‘Ernest would beat him up’: John Johnson not taking green dot from Jones

All offseason, the Los Angeles Rams have operated on defense with the plan to have Ernest Jones wear the green dot on his helmet, making him the player who relays the play calls from Raheem Morris to the rest of the defense. It’ll be the first time he’ll have that responsibility after Bobby Wagner wore … Read more

How Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs learned to beat the two-deep revolution

If you’ve heard or read that NFL quarterbacks tend to struggle against any kind of coverage in which there are two deep safeties at the snap of the ball… well, there’s a lot to that. The statistics for quarterbacks against single-high and two-high are quite instructive. All numbers per Sports Info Solutions: Quarterbacks are throwing … Read more

USFL Week 7 scores, playoff picture: Stallions team to beat as Breakers fall again; ex-NFL 1st-rounder shines

With only three weeks remaining in the USFL’s regular season, the playoff picture is anything but clear. We’ll attempt to sort things out below, but first, consider the roller-coaster ride we’ve seen thus far. The New Orleans Breakers started 4-0 and were the last team to lose a game — and they’ve gone 0-3 since. … Read more