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Tag Archives: defensive
Ukrainian armoured vehicles cross Russia’s main defensive line – The Telegraph
- Ukrainian armoured vehicles cross Russia’s main defensive line The Telegraph
- Ukraine Sends First Armored Vehicles Through Breach in Russian Defenses – WSJ The Wall Street Journal
- Ukraine breached Russia’s fearsome defenses with vehicles for the first time: analysts Business Insider
- Russia says it destroyed Ukrainian positions and military vehicles in Liman with Ka-52 attack helicopters Victoria Advocate
- Ukraine-Russia war latest: Ukrainian armoured vehicles cross Russia’s main defensive line The Telegraph
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Ukraine succeeds in penetrating defensive minefields | James Heappey – Times Radio
- Ukraine succeeds in penetrating defensive minefields | James Heappey Times Radio
- Ukraine war: Kyiv advances in south and east, Putin North Korea arms talks, Black Sea oil platform euronews
- Ukrainian special forces retake drilling rigs near Crimea | Ukraine: The Latest Podcast The Telegraph
- Ukraine-Russia war latest: Ukraine ‘could rout Russian forces’ if land bridge breached; Putin wants to recruit 420000 personnel by end of year Sky News
- Just 14 UK tanks for Ukraine? We must do better than that | John Healey The Independent
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MLB trends: Padres’ clutch problems, Nationals’ defensive work and Carlos Correa’s double play disasters – CBS Sports
- MLB trends: Padres’ clutch problems, Nationals’ defensive work and Carlos Correa’s double play disasters CBS Sports
- San Diego Padres Do Something That Hasn’t Happened in More Than 50 Years on Tuesday Sports Illustrated
- Padres Reacts Survey: Are you going to attend another game this season? Gaslamp Ball
- San Diego Padres news: Cardinals push Padres to edge of history, Fernando Tatis Jr. fashion statement, more Friars on Base
- Padres’ projected losing season raises more questions about front office’s capabilities Sports Business Journal
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Eagles training camp: Updated projected defensive depth chart after Day 2 of practice – Eagles Wire
- Eagles training camp: Updated projected defensive depth chart after Day 2 of practice Eagles Wire
- Sean Desai talks Nakobe Dean, Sydney Brown, and more Eagles training camp topics Bleeding Green Nation
- Eagles training camp observations: Redemption for a young cornerback NBC Sports Philadelphia
- Jalen Carter makes another ‘wow’ play at Eagles camp. Is he getting ahead of Jordan Davis? The News Journal
- Eagles Camp Day 2: A.J. Brown Dominates, Nolan Smith Impresses & Nick Sirianni Fights Complacency Sports Illustrated
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How new Eagles defensive coordinator Sean Desai is challenging his young players – NBC Sports Philadelphia
- How new Eagles defensive coordinator Sean Desai is challenging his young players NBC Sports Philadelphia
- Jalen Carter makes another ‘wow’ play at Eagles camp. Is he getting ahead of Jordan Davis? The News Journal
- Sean Desai talks Nakobe Dean, Sydney Brown, and more Eagles training camp topics Bleeding Green Nation
- Eagles training camp observations: Redemption for a young cornerback NBC Sports Philadelphia
- Eagles Camp Day 2: A.J. Brown Dominates, Nolan Smith Impresses & Nick Sirianni Fights Complacency Sports Illustrated
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Aaron Rodgers, Super Bowl hype around Jets comes with major defensive assumption – New York Post
- Aaron Rodgers, Super Bowl hype around Jets comes with major defensive assumption New York Post
- What Aaron Rodgers, Jimmy Garoppolo and other veteran QBs will bring to their new NFL teams in 2023 CBS Sports
- Fair to expect Aaron Rodgers will impact ’23 Jets like Tom Brady did with ’20 Buccaneers? | ‘GMFB’ NFL.com
- Robert Saleh: Jets among ‘six to eight teams’ with realistic shot to win Super Bowl New York Post
- “Incredibly Damning & Very Serious”: Aaron Rodgers’ Jets Create Frenzy After ‘Controversial’ Rival Is Seen Trying Out in New York EssentiallySports
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Pete Davidson Spoke In Raw Detail About How He Found Out His Dad Died On 9/11 And Explained Why He Gets So “Defensive” Over Criticism When He Jokes About It – BuzzFeed News
- Pete Davidson Spoke In Raw Detail About How He Found Out His Dad Died On 9/11 And Explained Why He Gets So “Defensive” Over Criticism When He Jokes About It BuzzFeed News
- Pete Davidson has dated 10 people in 12 years, confused by interest in love life Insider
- Pete Davidson Felt Like a ‘Loser’ Being Made Fun of on ‘Saturday Night Live’ for His Dating Life: ‘You Feel Insecure’ Yahoo Entertainment
- Pete Davidson defends dating roster, claims 12 people in 10 years isn’t ‘crazy’ Page Six
- Pete Davidson Dating Life Scrutiny Response BuzzFeed
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Nick Saban kicks tires on Jeremy Pruitt as Alabama continues search for next defensive coordinator
Alabama coach Nick Saban has reached out to former Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt regarding the Crimson Tide’s vacant defensive coordinator position, sources tell CBS Sports. It is believed no offer has been made at this time, and Alabama would not speak on Pruitt’s candidacy when contacted for comment.
Sources indicate Pruitt would face long odds to getting hired by the Tide as the subject of an ongoing NCAA investigation. He was fired at Tennessee two years ago as the NCAA levied allegations of 18 Level I violations on the Volunteers. Level I violations are most serious on the NCAA’s scale of infractions.
There has been widespread speculation that Pruitt would be involved in Saban’s search to replace Pete Golding, who left for the same position at Ole Miss earlier this month. Golding was not expected to be retained by Alabama.
Pruitt’s candidacy is questionable as it is unknown whether he would be allowed to accept the job if offered.
SEC Bylaw 19.8.1.2 requires any SEC school that “considers hiring an individual … who has participated in activity that resulted, or may result, in a Level I, Level II, Level III or major infraction” to have its president or chancellor “consult directly with the Commissioner prior to offering employment to the individual.”
While that language does not directly disqualify Pruitt, Alabama would need to consult with SEC commissioner Greg Sankey before making the hire.
“We have a specific bylaw that defines there has to be a consultation,” Sankey told reporters earlier this month. “It’s not an approval process. Our campuses — despite whatever mythology may exist — make their own personnel decisions. But we provide, for any hiring decision, here’s the background from a compliance standpoint.”
Auburn hired Liberty coach Hugh Freeze in late November. Freeze had been coach at Ole Miss when the program was handed a two-year bowl ban for what the NCAA called “an unconstrained culture of booster involvement in football recruiting.”
“Hugh had an outcome of an infractions case,” added Sankey in a clarification of how Freeze’s case may differ from others who may be in the midst of ongoing investigations. “We informed the Auburn University leadership, and they make those decisions. It’s not an approval or disapproval. It’s actually compliance with the bylaw we’ve established so there is transparency, there is a clear understanding of the track record and there is an oversight plan, so we don’t have those problems moving forward.”
Pruitt, despite finishing 16-19 in three seasons at Tennessee, is considered one of the best defensive minds in the country. He has extensive experience both in the SEC and alongside Saban where he was part of four national championships across eight years with his former boss as director of player development (2007-09), defensive backs coach (2010-12) and defensive coordinator (2016-17).
The NCAA alleges some Tennessee players and their families received approximately $60,000 in cash and gifts provided by Pruitt, his wife and Vols assistant coaches. Pruitt is accused of failing to promote an atmosphere of compliance and monitor football staff from 2018-21, and the university is accused of failing to monitor its recruiting. Tennessee was not found to have lacked institutional control but could still face major penalties.
Other coaches have been hired recently despite NCAA baggage. Auburn basketball coach Bruce Pearl was hired while under a show-cause order from the NCAA for alleged wrongdoing while at Tennessee. Xavier last year hired basketball coach Sean Miller while his former program, Arizona, remains under NCAA scrutiny for alleged violations going back to the FBI investigation of college basketball that began in 2017. Miller had previously coached Xavier from 2004-09.
A show cause penalty does not prohibit a coach from being hired, but it is considered a scarlet letter in the industry. Any school that hires a coach with such a designation must go before the NCAA to explain why.
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Atlanta Falcons hire Ryan Nielsen as defensive coordinator
LAS VEGAS — The Atlanta Falcons hired Ryan Nielsen as defensive coordinator Friday, taking him from their biggest rival after he spent last season as the co-defensive coordinator of the New Orleans Saints.
The 43-year-old Nielsen spent the past six seasons with the Saints, where he was the defensive line coach all six years while adding the assistant head coach title in 2021 and co-defensive coordinator last season.
Since 2017, the Saints have recorded 281 sacks — second-most in the NFL over that span — and have finished in the top four in run defense in four of the past five seasons.
The Falcons on Friday also let go of three defensive coaches — line coach Gary Emanuel, outside linebackers coach Ted Monachino and secondary coach Jon Hoke.
Nielsen is not in Las Vegas with the Falcons staff presently, as Atlanta is coaching in the East-West Shrine Bowl. Linebackers coach Frank Bush is the defensive coordinator for Atlanta at the East-West game.
The Falcons needed a new defensive coordinator after Dean Pees, the oldest coordinator in the NFL last season at age 73, decided to retire for the third time in his career to spend more time with his family, among other things.
Pees built a foundation for Atlanta’s defense, both in the style they want to run and the culture they needed to permeate throughout the roster.
“It was a different system from what they had,” Pees said. “So you had to get them to buy in.”
The Falcons also had a young defense and turned over all but two starters from the 2020 team — defensive tackle Grady Jarrett and cornerback A.J. Terrell — by the middle of last season. While Atlanta finished No. 23 in points allowed and No. 27 in yards allowed in 2022, there was progress toward the end of the year.
The Falcons allowed more than 19 points once in their last six games and over 350 yards in one game over the second half of the season (351 against Pittsburgh) after allowing over 350 yards in six of Atlanta’s first eight games.
After the season, Falcons head coach Arthur Smith said the franchise wanted to speak with a multitude of potential candidates before making a decision, but also wanted to focus on flexibility with whomever he brought in.
“When you are building that hybrid model, you’re not looking for an overhaul,” Smith said. “We’ve been building something here.”
He didn’t limit his search, having interviewed candidates with prior defensive coordinator experience, prior head coaching experience and those who have not been a full-time solo defensive coordinators.
When Smith hired Pees, he wanted an experienced playcaller who also could serve as a mentor for a first-time head coach to lean on. In Pees, Smith had that.
Where they are now, Smith said, is different than two seasons ago. By the end of 2022, the Falcons had only five defensive players left on the roster from the previous regime — Jarrett, Terrell, linebacker Mykal Walker, cornerback Isaiah Oliver and safety Jaylinn Hawkins. Oliver is a free agent this offseason and both Walker and Hawkins are in the final years of their contracts.
Smith compared what he was hoping Atlanta could do to the Baltimore Ravens, who have had multiple defensive coordinators over the years and have made alterations to their scheme, but not to the type of players they looked for or the vision they had for the overarching plan of the defense.
“The way we’ve built,” Smith said. “That won’t change.”
Nielsen grew up in Southern California and then went to college at USC as a defensive tackle and then became a volunteer assistant coach.
He spent the first 15 years of his coaching career in college, working with the defensive line at every stop along with being a defensive coordinator at Central Connecticut State in 2008 and 2009 and the co-defensive coordinator at Northern Illinois in 2012.