Archives for January 2025

‘“I think the coolest thing I see is little kids out in public, or I see them on social media, the kids that look up to me, wearing my jersey,” Andreessen said. “I was that kid once, so that stuff is super special for me. I’m just grateful. I’m trying to make it last as long as I can.”’

‘“Fourth straight Pro Bowl? Exciting? Extremely. Reaction? YES LET’S GO!. How’d I find out? The GM texted me,” Dawkins said following practice. “It’s an honor. Every time it’s an honor. The world might think you start to take it for granted, but I don’t. I always speak on things like ‘offensive linemen don’t get trophies.’ So getting selected for the Pro Bowl, it’s like a trophy.’

‘“I went with Dion,” Thorn said. “I think he has more impactful blocks than Bolles. That’s the separating factor. There’s a little bit more variance with Dawkins than you’d want, and that’s why he’s not first or second. I charted 11 clean losses that he had this year. Whereas Wirfs and Slater are under double digits. But even with some of the clean losses with Rashawn and Tristan and even Dion, they’re still kind of attached (to the rusher).”’

‘“It’s something that means a lot to me (by) making sure I’ve been available and playing through things throughout the years,” Allen said. “I’m glad I get to start.”’

‘Allen avoids tackles from safeties and linebackers in pursuit as if they weren’t there, and protecting the football has become his new specialty – despite the fact that he often ignores the conventional wisdom that quarterbacks should never throw back into the middle of the field. Allen not only shatters these norms, they have become part of his formula for success.’