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BREAKING: Dallas Cowboys release linebacker Jaylon Smith – Blogging The Boys
The move definitely surprises many Dallas Cowboys fans as it happens mid-season. The team have insisted throughout the offseason that they have no plans to leave Smith and that his $ 9.2 million salary which they let become guaranteed for this season at the during the offseason. Dallas must feel like Keanu Neal presents a lot of value to them and that they are in a position where they can finally move on from Smith. A second-round pick in 2016, he had a great 2018 season but has struggled to regain that form since.

Patriots release former Defensive Player of the Year Stephon Gilmore – Pats Pulpit
Gilmore, 31, signed with the Patriots on free agency opening day in 2017, signing a 5-year contract worth $ 65 million. He immediately stepped into the role of No.1 cornerback over Malcolm Butler and helped lead the Patriots to a super bowl appearance. In his second season, Gilmore and the Patriots returned to the Super Bowl, before receiving a pair of All-Pro selections and the Defensive Player of the Year award in 2019. Gilmore was not on the active list of Patriots upon release. Instead, he was on the list physically unable to perform, recovering from a quad injury he sustained against the Miami dolphins in December 2020. He was eligible to drop off the roster following New England’s Week 6 game with the Dallas Cowboys. With contract issues dating back to the 2020 offseason, Gilmore and the Patriots had a fairly public stale partner on his salary. After missing a pair of practices at training camp in 2020, the Patriot gave him a $ 4.5 million salary advance ahead of this season. That left Gilmore with a base salary of $ 7 million in 2021, ranking him 24th among cornerbacks.

NFL Power Ranking: Week 5 Edition – BGN
23 – Philadelphia Eagles (LW: 23) – The Eagles are not a well-trained team right now. They lead the league on penalties… from a distance. They have too many game management issues. Nick Sirianni and his coaching staff are largely responsible for Philly’s struggles. Sirianni’s willingness to score goals in the red zone against the Chiefs was incredibly alarming. Was he genuinely interested in doing whatever he could to help the Eagles win? His actions did not indicate as much. It remains to be seen whether their struggles are the product of inexperience or enduring problems that will continue to plague this team. On a separate note, allowing more than 40 points in two consecutive games is also not a recipe for success. Jonathan Gannon also deserves to take heat.

From the Bleachers # 81 – Sirianni could be a unique coach – BGN Radio
In the latest episode of From the Bleachers on BGN Radio, Shamus Clancy reacts to the Eagles’ Week 4 loss to Kansas City.

Eagles at Panthers: five games to watch – PhillyVoice
The Eagles got away with their instability in an offensive tackle against a Cowboys team that lacked DeMarcus Lawrence and a Chiefs team that lacked Frank Clark. Barring any surprises, they won’t have such breaks before this game against the Panthers, who have two explosive rushers in Brian Burns and Haasan Reddick. In his last eight games dating back to last season (yes, I know it’s an arbitrary period), Reddick has 12 sacks and seven forced fumbles. Against the Eagles last season, while still with the Cardinals, Reddick made four tackles, one sack, two forced fumbles, one loss tackle and pressure forced Jalen Hurts to take an intentional ground penalty in the end zone, resulting in safety. Meanwhile, Burns is a pure sprinter whose career has started quickly since the Panthers took him to the first round of the 2019. NFL Draft. He already has 19.5 sacks in 35 career games. The Eagles OT vs Panthers DE should be the game the Eagles fear most in this game.

Let’s talk defense – Iggles Blitz
One of the issues with Gannon right now is the lack of creativity. He plays a very simple defense. I would fully understand that if he had a group of young players on the pitch. This is not the case. This is a veteran defense. They haven’t played a lot together, but there aren’t a lot of rookies. […] After Sirianni and Gannon had their chat on Monday, I’m curious to see how the defense plays out this week. I guess there will be differences. The Panthers are in the middle of the pack. If you can’t get them out of the field, we’re in big trouble. It’s not just about coaching. The last seven have no one to be a point guard. No one. Wilson had a pass last week, but the ball was thrown at him. I’m glad he did it, but it’s not like he skipped a route and made the game happen. Beyond impact games, LBs and safeties tackle well downstream. People don’t come down blocks to go to the ball. It has to change or whatever you do.

Another reason the Eagles find themselves in deep trouble with RPOs – NBCSP
Sometimes the blame can go to the offensive lineman. But most of the time, in general, the blame on these games goes to the quarterback for holding the ball too long. RPOs are all about timing. The referees called him this year. And now that the Eagles have earned their reputation on these games, the umpires are not going to stop. There have been 21 “ineligible pass” penalties in the NFL so far this year and the Eagles lead the league – by far – with five. No other team has more than two.

Jalen Hurts’ budding chemistry with DeVonta Smith gives Eagles hope amid yet another loss – ESPN
It seems odd to highlight the success of two Philadelphia Eagles after their third straight loss, but the most important development to come out of Sunday’s 42-30 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs (2-2) may well be the game of quarterback Jalen Hurts and rookie wide receiver DeVonta Smith. This season, after all, is more about the bigger picture for Philadelphia (1-3). It’s about identifying the key players for the future, establishing a base, and determining if Hurts is a QB that you can tie your franchise to. The answers won’t be found in a game, but there were some encouraging signs. Hurts had 32 of 48 for 387 yards with a pair of touchdowns, and three more touchdown passes were called up for penalties. Smith, the No.10 pick in the 2021 draft, was the culprit in one of them – he went out of bounds on a road on the left sideline, canceling out a long TD reception – but finished with seven catches for 122 yards on 10 targets. It was his first game over 100 yards in his young career.

NFL Power Rankings, Week 5: For the Bills and Cardinals everything is great, but why “Frozen” in a football story? – Athleticism
25. Philadelphia Eagles (1-3). Previous rank: 24. Week 4 result: Lost to the Chiefs, 42-30. The good news is that the attacking game plan was a lot like the one the Eagles brought to Atlanta in Week 1, full of short passes and easy reads for Jalen Hurts. The bad news is that the defense gave up touchdowns on six of the Chiefs’ seven records and never quite faced a challenge. Sunday’s trip to Charlotte, NC holds a big place if the Eagles are to get back into the NFC East race.

DVOA Week 4: Bills move to No.1 with dominant defense – Football Outsiders
[BLG Note: The Eagles are 20th in DVOA while the Panthers are 12th.]

Fantasy Football 2021 standings: Running Backs for week 5 – Fake Teams
RB37) Miles Sanders. Favorable correspondence; feel like a lost cause though.

Why is the Panthers offense under Joe Brady so bad in the third quarter? – Cat scratch reader
That’s an average of 2.1 points per third quarter, or just over eight points per game at this rate. To be even more specific, the Carolina offense has scored seven anemic points in its last six third quarters. It’s not only bad, it’s confusing, especially since the Panthers are still 4-4 in those eight games.

‘Things I Think’ About Giants: Daniel Jones, Joe Judge, Offensive Line, More – Big Blue View
And suddenly everyone is in love with him. Suddenly it seems like everyone wants to anoint him with something that most have spent over two years telling us it could never be – A FRANCHISE QUARTERBACK. Like I said, hilarious. Jones is second in the league in passing score, according to Pro Football Focus. His 98.3 passer rating after four games is a jump of 18 points from last season’s 80.4. He does what leaders do, like bringing his team back for a comeback victory and crushing gigantic defensive linemen for two-point conversions. Is he a franchise quarterback? I’m not going to go gaga and proclaim this right now. I will say that I don’t think the quarterback is currently a problem for the New York Giants. Most of the time, though, I just like watching everyone who’s been bashing Jones for over two years trying to get on the “hey, Daniel Jones could be good now” bandwagon.

Urban Meyer has become the Jaguars’ biggest distraction – SB Nation
The Jaguars were bullish on Urban Meyer from the start. Their belief was that the man who led Ohio state at a record 83-9 would be the perfect candidate to turn a young team into a winning NFL franchise. Now, just four games into the NFL season, Meyer has become the team’s biggest distraction. His latest blunder came after the video went viral over the weekend showing Meyer at an Ohio bar, with a young woman dancing on top of him as his hands appeared to be between his legs. It became a weekend joke, then on Monday the coach apologized for being a distraction.

Off Day Debrief # 57 – Chargers D stops Raiders in MNF + Power Rankings for Week 5 – The SB Nation NFL Show
Rob “Stats” Guerrera and Brandon Lee Gowton shatter the Chargers’ victory over the Raiders with BD Williams of Silver and Black Pride. Plus, we feature the only 100% accurate power rankings in the entire NFL podcast realm. What happened to the Raiders’ offense in the first half? Where does Vegas stand in terms of the AFC West win? Statistics take the L on the fact that Dak Prescott is struggling this season. Why the brown could be the most complete team in the league. The horrible mistake that Kyle Shanahan and Sean McVay keep making over and over again.