Redskins’ Josh Norman critical of Eric Reid’s comments on Malcolm Jenkins - ESPN“To hear Eric come out and do what he did it’s almost like Authentic Nick Foles Jersey , wow it’s a slap in the face,” Norman said, “because Malcolm has been nothing but stand-up in the Players Coalition, like nothing but stand-up, and everyone knows that. For him to take a shot like that ... he’s not only taking a shot at him, he’s taking a shot at everyone in the Players Coalition.” Norman spoke to the media for 16 minutes, 46 seconds Thursday, with more than nine minutes devoted to what happened Sunday between Reid and Jenkins. Norman’s first response -- to a question on whether he had a comment on what happened -- lasted approximately four minutes. Norman referenced an article on The Undefeated that laid out the issues between Reid and Kaepernick in particular and the coalition. Reid said Sunday that Jenkins had “co-opted” the movement that Kaepernick began.Final Injury Report: Jaguars likely missing 3 out of 4 top cornerbacks against Eagles - BGNThe Eagles aren’t the only team banged up heading into Sunday’s game.The Kist & Solak Show #34: Eagles O vs Jaguars D Preview & Predictions - BGN RadioMichael Kist and Benjamin Solak have one last nerdy, deep dive preview for you as they break down all the pros and cons of the match-up between the Eagles offense and Jaguars defense. They also give their predictions for the game and read the best iTunes reviews!Urgency Level ‘On A Scale Of 10, A 15’ - PE.comAll the while, they know the stakes. At 3-4, the Eagles are in desperation mode. “On a scale of 10, a 15,” tight end Zach Ertz said when asked about the team’s level of urgency. “We’ve got to be successful this week. There’s really no other way to put it. We’ve got to put a full game together, 60 minutes. We can’t play 58 minutes well and let two minutes slip. We need to play 60 minutes of Eagles football. That’s what we’re focused on.”32 NFL Observations, Week 7 - PFFPhiladelphia Eagles: Safety Malcolm Jenkins has nine stops in coverage, which is tied for the most for safeties this season.Silva’s Week 8 Matchups - RotoworldA cross-pond flight seems unideal for a team one week removed from benching its turnover-machine quarterback and fighting in the locker room after its third straight loss, but such is the Jaguars’ plight. Not to let Blake Bortles off the hook, but part of the problem is Jacksonville’s inability to protect his backside after losing first-string LT Cam Robinson (ACL) and second-string LT Josh Wells (groin, I.R.), forcing “Josh Walker” to start. A fifth-year UDFA out of Middle Tennessee, Walker has been pulverized for four sacks and 10 hits on 250 career snaps, “good” for a 16-game pace of 16 sacks and 40 hits allowed. Both would have easily been league highs in PFF’s 2017 charts. The Jags have permitted the NFL’s fourth-highest pressure rate (34.5%) on the year. All of this makes Philly’s D/ST an appealing play. The Eagles lead the league in both QB hit rate (22.2%) and tackles-for-loss percentage (30.8%). As coach Doug Marrone has promised Bortles will be on a “short leash,” he is not playable beyond two-QB leagues. ??Living in enemy backfields as their TFL rate suggests, Philadelphia has held running backs to a miniscule 100/387/2 (3.87 YPC) rushing line. The Eagles have surrendered the NFL’s fourth-most catches (47) and ninth-most receiving yards to Carlos Hyde and T.J. Yeldon’s position, however. Based on script projection and matchup, this game sets up much better for Yeldon than Hyde. Neither is a desirable flex play, but Yeldon is preferred.What happened to ‘Big Balls’ Doug Pederson? - InquirerOn first down, Corey Clement gained 4 yards on the ground before the two-minute warning. On second down, Wendell Smallwood ran 4 yards. And on third down, with the clock ticking down to 1:19, Smallwood ran a tough 2 yards for the first down. Pederson burned a timeout and called a screen pass to Smallwood. The tailback picked up 51 yards, but a Brandon Brooks holding penalty brought the play back to the 11-yard line. ”You’re back behind in the field position with a long way to go at that time,” Pederson said. “I felt like we were OK in that situation.” But there was a minute left on the clock. It was only first-and-13. Wentz threw a screen to receiver Alshon Jeffery that netted only 3 yards. Still, there were more than 50 seconds and two timeouts remaining. It was only second-and-10. But Pederson chose not to use another timeout, and ran out the clock with a Clement 4-yard loss.Corey Clement has one more game to prove the Eagles don’t need a trade - NBCSPSmallwood has started the last two games since Jay Ajayi went down for the season and has 27 carries to Clement’s 19.“I would love a bigger role,” Clement said. “I’m doing my job, coming to practice every day, working hard. And with the opportunities I do get, I make the most of them.” As an undrafted rookie last season, Clement ended up having a huge season and even played a big role in Super Bowl LII. Expectations for Year 2 were high, but he had that quad injury and hasn’t really gotten going through seven games. In five games played, he has just 161 yards on 46 rushing attempts and has 116 more on 13 catches. Not the jump everyone expected Womens Brandon Brooks Jersey , especially after we all assumed he’d have an expanded role. But there’s still time. Clement said he’s not even looking at this game as his last shot to prove to everyone these running backs can do it; he’s just worried about a win. The two might go hand in hand.Jacksonville Jaguars fans are the least confident fans going into Week 8 - Big Cat CountryOh sweet Jesus we are a bad team and fans know it. That 3 percent of fans confident in the direction of this team is the lowest around the league.Will Patrick Mahomes II Have Dan Marino’s Career ??or Nick Foles’s? - The RingerThe Chiefs QB is burning as bright as anyone in the league right now. But as history shows, that doesn’t mean a long, fruitful tenure is inevitable.Film Room: Vikings Defense - Football OutsidersAfter a second-place finish in defensive DVOA a year ago, the Minnesota Vikings defense has failed to maintain their strength in 2018. Each layer of the defense has experienced its own downfall, ranging from Everson Griffen’s absence at defensive end to miscommunications in coverage. This is not the elite unit that was supposed to carry the Vikings to and through the playoffs. A 27-6 blowout loss to the Buffalo Bills sticks out among the rest of their schedule, but Minnesota played poor defense for a month. The Vikings currently hold the 16th-placed defense per DVOA, including a 19th-ranked pass defense. They may look a little better to the naked eye, but that’s because they’ve faced the weakest slate of offenses in the league. Though the past two weeks have looked more encouraging and boosted their DVOA standing, allowing 17 points to the offenses of the Arizona Cardinals and New York Jets is nothing to hang their hats on. The past two weeks are not enough evidence to suggest the Vikings’ defense is “back.” Rather, the defense was allowed a reprieve before facing a juggernaut this week in the New Orleans Saints. With quarterback Drew Brees headed toward a possible MVP award, the Saints offense ranks fourth in overall offensive DVOA and fourth in passing DVOA, neither of which bode well for a Vikings defense that has struggled for much of this season.Would Le’Veon Bell actually sit out the entire 2018 NFL season? - SB NationThe good news for the Pittsburgh Steelers during their bye week was that each of the other three AFC North teams lost, springboarding the Steelers from third to first in the division standings.

The bad news was Le’Veon Bell didn’t show up. Earlier in October, there was a report that the star running back intended to end his holdout during Pittsburgh’s Week 7 bye. That didn’t happen and it’s still unclear when he plans to join the team. One report says Bell is considering sitting out the remainder of the year and never playing for the Steelers again. That’d be a surprising move, but it’s not impossible....Social Media Information:BGN Facebook Page: Click here to like our pageBGN Twitter: Follow @BleedingGreenBGN Manager: Brandon Lee Gowton: Follow @BrandonGowtonBGN Radio Twitter: Follow @BGN_Radio Well, Howie Roseman did the thing.No, he didn’t get Le’Veon Bell. He didn’t get Shady McCoy. He didn’t get DeSean Jackson, or Patrick Peterson or any of the other rumored targets that either were or weren’t actually available at the trade deadline. But he did get some help, and the acquisition of wide receiver Golden Tate from the Detroit Lions is indeed a quality addition, an addition that gives the Eagles one of the best receiver corps on the NFL — on paper.While Tate is not a field stretcher, he is a big YAC guy who catches nearly everything thrown his way. He’s a dynamic talent that should help Carson Wentz and the offense put more points on the board, and with the Eagles in the middle of their bye week, the trade deadline came at the perfect time for the Birds to get Golden up to speed in time for him to be in the starting lineup against the Dallas Cowboys in a little over a week.Overall, the NFL trade deadline was busier than normal this year (at least by the NFL’s standards), especially with regard to wide receivers. The Texans got Demaryius Thomas from the Broncos for a 4th round pick, and the Cowboys traded a 1st round pick to the Raiders for Amari Cooper last week. That’s three big-name wide receivers on the move ahead of the deadline, and all three teams are hoping these new wideouts will improve their respective offenses.But looking back at trade deadlines past, how many in-season wide receiver moves actually work out? Here’s a look at the four big, in-season WR moves made by teams over the last 10 years. There haven’t been many.2017: Bills acquire WR Kelvin Benjamin from Panthers for a 2018 3rd & 7th Round PickWhen the Bills traded for Benjamin last year, he was seen as more than just a one-year acquisition, signed through the 2018 and ‘19 seasons, his age-27 and 28 years. In his first 8 games of 2017 with the Panthers, he had 32 catches for 475 yards and 2 TDs, averaging 9.31 yards per target. After arriving in Buffalo, Benjamin played two games, caught a combined four balls for 62 yards, then missed two games with an injury. He played in the final three games of the season and finished with 16 catches for 217 yards and 1 TD with the Bills, with an 8.04 yards/target average. Buffalo went 3-3 in the 6 games in which he played.As for this season, Benjamin has played in every game, but his best game of the season so far was a 4-catch, 71 yard effort in Week 7 against the Colts, a game the Bills lost 37-5. He has 16 catches for 262 yards and 1 TD, with an average of 5.95 yards/target.So while this deal hasn’t worked out all that well for the Bills as of yet Womens Ronald Darby Jersey , it’s a combination of Benjamin and the less-than-stellar pack of QBs he’s had slinging him the rock. There’s quite a drop-off going from Cam Newton in Carolina to Tyrod Taylor, Nathan Peterman, Josh Allen and Derek Anderson. 2014: Jets acquire WR Percy Harvin from the Seahawks for a 6th round pickThere was a time when Harvin was a dynamic weapon, both as a receiver and a special teams threat. However, migraine headaches and other injuries soon became a major hurdle for Harvin and, eventually, the Vikings decided to move the talented, yet oft-injured receiver to the Seattle Seahawks prior to the 2014 season.Harvin would play just five games with the Hawks, hauling in 22 balls for 133 yards before being dealt to the Jets at the 2014 trade deadline, where he caught just 29 of 52 targets for 350 yards and 1 TD. He would play just 6 more games combined in 2015 and ‘16 with the Bills before officially retiring. Luckily, Harvin only cost New York a 6th-round pick, so it was a low-risk, high-reward situation that ultimately didn’t work out.2010: Vikings acquire WR Randy Moss from the Patriots for a 3rd and 7th round pickMinnesota picked up their old friend towards the end of his career, reuniting the player with the team that originally drafted him. This trade was done about a month before the trade deadline, but the Vikings were desperate to replace an injured Sidney Rice as Brett Favre’s deep threat.Cue the sad trombone.Moss would play just four games for the Vikings, where he caught 13 balls for 174 yards and 2 TDs, with a yards per target average of 6.96. He was ultimately released by the team and, three weeks later, Brad Childress was fired as Minnesota’s head coach. 2008: Cowboys acquire WR Roy Williams from the Lions for 1st, 3rd, 6th and 10th round pickThis still may be the worst in-season trade in NFL history. Back in 2008, the Detroit Lions traded another wide receiver to an NFC East team, unloading talented, yet underachieving wide receiver Roy Williams to the Cowboys for a haul of picks. In 2006, Williams made the Pro Bowl after catching 82 balls for 1310 yards and 7 TDs, and in 12 games the following year brought in another 64 catches for 838 yards and 5 TDs. Not bad, right? But in the middle of ‘08, with the Lions yet again in full-on rebuild mode, Detroit dealt the talented Williams for a multitude of picks. After arriving in Dallas, Williams was a disaster.He played three seasons for the Cowboys but caught a combined 94 balls for 1324 yards and 13 TDs. He never had more than 38 catches in any of his three seasons with Dallas, and never eclipsed more than 596 receiving yards in any season. He was eventually released by the Cowboys and played the 2011 season with the Chicago Bears, where he didn’t do much.To make matters worse, Dallas signed Williams to a five-year extension with $20 million in guaranteed money as part of the trade, making this one of the worst deals in NFL history.Certainly, the Benjamin trade could still benefit Buffalo, but it’s clear these four previous deals did not work out so well for the teams that acquired the wide receivers. But it’s also fair to note Moss was at the end of his career and Harvin was dealing with health and injury issues at the times of their deals, issues that do not apply to Tate.And in dealing for Tate, the Eagles did not sign him to a long contract extension or give up the kind of draft pick capital that the Bills or Cowboys did in acquiring Benjamin or Williams. So even if Tate flames out, the Eagles have lost a third-round pick with the full knowledge they will get compensatory picks for the 2020 Draft when they lose a couple free agents after the season.So yes, the Eagles took a risk in giving up a third-rounder for Tate. As we’ve seen, past in-season deals for wide receivers have not worked out very well over the last decade, but that doesn’t mean it won’t work out well for the Birds this time.