Torrey smith patriots touchdown gif7/31/2023 ![]() Think of it like this: you’re looking to buy a house long-term and you’re on a flexible month-to-month lease in your current living situation. Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated said it best: Joe Flacco trade details: Impact on Broncos, Ravens | SI.com What if Lock isn’t there at 10? The Broncos could potentially trade down in the first round of the 2019 draft in order to get pieces that will provide ammo to chase a 2020 or 2021 passer. It’s been said a time or two before, but an important part of the Flacco deal is the length of the remainder of his contract. Still gross, but understandable once the initial shock wore off. Once I dug into the details on the contract (it isn’t as bad as the $66 million number looks, as none of it is guaranteed) it wasn’t so bad. What’s more, he’s the guy that has been a poster boy for QB WINZ and the bloated franchise quarterback contracts that have become the norm in recent years. Long explained that the Patriots’ half-time adjustments were just so good, that they ended up putting another score on top of that.I’ll be the first to admit I was aghast when news broke that John Elway traded for Joe Flacco Wednesday.Īfter all, he’s the guy who denied quite possibly the best Peyton Manning Broncos team a Super Bowl when Rahim Moore blew it made a critical error that would have preserved a 35-28 victory. Smith joked that he thought the Eagles’ defense would actually shut them out, but Long had them pegged for about 24 points. ![]() “We didn’t fear them at all, we knew we were going to be able to score points.” The wide receiver said that going into the matchup against the Patriots, he thought they were going to be able to score a lot and that Tom Brady and New England’s offense would be what kept them in the game. They also talked about how pretty much half the Eagles team was sick in the week leading up to the big game, with Long saying he had a “solid cold” in the days prior - but Smith missed that round of illness, after suffering most of the playoffs instead. Long and Smith joked that the Eagles couldn’t have asked for a better location than Minneapolis for a young team’s first Super Bowl appearance - since there’s nothing to do there other than walking around the Mall of America. Smith said Foles saw the same thing he did and they were able to connect on the outside. But, I realized the safety was standing in the middle of the field, so why am I going to run my route that way and have him stuck on Alshon only?” It was a great feel by Foles, because I was actually supposed to run a post, so I was supposed to be across the middle of the field. He further explained how it was an even more impressive (and spontaneous) play. ![]() That feeling man - I get goose bumps just thinking about that still, because it’s like, honestly, you look at what that meant for Philadelphia was that we’re going to the Super Bowl.” “The flea-flicker is the same play you draw up in the back yard and hope that you can run it one day. Smith then talked about the big flea-flicker play during the playoff game against Minnesota. The host also said that when he chose Philadelphia, he wasn’t sold that they were Super Bowl-level good, but at least talented enough for a postseason run. The DE said at this point he and the Eagles weren’t really on each others radars, but that was a free agency cycle where a bunch of talent landed in Philly. ![]() Long then jumped in and said that he and Smith spoke before they both signed with the Eagles, and the receiver encouraged him to talk to Joe Douglas, as well. “I literally passed up the opportunity to go back to Baltimore to go to Philadelphia.” He said it was also an opportunity to be closer to his wife’s family. And I felt like they had the better opportunity.” Even though the record may come off a little differently, you know what it’s like when you look at a roster and you’re like, ‘Man, they’re a few pieces away’. I remember watching in San Francisco and seeing Carson Wentz, I was like, ‘This cats a beast, he’s gonna be a good one’ and the more you start to learn about it - their talent and their team - you’re like, they’re only a few pieces away. Smith explained that it was his relationship with Joe Douglas - the now Jets’ GM was a huge reason Smith was initially drafted to the Baltimore Ravens and he drew the WR to Philly. Here’s some of the Eagles-related things Smith had to say on the show: On signing with the EaglesĪfter talking about Torrey’s multiple Super Bowl appearances and performances, Chris Long asked the receiver how he ended up with the Eagles. Smith has 2 Super Bowl rings - one with the Ravens and the one with the Eagles - and at the end of the show, he admitted that the ring ceremony AND the ring itself were both better from Philadelphia. Chris Long hosts Lane Johnson on his show ‘Green Light’ and it is a profanity-laced delight
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