Author: Michael

Darius Slay and Matt Patricia had beef, but Nick Sirianni says that it has been squashed. Spicy!
As the Eagles come off of their Super Bowl LVI appearance, they added the latter to their staff on Thursday. Philadelphia’s website first leaked the news by accidentally jumping the gun with its update, and the hire was announced later in the afternoon.
Matt Patricia is the newest senior defensive assistant for the Philadelphia Eagles.
The 48-year-old heads west to the City of Brotherly Love after a tumultuous year in New England.

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The Vegas Golden Knights have a solid home-ice advantage at T-Mobile Arena (granted it didn’t help them in Game 1) but they’re allegedly going to great lengths to mess with the Winnipeg Jets.
Winnipeg took a statement win on the road in Game 1, defeating the top-seeded Golden Knights 5-1. They overcame a lot including a scary injury to forward Morgan Barron.
According to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman on the 32 Thoughts podcast with Jeff Marek, the Golden Knights allegedly tampered with the Winnipeg Jets’ exercise bikes.

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Not a lot went right for Iowa’s offense in 2022. 
The Hawkeyes ranked 123rd nationally in scoring offense (17.7 points per game) and second-to-last in total offense (251.6 yards per game), but somehow amassed an 8–5 record despite a decided lack of scoring. When offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz spoke to the media on Thursday and answered questions about what changes the unit would be making for the upcoming season, though, he offered some interesting responses.

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Iowa football had one of the most inept offenses in recent history last season. The Hawkeyes won eight games in 2022, somehow, but not because of its offensive production.
Of 131 teams on the FBS level, Iowa finished 130th in total offense, 122nd in scoring offense, 123rd in passing offense and 122 in rushing offense during the regular season. It won the Music City Bowl 21-0 over Kentucky, but barely eclipsed the 200-yard mark offensively, did not convert a single third or fourth down, and punted eight times.

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