Ryan Poles’ initial assessment of the Chicago Bears roster and overall operation was necessarily critical. It came through clear eyes and without emotional attachments. There were, after all, many reasons major changes were being made at Halas Hall. And Poles had no reservations about sharing his appraisal in a direct, detailed manner that immediately resonated…
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Eric DeCosta expects to have a lot of NFL draft picks this April. He also expects a lot from those picks. At his season-ending news conference last month, the Ravens general manager couldn’t say where the team would pop up over the course of the three-day circus; compensatory picks have yet to be awarded, and…
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By ZEKE MILLER and COLLEEN LONG WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing disquiet at home and danger abroad, President Joe Biden will deliver his first State of the Union address at a precipitous moment for the nation, aiming to navigate the country out of a pandemic, reboot his stalled domestic agenda and confront Russia’s aggression. The speech…
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By YURAS KARMANAU, JIM HEINTZ, VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and DASHA LITVINOVA KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian strikes pounded the central square in Ukraine’s second-largest city and other civilian targets Tuesday and a 40-mile convoy of tanks and other vehicles threatened the capital. Ukraine’s embattled president accused Moscow of resorting to terror tactics to press Europe’s largest…
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Playmakers are useless without protection. And if you are just going by the raw numbers, you would say the Jets’ offensive line play in 2021 was abysmal. Gang Green’s quarterbacks were sacked 53 times, fourth most in the NFL. But hard as it is to believe, the O-line was better than what the counting stats…
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It’s been nearly 10 years since the Ravens won their last Super Bowl, and they still haven’t been able to replace the star talent on that roster. They didn’t need to find eventual Hall of Famers like linebacker Ray Lewis or safety Ed Reed, but rather some players who were simply able to lead through…
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Wes Welker showed up at practice 15 minutes before it started every day as a Miami Dolphins player, just to warm up for warmups. Now he inherits a Miami Dolphins receiving corps that had trouble showing up for practice at all. Welker was called too short by scouts, too slow by coaches and ‘’Vince Papale,”…
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When the 2021 season ended, the perception was that the injury-riddled Ravens secondary had become the defense’s weakest unit. But upon further review, it might have been the linebackers. The hint of dissatisfaction came soon afterward when the Ravens parted ways with outside linebackers coach Drew Wilkins and inside linebackers coach Rob Ryan. Those dismissals…
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If the Miami Dolphins are going to turn it around offensively under coach Mike McDaniel, it’ll have to start with the offensive line play. Despite general manager Chris Grier’s efforts, exhausting a series of early draft picks on offensive linemen throughout the three years he was tied to ex-coach Brian Flores, it has remained a…
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Former Chicago Bears coach Matt Nagy is headed back to Kansas City and reuniting with Andy Reid. The Chiefs announced Friday afternoon that they hired Nagy as a senior assistant and quarterbacks coach under Reid. Nagy spent four seasons as the Bears head coach, posting a regular-season record of 34-31 and making two playoff appearances.…
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