Benjamin Solak

That’s my OROY

Congrats to Joe Flacco on winning the Browns’ starting quarterback job

Not surprised the Seahawks released Noah Fant. His play had declined pretty significantly and AJ Barner looked like a keeper last year. Big opportunity for Barner and second-round pick Elijah Arroyo in what can be a very TE friendly scheme.

I did. When I get going the Arabic slips out lol

Eagles Jersey Number Analytics Podcast, 2025 Edition The Ringer's Philly Special · Episode

Eagles #JerseyNumberAnalytics Podcast, 2025 edition

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Of all the Dimitrov body betrayals this one feels particularly nasty. He HAD him.

Anyone can cook but you didn’t here

I am not in charge of the logos but will pass this up the chain

Talk to me. My smoothie consistency game is horrendous.

I got a bunch of these when I tweeted about chugging orange juice once. I was so confused. Orange juice????

Howdy!

The best NFL draft pick at every slot ... ever: Who lands in our 1-262? We went through every NFL draft since 1967 and named the best selection at every slot, from Peyton Manning at No. 1 to Brock Purdy at No. 262.

Hello. I tried to name the best draft pick at every slot — pick 1 through 262 — in the modern draft era

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Choosing to read Lngredients as long ingredients. A spaghetti with celery and Slim Jims.

Suffice to say @benjaminsolak.bsky.social and I got a little excited when it was time to talk Bucky Irving….

Full discussion on the Bucs offense and why they were so good on the pod 👇

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Yes but sloth bears

Very cool treat in the garden today: a black swallowtail caterpillar

The idea of a gadget player means less than it did in the past, if only because offensive coordinators realized that using star players in the same places they once used situational playmakers is a great way to create mismatches. Just about every superstar X wide receiver (typically sets up on the line of scrimmage to the side of the field opposite the tight end) has seen a meaningful number of snaps from the slot and out of bunches and stacks, but we're now seeing playcallers move wideouts such as Justin Jefferson and CeeDee Lamb into the backfield to sow chaos and confusion for opposing defenses. Thinking about the classic idea of an undersized gadget player who moves around the formation to thrive, catches all kinds of passes near the line of scrimmage and creates big plays with the ball in his hands, Mims comes to mind. Like many gadget players from years past, he adds value on special teams: He was the league's first-team All-Pro return man in 2024, averaging an NFL-best 15.7 yards per punt return. As a receiver, though, Mims was plenty valuable in his own role. After using him primarily on the outside as a rookie, coach Sean Payton moved him around more often in 2024. Mims averaged just 0.8 yards per route run on the outside last season, but that jumped to a whopping 5.5 yards per route run out of the slot and in the backfield, as he proved to be an interesting player when lined up next to Bo Nix. From Week 11 onward, Mims' 4.4 yards per route run was the best mark in the league for any player who ran 80 routes or more. While that came in a small sample and included some blown coverages along the way, he caught Nix's best pass of the year on a seam route versus a Tampa-2 scheme for a 93-yard touchdown against the Browns. He also had one of the best catches by any wide receiver all season, out-jumping two Bengals defenders on a fourth-and-the-game prayer with nine seconds left to push another late-season game to overtime.

New (free) column: The NFL's top luxury players, including Marvin Mims, second half superstar www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...

Both @benjaminsolak.bsky.social and I picked the same team as our #1 offense of 2025.

We discussed the reasons why on the pod….

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One of my favorite pods every year….picking the top 10 offenses of 2025! @benjaminsolak.bsky.social and I each did our own rankings….

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Chafing in a distance race. Anywhere sucks but one particular area really sucks.

I hate myself a little bit

Early fish gets the worm

Still trying to figure out where those hide

Pleased to report summer has begun

why motorocycle cocaine helicopter when playoff hockey

He’s in there!

I swear I type Broncos for Browns and Browns for Broncos once a piece. TY for flag. (You also can’t prove Mims isn’t a sleeper agent so technically this is a matter of opinion)

Seven questions on sophomore NFL QBs: What's next for Penix, Williams, Daniels, Maye We answered key questions about quarterbacks from the 2024 draft class, including Michael Penix Jr., Caleb Williams and Jayden Daniels.

I asked and answered one big question about each of the rising sophomore quarterbacks.

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