Teams usually have to pick their poison when defending the Baltimore Ravens’ offense. They can commit extra bodies to stop Derrick Henry from running downhill, but doing so risks leaving too much space for Lamar Jackson to exploit on the read option. Selling out inside helps limit Henry’s ability to wear defenses down, yet it immediately stresses edge discipline and … [Read more...] about Green Bay Must Neutralize Patrick Ricard To Contain Baltimore’s Run Game
Why Are the Wild Entering Such A Punishing Playoff Structure?
With their fourth game in six days on the second night of a back-to-back, against two of the NHL’s most talented teams, the Minnesota Wild got off to a bit of a sluggish start against the league-leading Colorado Avalanche, which isn’t much of a surprise considering they were on the second game of a… … [Read more...] about Why Are the Wild Entering Such A Punishing Playoff Structure?
Jeff Hafley Can’t Shy Away From Blitzing Despite A Miscommunication On A Late Touchdown
The blueprint for Jeff Hafley has always been clear, and it’s worked fairly well in his nearly two years as the Green Bay Packers’ defensive coordinator. One of the main premises is getting to the quarterback by rushing just four and not blitzing too often. That was working fine and dandy until Micah Parsons‘ season-ending injury. Hafley needed to adapt, and he did against the … [Read more...] about Jeff Hafley Can’t Shy Away From Blitzing Despite A Miscommunication On A Late Touchdown
There Are Plenty Of Minnesota Connections At the World Junior Championships
One of the world’s premier hockey events comes to the Twin Cities this week. The World Junior Ice Hockey Championships will take place at Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul and 3M Arena at Mariucci in Minneapolis, from Friday, December 26 to Monday, January 5. Ten teams, divided into two groups, wi… … [Read more...] about There Are Plenty Of Minnesota Connections At the World Junior Championships
Jaden McDaniels Has Taken Over KAT’s Winter Essentials Drive Initiative
I tried my best to hype up Jaden McDaniels after he had a microphone put in his face multiple times during a reading of The Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Crunch at Hmong International Academy in North Minneapolis. “Hey man, you couldn’t even tell you sounded off from the back where I was,” I said in what was a bald-faced lie. “Oh, no, I was that bad,” McDaniels said in a … [Read more...] about Jaden McDaniels Has Taken Over KAT’s Winter Essentials Drive Initiative