Matthew Lollar

Mainly tweeting about @steelers, @nfl and rugby union.

[PickensBurgh 🫡 @PickensBurgh]

DK Metcalf

[Blitzburgh @Blitz_Burgh]

You have to be kidding me! Metcalf is terrible. #Steelers #NFL

[Matthew Lollar @matthewlollar]

Please @steelers, bench #metcalf. He is truly awful.

[Matthew Lollar @matthewlollar]

@elliecolton_ @BBCSheffield @BBCSounds Plenty of snow here at the top of Norton in Sheffield this morning.

[Matthew Lollar @matthewlollar]

What an embarrassment for US politics. Everyone is “noble & moral” in their critique of others (like Biden of Trump at the end of his Presidential term) but at the end of the day, people will always allow their own circumstances to be the exception to the rules.

[BBC News (UK) @BBCNews]

Biden issues official pardon for son Hunter https://t.co/PFnPJCAJhq

[Matthew Lollar @matthewlollar]

I cannot believe this.

[Sky News @SkyNews]

BREAKING: Transport Secretary @LouHaigh has admitted pleading guilty to an offence connected to misleading the police while a parliamentary candidate in 2014, Sky News can reveal

Sky's @robpowellnews broke the story...

Full exclusive 🔴 ➡️ https://t.co/Ptd6TJxRxm

📺 Sky 501

[Bleacher Report @BleacherReport]

WHAT A THROW BY RUSS 🔥

STEELERS TAKE THE LEAD IN THE 4TH.

(via @NFL)

[Football Confidential 🌐 @footballconfid1]

@shawzac @Fortnums Seems @Fortnums are pretending they have been planning a separate event all along… 🤔

How about @Fortnums prove that by providing some evidence? How about a redacted email or something to show this wasn’t just a reactionary excuse as it clearly is? Lie upon lie. Shocking stuff.

[Matthew Lollar @matthewlollar]

Pretty shameful of @Fortnums!

[Zac Shaw @shawzac]

Hi @Fortnums 👋 as you’re aware, the Olympic and Paralympic medalists were invited to Buckingham Palace yesterday. It would be nice to understand why you hosted an after party for the Olympic medalists but made the decision not to invite the Paralympic medalists? Why? 😅😅

[Zac Shaw @shawzac]

Hi @Fortnums 👋 as you’re aware, the Olympic and Paralympic medalists were invited to Buckingham Palace yesterday. It would be nice to understand why you hosted an after party for the Olympic medalists but made the decision not to invite the Paralympic medalists? Why? 😅😅

[Matthew Lollar @matthewlollar]

@JasonAdamsWFTS @Delta At least according to the @APNews you will “be rebooked on other flights.”

[Colin Moriarty @longislandviper]

I'm going to do something I very rarely do these last few years, and that's post something non-games-related. I specifically want to speak to the sudden disappearance of the mega-popular @AroundTheNFL Podcast, a personal favorite of mine.

For more than a decade, Around the NFL has posted multiple episodes a week, and I've been a loyal listener for much of that time. I often describe it as "the Sacred Symbols of football podcasts," because it is, and I know many members of Last Stand's audience have discovered the show through my evangelism (while many others were already native listeners, because they have great taste). The hosts don't take themselves seriously, the show is littered with in-jokes, goofs, and off-topic ramblings, and it's highly-centered around a cast that's deeply connected to its audience. (One of the hosts sadly passed away a few years ago after a grueling battle with cancer, and I literally sobbed in bed, as if I personally knew him.)

More than a month ago, the podcast suddenly ceased production and publishing, and the hosts haven't said a peep about what's up. This is an NFL-owned property, and there are goings-ons around NFL Media that suggest whatever's happening is part of that hullabaloo. And it's such a meaningful show to me that many people have written into Sacred Symbols about it over the past month, asking me my thoughts. I finally read one of those letters on our show this past week. And I can't say I'm not curious for an answer myself. I even wrote to @ProFootballTalk to see if Mike would investigate during this slow offseason! But all you need to do is read the show's subreddit to know how much these guys are missed, and how thorough the mystery is surrounding what's going on.

But I want to use my platform to be proactive and helpful, so here's what I want to say, in hopes that the hosts -- @DanHanzus, @greggrosenthal, and @MarcSessler -- see my message!

Guys: I am the architect and owner of the most-funded video games media-related @Patreon in the service's history, and I know how to use it. I know how to design around it, leverage it, and make it work. And I know you guys would absolutely slaughter on the service. I am more than happy to introduce you to the people you need to know at Patreon that can help guide you, and offer any other pro bono assistance that may spawn from that. That's the least I can do. We just all wanna see you come back!

Most of you won't care about this, and that's okay. But I figured I'd try to use my platform a little selfishly to speak to something that's been missing for many of us. Let's make it happen, boys! Slide into those DMs any time.

[Daniel Valente @StatsGuyDaniel]

T.J. Watt vs. Myles Garrett tale of the tape for DPOY.

Sacks
Watt - 19
Garrett - 14

QB hits
Watt - 36
Garrett - 30

TFL
Watt - 19
Garrett - 17

FF
Watt - 4
Garrett - 4

INT
Watt - 1
Garrett - 0

Defensive TDs
Watt - 1
Garrett - 0

Pressures (per PFR)
Watt - 50
Garrett - 37

Pressures (per SIS)
Watt - 85
Garrett - 76

Pressure % (per SIS)
Watt - 17.7%
Garrett - 16.9%

Pressures (per PFF)
Watt - 86
Garrett - 86

Pass rush win rate (per PFF)
Watt - 16.9%
Garrett - 27.5%

Pass rush productivity (per PFF)
Watt - 10.3
Garrett - 10.8

[Matthew Lollar @matthewlollar]

Myles Garrett is not a better defensive player than TJ Watt. Watt has Garrett beat in every tangible statistical category; sacks, tackles, fumbles, recoveries, interceptions, bat downs, etc. PFF may have some intangible stats but we all know.

[Matthew Lollar @matthewlollar]

@daihankey I feel similarly.

[Matthew Lollar @matthewlollar]

Yeah…and they know that the Steelers ground game would be a huge advantage…

[JJ Watt @JJWatt]

It’s about travel to/from the game…

I got it.

😂

[Matthew Lollar @matthewlollar]

@daihankey No, but an international food store is what you need if no friends come in clutch. They sell massive pans for curries, rice, etc.

[Matthew Lollar @matthewlollar]

Everyone chill on Pickett. Even if true, not wanting to be a backup is a good thing, it shows his competitiveness. Who wouldn’t be frustrated by not starting? Secondly, Rudolph just applauded the QB room. KP is free of Canada & wants to ball. That would be frustrating for anyone.

[Matthew Lollar @matthewlollar]

@PutridLobster It makes sense to go with the hot hand, sit Pickett the remainder of the season, and re-evaluate the QB situation after finding a new OC.