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Who was the best Saints player to wear No. 43 for New Orleans?

Darren Sproles had one historic year, but Marcus Williams had durability. Who was the better Saints player to wear No. 43 for New Orleans? Our staff writers made their picks:

This was a fun debate: who wore No. 43 better for the New Orleans Saints out of running back Darren Sproles and free safety Marcus Williams? Both standouts left their mark on Saints history, and they each have a strong case to be called the best to ever wear their shared jersey number.

Our staff writers made their picks, but you can share yours in the poll below:

Which college produces the best NFL QBs?

Does Alabama have a case of claiming to be QBU?

College football fans love to argue over which program produces the best NFL talent.

For example, some might consider Alabama to be WRU because of the success of Amari Cooper, Calvin Ridley, Jerry Jeudy, DeVonta Smith, Jaylen Waddle, Jameson Williams, and many more. While others could argue LSU because of Odell Beckham Jr., Justin Jefferson and Ja’Marr Chase.

So, which school has earned the right to be called QBU? Since 2010 the Oklahoma Sooners have led the way with five quarterbacks drafted to the NFL including Sam Bradford, Landry Jones, Baker Mayfield, Kyler Murray and Jalen Hurts.

However, the Crimson Tide aren’t far behind with four quarterbacks of their own including Greg McElroy, AJ McCarron, Tua Tagovailoa and Mac Jones. Some would argue that you could include Jalen Hurts here because he earned his degree from Alabama, which would tie the Tide with the Sooners.

The Tide will tie the Sooners after this draft with Bryce Young likely to go No. 1 overall. I also think the quality of quarterbacks that the Tide has produced has been slightly better as Mac, Tua and Bryce are all considered franchise players.

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GOAT debate cheat sheet: Where NBA legends rank No. 1

The GOAT debate in the NBA is one that will be going on forever, and though there are really just two or three legit candidates, fans have their personal favorites who they’ll back no matter what.

Because arguments about the NBA GOAT spring up often among groups of friends or on social media, we decided to make things easier for you by creating a GOAT debate cheat sheet where we give you the best stats and arguments for every GOAT candidate imaginable, from Michael Jordan, LeBron James and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to lesser discussed candidates like Oscar Robertson and Shaquille O’Neal.

We should mention that the arguments for certain candidates aren’t foolproof due to the fact that some statistics, like blocks and steals, and awards, like Player of the Month or 3rd Team All-NBA, didn’t exist early on in the NBA, meaning players like Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain could have an even stronger case if they did.

Regardless, you can check out our GOAT debate cheat sheet and the arguments that can be made for each candidate below.

¿Quién es mejor, Aaron Rodgers o Tom Brady? Este debate sin sentido ha llegado a su fin

Tom Brady tiene siete anillos de Super Bowl y, claramente, es el mejor de todos los tiempos, él continúa haciendo cosas increíbles a sus 44 años, pero aún así hay quienes piensan que Aaron Rodger es un mejor QB. Bueno, pues había gente diciendo eso, …

Tom Brady tiene siete anillos de Super Bowl y, claramente, es el mejor de todos los tiempos, él continúa haciendo cosas increíbles a sus 44 años, pero aún así hay quienes piensan que Aaron Rodger es un mejor QB.

Bueno, pues había gente diciendo eso, pero después de la derrota de Rodgers y los Packers, ese debate definitivamente llegó a su fin. El debate debió haber terminado hace ya un tiempo, pero ahora sí que ha llegado a su fin, igual que la temporada de los Packers.

La temporada pasada Rodgers, quien la noche del sábado no lanzó ni un solo TD, perdió el título de la Conferencia Nacional contra Brady y los Bucs estando en casa, y ahora lleva dos partidos perdidos en casa en la postemporada.

Rodgers ha perdido los últimos cuatro partidos para el título de la Conferencia Nacional y solo ha jugado un Super Bowl, que ganó allá por la temporada 2010.

Con una victoria ante los Rams, Brady hubiera dejado atrás a Rodgers en el número de partidos ganados en la postemporada contra los equipos de la NFC: 11.

La mejor forma de medir el desempeño de un quarterback no es con los partidos ganados y partidos perdidos, pero aquí estamos, y obviamente Brady es el mejor de los dos y lo ha sido por mucho tiempo. Brady siempre ha sido mucho más exitoso que Rodgers en el momento de la verdad.

Twitter tiene mucho que decir sobre este debate.

Traducción: Un recordatorio de que Tom Brady tiene el mismo número de campeonatos de la NFC que Aaron Rodgers.

 

Traducción: Aaron Rodgers tiene dos avances de partidos ganados en los playoffs. Tom Brady tiene 14. No hay ninguna razón por la que acabo de buscar esto, ninguna.

 

Traducción: La carrera de Aaron Rodgers es mucho más parecida a la de Ben Roethlisberger que a la de Tom Brady.
Siendo honesto, ni siquiera debería de mencionarse en la misma conversación.
Sé que los partidos ganados no son la mejor estadística… pero Tom Brady lleva 35-11 en los playoffs. Aaron Rodgers lleva 11-10. Estos dos tipos no son similares.

 

Traducción: A Aaron Rodgers le dieron el mismo regalo que le dieron a Tom Brady en New England: una división súper sencilla con unos quarterbacks de porquería durante dos décadas. Brady utilizó ese regalo para 9 apariciones en el Super Bowl y 6 victorias.
Rodgers ha estado en un Super Bowl y después de ese título lleva 7-9 en postemporada.

 

Traducción: En 17 temporadas, Aaron Rodgers tiene 1 victoria en el Super Bowl. En sus primeras 17 temporadas, @TomBrady ganó 5 Super Bowls y ha sido el MPV del Super Bowl en 2 ocasiones. ¿Por qué la gente los sigue comparando? No están ni cerca.

 

Traducción: Si Tom Brady ganara mañana… y vaya que es un gran SI, tendría 11 victorias en playoffs desde que cumplió 40. Esa es la misma cifra que tiene Aaron Rodgers en toda su carrera. Si Brady perdiera, solo tendrá 10 partidos ganados desde que cumplió 40… así que ligeramente no tan buena que toda la carrera de Aaron Rodgers.

 

Traducción: ¿Se acuerdan cuando había un debate sobre quién era el mejor de todos los tiempos entre Aaron Rodgers y Tom Brady?

 

Artículo traducido por Ana Lucía Toledo

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ESPN analyst ethers co-worker in Prescott-Wentz televised undressing

Dan Orlovsky has made a name for himself as a football analyst at ESPN. The former backup quarterback has taken his knowledge of the position and of the game, and turned it into a second career as a subject matter expert on the NFL and specifically …

Dan Orlovsky has made a name for himself as a football analyst at ESPN. The former backup quarterback  has taken his knowledge of the position and of the game, and turned it into a second career as a subject matter expert on the NFL and specifically the QB position. He also works for an entertainment company, and as some have been known to do to help them gain notoriety, he’s adopted a bash-the-Cowboys-at-most-opportunities approach to analysis, especially on social media.

Orlovsky revels in pretending the Cowboys aren’t good at much of anything, and he plays it up for the many football fans out there who don’t like Dallas or the fan base. As is usually the case with media personalities, the one with the bullhorn normally gets the last word in. However, on this one fateful morning, someone who wasn’t going to stand for his ridiculous slander had a bullhorn, and was much better able to use it to spout facts instead of vitriol. Fellow ESPN analyst Domonique Foxworth smothered Orlovsky with the ether.

In a segment on the talk show Get Up, host Mike Greenberg asked the two analysts to name their top five quarterbacks. When Orlovsky got to No. 5, he chose Philadelphia’s Carson Wentz.

There’s nothing wrong with liking Wentz, but Orlovsky – who appears to be an Eagles fan, always insists on doing a compare/contrast with Prescott. So after naming Wentz in his top five and leaving out Prescott – who dominates Wentz statistically and hasn’t missed any games in his career – Foxworth had enough.

He relayed all of the ways Prescott was better, and it was glorious.

Does any of the debate truly matter? Not really.

Until Jalen Hurts inevitably takes the reigns from Wentz, the two QBs from the 2016 draft class will remain intertwined in the debate world just as they are within the division. Still, arguing about sports is what makes sports great, and watching Foxworth dismantle Orlovsky’s one-sided and sophomoric arguments with a steady barrage of fact-based reasoning is a beautiful thing to watch for Cowboys fans.

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