Ryan Michael

Pro Football Historian | Statistician 📊 | Scout 🎥
Contributing Writer and Analyst @ProFootballHOF

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This year, I had the privilege of writing a feature article about the evolution of the duel-threat running back for the 2026-27 @ProFootballHOF Yearbook.

Digital link: https://t.co/xiIoPZcU3l

More info: https://t.co/jhsj11DOiG

Congratulations to this year’s class!

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One of the best linebackers to ever do it — Luke Kuechly — who spent his entire career with the Carolina Panthers, getting his Pro Football Hall of Fame ring at halftime.

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Luke Kuechly gets his @ProFootballHOF ring of excellence 💍

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A Hall of Fame moment for Luke Kuechly. Celebrating his @KayJewelers Ring of Excellence in Charlotte.

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Luke Kuechly, who’s receiving his Hall of Fame ring at halftime, was asked about his most memorable games at BoA Stad.
He pointed to ‘13 win over Saints that clinched a playoff berth. In typical Luke fashion, he didn’t mention that he tied an NFL record with 24 tackles that day.

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It’s time.

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Luke Kuechly Ring of Excellence https://t.co/I6OlMfsiG5

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Luke Kuechly Ring of Excellence https://t.co/I6OlMfsiG5

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This is why you can never truly quit Arch Manning.

Just after he plays the worst he can possibly play, he goes and does something like this that only a handful of human beings can do.

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Arguably the greatest linebacker of the 2010s and unquestionably, one of the most dominant players in NFL history.

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Don’t miss the Ring of Excellence ceremony tomorrow at halftime!

Streamed live on https://t.co/TWhJ3pSg92 and the Panthers app

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How is 60% of the time a rarity?

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There is no rain in the forecast for Sunday’s Dolphins-Jets game in New Jersey, seemingly a rarity. Since 2022, it has rained for 40 percent of the Jets’ home games.

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I think Bo’s decline can be attributed to a combination of him protecting his ankle—whether he’s still not fully right or just afraid of re-aggravating it—and the short-checkdown habit that’s now affecting his muscle memory.

His fear makes him leave the pocket early and take the easy throws, over and over, which reinforces his lack of patience for routes to develop. Those two things feed off each other and keep him from developing the processing and pocket discipline he really needs now in year-3.

I’m sure I’m oversimplifying a more complicated problem, and admittedly, I haven’t watched a ton of his All-22 this season. But from what I’ve watched, that’s what I’m seeing, and it’s a big problem.

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I think Bo’s decline can be attributed to a combination of him protecting his ankle—whether he’s still not fully right or just afraid of re-aggravating it—and the short-checkdown habit that’s now affecting his muscle memory.

His fear makes him leave the pocket early and take the easy throws, over and over, which reinforces his lack of patience for routes to develop. Those two things feed off each other and keep him from developing the processing and pocket discipline he really needs now in year-3.

I’m sure I’m oversimplifying a more complicated problem, and admittedly, I haven’t watched a ton of his All-22 this season. But from what I’ve watched, that’s what I’m seeing, and it’s a big problem.

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@ryanmichael But why though Ryan? I don’t get it. He seems to be a bit afraid in pocket. Doesn’t go through reads and chooses to scramble a lot.

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His remark was hyperbolic. Not the choice of words I’d have used.

But six games into the 2026 season, Nix ranks 23rd in ANY/A (5.0) and 30th in Total QBR (38.8).

Bottom quarter play that the team’s W-L cannot mask—would be a better way to put it.

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Will #BroncosCountry forgive Fitzpatrick for his over the line comment about #BoNix ? @fitzandwhit

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What is even happening on the show tonight? @NickFerguson_25 @SteveAtwater27 #PositivityCountryTonight

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Year-24. My goodness how time flies.

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LeBron James' first bucket in his @sixers debut 🙌

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#BroncosCountry

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Interesting threshold, but historically sound.

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Bryce is ballin’ at an elite level

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Andy Dalton (39,793) is just 207 passing yards away from becoming the 27th player in NFL history to reach 40,000.

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We have made the following roster moves:

- Released Cooper Rush
- Signed Andy Dalton

https://t.co/NQmHprA9Z2

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After a sixth consecutive multi-TD performance, Josh Allen (17) retains his 1st place position in total touchdowns.

Trevor Lawrence, Purdy, Cousins and Shough are three TDs behind, battling.

Goff, Burrow, Rodgers, Love and Young, all part of a competitive Top-10.

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Prayers up 🙏

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#Eagles QB Jalen Hurts, who is out for the season after several blood clots were revealed in his lungs, has been undergoing tests for days.

Before the London game, Hurts was in the hospital until 4 am and did not sleep because sleep was a risk. He played without having slept.

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Josh Allen’s 9-yard TD pass to Khalil Shakir marked Allen’s 317th total TD.

Allen (playing in his 6th game of his 9th season) has now passed Russell Wilson (316) for the second-most total TDs in a player’s first 10 seasons.