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Benjamin Solak

@benjaminsolak.bsky.social

Write about football. Talk about football. Not a child.

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Good time for a play action pass imo

29.11.2025 03:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 90    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The penalty is called intentional grounding and it is levied on those who are unintentionally grounding

29.11.2025 02:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 72    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Both @benjaminsolak.bsky.social and I think Philadelphia *should* be able to run the ball on a bad Bears run defenseโ€ฆ.

Full preview ๐Ÿ‘‡

๐Ÿ“บ: youtu.be/Ngxszim6vt4?...

28.11.2025 16:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 127    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 20    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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New podโ€”previewed Week 13 with @benjaminsolak.bsky.social, including todayโ€™s Bears Eagles game!

๐ŸŽง: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

๐Ÿ“บ: youtu.be/Ngxszim6vt4?...

28.11.2025 15:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 66    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Solak spins Week 12 forward: Should the Browns stick with Sanders? Could the Colts lose the AFC South? Ben Solak sizes up Shedeur Sanders' first start, the sudden three-team race in the AFC South, George Pickens' next contract and Week 12 trends to watch.

WEEK 12 BABY

๐Ÿ”นWhat Sanders did in Start 1 to earn Start 2
๐Ÿ”นThe Coltsโ€™ serious danger of losing the AFC south
๐Ÿ”นGeorge Pickensโ€™ unprecedented free agency
๐Ÿ”น(The Bengals and Cowboys defenses look better)
๐Ÿ”นCam Ward, JSN, Kirk Cousins, and more!

READ: www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...

25.11.2025 13:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 67    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

might hop on sportscenter in a few minutes and talk about shedeur and why the colts are chalked and GAWG PICKENS go go go go go gog og o

25.11.2025 00:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 41    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

GOOOOOOD MORNING

๐Ÿ“ฌ๐Ÿ“ฌWEEK 12 MAILBAG TIME๐Ÿ“ฌ๐Ÿ“ฌ

Please ask me your NFL questions here or at benjamin.solak@espn.com.

Please do not ask me to be the offensive coordinator of the Raiders. I do not have the correct last name for that job.

24.11.2025 15:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 45    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 20    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Always committ OPI!! @benjaminsolak.bsky.social

23.11.2025 18:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Josh Allen vs the Texans D when pressured

2025: 2/7 for 27 yds

2024: 1/14 for 24 yds

๐Ÿ˜ฎโ€๐Ÿ’จ๐Ÿ˜ฎโ€๐Ÿ’จ๐Ÿ˜ฎโ€๐Ÿ’จ

21.11.2025 04:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 637    ๐Ÿ” 34    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 42    ๐Ÿ“Œ 11
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we have a new ump

21.11.2025 03:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 166    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Meet the REAL Derek Stingley Jr., the Texans' QB-baiting shutdown corner Stingley has 14 interceptions since 2022, but he doesn't want to talk about them. He is much more interested in the plays he almost made.

I spent some time this summer with Derek Stingley Jr., who had absolutely no interest in talking about the best plays of his careerโ€ฆbut had plenty to say about the almost-mades that haunt him.

READ: www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...

20.11.2025 13:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 121    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

might hop on sportscenter in three minutes go go go go gog og og og og og ogo

18.11.2025 22:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 33    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ranking the best NFL coaching hires: How Ben Johnson has delivered on expectations in Chicago Ben Solak sizes up the offseason coaching hires of Mike Vrabel, Liam Coen and Ben Johnson -- plus the Seahawks' loss to the Rams and Week 11 trends to watch.

๐Ÿšจ๐ŸšจWEEK 11 COLUMN๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿšจ

๐Ÿ”ธWhat Johnson, Vrabel, and Coen are doing right in Year 1
๐Ÿ”ธWhy Iโ€™m still buying the Seahawks as an NFC contender
๐Ÿ”ธNext Ben Stats on Eagles, Chiefs, Shedeur
๐Ÿ”ธMailbag on Lamar, Chargers OL, and parity

โ€ฆand more!

READ: www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...

18.11.2025 13:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 49    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

might hop BACK ON SPORTSCENTER and talk eagles and broncos gogo go go go go go go g og og

17.11.2025 23:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 35    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

might hop on sportscenter in 5 minutes and talk seahawks and bears idk idk go go go go go go go go gog o

17.11.2025 23:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 67    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

GOOOOOOD MORNING

๐Ÿ“ฌ๐Ÿ“ฌWEEK 11 MAILBAG TIME๐Ÿ“ฌ๐Ÿ“ฌ

Please ask me your NFL questions here or at benjamin.solak@espn.com.

Please do not ask me if the Chiefs are dead. What is dead may never die.

17.11.2025 16:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 53    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 29    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The Cardinals have 15 accepted penalties against them against the 49ers, which is the most penalties a team has committed in a game this season.

(There are 5 minutes left in the third quarter)

16.11.2025 23:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 85    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

With 1 minute left in the first quarter, Rams RB Kyren Williams already has more rushing yards (76) than any other running back has had against the Seahawks in a game this season

16.11.2025 21:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 89    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5

(The Panthers are a half-game back of the Bucs in the NFC South)

16.11.2025 21:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 99    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Falcons with back-to-back overtime games and a trip back home from Germany in the middle. That's just brutal on the body.

16.11.2025 21:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 67    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

the third one mostly

14.11.2025 20:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

STOCK UP

14.11.2025 20:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 64    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

might hop on espn bet in 5 minutes and talk a little Week 11 idk idk idk go go go go go go go go

14.11.2025 19:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 26    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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"I do not think it's an exaggeration to say this is the best offensive coach in football vs the best defensive coach in football."

On the pod, @benjaminsolak.bsky.social and I discussed the schematic chess match btwn Sean McVay and Mike Macdonald.

๐ŸŽง: apple.co/4jS2Nri

๐Ÿ“บ: youtu.be/ltUAQBfdEfY?...

14.11.2025 16:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 174    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 15    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Both @benjaminsolak.bsky.social and I expect Kelvin Sheppard--one of the smartest young defensive minds in the NFL--to change up the Lions' tendencies vs Philly on SNF.

Discussed the matchup on the pod!

๐ŸŽง: apple.co/4jS2Nri

๐Ÿ“บ: youtu.be/ltUAQBfdEfY?...

14.11.2025 00:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 289    ๐Ÿ” 25    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 14    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The most explosive team in football right now is....the Chicago Bears?!

On the pod @benjaminsolak.bsky.social and I talked about how well Caleb played last week, and whether he can throw bombs on MIN.

๐ŸŽง: apple.co/4jS2Nri

๐Ÿ“บ: youtu.be/ltUAQBfdEfY?...

13.11.2025 21:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 185    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 18    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5

Todayโ€™s screenshot brought to you by: my excitement that Bucky Irving is back

13.11.2025 17:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 100    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

go birds

12.11.2025 00:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 48    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Solak's Week 10 lessons: What now for Brian Daboll, plus the splitting of the 2024 quarterback class Ben Solak sizes up Daboll's legacy and post-Giants prospects, the 2024 first-round QBs, trades that weren't made and Week 10 trends to watch.

๐Ÿšจ๐ŸšจWEEK 10 LESSONS๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿšจ

๐Ÿ”ธAn understandable but incomplete end in New York
๐Ÿ”ธThe 2024 QB class is what we thought it was
๐Ÿ”ธActual real alarm bells in Green Bay
๐Ÿ”ธKubiak, Panthers, Shough, opening scripts, Chris Banjo, Breece Hall, and more!

READ:
www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...

11.11.2025 13:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 43    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

might hop on sportscenter at PRECISELY 6:18 ETA and talk daboll and dan campbell and caleb williams and michael penix jr go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go

10.11.2025 23:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 49    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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