Touchdowns and Tangents

03/07/2024 TDT

#LetsTalkAboutIt
NFL Combine recap
Franchise tag season
Surprise Cap causality season
Bears sign CB Jaylon Johnson to 4-year $76M contract
Future HOF C Jason Kelce retires
LeBron first in NBA history to 40k points

#CFB
NCAA loses NIL appeal legal battle
UCLA hiring Bieniemy as OC and associate HC
Chip Kelly happy to not have head coaching responsibilities anymore
UMass set to join MAC for all sports in 25-26
New pac 12 commish wanting to bring in OSU, WSU
Saban says he knew it was time to go based on how his players responded after loss. Has worries about NIL & future of the sport.
Manziel boycotts heisman ceremony in support of reggie bush

#TouchdownOrTurnover
Russell Wilson will have an $85M dead cap hit on the Broncos cuz they will release him.
No RBs got franchise tagged
Texans sign TE Dalton Schultz to 3-year $36M contract
Jaguars & G Ezra Cleveland agree to terms on 3-year $28.5M deal, $14.5M guaranteed.

#TakeOrTangent
Broncos cut All-Pro FS Justin Simmons
Bills gut their defense to save $40M in cap space & still low on funds
Jonnu Smith agrees to 2-year $10M deal with Dolphins
Saints & S Tyrann Mathieu agree to 2-year $13M deal
Commanders sign Ertz to 1 year deal
Mike Evans gets 2 years, 52 mil

#FairOrFade
Newton involved in fight at youth tournament
Instagram Model/Influencer Sophie Hall sues Dolphins WR Tyreek Hill for breaking her leg during a football drill at his home
Andy Reid son, Britt Reid had his sentence commuted by Missouri Governor. https://apnews.com/article/kansas-city-chiefs-britt-reid-commutation-parson-3f33a4cdfaef3c0aa05ab12b86469641
Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson at Jerry’s Palace in Arlington, Texas on July 20th
Michael Thomas vs Jeff Duncan
Alleged fiery argument between Stephan A Smith vs Pat McAfee ended with Pt banned from 1st Take

#UnnecessaryToughnessRants

#LetsTalkAboutIt
Curry beats lonescu 29-26 in debut NBA vs. WBNA 3-PT Challenge
Saints convert salary of C Erik McCoy into roster bonus to free up $7.18M in cap space.
P Matt Araiza signs with Chiefs

#CFB
PAC12, commish Kliavkoff agree to part ways
CFP Board unanimously approves 5 + 7 format
14 team format in discussion for CFP in 2026.
ASU’s Dillingham tells CFB coaches complaining about NIL, Portal to quit
Tamu commerce vs. Incarnate word team brawl in handshake line; 8 players suspended

#TouchdownOrTurnover
Chiefs tag Chris Jones 2nd year in a row
Vikings refuse to give Kirk guaranteed deal

#TakeOrTangent
Jimmy G banned 2 games for not reporting prescription
Micah Parsons: cowboys should give pollard another shot
Lebron unsure if he’ll seek retirement tour or ‘Tim Duncan it’
Patriots’ Slater retires after 16 seasons, 3 rings, 10 pro bowl selections 5x all pro: 2029 HOF?
KD ironically wants to be a part of the seattle expansion team if it gets approved

#FairOrFade
Clippers HC Lue fined 35k for ‘questioning the integrity of game officials’
Angels’ Rendon: Baseball’s ‘never been a top priority for me’

#UnnecessaryToughnessRants

#LetsTalkAboutIt
Chiefs beat 49ers 25-22 in OT to win Super Bowl LVIII
1 killed, 22 shot at Super Bowl parade
Eagles EDGE Hassan Reddick disproves initial report that he told the Eagles he wanted to be traded. Eagles came out & said he requested a trade
49ers guard exposes exchange between himself and rookie Eagles DT Jalen Carter. Carter threatened to kill his entire family after Fat Klay insulted his dead teammates from the car accident that took place after Georgia won the Natty. NFL stepped in.


#CollegeFootballTalk
NCAAF is back with the trailer to match
ESPN & College Football Playoff are in agreement on a six-year, $7.8 billion extension that will make the network the home of the 12-team tournament through the 2031-32 season once CFP leaders sort out the specifics of how the postseason’s new era will operate
Georgia State HC Shawn Elliott quits in 1st week of Speing practice to take TE coaching job at South Carolina, forcing Georgia State to cancel Spring game.
Pac-12, Commissioner George Kliavkoff Part Ways; Agree to Contract Settlement
Chip Kelly leaves UCLA to be Ohio State OC, UCLA hires Deshaun Foster as next HC

#TakeOrTangent
Kyle Shanahan fires Defensive Coordinator Steve Wilks
Chris Jones exclaims he’s coming back to KC while his agent tweets to cut him off from more liquor
Bears release S Eddie Jackson & G Cody Whitehair
Iowa’s Caitlyn Clark passed Kelsey Plum for Women’s College Basketball All-Time leading scorer. Scored 49 & 13.

#TouchdownOrTurnover
Chargers name Navarro Bowman LB coach
Seahawks guarantee $12.7M to QB Geno Smith by keeping him on roster past end of this week
Chiefs quickly extend defensive coordinator Steve Spagnolo
Documentary “The Dynasty” Tom Brady states he was never going to resign with Patriots to play for Bill Belicheck

#FairOrFade
Reports of Golden State trying to trade for LeBron & Klay Thompson coming off the bench for 1st time since rookie season
Chiefs CB L’Jarious Sneed to GM Brent Veach: “Pay me.”
Combine narratives are narrativing
Ratchel Dolezal fired from teaching job in Tucson, Arizona because of her OnlyFans she started after getting exposed for black fishing all during BLACK HISTORY MONTH!!!
Usher out here gripping up women he ain’t married to or have kids with again. Was hugged up on Alicia Keys at Super Bowl Halftime show.

Let’s Talk About It:

Super Bowl Preview: How did we get here?
NFL Honors recap
Pro Bowl Week recap
Head Coaching news recap

CFB
East/West Shrine & Senior Bowl recaps/sound clips
Boston College Hafley coach leaves to be Packers DC
Michigan gets their coaching staff pillaged
Michigan Athletic Director Warde Manuel named College Football Playoff Selection Committee Chair. https://syndication.bleacherreport.com/amp/10108592-michigans-warde-manuel-named-chair-of-cfp-committee-replaces-boo-corrigan.amp.html
College Football National Signing Day in February officially means nothing now

TD/TURNOVER
Bears hire Bills’ Washington as DC
Eric Bienemy out in Washington as OC
Pats hire Alex Van Pelt as OC
Falcons hire Zac Robinson as OC, Rams assistant Jimmy Lake as DC
Steelers hiring Arthur Smith as OC
Silver finalizing long-term extension as NBA commish
Seahawks hire Ravens’ MacDonald as HC
Kliff Kingsbury pump fakes Raiders for Commanders

TAKE/TANGENT
Kobe 1st of 3 statues revealed
Vince McMahon resigns from WWE after sex abuse allegations
Joe Flacco wins Comeback POTY
Jackie Robinson statue cut at the ankles, stolen from Kansas park
Travis Kelce breaks Jerry Rice’s career playoff catch record
Brady kicking greg olsen off and taking spot as color commentator
Brady updates deal with Raiders.

Let’s Talk About It:
Divisional Weekend:
Packers Linsanity run over
Bills fall short of chiefs
NFC Championship: Lions @ 49ers
Deebo questionable with shoulder injury
AFC Championship: Chiefs @ Ravens
WWE’s ‘RAW’ coming to Netflix next year in major streaming deal

CFB
Transfer portal:
Alabuma QB Sayin joins mass exodus with transfer to ohio state
Michigan targeting OC Moore as new coach

TD/TURNOVER
Chargers hire Harbaugh as new HC
Rams DC Morris new HC of Falcons
Raiders hire Antonio Pierce as HC; Telesco as GM
Sirianni fires Eagles DC Desai; interviewing Ron Rivera, Kliff Kingsbury, Fangio (likely to get job)
Bears Hire Shane Waldron as OC
Lions signing Zach Ertz; Will play in NFC Championship vs. 49ers
Panthers promote Morgan to GM
Titans hire Bengals’ Callahan as HC (this one caught me off guard)
Packers DC Barry fired after 3 seasons

TAKE/TANGENT
Should the bucs build around Mayfield?? Extend Evans?
Mahomes + Kelce break record for most playoff TDs, 16 (Gronkowski + Brady)
Tyler Bass: Bills loss ‘completely on me’ after missed FG; deactivates social media after death threats
Chiefs fans + rational Bills fans respond by donating $300,000 to his cat charity ‘Ten Lives Club’
FAIR/FADE
Lamar: I heard critics talking about playoff struggles (they are now jinxed)

Let’s Talk About It:
Warriors assistant Dejan Milojevic passes away suddenly after suffering heart attack at team dinner
Jason Kelce retiring after 13 seasons
Wild Card Weekend::
Packers upset and blow out Cowboys: jones– ‘floored’ and ‘beyond my comprehension’
Eagles get embarrassed by the Bucs; is HC out?
Browns get destroyed by Texans
Chiefs take care of dolphins in one of coldest playoff games in history; Mahomes’ helmet shatters due to intense cold +impact
Divisional round:
NFC:
7 Packers vs. 1 49ers
4 bucs vs. 3 Lions
AFC:
4 Texans vs 1 Ravens
3 chiefs vs. 2 Bills
CFB
Transfer portal:
Alabuma’s Downs, Bond, Proctor enter portal
Ward heads to miami
Draft:
Caleb williams declares
OhioST hires Ross Bjork off TAMU as new AD
Alabama hires DeBoer to succeed Saban; Brent Brennan next coach at arizona; Fisch headed to washington
UT Longhorns disaster class extends steve sark another 4 miserable years

TD/TURNOVER
Tomlin gives starting position back to pickett; tomlin returning to steelers in 2024
Saints fire OC Carmichael after 15 years
McCarthy surprisingly returns to 5th season as cowboys HC after loss to packers

TAKE/TANGENT
Police drop Giddy pedo case due to lack of anything solid
Kraft: his “”””instincts””””” on Mayo similar to belichick hire
Falcons, Chargers, Titans, seahawks: who’s the best fit?

FAIR/FADE
RG3 Calls out hypocrisy of Jay Gruden and his inability to coach him over social media
Pickens: ‘not going to win playing Bills and Refs’ after questionable officiating in steelers vs. bills
Multiple raiders stars saying they’ll explore trade if pierce isn't given HC job
Carroll: Seahawks change wasn’t made by ‘football people’
Bulls fans boo during Jerry Krause’s posthumous induction into hall of fame, makes his widow cry

Let’s Talk About It:
Bill Belichick leaves patriots, Nick Saban retires, Pete Caroll no longer coaching seahawks
Wild Card Weekend!
NFC:
#7 Packers vs. #2 Cowboys
#6 Rams vs. #3 Lions
#5 Eagles vs. #4 Bucs
AFC:
#7 Steelers vs. #2 Bills
#6 Dolphins vs #3 Chiefs
#5 Browns vs. #4 Texans
Injuries:
Watt missing wildcard game vs. bills due to knee injury
Lions’ LaPorta likely wont play vs. rams due to knee hyperextension
CFB
Michigan tops washington to win cfb national championship
Transfer portal:
Evan Stewart to Oregon
Maiava flips transfer from Georgia to USC
Malachi Nelson leaving USC to Boise State
Draft:
OhioST’s Harrison declares
LSU’s Nabers declares
NCAA Penalizes FSU for NIL-related recruiting violations
Ewers returning to UT for 2024 season despite arch manning
Alabuma losing recruits left and right with Saban news

TD/TURNOVER
Bears OC Getsy fired
Titans fire vrabel
Martindale resigns as Giants DC
Panthers GM Fiterrer fired after worst record in league
Commanders fire Rivera
Falcons fire Arthur Smith

TAKE/TANGENT
Rodgers: jets need to ‘flush the bullshit’ in 2024
Tiger woods, Nike end one of the most famous brand-athlete partnerships of all time after 27 years
NBA Changing draft format to 2 night event
Jags go from 99% probability to make playoffs mid-season to missing with week 18 loss

FAIR/FADE
Saints considering picking up Gruden (not HC job)

01/04/2024
Let’s Talk About It:
No TNF :(
Bears lock down No. 1 pick after Panthers’ 14th loss
Week 17 highlights: Cowboys get controversial W against Lions, Ravens embarrass 49ers, Eagles fumble the division against the Cards,
Week 18 preview: Bills/Dolphins division title game, browns/benglas, broncos/raiders
No Monday night football either :(
Injuries:
Lamar, Purdy, Stafford, Mahomes, sitting (rest)
CMC out W18 (calf strain, rest)
Dolphins’ Chubb out for season (ACL)
CFB
Natty: 1 Michigan vs. 2 Washington
Transfer portal:
Ole miss’ Judkins
Uiagalelei to FSU
Draft:
Ex-washington QB Ward
Georgia TE Bowers
Washington expects injured Johnson to play in title game
Oregon trounces liberty in Fiesta Bowl
Georgia proves why FSU didn’t deserve a playoff slot

TD/TURNOVER
Cook signing with Ravens after release from Jets
Rmas’ McVay promises return for 2024 season
Commanders playing all starters against Cowboys in W18

TAKE/TANGENT
Purdy, Tua headline 2024 pro bowl roster
Four teams with no pro bowlers – patriots (first since 2000) packers (first since 2005 – only playoff team), commanders and panthers
49ers league best 9 selections (cowboys, ravens 7)
Adams wants raiders to hire Pierce as HC
FAIR/FADE
Lions fans demand Roger Goodell overturn the outcome of Lions v. Cowboys game after questionable officiating
Pickett defends himself saying the reason he hasn’t been starting (or won't be W18) is because of his ‘injury’ rather than Rudolph playing better – even though he was cleared to play and the steelers are playing for a playoff spot this week.
Beckham says Ravens are by far the best team he’s ever been on despite winning only ring with the Rams

Let’s Talk About It:
TNF
Week 16 highlights: Ravens make easy work of 49ers, Mason Rudolph leads Steelers to win over Bengals, Dolphins walk off against Cowboys to clinch playoff spot
Week 17 preview: Lions/Cowboys, Dolphins/Ravens, Bengals/Chiefs
SATURDAY Night Football: Detroit @ Dallas O/U 53.5
Injuries:
Pacheco sustains concussion in loss to Raiders
Lawrence’s status still unclear after AC joint sprain
Hockenson out for season with ACL, MCL injuries
Waddle likely out vs. Ravens with eye injury, ankle sprain
CFB
CFP Picks
Florida State’s board approves lawsuit against ACC
UT QB Murphy commits to Duke
Minnesota survives Bowling green in Quick Lane Bowl
USC takes down Louisville in Holiday bowl
Kansas tops UNLV in Guaranteed Rate Bowl
OSU takes down TAMU in Texas Bowl

TD/TURNOVER
Titans starting Tannehill over Levis
Bucs looking to make Mayfield their long term guy
Packers’ Alexander suspended 1 game after coin toss incident

TAKE/TANGENT
Detroit Pistons breaks NBA record for most losses in a row
Purdy goes from -250 to +600 MVP odds in one half against Ravens
Should a non-qb (Hill, CMC) win MVP this year?
Cooper nears 50 fantasy points in win vs. Texans
O’Connell only has 68 yards in win vs. Chiefs

FAIR/FADE
Sean Payton continues to scapegoat Wilson by benching him after loss to patriots; Wilson expects to be cut
Kelce rips on Chiefs after ‘embarrassing’ loss to Vegas: “We handed that team a win on Christmas, we literally played Santa and gave them a present”
Parsons voices frustration on how he hasn’t been given a holding call since week 6 with pic on IG: “Free me dawg!! Whatever I did to the officials I’m sorry !”
Bengals’ Chase: “Nothing” stands out about Chiefs’ secondary

Let’s Talk About It:
TNF
Week 15 highlights: Raiders annihilate chargers, Bill blowout cowboys, Seahawks rally against eagles, Dolphins go 30-0 vs. jets
Week 16 preview: Browns/Texans, Cowboys/Dolphins, Ravens/49ers
MNF: Ravens @ 49ers O/U 46.5
Injuries:
Saints’ olave returns for TNF vs. Rams
Rodgers activated off IR
Colts’ McKenzie, Brown suspended 3 games for conduct
Jamaar chase out for a few weeks with shoulder injury
Panther’s hurst on IR after amnesia from hit
Lawrence enters concussion protocol after SNF loss to ravens
Ravens’ Mitchell out for season with ACL tear


CFB
Daniels skipping bowl game to prepare for nfl draft
Ucla wins against Boise State in LA Bowl
FSU beginning process of leaving ACC
Washington’s DeBoer named AP coach of the year
Troy hires Notre Dame HC Parker as HC

TD/TURNOVER
Colts lose WR Pittman to concussion after impact from Steelers’ Kazee
Kazee suspended for rest of season
Brady defends Kazee, stating ‘Need better QB play’
Chargers fire Staley, GM Telesco after TNF
Steelers to start Rudolph vs. Bengals
Commanders sticking with Howell despite Brisett’s big 4th quarter vs. rams

TAKE/TANGENT
Falcons owner will let season finish before decision on Arthur Smith
LaFelur: Fring DC Barry isn’t best solution for packers
Bryce Young: ‘lot of joy’ after earning second win this season vs. falcons
Henry pondering future with Titans amid disappointing season

FAIR/FADE
Hurts blames entire team on recent woes; says Eagles “not committed enough”