He fought valiantly, averaging 34ppg and 10apg on a ridiculous 45% from three, but in the end the Blazers fell to the Nuggets in six. The Blazers just don’t have the defense to win in the playoffs. They can score, but they can’t prevent other teams from scoring. That was my biggest takeaway watching that… Read More It’s Time for Dame to Leave Portland
This appeared in The Athletic the other day: Aaron Rodgers hasn’t denied he wants to move on from the Green Bay Packers after months of reported discontent. General manager Brian Gutekunst has insisted he won’t deal the reigning NFL MVP. But there’s apparently one way the Packers would agree to trade the star quarterback. According to The Athletic’s Matt Schneidman, Green… Read More Green Bay Calls Rodgers’ Bluff
I think this was scripted, but it looked spontaneous, ie. As if he didn’t know he was live and on the air: This is huge: Shannon Sharpe called Julio Jones live on @undisputed: Julio said he's "out of there" when asked if he wants to stay in Atlanta. He also said he doesn't want to… Read More 🚨 Julio Jones on His Future With the Atlanta Falcons: “I’m Outta There”
I was just watching NFL Live on ESPN and they had Adam Schefter on. He was talking about some potential draft day trades or something, I can’t even remember anymore, but before they cut to commercial break, he said, “I’ll have some breaking news when we come back.” When he came back, he dropped the… Read More 🚨🚨🚨 Aaron Rodgers Tells Packers He’s DONE With Them
I’m sure you’re aware that Aaron Rodgers has been guest-hosting Jeopardy! and that he’s expressed interest in becoming the full-time host of the show. Many in the sports media have interpreted this as a veiled threat at the Green Bay Packers organization: if you don’t give me what I want, then I’ll just leave and… Read More Could Aaron Rodgers Actually Leave the Packers?
Much was made of the fact that the 2021 All Star Game was the first time even that LeBron and Steph had been on the same team. Brian Windhorst of ESPN reported that LeBron picked Steph for his team because he wants Steph to join the LA Lakers. This set off a buzz in the… Read More Could Steph Curry Really End Up on the Lakers?
Via Adam Schefter: Congratulations to Sam Darnold for getting out of New York. He now gets to play with Christian McCaffrey (who we all know is a monster), DJ Moore (who’s a lot better than people realize) and Robby Anderson (again). Those guys represent a massive upgrade over the skill players Darnold was working with… Read More 🚨 Jets Trade Sam Darnold to Panthers
When news broke last week that the 49ers had traded up to the #3 pick from their original #12 spot, you didn’t have to be a genius to surmise that they did so with the intent of taking a quarterback. And since it’s almost a certainty that both Trevor Lawrence and Zach Wilson will be… Read More 🤯 Did the 49ers Trade Up to Draft Mac Jones?
The Los Angeles Rams have made a substantial upgrade at the quarterback position, trading Jared Goff and a couple of first round picks for longtime Lions QB Matthew Stafford: I’ve written on this site before about how I think Stafford is an incredibly underrated QB. For the past few months it has been rumored that… Read More Rams Trade for Matthew Stafford, Goff to Detroit
Wow. It happened: Last night, Harden formally demanded a trade for the first time. We’d all known he wanted out for the past couple of months now, but last night was the first time he ever actually confirmed it “straight from the horse’s mouth.” Here’s what he said last night, along with Rockets head coach… Read More 🚨 James Harden Traded to Brooklyn
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