Ben Langford

@PhillyPMC Don't think he does, throws his toys out the pram when he doesn't start every game

Salah slow in pace, slow in the decision, and a heavy touch led to a dreadful effort all around, and he knows it.

@brilliantboyb @ScottBarrettDFB I'm not sure why it correlates but I think the hit rate for guys with 20% tackle breaking rate is pretty high, maybe it's spacial awareness, change of direction or strength or a combo of all

@benlangford @ScottBarrettDFB That makes sense, but at such low frequency (1/20), would what they do after the tackle break (their YAC skills) be more predictive of success no matter what route was run?

2026 WR Class by Missed Tackles Forced per Reception + Zachariah Branch is not the "MTF machine" they told me he was, instead looks like just another screen merchant fraud + Jordyn Tyson not beating the allegations + Bunch of other projected top-75 picks in the death knell range

@brilliantboyb @ScottBarrettDFB WR typically only break tackles at rates between 1 in 5 or 1 in 20 catches, so that 1 in 10 extra is quite significant

@ScottBarrettDFB @benlangford So on 10 of these plays, there are on average about 1 more missed tackles from the screen than from not. Seems like that doesn't matter that much? What am I missing?

@ScottBarrettDFB Because defenders have to avoid blocks and take bad angles or get partly blocked I guess? Or WR has more time to look upfield after the catch maybe

@benlangford It's much easier to force missed tackles on screens Last 5 Years on screens: 0.26 no screens: 0.17

@PhillyPMC Needed to go in January

Salah’s age shows up at all the wrong times. Every touch, pass, and shot in tight spaces are a half step off and it throws everything off. He needs to go this summer.

@AZTXMandatory @Arsnault @esidery @FOS I think espn bet shut down already

@Arsnault @esidery @FOS ESPN

Ian Rapoport is expected to work alongside Adam Schefter when NFL Network officially becomes an ESPN entity in May, per @FOS (frontofficesports.com/rival-insiders…). ESPN will soon be able to control the NFL news transaction market when these two join forces.

@spotrac They're trying to claim they wanted both Hendrickson and Crosby - could they have afforded that? Feels like BS

PSA: The Ravens will not be penalized for a trade they didn’t complete during a period in which it couldn’t completed. That doesn’t mean there won’t be ethical/relationship ramifications, but the league has no reason to interject here.

@SamMonsonNFL @RakoffDavid Is there any world they could have afforded both? I don't buy they wanted both at all!

@RakoffDavid OK, NOW they're on record with it! :)

Alright, let's try and sort this mess in one post. I think the most likely thing is that there is truth that 1) Baltimore was concerned the medical scans etc were worse than the Raiders either think or were letting on. But ALSO 2) that they probably only back out with Hendrickson available. Both parts of that seem reasonable on all sides tbh. Schefter reports they also consulted with the Cowboys doctor, which may explain Dallas not re-engaging. So the totality of the evidence does NOT suggest they were nefarious and only pulled out cos they got buyer's remorse. But equally, I doubt they bail on it without Hendrickson available to pivot to. Honestly just seems like an unfortunate situation all around that is going to happen every now and then with subjective medical evals. But feel free to condemn whoever we believe is 100% to blame for all of this based off incomplete info.

@SamMonsonNFL @LedyardNFLDraft Probably just the raiders unwilling to do business in the short term

@LedyardNFLDraft Zero impact imo

So curious to see if this has a noticeable negative impact on Ravens ability to work with other teams. Optics on this are so rough

@SiClancy x.com/i/status/20294…

VAR checks should be capped at 90 seconds. If it’s not *clear and obvious* in that time then it’s not clear and obvious. Anything else is just ridiculous. And now we have someone whose nose is offside? What are we even doing? Just get in the sea.

@spotrac Thats super interesting, if a team offered a 2 year 80 deal and colts wanted to offer 3 years for 110, Jones can't take the colts offer I take it, colts couldn't even offer that as a counter? If the colts match the offer, does Jones get a choice or do colts automatically get him?

@benlangford It's possible. The Colts would need to match the precise structure of the offer sheet.

QB Daniel Jones' $37.833M transition tag comes with a bit of risk, but for now, it acts as a placeholder deal to keep him off of the open market, while also securing their QB1 as they work to finalize a long-term extension with WR Alec Pierce.

@spotrac Would it be possible for a team to front load a deal so much that indy couldn't match it? Wonder how the matching works in general, is it total contract, guarantees or max per year?

Daniel Jones' transition tag allows him to negotiate contracts with other teams (beginning next Monday). If he signs an offer sheet elsewhere, the Colts will have 5 days to match it, or risk losing him for no compensation. Indy must feel confident in their ability to match whatever may come (if anything).

@SamMonsonNFL @HaydenWinks Especially when you got mingo'd

@HaydenWinks I hate that those are the options!

I am going to fall too hard for Chris Bell

@FB_FilmAnalysis You're forgetting Josh Gordon

How is it possible one of the fastest players we ever saw is also 6’4 with the wingspan of a pterodactyl with elite coordination and ball skills?

Sometimes, I just randomly think about how we’ll never see any close to another Randy Moss again

@SamMonsonNFL Retired I guess

Still have no earthly idea what Aiyuk's goal in all this was.

@SamMonsonNFL Wonder if he expected Smith and AJ to be doubled so predetermined Goedert

Even in the context of 'there aren't many awesome plays for 4th and 11', after calling a timeout that basically sacrificed a second chance at this all for this one play... this is the play you drew up?

@TheFantasyPT Why week 10 out of interest? And did you exclude week 18 where players were rested?

Ranking for each Wild Card offense by EPA/play since Week 10 1. Patriots 2. Rams 3. 49ers 4. Bills 6. Packers 7. Bears 8. Jaguars 15. Steelers 18. Texans 20. Eagles 24. Panthers 26. Chargers

@spotrac @DMRussini @MikeSilver Surely they should hold and try to trade in the off-season even though contract will need to be redone with new team?

Brandon Aiyuk earned $24.1M in 2024 for 7 weeks of work, and is guaranteed $24M through 2025. The #49ers voided the $26.15M guarantee on his 2026 salary in order to facilitate his release, per @DMRussini & @MikeSilver. The deal contains $29.5M of bonus dead cap in 2026.

@NFLDraftSi Scouts also will be using data to know who to scout and probably quantify how they differentiate between talents, so he'll have been using their data unknowingly

What Tony is describing here is literally data-driven recruitment. The only difference is he did it himself in a more abstract way, choosing to be the one that validated the data with his own eyes. You don't always need to turn something into a number for it to be data.