Author: Mikesportz
SANTA CLARA — The 49ers season almost ended in the divisional round of the playoffs because Brock Purdy was too aggressive. More than once he forced passes into the intermediate area of the field rather than check down to a wide open teammate, and twice the Packers dropped potential game-changing interceptions. Purdy thinks he’s a gunslinger, but he doesn’t need to be one — the 49ers are 11-0 when he doesn’t throw an interception, and 2-4 when he throws at least one. Which means his job is to protect the football, not take risks. “I feel like there’s times in…
The Steelers won their final three games, with Rudolph posting a passer rating of 118 while averaging 240 yards per game and throwing three touchdowns. Pittsburgh snuck into the playoffs on the season’s final day, where they would go on to lose to the Buffalo Bills in the wild card round. Rudolph is scheduled to be a free agent his March, but said that the team has expressed interest in re-signing him. “[I] visited with Mike T and Omar [Khan] both,” Rudolph said on The Ramon Foster Show. “I felt like they meant it when they said they’d…
Indiana Pacers role player Jalen Smith gave his Obi Toppin All-Star case following the Pacers’ win over the Phoenix Suns. Toppin scored the go-ahead basket in the matchup versus the Suns, totaling 23 points and three assists. He’s had a career resurgence after struggling with the New York Knicks early in his career. Toppin has turned into a vital piece for a Pacers squad that stands at No. 6 in the Eastern Conference standings Why isn’t Obi Toppin an All-Star? We need these answers now. Why is Obi Toppin not an All-Star,” said Smith, via Pacers Blog on X.…
Michigan will formally introduce Sherrone Moore as the football program’s 21st head coach during a press conference on Saturday at 11 a.m. During the event, Moore will deliver an opening statement and take questions from media. We should also hear from AD Warde Manuel about the hiring process, and we could hear from others within U-M leadership or the football program about what made Moore the ideal candidate for the job. The press conference will air live on the Big Ten Network starting at 11 a.m. The Michigan Insider will be in attendance to provide coverage throughout the…
The Phoenix Suns entered their Friday night contest against the Indiana Pacers having won their past seven games. After a rough midseason stretch, Kevin Durant and company appear to have figured things out, with the Suns letting Devin Booker cook as the main option. However, on Friday, the Suns ended up losing to the Pacers, 133-131, even though Booker had a worthy encore to his 46-point night against the Dallas Mavericks, dropping 62 in the loss. For most of the game, it seemed as though the Suns were in control. However, come the fourth quarter, the Pacers ratcheted up…
Mock drafts for the Pittsburgh Steelers have finally hit the trifecta. With the team’s quarterback situation still up in the air heading into the 2024 offseason, many names have been thrown around to fix it. That includes the names in the upcoming draft. There are six QBs who could be taken in the first round of the draft. The top three, Caleb Williams, Drake Maye, and Jayden Daniels, are all out of reach for the Steelers. Other mock drafts have predicted that they’ll draft two of the others in Bo Nix and Michael Penix Jr. Now…
The Toronto Raptors are continuing to see Gradey Dick develop in another learning opportunity against the Los Angeles Clippers Gradey Dick didn’t mean James Harden any harm. His closeout looked innocent. Dick’s hands were stretched high in the air, trying to show his verticality as he contested Harden’s three-point jump shot. Dick just made one mistake, closing out a step too close to Harden whose craftiness resulted in a foul against the Toronto Raptors rookie. It happens. In a bigger game, it would have been a huge error. It turned an eight-point game into an 11-point…
The Detroit Lions are gearing up for the most important game for their franchise in the last 30 years. On Sunday the Lions will take on the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship. The Lions are looking for their first Super Bowl berth in team history. It has certainly been a magical season for them thus far. However, just days before their matchup against the 49ers, the Lions announced some pretty interesting quarterback injury news. The Detroit Lions Announce Weird Quarterback Injury Prior To NFC Championship Matchup Against The San Francisco 49ers According to a statement…
BREAKING: Michigan Wolverines Appoint Next Head Coach To Replace Jim Harbaugh Despite rumblings dating back to the past two seasons when he interviewed with the Minnesota Vikings, the Michigan Wolverines were obviously sad when their now National Championship winning head coach decided to sign with the Los Angeles Chargers. Now, it seems that Michigan has wasted no doubt in finding their replacement for the former Super Bowl attendee, per Nicole Auerbach: BREAKING: Sherrone Moore has been named the new Michigan head coach. Sherrone Moore, the current offensive coordinator, was always a popular and common-sense candidate to replace the departed…
Jared Goff is the talk of Detroit these days, and that is new to him, even though he has played in a Super Bowl before. Goff reacted to video of Detroit Red Wings fans chanting his name during Thursday’s game, and was clearly flattered. On Friday, he admitted that he had never experienced anything like this before during his time with the Los Angeles Rams, and loved playing in a city that “cares so much.” “It was pretty cool,” Goff said, via Jared Ramsey of the Detroit Free Press. “(It’s) pretty fun to be a part of a…