Author: Michael

Welcome to our weekly quarterback rankings for the 2023 NFL season.
After each set of games, we’ll look at the 32 starting quarterbacks around the league and shuffle them accordingly. It’s a fun exercise, but also an insightful one. History says the better a quarterback is, the better his team’s chances to raise the Lombardi Trophy in February.
Before we get into the opening rankings, a few important ground rules to understand:

Quarterbacks will be judged on a mix of their historical and current play. The further we get into the season, the more current play matters.

With the NFL season finally underway on Thursday, Sept. 7, now’s a good a time as any to revisit a very signifiant rule change made during the offseason, which will debut in the Chiefs–Lions matchup.
In May, NFL owners approved a change that will now see the ball placed at the 25-yard line if it is fair caught behind the 25-yard line after a free kick (safety or kickoff). Before the rule change, the ball would be placed at wherever the fair catch was made. The change is only for this year as of now.

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Big boy football is primed for a major comeback this season.
Football is constantly evolving before our very eyes.
In recent years in the NFL, the name of the game has been speed. Offenses leaned into 11 personnel, putting three wide receivers on the field and looking to get playmakers into space. Defenses adjusted by getting lighter and faster as well, relying on two-deep safety packages, playing with lighter boxes up front, and focusing on eliminating big plays in the downfield passing game while daring teams to run the football.

The Lions visit the defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs tonight to open the 2023 NFL season. Here’s a look at every team, including power rankings, predictions, fantasy tips and much more.

DJ Uiagalelei’s dad Dave seems to really not like his son’s former coach Dabo Swinney.
DJ transferred to Oregon State after last season, and started the 2023 campaign with a dominating performance over San Jose State.
Meanwhile, Clemson got dominated Monday night by Duke, and it certainly feels like Dabo’s dynasty is over. He had a great run, but right now, it appears his program has taken a monster step backwards.
You know who is willing to help twist the knife? Dave Uiagalelei.
Duke dominated Clemson to start the season.

Brian Kelly didn’t come to LSU to watch buildings not related to the athletic program be built.
The Tigers opened the 2023 season with a blowout loss to Florida State. Brian Kelly’s team didn’t just lose. LSU got hammered in the second half.
It didn’t appear the LSU Tigers had any fight in them at all down the stretch, which should be the most concerning issue.
Kelly has been taking nonstop heat since the humiliating loss, and he even tried to claim he never said the team would win.
Fact check: He 100% said it.

Coach Kim Mulkey, who led LSU to the NCAA title in April, has agreed to terms with the school on a new 10-year contract worth $32 million, sources confirmed to ESPN. The deal will be the richest total contract in women’s college basketball history.

The US Open men’s singles semifinals will be the three best players in tennis and an American underdog.

LSU’s women’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey is expected to earn a 10-year, $32 million deal on her next contract extension, per Nola.com’s Reed Darcey.
The extension reportedly won’t be finalized until Friday, when the LSU Board of Supervisors are set to meet and vote on approving the contract.
This would be quite the pay jump from what Mulkey was originally set to earn. Her previous contract had her earning $2.5 million per year until the 2029 season. The new deal will have her receive $2.75 million per year, and then over time will eventually raise up to $3.

Jasson Dominguez had three hits including his first Yankee Stadium homer as the Yankees beat the Tigers, 4-3, on Wednesday night to run their win streak to five games.