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Steven Ruiz

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NFL writer for the ringer/QB ranker/sometimes college basketball

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getting deeper into the game and holy shit he's been bad. my hot take (after a half) is that Gannon played better

28.01.2026 19:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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sheesh

28.01.2026 19:03 β€” πŸ‘ 40    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1
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"they don't develop QBs like they used to"

the 2002 league mvp when the free safety doesn't take the bait on sluggo-seam:

28.01.2026 18:53 β€” πŸ‘ 138    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 12

he was lucky to avoid a three-pick first quarter

28.01.2026 18:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

NFL football was just insane insanely bad in this moment. offenses got dumber and less interesting than they were in the 90s or even 80s. the uniforms looked terrible. no surprise the league only really exploded into the stratosphere after passing was rediscovered by the pats in 2007

28.01.2026 18:29 β€” πŸ‘ 111    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 3

the situational formation and personnel choices are insane. i love it. this is how i was calling plays in madden at 10.

21 personnel i-form on third-and-10? sure

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jerry porter's freaky ass

28.01.2026 18:25 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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big fan of split backs on third and 10 out of 20 personnel though

28.01.2026 18:14 β€” πŸ‘ 59    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 5

have to maintain the threat of the QB sneak

28.01.2026 18:13 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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watching super bowls from the early 2000s for something i'm writing and the heavy usage of under-center empty formations is startling

28.01.2026 18:12 β€” πŸ‘ 104    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 12

The Patriots have one successful run so far, and it was a 1-yard run on third-and-1

25.01.2026 21:10 β€” πŸ‘ 103    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Can Sam Darnold Go Where No Reclamation-Project QB Has Gone Before? Over the past two years, Darnold has shown he has what it takes to be a good regular-season quarterback. But for Seattle to fulfill its potential this postseason, he’ll have to move beyond feel-good s...

I wrote about Sam Darnold, who can show he’s more than just a redemption arc over the next few weeks www.theringer.com/2026/01/15/n...

15.01.2026 17:27 β€” πŸ‘ 65    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 4
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Wild-Card Weekend QB Notebook: The Caleb Williams Rorschach Test Welcome to the QB Notebook, a column covering the most interesting passers, plays, and story lines from the week in NFL quarterbacking. In this edition: Williams shines, Justin Herbert stinks, and the...

Wild-card weekend QB Notebook!

🏈the Caleb rorschach test
🏈Philly's finall play
🏈Herbert's stinker
🏈best throw/worst throw

www.theringer.com/2026/01/13/n...

13.01.2026 17:18 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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replay assist after a brad allen game

11.01.2026 21:01 β€” πŸ‘ 137    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

They should hang Jaxson Dart's jersey in the rafters of the blue medical tent

11.01.2026 18:29 β€” πŸ‘ 69    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Bears didn’t punt

10 offensive drives
3 touchdowns
3 field goals
4 failed 4th downs

11.01.2026 05:46 β€” πŸ‘ 150    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 6

punted the packers out of the playoffs

11.01.2026 04:35 β€” πŸ‘ 117    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Gotta keep Hunt on the sideline for the rest of the game

10.01.2026 22:19 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A half decade!

10.01.2026 22:05 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Stafford’s got time to do his taxes in the pocket

10.01.2026 21:42 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Goff might win MVP if this happens

08.01.2026 20:39 β€” πŸ‘ 40    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨the pre-playoff/post-regular season update to QB rankings is live🚨

🏈 a familiar face returns to the top
🏈 a new face cracks the top 5
🏈 a couple of generational picks climb
🏈 'what's at stake?' for the playoff QBs
🏈 updated reports on every QB

nflrankings.theringer.com/qb-rankings

08.01.2026 17:57 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

this is horrific, these people are irrevocably evil

07.01.2026 18:43 β€” πŸ‘ 85    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

damn, mike macdonald back in the race

07.01.2026 16:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Lions fired John Morton after Campbell cucked him, and the Commanders front office is reportedly meddling with personnel decisions.

Ben Johnson is ball knower of the year and the race isn't even close

07.01.2026 16:37 β€” πŸ‘ 45    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Hamilton is a master at Van Ginkel'ing too

07.01.2026 16:35 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Theyre going to interview Matt Rhule bsky.app/profile/raps...

07.01.2026 14:38 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

is there a Rooney rule for bad retread candidates?

07.01.2026 14:34 β€” πŸ‘ 137    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1

100 percent chance of this video getting weaponized at some point next weekend

05.01.2026 19:04 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0