The Daily Slop – 10 November 2026
Editor’s note: Each day, Hogs Haven compiles a collection of articles, podcasts & tweets from around the web to keep you in touch with the Commanders, the NFC East, the NFL and sports in general, with a sprinkling of other stuff. Enjoy!
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Commanders Protection Plan Fails vs Rams
Prior to the start of the season, not many people would have expected the Commanders to beat a Rams team consisting of Matthew Stafford, Puka Nacua, Aaron Donald and Myles Garrett. But the Rams were 4-4 entering the game and it was
a game very much there for the taking. The Commanders defense held up relatively well, but the offense struggled to get much going after a strong start.
One of the biggest issues the Commanders had on offense was the protection plan. The Rams had star pass rusher Myles Garrett back healthy after he missed most of the season injured. It was the first time the Rams had Garrett and star defensive tackle Aaron Donald on the field together. It’s a formidable pair. Donald may well go down in NFL history as the best interior defensive lineman ever and Garrett might well become the best edge rusher in NFL history. Both are freak athletes and are incredibly hard for even the best offensive lineman to block one-on-one.
With such a strong pair of defensive lineman, it would make sense to build an entire game plan around preventing those two players from blowing up the entire offense. The last time the Commanders faced Garrett was in 2024, Jayden Daniels’ rookie season. Kliff Kingsbury was the offensive coordinator then and he put together a strong game plan to try and negate Garrett’s effectiveness. They used run plays, read-option plays, run-pass option plays (RPOs), multiple forms of misdirection, screens. Kingsbury also made sure to play with lots of tempo to tire out Garrett and used no-huddle to attack when Garrett wasn’t on the field and stop him from subbing back in.
Most importantly, Kingsbury made sure to get a second pair of hands on him on almost every play. They would slide the line his way when they could, but they would always chip him. Everyone had a go at chipping him, receivers, tight ends and running backs. He never knew exactly who was going to chip him on any given play because of how often they switched it up. It was a terrific plan and Garrett failed to register a single stat in the game, which is a large part of why the Commanders were able to win that game back in 2024.
Now, this game in 2026 is a different animal because the Rams also have Aaron Donald to worry about. But offensive coordinator David Blough was on Kingsbury’s staff back in 2024 and I had hoped he might have learned some lessons from Kingsbury’s plan to help deal with Garrett. Unfortunately, the protection plan was poor and nothing like that 2024 plan.
The two most basic weapons you have in pass protection are chips and line slides. Chips are where you have a tight end, running back or occasionally a wide receiver align tight to the formation and bump the edge rusher before releasing into their routes. Line slides are when either all of the line, or at least part of it, slides to one side, providing extra help to that side. Far too often in this game, the Commanders didn’t use either of these weapons.
Sports Illustrated
Hughes’ View: The Commanders’ Center Gamble Left Jayden Daniels Exposed
Lucas Patrick’s concussion sent rookie Matt Gulbin in against Myles Garrett while Nick Allegretti stayed on the sideline
[Washington’s] latest issue on the offensive line stems from the center position: this past weekend, when their starter Lucas Patrick went down with a concussion, they turned to rookie Matt Gulbin. It’s ironic because Adam Peters and Dan Quinn spent the offseason trying to convince everyone that Nick Allegretti was that guy and would be the center for 2026. Allegretti has played two snaps since his last start, which came at right guard against the Seattle Seahawks in Week 3. In other words, he’s still the same journeyman offensive lineman who came here years ago looking for a chance to start, but better suited as a backup. They tried to sell the fanbase a pumpkin, hoping Cinderella logic would kick in and he’d turn into something more than a dried-up gourd that rots on a warm fall night.
When asked about the situation Sunday after the game, Quinn said the staff has been working Allegretti more at guard now: “In that moment, I would have felt comfortable with Nick as well, but I thought, let’s give the guy who’s got the most reps.” Quinn also confirmed Allegretti was healthy. It makes sense that the coach would turn to the player who has practiced the most in the role; the problem is he said this in the preseason: “Nick is one of our smartest players, so that’s a position that you rely on.” Relied on so much that when the team looks for a replacement weeks later in crunch time with the season on the line, they turn to the sixth-round prospect with very little experience. Gulbin gave up a 12-yard sack to Myles Garrett on third-and-5 at the Rams’ 38, leaving Washington facing fourth-and-17, but who could be mad at a rookie who should have been given more help on that play? The Commanders’ protection plan failed when it mattered most Sunday.
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The Athletic (paywall)
The Commanders had a sixth-round rookie blocking Myles Garrett. How did we get here?
Look, the Commanders didn’t lose to the Rams 20-13 solely because Patrick got dinged up and Gulbin had to replace him, tasked with trying to help block Myles Garrett and Aaron Donald when he hadn’t played in more than a month and had essentially just one game of experience in his NFL career.
“It’s an excuse,” Gulbin said afterward. “I got to go out and do the expectations for the center position. I got to go out there and block them. And I don’t think I did a great job.”
Credit for self-awareness. The situation is not of Gulbin’s making, and he can only perform the job in adverse circumstances to the best of his ability.
But we’re focusing on Gulbin’s participation and Patrick’s injury and Allegretti’s absence because — well, in some way, the center position drove the talk around Washington’s entire offseason. And here it is, November now, with the Commanders’ season on the brink at 2-5-1, and it’s still dogging them as they head into a short week with a season’s-over-if-you-lose game at the New York Giants on Thursday night.
This all sounds familiar, and some of it is definitely a rehash of old material. But it matters. It matters because, with the Commanders trailing by a touchdown and facing third-and-5 late in the fourth quarter, Garrett — playing for the first time in nearly two months — came from his position on the edge to rush up the middle.
The issue isn’t that a rookie taken in the sixth round came in as an emergency replacement and couldn’t block Myles Garrett. The issue is how we got here. This will be playin’ the hits, to a certain extent. But it’s worth going over for the umpteenth time.
The pared-down version: The Commanders cut Tyler Biadasz. They pursued Tyler Linderbaum. They lost out to the Las Vegas Raiders — understandably — because who wants to spend $81 million on a center?
Then they leaned in — hard — on the idea Allegretti could be their center. The week before the Commanders opened their season in Philadelphia, general manager Adam Peters sat for a Q&A session with radio hosts Grant Paulsen and Danny Rouhier of 106.7 The Fan in front of a live audience. They joked about how much of the offseason had been spent discussing the center position, particularly after Allegretti missed most of training camp with a calf strain.
Allegretti started in the opener at the Philadelphia Eagles. Two days later, the Commanders signed Patrick — cut Aug. 30 by the Giants — as a free agent. In Week 3, Patrick started at guard, alongside Allegretti at center. By the Week 4 game in London, Patrick took over at center.
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Commanders.com
5 takeaways from Commanders vs. Rams
Struggles to play a full four quarters.
The Commanders have been trying to put together a complete game all season. Nine weeks later, they are still searching for such a game.
Washington got out to a good enough start in the first half. It was not perfect — they still had pre-snap penalties and a turnover — but it was enough to outperform a talented Rams team that was sluggish to start the afternoon. Jayden Daniels was 6-of-7 during the offense’s first two drives and threw a seven-yard touchdown to Van Jefferson.
The Rams found little success outside of the field goal on their opening drive with back-to-back three-and-outs in the second quarter. The Rams ended the half with another field goal, but it remained a four-point lead in Washington’s favor.
The second half, however, was a different story. The Rams didn’t do much more, but the two touchdowns they scored at the top of the third and fourth quarters were enough to give them a lead that Washington could not overcome. The Commanders’ offense did little in the third quarter with just 20 yards on 10 plays. There was more production in the final 15 minutes, but the results were much the same: a punt, a turnover on downs and a fumble.
Washington finished the day with 313 yards, 157 of which came on three of their 11 possessions. The Rams were only marginally better, but they generated six more first downs and converted all three of their fourth-down attempts. As head coach Dan Quinn alluded after the game, the Commanders must keep searching for an answer until they find one.
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The Athletic (paywall)
The Commanders battle, and then they falter; Rinse, repeat
There was an eminently winnable game at Northwest Stadium Sunday, against a good but hardly great Los Angeles Rams team, and a chance to stay, sort of, in the NFC East race. The Commanders scored on their first two possessions, with a lot of game left to add more, especially after the defense took the ball away from Los Angeles twice. Instead, almost 45 minutes of futility, plus Puka Nacua, followed, as did a 20-13 loss. It’s not the end of the season, but the end is a short Uber ride from 2-5-1. (Hey, there’s still a 6 percent chance. Stop whining.)
“Once again, we have not nailed our complementary football, and I will keep saying that until we do,” coach Dan Quinn said. “We’re halfway through the season, and that all has to click.”
Quinn has said some version of this after just about every game so far this season. Yet, other than center Nick Allegretti (more on him below) and corner Mike Sainristil, almost no one’s been replaced in the rotation after subpar play.
From a different article published by The Athletic:
When asked if the persistent mistakes could lead to personnel changes, Quinn indicated it could soon head that way, but that doing so ahead of Thursday night’s game would be difficult.
“Yeah, it’s a fair question and that’s what I’m trying to dig into to find it,” he said Monday. “It is a little more challenging on a shorter week than not, but just because the reps are quick. … So, at this time, I’m trying to look at it collectively. What do we need to do to put people in the best spots to do their thing? And if we get past that and find shortcomings in that way, then no, I would not hesitate.”
Daniels and the offense were shorthanded Sunday, playing without three of their top receivers. Terry McLaurin’s lost for the season, of course, but Washington lost Treylon Burks and Dyami Brown to injuries this week, too. There wasn’t a lot of YAC left in the receiver room.
With left tackle Laremy Tunsil out since training camp, Washington turned to third-year lineman Brandon Coleman to replace him. Coleman played well there at times as a rookie in 2024. But he’s has struggled badly this season with false starts. He had two more Sunday. The Commanders keep rolling him out there.
The penalties aren’t all on Coleman. A new offense has new cadences pre-snap. Sometimes it’s hard to hear exactly what the quarterback is saying out there. Washington used its bye week, Quinn said, to try cutting some of those cadences down and make it easier for the O-linemen to communicate with one another. But Sunday, the line was again jumbled.
Remember: The Commanders cut Tyler Biadasz, their starting center last season, last winter. They never really have said why, but it doesn’t matter now.
The line struggled, mightily, in the second half against the soon-to-be Hall of Fame duo of Aaron Donald and Myles Garrett, the latter returning to action Sunday after being on injured reserve for most of the season. In the second quarter, Washington’s defense turned the game’s momentum when K’Lavon Chaisson stripped Nacua after a catch, and safety Nick Cross recovered the fumble with 2:34 left. The Commanders had first-and-10 at the Rams’ 40; up 10-3, Washington was set up to increase its lead to two scores just before the half.
And then …
“Myles Garrett happened,” Daniels said.
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Metro Sports Page
The Commanders finally face a true “must win” game on Thursday
The definition of “must-win” changes throughout the season. Some would argue—probably most rightfully—that a “must-win” game is only ever a game where your season is legitimately on the line. I have sliced that deli meat a little finer, instead arguing that through the middle of the season, teams have different possible season outcomes available to them.
For example, for the Commanders to have meaningfully expected to be part of the wild-card chase, that must-win game has almost certainly passed us by (and we lost it). The weak NFC East, however, has kept the Commanders in the playoff picture, offering the more traditional route to a playoff spot as division winners.
With the New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys winning yesterday, I think it’s safe to say that Thursday Night Football is a must-win game for the Commanders. A loss to the Giants would give us six losses, with at least a few opponents still on the schedule against whom we will be significant underdogs.
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Last Man Standig (paywall)
The Commanders are one loss away from a very different conversation
Coaches and players understandably resist labeling games as must-win affairs, especially when elimination isn’t technically on the line. But Washington has reached the point where such distinctions are becoming meaningless.
“Yeah, I think next week is a must-win,” quarterback Jayden Daniels said following Sunday’s 20-13 loss.
“Damn right,” edge rusher K’Lavon Chaisson said postgame when asked if there was concern over the season slipping away. “Obviously, you want to stay competitive, stay in that race, to play football throughout the year. We never want to neglect that or seem like that’s not the goal. So, it’s something that we want to clean up with urgency.
“That’s our word throughout the year. We have to clean up the self-inflicted wounds.”
Losing to the 5-2-1 Giants at MetLife Stadium would drop the Commanders four games back, effectively more with New York owning the head-to-head tiebreaker.
For more from Ben Standig, click here
From The Athletic:
[A]fter coming up short against the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday and falling to 2-5-1, the Commanders have almost run out of opportunities. Their season, and maybe even the fate of their head coach, will come to a head Thursday night, when they face the New York Giants on the road.
Washington sits three games behind the Giants in the NFC East and has the second-worst record in the conference. Its playoff chances have oscillated between “not great” and “barely there” in recent weeks, allowing the team to cling to some hope while knowing a run would require a small miracle.
A win on Thursday wouldn’t be enough to make the playoffs suddenly attainable. But it would at least get the Commanders back to two games out of first place, at 3-5-1 — and owning a head-to-head tiebreaker over the Giants.
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Bleeding Green Nation
Could the Jordan Davis trade suggest Eagles are preparing for a new defensive coordinator?
[W]hile it’s highly unlikely the team will lose their final eight games and finish 2-15 this year, it’s difficult right now to envision how they’re ever going to win again.
When all is said and done, will this be the worst Eagles team of the last 40 years? There are four other squads they’ll have to contend with for that dubious honor. Let’s take a look at how this year’s Eagles, through nine games, compare with the very worst of the last four decades.
[T]he 1998 season is quite clearly the worst team the franchise has fielded in the last 40 years, and it actually isn’t all that close. Ray Rhodes’ final campaign was an utter disaster. Their -183 point differential and -11.4 point margin of victory drove their -12.8 SRS that was far and away the lowest of any of the five teams we’re discussing.
As painful as the 2026 offense has been to watch, Rhodes’ ‘98 team averaged 10.1 points per game against one of the easiest schedules in the NFL that season. Koy Detmer, Bobby Hoying and Rodney Peete “led” an offense that scored 20+ points just ONCE , in a Week 4 24-21 loss to the Chiefs. They didn’t score more than 17 points in any of their final 12 games, and they were shut out three times that season. Somehow Duce Staley ran for 1,065 yards, and Jeff Graham was their top receiver in yards (600). They threw 7 touchdowns as a team and tossed 18 INTs.
So much can happen, both good and bad. But right now, here are my rankings, from worst-to-“first”:
- 1998: Ray Rhodes’ Disaster
- 2012: Andy’s Goodbye
- 2026: Nick’s Last Gasp?
- 2020: COVID & Doug
- 1999: Andy’s First Season
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Bleeding Green Nation
Could the Jordan Davis trade suggest Eagles are preparing for a new defensive coordinator?
[C]ould the move indicate there’s potential for Jim Schwartz to return to Philly?
According to Eagles beat reporter Jeff McLane, the team had privately reached out to Jim Schwartz earlier in the year when DC Vic Fangio was contemplating retirement. Moving on from Davis could indicate Fangio is once again considering walking away, and Schwartz’s scheme and personnel needs may already be impacting the Eagles’ roster-building decisions.
Even former Eagles legend Brandon Graham spoke about the possibility of Schwartz returning to Philly on the PHLY post-game show — right next to BGN’s Brandon Lee Gowton —, saying that they have the guys his former DC would be able to maximize.
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Trade terms per ESPN:
The Jaguars sent a 2027 first-round pick and a 2029 second-round pick to the Eagles for Davis, who was the No. 13 pick in 2022 — taken 12 spots behind former Georgia teammate and current Jaguars defensive end Travon Walker.
Blogging the Boys
Bad Cowboys team sqeezes out a narrow win against worse (and tanking) Colts team
We just mentioned it, but the Ferguson touchdown really was quite fortunate. In that respect it really bailed Brian Schottenheimer out.
That touchdown came on fourth and short in the redzone, but the third down play that Brian Schottenheimer called right before it was so silly. While the Cowboys were gashing the Colts their play-caller decided to call a trick play for CeeDee Lamb that lost yardage. You can argue that the decision to go for it on fourth down, even though it worked out, was pressing a bit.
This doesn’t even cover the fact that the Cowboys barely beat a really bad Colts team. Heck, they were losing to the team in question late in the game. They almost did lose. Schottenheimer’s squad pulled this one off with zero room to spare. He has to be better.
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Upcoming opponent – Giants
Commanders next game is on Thursday Night Football in New York vs the Giants
Big Blue View
Cam Skattebo should be ‘full-go’, J.J. McCarthy should play vs. Washington
Cam Skattebo was “very close” to playing on Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles and should be “full-go” Thursday against the Washington Commanders, according to New York Giants head coach John Harbaugh.
“He was very close,” Harbaugh said on Monday morning. “We just decided to not take the risk that would go with it. There were some things that he was going to be limited just a bit, maybe. We decided not to go down that road because of the short week this week.
“He should be full-go on Thursday night.”
Harbaugh said quarterback J.J. McCarthy, who is said to have suffered a hip pointer during the second half of Sunday’s game, is likely to be available vs. the Commanders.
“He’s doing well,” Harbaugh said. “We’ll find out more during the course of the day and in a couple of days but it does look like he’s gonna play. We feel fairly good about that but don’t want to get out over my skis with it, but it seems good so far.”
NOTE: Participation is estimated because neither team practiced.
Giants
Limited participation
OLB Abdul Carter | Knee/Back
OLB Malik Harrison | Groin
WR Charlie Jones | Thumb
QB J.J. McCarthy | Hip
WR Darnell Mooney | Chest
RB Cam Skattebo | Hamstring
Full participation
T Jermaine Eluemunor | Calf
TE Theo Johnson | Neck
WR Malik Nabers | Knee Full
T Andrew Thomas | Groin
Commanders
Did not participate
WR Treylon Burks | Foot
C Lucas Patrick | Concussion
TE Colson Yankoff | Knee
Limited participation
TE Chig Okonkwo | Hip
DT Shy Tuttle | Shoulder
Full participation
TE John Bates | Shoulder
QB Jayden Daniels | Left Elbow
C Matt Gulbin | Knee
CB Amik Robertson | Ankle
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ESPN
Vikings left at QB crossroads after Carson Wentz’s poor MNF showing vs. Bills
[Note: The Commanders play the Vikings in Week 16]
Having lost consecutive games after a 6-0 start, will they use the Tuesday afternoon NFL trade deadline to add a quarterback? Or will they try to make it work for the rest of this season with a combination of Kyler Murray, Carson Wentz and Max Brosmer?
Coach Kevin O’Connell deferred the question to general manager Nolan Teasley after Monday night’s 23-6 loss to the Buffalo Bills. It was the third game this season that the Vikings failed to score a touchdown, a level of production that has threatened to waste high-level play from their defense and special teams.
Wentz completed only 8 of 25 passes for 81 yards while throwing two interceptions and having a third dropped. His 2.3 QBR was the lowest for any quarterback this season and the lowest by a Vikings quarterback since Tarvaris Jackson recorded a 1.8 QBR during a game in 2006. It was also the lowest in a “Monday Night Football” game since Sam Darnold posted a 1.1 QBR in 2019 while playing for the New York Jets against the New England Patriots, a game where he was recorded saying he was “seeing ghosts.”
“I haven’t had many starts over the last couple years in general,” Wentz said, “but this one felt pretty terrible. I’m not going to lie. Yeah, this one wasn’t my favorite, that’s for sure.”
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From NFL.com:
Wentz’ disaster class wastes Flores’ masterclass. Kyler Murray’s hamstring injury opened up the possibility that Carson Wentz might step up in prime time and prove himself a more effective quarterback for Minnesota’s offense, which had struggled to find much traction under the two-time Pro Bowler. He did the exact opposite of that, ridding Vikings fans of any notion that there was a QB on the bench who represented a better option.
Facing the 30th-ranked defense against the pass, Wentz delivered a miserable performance. He missed pass catchers short, high and wide. He threw one interception deep to T.J. Hockenson where only Bills linebacker Dorian Williams could catch it, and another one directly to LB Terrel Bernard while trying to hit Justin Jefferson. He went 3 of 8 on short throws (0-9 yards air yards) and 3 of 13 on anything deeper than that, finishing 8 of 25 overall for 81 yards and an 8.9 passer rating — the lowest by any QB to attempt at least 25 passes in a game since Sam Darnold’s 3.6 passer rating during his 2019 “seeing ghosts” outing, per NFL Research.
Despite all that, Minnesota’s tremendous defense kept it to a one-possession game until 6:17 remained. A two-play first-quarter sequence perhaps most accurately represents how brutally Wentz offset his team’s defensive efforts. Byron Murphy made a stellar interception, playing center field on a Josh Allen end zone prayer, to kill Buffalo’s second drive. He even returned it to midfield to put Wentz and Co. on the doorstep of field goal range. Instead, on the very next snap, Wentz carelessly whipped a wide receiver screen to Jefferson that went both backward and too high. Jefferson couldn’t corral it and the Bills recovered the fumble to get the ball right back.
That set the tone for a most disappointing day. The QB position has been a massive problem for the Vikings in 2026. They overcame it in their first six games, but an inept offense has now cost them two straight. They must fix it, either in house or before the trade deadline, before it’s too late.
To read more of this NFL.com article, CLICK HERE
ESPN
Rams WR Puka Nacua likely to hit IR with MCL and PCL sprain, turf toe
[Note: The Commanders apparently broke Puka Nacua, but not quickly enough to prevent him from beating them almost single-handedly on Sunday afternoon]
The Rams likely will place wide receiver Puka Nacua on injured reserve with an MCL and PCL sprain in his right leg, as well as turf toe, coach Sean McVay said Monday.
McVay didn’t give a specific timeline for how many weeks Nacua is expected to miss, but said the team believes it will be at least a month.
Nacua was hurt on the Rams’ final offensive snap of Sunday’s victory over the Washington Commanders. The injuries happened on third down with the Rams attempting to end the game with a conversion. Nacua rushed for 5 yards but took a hard hit on the play and briefly stayed on the ground before walking off the field.
Nacua had 14 catches for 150 yards and a touchdown in the victory. He was targeted 19 times by quarterback Matthew Stafford. The Rams were already without wide receiver Davante Adams, who suffered a hamstring injury in Week 6.
McVay said Monday he’s “kicking himself” in retrospect about exposing Nacua to a big hit with a run play late with a 20-13 lead.
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Front Office Sports
With Myles Garrett Back, Rams Finally Field (Most Of) Superteam
[Note: It took until the final play of regulation for the ‘superteam’ to secure a 7-point win against the 2-win Commanders on Sunday]
The Rams had their would-be Dream Team on the field Sunday at Northwest Stadium, or at least the closest version to it that they’ve had all season.
Myles Garrett made his return from knee surgery to join Aaron Donald for the first time on the Rams’ defense, giving that unit an imposing duo with a combined five NFL Defensive Player of the Year awards and total estimated career NFL earnings of $368.4 million, according to Spotrac.
On offense, quarterback Matthew Stafford, the NFL’s reigning MVP, was throwing passes to standout wide receiver Puka Nacua. This was the way it was supposed to be when the Rams made an offseason trade with the Browns to get Garrett, welcomed back Donald from retirement and entered the season as the unquestioned Super Bowl favorite in a bid to reprise their “Fuck Them Picks” championship run in the 2021 season.
The result Sunday was a 20–13 win over the Commanders that continued the Rams’ recent resurgence in an unexpectedly inconsistent season. Garrett had three sacks while playing in his first game since the season opener. Donald was held without a sack in his first game alongside Garrett.
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ESPN
Cardinals’ Gardner Minshew has UCL injury; Michael Wilson out for year
[Note: The Commanders play the Cardinals in Week 12]
The Cardinals’ offense took two major blows Monday.
Quarterback Gardner Minshew II probably needs season-ending surgery on his right ulnar collateral ligament, sources told ESPN, and wide receiver Michael Wilson will sit out the rest of the season because of a neck injury, coach Mike LaFleur said.
Sources told ESPN that Minshew is seeking additional medical opinions to confirm whether he’ll need the UCL surgery.
Minshew was injured on a hit on the last play of the first half from Seattle Seahawks linebacker Dante Fowler Jr. Fowler hit Minshew as he was throwing, forcing a fumble. Minshew appeared to be in pain on the ground and then as he walked off to the locker room at the intermission but continued to play for the rest of the game.
With Minshew expected to be out, the Cardinals are set to turn to rookie quarterback Carson Beck on Sunday against the Los Angeles Rams. The team also plans to sign veteran Josh Johnson off the Cincinnati Bengals’ practice squad, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
A source told ESPN that Wilson fractured a vertebra and was expected to be in a brace for the next six weeks to two months. LaFleur said he’s not worried about Wilson’s injury being long term.
Wilson is the latest Cardinals receiver to be lost.
After trading Marvin Harrison Jr. to the Houston Texans in Week 5, the Cardinals lost Jalen Brooks and Kendrick Bourne for the season because of wrist and ankle injuries, respectively. Arizona is now down to Simi Fehoko, Devin Duvernay, Reggie Virgil and Harrison Wallace III as its only active receivers.
LaFleur said he has never experienced as many injuries at a single position as he has this season.
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Obligatory Aiyuk update
ESPN
Brandon Aiyuk reinstated by NFL; 49ers have 2-game roster exemption for receiver
[Kyle Shanahan continues to answer questions about the receiver like a prissy little bitch]
The NFL reinstated San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk on Monday after he reported for a physical, according to the league’s transaction wire.
The wire also states that the Niners have received a two-game roster exemption to sort through any remaining business with Aiyuk. That exemption expires Monday, Nov. 23, after San Francisco’s Week 11 game against the Minnesota Vikings in Mexico City.
“It means absolutely nothing to our team,” coach Kyle Shanahan said. “I think we got two-week roster exemption and that’s all administrative stuff to me.”
San Francisco has three options. It could release Aiyuk, the scenario that has remained the most plausible throughout the offseason. It could trade Aiyuk, which has long been its preferred option, but it hasn’t found a trade partner and the deadline for a deal is Tuesday at 4 p.m. ET.
Finally, it could keep Aiyuk and put him on the 53-man roster, though that ship seemed to sail long ago with Shanahan indicating as much Friday afternoon.
Asked what he would like to see happen in the meeting between the team and Aiyuk, Shanahan said he couldn’t “care less.”
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The Jaguars clearly think they can win a super bowl this year
NFL.com
Jaguars acquire Falcons safety Jessie Bates III, Saints DT Davon Godchaux in trades
[Note: The Commanders play the Jaguars in Week 17]
The Jaguars have made a splash move to shore up the back end of their defense.
Jacksonville acquired Pro Bowl safety Jessie Bates from the Atlanta Falcons in exchange for a 2027 second-round pick and a 2028 fifth-round pick, the team announced Monday.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter first reported the news.
The Falcons are paying most of Bates’ salary to complete the deal, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport added.
Jacksonville wasn’t done raiding the NFC South on Monday, later acquiring defensive tackle Davon Godchaux from the New Orleans Saints, Schefter and NFL Network’s Cameron Wolfe reported. Schefter added that the Saints will receive a conditional 2028 sixth-round draft pick in the deal. The selection can turn into a 2027 sixth-rounder if Jacksonville were to acquire one.
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Jaguars acquire Eagles DT Jordan Davis in blockbuster trade
The Jacksonville Jaguars are going all-in on a Super Bowl push.
The Jags are trading for Eagles defensive tackle Jordan Davis, sending a 2027 first-round pick and a 2029 second-round selection to Philadelphia, the teams announced on Monday.
The deal marks the third trade for a defensive player of the day for the Jaguars after acquiring Falcons safety Jessie Bates and Saints defensive tackle Davon Godchaux.
It’s a stunning flurry of moves from Jaguars general manager James Gladstone, who surrendered tremendous draft capital (five total picks, including a first and two seconds) to revamp his team’s defense a day before the league’s trade deadline.
The moves on Monday were made to combat the season-ending injuries to starting safety Eric Murray and defensive tackle DaVon Hamilton with Godchaux and Davis providing a new interior tandem for defensive coordinator Anthony Campanile.
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