Just a little light crop-dusting on a hot August Monday morning.
Here’s what I learned Sunday about Niners quarterback Trey Lance. Nothing. He had zero protection in that 34-7 Raiders preseason rout.
In that same game, Raiders rookie QB Aidan O’Connell looked like, I don’t know, maybe this year’s version of Brock Purdy? The fourth-rounder out of Purdue was in complete control, going 15-18 for 141 and a touch. Two of his three incompletions were dropped balls. Here’s another Purdy Parallel. Just as Brock did in 2022, O’Connell will start 2023 backing up Jimmy Garoppolo.
To say the Saints are getting thin at running back would be an understatement. Alvin Kamara will serve a three-game suspension to start the season. Rookie Kendre Miller went down with a knee injury in Sunday’s win over the Chiefs. New Orleans had already lost Eno Benjamin for the season with a ruptured Achilles. The Saints will now likely redouble their efforts to sign free agent RB Kareem Hunt.
Colts coach Shane Steichen says he expects Jonathan Taylor to report to camp some time this week. Taylor still says he wants to be traded. Colts owner Jim Irsay still says that ain’t gonna happen. We’ll see.
The season is over for Eagles LB Shaun Bradley. Yep, Achilles, suffered covering a punt in a preseason game.
Ten days ago, 40-year-old Lucas Glover was ranked 112th in the Fed Ex Cup standings. That was before he reeled off back-to-back wins at the Wyndham and the Fed Ex opener in Memphis. Sunday’s playoff victory over Patrick Cantlay vaulted Glover to the #30 position in the world. And he now has a chance to make the Ryder Cup team. It gaut bettah for Lucas…
Homer #41 for Shohei in the Angels’ 2-1 win over the Astros. Dang it. Four hundred forty-eight feet is a long way, wouldn’t you agree?
But at least the Rangers lost, too, as Patrick Bailey’s ninth inning two-run dinger lifted the Giants to a 3-2 win, stopping SF’s four-game skid. Texas still leads Houston by two and a half in the AL West.
Wonder what Aaron Boone will be doing next year. ‘Cause he won’t be managing the Yankees. New York blew a 7-1 sixth-inning lead and managed to lose to the Marlins 8-7. The Pinstripes are in last place in the AL East and are five games out of the final wild card spot.
Wuddup with Rays shortstop Wander Franco? I wander. He’s not with the team while MLB reportedly looks into some of his social media posts.
