Mr. Scot

Heh, I didn't even catch that (clearly their editors didn't either)

Yeah that's...off

From the article: Biggest gamble this offseason: Taking Bryce Young If Young can withstand the rigors of NFL life, his ability should be enough to make the Panthers a tough out. He has talent around him in veteran receivers Adam Thielen, DJ Chark and Terrace Marshall Jr., along with running back Miles Sanders. But if Young succumbs to injuries, many will wonder whether Carolina made a mistake by taking him instead of the larger C.J. Stroud out of Ohio State. Toughest stretch of the season: Weeks 3 to 6 After a pair of division games against the Falcons and Saints to begin the season, the Panthers will head cross-country to take on the Seahawks before coming back to Bank of America Stadium for a date with the Vikings. In Weeks 5 and 6, it’s a pair of road tilts against the Lions and Dolphins, two teams expected to fight for their respective division titles. If Carolina can go 2–2 in that stretch, it’ll be well positioned. Breakout player to watch: OT Ickey Ekwonu After some early-season inconsistency, Ekwonu became one of the league’s best rookies over the course of 2022. He’s now tasked with handling Young’s blindside. Last year Ekwonu earned praise from Pro Football Focus, being given a grade of 92.1 against the defensively loaded 49ers, the highest grade for any offensive tackle to that point in the campaign. At 6'4" and 230 pounds, Ekwonu has the size and athleticism to be a top left tackle in the league for the next decade. Don’t be surprised if he pushes for his first Pro Bowl this year. Position of strength: Secondary play The Panthers will face some weak quarterbacks in the NFC South this year, and a strong secondary should take full advantage. Carolina is well stocked with young talent, including 2021 first-round corner Jaycee Horn, alongside veteran Donte Jackson. The duo is one of the NFC’s best and is backed by an excellent safety tandem in free-agent addition Vonn Bell and fourth-year man Jeremy Chinn. Position of weakness: Pass rush Carolina has one of the league’s most explosive pass rushers in Brian Burns, but who is going to be a complement to him? Looking at the depth chart, it’s a tough answer to figure. This offseason, the Panthers signed Shy Tuttle to play on the interior, but he has just four sacks in as many years. Henry Anderson is another player up front who does little to reach the passer, notching zero sacks last year and only 11 across seven seasons. Yetur Gross-Matos is a 2020 second-round pick, but he’s been a disappointment as well with just 8.5 sacks in three campaigns. X-factor: How ready is Young? There’s no other question here. We’ve seen plenty of rookie quarterbacks struggle throughout their first years before becoming perennial Pro Bowlers. We’ve also seen men like Matt Ryan and Lamar Jackson lead their teams to the playoffs right away. Best bet: Bryce Young will go over 3500.5 passing yards The Panthers’ run game will open things up for the young passer, who could often be playing in a negative game script. Chark, Thielen, Marshall and Jonathan Mingo have enough talent to help get this done. —Jennifer Piacenti, SI Betting Final record: 10–7, first in NFC South

Seconded...

Ben McAdoo made that call.

The headline of the article on his retirement mentions that his crew once reffed a Super Bowl. I don't remember which one it was, but I do remember there being complaints about poor officiating afterwards. (I remember that primarily because I was expecting it and wasn't surprised)

Jerome Boger retires

I missed this when it happened, but wow... As far as I know, the Seattle Mariners are the only Major League Baseball team to ever be penalized in an NFL game. These are the sorts of things we'll remember now that Jerome Boger is retiring For more context, check out this clip:

Autocorrect is a tool from the pits of he'll 🫥

Rerun

It's geito where you can't even throw a woman on a bed full of guns anymore 🫥 Though I would add, at the risk of starting something, there is the Deshaun Watson story to consider.

I think it's possible. He's the kind of guy I could see the players following.

That time he helped Bryce get up to speed 🫥

"Ugly Stepsister" works better for me...

I see some members of the "I saw that guy on Sportscenter and people say he's good so we should sign him" brigade are out. You don't sign a guy for how good he used to be. You only sign someone you think can be good in the future. Not so sure Cook fits that category anymore...

Most rookies aren't. Bryce might be.

I've heard of that book. Haven't read it but it's supposed to be a good one. I'd add that one of the things which probably helped change the culture was the rise of the internet and social media. It's way harder to cover things up these days than it used to be.

You're seriously asking this question? Tony Dungy, Marv Levy, Pete Carroll (more than once) oh, and that guy in New England... Bill something. All of them got fired. Then there's Gruden who didn't get fired per se but got traded away and won shortly thereafter. Getting in the NFL fired isn't a death sentence, especially not when it's by an owner as dumb as Jim Irsay. Same principle applies for coordinators and other assistants.

Also not a fan, but given the circumstances out of preferred Horn take zero rather than Burns. As an aside, this would mean they're classifying him as a linebacker (duh) because under the rule, offensive and defensive linemen aren't allowed to wear zero.

Don't know, but it'd be great.

Imagine what a film session with Young and Kuechly would look like

Because if you can't predict the future right now, you must be a coward Also, the first preseason pass of any quarterback's rookie season tells you everything you need to know about their entire career.