The Atlanta Falcons have had a busy, and by any standard, productive offseason. They have significantly improved their roster.
But, this is going to blow your mind, it could be a problem.
We’ll get to the problematic part in a few paragraphs but first the good news: Coach Arthur Smith’s team was 7-10 a season ago and never really relevant in any postseason conversation the final two months of the season.
Falcons coach Arthur Smith had some rough moments amid a 7-10 record in 2022. (Credit: Screenshot/Twitter Video https://twitter.
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The WTA, the governing body for women’s tennis, is set to announce a return to China, ending its 16-month suspension following the sexual assault allegations made by one of its players against a high-ranking Chinese Communist Party member, according to a WTA statement provided to Sports Illustrated. That player, Peng Shuai, disappeared for two and a half weeks after posting her claims, and though the one-time Chinese standout has made a handful of highly curated public appearances since, her current level of freedom remains in doubt.
David Morris, a private quarterbacks coach and the founder of QB Country, was in the gym one day, staring at the kid sitting against the wall doing an arm care routine. He was 6’4″, pushing 230 pounds with white-blond hair and blue eyes.
“Dude,” Morris said to him. “I guarantee your great-great-grandfather is Viking or something.”
Holton Ahlers laughed. As a matter of fact, Ahlers’s brother had just done an Ancestory.com search. He wasn’t just part Viking, he was Viking royalty, a bloodline descendant of Ragnar Lothbrok.
Bailey Zappe is ready to roll as QB1 for the Patriots if his number is called.
Zappe surprised some people last season with some pretty impressive play at times for a fourth round QB, and it created a bit of an in-season QB controversy with Mac Jones.
The play between the two even split the locker room, Devin McCourty revealed in a recent interview. Now, all eyes are on whether or not Bill Belichick will roll with the team’s former first round pick in Mac Jones or pivot to Bailey Zappe to open the 2023 season.
Mac Jones and Bailey Zappe are in a fight for the QB1 role for the Patriots.
Here’s the story of why Gregg Berhalter went to that leadership summit, how his comments got published and the ensuing mess.
Oakland A’ reliever Chad Morris had quite the Wednesday. After being called up from Triple-A Las Vegas he had to wake up at 2:45 AM and jump on a plane to Baltimore. He then found himself on the bump later that evening and was credited with a win after just two innings of work, but only thanks to a rarely used official scoring rule.
Smith pitched the final two innings of Oakland’s 8-4 win over the Orioles allowing just one hit and zero runs during his appearance.
Only 14 days until the Panthers go on the clock for the first round of the 2023 NFL draft.
Until then, everybody takes their best guess as to how things play out. What do we know, though? What’s a given fact?
For starters, two quarterbacks—Alabama’s Bryce Young and Ohio State’s C.J. Stroud, in some order—will go off the board in the first two picks. After that, the Cardinals—should they stay at No. 3—will almost certainly take a defensive talent. Then, the Colts will think long and hard about a quarterback for themselves.
Essentially, the draft starts with the Seahawks at No. 5.
Shannon Sharpe has zero faith in Skip Bayless’ rushing abilities against an NFL defense.
Sharpe and Bayless co-host “Undisputed” on FS1, and the duo is known for trading shots on a regular basis. It makes for some great entertainment.
It also means they occasionally roast each other when presented with the chance, and that’s exactly what Bayless did during an interview with Jason and Travis Kelce.
Shannon Sharpe roasts Skip Bayless when asked if he could rush for a yard in an NFL game.
Brian Kelly wants LSU fans to believe he’s found the place he intends to call home for the rest of his career.
Kelly had a surprisingly impressive 10-4 season last year and it ended with a 63-7 win over Purdue in the Citrus Bowl. Given how hard LSU had fallen since winning the national title, Brian Kelly wasted no time turning things around.
Kelly reportedly had some serious NFL interest a few years ago when he was at Notre Dame, but he never made the jump to the pros.
Given the quick turnaround at LSU, it’s fair to wonder if the NFL might come calling.
Diar DeRozan employed a tenacious free throw defense, screaming each time the Raptors went to the line.