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Trade Deadline looms just weeks away, the Toronto Maple Leafs, led by first-year general manager Brad Treliving, are gearing up to enhance their roster. Teetering on the edge of playoff contention at this season’s All-Star break, this is the time for the team to talk strategy. Who are the Leafs’ trade targets ahead of the deadline? Are they just focused on defense? How much are they willing to push in to get what they need? Do they believe they are contenders? NHL Insider Elliotte Friedman believes the team isn’t all in and has said in the past he’s not…
The Pittsburgh Steelers have made a conservative decision by hiring Arthur Smith as their new offensive coordinator, which aligns with head coach Mike Tomlin‘s traditional approach. Despite expectations that Tomlin might explore diverse strategies or embrace innovative NFL ideas, the choice of Smith indicates a preference for a more conventional football philosophy. Stay ahead of the game and elevate your sports betting experience with SportsGrid. Art Rooney II revealed in a press conference that the hiring decision was Mike Tomlin’s prerogative. This move has raised some eyebrows, given Tomlin’s track record, suggesting a lack of comfort or expertise…
The Pittsburgh Steelers want to provide quarterback competition for Kenny Pickett going into the 2024 season, and it would ideally come from Mason Rudolph following his strong finish to the 2023 season. But with Rudolph set to become a free agent and there being no guarantees of him returning, they could set their sights on a veteran quarterback who has found success under new offensive coordinator Arthur Smith. That veteran is former Tennessee Titans starter Ryan Tannehill. Tannehill would, in theory, seem to be a natural fit as a veteran presence in Pittsburgh. He could provide the type…
Heading into the 2021 season, the Los Angeles Rams made one of the biggest moves in franchise history when they traded two first-round picks, a third-round pick and QB Jared Goff for veteran quarterback Matthew Stafford. The Rams would go on to win the Super Bowl in their first season with Stafford under center, while Goff would help pull the Detroit Lions from the basement of the NFC and into contenders over the next three seasons. This past weekend, after a 24-7 first half lead in the NFC Championship game, the Lions collapsed to allow a 17-pt comeback by San…
NFL Playoffs have been sensational and the Detroit Lions came the closest that they ever had to a Super Bowl this season and it all came crashing down in the second half against the San Francisco 49ers. Many have blamed the loss on head coach Dan Campbell for going for it twice on fourth down and coming up short both times, But Campbell stood behind those calls as they had been doing that all season. Instead, the coach admitted he made a big error on the last drive for the Lions. NFL: Dan Campbell Admits He Made An Error…
Tuesday at Stade Laurent Pokou, Bafana Bafana stunned Morocco 2-0 with a disciplined and outstanding performance, moving on to the quarterfinals of the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon). Bafana was impressive under enormous pressure against Morocco, the 2022 World Cup semi finalists and one of the tournament favorites. They gave little away and frustrated the Atlas Lions, whose Achraf Hakimi wasted a late penalty. Bafana won with to goals from Evidence Makgopa and Teboho Mokoena in the second half, earning them a trip to the quarterfinals, where they will take on Cape Verde on Saturday. Hugo Broos, the coach of…
At Villa Park, Newcastle United defeated Aston Villa 3-1 thanks to two goals from Fabian Schar, which put the Magpies in a memorable victory. Not even Quasimodo anticipated this. Villa had not dropped a Premier League game at home since February, whereas Newcastle had only triumphed once on the road this season and had lost six of their previous seven league games. However, Newcastle deserved to win since they played a great game, especially in the first half. Within five minutes, Fabian Schar scored twice, and just after the break, Alex Moreno scored a comical own goal. After trailing 3-0,…
an. 30 (UPI) — Offensive coordinator Ben Johnson will return to the Detroit Lions next season, despite interest from the Washington Commanders and Seattle Seahawks, who are looking to hire new head coaches. Sources told ESPN, NFL Network and the Washington Post about the development Tuesday. Johnson, 37, led a Lions offense that totaled the third-most yards and fifth-most points in 2023. The Lions threw for the second-most passing yards and fifth-most rushing yards. Johnson joined the Lions staff in 2019 as an offensive quality control coach. He was a tight ends coach in 2020 and 2021.…
The Pittsburgh Steelers have officially found their new offensive coordinator. The Steelers are expected to hire former Atlanta Falcons head coach Arthur Smith, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports. The Steelers initially interviewed Smith on Sunday, closing in quickly on the experienced play-caller, who’s reportedly drawn interest from plenty of teams around the league. Experience calling plays was one of the top qualities that HC Mike Tomlin expressed a desire to chase in their search for an offensive coordinator in the post-Matt Canada era, and they’ll get just that with Arthur Smith, who called plays for the Falcons during…
The Falcons coaching staff under new head coach Raheem Morris is filling out quite nicely. Over the weekend, we learned that Atlanta would be retaining Marquice Williams from Arthur Smith’s staff, along with a couple of other position coaches. The special teams coordinator put together one of the top units in the league in 2022, but the third facet of the game took a step back for the Falcons in 2023. The most notable hire was Raheem Morris’ former peer from Los Angeles, Zac Robinson. The former Rams passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach will be the Falcons offensive…