Covering the Chargers for @BFTB_Chargers and NFL news for @SBNation / University of Iowa alum๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿฅ

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Joined February 2017
Hang this in the Louvre
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Well no we aren't. Its a weighed on individual performance plus overall team success. Not terribly hard.
Thereโ€™s no way on earth that a team who only managed to win 1 playoff game should have 2 ALL-WNBA players. And the two teams thatโ€™s currently in the WNBA Finalsโ€ฆ have NONE. We gonna look back on some of these awards one day sideways.
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Good thing CC is not the main reason the Fever defense is terrible. Jackie Young is not going to thank you for standing up to voters who got it right.
Replying to @Carnage45__
If Jackie young was the main reason for why her team gave up top 5 most points in a game, it would statically be the worst defensive season of her career. Itโ€™s a normal season for CC.
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3 Herbert throws in here
The top 25 completions based on velocity (20-35 yard air distance) so far this season
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Come on, man. This is embarrassing for someone who is supposed to be one of the most "tuned in" names in the business. Anyone worthwhile knows he deserves some semblance of blame. But to act like people are mindlessly making "endless excuses" like theyre not warranted is disingenuous. Your choice of words here just sounds like you're going with group think over having actually watched the games to come up with an original opinion.
The #Chargers are paying Justin Herbert $55M per year... Itโ€™s okay to say he deserves blame for an 0โ€“6 start instead of making endless excuses.
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Wild. Zion Johnson has been good this year and Elgton Jenkins has been just fine, but the rest of that OL in Cleveland has apparently been so bad those signings haven't mattered.
Week 7 Offensive Line Rankings Pittsburgh continues its climb; division-mate Ravens continue to drop
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Ladd McConkey being the worst finding separation between him, QJ, and Tre' Harris was not on my radar.
I have another ASS chart update for everyone! Average Separation Score against Man & Zone Coverages (per @FantasyPtsData) Why won't Daniel Jones target Josh Downs ๐Ÿ˜ญ
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Here are the pass block win rates vs. the Chiefs, per TruMedia, plus where they ranked in the league in Week 6: LT Travis Burke: 80.8% (99th) LG Logan Taylor: 66.7% (132nd) C Jake Slaughter: 92.0% (35th) RG Cole Strange: 77.8% (116th) RT Alex Harkey: 65.4% (136th)
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Just feels like runs use to hit a lot harder when you didn't have to spin around before handing it off. A logical way to fix the run game, when your offensive line cannot hold blocks for any sort of time, is minimize every millisecond you can between snap to handoff.
Despite the missed PAT, the Chargers make it a one score game again thanks to this Omarion Hampton touchdown! โšก๏ธ (๐Ÿ“น: @NFL)
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Is this an insult to Jim Harbaugh?
the Chargers are blitzed on 24.5% of dropbacks #3 lowest rate still pressured on 46% of dropbacks #1 highest rate sacked on 10.4% of dropbacks #2 highest rate
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Hang the banner
How NFL teams are doing on drives starting inside their own 20 The Chargers have had 20 drives starting inside their own 20. They have not scored a single point on any of them.
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Michael Peterson retweeted
Here is how every team's OL ranks through 6 Weeks! (per @FantasyPtsData) This chart displays Yards Before Contact per Attempt versus Pressure Rate over Expectation
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Might as well title this The QBs with the best "Easy Buttons"
Most passing yards from throws caught behind the line of scrimmage this season Josh Allen 224 Patrick Mahomes 220 Aaron Rodgers 213 Jordan Love 176 Bo Nix 175
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"Former NFL Superstar" and it's a dude with 36 tackles and 1 tackle for loss in 5 years before being out of the league. These people have no shame and removed every wrinkle in their brain to clamp onto the grifter wagon.
๐ŸšจWow! Former NFL Superstar Says Referees are Rigging NFL Games! Do You Think NFL Referees are Rigging Games?
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Most credentialed media members are not fans of the teams they cover, but the idea that a fan shouldn't cover their favorite team is honestly archaic. Some of the best out there doing it are open fans of the teams they cover for a living. The worry is that some semblance of bias will enter their work, but that also happens with plenty of non-fan, credentialed media. If you're a real professional, you simply do not let that happen. Hard for fans to also watch their team's beat reporters ask nothing burgers week-in and week-out, which is why they come to this conclusion that someone with "skin in the game" (a fan or someone who genuinely cares about getting answers) should be in there asking the "right" stuff.
Replying to @shotbybuddha
It's not our job to be fans of the team. Quite frankly, no credentialed media should be a fan of the team they report about. They even make an announcement before games saying it's a working press box so no cheering or loud outburst. You are speaking on something you have no clue about. Also, not all coverage is always negative and it's naturally going to be a little dark given how much losing this team has done.
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What in God's green Earth is Keaton Mitchell doing above Omarion Hampton?
Current RB rankings...
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Oh my goodness the Hawks are going to be so much fun to watch this year.
Key performers from Iowaโ€™s closed scrimmage win over Oklahoma State, sources told @On3: Dani Carnegie: 31 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL McKenna Woliczko: 19 PTS, 4 REB Ava Heiden: 12 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL Audi Crooks: 25 PTS, 8 REB Liv McGill: 24 PTS, 10 AST Stailee Heard: 21 PTS, 7 REB
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Michael Peterson retweeted
Key performers from Iowaโ€™s closed scrimmage win over Oklahoma State, sources told @On3: Dani Carnegie: 31 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL McKenna Woliczko: 19 PTS, 4 REB Ava Heiden: 12 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL Audi Crooks: 25 PTS, 8 REB Liv McGill: 24 PTS, 10 AST Stailee Heard: 21 PTS, 7 REB
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Genesis Smith thru 6 games Pleasantly surprised with his tackling thus far. Feel better about the coverage lapses getting better than if his tackling/coverage numbers were swapped.
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Michael Peterson retweeted
The Chargers are either the worst or one of the three worst teams in the NFL in almost every offensive category. EPA, penalties, turnovers, doesn't matter, they stink. All eyes on the building as the BYE week presents an opportunity to make changes.
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