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Tush Push Police: Bills were adamantly for banning, ran it twice Week 1 – PhillyVoice
The two loudest teams in favor of banning the Tush Push were the Packers, who introduced the motion to ban it, and the Bills, who actually ran a version of the play more than other other team in the league in 2024, the Eagles aside. […] On Sunday night, despite McDermott’s concern for player safety and “growing the game the right way” the Bills ran two versions of the Tush Push during their win over of the Baltimore Ravens. The first was a typical look. The second was arguably even more dangerous than any typical version, with Josh Allen leaping, and a player pushing him forward while he was in mid-air. McDermott either (a) believes the play is exceedingly dangerous to the degree that it should be banned, and is willing to put his players at a substantially increased risk of injury, or (b) he doesn’t actually believe it’s all that dangerous after all. Either way, by continuing to run the play, McDermott is undermining the argument to ban it.
Eagles reportedly working out veteran slot cornerback – BGN
The Philadelphia Eagles are working out veteran free agent cornerback Mike Hilton on Monday, according to a report from NFL insider Jordan Schultz. We previously highlighted Hilton as a potential Eagles target back on August 27. Here’s what we said at the time: “I don’t think this is realistic since 1) he’ll probably end up reuniting with Lou Anarumo in Indy and 2) the Eagles will probably keep Cooper DeJean in the slot but Hilton has been a pretty good nickel corner in the past. And if the Birds can’t find a good CB2 option, it might eventually make sense to move DeJean out there and find a new nickel. Let me be clear: I don’t think moving DeJean is ideal. I’m not itching to do it. But the Eagles might not have a choice if the CB2 situation turns out to be a disaster, which can’t be ruled out.”
Running Is Good – Iggles Blitz
His rushing yards have gone down as he’s become a more skilled passer. Still, the numbers are fairly consistent. This is a regular part of his game. It isn’t a crutch because he can’t pass. Hurts uses his legs as a way to move the chains and make plays. Think about his performance in the Super Bowl. Hurts threw for 221 yards and 2 TDs. He also ran for 72 yards, many of them in the third quarter. It was killing the Chiefs defense to see him go flying up the field. That can be very demoralizing to defenders. Hurts critics and doubters can pick apart his numbers and denegrate his style of play. But they can’t argue with the results. He’s led the Eagles to 2 SBs in 3 years. He out-played Patrick Mahomes both times. He would have won both if the Eagles defense could have made just one stop back in SB LVII. Hurts had to settle for winning last year, and being the MVP.
Roob’s Observations: Ugly win? Eagles’ opener was actually as pretty as it gets – NBCSP
Andrew Mukuba played 36 coverage snaps, according to Stathead, and allowed five passing yards. That’s kind of insane. That’s against a 10-year veteran quarterback who’s made three Pro Bowls and has the 11th-highest passer rating ever against the Eagles facing a rookie 2nd-round pick playing his first NFL game. Prescott targeted Mukuba just once, and he allowed only a five-yard completion to Pro Bowl tight end Jake Ferguson on a 2nd-and-6. Jihaad Campbell’s NFL debut was electrifying, but the Eagles’ other rookie defensive player was pretty darn good as well.
I agree with Sirianni that this will balance itself out over the course of the season — especially with a player such as Brown. Part of this could be attributed to the way the Cowboys defended him. The Cowboys “shaded” to Brown’s side, as he said, but “not something we haven’t seen before or I haven’t seen before.” There were routes in which Brown broke inside, and a defender was awaiting. On Brown’s lone target, he broke outside where he was in a one-on-one situation — a matchup the Eagles would gladly take. There’s been speculation that Brown might still be injured, but he was a full participant in practice and played his full allotment of steps. So, it’s challenging to pinpoint health. It’s reasonable to say the coaching staff can do more next week to force-feed Brown the ball. Hurts didn’t make bad decisions, and there were no apparent situations in which Hurts should have obviously gone to Brown and did not. But offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo can manufacture easy touches for Brown to get him in rhythm early. I asked Patullo last week how cognizant he is during the course of the game of the target distribution. The question was asked with the understanding that there might be games like this (albeit not with only one target for Brown; that’s drastic).
Expect a Jalen Carter discipline decision on Monday – PFT
On Friday, we went down the salivary rabbit hole, reviewing the past punishments for targeted spit takes. The league has consistently imposed fines only, regardless of whether the spitting sparked an ejection. Beyond the precedent, we’re told that the league will consider the fact that Carter was ejected before he participated in a single snap. That operates as a de facto suspension.
Spadaro: On center stage, Jalen Hurts does what he does best – win – PE.com
You do what you have to do to win games, and there are few in the NFL who win games as well as Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts. In defeating the Dallas Cowboys 24-20 on Thursday night, Hurts upped his record as a starter since the 2022 season to 38-10 and at the end of the day – or very, very long night as was the case for Philadelphia in Week 1 – isn’t winning all that matters? “To us, yeah, that’s the only thing that matters and Jalen wins football games,” All-Pro right tackle Lane Johnson said. “He knows how to rise to the moment and find a way. Sometimes it isn’t the way we draw it up, but doesn’t matter. He wins. We’re here to win.”
Xavier Worthy’s injury described as ‘dislocated shoulder’ – Arrowhead Pride
We have the first postgame report about the injury suffered by wide receiver Xavier Worthy when he collided with tight end Travis Kelce on the third offensive play of Friday night’s season opener between the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Chargers. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the injury is a dislocated shoulder — and it is possible that Worthy could return to play in a brace.
7 takeaways from the Steelers’ 34-32 win over the New York Jets – Behind The Steel Curtain
There were some negative standouts: Darius Slay, despite coming off an excellent 2024, was always going to be a risky signing as a 34-year-old cornerback. On the deep touchdown he gave up to Garrett Wilson, it was clear he just didn’t have the speed to keep up.
Chargers announce practice squad elevations vs. Chiefs – Bolts From The Blue
Ahead of Friday night’s matchup with the Chiefs, the Chargers announced their two practice squad elevations with long snapper Rick Lovato and Foster Sarell being called up to duty. Lovato was signed following a workout earlier this month to help replace Pro Bowler Josh Harris while he is on injured/reserve.
Commanders Vs. Giants (game one) – Studs and Duds – Hogs Haven
Josh Conerly Jr.: It was not a terrible game for the rookie, but between penalties (two), blown run blocks (two) and sacks/pressures allowed, his debut was not the best – and he was clearly the worst of the front five in overall play. He did have a very tall task in front of him with the Giants’ edge rushers though. However, I did see some glimpses of what he will become, and I am not worried in the least about his future. He will continue to improve.
5 plays that shaped the Cowboys’ close loss to the Eagles – Blogging The Boys
Deep shot to Jahan Dotson flips field. Following that touchdown, the Cowboys went back down the field again, but were ultimately forced to settle for a field goal. Still, they were up 17-14, and a muffed kick return from the Eagles started them off in poor field position with just over two minutes until halftime. Two quick plays brought up a third and six for the Eagles, with Dallas needing just one stop to really take control of the game. They got the exact opposite of that. Hurts launched a deep shot to Jahan Dotson on a post route. Kaiir Elam was in Dotson’s hip pocket, but Hurts put the ball in the perfect spot, where only Dotson could get it. Just like that, the Eagles had flipped the field and were in prime scoring range. Just a few plays later, Saquon Barkley ran it in for a touchdown to put Philadelphia up. One perfectly thrown deep shot is all it took for the Eagles to go from punting down three to taking a lead into halftime.
‘Things I think’: Out with the old, in with the … same for the Giants – Big Blue View
he new, supposedly improved, New York Giants sure looked a lot like the old, inept New York Giants while losing to the Washington Commanders 21-6 on Sunday in their season-opener. Remember all that fun they had in the preseason? The good vibes and optimism all of that generated? Poof! Gone. They looked like the same old — losing — Giants.
6 NFL overreactions from Week 1, including 1 young QB thriving and 1 struggling – SB Nation
The Russell Wilson era is already over for the Giants: Maybe Russell Wilson will get another start for the Giants, although it’s telling that Brian Daboll wouldn’t commit to him in Week 2 following a 21-6 loss to the Washington Commanders. The Giants drafted Jaxson Dart in the first round for a reason, and even a skeptic like me thought Dart looked pretty good in the preseason. Wilson’s Week 1 was a total disaster: 37 attempts for 168 yards. The weapons on this team after Malik Nabers are super lacking, and Wilson feels like a threat to lose a fumble on any given possession (he fumbled once in this game but the Giants retained possession). Wilson was at his best when he could hunt deep shots, and those are harder to come by in this era of the league, and with his physicality waning with age. Wilson had an awesome career, but he looks like he’s toast, especially with this supporting cast.
NFL Week 1: Six biggest surprises, winners & losers; plus, Week 2’s top game – NFL.com
3) The next chapter for Daniel Jones. This will be a surprise to many, but yours truly went on record earlier this summer in predicting Jones would win Comeback Player of the Year honors. Why? Because of what he showed in a 33-8 win over Miami on Sunday. Jones produced an impressive start — completing 22 of 29 passes and accounting for three touchdowns — and proved that the pairing of him and head coach Shane Steichen could resurrect the player’s career. Steichen was the first coach to tap into the potential of Jalen Hurts when those two were together in Philadelphia. He built an offense that helped Hurts develop into one of the league’s top quarterbacks, and it’s not ridiculous to see him mining the best out of Jones. For all of his faults, Jones is still athletic, and he’s played a lot of football. That matters when you’re trying to rebuild your career, as reclamation projects like Baker Mayfield, Geno Smith and Sam Darnold have proven. It also helps that Jones has talent around him, including running back Jonathan Taylor, wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. and rookie tight end Tyler Warren. That’s more help than Jones ever had during his six seasons with the Giants. Let’s also not forget that he spent the end of last season in Minnesota after New York dumped him, which had to be beneficial. He got to spend plenty of time watching Darnold up close and learn from the Vikings coaches, who’ve proven to know a thing or two about helping quarterbacks play their best. There’s still a long road for Jones to travel this season, of that there is no question. It’s also true that he beat out former top-five pick Anthony Richardson for this job for a reason. He’s more reliable, more accomplished and, judging by what we saw on Sunday, more prepared than ever to be the best version of himself.
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