Tag: Good Morning Football

Hall of Fame TE on Travis Kelce’s recent struggles: ‘He’s going to start heating up’

Hall of Fame TE Tony Gonzalez said that he expects #Chiefs TE Travis Kelce to “start heating up” in an appearance on ‘Good Morning Football’

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce has had an unusually slow start to the regular season, tallying only 15 catches for 158 yards through four weeks.

Kelce has been one of the most dominant tight ends in the NFL over the past 11 years, setting records seemingly at will. Fans expect greatness from the All-Pro tight end, and many are beginning to wonder if Kelce’s off-season extracurriculars are beginning to affect his production.

However, players around the league believe he is due to break his recent slump.

On Thursday, legendary Chiefs tight end Tony Gonzalez spoke with NFL Network’s “Good Morning Football” and shared his optimism amid Kelce’s lackluster start in Kansas City’s 2024 campaign.

Check out what Gonzalez had to say in this video, which was posted to Twitter by “Good Morning Football”:

With such high praise coming from a Hall of Fame tight end, it seems that it will only be a matter of time until Kansas City’s superstar gets back on track.

Expect Kelce to have a big game this week as the Chiefs the New Orleans Saints on “Monday Night Football”.

What did Ron Rivera say about the Commanders and Jayden Daniels?

Ron Rivera discusses Jayden Daniels and Kliff Kingsbury.

The last thing most Washington fans want to hear is former head coach Ron Rivera discussing the current version of the Commanders. Rivera, fired in January after four seasons in Washington, has drawn the ire of Commanders’ fans more for his poor drafting than his win/loss record.

These days, Rivera is an analyst for the NFL Network, regularly appearing on “Good Morning Football.” As an analyst, Rivera’s job is to discuss all 32 NFL teams, including his most recent team.

On Tuesday, Rivera was in the studio discussing young quarterbacks, which led him to Commanders rookie Jayden Daniels. Rivera was complimentary of Daniels and Washington.

“One of the guys that has been really impressive is what the Commanders have done with Jayden,” Rivera said. “A couple of things that are up there. Time to throw, he gets the ball out of his hands quicker than anybody else in the league, 2.52 seconds. The league average is 2.77. That means a lot of those things are designed for him to make a quick decision and get the ball out. And he’s been very successful.”

Rivera would specifically praise Washington offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury for his work with Daniels.

Rivera may never receive a Super Bowl ring from the Commanders, but his 4-13 record in 2023 put Washington in a position to draft Daniels, which was much more than he accomplished in his four drafts with the Commanders.

NFL analyst on Jayden Daniels: ‘A star is born’

“A star is born” on Monday Night Football.

In the NFL, no lights are brighter than those on Sunday or Monday Night Football. The eyes of the NFL world are on the prime-time games, with coaches, executives, fans and players all watching.

You can often find players from other teams posting on social media during prime-time games, so these are opportunities for young players to make names for themselves.

During Monday night’s game between Washington and Cincinnati, Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels had one of the finest rookie performances in NFL history. Daniels completed 21 of 23 passes for 254 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for 39 yards and a touchdown, leading the Commanders to a 38-33 win.

Neither team punted the entire game, and for Washington to pull off the upset, Daniels could not afford to make one mistake. He didn’t. Daniels saved his best work for the Commanders’ final drive, converting a fourth down and then throwing a perfect 27-yard touchdown pass to Terry McLaurin to put the game out of reach with two minutes remaining.

On Tuesday morning, Daniels was the talk of the NFL. Every morning TV talk show discussed Daniels and every sports radio show did, too.

Peter Schrager of “Good Morning Football” perhaps said it best.

“A star is born,” Schrager said, leading off his segment on Tuesday. “And that is what I would say. And this was on national television in a hostile environment against a team that was absolutely desperate for a win. Against one of the best defensive coordinators in the league in Lou Anarumo, and the 23-year-old Jayden Daniels, in his third game as a player, set a rookie record single-game completion percentage, 91%, he completed his passes. And he led Washington to score son every single one of its drives, not including the kneeldown.

Schrager then proceeded to break down two plays on Washington’s game-clinching drive. First, there was the fourth down completion to tight end Zach Ertz, followed by the aforementioned touchdown pass to McLaurin.

Thanks to Daniels’ heroics, the Commanders improved to 2-1 and have a road game at Arizona next week.

WATCH: NFL Network’s Kyle Brandt crowns the Week 3 angry runs winner

NFL Network’s Kyle Brandt crowns Baltimore Ravens Derrick Henry as the Week 3 angry runs winner

The Ravens dominated the Cowboys for three and a half quarters of football on Sunday, buoyed by Derrick Henry’s breakout game in Baltimore.

The All-World running back had several massive runs, physically imposing his will on a Dallas defense that surrendered four touchdowns to Alvin Kamara in Week 2. Good Morning Football’s Kyle Brandt crowns a winner of his Angry Runs award on NFL Network each Tuesday morning during the regular season, and Henry nabbed the prize for dominance in Texas.

After playing in front of family and friends, the Dallas resident made a statement against the team that didn’t offer him a contract, controlling the game early on his way to 25 carries for 151 yards and two touchdowns.

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NFL Media sees Kevin O’Connell as a Coach of the Year candidate

NFL analyst Peter Schrager named Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell a Coach of the Year candidate Monday morning on Good Morning Football.

The 2024 Minnesota Vikings are easily one of the most surprising teams in the NFL through three weeks, due in large part to the play of quarterback Sam Darnold and the coaching of Kevin O’Connell. On Monday, Good Morning Football, NFL analyst Peter Schrager called the Vikings “the story of the NFL through three weeks” and dubbed O’Connell a Coach of the Year candidate.

The Vikings entered the season with little to no expectation of success from most outlets. They were coming into the season with a rookie quarterback waiting in the wings and a re-tread quarterback who was a draft bust and had bounced around the league, serving as the “bridge” to the rookie whenever his inevitable ascent to the starting position would occur.

Whatever expectations there might have been for the team were further dashed when that rookie quarterback suffered a knee injury and was lost for the year. The knowledge that the Vikings would have to spend the entire season with Darnold at the helm meant, to most, that 2024 was going to be a lost season. Except for the 53 men in the locker room and the head coach Kevin O’Connell.

O’Connell saw something in Darnold, dating back to his days at USC, and was convinced that Darnold would do well in his system. It was a gamble and one that, at least through the first three weeks of the season, is paying huge dividends.

Not only is Sam Darnold playing well, he’s making a case for Comeback Player of the Year with the turnaround he’s made under O’Connell in the Vikings offense. And for that turnaround, along with the 3-0 start, O’Connell himself has begun to receive some high praise.

If the Vikings keep winning — especially like they have the past two weeks — it’s only a matter of time before more join the bandwagon with Schrager.

GMFB’s Kyle Brandt: Bills’ Josh Allen is the ‘player of mass destruction’ (video)

GMFB’s Kyle Brandt: Bills’ Josh Allen is the ‘player of mass destruction’ (video)

The Buffalo Bills have once again sold host of NFL Network’s “Good Morning Football” Kyle Brandt on their prowess.

Following Buffalo’s 31-10 dismantling of the Miami Dolphins in Week 2, Brandt was more than impressed.

Discussing how the Bills were written off by many at the start of the 2024 season, Brandt went on to dust off a new nickname for quarterback Josh Allen.

“They don’t need a weapon–They have the player of mass destruction,” Brandt said of Allen.

Not bad.

The full segment can be found below:

Surprise Jets player got a GMFB ‘game ball’ this week (video)

Surprise Jets player got a GMFB ‘game ball’ this week (video):

Irv Charles stood out so much in his team’s first win of the year, he got a “game ball” for his efforts.

At least from “Good Morning Football.”

The NFL Network morning program gave out their weekly awards following football’s Week 2 slate. That weekend of games saw the Jets grab their first win over the Titans in a 24-17 fashion.

Charles, the special teams ace for Gang Green, got some recognition. He blocked a punt in the contest in a momentum-swinging play, and it was highlighted on GMFB.

And as the story went, it could not have happened without Jets nation either.

Check out the “game ball” for Charles below:

Commanders RB wins ‘Angry Runs’ but it’s not who you think

The Commanders win their first “Angry Runs” scepter.

For the first time, a Washington Commander running back has won the “Angry Runs” scepter from “Good Morning Football.” It’s just not who you think.

On Tuesday morning, Kyle Brandt revealed the latest nominees for the Week 2 edition of “Angry Runs:”

  • Patriots RB Rhamondre Stevenson
  • Ravens TE Derrick Henry
  • Commanders RB Austin Ekeler

Henry is a regular winner of “Angry Runs.” The future Hall of Famer has won the award six times, so other finalists are always an underdog when going up against Henry.

Heading into Week 2, the Commanders were the only team not to win a scepter. That changed Tuesday when Brandt named Ekeler as the winner.

Ekeler won the award for this play, a 27-yard-catch-and-run in the fourth quarter of Washington’s 21-18 win over the New York Giants.

Ekeler’s catch and run put the Commanders in position to tie the game. Check out what he did to both Giants’ defenders at the end of the play.

Ekeler finished the game with eight carries for 38 yards and three receptions for 47 yards.

We believed Brian Robinson Jr. would be dominated for “Angry Runs” this week after his 133-yard performance, specifically this run.

Robinson has been a finalist multiple times. Maybe this will be his year.

 

NFL analyst rips Titans coach Brian Callahan for joke about punting on first down

One NFL analyst points out something Tennessee Titans head coach Brian Callahan’s joke about punting missed.

When the Tennessee Titans lost to the Chicago Bears on Sunday, many fans were frustrated. This wasn’t because it was just a loss; it was how they lost. The Titans defense controlled the game to come out of the game 0-1 stings. 

Even head coach Brian Callahan voiced some frustration. 

“If we’d just punted it on 1st & 10 every time, we might’ve won the game the way that we gave it away,” head coach Brian Callahan said on Monday, and he was correct. By all accounts, that defensive effort alone should have led to victory. 

But one analyst, Good Morning Football’s Kyle Brandt, pointed out a fact that Callahan overlooked on Monday, which threw a wrench into that thought process.

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He was spot on! Lost in the coverage of the brutal Will Levis interception that put the Bears in front, it was a touchdown off a blocked punt that changed the momentum of the game. Without that, the Titans defense was in control and there was little hope that the Bears would climb back into the game. 

Who knows what the outcome would have been without that block, the Titans could be sitting here today at 1-0 instead of 0-1. It does, however, show the importance of Special Teams and why they must join the offense and be better against the New York Jets. 

If they don’t improve, Brandt will be right, punting on first down will not help. 

Peter Schrager predicts Broncos will make playoffs this season

NFL Network’s Peter Schrager has the Broncos making the playoffs this season. Do you Bolieve?

Going into the 2024 NFL season, not many people view the Denver Broncos as a playoff contender. However, there is one analyst who sees more than what is on the surface. NFL Network’s Peter Schrager declared on a recent episode of Good Morning Football that the Broncos would be the fifth seed in the AFC come playoff time.

“Rookie quarterback Bo Nix, the sixth quarterback (selected in the 2024 NFL draft), no Justin Simmons, all these guys you’ve known on this team — in Sean Payton I trust,” Schrager said earlier this week. “He’s had a full year to get his cards in order and his guys in places he wants them to succeed. I’ve seen this guy do it with a lot less in New Orleans.”

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Schrager’s take is a far cry from what the Las Vegas over/under is on the Broncos. Oddsmakers have set Denver’s win total for 2024 at 5.5 wins, which the Broncos will have to crush in order to get into the playoffs, much less the fifth seed. In 2023, the Cleveland Browns locked up the fifth seed with 11 wins.

Can the Broncos exceed all (except Schrager’s) expectations in 2024? Let’s get past Week 1 before we make assumptions!

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