Archives for June 14, 2020

‘”For a couple of reasons,” Hazell said by phone. “One, he is a great team player. He’s out on the practice field every single day, trying to make his teammates better, whether it’s encouragement, whether it’s competitiveness. But he loves his teammates and he wants those guys to be at their highest performance every time he takes a step on the field. The second thing is, he is an absolute competitor. He doesn’t want to lose in anything, any drill. He was always first in line. I never, ever, ever had to ask him to work. He always came to work every single day when we hit the practice field.”‘

‘I’d rank the AFC East this way at the moment: 1. Bills, 2. Patriots, 3. Jets, 4. Dolphins. I’d be higher on the Jets if they weren’t coached by Adam Gase and Gregg Williams, two of the bigger bozos in the league. I’m not writing off Sam Darnold yet, though, and the Jets have some real talent on defense. Miami’s rebuilding plan is on schedule. The wild card, of course, is whether Tua Tagovailoa develops into the franchise quarterback. That’s at least a year away, though.’