ELITE QUARTERBACK: The latest NFL coach to confirm Joe Flacco’s #elite status is longtime NFL offensive innovator Al Saunders. Baltimore Beatdown has an exclusive interview with Saunders, who coached Flacco early in the quarterback’s career, and he says that the Ravens QB will go down as “one of the elite quarterbacks that ever played the game.” Of course, Saunders had more to talk about than just Flacco, so be sure to check it out.
Joe Flacco is not elite, but he will be
Ah ha, we now have further proof of Joe Flacco’s eliteness. Get brushed up on that and all the other stuff happening in the NFL right now.
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LET’S MAKE A DEAL: Roger Goodell and Tom Brady tried to resolve their standoff over Brady’s DeflateGate suspension, but it’s just not happening. The latest has Brady offering to pay a fine without missing games or acknowledging guilt.
BATTLES: Personally, I’m looking forward to seeing how the Cowboys’ running back situation plays out, but that’s just one of nine position battles happening in training camp that could decide who’s still playing football in January.
THREEPEAT: Last year the Panthers won the exciting NFC South with a 7-8-1 record. They won their division the year before too, albeit with an actual winning record. Can they make it three in a row? Get some answers in our NFC South training camp preview.
HEY LADIES: LeSean McCoy is having a party. We don’t know much about it except that only ladies are invited and he’ll tell them what to wear after they send him a picture and confirmation that they’re 21. The Bills were not thrilled by the whole thing.
EARL’S INJURY: Earl Thomas is still recovering from labrum surgery. He’ll miss camp time and maybe even the start of the regular season. But there’s something else ...
FAMILY HOUR: Stephen White, Danny Kelly and myself ask important questions like whether you should represent yourself in contract negotiations (no) and how to properly gear up for training camp. Be sure to listen to this week’s podcast.
AHOY MATIES: The Buccaneers would like to invite you to a siege of their own city.
WATCH WILSON: Bored with the never-ending updates about Russell Wilson’s contract situation? Of course you are. So get your Wilson fix by watching him play as a high school QB.
PEYTON’S NOT DONE: Or is he? More than a few professional prognosticators have been predicting that Peyton Manning is finished, but maybe that’s premature.
FREE AGENT SIGHTING: Former Bengals tight end Jermaine Gresham has a meeting with the Packers.
WHAT IF: A year before the Colts drafted Peyton Manning, they almost hired Nick Saban. So what happened?
PEOPLE LOVE BRADY: DeflateGate or not, nobody moves more merchandise than Tom Brady.
BUTLER DID IT: The Steelers’ first-year defensive coordinator, Keith Butler, has big shoes to fill, but the early reviews from training camp are very positive.
DOLPHINS/SEAHAWKS SUPER BOWL: Seriously, it could happen. Some Harvard eggheads are predicting it.
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