Boston Writer Slams Brady, Patriots

Deal with it – Tom Brady and the Patriots are cheaters

Consider this reader impressed by Dan Shaughnessy’s honesty. He writes for the Boston Globe. He has been named Massachusetts sports writer of the year eleven times. And he thinks that the Patriots are cheaters. In this wonderfully written message to his fellow New Englanders, he says that the Patriots are “howling at the moon,” and that “Planet Patriot orbits in an alternate universe.” This is probably the best thing I’ve read on Deflategate. LINK

Jarret Johnson And Duane Starks Hired As Scouting Interns

The former unsung hero of the Ravens defense, Jarret Johnson, will join the team as a scouting intern under the Nunn-Wooten Scouting Fellowship. Johnson recently retired this offseason. Duane Starks, another new scout who will start the same fellowship, played with the Ravens from 1998-2001. Ryan Mink of Ravens media has the full story. LINK

Ray Lewis is the winner of the Ravens’ ‘Best of the Best’ bracket

Unsurprisingly, Ray Lewis won the last round of CSN Baltimore’s “Best of the Best” bracket. He faced Ed Reed in the final round and won quite easily. Here is a photo of the full bracket:

Five under-the-radar players to watch during Ravens’ training camp

Joe Flacco and Terrell Suggs will get a lot of attention once training camp starts, but they aren’t the players for whom training camp is as important, as Clifton Brown of CSN Baltimore tells us. He explains why training camp will be very important for Buck Allen, Jeremy Butler, Kendrick Lewis, Brent Urban, and Cassius Vaughn. LINK

Are Male Football Players Really Going to Listen to a Female Coach?

Drew Forrester, in his Morning Dish, wonders whether NFL players will listen to a female coach. He doesn’t question her adequacy as a female coach. He doesn’t question her knowledge of football, but does wonder whether players will respond to her. He says that football may be the one sport where no one would respond to a female coach. LINK

Eric Berry cleared for Chiefs’ training camp 8 months after lymphoma diagnosis

For some good news out of the NFL, Eric Berry, the Kansas City safety, has been cleared for camp according to ESPN’s Adam Teicher. After having a good start to the season, he felt chest discomfort after a game against the Raiders. He has battled fiercely, and now he will get back to doing what he loves. LINK

Tweet of the Day

this news only confirms what we already knew: Tom Brady isn’t a mobile quarterback

— Mina Kimes (@minakimes) July 28, 2015