Raise your hand if you’d love to know what’s going through 49ers GM John Lynch’s mind this morning.
At a recent Super Bowl halftime show, Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones told the crowd “We could have played at the first Super Bowl!” He’s right, as the Stones were about four years into their slice of the British Invasion at the time of the inaugural Super Bowl.
Anyone watching the AFC Championship games this weekend was reminded of one key thing after watching the Baltimore Ravens go down on Sunday. Being able to handle pressure in big moments will be the biggest question facing Jerod Mayo in the coming years, as will whoever ultimately ends up under center here in New England.
Heading into 2023, the topic of Bill Belichick’s job security has been a discussion here in New England, but Sunday’s news of DeAndre Hopkins heading to Houston is a reminder that Belichick isn’t the only head coach under some pressure this season.
This is clearly a big week for New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones, who had a disastrous return last Monday night against the Bears in his first game action since getting hurt against the Ravens in Week 3.
RookieTyquan Thornton had a breakout game catching four passes for 37 yards and a touchdown. He also added a touchdown run of 19 yards
The Patriots have options in the passing game, and this week could see them targeting Hunter Henry more, especially in the red zone.
“They played amazing today,” Zappe said. “To be honest with you, all six, including Marcus Cannon…were the MVPs of today.
Goff has been lighting it up this year (11TDs, 3 INTs) and has plenty of options to pick from, even being short-handed.
So three coaches over how many years? 50…Mike’s [Tomlin] done a great job. Fifteen straight winning seasons, that’s pretty impressive.”
Pro Football Hall of Fame honors Matt Ryan on 60,000 career passing yards, but with an unfortunate coincidence.
Kyle Dugger had a really impressive day with some eye-catching open-field tackling. He tackled Hill twice in the open field, no easy feat.
I’m sure it’s true both ways. It’s opening day, nobody’s really shown anything. We’ll see what happens first game.
He’s (Lil’ Jordan Humphrey) a big kid that is tough and has very good hands and is kind of a big receiver, tight end-ish type of guy
Rookies Sam Roberts and LaBryan Ray both flashed well. Ray was moved to several positions, and bringing impressive versatility to the table