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I’m not sure whether Jonathan Gannon will be a good, poor, or medium defensive coordinator for the Green Bay Packers. It is, in fact, virtually impossible to tell how good or bad any defensive coordinator is without an insanely long track record. Jeff Hafley coordinated the seventh-best defense in the NFL (by DVOA) in 2024, […]
It’s Friday, which means it’s time for our Victory of the Week (VOTW) post! This evening’s conversation prompt is straightforward: What was your victory this week? Did something remarkable happen? Is there a small achievement worth celebrating? This could relate to the Miami Dolphins, your professional life, or your personal life. We all experience victories, […]
The New England Patriots headed back inside the WIN Waste Innovations Field House without No. 10. After previously being listed as a limited participant due to a right shoulder injury, Drake Maye did not practice on Friday because of an illness. The starting quarterback was at the facility and on hand for morning meetings, however, […]
The Seattle Seahawks are just about a week away from playing in their fourth Super Bowl in franchise history. It might also be the last one they play for under current ownership. Longtime Seahawks beat reporter Brady Henderson reported on Friday that the Seahawks, “will go up for sale after Super Bowl LX, league and […]
I hope everybody has a lovely start to their weekend. Please stay warm and safe out there if you’re in the path of the second winter storm in as many weekends! Here’s a random clip for you:
Props to CeeDee Lamb. The Dallas Cowboys wide receiver was recently added to the Pro Bowl which means he is headed to San Francisco soon and thanks to him a decorated Air Force veteran is as well. Lamb teamed up with USAA, Official Salute to Service Partner, and the Air & Space Forces Association (AFA) […]
A lot of people are clamoring for a new punt returner for the Green Bay Packers, so I decided to take a look at the upcoming draft class to see what was available. What became very clear to me early on is that the man for the job is Baylor’s Josh Cameron, a 6’1”, 223-pound […]
A report from Jordan Schultz last week indicated that the Las Vegas Raiders are looking for an “offensive minded” coach to pair with likely first overall selection Fernando Mendoza. The Raiders have interviewed Klint Kubiak, Davis Webb, and now Ejiro Evero for their head coach opening a 2nd time. Webb recently pulled out of the […]
Greetings, Panthers fans. Welcome to the weekend. Feel free to use this thread to chat about (almost) anything you want: video games, food, movies, non-football sports, you name it. As long as it’s allowed by the site’s ToS, it’s fair game here. You know the drill. This is now an open thread
MOBILE, Ala. — A popular name for the Las Vegas Raiders as a Day 2 option in the 2026 NFL draft is Iowa offensive lineman Gennings Dunker. The former Hawkeye has experience playing both guard and right tackle, two positions the Raiders could use some help at, and has been taking reps at each spot […]
This year’s NBA All-Star Weekend will take place next month in Los Angeles at the Intuit Dome from February 13-15. Since the event is taking place out in LA, two NFL players with ties to the city will be participating in this year’s NBA All-Star Celebrity in former USC and current Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra […]
The Miami Dolphins need all the help they can get to rebuild this roster, and GM Jon-Eric Sullivan just got some great news in that vein.
Colts reporter Mike Chappell didn’t vote for Belichick! Ballard longest tenured losing GM! IU v UCLA
For the first time in three coaching cycles, the Arizona Cardinals will have a new special teams coordinator. It was reported today that Jeff Rodgers, the Cardinals special teams coordinator since 2018 has signed in the same capacity with the Buffalo Bills. Rodgers first signed with the Cardinals in 2018 with then head coach Steve […]
The NFL has yet to finalize the salary cap for the 2026 season, but NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero is reporting that the limit is expected to land between $301.2 million and $305.7 million. If the salary cap indeed lands between those projected numbers, it would mark the second year in a row that the NFL […]
The Baltimore Ravens are hiring Declan Doyle as their new offensive coordinator. Here are the instant reactions from Baltimore Beatdown’s staff, and add yours in the comments below! It’s hard to know what to expect from Doyle, who has just seven years of NFL coaching experience, one as a coordinator, and zero as a play-caller. […]
The NFL is increasing the salary cap for all teams to $305.7 million in 2026, as per Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. The NFL salary cap has increased nearly every year over the past decade, with a slight decline in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. This year, the salary cap jumps from […]
Well, there will be a lot of time for me to get into some of the Green Bay Packers’ offensive film. But for now, here are some immediate schematic takeaways based on what I’ve read about new Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Sean Mannion. I did scout Green Bay’s offense this year, too, so I already […]
The Buffalo Bills and new head coach Joe Brady have found the team’s next special teams coordinator, hiring Jeff Rodgers per a report by Dianna Russini. Rodgers had previously coached with the Arizona Cardinals since 2018, where most recently he was the team’s assistant head coach/special teams coordinator. Rodgers is the second Cardinals coach this […]
Chicago Bears offensive coordinator Declan Doyle will be leaving to become the offensive coordinator for the Baltimore Ravens, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported on Monday. Doyle, 29, will be taking over offensive play-calling duties for Baltimore, according to Schefter’s report. With their new head coach Jesse Minter coming from a defensive background, their offensive coordinator hire […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers enter the offseason with questions surrounding the quarterback position – a spot they’ve found themselves in for five consecutive years now. Aaron Rodgers’ future is up in the air, as the four-time MVP has yet to decide if he will return for a 22nd season or retire. Regardless of whether he returns […]
A little over one week after hiring new head coach Jesse Minter, the Ravens have filled their second-most important coaching vacancy by hiring Bears offensive coordinator Declan Doyle. He will take up the same job in Baltimore, where he will be tasked with building a new offense around two-time MVP quarterback Lamar Jackson. Doyle, 29, […]
The Buffalo Bills are quickly lining up interviews with coaches around the NFL, hoping to fill new head coach Joe Brady’s staff sooner than later with free agency and the 2026 NFL Draft on the horizon. A report by Tom Pelissero reveals that One Bills Drive has reached out to Connor Senger — the current […]
AI…Artificial Intelligence. It’s been a major component of our sci-fi fiction for decades. While Skynet hasn’t gone online, and we don’t see robots walking around downtown, with the advent of large language models, we are seeing a massive increase in the number of AIs available and the use of AI in numerous contexts. So, I […]
Open up the checkbooks, ladies and gentlemen. It was reported on Friday afternoon that the NFL salary cap for 2026 is projected to be north of $300M for the first time ever. To say this is significant is putting it mildly. As it has often been said for the last few years, the salary cap […]