Dirty Osprey

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[Nicole Auerbach @NicoleAuerbach]

I am dying 💀💀💀

[Josh Chambers @JoshChambers]

Osi Umenyiora says he discovered Tom Brady's pre snap cadence and knew when he was going to snap the ball ahead of Super Bowl XLII, and says it allowed the Giants defensive line to dominate the game with 5 sacks and 20 hurries

“But as I was watching the tape, because you have two weeks leading up to the game, I noticed that Tom Brady would come up to the line of scrimmage. And this is real information I’m giving you here, worth millions of dollars. I’m giving it to you right now. And there’s people recording this to pass it on to their players.”

“But what I noticed was he would come up to the line of scrimmage and he would say ‘hut,’ which is telling the center to snap him the ball. So what he was doing was he would come up to the line of scrimmage, and before he said that, he was pointing at somebody, maybe somebody on the opposing side. And if he didn’t point at that person, that means they weren’t going to snap the ball. But if he did point at that person, the ball was coming as soon as he said ‘hut.’”

“So after I watched this, I studied this for literally a week. I went back, I watched all the games, and he was doing the exact same thing, but nobody had figured it out. So I saw that, and I went and gathered the whole defense, and I was like, ‘Listen, this is what this man is doing.’ If you know when the ball is being snapped as a defensive line, you are at a tremendous advantage over the offensive lineman because they’re relying on you not knowing.”

“Because if you don’t know, that means you’re going to be late. But if you do know, you’re going to beat them almost every time. And so as soon as I figured this out, I gathered the whole defensive line. I was like, ‘Listen, this is what Tom Brady’s doing.’”

“Now we all started to watch this together, and we saw this was 100%. It wasn’t even like 80. This was 100%. So now we knew going into that game that, as a defensive line, we were going to be able to overwhelm them offensively simply because of that one thing that I had pointed out.”

“And we went into the game and we sacked him like five times, hit him like 20 times. They couldn’t understand how we were getting off the ball and getting to him that fast. And it was simply because, for two weeks prior, I just sat there and I had watched what this one person was doing, and that gave us the mental advantage going into the game. We knew we were going to win that game even though nobody else did, because we knew something that they didn’t know, and nobody else knew that we knew.”

[Ev Hand @Evan_Hand]

A guy on Twitter (@nickkorte) just made the Cincinnati Bengals back out of trade with the Philadelphia Eagles… And now I think they owe this dude a job because it’s not the first time he’s helped them

[Seattle Times Sports @SeaTimesSports]

The Mariners have informed J.P. Crawford that they do not plan to bring him back in 2027, multiple industry sources told The Times. https://t.co/aqgxrnFxqd

[Josh Chambers @JoshChambers]

Pete Carroll says the Seahawks’ scouting department had a 1–7 competitor scale, and says only two or three players ever reached a seven

“You’re unfortunately right on what everybody always wants to know, because they want to know who that guy is, the seven. But there aren’t hardly any sevens. I’ll share with you, I don’t share this very often, but it’s the competitor scale. And this is not about what kind of player somebody is, it’s what is their nature, what is their makeup, and who are they?”

“It’s the same thing I’ve been talking about, that’s the guy we’re looking for. If you’re one or two, you’re a survivor. You’re just barely, you’re one, you’re just hanging on, you’re barely there, but you’re there. Two is a guy who’s just a step ahead of the guy who’s just here surviving it and getting through, but he’s got a chance.”

“Let me say this, the whole point of the scale is to figure out where somebody is so that we can identify it and agree on it. And then now we can go to battle for the guy to work, elevate him up the scale. The basics of it are really about internal motivation, guys that are internally, naturally motivated to try to get something and do something with whatever they’re faced with.”

“So a three and four on that scale, that’s pretty good, you’re a competitor. But you’re likely competing for external factors, money, for the stature, for the status, ‘I want to be a football player.’ They’re not really centered on what drives them. So as you go to the threes and fours, those are competitors, but that’s not the level that we want.”

“We’re trying to work them into the fives and sixes. A five is a guy who’s internally motivated, and he’s got his act together. Everything is pretty much in line, and he can pretty much run his own world and control it because he’s driven. You get to be a six, now that’s it, you’re the real deal.”

“You don’t care what anybody thinks. You do stuff because you know what you need, and you’re willing to do what it takes. We don’t really need to have to help you very much. We just kind of need to get out of your way, but put you in the position so that you can be successful.”

“And so that’s where we’re trying to get people to achieve the seven. Now, that’s a whole other deal. Yeah, we’ve had them, you’ve been with them. There’s only been two or three guys.”

“I’m not going to unveil it all, but I’ll tell you that what the ultimate true competitor is to us is the guy has everything going. He has everything in line, everything in order, he’s got his world, he’s maximizing who he is, but he also is compelled, he’s got to take people with him. He has to take people with him, and not only does he have to take them, but they’re going to go with him.”

“That guy to me, that’s the true seven. That’s the guy that is so much of a leader, so much of a competitor, and not just that they can see that, but that he has it in him that he needs to take people with him. That’s the ultimate guy that we’re shooting for. And we don’t win and lose based on that guy, you’re just lucky when you’ve got him.”

“It’s the sixes that we need. We need all those guys that are internally motivated, driven, focused. They’re going to give you everything they’ve got. You never have to worry about where they’re coming from.”

[Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter]

NFL in-season trades (17):

🏈WR Josh Downs to the Chiefs
🏈LB Daiyan Henley to the Broncos
🏈QB Kirk Cousins to the Vikings
🏈S Amani Hooker to the Bills
🏈WR Keenan Allen to the 49ers
🏈DT Jordan Davis to the Jaguars
🏈S Andre Cisco to the Lions
🏈DT Davon Godchaux to the Jaguars
🏈S Jessie Bates to the Jaguars
🏈QB Jacoby Brissett to the Ravens
🏈DT Jeffery Simmons to the Bears
🏈DT DeForest Buckner to the 49ers
🏈G Quenton Nelson to the Seahawks
🏈WR Marvin Harrison Jr. to the Texans
🏈C Cam Jurgens to the Ravens
🏈CB Joey Porter Jr. to the Cowboys
🏈QB J.J. McCarthy to the Giants

[Ari Meirov @MySportsUpdate]

BREAKING: The #Broncos are trading a 4th and 5th round pick to the #Chargers for LB Daiyan Henley.

The former 3rd-round pick out of Washington State has emerged as one of the NFL’s top young LBs.

[Dirty Osprey @Seahawk_NFL]

They’re really going to toss Fernando out there against the Seahawks

[Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter]

The Raiders are finalizing a trade to send QB Kirk Cousins to the Vikings, per ESPN and NFLN.

[Dirty Osprey @Seahawk_NFL]

@DMRussini @AdamSchefter

[Dirty Osprey @Seahawk_NFL]

@seahwksmariners Not really the same teams

[Dirty Osprey @Seahawk_NFL]

If the Seahawks and Vikings played the score might end 6-3

[Cooper Fitch @cooperfitch3]

I will die on the hill that the PAC-12 dissolving was the final nail in the collapse of college football. Texas/Oklahoma moving to the SEC was a non issue in the long term. Breaking up the PAC-12 irrevocably broke the balance of leagues.

[Ian Rapoport @RapSheet]

Sources: #AZCardinals starting QB Gardner Minshew is feared to have suffered a torn UCL in his throwing arm, an injury he had before halftime and played with.

Minshew is getting more tests, but he could be out for the season, facing months of rehab. Carson Beck would be up.

[Dirty Osprey @Seahawk_NFL]

@DJack2009 You’re not wrong.

He hasn’t done it in the playoffs yet

Now is the time

[Dirty Osprey @Seahawk_NFL]

I think the Jags are the best team in the AFC

[Dirty Osprey @Seahawk_NFL]

@DJack2009 Fair

[Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter]

Rams WR Puka Nacua is likely to be placed injured reserve due to MCL and PCL sprains, per HC Sean McVay.

[Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter]

In-season NFL trades so far:

🏈DT Jordan Davis to the Jaguars
🏈S Andre Cisco to the Lions
🏈DT Davon Godchaux to the Jaguars
🏈S Jessie Bates to the Jaguars
🏈QB Jacoby Brissett to the Ravens
🏈DT Jeffery Simmons to the Bears
🏈DT DeForest Buckner to the 49ers
🏈G Quenton Nelson to the Seahawks
🏈WR Marvin Harrison Jr. to the Texans
🏈C Cam Jurgens to the Ravens
🏈CB Joey Porter Jr. to the Cowboys
🏈QB J.J. McCarthy to the Giants

[Jordan Schultz @Schultz_Report]

My over/under on trades by tomorrow is 10.5, and I’m taking the over.

Here’s everything I’ve heard on who’s buying and which positions they’re targeting after speaking with sources: