The San Francisco 49ers 2023-2024 season comes with high expectations. After trading Trey Lance to Dallas, the future relies on 2023 Mr. Irrelevant Brock Purdy. Falling just one game short of a Super Bowl berth, the Niners look to complete their quest for their sixth Super Bowl. With a top-three defense, a top-three tight end, …
The 2023 NFL Draft is now in the books, so it’s time for the annual NFL Draft Grades by Simon Shortt. Today we will be discussing the: NFC West. Arizona Cardinals – A- Team Needs: OL, DT, DB Arizona moved around the first round draft order masterfully for a team that was “desperate” to get …
Jeremy Fowler of SportsCenter reported Sunday that former Carolina Panthers quarterback Sam Darnold might be QB1 in San Francisco. Fowler said multiple teams believe “this is a guy who could start for them Week 1, play meaningful snaps…if Trey Lance is going to play, he’s going to have to earn it against Darnold.” It is …
We’re well into April, about three weeks out from the 2023 NFL Draft with rumors running amuck across the entire league. Leaks, smokescreens, and gossip flooding the league news lets you know were in peak draft season. And with that, comes peak mock draft season. In this mock draft, we’ll be projecting picks based not …
Derek Carr has signed a long-term contract with the New Orleans Saints and thus, the first domino has fallen in the quarterback market. The butterfly effect is already apparent, as later today, Geno Smith resigned long-term with the Seattle Seahawks. The Ravens are rumored to be close to franchise-tagging former MVP Lamar Jackson. And yet, …
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It’s one thing to lose and accept defeat quietly. It’s another to continuously embarrass yourself on social media because you can’t accept the fact that you lost. That’s what San Francisco 49ers players are doing right now. Players from the 49ers roster continue to shame the Philadelphia Eagles due to their loss in the NFC …
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San Francisco has fallen short of the ultimate prize for yet another year in a row bringing their championship drought to 29 years. It was a disappointing NFC Conference Championship Game not only for their fans but NFL fans in general. They got demolished 31-7 by the one-seeded Eagles after Brock Purdy got injured just …
Brock Purdy injured his elbow on the 49ers first drive during the NFC Championship game, Sunday. Purdy drove the 49ers to the 50 on their first possession. On a second-and-6, San Francisco tried some play-action trickery. In the end, Eagles defensive end Haason Reddick blew past tight end Tyler Kroft and hit Purdy’s arm as …
Miami Bounce Back Game Depends, In Part, On Running Game The Dolphins once again face a struggling run defense. Against the Houston Texans Miami rushed for just 26-66. Houston ranks 32nd in rush yards allowed on defense. The Dolphins fared better in their 39-17 win over the Cleveland Browns. Miami piled up 33-195 on the …
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McDaniel Perfect Fit For Tua, Dolphins Mike McDaniel has proved a perfect fit as head coach for the Miami Dolphins, particularly in his relationship with Tua. Since I made that a primary focus of that article I will not rehash it here. The clip from Sunday of the two of them chatting about how Tua …
The Miami Dolphins defense is evolving, and Bradley Chubb is clearly part of that. Since coming to the Dolphins he has helped improved the pass rush, but is the defense to championship level? The Miami Dolphins Defense Showed Its Best Against The Texans The Houston Texans rank dead last in the NFL in yards gained …
Tua-McDaniel Connection Main Reason For Miami Dolphins Offense Improving I remember the off-season question series of articles I wrote for Miami as if I just finished them yesterday. The one I dreaded the most, the Tua Tagovailoa article, now feels completely different. The Miami Dolphins offense has exceeded the expectations I had for it in …