COWBOYS: STANDOUTS
- Elliott looked quick
- Dak was his old self
- Lamb ready to break out
- Rookie looked ready
Who were the Cowboys' OTAs/camp standouts?
ANALYSIS |
@jonmachota
📝 RAVENS PRACTICE REPORT
☑️ Lamar Jackson sharp
☑️ Young WRs jump out
☑️ Mark Andrews unguardable
☑️ Queen vs. Dobbins
☑️ Boykin has big day
☑️ Rookie DL disruptive
👉 ANALYSIS |
@jeffzrebiec
Personal update: I've joined
@TheAthleticCAR
as managing editor. I'm looking forward to working with
@josephperson
&
@JodieValade
and others as we build. I'm thankful for the opportunity.
Congratulations to Maryland Sportswriter of the Year
@jeffzrebiec
& North Carolina Sportswriter of the Year
@josephperson
... Well-deserved honors from
@NSMASportsMedia
and I feel lucky every day to have a front-row seat working with them for
@TheAthleticNFL
.
In 2016, the Ravens didn't get Bosa or Elliott or Ramsey.
With the No. 6 pick, they selected LT Ronnie Stanley.
On Friday, they gave him a $98.75 million, 5-year extension.
➡️ THE DEAL |
@jeffzrebiec
🏈 COWBOYS: MOVING ON
How good was Dak Prescott vs. the Bucs?
▪️ 25-33 passing
▪️ 305 yards
▪️ 75.8%
▪️ 4 TDs, 0 INTs
▪️ 1 rushing TD
▪️ 143.3 passer rating
... one week after one of his worst performances as an NFL QB.
📝 DETAILS |
@jonmachota
🏈RAVENS ADVANCE
Why did Marlon Humphrey go to bed Saturday night feeling it would be different this time vs. the Titans?
Because Lamar Jackson addressed the team Saturday.
"When he speaks, you know he means business."
📝 COLUMN |
@jeffzrebiec
⤵️
🏈 COWBOYS: TREVON DIGGS
He's only a second-year player, but this much is clear: Trevon Diggs is good. Real good.
The best Cowboys CB since Deion? ⤵️
— More from
@jonmachota
🏈 RAVENS: LAMAR JACKSON
Down 19 late in the 3rd quarter.
Lamar Jackson believed the Ravens would win.
442 passing yards — and 504 total yards — later, he was right. ⤵️
👉 COLUMN |
@jeffzrebiec
🏈 RAVENS: 66 YARDS ... 66 YARDS
The Ravens did enough to lose Sunday in Detroit, but in the end, they had Justin Tucker.
🐐🐐🐐
📝 COLUMN |
@jeffzrebiec
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🏈 PANTHERS: ROBBY ANDERSON
A deal to extend Anderson, who had career highs in catches (95) and yards last season (1,096), is close, Joe reports.
And it shouldn't keep Carolina from locking up DJ Moore, too. ⤵️
📝 DETAILS |
@josephperson
🏈 COWBOYS: VS PATRIOTS
You knew Belichick would throw something at the Cowboys. He did. The Cowboys had:
▪️ 32 1st downs
▪️ 567 total yards
▪️ Dak passed for 445
▪️ 122 rushing yards
▪️ 35 points
How'd they do it?
📽️ ANALYSIS |
@FB_FilmAnalysis
🏈⚾️ RAVENS: LS NICK MOORE
▪️ Red Sox drafted him out of HS
▪️ Played 4 seasons in minors
▪️ Went to Georgia
▪️ Found the field as long snapper
▪️ Short stint in XFL
▪️ Now starting in the NFL
📝 HIS JOURNEY |
@jeffzrebiec
🏈 RAVENS: WHAT WE LEARNED
▪️ Josh Bynes' impact
▪️ Special teams = very good
▪️ How Jackson frustrates
▪️ Ricard's blocking
▪️ Averett's bounce-back
▪️ 3rd quarter difference
📝 ANALYSIS |
@jeffzrebiec
🏈 RAIDERS: HUNTER RENFROW
How Renfrow's twist to his 'flat china' route came about and why it's been successful.
Ted breaks down the route. ⤵️
📽️ ANALYSIS |
@FB_FilmAnalysis
🏈 COWBOYS: TREVON DIGGS
☑️ 2 more picks Sunday
☑️ That's 5 in 4 games this season
☑️ Best CB in the NFL?
☑️ Best Cowboys CB since ... Deion?
There's no doubt, he's playing at an elite level. ⤵️
📝 DETAILS |
@jonmachota
🏈 COWBOYS: WHAT'S HAPPENED?
The offense has been very good. But it's not just the offense.
What Dan Quinn is doing with the Dallas defense is impressive.
📝 DETAILS |
@jonmachota
🏈 COWBOYS: HISTORY AND 3-1
☑️ 2014: Lost Week 1, were 3-1, finished 12-4
☑️ 2016: Lost Week 1, were 3-1, finished 13-3
This season, Dallas lost to the Bucs in the opener, won three in a row.
Good sign?
📝 POSTGAME UPDATE |
@jonmachota
7⃣3⃣ Gus Edwards
5⃣5⃣ Mark Ingram
5⃣4⃣ Lamar Jackson
4⃣8⃣ JK Dobbins
Yes, the Ravens can still run the ball — well. They're 2-0 with the Chiefs coming to town next Monday.
📚 COLUMN |
@jeffzrebiec
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📽️ RAIDERS: DEREK CARR
Despite a banged-up O-line and struggling running game, Derek Carr is off to a fantastic start. He's being aggressive and making the right adjustments.
How is he doing it?
🏈 BREAKDOWN |
@FB_FilmAnalysis
🏆 THE 2000 RAVENS
☑️ 5 games without an offensive TD
☑️ Tony Banks out, Trent Dilfer in
☑️ Offense goal: No turnovers
☑️ Defense goal: Allow 6 points or less
The result? A Super Bowl title, of course.
📝 THE STORY |
@jeffzrebiec
⤵️
🏈 COWBOYS: DAN QUINN
He was fired as HC of the Falcons. Hired to get the Dallas defense better. The Cowboys added 8 players to his side of the ball.
👉 WHAT HE SAID |
@jonmachota
⤵️
🏈 RAVENS-BILLS
☑️ The Ravens blitz more than any team
☑️ Josh Allen has been great vs. the blitz
Will Ravens DC Wink Martindale keep sending the house Saturday night in Buffalo?
📝 FROM |
@jeffzrebiec
⤵️
🏈 COWBOYS: QB PREP
Taking snaps, dropping back, rolling out, making throws, hitting targets and ... making catches.
What goes into the Cowboys' QB school?
👉 DETAILS |
@jonmachota
⤵️
🏈 RAVENS: POSTGAME
The Ravens couldn't get the run game working Sunday vs. Denver. So they turned to Plan B: The Lamar Jackson-led passing game.
He threw for 316 yards, a TD and the defense held the Broncos to 7 points.
📝 COLUMN |
@jeffzrebiec
🏈 RAVENS: PATRICK MEKARI
As one comment reads: "This man is the biggest blessing so far during the 2021 season."
▪️ Who is Patrick Mekari?
▪️ How'd he get to Baltimore?
▪️ And why is he making a difference?
📝 HIS STORY |
@jeffzrebiec
🏈 NFL 100: RAY LEWIS
At No. 17:
▪️ 13 Pro Bowls
▪️ 7 1st-team All-Pro
▪️ 2-time DEF POY
▪️ 2 Super Bowls
"Maybe the best defensive player I ever played against." — Peyton Manning
📝 MORE |
@jeffzrebiec
🏈 COWBOYS: TREVON DIGGS
He began his career as a WR. But he's not his brother, Stefon.
He made the switch to CB and has made a name for himself by Year 2 with the Cowboys.
📝 HIS STORY |
@jonmachota
By the way, if you thought Jalen Hurts was past the line of scrimmage on that final play, you were right. The 65-yard toss to Sims has officially been ruled an illegal forward pass.
#ironbowl
🏈 RAVENS: POSTGAME
Was Sunday a statement win from Baltimore?
▪️ Offense controlled the clock
▪️ Defense allowed 208 yards
▪️ 34-6 rout of the Chargers
👉 COLUMN |
@jeffzrebiec
The good news: The Ravens are 5-1
The bad news: Sunday was not pretty
☑️ Too many penalties
☑️ Lack of big pass plays
☑️ Defense allowed big plays
What's next? The bye week and time to get healthy.
📝 COLUMN |
@jeffzrebiec
🏈 RAVENS: JIMMY SMITH
What the veteran DB said about ...
▪️ Raven for life
▪️ His health
▪️ Longevity expectations
▪️ Relationship with Harbaugh
▪️ Team's current CBs
▪️ On team's WRs
👉 1-ON-1 |
@jeffzrebiec
⤵️
🏈 RAVENS: THAT'S A 'W'
Down 11 entering the 4th quarter ...
☑️ Lamar Jackson scored twice
☑️ Odafe Oweh made the play of his rookie season
☑️ John Harbaugh went for it
The result: a 36-35 win over the Chiefs.
👉 COLUMN |
@jeffzrebiec
📊 TRADE DEADLINE: RAVENS
Are the Ravens going to be buyers around the deadline? If there's one thing the Marcus Peters deal taught us last season with this team, it's to expect the unexpected.
☑️ ANALYSIS |
@jeffzrebiec
🏈 ON THE BEAT: RAVENS
The Ravens lead the NFL with:
☑️ 5.3 yards per rush
☑️ 2,667 rushing yards
☑️ 177.8 rushing yards per game
They've won 4 in a row and control their playoff fate.
📝 ANALYSIS |
@jeffzrebiec
⤵️
Expected. Unexpected. Somewhere in-between?
See which players are making moves in Ravens camp and which ones aren't.
RISERS ⬆️ + FALLERS ⬇️ |
@jeffzrebiec
🏈 RAVENS VS. BENGALS
2⃣0⃣1⃣7⃣ With playoff berth at stake, Ravens lost to Bengals
2⃣0⃣2⃣0⃣ Similar situation. The message?
Finish.
👉 From
@jeffzrebiec
⤵️
2⃣0⃣ YEARS AGO TODAY ...
The Ravens won their first Super Bowl title, beating the Giants, 34-7, in Tampa.
Where are the members of that team now?
👉 Jeff tracked down 64 of them.
🏈 RAVENS |
@jeffzrebiec
Ngakoue, Judon, Bowser, McPhee, Ward ... the performance of five impending free agents at OLB could determine whom the Ravens keep and whom they let go — or better yet, who they can afford.
IN-DEPTH |
@jeffzrebiec
🏈 PANTHERS: IKEM EKWONU
With the No. 6 pick, Carolina takes the left tackle from
@PackFootball
... Joe wrote about the Charlotte native this week.
👉 ON ICKEY |
@josephperson
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🏈 COWBOYS: DAK + VICTORY
The Patriots tried to take away the run, so Dak Prescott:
▪️ Went 36 of 51
▪️ Threw for 445 yards
▪️ 3 TD passes
▪️ Dallas is 5-1
But he also injured his calf entering the bye week.
📝 POSTGAME |
@jonmachota
🏈 COWBOYS: DAK PRESCOTT
That anniversary game vs. the Giants when he broke his ankle?
Dak Prescott moves past it.
He's the key to bigger things this season for the Cowboys. ⤵️
📝 COLUMN |
@jonmachota
🏈 RAVENS: BRANDON STEPHENS
▪️ He began as a RB at UCLA
▪️ Bet on himself as a DB
▪️ Transferred to SMU
▪️ Turned heads, made plays
▪️ The Ravens drafted him
📚 HIS STORY |
@jeffzrebiec
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Derrick Henry.
Lamar Jackson.
Ryan Tannehill.
J.K. Dobbins.
A.J. Brown.
Mark Andrews.
It's Titans vs. Ravens and Joe and Jeff have the rundown.
👉 ANALYSIS |
@joerexrode
&
@jeffzrebiec
🏈 RAVENS-BILLS
Better equipped for this than they were a season ago?
📝 FIRST-AND-10 |
@jeffzrebiec
☑️ Changes since 2019 meeting
☑️ It's going to be cold, maybe snowing
☑️ Ravens run vs. Bills D
☑️ Bills WRs vs Ravens secondary
☑️ Third down = big
🏈 POST-GAME: RAVENS
☑️ Snaps hit the ground
☑️ Offensive line breakdowns
☑️ Jackson indecisive
☑️ Lack of complementary targets
The Ravens D did its job, but the offense wasn't good enough when it mattered most.
👉 COLUMN |
@jeffzrebiec
⤵️
🏈 NFL DRAFT: JAKE FUNK
The Maryland running back ...
▪️ Was a low-rated recruit
▪️ Tore left ACL in 2018
▪️ Partially torn left ACL in 2019
▪️ 2021 pro day: 4.43 (40), 38-inch vertical, 22 reps on bench press
👉 HIS STORY |
@jeffzrebiec
⤵️
🏈 POST-GAME: RAVENS
Cramps. Confusion. A change in cleats. Lead changes. Big plays. Drama. A game-winning kick. A bunch of laterals.
But most importantly for the Ravens, their playoff hopes are intact.
👉 COLUMN |
@jeffzrebiec
⤵️
🏈 COWBOYS: MICHAEL GALLUP
The Dallas WR was doing good things off the field when Jon caught up with him. He discussed that, along with his future as a Cowboy.
📝 DETAILS |
@jonmachota
⤵️
🏈 RAVENS-TITANS
You may not find a Raven this week who will say publicly that the Titans were the opponent they wanted, but it’s certainly fitting that it worked out this way.
☑️ Rematch
📶 Red zone
⬆️ Brown + Boykin
👉 ANALYSIS |
@jeffzrebiec
⤵️
Lamar Jackson took the stage Sunday ... and did not disappoint. And it all started with the length of the field in front of him.
📚 COLUMN |
@jeffzrebiec
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🏈 DAY AFTER: RAVENS
☑️ They get the Titans again
☑️ Young OL getting it done
☑️ Red zone wow for Jackson
☑️ Dez Bryant's effort
☑️ Getting Boykin involved
☑️ Moore vs. Proche
👉 OBSERVATIONS |
@jeffzrebiec
⤵️
🏈 RAMS: OFFSEASON
🔥 Stay tuned: Something really cool from
@JourdanRodrigue
soon.
▪️ Minicamp observations
▪️ Inside their draft
▪️ How McVay, Rams found way back to each other
👉 Just $1/mo = 1 year
🏈 RAVENS: NEED TO KNOW
▪️ DeShon Elliott out
▪️ Injured players returning?
▪️ What's Jimmy Smith's role?
▪️ Paying Patrick Ricard
▪️ Marquise Brown's improvement
▪️ Lamar Jackson = very good
📝 ANALYSIS |
@jeffzrebiec
🏈 COWBOYS: CAMP STANDOUTS
Brandin Cooks and CeeDee Lamb are doing their thing. So are Micah Parsons and DeMarcus Lawrence.
Who else?
➡️
@jonmachota
looks at 8 (including the 4 above) and a few you might not expect.
🏈 COWBOYS: IT FELT DIFFERENT
☑️ A packed AT&T Stadium
☑️ Hall of Fame rings
☑️ Dak's return
It all came together Monday night in Dallas' dominating win against rival Philly.
📝 DETAILS |
@jonmachota
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🏈 2016 NFL DRAFT
No. 6 pick: Ronnie Stanley, Ravens
"Sometimes, the safe and unsexy pick can also turn out to be a spectacular one."
Baltimore locked in its left tackle. What's next?
📊 ANALYSIS |
@jeffzrebiec
I'm not going to lie, my final SEC Country byline that pulled together everyone's picks for 2018, was difficult. It's a reminder of all the hard work, collaboration and execution from so many good, talented people. Thanks for letting me be part of it.- kb
🏈 DAY AFTER: RAVENS
☑️ Griffin III: Hamstring injury
☑️ McSorley: Throws first TD pass
☑️ Jackson: Eligible to come off COVID list soon
What practice looks like, who likely starts Tuesday vs. Dallas and a lot more |
@jeffzrebiec
⤵️
🏈 PANTHERS: ABOUT WEEK 10 ...
☑️ Cam Newton returns
☑️ Runs for TD on first play
☑️ Throws for TD on his second play
☑️ Brings that energy
☑️ Panthers dominate
Was Panthers football fun again?
📝 COLUMN |
@josephperson
🏈 COWBOYS: JAYLON SMITH
The one play Friday that shows the Dallas LB could be pointed toward similarities to 2019 and 2020.
Bob takes a close look at what it could mean. ⤵️
📝 ANALYSIS |
@SportsSturm
🏈 RAVENS OBSERVATIONS
☑️ Need for interior offensive lineman?
☑️ Justin Tucker — that good
☑️ Jackson was good
☑️ More Duvernay
☑️ About those penalties
☑️ Jimmy Smith, also good
📊 ANALYSIS |
@jeffzrebiec
🏈 COWBOYS: JAYLON SMITH
On Tuesday, Dallas released the veteran linebacker.
▪️
@jonmachota
explains why now and what the Cowboys' LB rotation looks like
▪️
@SheilKapadia
on possible destinations
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📽️ FILM REVIEW: JALEN HURTS
It's only been two starts, but there's a lot to like from the Eagles rookie QB:
☑️ His affect on the run game
☑️ How defenses affected by his scrambling
☑️ His poise and preparation
🏈 ANALYSIS |
@FB_FilmAnalysis
⤵️
😠 RAVENS-STEELERS
Does it get any better, any nastier when it comes to NFL rivalries than Baltimore vs. Pittsburgh?
➡️
@MarkKaboly
and
@jeffzrebiec
look at the defining moments over the years.
📝 TITANS REVIEW
Eventually, someone was going to say it:
>>> Ryan Tannehill, MVP candidate <<<
Through five games, the shoe fits.
👉 COLUMN |
@KyleTucker_ATH
🏈 RAVENS TE NICK BOYLE
“You can’t even put it into words,” said tight end Mark Andrews when asked about the difficulty of Boyle’s role. “He’s a beast. That’s it. The guy’s just a beast.
📚 PROFILE |
@jeffzrebiec
⤵️
Through five games, how would you rate Teddy Bridgewater's tenure with the Panthers?
1⃣4⃣6⃣0⃣ Passing yards
2⃣9⃣2⃣ Yards per game
7⃣3⃣.0⃣ Completion percentage
6⃣-3⃣: TD-INT
1⃣0⃣1⃣.3⃣: QB Rating
"I think he's doing a great job." — OC Joe Brady
🏈 POST-GAME: RAVENS
For the Ravens, this season was always going to be about what they did in January and possibly beyond. There was no way around that.
Now, it's Ravens vs. Titans in the postseason.
👉 COLUMN |
@jeffzrebiec
⤵️
📽️ FILM REVIEW: RAVENS
The Browns played man-to-man 70 percent of the time Lamar Jackson dropped back to pass Monday.
Jackson made them pay.
📊 ANALYSIS |
@FB_FilmAnalysis
⤵️
🏈 COWBOYS: COOPER RUSH
He's 2-0 this season, 3-0 as a starter in his career. How's the Dallas backup QB getting it done?
☑️ Understands the offense
☑️ He's been great in the big moments
☑️ Getting rid of it quickly
✍️
@jonmachota
🏈 RAVENS: THE LATEST
The news from Ravens camp today was not good. Here's the latest with analysis from
@jeffzrebiec
Look for more tonight on the situation from Jeff.
DETAILS ➡️
🏈 PANTHERS: REMEMBER 2015?
☑️ Two Kuechly INTs
☑️ Coleman pick-six
☑️ Cam dancing
The Panthers beat Dallas, 33-14, and left AT&T Stadium with an 11-0 record.
📝 THE STORY |
@josephperson
🏈 RAVENS: RONNIE STANLEY
1-on-1 with the injured left tackle on:
▪️ His foundation
▪️ His injury
▪️ His motivation
▪️ Health update
📝 DETAILS |
@jeffzrebiec