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4 days ago
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Falcons delete self-own social-media post
The Falcons (and specifically owner Arthur Blank) aren't fans of reminders of their failure to turn a massive third-quarter lead into a Super Bowl LI win. Usually, it's someone else who reminds the team and/or its fans of the 28-3 futility. This time around, the Falcons did it to themselves. Via John Breech of the team posted a photo on Twitter of safety Jessie Bates (No. 3) and cornerback Mike Ford (No. 28). The image was quickly deleted. Arguably, the Falcons should have left it alone. First, the players were configured 3 and 28, not 28 and 3. Second, deleting it makes it a bigger deal. As evidenced by the fact that it became a PFT item. If they hadn't deleted it, we probably wouldn't have decided it was worth a post. Meanwhile, the fact they so quickly deleted the image shows that, more than eight years later, they're still as sensitive about 28-3 as ever.
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5 days ago
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Jason Kelce suggests game between flag team and tackle team to determine 2028 U.S. Olympic team
Last week, former Eagles center Jason Kelce helped save the tush push. This week, he has an idea for properly launching the Olympic flag football competition. Kelce offered up this idea during the latest episode of the New Heights podcast, via Austin Nivison of 'I think a coach that is familiar with flag football should select an NFL-represented team. That team should just play this flag football team that's been playing for a long time and feels like they are the best at it and don't need other guys.' The winning team would then be the Olympic team. Of course, the first challenge would be figuring out the players on the two teams that would meet in a winner-take-all showdown. But once the teams are set, it would be compelling. It would carry The Longest Yard vibes, with one hell of a twist. The more talented players would be the fish out of water. The more experienced players would be the physical Davids to the NFL Goliaths. Of course, more games and more practices and more reps increases the injury risk for the active NFL players. Of course, if they lose the Olympic qualifying showdown, the injury risk will be minimized. They wouldn't be playing in the Olympics at all.
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17-04-2025
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Jalen Milroe: My superpower is playing a step faster than my opponents
Quarterback Jalen Milroe is one of the players set to attend the draft in Green Bay next week, but he's not currently seen as a safe bet to come off the board during the first round. Milroe had a lot of success as a starter at Alabama, but neither his performance nor his overall skill set has led to him being viewed as a sure success at the NFL level. Milroe ran the 40 in 4.37 seconds at the Scouting Combine, so it's no surprise that his ability to run the ball has been mentioned as his best asset by many observers. Milroe's own pitch to NFL teams involves speed, but he says it isn't limited to the impact he can make in the ground game. 'The most important thing that I have is being a problem solver,' Milroe said, via Bryan DeArdo of 'Being cool, calm, collected, being disciplined in my reads, not being one dimensional. Yes, everyone likes to mention my utilization of my legs, but I believe that I just play one step faster than my opponents when it comes to the passing game and the running game. I know that's a superpower that other people do not have.' The mixed opinions on Milroe may lead to him being drafted by a team with another quarterback in front of him on the depth chart. Milroe cited both starting quarterbacks in Super Bowl LIX as a sign that waiting to play isn't a bad thing and added 'there's a lot of things as young player that you don't know right away.' Milroe also doesn't know where he'll be starting his pro career, but that information will come soon enough.
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23-02-2025
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Will success of NHL's 4 Nations Face-Off make NFL more likely to loan players to Olympics?
The NFL can't transform the Pro Bowl into anything nearly as compelling as the NHL's 4 Nations Face-Off. The next best thing is three years away. With the powers-that-be already intent on making flag football a professional sport, the best way to kickstart the effort comes from putting pro football players in the first-ever Olympics flag football competition when the games resume in 2028. Back in December, Jonathan Jones of reported that a decision could come as soon as this spring. With the league's annual meetings happening in March — and with the Scouting Combine typically consisting of various meetings in advance of the March powwow — the foundation for a consensus could be put in place in the coming days. Jones also reviewed the factors that will influence the question of whether the league and the NFL Players Association will agree to amend the CBA to allow players to play flag football. There's injury risk. And if injuries happen, who bears the financial consequences of the player's inability to play? The timeline of the Olympics (July 14 to 30) conflicts with the opening of training camps. And the trials process, which for the U.S. team could be more competitive than the Olympic competition, adds more risk of injury, more wear and tear, and more time not training for tackle football. All things considered, the best play would be to nudge freshly-retired players toward the Olympics. If/when the NFL tries to make pro flag football a thing, players with recognizable names and faces who no longer have a spot, voluntarily or not, in the highest level of the game become prime candidates to sign up. Assuming the goal is to use the Olympics as the springboard for flag football for money, the smartest way to protect the money of the current players and owners is to make flag football a way for players to transition toward life after football. Bottom line? When it comes to the pursuit of American gold, the NFL would be wise to protect the golden goose. And the best way to do that is for flag football to become the thing that the best players play when they're no longer playing football.
