami. The Browns have a developing defense led by the NFL’s No. 1 draft choice in 2017, Myles Garrett. If Darnold can stay upright and cool, New York could win.But that’s hardly the history for the Jets. You know, just when things are looking up …The Jets, ranked 21st in the AP Pro32, are 3-point underdogs to No. 26 Cleveland. That’s the value of a field goal, or three extra points. Maybe in the Browns’ case, we shouldn’t go there considering what happened in New Orleans with all the flubbed kicks.Of course, they have a new kicker — and will get their first win of the century. Well, not quite that long.BROWNS, 17-16KNOCKOUT POOLYes, we survived with the Rams after the Saints let us down in Week 1. Can’t ignore that huge spread in Minnesota Miami Dolphins Jerseys 2019 , so the VIKINGS are the choice.No. 20 San Francisco (plus 6 1-2) at No. 4 Kansas CityThis line appears a bit low given the Niners‘ struggles at times with the lowly Lions. Like the Ma-HOME-s team here.BEST BET: CHIEFS, 31-20No. 18 Pittsburgh (minus 2) at No. 8 Tampa Bay, Monday nightObviously, the oddsmakers don’t believe in FitzMagic. Against this leaky secondary and turnover-prone opponent, we do.UPSET SPECIAL: BUCS, 30-26No. 32 Buffalo (plus 17) at No. 3 MinnesotaBuffalo once was an even bigger underdog at 17½ points vs. Miami in 1985. Dolphins won 28-0.FYI, 80 teams have been 16-point or more underdogs and, forgetting the spread, went 5-75 on the scoreboard.VIKINGS, 28-0No. 14 Los Angeles Chargers (plus 7) at No. 1 Los Angeles RamsRemember when La La Land had no NFL teams?RAMS, 22-17No. 17 Chicago (minus 6) at No. 31 ArizonaSome will tell you the desert has no team this year.BEARS, 12-10No. 24 Indianapolis (plus 6) at No. 7 PhiladelphiaLooks like Carson Wentz will be back for Eagles, but don’t expect too much so soon.EAGLES, 23-19No. 15 New Orleans (plus 3) at No. 9 AtlantaSaints are struggling, Falcons are banged up. Key early NFC South matchup.SAINTS Andrew Van Ginkel Jersey nfl draft , 28-27No. 29 New York Giants (plus 6) at No. 28 HoustonNow Eli has to avoid J.J. and Jadeveon? SACK ALERT!!!TEXANS, 20-9No. 27 Oakland (plus 3) at No. 13 MiamiDolphins are one of league’s most pleasant surprises and remain unbeaten.DOLPHINS, 24-17No. 10 Cincinnati (plus 3) at No. 12 CarolinaBengals are one of league’s most pleasant surprises and don’t remain unbeaten.PANTHERS, 22-20No. 6 Green Bay (minus 3) at No. 22 WashingtonWe now are sure even a hobbled A-Rod is an elite quarterback. But that secondary is woeful.PACKERS, 30-28No. 11 Denver (plus 5) at No. 16 BaltimoreReturn of the Orange Crush. This could be defensive gem.RAVENS, 17-16No. 19 Dallas (minus 1) at No. 25 SeattleCowboys can rush QB, Seahawks can’t protect QB. Seems simple.COWBOYS, 18-6No. 5 New England (minus 6 1-2) at No. 30 DetroitWill Belichick go easy on former assistant Patricia in prime time? Doubtful.PATRIOTS 27-17No. 23 Tennessee (no line) at No. 2 JacksonvilleJust when we were ready to make Jags the BEST BET, there’s no line.JAGUARS, 26-9 The Miami Dolphins are back in the team’s training facilities today, opening their offseason training program and starting to prepare for the 2019 season. Miami is one of eight teams that can open..."The Miami Dolphins are back in the team’s training facilities today, opening their offseason training program and starting to prepare for the 2019 season. Miami is one of eight teams that can open their offseason training program today, as the league allows teams with new head coaches to open their programs two weeks ahead of the rest of the league. The Dolphins hired former New England Patriots defensive play caller Brian Flores this offseason to replace Adam Gase.Teams with returning head coaches will start their programs around April 15.The offseason training program is broken into three phases. The phases build upon each other, starting with conditioning and strength work and film reviews through to actual on-field training. The program also includes the “Organized Team Activities,” or OTAs Daniel Kilgore Jersey , and the only mandatory offseason event, a three-day minicamp.Phase one, which begins today, features conditioning and strength workouts, with no positional work allowed. Players who need rehab work can receive treatment. This phase lasts for two weeks.Week three of the offseason program begins the second phase of the period. This three-week section allows for on-field workouts, with individual player instruction and drills. Teams can also hold “separates” practices - basically, no live contact and no team offense versus defense drills.Week six through nine of the offseason program will feature 7-on-7, 9-on-7, and 11-on-11 team practices, but without live contact. This period will include the ten days of OTAs as well as the veteran minicamp. The Dolphins will hold their OTAs between May 13 and May 31, according to the team’s website, with a voluntary minicamp April 16-18 and a mandatory minicamp June 4-6. The Dolphins can add the voluntary minicamp this year as part of the league’s allowances for teams with new head coaches.Miami will also hold a three-day rookie minicamp, in either a league mandated window of May 3-6 or May 10-13, though that event has not been finalized yet.The offseason training program is a voluntary program, other than the mandatory minicamp Youth Andrew Van Ginkel Jersey , for the players, though it is assumed they will show up. There was thought cornerback Xavien Howard could have skipped the workouts, starting a holdout as he looks for a new contract. However, the Pro Bowl cornerback did report to the training facility on Monday, and, according to the South Florida Sun Sentinel’s Omar Kelly, negotiations between Howard and the team have been underway the last two weeks and are expected to continue this week.Howard, who arrived at the team’s facility at the same time as running back Kenyan Drake as two of the first players to show up, is slated to count for just $1.95 million against the salary cap this season. He is believed to be looking for a new contract that will pay him among the elite cornerbacks in the league, with an annual average around $15 million per season.According to the NFL Players Association, the Dolphins currently have about $27 million in salary cap space this offseason. OverTheCap.com estimates Miami with about $10 million more in cap space.
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We sure have been waiting for this Thursday night showcase. Top overall draft pick Baker Mayfield vs. No. 3 selection Sam Darnold Andrew Van Ginkel Miami Dolphins Jerseys , a mano a mano between the rookie quarterbacks.Oh, wait. Mayfield is a bench jockey in Cleveland right now, while Darnold is winging touchdowns and interceptions for the Jets.Enthusiasm peaked after Darnold destroyed Detroit in New York’s opener, then came to a near halt when he struggled against Miami. The Browns have a developing defense led by the NFL’s No. 1 draft choice in 2017, Myles Garrett. If Darnold can stay upright and cool, New York could win.But that’s hardly the history for the Jets. You know, just when things are looking up …The Jets, ranked 21st in the AP Pro32, are 3-point underdogs to No. 26 Cleveland. That’s the value of a field goal, or three extra points. Maybe in the Browns’ case, we shouldn’t go there considering what happened in New Orleans with all the flubbed kicks.Of course, they have a new kicker — and will get their first win of the century. Well, not quite that long.BROWNS, 17-16KNOCKOUT POOLYes, we survived with the Rams after the Saints let us down in Week 1. Can’t ignore that huge spread in Minnesota Miami Dolphins Jerseys 2019 , so the VIKINGS are the choice.No. 20 San Francisco (plus 6 1-2) at No. 4 Kansas CityThis line appears a bit low given the Niners‘ struggles at times with the lowly Lions. Like the Ma-HOME-s team here.BEST BET: CHIEFS, 31-20No. 18 Pittsburgh (minus 2) at No. 8 Tampa Bay, Monday nightObviously, the oddsmakers don’t believe in FitzMagic. Against this leaky secondary and turnover-prone opponent, we do.UPSET SPECIAL: BUCS, 30-26No. 32 Buffalo (plus 17) at No. 3 MinnesotaBuffalo once was an even bigger underdog at 17½ points vs. Miami in 1985. Dolphins won 28-0.FYI, 80 teams have been 16-point or more underdogs and, forgetting the spread, went 5-75 on the scoreboard.VIKINGS, 28-0No. 14 Los Angeles Chargers (plus 7) at No. 1 Los Angeles RamsRemember when La La Land had no NFL teams?RAMS, 22-17No. 17 Chicago (minus 6) at No. 31 ArizonaSome will tell you the desert has no team this year.BEARS, 12-10No. 24 Indianapolis (plus 6) at No. 7 PhiladelphiaLooks like Carson Wentz will be back for Eagles, but don’t expect too much so soon.EAGLES, 23-19No. 15 New Orleans (plus 3) at No. 9 AtlantaSaints are struggling, Falcons are banged up. Key early NFC South matchup.SAINTS Andrew Van Ginkel Jersey nfl draft , 28-27No. 29 New York Giants (plus 6) at No. 28 HoustonNow Eli has to avoid J.J. and Jadeveon? SACK ALERT!!!TEXANS, 20-9No. 27 Oakland (plus 3) at No. 13 MiamiDolphins are one of league’s most pleasant surprises and remain unbeaten.DOLPHINS, 24-17No. 10 Cincinnati (plus 3) at No. 12 CarolinaBengals are one of league’s most pleasant surprises and don’t remain unbeaten.PANTHERS, 22-20No. 6 Green Bay (minus 3) at No. 22 WashingtonWe now are sure even a hobbled A-Rod is an elite quarterback. But that secondary is woeful.PACKERS, 30-28No. 11 Denver (plus 5) at No. 16 BaltimoreReturn of the Orange Crush. This could be defensive gem.RAVENS, 17-16No. 19 Dallas (minus 1) at No. 25 SeattleCowboys can rush QB, Seahawks can’t protect QB. Seems simple.COWBOYS, 18-6No. 5 New England (minus 6 1-2) at No. 30 DetroitWill Belichick go easy on former assistant Patricia in prime time? Doubtful.PATRIOTS 27-17No. 23 Tennessee (no line) at No. 2 JacksonvilleJust when we were ready to make Jags the BEST BET, there’s no line.JAGUARS, 26-9 The Miami Dolphins are back in the team’s training facilities today, opening their offseason training program and starting to prepare for the 2019 season. Miami is one of eight teams that can open..."The Miami Dolphins are back in the team’s training facilities today, opening their offseason training program and starting to prepare for the 2019 season. Miami is one of eight teams that can open their offseason training program today, as the league allows teams with new head coaches to open their programs two weeks ahead of the rest of the league. The Dolphins hired former New England Patriots defensive play caller Brian Flores this offseason to replace Adam Gase.Teams with returning head coaches will start their programs around April 15.The offseason training program is broken into three phases. The phases build upon each other, starting with conditioning and strength work and film reviews through to actual on-field training. The program also includes the “Organized Team Activities,” or OTAs Daniel Kilgore Jersey , and the only mandatory offseason event, a three-day minicamp.Phase one, which begins today, features conditioning and strength workouts, with no positional work allowed. Players who need rehab work can receive treatment. This phase lasts for two weeks.Week three of the offseason program begins the second phase of the period. This three-week section allows for on-field workouts, with individual player instruction and drills. Teams can also hold “separates” practices - basically, no live contact and no team offense versus defense drills.Week six through nine of the offseason program will feature 7-on-7, 9-on-7, and 11-on-11 team practices, but without live contact. This period will include the ten days of OTAs as well as the veteran minicamp. The Dolphins will hold their OTAs between May 13 and May 31, according to the team’s website, with a voluntary minicamp April 16-18 and a mandatory minicamp June 4-6. The Dolphins can add the voluntary minicamp this year as part of the league’s allowances for teams with new head coaches.Miami will also hold a three-day rookie minicamp, in either a league mandated window of May 3-6 or May 10-13, though that event has not been finalized yet.The offseason training program is a voluntary program, other than the mandatory minicamp Youth Andrew Van Ginkel Jersey , for the players, though it is assumed they will show up. There was thought cornerback Xavien Howard could have skipped the workouts, starting a holdout as he looks for a new contract. However, the Pro Bowl cornerback did report to the training facility on Monday, and, according to the South Florida Sun Sentinel’s Omar Kelly, negotiations between Howard and the team have been underway the last two weeks and are expected to continue this week.Howard, who arrived at the team’s facility at the same time as running back Kenyan Drake as two of the first players to show up, is slated to count for just $1.95 million against the salary cap this season. He is believed to be looking for a new contract that will pay him among the elite cornerbacks in the league, with an annual average around $15 million per season.According to the NFL Players Association, the Dolphins currently have about $27 million in salary cap space this offseason. OverTheCap.com estimates Miami with about $10 million more in cap space.
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Big Red’s team will soon be facing the big chill. But Chiefs coach Andy Reid isn’t concerned about a forecast that will put Sunday’s showdown with the Patriots in the single digits.鈥淚t will be a little chilly and that鈥檚 OK http://www.chiefslockerroom.com/authentic-anthony-sherman-jersey ,” Reid told reporters on Monday. “We are at that time of the year. You go play. I don鈥檛 think it will be an issue.”Reid addressed whether the weather will affect quarterback Patrick Mahomes‘ grip on the ball.“I think it鈥檚 just the focus you put on, whether you鈥檙e throwing the ball, carrying the ball, all of those things you just have to make sure you focus and take care of it Womens Harrison Butker Jersey ,” Reid said. “Then you go. We鈥檝e had enough practice, we continue to practice outside where it鈥檚 cold. It鈥檚 all part of it. You just have to adapt.”The Chiefs prevailed on Saturday in the snow, but it wasn’t nearly as cold as it will be in six days. Mahomes has no experience in that kind of weather. His counterpart, Tom Brady Daniel Sorensen Jersey , definitely does. The Chiefs haven’t made anything official in regard to Dee Ford‘s contract for 2019, but there’s been no sign they are willing to let the pass rusher leave in free agency.Defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo’s meeting with reporters on Wednesday did nothing to change that.Spagnuolo said he isn’t getting “hung up on scheme” when asked if he’d be sticking with the 4-3 base defense he’s used with other teams. Instead, the coach talked about tailoring the defense to the players and he talked about Ford as if Ford is going to be one of those players despite his lack of a contract for next year.“I’ll be perfectly honest, I really haven’t figured that out yet http://www.chiefslockerroom.com/authentic-terrance-smith-jersey ,” Spagnuolo said, via the . “I think myself, linebacker coaches, D-line coaches Womens Travis Kelce Jersey , would still like to figure that out. I don’t think we’re ready to put a tag on it yet.”Spagnuolo’s choice of words was an apt one. Ford, who has lined up at outside linebacker for the Chiefs, is a strong candidate to get a franchise tag in the next two weeks and that would lead to more time for the staff to figure out just how Ford will be deployed in 2019.
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The trade acquisition had been charged for an incident occurring at Super Bowl 51."WhitePatriots News Opinion and Analysis Contribute! FanPostsFanShotsAbout the Site List of Patriots Twitter AccountsWrite For Pats Pulpit!New User Welcome and Commenting GuideCommunity GuidelinesMastheadTopics Patriots Off-Season CoveragePatriots Opinion/AnalysisPatriots NewsPatriots Draft CoverageSportfolio ManagementPatriots NewsFelony charge against Patriots defender Michael Bennett has been dismissedNew Youth Kendarius Webster Jersey ,31commentsThe trade acquisition had been charged for an incident occurring at Super Bowl 51.EDTShareTweetShareShareFelony charge against Patriots defender Michael Bennett has been dismissedChuck Cook-USA TODAY SportsIn March 2018, Michael Bennett was indicted on a felony charge of injury to the elderly: the defensive lineman, who at the time of the incident in question was under contract with the Seattle Seahawks, was accused of injuring a 66-year-old guard that was controlling access to the field at Super Bowl 51 — a game that saw Bennett’s brother Martellus win his first-ever championship as a member of the New England Patriots.Today, the felony charge against Bennett was dismissed on the grounds of insufficient evidence.“After looking at all the evidence and applying the law, a crime could not be proven beyond a reasonable doubt Womens Kendarius Webster Jersey ,” said Vivian King, chief of staff for district attorney Kim Ogg, via a statement shared by the Houston Chronicle. “There was probable cause to warrant a charge initially, but after a careful review of all the pre-charge and post-charge evidence, we cannot prove this case beyond a reasonable doubt.”“Michael and I have always insisted that he was not guilty, and today’s dismissal simply confirms that. Whatever happened to the lady on whose behalf the charges were brought [...] it wasn’t done by Michael Authentic Kendarius Webster Jersey ,” Bennett’s attorney Rusty Hardin told NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. “I always believed that ultimately, when it was reviewed thoroughly, people would conclude that it was a colossal mistake.”The 33-year-old had pleaded “not guilty” to the felony charge and today’s dismissal now clears him of all wrongdoings. When originally indicted last year, Bennett had already been traded from the Seahawks to the Philadelphia Eagles. Earlier this year, of course, he was moved from Philadelphia to New England — to a team that just yesterday restructured his contract. Losing 59-10 at any level of football leaves a mark. In Miami Kendarius Webster Jersey Boys , it’s sparking a mutiny.Per a league source with knowledge of the situation, multiple Dolphins players contacted their agents after Sunday’s season-opening blowout loss and directed them to attempt to engineer trades elsewhere. The players believe that the coaching staff, despite claiming that they intend to try to win, aren’t serious about competing and winning and by all appearances have bought into the notion that the Dolphins will take their lumps now in the hopes of laying the foundation via high draft picks for building a successful team later.Coach Brian Flores consistently has denied an intention to tank, but the first rule of Tank Club is never talk about Tank Club.And even if Flores insists that there’s no tanking, that doesn’t keep the players from: (1) believing it’s happening Infant Chase Winovich Jersey , based on the trade that sent tackle Laremy Tunsil and receiver Kenny Still to Houston eight days ago; and (2) wanting to be no part of it.The Dolphins informed PFT that they have not heard from any agents or players regarding this matter, and that they have not received any requests for players to be traded.Again, this doesn’t mean that coach Brian Flores and his staff are actually not trying to win. Flores is a respected coach with a strong work ethic and high character. But the perception wasn’t good before Sunday, and now it’s getting worse after a 49-point loss to the Ravens.It’s inevitable that, eventually, people inside the locker room were going to notice. They now have Chase Winovich Jersey Draft , and some of them want out.
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The Raiders are hopeful right tackle Trent Brown can play Sunday after going through a walk-through practice Friday. Brown missed Wednesday and Thursday’s work and is listed as questionable.He played 49 of 62 snaps before leaving with his knee injury Sunday.“He’s still sore Derek Carr Jersey White , but he looked good today,” coach Jon Gruden said Friday, via Scott Bair of NBCSportsBayArea.com. “He’s a tough guy. Hopefully, he can be ready to go Sunday.”The Raiders added right guard Denzelle Good to the injury report Friday after he hurt his ankle in individual drills. He is questionable. Either Brandon Parker or David Sharpe would start at right tackle if Brown can’t play. Jordan Devey likely would play right guard if Good can’t go. Slot cornerback Lamarcus Joyner (groin), defensive tackle Corey Liuget (knee), defensive tackle P.J. Hall (illness) and linebacker Vontaze Burfict (shoulder/knee) also are questionable. Gruden expects Liuget to play. Guard Gabe Jackson (knee) and receiver Dwayne Harris (ankle) will not play.Running back Josh Jacobs is off the injury report and good to go. ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — Antonio Brown’s credentials were well established long before he arrived in Oakland as the Raiders new No. 1 receiver.Brown posted six straight 100-catch seasons for the Steelers with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and was the NFL’s most prolific receiver before he forced his way out of Pittsburgh to join the Raiders in March.Those impressive credentials mean little to coach Jon Gruden, who is pushing Brown as hard as any of his other receivers as Oakland begins preparations for the 2019 season. It’s a similar approach to the one Gruden took during his first stint in Oakland, when he inherited future Hall of Fame receiver Tim Brown and then added the game’s most productive receiver ever in Jerry Rice.“He challenged me from the meeting room to the field,” Brown said Tuesday of Gruden. “Lining me up at all kind of positions, hurrying up the offense’s tempo to see if I’m able to mentally pick up what I’m doing, where I’m lining up really fast. So, it’s never a dull day with coach. Always challenging, always high energy and always detailed and fundamental in regards to our assignment.”While Gruden is holding Brown to a high standard Womens Bo Jackson Jersey , Brown does the same to his fellow receivers on the roster. He has instituted a fine system for dropped passes in practice and wants to set an example with his strong work ethic for the rest of the players in the receivers’ room.Gruden had been enamored with Brown since his days as an announcer, calling him the hardest working player he had ever seen. Now the rest of the Raiders are seeing what Gruden meant.“He’s showed that when he’s been out here,” offensive coordinator Greg Olson said. “If you’re in that group, especially if you’re in that wide receiver group, you’re going to have to jump in and follow his lead. Again, he doesn’t ask them to do anything that he doesn’t do. That’s what’s real impressive about it. He hadn’t backed off a bit even though his experience in this league has been so long, he still practices at a very high level.”Brown has been one of the league’s most prolific players. He was an All-Pro four straight years from 2014-17 and is the first player with at least 100 catches and 1,200 yards receiving in six straight seasons. His 686 catches and 9,145 yards since 2013 are the most for any player in a six-year span.But despite that production, he wore out his welcome in Pittsburgh and was acquired by Oakland in March for picks in the third and fifth round of the 2019 draft.Brown was benched by coach Mike Tomlin for the regular-season finale last year after the receiver went radio silent in the final 48 hours before the game. Brown arrived in a fur coat, hung out for a half and then disappeared from view until well after his teammates had cleaned out their lockers following a 9-6-1 finish that left Pittsburgh on the outside of the playoffs for the first time since 2013.He then publicly criticized Tomlin and Roethlisberger, eventually forcing his way out in the trade. He then got a new three-year contract worth $50.125 million from Oakland.“I’m extremely excited to be here,” Brown said. “Obviously, it was a challenge. I’m embracing the new. Excited about opportunities to put my condition on display Bo Jackson Jersey , work on my mentality with learning the plays and take it all in.”Carr has worked hard to build a rapport with Brown and the rest of an almost entirely new receiving group. There are only three wide receivers on the roster who even got a single pass from Carr last season in Marcell Ateman, return specialist Dwayne Harris and Keon Hatcher. Those three combined for only 22 catches last season and don’t figure to have a major role on the offense this season.Instead, Carr’s main targets will likely be Brown, big-ticket free agent Tyrell Williams, Ryan Grant, J.J. Nelson and rookie Hunter Renfrow. Carr held many offseason throwing sessions in local parks with some of his new wideouts this offseason and tried to build a rapport off the field as well by hanging out in his free time. That was appreciated by Brown.“It’s tremendously important to have a relationship off the field because playing football you get mentally tired, you get frustrated,” he said. “You always want to have that respect for a guy, to know where he is coming from, know what he stands for and know what is important to him, so you guys can be on the same page and do what you desire to do. You desire to win.”
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Who is the ideal 2019 season-opener opponent"The NFL schedule is going to be released on Wednesday night at 8 p.m. ET. The release always drums up a ton of excitement Youth Travis Fulgham Jersey , as fans begin to map out where their team will be at the bye week, how easy their schedule looks in comparison to their division rivals and ultimately start predicting final records for the 2019 season.Of course, most of the important information is already out there. We already know the Lions’ 2019 opponents and whether Detroit will be facing them on the road or at home. The only things left for tonight’s reveal are the specific dates of each game, when the bye week is and any national games that may be on the schedule.But, for some, like Detroit Lions’ linebacker Devon Kennard, the first game is always the most intriguing. Last year White Travis Fulgham Jersey , the Lions [REDACTED]. So today’s Question of the Day is:Which team would you like to see the Lions open up the 2019 season with? (for a reminder of the Lions’ 2019 opponents, click here)My answer: Of course, I’d like to see the Lions open up at home. There’s a certain brilliant atmosphere when your team opens up the season in front of its fans. There’s typically a better chance of the Lions starting off with a win at Ford Field, except for last year, when [REDACTED].To be honest, I’d like a bit of a layup to start the season. Something for the Lions to build upon. I would say the Giants are arguably the easiest team to open with, given their... let’s call it “entertaining” offseason. Plus Danny Amendola Jersey , it would be an intriguing reunion for a couple of the biggest midseason trades last year. Golden Tate returns to Detroit, not as a member of the Eagles, but as a Giant. Meanwhile, Damon Harrison Sr. gets a crack at his old team (as does Devon Kennard and Romeo Okwara). This would be far from a guaranteed win for the Lions, but the Giants have gotten worse this offseason and are coming off a 5-11 year. I know last year the Lions opened against a New York team and [REDACTED], but don’t be afraid. Opening with the Giants would be a blessing.Your turn.Tweets from https://twitter.com/PrideOfDetroit/lists/lions-coverage The Lions fell behind the Bears 26-0 on their way to a third straight loss by a double-digit margin in Week 10 and that leaves them with a 3-6 record in nine games under first-year head coach Matt Patricia.With an offensive line that’s allowed 16 sacks the last two weeks and a defense that isn’t consistently making stops, some might believe that things have gone off the rails in Detroit. Whether that’s the case or not Trey Flowers Jersey , Patricia said the team isn’t panicking about the way things have played out.“I believe in this team and we’re going to work real hard every single day,” Patricia said, via the Detroit Free Press. “I think the guys in that room have a great understanding of what they are and what we’re going to do as a team. We’re not hitting the panic button right now or anything like that right now. We’re just trying to get better. I think that’s our biggest thing is just try get some improvement.”It’s a test of a coach to find a way to pull things together when it seems like things are coming apart at the seams and this will be Patricia’s first chance to show he’s able to do that. The Lions have three straight home games, but stopping the slide won’t be easy.The Lions will be facing the Panthers and Bears in a five-day span with the Rams visiting in Week 13, so Patricia and company have their work cut out for them in the coming weeks.
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Going into the draft Anthony Munoz Jersey , ESPN still doesn’t have much faith in Cincinnati. Will they be able to prove them wrong?"The Bengals’ 2019 schedule is out, and the NFL draft isn’t far away. That makes this the perfect time for many outlets to check back in on how they currently feel about these teams before they start using draft picks. Mike Clay of ESPN went back and re-examined the over/unders set for each team’s win total, and it shouldn’t be a surprise that it wasn’t favorable to the Bengals.The Bengals over/under is set at six wins, and Clay projects the team to have 5.5.When you consider that free agency is likely what influenced most of Clay’s decisions, it isn’t surprising that he didn’t view the Bengals favorably. Cincinnati made more moves earlier than we were use to, but it still was far from flashy. They added Miller who will start at right guard and be a huge improvement over Alex Redmond, but other than that they really added rotational players and kept their own free agents.Clay mentions that the Bengals’ roster is weak, which aside from some glaring holes at linebacker and offensive tackle I’d whole heartily disagree with. It is obvious that Cincinnati is banking on Zac Taylor being able to come in and do something with this set of players that Marvin Lewis’ staff was unable to. It honestly isn’t out of the realm of possibilities that Taylor’s new offensive system could be the jolt of life this team needs to start contending for the playoffs again. However Michael Johnson Jersey , it doesn’t change the fact that to an outsider looking in that this is still basically the same roster that has failed to make the playoffs the past three seasons. This feeling could easily shift if the Bengals grab a couple of instant impact players on the first few days of the draft, but based on the roster now, how much has really changed?It is pretty easy though to see even just giving the Bengals a modern looking offense could do wonders for them. It still comes down to can Andy Dalton get back to his 2015 form? We will have to see how well he does in Taylor’s system, and how well the rest of the offense is utilized.It is frustrating seeing the Bengals viewed so poorly by the national media, but these kinds of rankings are usually based on how flashy a team was during free agency. That is something the Bengals will never win awards for. Still, if Cincinnati wants to make their way back to the playoffs, they need to ht a few home runs in the upcoming draft. Ultimately though, winning is the only way to change the perception of this team. The reality is at this moment http://www.thebengalslockerroom.com/authentic-sam-hubbard-jersey , this is roughly the same roster that has failed to make it to the playoffs or even achieve a winning record for three straight seasons. The coaching turnover in the NFL this year has shown that teams are putting less emphasis on experience than they have in the past.In the cases of Zac Taylor, who is expected to be named head coach of the Bengals, and Freddie Kitchens, who has been hired as head coach of the Browns, two coaches have become head coaches without ever being a head coach at any level before, and with less than one year as an NFL coordinator.Taylor’s only coordinator experience was as an interim offensive coordinator in Miami during the 2015 season, after Joe Philbin was fired as head coach and Dan Campbell became interim head coach. The 35-year-old Taylor also has one year as offensive coordinator at the University of Cincinnati. A year ago he was promoted from assistant wide receivers coach to quarterbacks coach of the Rams. That’s a thin résumé by NFL head coach standards.But it’s a comparable résumé to that of the 44-year-old Kitchens, whose only experience as a coordinator is the second half of last season with the Browns Tyler Kroft Jersey White , after head coach Hue Jackson and offensive coordinator Todd Haley were fired. Kitchens was in his first year as the Browns’ running backs coach when he was promoted, and he’d never been more than a position coach before, at any level.New Packers head coach Matt LaFleur also has a résumé that looks light by NFL standards. He has been an offensive coordinator for one season for both the Rams and Titans, but only called the offensive plays once, in 2018. The 39-year-old LaFleur has never been a head coach.And new Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury does have six years of head coaching experience at Texas Tech, but he’s never coached in the NFL at all. At age 39, he also has a résumé that doesn’t look much like the typical career path for an NFL head coach.What all four of those coaches have in common is that they’re young and they’re regarded as having a good understanding of the quarterback position. That’s what NFL owners increasingly want.
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Brian Flores heads back to New England as a Patriot one last time." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesThe Phinsider homepageHorizontal - WhiteThe Phinsidera Miami Dolphins communityFollow The Phinsider online:Follow The Phinsider on TwitterFollow The Phinsider on FacebookLog in or sign upLog InSign UpSite searchSearchSearchThe Phinsider main menuSectionsFanpostsFanshotsLibraryDolphinsOddsShopAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 321 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteSections 2018 NFL Draft2018 NFL Free Agency2018 Mock Drafts2018 Draft ProspectsHead coach Brian Flores to attend Patriots Super Bowl ring ceremony New Chandler Cox Jersey nfl draft ,16commentsBrian Flores heads back to New England as a Patriot one last time.EDTShare this storyShare this on FacebookShare this on TwitterShareAll sharing optionsShareAll sharing options for:Head coach Brian Flores to attend Patriots Super Bowl ring ceremony TwitterFacebookRedditPocketFlipboardEmailPhoto by Mark Brown/Getty ImagesHead coach Brian Flores has been a Miami Dolphin for a few months now, but the long time New England Patriot will don the red, white, and blue one last time this Thursday.According to Mike Reiss of ESPN, Patriots owner Robert Kraft is hosting a private ring ceremony that will bring together the now-scattered 2018 Super Bowl champion team. Despite now being the head coach of the division rival Miami Dolphins, Flores is scheduled to attend the party.Last season, Flores was the defensive play caller and de facto defensive coordinator of the Patriots. He called the defensive plays for one of the most impressive defensive performances ever seen on the NFL’s biggest stage, as the Patriots defense smothered a high powered Los Angeles Rams offense that set records during the 2018 regular season.Flores was also New England’s linebackers coach from 2016-2018. Prior to holding that title Chandler Cox Miami Dolphins Jerseys , he was an assistant coach at numerous positions, as well as a scout for the Bill Belichick’s personnel department back in the early 2000s. In other words, before moving to Miami, Flores was a Patriot through and through, so it’s not surprising that he’s returning to his old stomping grounds for one last celebration of the greatest achievement of his football career.Flores now has four Super Bowl rings from his decade-and-a-half long career with the Patriots, something most coaches and players in the NFL can only dream about. Now rebuilding a long beleaguered Dolphins team, he’ll attempt to add to that impressive collection in his trophy cabinet and hopefully reach the pinnacle of NFL achievement once more, only next time Miami Dolphins Jerseys Stitched , he’ll be wearing aqua and orange. Cowboys defensive end Robert Quinn returned to the team this week after serving a two-game suspension. He met with the media and was asked where he worked out, the frustration of watching the Cowboys play on television and playing against his former team this week.He also was asked about whether he would raise his fist during the national anthem Sunday.Quinn seemed weary of the question.“Um, why did the protest start? Then what did you all turn it into?” Quinn said to silence from reporters. “I’m asking you. Protest started because? And what did you all media turn into? You all consider us players as one. You all media, you all turned it into . . . [I want to] use the right word. You all took the message and made it into what you all wanted to make it. Now, I could sit there and beat this over the head, beat this over the head. Again, I’m not going back writing the story. At the end of the day, y’all know what’s being done. Y’all see what’s being done about it. So whether I can sit and talk about it Chandler Cox Jersey nfl draft , I see how people move. So I’d rather me keeping myself. . . .I handle my business the way I handle it. You want to know what I’m about, you come speak to me in my personal space, not at work. And you [will] see how I really roll.”Quinn, acquired in a trade from the Dolphins in the offseason, has raised a fist during the national anthem since 2016 when he was with the Rams. The Cowboys are one of the few teams never to have had a player protest during the national anthem.Quinn did not raise his fist during the preseason. During training camp, he sounded as if he has made a decision not to raise his fist this season, blaming the media for turning the protests for social injustice into a “distraction.”
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It’s never easy with Jameis Winston. But it’s generally exciting Marshall Faulk Jersey , at least.The Buccaneers stunned the previously unbeaten Rams, taking a 55-40 road win which only became close in the late stages of the fourth quarter.Quarterback Jameis Winston threw four touchdowns, as the Bucs (2-2) exerted themselves on the Rams (3-1) for most of the afternoon until the seemingly inevitable tightening late.They ran effectively early and played good defense throughout the day (Todd Bowles might be the assistant coach of the year through four games for the way his pressure has confused opponents), but the play of Winston was steady. For Nolan Cromwell Jersey , you know, about 52 minutes.He has struggled with turnovers in the past, and his pick-six to Marcus Peters midway through the fourth quarter narrowed the gap to five points (they led by 18 in the fourth). Peters then had to be evaluated for a concussion after taking a shot to the head from Buccaneers tackle Donovan Smith as he crossed the goal line.Winston also hit big plays late (such as the 67-yard touchdown to Mike Evans in the fourth quarter), and spread the ball among eight different receivers. Chris Godwin was the guy the Rams couldn’t stop Kurt Warner Jersey , as he had 12 catches for 172 yards and two touchdowns.The Rams offense never got into any rhythm, as quarterback Jared Goff was picked off three times and fumbled away a ball which was returned for a touchdown late. That overshadowed his 517 passing yards, which was good for fantasy purposes or something.Running back Todd Gurley had just 16 rushing yards and 70 yards from scrimmage, as the Rams didn’t move the ball consistently until the fourth quarter. Former two-time All-Pro linebacker Isiah Robertson was killed when the limousine he was driving skidded on a rain-slicked curve on a dark Joe Namath Jersey , rural East Texas highway and was hit by two other vehicles.The Texas Department of Public Safety reports the crash happened about 10 p.m. Thursday on Texas Route 198 almost 6 miles (9 kilometers) north of Mabank (MAY'-bank) and 50 miles (80 kilometers) southeast of Dallas. A DPS statement says the limousine Robertson was driving entered the curve at an unsafe speed for the rainy conditions. It veered off the road and skidded sideways before coming to a stop partially on the road. A pickup truck following behind hit the limo, knocking the limo into the southbound lane where it was slammed by an oncoming car.Robertson, a 69-year-old Garland resident, was taken to an Athens hospital 20 miles (32 kilometers) away Cooper Kupp Jersey , where he died. The truck driver was treated for minor injuries and discharged. The other car driver was unhurt.The Los Angeles Rams drafted Robertson from Southern University in the first round of the 1971 NFL draft. He remained with the Rams through 1978, then played in 1979-82 for the Buffalo Bills. He was named first-team All-Pro in 1973 and 1976 and was chosen for the Pro Bowl in his rookie 1971 season, as well as 1973-77.In a statement, the Rams said: "We are deeply saddened by the loss of one of our Legends Todd Gurley II Jersey , Isiah Robertson. He will be remembered not only for the great player he was, helping our team achieve multiple division championships in the '70s, but also by the work he did helping others through the House of Isaiah recovery center he founded in Texas."
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The NFL trade deadline passed at 3 p.m. Arrowhead Time on Tuesday — and the Kansas City Chiefs didn’t make a move.Let’s examine why this might have happened:The Chiefs talked to teams about several playersJason Getz-USA TODAY SportsFirst and foremost Mecole Hardman black jersey , we should remember that the Chiefs did, in fact, attempt to make some moves.We learned that the team made a strong play to acquire defensive back Minkah Fitzpatrick from the Miami Dolphins in mid-September but were outbid by the Pittsburgh Steelers.Reporting at the time suggested that the Chiefs had made an offer similar to the one the Steelers made, but because the Chiefs were seen as a more competitive team, the draft picks they could offer were less valuable.It was also reported that the Chiefs expressed interest in Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Jalen Ramsey. The team faced the same problem with Ramsey they had faced with Fitzpatrick: pick-for-pick, their draft capital was perceived as less valuable.But as it turned out, the Jaguars didn’t even care.After Ramsey was traded to the Los Angeles Rams, we learned Jacksonville just didn’t want to make a deal with the Chiefs.These are just the high-profile moves we know the Chiefs attempted to make.It’s reasonable to think the team made inquiries about other players with other teams — perhaps even getting as far as negotiating with them — and it was just never reported.So we know the Chiefs wanted to make at least a couple of deals — but for one reason or another, they didn’t work out.C’est la vie.As my high school science teacher Billy Mudd often observed, “It takes two to tango.”Why didn’t the Chiefs work harder to make the deals they wanted?This question boils down to one phrase: all-in — also known as win-now mode.NFL teams are said to be all-in (or in win-now mode) when they are willing to trade anything (or spend any amount of money) in pursuit of an immediate championship.Here’s the problem: it’s not as if NFL general managers officially declare this status with the league — or anyone else.Instead, it is conferred upon them by sports-talk hosts, TV talking heads, sportswriters and fans.And quite honestly... sometimes, the reasons they say this about a particular team aren’t based on any kind of reality.For anyone in the media, there’s a clear incentive to declare that a team is all-in.By saying so, you’re communicating that big news is always just around the corner; something is going to happen today!That’s a ratings booster.Besides, fans tend to like the idea that their favorite team is willing to do anything to get a ring — particularly if the team hasn’t won one in a while.So if your perception is that the Chiefs are in win-now mode, you’re probably wondering why the team didn’t do whatever it could to make a deal for Fitzpatrick or Ramsey — or for Leonard Williams, Le’Veon Bell, Xavien Howard, Patrick Peterson... etc.But the fact the Chiefs didn’t move heaven and earth to make those deals is actually a pretty clear indicator that the Chiefs are not all-in — no matter what your favorite media personality says.There is always a way to make a deal with another team; you just have to keep offering more until they finally say yes.That’s what you do when you’re in win-now mode.So, since the Chiefs didn’t do that, we can conclude they aren’t all-in.Should the Chiefs be in win-now mode?Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY SportsSome say they should be — that the team needs to maximize their opportunity with players like Patrick Mahomes, Tyreek Hill and Travis Kelce on the roster simultaneously.Others say they shouldn’t be — that with Mahomes on the roster for the foreseeable future, there’s no such thing as a Super Bowl window.But I always come back to an essential truth about being an NFL general manager: your job is to build a team than can succeed both now and in the future.You have to win now in order to keep your job.You have to win in the future so that you can keep your job in... you know... the future.Going all-in during a particular season satisfies just one of those criteria.But like they say... your mileage may vary. The Cleveland Browns entire organization has been turned upside down, then inside out, shaken up a little bit Mecole Hardman Jersey Mens , and now placed in the hands of Gregg Williams and Freddie Kitchens. It’s a hard task to ask a team to play super well under these kinds of circumstances but equally as hard to prepare to play the team. Usually, teams that lose their head coach, or even coordinator, come out with a little fire and passion. The Browns play hard every single week, as evidenced by the four overtime games, but tend to fall apart consistently. With a new coaching staff in charge, it’s impossible to tell what will be new and what will remain consistent. With that said, Gregg Williams is now the head coach, so the defense should remain the same. Let’s head down the AP Laboratory and breakdown this aggressive Williams’ defense.Cleveland Browns defensePersonnel preferencesThe Browns predominantly run a 4-3 defense that spends a fair amount of time in their base package using their talented linebacker group. The injury to Joe Schobert has forced rookie Genard Avery into more playing time, which actually provides them with some extra flexibility, as Avery is a very good pass rusher as well. The Browns rotate their secondary players often. Denzel Ward and Damarious Randall will play every snap but the second and third safeties and cornerbacks rotate frequently. A nickel defensive back does often come in as Avery is slid down into a defensive end position as someone else kicks inside.As with any Gregg Williams defense, the Browns defense plays aggressively and often dials up blitzes as well as shows pressure and drops out of it. Even when playing from a “base” alignment, the Browns’ front seven is playing downhill first while the secondary plays to keep stuff in front of them. Pass defenseThe Browns mix up their coverage type, shells and techniques rather frequently.The most common coverage is a Tampa-2 zone, which is Cover-2 (two deep safeties, five underneath zone players), in which only one of the underneath hook defenders plays deep in the middle of the field. With their athletic linebackers, who can play the pass well, they can remove one of the bigger holes against a traditional Cover-2 zone and still have enough speed underneath to not be picked apart. The Browns will play different techniques when in man coverage or zone as well. Press-ball technique, which is aligning near the line of scrimmage but retreating as the ball is snapped, is the most common man coverage for the Browns. Even in their zone coverage, the Browns look to usually play top-down, reducing the big play with their secondary players while allowing their second-level players to play more aggressive. Denzel Ward is having a good rookie campaign, proving to be a playmaker. However, he can be beaten for big plays, given the risks, and the second and third cornerbacks for Cleveland haven’t been anything more than adequate most of the year. Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty ImagesEveryone knows about Myles Garrett and his freakish athletic ability and how much of a terror he’s been as a pass rusher Mecole Hardman Jersey Cheap , but the lesser known Larry Ogunjobi is almost as important to their defense. His ability to penetrate and rush the passer on the interior is huge and their pass rush goes even beyond just those two. Mahomes, when asked about Garrett praised his ability first then had this to say:Run defenseThe Browns’ defense has struggled this year with their run fits and not over-pursuing runs that are designed to offer to back side cuts. Jamie Collins and Christian Kirksey are very talented linebackers that can cover a ton of space on the second level and Garrett and Emmanuel Ogbah do a good job of holding the edge against the run. Their issues against the run aren’t for a lack of talent but rather playing a bit too fast and struggling to fit the right run gaps. How the Chiefs winBasic gameplanWhen dropping back to pass, the Chiefs will have to correctly identify what coverage the Browns are in but have to have combinations called to beat Tampa-2. A lot of the Chiefs’ damage through the air against the Browns should come in the intermediate soft spots of the zone and underneath, but they should also dial up some shot plays off of play-action. The biggest key for the Chiefs is going to be handling the pressure packages of the Browns and how they go about beating those looks. The Chiefs have to get their protections correct to pick up these blitzes or accurately identify hot routes and get the ball out of Mahomes’ hands quickly to the open receiver. When the Chiefs hit up the ground game, they should emphasize the misdirection game using counters, traps and wide receivers in the run game. As an extension of the run game, the Chiefs’ use of the shovel pass and various screens should help open up the downfield passing attack. Using the aggression of the Browns defense against them will be paramount in the run game. Misdirection and the run The Chiefs have been good at finding success with outside runs the last few weeks and their multiple-runs scheme has provided them a good base to catch defenses unsuspecting. Against the Browns they may be able to find some success on the ground but the team speed and talent on the Browns defense is pretty good and given such the Chiefs should use misdirection in their run game.This long-trap run by the Los Angeles Chargers goes for a good chunk without the running back being asked to make anyone miss or anything over the top. Instead, the counter footwork by the running back gets all three linebackers to either freeze or start flowing the wrong direction. The right tackle leaves what appears to be his man on the backside of the run unblocked, allowing him to climb quickly to the second level and reach a linebacker reaction late to the running back. The fullback comes across the formation and wham-blocks the unblocked defensive end, kicking him outside and opens up a hole. The pursuit is late because of the misdirection and the Chargers offensive line have easily reached the second level defenders. The Chiefs should use Long Trap, Counter, and Counter Trey to take advantage of the fast-flowing run defense. Time to hit the postMahomes has been fantastic this year, throwing short, throwing long, under pressure, in a clean pocket, etc. One thing the Chiefs have yet to connect on is the deep post. The Browns will run a lot of Tampa-2, which attempts to help that middle-of-the-field hole that the Chiefs destroyed against the Pittsburgh Steelers, but dialing up some deep, middle-of-the-field shot-plays off play-action should find some success.Off the play-action, the offense has a deep dig to hold the weak-side (of the passing formation) safety while on the strong side, the wide receiver runs a deep post. Due to the run action, the hole-defending linebacker bites up, then has to recover 40 yards downfield to get underneath the post. The combination of the deep post and play-action just created too much open space for the offense to exploit. Whether deep posts like this, vertical concepts stretching both seams, as well as the numbers or Bang-8s (skinny posts) these middle of the field vertical routes are going to be an option if the play is designed well. Mahomes has the arm and confidence to try to fit the ball into these tighter windows and hopefully connects on one of these deep post routes this week. Glutton of gimmicksThe Chiefs offense has been accused of being “High School” or gimmicky often and this is the week that Andy Reid should embrace that mold, at least early on. Take advantage of that Browns defense Carlos Hyde Jersey , again, and get them moving one direction while the ball goes elsewhere. The screen game should make a big comeback this week. The Steelers had a ton of success hitting screens to every position. The Browns’ pass rush pins their ears back and gets after the quarterback, which often results in them not identifying when they are released during a screen play. The shovel pass after the jet motions and outside run action is also something that should be used to slow down the pass rush and find easy yards.Even simple end-arounds like this one from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers can take advantage of a relatively fast defense. The blocking motion toward the backside mimics a traditional run but creates natural down blocks that the offensive line is able to release and move on to the second level as the defenders all crash toward the running back.The Chiefs will always have a package of “trick” plays like this, but they’ve taken a bit of a backseat for the RPO-heavy attack and traditional plays.This may be the week to bring them back in conjunction with the normal offense. Handling pressure looksWe’ve talked about it all year: as impressive as Mahomes has been, his biggest weakness has been operating cleanly when a defense crowds the line of scrimmage with bodies and blitzes and drops them at what seems like random times. He hasn’t made the right protection calls (OL is involved here too) as frequently as you’d like, which has resulted in some overload blitzes, forcing him to move or throw early. The Browns will continue the trend of defenses doing that to Kansas City, and this is a big test for the offensive line and quarterback with their protection calls. When the protection holds up, Mahomes has to stay patient and wait for hard breaking routes (in, out, or back) as the Browns defensive backs will be in bail technique or playing soft in their zone. Another way to beat the pressure packages is by identifying the hot routes, both the quaretrback and the target wide receiver, and working to them quickly. The trick is to not get locked in on the read (see interception against the Patriots) if the pressure doesn’t come. It’s a thin line to walk, but if you want to free up space at the line of scrimmage, then hit a few slants, seams and “open” routes behind the defensive front. The bottom lineThere are clear areas in which the Browns’ aggressive defense can be taken advantage of in both the run and pass game. The misdirection in the run game, as well as the behind-the-line-of-scrimmage passing game, should be a major weapon used to get the offense in rhythm. Exploiting the holes of the Tampa-2 defense on corner, post, seam and dig routes will be paramount to sustaining offensive drives. The Browns also give up big plays, so a few shot plays should be called and have a relatively high success rate. The most important aspect of the game for the Chiefs offense is to continue to show growth against the crowded line of scrimmage alignment that defenses have used to slow them down this year. If the protection calls and hot routes are correctly identified, there should be plenty of time and space for big plays behind the blitz. If the Chiefs can execute in a few of these areas, they should have no issues putting up big points against the Browns and forcing a struggling Browns offense to play catch-up.
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