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A special teams score for the Saints against the Packers
The New Orleans Saints are doing their best to ruin Jordan Love’s debut as Green Bay Packers starting QB.
The Saints scored first … and second.
The score that made it 14-0 after the PAT was a 76-yard punt return by Rashid Shaheed.
RASHID SHAHEED 76-YARD PUNT RETURN TD!
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📱: Stream on #NFLPlus https://t.co/UQdQ05hqXN pic.twitter.com/AlE6pef6Bh— NFL (@NFL) September 24, 2023
Touchdown Wire’s Natalie Miller ranks the five best quarterback duos — starter and first backup — in the NFL today.
Throughout history the NFL has been full of duos at every position, duos that have defined the league in the past and in the modern game. Which duos at each position rank among the best in todays game? Today we look at quarterbacks and lay it all out for you.
As the beginning of the 2023 season continues to creep closer, several players are quietly lurking and will have every opportunity to become household names before the coming campaign concludes.Â
Every season, there is a select handful of players around the NFL that seemingly come out of nowhere and have fantastic seasons. As the beginning of the 2023 season continues to creep closer, several players are quietly lurking and will have every opportunity to become household names before the coming campaign concludes.Â
Touchdown Wire’s Natalie Miller continues her 2023 record predictions with an in-depth look at the NFC South.
With rosters all but set and preseason but a short few weeks ahead of us, it is time to dive into the heart of the NFL and predict some records! Today we are looking at one of the most open and intriguing divisions with the NFC South and seeing where we think everyone will end up when all is said and done.
In the return of “4-Down Territory.” Kyle Madson and Doug Farrar discuss the NFL Wire’s recent 50 most dominant players list.
Recently, the writers and editors for all the team sites around the NFL Wire network voted for the 50 most dominant players in the NFL today. It’s a great list full of the best talent in the league today, but you know how these things go — there’s always someone ready to poke holes in these things.
In this case, those “somebodies” are Touchdown Wire’s Doug Farrar and Kyle Madson of Niners Wire, in this week’s episode of “4-Down Territory.” Both Doug and Kyle were eager to present their cases for the offensive and defensive players who should have made the list, and the ones who did… and perhaps shouldn’t have.
You can read both parts of the list here:
And you can watch “4-Down Territory” right here:
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You can also listen and subscribe to the “4-Down Territory” podcast on Spotify…
…and on Apple Podcasts.
The NFL Wire’s list of the 50 most dominant players was great, but here are six players who should have made the cut… and didn’t.
There’s no doubt whatsoever that every player on the NFL Wire’s list of the 50 most dominant in the league today is a great player. You don’t make those lists if you’re historically average, and there are reasons for inclusion for each player.
That said, when you have dozens of editors and analysts voting for players, and you tabulate the results at the end, things will skew in this direction and that, and you won’t always be able to include every player deserving of inclusion.
So it is with our list, which you can read in two parts here:
Now, based on the results, and the players who missed the cut, here’s my list of the players who deserved to be in the Top 50, and were not for whatever reason.
From Christian Darrisaw to Trent Williams, here’s Doug Farrar’s list of the 11 best offensive tackles in the NFL today.
Offensive tackles have generally been the rock stars of every offensive line through time, and that’s no different in 2023, though the requirements for the positions (right and left tackle) have changed in recent years.
We are no longer in the era of football where quarterbacks are taking seven-step drops, slinging it downfield no matter what, and going to the Pro Bowl with 50% completion rates, and more interceptions than touchdowns. Efficiency matters, and so does quick passing — especially as the run-pass option has become a schematic staple at the NFL level.
Modern tackles have to do a lot of things well to be great, and with the advent of multiple fronts, the difference between right and left tackle has blurred to a large degree. No longer is your left tackle automatically the perfect athlete, while the guy on the right is just good enough to get by. Not in an ideal offensive line, by any means.
So, to make this year’s list of the NFL’s 11 best offensive tackles, you’d best meet the following criteria:
In a recent episode of “The Xs and Os with Greg Cosell and Doug Farrar,” we went deeper into the requirements for every offensive line position, including and especially those fine gentlemen who protect the edges.
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Tape was a huge part of the deciding process here, as well as all kinds of advanced metrics. Along with sacks and pressures allowed, we also used Pro Football Focus’ “True Pass Sets” metric to further delineate offensive tackle performance. Per PFF, True Pass Sets exclude plays with less than four rushers, play-action, screen passes, short dropbacks and time-to-throws under two seconds.
Our list of the NFL’s 11 best offensive tackles is a continuation of our lists for every position, leading up to August’s list of the 101 best players in the NFL today.
The NFL’s top 11 interior defensive linemen
The NFL’s top 11 edge defenders
The NFL’s top 11 linebackers
The NFL’s top 11 slot defenders
The NFL’s top 11 cornerbacks
The NFL’s top 11 safeties
Without further ado, here are the 11 best offensive tackles in the NFL as we head into the 2023 season.
(All advanced metrics courtesy of Pro Football Focus and Sports Info Solutions unless otherwise indicated).Â
Alvin Kamara has reached a plea deal in a Vegas incident that saw the Saints RB arrested
New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara has agreed to a plea of no contest stemming from an incident that saw a person beaten in Las Vegas.
Kamara will plead to a misdemeanor charge of breach of peace in a Las Vegas night club.
He will do community service and pay $100K to the victim for medical bills.
#BREAKING: New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara agrees to plead no content to misdemeanor charge of breach of peace for Las Vegas nightclub beating. He will have to do community service and pay $100K to victim for medical bills, per @kyleJpaine. https://t.co/amO1tjFexR
— David Charns (@davidcharns) July 11, 2023
By this plea, Kamara avoids a felony charge. He still could face an NFL fine/suspension for his role in the incident.
Saints RB Alvin Kamara is still subject to a possible suspension by the NFL, which has punished several players in the past even when they weren’t convicted or charges were dropped. But this should pave the way for league to hand out discipline. https://t.co/wcDpj8sXGZ
— Mike Triplett (@MikeTriplett) July 11, 2023
“Alvin is pleased that this matter is behind him and looks forward to a successful NFL season,” Kamara’s attorney David Chesnoff said in a statement.
Find the Amazon Prime Day deal that supports both your favorite NFL team and your wallet.
The 2023 NFL draft and offseason will soon be in the books. That means your favorite team is soon to be hitting the field.
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Power Rankings! With training camps just around the corner, Natalie Miller takes stock of all 32 NFL teams.
Now that we have wrapped up the draft and the majority of free agency, we have a pretty safe view of how most rosters will fill out. Barring any sort of pre-season trade, which of course is always possible, it all comes down to trimming the fat off the rosters and settling some positional battles.
Training camps are just around the corner, preseason football starts in less than a month, and before you know it, the 2023 NFL regular season will be upon us. With all that in mind, it’s time to take stock of each NFL team, seeing where they stack up in the Training Camp edition of Touchdown Wire’s Power Rankings!
