Week in Review: The Legend meets the The Rookie
A mentorship is born in Green Bay between Hall of Famer LeRoy Butler and Evan Williams. Inside the Anthony Richardson Enigma. And is this a new Sean McDermott? All links from the week are inside.
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From our trip to Wisconsin, here is LeRoy Butler, Evan Williams and the power of speaking “legacy” into existence. Take a seat with us at The Lodge in Green Bay and enjoy the cheese curds. This was fun:
'It will happen!' Why HOF'er LeRoy Butler sees greatness in Evan Williams
GREEN BAY, Wisc. — Kinship is instant. The moment LeRoy Butler and Evan Williams meet, it’s as if the Green Bay Packers’ rookie safety and the Pro Football Hall of Famer have known each other forever. There’s exactly zero awkwardness between two men from two totally different worlds. They embrace. Butler hands him a signed jersey and — exactly th…
Eleven games into his career, it’s still impossible to tell if Anthony Richardson will be a total bust of a No. 4 overall pick or a stick of dynamite in the NFL. Our Bob McGinn tries to crack the code, chatting with Bill Polian and scouts/execs throughout the league:
The Great Anthony Richardson Debate
One scout says "He cannot play quarterback." One says "Sky’s the limit. Probably more Lamar Jackson with a little bit of Josh Allen thrown in there." Bob McGinn explores the NFL's greatest mystery.
How did Chris Lindstrom become the best guard in football? I chatted with the Atlanta Falcons mauler for our latest episode of “How the NFL Works.” Turns out, his job demands just as much brain as brawn. And plenty of chicken parm subs. (The Q&A transcript is also available.)
How the NFL Works, S1 E6: The Domination of Chris Lindstrom
His job is thankless. Seventy thousand fans filling a stadium are not fixating their binoculars on No. 63 in black.
All analysis and film study you need from Green Bay’s thriller in Chicago and Detroit’s blowout over Jacksonville… with a good amount of Aaron Rodgers banter.
Ty & Bob Pod: Inside look at another Green Bay-Chicago classic
This isn’t the first time a Green Bay Packers-Chicago Bears football game came down to the final kick.
Josh Allen is the MVP frontrunner. The Bills are getting healthy. And is this a new Sean McDermott? Maybe. This regular season win over Kansas City felt different. Here’s my column from Highmark Stadium:
Killer instinct, found: Why this win matters for the Buffalo Bills
ORCHARD PARK, NY — By the time the sky turned pitch black, Patrick Mahomes was back to tormenting the team that could’ve drafted him. Should’ve drafted him. He doesn’t roll out of the pocket as much as he waddles and — somehow — it’s always effective. Blocking his vision was Greg Rousseau, a 6-foot-6 defensive end with 34 3/8-inch arms in th…
