Author: Mikesportz
The Detroit Lions had plenty of hype going into the 2023 season, and they paid it off with a division title, two playoff wins and a trip to the NFC Championship Game. Dan Campbell entered the season among the betting favorites to win NFL Coach of the Year, and he stayed there all the way through. There were a lot of worthy candidates for Coach of the Year this year, Campbell of course among them. If there was a year he would win it, it seemed this would have to be the one. Now or never to some extent,…
The Detroit Lions’ offensive line has been well taken care of this season. Earlier this past season, quarterback Jared Goff purchased expensive luxury bags and watches for his teammates around the holidays. After a successful season, the 29-year-old veteran signal-caller again rewarded eight of his teammates with expensive Breitling watches. Detroit only gave up a total of 31 sacks during the regular season, and enjoyed one of its most successful seasons in decades. According to the team website, “(Penei) Sewell was named All-Pro for the first time in his career and is the best right tackle…
Fans of the Pittsburgh Steelers may not be happy about what oddsmakers think of their chances to get a QB upgrade during the 2024 NFL offseason. There has been some hope that the team would sign a big name to take over after Kenny Pickett struggled through his first two seasons in the league. There are four QBs that have been brought up as potential offseason upgrades for the Steelers. Those quarterbacks are Justin Fields, Baker Mayfield, Russell Wilson, and Kirk Cousins. On February 6, DraftKings Sportsbook began releasing odds on where some of the 2024…
years now, Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett and Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt have been circling the AP Defensive Player of the Year award. A one-two finish between the two rivals has long seemed a possibility—and on Thursday evening, it became a reality. Garrett edged out Watt by 25 points to take the crown, becoming the first Browns player to win it. Watt, who won the award in 2021, finished second despite registering 19 sacks in 2023 to lead the league for the third time. On Friday afternoon, Watt’s brother—former defensive end and three-time Defensive Player…
In a recent segment of Inside the NBA, Charles Barkley asked O’Neal if he would take Bol over Wembanyama, which prompted the Diesel to give a simple response an age where big men acquiring guard skills becomes more common, the NBA has seen its fair share of unicorns in recent years — seven-foot giants who can comfortably bring the ball down and create their own shots with moves akin to that of a ball-handler. Just take a look at Victor Wembanyama for example. Standing at 7’4 with a wingspan of approximately eight feet, Wembanyama’s skill with the basketball is…
Eddie Jackson recently made a couple of cryptic posts on social media, suggesting that he will not be playing with the Chicago Bears next year. This is not much of a surprise, as Jackson is one of two players most likely to be a cap casualty this offseason. So, why are the Bears so adamant on cutting Jackson, and what do they get back on the salary cap? What are the salary cap implications of Chicago Bears cutting Eddie Jackson? Eddie Jackson has an $18.14M cap hit next year. As it currently stands that would be the eighth highest…
Caleb Williams keeps receipt of Merril Hoge’s harsh criticism of his play originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago If there’s one thing Bears fans should know about USC quarterback Caleb Williams, it’s that he keeps receipts. The USC quarterback’s social media likes are chock-full of criticisms about his game. And he added another one, courtesy of NBC Sports Chicago’s “Bears Talk” X page, where he liked a video of ex-NFL player Merril Hoge providing harsh criticisms of his game. Here’s the X post Williams liked: Merril Hoge has harsh evaluation of Caleb Williams pic.twitter.com/oIeDg83SOZ — Bears…
The Bears gave up a lot to get Justin Fields, trading up with the Giants in the 2021 NFL Draft, and after three seasons in the league, Chicago seemingly is still not sold on Fields being their long-term answer under center. While the Seahawks are in the middle of rolling changes after the hiring of new head coach Mike Macdonald, the Seahawks could be in for a change at quarterback too. Geno Smith has one year left on his three-year, $75 million deal, and the team could want to move on earlier if a better, more attractive option…
With it now being the offseason for the Steelers, we’ll be doing the mailbags bi-weekly just to have a full cycle of news to discuss. Q: Jarrett, was the entire Steelers coaching staff at the Senior Bowl practices or just Tomlin and a few others?- Mike Humphreys A: No, just Mike Tomlin and Omar Khan, along with at least one scout that was there through the week. No team sends their entire staff, that would be far too much. Usually just head coach and GM that go down, and then the scouts that are assigned to be there.…
Pittsburgh Steelers star TJ Watt was not too happy about losing Defensive Player of the Year to Cleveland Browns pass-rusher Myles Garrett. Garrett hauled in his first DPOY honor on Thursday night, edging Watt 165-140 in the voting. The powerful Browns star received 23 of 50 first-place votes to Watt’s 19. Watt was not in attendance but delivered a strong message on social media after the award was announced. Nothing I’m not used to,” Watt said. Watt won the award in 2021 and has been a finalist multiple times. He had a case for his second…