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Devastated for downhill skier Lindsey Vonn. Was hoping for a fairytale ending. Like so many. For those of you criticising her decision, it was ‘her’ decision to make. If she had not competed she would have always wondered. It’s the sign of many superstar athletes that they often finish on a disappointment because it’s hard to stop the thing you love. I wish her a speedy recovery ❤️‍🩹

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@adamlevitan Think he'll be a top OC, good luck to him.

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@GeorgeElek You could have kept that under your hat.......

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NFL Week 11 Observations - On Sunday Night Football, Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs had an explosive play in the passing game that looked a lot like former Eagles star LeSean McCoy in space. - I’ve said it for years and I said it again on Saturday night, you hit/ get Jared Goff off his spot early and often, he’s going to be a different guy for the whole game. Philly did that early, and Goff missed more throws than he usually does. - For all the bitching from Eagles skill position players this year, there were a lot of reps tonight where their star players looked like they had a piano on their back. - I would love to see Jameson Williams in a Buffalo Bills uniform. - Josh Allen had six touchdowns and he largely carried the offense (save for a 50ish yard dump off that went for a score) as he has for his entire career. - Buffalo had five above average kick returns totaling 219 yards, ranging from roughly 30 yards to 61, which was an abnormality. - I hope that Sean Tucker gets a shot at a full-time role in an NFL backfield in the relative future, my guy Brian Drake is the first person I saw sing his praises years ago. - What’s odd about this contest is that these teams combined for 76 total points, yet I don’t think I could sit here and say either offense truly impressed me. Allen heroics aside, I questioned both defenses quite a bit. - Aaron Rodgers left with a wrist injury, where Mason Rudolph entered the game when it was 10-9 Steelers, Pittsburgh had two defensive touchdowns from there. - I want Dwayne Washington to get a full-time role somewhere, I hated his landing spot in Pittsburgh because he was blocked. The heir to George Kittle would be a nice spot. Similarly, I don’t know why Miami didn’t try to get Washington back when they traded Jonnu Smith to Pittsburgh. - Not a great game from Caleb Williams against one of the best defensive play callers in the land, but like he does every week he made a handful of unique pressure management plays, made a few “wow” throws and his overall development is quite obvious. But overall, I’d frame this as a middling game against consistent pressure from an elite DC that’s now seen him four times. - Kevin Byard now has five interceptions and has played a very big role in the Bears 7-3 start. - Speaking of the Bears record, many people have been overly critical of Caleb Williams, even on broadcasts. It’s been weird, honestly. In most cases the detractors are either 1. Pretending to see what’s actually been happening on the field or 2. Don’t know how to watch football for evaluation purposes. That’s not only fine, that’s welcome as being earlier than the field is where I’ve made my margin in sports speculation. We all get things wrong but this has been bad. That said, the 7-3 Bears should be treated more like 10 or 11 win Wild Card team with a very interesting long-term future than team towards the top of the conference. When Gordon and Johnson get back, we’ll see what this defense looks like and maybe this will change then, but for now, I’ve been higher on the Bears than most, yet I’d frame this team as a Divisional Round appearance would be a great, great year for this group. - JJ McCarthy has been bad to this point in his career, there is no way around it. He missed some high leverage throws, he threw two picks and he only threw for 150 yards against a Bears defense that gave up 470 yards to Joe Flacco two weeks ago. I would pin this loss primarily on McCarthy, because if he played well Minnesota could have easily scored 30 points. - Some of Justin Jefferson’s mannerisms over the last few weeks make it seem like he thinks McCarthy is a lemon. It’s been an odd thing that I’ve been logging, especially since I don’t think he’s trying to show the guy up on purpose. That said, McCarthy does tend to make a few throws, and a few pressure management plays each week that show promise, and he did that here too. He’s been bad, he’s been inconsistent and to this point he’s been a liability, but I’d give it time given the environment he’s in. - Jordan Love played well, despite Green Bay having a few drops, with Romeo Doubs having a few that killed drives in particular. The Packers run game was solid, but I’d put most of this win on Love making plays in high leverage spots. - Christian Watson had two contested catch touchdown grabs, which were kind of a surprise. - Jameis Winston had his moments, but he threw a late, game sealing pick in the endzone. He also had a dropped int on each of the first two drives, so I wouldn’t overreact to any discourse over how well he played, it was an up and down Jameis game that could have easily gone sideways early. - I would imagine Packers DC Jeff Hafley dropped himself off the Giants head coaching vacancy board here, as the Packers run defense was atrocious against a New York run game that’s been close to nonexistent since Cam Skattebo went down. Overall I’d call this a mediocre at best performance from the Packers’ defense. - Micah Parsons had a stat padding sack/ fumble on the last play of the game (a hail mary) that could end up playing a major role in who wins this year’s Defensive Player of the Year. - A bizarre aspect of this game is that with Kayvon Thibodeaux out, it seemed like No. 3 overall pick Adbul Carter was a rotation player. Not sure what this organization is doing sometimes, as a two-win team should be developing their young talent. - Since Andrew Thomas returned, the Giants offensive line has been better than I expected. - San Francisco took the opening kickoff down to the 1 and never looked back, as they smashed mediocre, injured Arizona. - Jacoby Brissett had a 47/57 for 452 stat line, with 2 TDs and 2 picks, but they also scored 12 of their 22 points in the fourth quarter when the game was well out of reach. - The Browns defense continues to be a dangerous group at home, as Lamar Jackson had the rare game where he genuinely struggled. - Shedeur Sanders came on after the other rookie QB that has no business playing in NFL games yet left with an injury, and while it didn’t look like a lot was there for Sanders while he was in, he was not good. I’d like to see what Sanders can do against a weaker defense, like the Bengals, because there were some things he did where I’d say he wasn’t as bad as his dreadful box score would indicate, but I’d also say when asked the important question “what does he do well” the answer after one game on an NFL field is “nothing”. Athleticism, arm strength, pressure management, all mediocre. - Myles Garrett had four sacks and it looks like he’s going to make things difficult for Defensive Player of the Year voters. - As discussed on Saturday, this game should be the fault line for Raheem Morris as coach for the Falcons. Michael Penix getting hurt, these things happen and the offense was fine in this game. But Atlanta’s defense, Bryce Young threw for 448 yards and this group offered little resistance when the game was on the line late. Morris was a bad hire, but giving up 30 points to this Panthers offense twice this season, the team should move on from Morris at year’s end. - I don’t know if Drake London returned after his injury, as this game was on the far TV, but he has really developed into not only a true WR1, but what I frame as an “oh shit” wide receiver, meaning when a QB is in trouble, they can realistically give this guy a borderline blind 50/50 ball. - Houston did their best to hand this game to Tennessee, but this group just could not generate offense. - This game was also on a far TV, but it looked like Houston was a conversion or two away from winning this game with some distance. - Nico Collins is getting a ton of volume when Davis Mills is in. - Going for it on fourth and goal in a 13-13 game, with roughly 2 minutes left, with Marcus Mariota as the opposing QB, was an absolutely baffling decision that Mike McDaniel is very lucky did not cost his team a win. - One of the reasons why the insufferable “going for it on fourth down” argument still exists is because it is not any kind of sweeping edge, it is team/ situation dependent and I’ve seen it cost teams just as often as I’ve seen it create margin. For me, its as uninteresting as discussions on rules/ penalties. - When he was a rookie I thought De’Von Achane was just a speed guy, but he has ran with toughness and power throughout this season that has truly impressed me. - Tua Tagovailoa took one of the worst sacks I’ve ever seen a veteran quarterback take in a high leverage moment late in this game. - If you’re reading this one of the reasons you’re doing so is I’m not a hype guy and I will stand on islands, like when I went into this season saying Washington doesn’t have a very good roster. It’s even worse than I thought it was and I’m not sure anyone out there valued them less than I did. - Comping Drake Maye to Josh Allen still doesn’t make sense to me, because they don’t play the same way. Allen is a moose with a howitzer that carries what is a bad roster with some very rare heroics. What makes Maye so impressive is how fluid and calm he manages pressure in muddy pockets. He’s better than I thought he was going to be, and I’m still not sure who I’d comp him to, but with that coach and QB New England is going to be a factor for a very long time. - I actually thought the Jets had pretty good game plans against New England, where given their roster they made that game closer than it could have been. - I’m not surprised the Jaguars won, but this outcome was a shocker. I did not see every snap of this game, but it looked like Justin Herbert was being flushed from the jump and that was my concern for the Chargers coming into this game, because the Jags have some athletes on their front. The Jaguars nearly ran for 200 yards as well. - I do not get why anyone wants to give Hafley or Minter a head coaching job, and that’s not a reactionary take to this week. Neither has been a DC of a team that’s won anything. If you’re going to give a DC a head coaching gig, you either need long term, sustained success for roughly a decade (like when Fangio was hired) or someone that is shutting down MVP-level players in playoff games. It’s too early for both of these guys to take over teams. - I don’t want to say this was a back to reality game for Sam Darnold, who had four picks, because he’s been playing at a high level for two years, but it doesn’t surprise me that this game was more of a scrappy defensive-centric contest. The final I predicted was 24-20 Rams, so this was even a little lighter than that. - The Rams being able to win a game in this way is a very good sign for their January prospects. - I’m very surprised that the Chiefs offense has returned to a struggling state, especially with how effective Travis Kelce has been. This was a genuinely bad loss coming off a bye, for a coach and team that takes care of business in these situations. - I said I bet on it a few weeks ago at 90-1, but I see it as Ravens vs. Rams in the Super Bowl. I will try to do this early each week, but to be clear I am doing this for the purpose of growing my following. That means engagement is my requirement so I reach new eyes, likes, comments, retweets, and bookmarks are all appreciated. You can follow me @RyanReynoldsNFL

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NFL Week 11 Here is What I’m Looking At - If you’ve watched the Giants’ offense recently, you may have noticed that most of their scoring drives were extended by a Jaxson Dart run, a no window throw or a very thin penalty. It’s hard to envision Jameis Winston having an effective game against Green Bay’s well coached defense, coming off two losses, given the Giants’ roster on that side of the ball. - That means if you think the Giants are going to win this game, you are either betting on a herculean effort from Winston or New York’s pass rush carrying a game against Green Bay’s beat up OL/ struggling offense. I’ll take the Packers roster, quarterback, coaching and pass rush advantages. - The Steelers having an untrustworthy defense is one of the bigger surprises of the season. But, their pass rush has a plus matchup here, where they’ve had some very strong outings at home against the Bengals in recent years. You’re also getting Aaron Rodgers off a nightmare game against the Chargers last week. While Roders has a mediocre at best supporting cast, this is a good spot for Rodgers to have a clean game. - I’d be surprised if Buffalo lost this game, coming off their absolutely brutal loss in Miami last week. Seems like a game Josh Allen carries, while Tampa Bay’s injuries on offense make them much easier to game plan for. - If the Titans are going to pull off an upset, a home game, coming off a bye, against Davis Mills is the spot to do it. The biggest obstacle to that outcome is Houston’s front four could win this game on their own and that Tennessee has been genuinely terrible this year. - Vikings vs. Bears has some interesting shootout potential, with the X factors being elite defensive play caller Brian Flores and the need for JJ McCarthy playing his first genuinely good game against a very beatable Bears pass defense. But, an over 60 total points outcome is very on the table there. This game will be on the main TV for me tomorrow, so I’ll have a lot of notes on this one Sunday night. - Rams vs. Seahawks is a game between two MVP contenders, where both teams have high-end pass rushes. I see this more as a Davante Adams game than a Puka spot, where I will be very curious to see how the Rams try to handle JSN. Could see this being a 24-20 type game. - First, the Falcons having their bye early in the season, weeks before their trip to Europe is an unbelievable form of schedule-making incompetence. No idea who that’s on, but it’s unreal. Second, this should be a fault line game for Raheem Morris with Falcons ownership. If desperate Atlanta loses their second game to Carolina on the season, whom the Falcons have a better roster than, that should be the final straw with Morris, who shouldn’t have been given another head coaching job in the first place. - The Jaguars look like a team whose future is middle of the road quarterback, and middle of the road coach, which for that franchise is actually an upgrade. But it would be nice to see Jacksonville challenge that uninspiring future by beating a mediocre Chargers roster, that is carried by their star quarterback and coaching staff. - If the 49ers lose this game, I think they are in real danger of not winning ten games and potentially not making the playoffs despite having the league’s easiest schedule. Jacoby Brissett is a good backup that has played well, but I think public sentiment on him has gradually become greater than reality. This is the healthiest San Francisco’s offense has been in quite a while, and already mediocre Arizona is down a number of starters. - Cleveland’s defense can make this contest uncomfortable for Baltimore, but it’s hard to see the Browns’ offense exceeding expectations against the Ravens’ ascending defense. The last time these two teams played Cleveland could not move the ball and the levy on this game broke in the second half, the Browns offense is worse now than it was then, while Baltimore’s defense is better today than it was early in the year. - Andy Reid off a bye, coming off a loss to Buffalo, against a Broncos team that has won five games against sub .500 teams by the skin of their teeth, looks like a correction spot for the Chiefs against the semi-fugaze that is the Denver Broncos. - Eagles vs. Lions boils down to Philadelphia’s ability to make Jared Goff uncomfortable. If they can accomplish that by getting him off his spot early and often, the Eagles likely win one of the better Sunday Night Football matchups of the year. If they do not, this becomes a game the Eagles’ offense needs to win. I think the Rams are the best team in the NFC, where this game determines who is 1A in the conference for me. - If Detroit’s OL holds up, this game has some pretty good shootout potential. - Dak Prescott should light up the Raiders in this spot, the question is does Geno Smith finally play well against one of the weaker defenses in the league. I could see this being a very entertaining, high scoring affair on Monday night with Smith having his best game as a Raider to date. I will try to do this every Saturday night of the NFL season, but to be clear I am doing this for the purpose of growing my following. That means engagement is my requirement so I reach new eyes, likes, comments, retweets, and bookmarks are all appreciated. You can follow me @RyanReynoldsNFL

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NFL Week 6, Here’s What I’m Looking At - This is the least interesting main slate of the year to date, but the primetime games come with some intrigue. - Jayden Daniels vs. Caleb Williams should be an annual matchup to look forward to for many years to come, so it’s easily the most interesting game on the slate for me. Unless Chicago fixed things during their bye, Washington’s very well constructed run game has an excellent matchup in this contest. - Chicago’s pass rush has also struggled, but the Bears get back slot corner Kyle Gordon while Terry McLauren is still out. Daniels will still make his plays, I’m sure, but it would make sense if Washington’s early game plan was run centric. - For Williams, this is the rare instance where an early season bye may be a good thing as Ben Johnson is a new coach, with a young quarterback, and the bye afforded him the time to go back and look at how to fix certain problems. Chicago is also healthy on offense, making the dynamic of how Johnson attacks Dan Quinn’s defense a point of great interest to me. I’ll also be curious to see if DJ Moore is a bigger part of the game plan than he’s been, and if Chicago starts using their tight ends more in the passing game. - The Lions have such a well-constructed offense that they are one of very few teams where I’m not real sure what Steve Spanualo is going to try to do to limit them. If Goff is comfortable, he’s made a habit of playing with super high efficiency, but if you pressure him early, that’s when he’s more uneven. - Patrick Mahomes has looked like his old self the last two weeks, and this is a good spot for that trend to continue. - Buffalo is coming off a bad loss to New England while they haven’t been overly impressive for three weeks now. Of all the teams in the league I probably have the worst read on Atlanta, because they have enough talent to be dangerous while also having one of my least favorite coaches in recent memory in Raheem Morris. Atlanta is coming off their bye, and this looks like a game where Michael Penix’s offense likely has to meet or exceed expectations to give Buffalo a real run. - I’ve said for a while that the Chargers enjoy high-end coaching and QB play, but they have an overrated non-QB roster. One of their strengths, their OL, has been greatly reduced by OT injuries. Miami’s one strength on defense, their edge disruptors, matchup well against the Chargers’ injury voids at OT. Chargers wide receiver’s could have a field day against Miami, but how well they do will boil down to Miami’s pass rush. - OL is a weakness for Miami as well (though an expected one), and the Chargers do not have a highly talented front that can make them pay for that weakness. Does that mean Minter brings heat? If so, Tua still has two difference makers in space in Waddle and Achane. - The Packers, who are coming off their bye, have advantages over the Bengals in multiple areas. Green Bay’s pass rush should be a problem, and the Packers have advantages on offense just about everywhere. - Despite moving to a new team, I view Joe Flacco as a bigger threat than Jake Browning in this one. Getting more accurate passes to Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins is the obvious potential upside, where if the Bengals are going to compete in this game those two WRs will need a few chunk plays that essentially headline a few scoring drives. Two years ago Green Bay had a good corner room, but that’s not how I see it now. - One interesting aspect here is the Bengals have two tight ends in Mike Gesicki and Noah Fant that could play a bigger role with the tight end pepperer Flacco over the coming weeks. - I have zero faith in the Titans coaching staff, and generally I don’t like volatile teams coming off improbable/ emotional victories, but Tennessee has a trench advantage on defense and there is a clear path to Cam Ward having his best game to date. And at the end of the day, I have no confidence in the Raiders, either. - Ashton Jeanty is a stud when he has room to run, but that line play deficit with Kolten Miller sidelined, I understand Tennessee has been a not great run defense, but I don’t think that’s a foregone conclusion here. - One aspect of Ravens vs. Rams that’s interesting for me is that when Saquon Barkley shredded the Rams last year, his mammoth production came on plays where he got to the second level and busted big runs. Getting to the second level and breaking runs has been a hallmark of Derick Henry’s career. That said LA is far more likely to fill the box in Baltimore this week than they would be if Lamar Jackson was live. That to me, says, Cooper Rush needs to proactively get Zay Flowers on some crossers early on. - I’d imagine the temperature in the Browns locker room right now is not great, after making two trades this week. While their defense is still capable of winning games on their own, this seems like a get right spot for the Steelers defense. - Drake Maye played well in a big spot last week, but as I said on Monday I’d put most of that win on Mike Vrabell’s defense. I could see New England’s defense being a difficult problem to solve for Spencer Rattler. That said, Kellen Moore vs. Mike Vrabel is a matchup between two coaches getting a lot out of their back of the pack rosters. - I do not have a very good read on jaguars vs. Seahawks, but I do find it very interesting that Seattle is a road favorite. - If the 49ers WR room was at full strength, I’d see this game having some significant shootout potential. Since it’s not, I lean more towards this being a game that San Francisco’s defense will have to lead if the 49ers knock of Tampa (which I don’t think they will) - I believe Shane Steichen is a genuinely good coach. In some of these games, Daniel Jones play has really surprised me, more often recently his play has reminded me more of his Giants playoff run, where he was basically a game manager that didn’t turn the ball over. This is another spot where Indy probably doesn’t need Jones to do too much for them to be in a good position here. That said, I’m pretty confident I will be one of those guys that’s waiting for the bottom to fall out on the Colts all year. - I am very curious to see if for one week Jacoby Brissett is actually good for Harrison and McBride. I don’t think he would be long term, but it wouldn’t stun me if he was for one game. - I love a good revenge narrative, I don’t think Rico Dowdle gets to have a revenge spot, though. - If Dak Prescott continues to play at a high level, as he has for most of this season, that makes this a game Bryce Young has to go out and win. I’ve tried to get there all week, but I’m still not there. I will try to do this every Saturday night of the NFL season, but to be clear I am doing this for the purpose of growing my following. That means engagement is my requirement so I reach new eyes, likes, comments, retweets, and bookmarks are all appreciated. You can follow me @RyanReynoldsNFL

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NFL Week 2, here’s what I’m looking at - Lions vs. Bears is the most interesting on the slate for me, because both are dangerous and whoever falls in an 0-2 hole in that division is in trouble. - People do not like Caleb Williams, so they are more prone to overreact to what he doesn’t do. For instance, Bo Nix was much, much worse in Week 1 than Williams was, but you haven’t heard much, if anything, about that, where several former NFL quarterbacks have reviewed Caleb’s film and said he was fine on opening night (which is my stance as well). - That said, the current reality for Caleb Williams is he’s one of the most dynamic talents to ever play the position, but he comes with processing concerns and needs to be more consistently accurate. This is his second game in a new offense, behind a largely new OL. He also has to overcome the timing-related trauma he endured during his rookie year through organizational ineptitude that I often parallel to Jared Goff’s first season with Jeff Fisher. Detroit’s defense is a much softer opponent than Brian Flores’ Vikings, so I’ll be more critical of Williams, and the Bears revamped offensive line, this week than I was on opening day. - Bears play calling was fine in Week 1, and it would have been the best game of last season from that angle. I’m beyond curious to see how Ben Johnson tries to handle Aidan Hutchinson. - I’m in a wait and see mode on Detroit given that they lost their center, both coordinators and a ton of staff members this offseason. New OC John Morton had a bad Week 1, where I didn’t know what he was trying to accomplish from a play calling standpoint (a common thread for me among most bad play callers long term). The Packers defense has looked good through two weeks, but they aren’t the 85 Bears. I’ll be looking to see what Morton does against Chicago, who I’m very familiar with, and to see if he tries to exploit the absence of quality slot corner Kyler Gordon. - I’m less concerned about Detroit defensively because 1. They aren’t a great defense to begin with and 2. Jordan Love couldn’t have been much better in Week 1. - This is a big game for Trevor Lawrence because if he can’t shred this Bengals defense, that’s genuinely concerning. If he does, the score to this game could get out of hand. Could easily see Ja’Marr Chase and Brian Thomas Jr. both being in winning DFS lineups. - I could easily see Jets vs. Bills being more of an ugly, defensive contest than the quasi shootout it’s projected to be. If you’re a regression bettor, the under is one of the more obvious regression plays I’ve seen in a while. - I thought Dak Prescott played a very strong game against the Eagles, but I did not think the Cowboys offensive line played particularly well in Week 1. I’ll be looking to see if the Giants’ ultra-talented front can steal this game. - As we saw on Thursday, Washington doesn’t have a great defensive front, which makes New York’s offensive line play on opening day even more concerning. I know people don’t like Russell Wilson, I get it, he’s the guy at the pool party in a speedo, but no offensive line played worse when weighted against their competition than the Giants did in Week 1 (that’s my stance, to be clear). - I would not be in any kind of a hurry to put Jaxson Dart behind this offensive line in its current state. - The interesting aspect of Dolphins vs. Patriots is that both teams have below average offensive lines, with capable pass rushes (with the caveat that Miami’s was terrible last week). - That said, I would be surprised if Tua Tagovailoa played even half as poorly as he did on opening day against New England. - From what I saw last week TreVeon Henderson could beat up Miami if he was able to get in space/ to the second level. Give Josh McDaniels history as a play caller in New England, I’ll be very curious to see if Henderson has a James White type of spike week. - Steelers vs. Seahawks is a game where both teams have high quality defensive fronts, and below average offensive lines. - From a team building standpoint, I’ll continue to say I have no idea what Seattle is trying to accomplish. - I think Mac Jones can be fine in Kyle Shannahan’s offense, as Jones is a distributor stylistically that is reasonably accurate when he’s at his best. Further, the 49ers defense can win this game on their own. - Tennessee does not look like a pushover, as they gave Denver a very contested game. That said, the Rams are a contender with a Hall of Fame caliber quarterback, one of the three best coaches in the league and a high-end pass rush. - I’ll be curious to see if the Rams treat Calvin Ridley similar to how they treated Nico Collins last week since this is another extremely top-heavy group of pass catchers. I’d also expect that Tennessee will try to lean on Tony Pollard for as long as they can. - Daniel Jones played very well in a clean pocket against a nonexistent Dolphins secondary last week. The Denver Bronco’s defense is the opposite of Miami’s. I expect this to be a back to reality game for Jones. - As I mentioned above, Bo Nix (who I’ve said multiple times I don’t think is anything special, while also making money on him via Mojo before he was drafted because I was higher than consensus on him) was terrible last week. I expect him to be better in this contest. I’m also curious to see if RJ Harvey sees a bigger workload. - The Panthers have one of the worst rosters in the league, but Arizona did not impress me in the slightest last week in New Orleans. That said, I could see this being a James Conner game. - Cleveland’s defense was closer to their 2023 form than what they showed last year on opening day. Baltimore is one of, if not the toughest test in the league for a defense. - Joe Flacco played really well for a 40-year-old quarterback last week, but Baltimore’s defense is coming off a meltdown performance and is a big step up in class from Cincinnati’s back of the league defensive roster. - I would expect the Eagles to try to get AJ Brown involved early against Kansas City. - On the flip side of that contest, outside of a Hollywood Brown resurrection game I do not see any exploitable matchup for the Chiefs’ offense against Vic Fangio’s defense given Kansas City’s injuries. - I view Raheem Morris as the worst coach in the NFL. His Falcons head to Minnesota with two disadvantages in the trenches, and an enormous coaching deficit against Flores and O’Connell. - As such, if Michael Penix had a nightmare kind of game in Minnesota, it would not surprise me, especially if the Vikings can play with an early lead. - J.J. McCarthy did some promising things in his first NFL start, but him winning NFC Offensive Player of the week is one of the single most inept things I’ve ever seen, guy threw 20 passes and generated 168 yards of offense. I will try to do this every Saturday night of the NFL season, but my purpose in doing this is to grow my following, so engagement (likes, comments, bookmarks, retweets) is my currency. As long as that stays strong, I will continue doing this. You can follow me @RyanReynoldsNFL

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