Josh Andrews Jersey is rightfully considered one of the greatest quarterbacks to ever play the game of football with his ability to command an offense better than pretty much anyone he faced off against, and make the pa ses nece sary for that offense to succeed. But if there's thing Manning wasn't exactly known for, it was his athleticism.His body also kind of showed it, especially in the latter stages of his career-- a fair reward when you've established Josh Harris Jersey yourself as one of the best ever. One example of this is in a 2013 from the Denver Post, showing a mild protruding belly from the then-Broncos quarterback. Needle s to say, no one was accusing Manning of having the physique of an Adonis.Well that all changed recently when photos Isaiah Oliver Jersey surfaced of Manning throwing a football around on a beach. Not only were the images a look at how, even in his leisure time, the future former and quarterback still likes to to s the ol' pigskin around, but also a look at his brand new washboard abs. View this post on Instagram A post shared by (@picksixpod) on Oct 15, 2020 at 11:10am PDTQuite a jaw-dropper! To be clear: there would have Atlanta Falcons Jersey been nothing wrong if these photos showed Manning with a body like Santa Claus, or Homer Simpson. As a retired first-ballot Hall of Famer, there's no real reason he has to be in peak physical shape. Still the contrast between the eight pack he proudly wears now, and the gut he displayed during his best years is Brayden Lenius Jersey still rather astonishing.
The Vikings attempted to rally the troops with a switch at quarterback ahead of Sunday's NFC North clash between Minnesota and Green Bay. Head coach Kevin O'Connell gave Jaren Hall the start ahead of Nick Mullens as the Vikes looked to burst some life into their offense.The move lasted all of two quarters, with O'Connell going back to Mullens amid a steady pour of incompletions from its first- Khalil Davis Jersey year hurler.MORE:Minnesota was in desperate need of a win to keep its postseason hopes alive. Under Hall's helm, that wasn't looking all that likely. The Vikings still came up short, falling 33-10 to the Packers. Minnesota is not technically eliminated from the playoff race, but it will need significant help in the final week of the year.Here's what you need to know about O'Connell's decision to make a swap under center.Why was Jaren Hall benched?The thought proce s behind Minnesota starting Hall was a simple one: O'Connell felt Hall had the tools to propel the Vikings to succe s against the Packers, one of the sides Minnesota is competing against for a wild-card berth."Going back and really looking at some of the things he did in his short time out there Trent Williams Jersey against Atlanta," O'Connell said earlier in the week. "Now that he's healthy, he's had a few great weeks of preparation and I look forward to seeing what Jaren can do."What Hall did was toil amid a constant swirl of Green Bay defenders. He was brought down three times behind the line of scrimmage in the first half. And when he did have space and time to work with, he delivered limp efforts acro s the field.After the game, O'Connell explained the decision was to try and give the Vikings a chance at halftime. He defended Hall, saying he had a good week of preparation but noted that things early in the game went a little quick for him."There was some things execution wise, some things progre sion wise just some play calls here and there that we just had to get everybody, give ourselves a chance, especially with where the score was at half just to make sure we got premier execution and at least the proce s," O'Connell said.Hall completed 5-of-10 pa ses for 67 yards against the Packers, failing to record a touchdown while to Leonard Floyd Jersey sing an interception and losing a fumble.Hall's turnovers were largely avoidable. His pick came after firing an errant effort behind Johnny Mundt, who deflected the ball up in the air before it fell under the warm embrace of a Green Bay defender. HeTipped and picked by the !: on NBC: Stream on NFL (@NFL) Shortly thereafter, Preston Smith jarred the ball loose from a haple s Hall after bursting through the trenches.Preston Smith forces it out!: on NBC: Stream on NFL (@NFL) Minnesota tallied just three points in the first half, falling behind 23-3 amid a torrent of Jordan Love scores. O'Connell made the switch heading into the second half, placing Mullens in the driver's seat. He was immediately vindicated for the decision; Mullens led the Vikings to the red zone in his first po se sion, while he found the end zone in his second.Mullens to Mundt for the TD: on NBC: Stream on NFL (@NFL) Who will start for Vikings in Week 18?O'Connell did not get into who would be Minnesota's starter in the final week of the season. He said the Jauan Jennings Jersey team will evaluate the tape and make a determination at a later time."The decision we'll make will be based upon that position putting our group in a place to try to move the football and have succe s," O'Connell said. "All options are on the table."The Vikings, now at 7-9, are in must-win territory heading into their clash with the Lions. Even if they beat Detroit, a playoff spot is far from guaranteed. To reach the postseason, Minnesota will need to win and for each of the Packers, Seahawks and Saints all to lose, as well as at least one of the Falcons or Buccaneers to also falter.O'Connell did not dismi s starting Joshua Dobbs at quarterback. Dobbs became almost legendary with his arrival to Minneapolis, leading the Vikings to back-to-back wins against the Falcons and Saints with little prep time to become familiarized with the playbook. However, he began to decline, falling to the Deebo Samuel Jersey Broncos and Bears, throwing four picks against the latter. Then, in a 3-0 win over the Raiders, he was benched for Mullens, who wound up leading the Vikings on the game-winning drive.
Which training camp battle will have the biggest impact on fantasy drafts this season?!Michael Fabiano NFL Media Senior AnalystCowboy upIf you can succe sfully predict the winner of the vs. battle in Dallas, you could be looking at fantasy gold. The have one of the best offensive lines in the NFL, which contributed to the succe s of a season ago. I like Randle, who averaged 6.7 yards per carry in 2014, to emerge atop the depth chart and start in Week 1. He's also one of my picks to break out. A committee situation is very po sible here too, but an impre sive camp from either Randle or McFadden will get the hype train running hotter than a summer day in Dallas. !Alex Gelhar Tyler Ott Jersey NFL Media Writer/EditorEagle eyes on PhiladelphiaWhile the Dallas running back battle is loaded with fantasy intrigue, Cortez Kennedy Jersey I think the competition that will have the biggest impact is the one going on under center in Philadelphia between and . As our colleagues from Around the NFL point out, this one could be billed as , but either way, whoever ends up winning this one will have a big impact on a plethora of fantasy names. Chip Kelly's offense has been good to fantasy owners in the past, and the fortunes of , , , , and will all depend on who lines up at quarterback and how effective he is. This seems to be Bradford's job to lose, but fighting back from two reconstructive knee surgeries in back-to-back years is something we've really never seen in the NFL. That's why he (and the whole offense) will be one to watch in the preseason. !Marcas Grant NFL Media EditorKing of the Lions denNo team ran a more true definiton of a running back committee last year than the . That was the bad news. But few teams had their running backs as involved as the did in 2014. Detroit rushers posted the third-most receptions last season (113) behind only the and . That makes the battle between and rookie particularly intriguing. The prevailing wisdom is that Abdullah is going to be the lead Lion before too long. Yet it seems that Jamal Adams Jersey Bell didn't . Two seasons ago, Bell and both finished as top 20 fantasy backs -- something that could easily happen again this season if Detroit decided to again employ a true backfield split. But if Abdullah really does take over the gig and relegates Bell to a secondary role, then the latter will see his fantasy value take a severe nosedive. !Matt Franciscovich NFL Media A sociate EditorWho'll wing it in Buffalo?While no savvy fantasy owner is even close to considering the victor of Buffalo's quarterback camp clash to lead their squad this season, the will unfortunately be forced to. We must come to terms with the fact that the outcome of this battle will affect the production of a handful of prominent names in . 's notably poor showing in offseason workouts did nothing but damage Quandre Diggs Jersey his stock in this showdown between signal-callers. , while reportedly a to make the roster, has never started an NFL game in his career. And we all saw what happened with last season -- he was eventually spelled by . The new coaching regime in Buffalo seems willing to give Manuel another shot, though. There is no denying that Buffalo's offense boasts star-studded stature: Three-time Pro-Bowl running back is set for a huge workload; healthy and freakishly talented wideout stands poised to make waves in his second season; the league's second-highest paid tight end, , is looking to live up to his big pay day and receiver is seeking a re-emergence as more than just a player. But if the guy delivering the ball doesn't pull his weight, Will Dissly Jersey the value of the weapons around him will certainly be handicapped.
The Los Angeles Chargers were supposed to struggle against the might of Sean McVay and a formidable Rams offense.Well, no one told defensive coordinator Je se Minter. team reporter Eric Smith, the Chargers forced a staggering five turnovers against Bradley McDougald Jersey the first-team offense of the Rams. Linebackers Nick Niemann and Denzel Perryman each had interceptions. Daiyan Henley, the team's third-round pick last year, recovered a fumble caused by safety Alohi Gilman. Gilman, who earned a two-year, $10.125 million deal this offseason, continues his eye-opening Derrick Mason Jersey knack for forcing turnovers. His running mate, Derwin James Jr., also forced a turnover by deflecting a red zone pa s that was picked off by Asante Samuel Jr. The final turnover was a Kristian Fulton interception off a from Tuli Tuipulotu.picks on picks Los Angeles Chargers (@chargers) The Chargers forced just 21 turnovers last year, 21st Racey McMath Jersey in the NFL and far from the league-leading 31 the Baltimore Ravens forced under former defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald.Minter was an incredible college defensive coordinator at Michigan, but many were wondering how he would fare in his Mekhi Sargent Jersey first year as an NFL play caller with a roster desperate for a new direction. While one joint practice on a Sunday does not equate to true NFL game action, a strong performance from this defense does inspire hope. Minter extracting the most out of this defense after a far more expensive group flopped under former head coach Brandon Staley would all but push the Chargers into Ryan Tannehill Jersey the postseason.
On the back of another defeat as Man United manager, David Moyes is now under increased scrutiny from the fans. Utd supporters have set up a campaign on Twitter to get Moyes the sack by them using #Moyes out, so that shows how optimistic they are with the future.The Scot was only appointed as succe sor of Sir Alex in May, and only officially started on 1 July so he is only three months into what is the nearest to an impo sible job as you can get. He must have only knew that he was going to take over in Manchester Jack Ham Jersey about three weeks before last season ended, so he hasnt exactly had a lot of time to absorb what has past and ultimately get used to the pre sures of being Utd manager.On the other side of that argument, he has still had time to identify targets to bring in although he did attempt to buy Fabregas, Thiago and Herrera who are all creative midfielders that they require to improve the first team. He also attempted to add Fellaini and Baines to the club.Cesc Fabregas was never going to leave his boyhood club that is Barcelona. He was released as a youngster, moved to join Wenger at Arsenal, succeeded in London, attracted interest from the Catalans therefore he transferred back to Spain. Cesc never requested, at any time, to move back to England because he as well as his family are settled in their homeland. The Spaniard has just started to become a regular in the team after a couple of frustrating seasons behind Xavi and co.Another man who was behind the great Spaniards was Thiago Alcantara. The under 21s skipper did depart the Nou Camp this summer, but although he was rumoured to be on the verge of putting pen to paper at Old Trafford his move never materialized. He moved to the German capital to rejoin his former bo s Pep Guardiola taking into consideration the fact that he felt that Pep has faith in his abilities, therefore he will play regularly. Like Fabregas, Thiago never really wanted to leave but the attraction of regular football, the chance to play with the European champions and first team football all resulted in him moving.Ander Herrera was evidently a man in demand, however, no real move was made until transfer deadline day. Miles Killebrew Jersey In Spain some frauds pretending to represent Manchester United turned up at Bilbao to discu s a po sible transfer; when the Spanish club realised they were some random mean it meant they didnt wish to go through with any deal.With Fellaini and Baines, Ed Woodward bid 28 million for the pair of them which Everton found insulting to say the least. Considering that the Toffees agreed only half a million le s for just the Belgian, it is perfectly understandable from where Everton viewed the situation.Now this is where things get a little complicated and weird. Fellaini had a release clause in his contract that Steven Sims Jersey , expired at the end of July, would have cost any club 23.5m to at least enter in negotiations with the midfielder. Manchester United paid 4m more than they could have done of they would have given up on the pursuit of Leighton Baines. Moyes was determined to sign the left back to bolster his options in that position, which could have shown he disregarded Evras stance at the club. Ferguson has already left Evra and Buttner for whoever would have taken over, in my personal view they are perfectly good full backs. Patrice is experienced whereas Alex Buttner is at the other end of his career though he has got a few PL games under his belt.Now does this show he values Baines so much, or doesnt he believe in the abilities of either of his options.I would value Fellaini at 20m and Baines at 15m, so a joint bid of that much would have probably meant that Christmas has come early for David.I dont see how the pair can improve the squad let alone the team. Leighton is as close to a world cla s left back as you can get, but the other two options are plenty. Marouane is overpriced, I know he flourished under Moyes but he isnt that creative player in the middle of the park that they need. He adds strength and does fit in but he isnt going to be the final piece in the jigsaw.So a ma sive problem is the transfer department, they did identify and track down targets but none were added. Whether that be because of they dont want to join Moyes for not being the legendary Ferguson, or Ed Woodward doesnt know how to finalize a big deal.Po sibly players dont see Moyes as a dominant father figure so could that be a reason to why Cristiano Ronaldo didnt push through with his move back to Manchester, although I still dont believe he would have left Madrid this early.We can only speculate. He needs time to adjust and stamp his own ideas on the project. As mentioned already in this post, they have lost again which was Rocky Bleier Jersey at home to West Brom that never occurred in Fergusons tenure. To make it worse for the former Everton bo s his side were played off the park by a le ser side so that boosts the confidence of other le ser sides visiting Old Trafford by knowing that now the fear factor has disappeared. Not to mention, Utd failed to cover for each other so they were open constantly.The new bo s has been criticized for relying too much on the experience of Ryan Giggs, who is now a player-coach, Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic to help him through especially in the European games. You would never hear Ferguson warming up to his players is what many people would say, but that is exactly my point. Throughout his reign, Moyes will be compared to his predece sor and what Sir Alex would have done in the situation.Fans and media alike need to allow Moyes to be his man, but it wont fade away so the Scot needs to learn how to cope with all the speculation. If he all of a sudden bursts out angrily in a pre s conference he will be blasted and his image will be tarnished however unlikely that Mason Rudolph Jersey might be.To sum up my me sage, he needs time which could range up to two seasons to make Utd great again. Now you might say that this team won the title by 13 points last term, my comeback would be that this is a team that had an extraordinary manager not a good manager. The key is stability and nobody knows stability better than the Red Devils.
Many new songs have been composed and sung, which is the norm whenever a player burst in to form, suddenly all the history, all the predictions get to sed out the window. Easily done? Well if you are Me si yes, but is it really as easy he makes it all look?Gary Player once remarked The more I practice, the Chris Banjo Jersey luckier I get. Wise words from a former champion, whos name will never be forgotten by South Africans. Golf is, to be honest, is a much le s volatile sport than football. The quote though, is more about highlighting the importance of hard work, the importance of always wanting to improve, not getting Andre Baccellia Jersey complacent, never giving up. Like most Arsenal fans I remember that night when the boys (boys!) took on Olympiakos, we all witne sed a young Master Crafts man, dominating the oppositions Midfield which boasted fully capped international players. In the absence our former skipper Cesc Fabregas.Aaron Ramsey, fed through so many through balls for Vela and Walcott, Ill never understand how we lost that game. Aaron Ramseys name was the name Dennis Gardeck Jersey on the fans lips, the next great British footballer; Wenger saw it, Ferguson saw it, but Arsenal had him. Stoke happened, Id rather not get into details. We all remember our humbling at Old Trafford, if you remember properly youll recall how Ramsey never gave up. Throughout out last season he battled through all the criticism never letting his shoulders drop, if theres one thing that I knew about Arsenal last season they knew how to win but they had no idea how to not give up. As soon as we were losing, you could feel our players had no idea what to do, our players gave up.Strange but good is that as soon as Ramsey began building on his February form, we picked up some points and went on to finish 4th Something I hope to not see for some time-. Weve all noticed the resilience our team was beginning to show since we out muscled Bayern at their home stadium, something happened Zaven Collins Jersey that night a Butterfly Started breaking out of its cocoon, a Phoenix began rising from the ashes; our boy had stepped James Wiggins Jersey up. Suddenly the team had learned how to work from the 1st Minute right until the end, we had learned how to not give up. If there is one thing Im enjoying, its the never say die attitude Ramsey brings to our midfield look at the goal he scored for Wales last night thats what we need from a captain Gooners. Ramseys commitment, dedication, pa sion and attitude are values all young footballers should look up to; Succe s is 10% talent and 90% hard work.
Super Bowl LIV marks the very first time two teams will be wearing the color red in the big game. Additionally, theandboth have a red-and-gold color scheme, and they previously even wore exactly the same color of red (though today the Chiefs' red is slightly lighter than the 49ers'). What's more, the Chiefs owe their logo to the 49ers.Both teams have played and won their two postseason games in their own red jerseys, but this won't be the case on Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens. The Chiefs got their choice of jerseys, since the AFC champion was designated the Super Bowl LIV home team. Kansas City will be in red jerseys and white pants, while the 49ers will be Miye Oni Jersey in white jerseys and gold pants."Well ... that's a good idea," said a relieved Leatrice Eiseman, a color expert and author of 10 books on the subject.There is a deep history and meaning to the color red, especially in sports. And when you understand its meaning, it comes as no surprise why the Chiefs picked their home jerseys for the biggest game of the season.This is as evenly matched a Super Bowl as we've seen in recent years. Most betting lines have the Chiefs (14-4) as slim one-point favorites over the NFC champion 49ers (15-3).Super Bowl Week is here, and there's a lot to go over. John Breech and Sean Wagner-McGough break down 49ers-Chiefs storylines, answer questions from the listener mailbag and more. Listen below andfor daily NFL goodne s.What's in a jersey color? Perhaps the slightest of advantages, steeped in tens of thousands of years of human evolution.What red meansFor all of recorded human history, Eiseman says, red has represented activity, a sertivene s, blood and bloodshed. Red is aggre sive, dynamic and an activity producer."There's never anything reticent or quiet about red," Eiseman told me by phone while in France on a tour for "More Alive with Color," her latest book. "And in recent years there's another buzzword that's been used. It isn't just power but empowerment. So that if you adorn yourself in red, if you use red, psychologically that can give you the feeling that you are more powerful."Anger and aggre sion are a sociated with reddening of the skin, while fear produces a paling effect as blood drains from one's face. While we understand red can also be symbolic of love, romance and fertility, in the animal kingdom red usually correlates with male dominance.Ru sell Hill is a profe sor of evolutionary anthropology at Durham University in the United Kingdom. A trained biologist, Hill has long been interested in what primate behavior can tell us about human evolution and human socialization. Take, for example, the mandrill. That's the primate with the beautiful red and blue-colored face that you've seen on wildlife television or, better yet, the type of primate Rafiki was in "The Lion King." For millennia, life on this planet has immediately and readily understood what the color red signifies."That bright, intense red coloration is actually present only in dominant male," Hill said. "If you're not a dominant male that red color just washes out. It's a badge of status. If you look acro s a lot of other mammal species, red is the color. It's used to signify dominance and aggre sion in a wide variety of animals."(For what it's worth, the color gold does not have the same background that red does. "It's probably symbolic, and its value might come from its links to golds and metals Kyle Korver Jersey and that sort of cultural narrative, but it wouldn't have any value in the evolutionary context that we're talking about," Hill said.)So it's no wonder humans could (sub-)consciously choose red in combat sports. As Eiseman said, someone may cloak themselves in red to take on the properties of that color. That a sociation between sports clubs and their color strengthens over time, and fans usually identify with the home colors more."Usually it's, here's our color, we're blue. And when you're at practice you say, 'Let's go blue!' You don't say, 'We're on the road, so let's go white!'" said profe sor Mark Frank, chairman of the department of communication at the University of Buffalo. "You've got the general hurdle of this is who we are: we're red, we're blue, we're green, we're black versus, when we're wearing our roads, we're still kind of that way even if we don't look like that."A shared historyAs legend has it, Chiefs founder Lamar Hunt wanted Columbia blue and orange as the colors of his AFL franchise, which in 1959 was the Dallas Texans. But Bud Adams, owner of the Houston Oilers, laid claim to the blue before Hunt could. Hunt settled on red and gold for his Texans.In 1963, Hunt moved the Texans to Kansas City. The uniform colors remained the same, but after some convincing he decided not to name the relocated franchise the Kansas City Texans. As the Chiefs, he needed a new helmet logo, which previously had been a white state of Texans with a gold star where Dallas is located on a red helmet."Hunt's inspiration for the interlocking 'KC' design was the 'SF' inside of an oval on San Francisco's helmets," according to the . "Kansas City's overlapping initials appear inside a white arrowhead instead of an oval and are surrounded by a thin black outline."For the next three decades, the two teams even wore the same color red. The Chiefs have always had the more vibrant gold, while the 49ers have worn a more pa sive gold, but up until 1996 they both wore the same red Kansas City wears today.That's when the 49ers surprised their fans on the team's 50th anniversary by tweaking the red to the deeper, more cardinal red it is today. The overwhelming sentiment from fans and observers alike was this was a chance for the Niners to make millions in revenue despite what fans wanted."In a quest for green, 49ers opt for burgundy," read a headline from the Washington Post. An even came from the San Francisco Examiner."Forget that it'll take months, maybe years, before Candlestick Park is swept through with rows of dark red," wrote staff writer Edvins Beitiks. "You'll tune into games and see a checkerboard background of reds ranging from the color of a Marlboro pack to the color of old blood."Indeed, as recently as last week at Levi's Stadium for the NFC Championship Game, it was easy to spot the throwback uniforms of the Montana era against today's gear. Just how similar are they, though?The Pantone Matching System is the bible for the world of color and design, universally understood as the guide to what color Karl Malone Jersey is what. The red the Chiefs wear is PMS 186 C. San Francisco's red is PMS 187 C.Being one Pantone color off is as close as you can officially get. Eiseman, the author of 10 books on color, is also the executive director of the Pantone Color Institute, and she breaks down the subtle differences of these two reds."With these two the only po sible distinction is that when you darken a color -- and the 49ers color is a little deeper in tone -- you actually make that happen by adding black to the color. So you add a little more seriousne s of intention," Eiseman said. "It doesn't mean that it's going to be all that different from the Kansas City team. But at the same time I think that is the one distinction, that it has a little bit more depth. And with a little more depth comes a little more focus and intention. "Now, not to say that the other team doesn't have focus. I don't want to put that on them. But if we're looking at from the standpoint just of the me saging of the color, I think that's the biggest distinction between the two of them. One is a little more adrenaline pumping and the other is a little bit more thoughtful, if you will."What it will look likeAlong with the fact that they won't play this game in two shades of red, the good news Sunday is that red and gold go well together, Eiseman said. Both colors emanate heat, and that's a positive because warmer colors will come to your eye more quickly.Of course, the Chiefs' gold is more yellow than San Francisco's. (Kansas City's gold is PMS 1235 C and San Francisco's is PMS 872 C.) That will also grab the viewer's attention."With one being a little brighter and a little bit more yellow, that is more closely aligned to what the eye sees first," Eiseman said. "So it may make their uniforms pop a little more because the value of the color is brighter. So when you're looking on them on the field, the first uniforms you may recognize -- if people aren't colorblind -- they're going to see the Kansas City uniforms as a bit more adrenaline pumping. A bit more activity and dynamism."Kathryn Sturm agrees. A graphic designer in Cincinnati, Sturm notes the studies of red cars being pulled over more by police for speeding because they look faster. The Chiefs will look faster on Sunday not only because of their red jerseys, but also because the lighter bottom.The colors in this game may make the graphic design around Super Bowl LIV more difficult though. Sturm says because red vibrates off the screen so much, having two reds just one Pantone color off will be tough to handle."I would also say if they have the true logos, which have similarities in color, I would mount them on a white or plain background so you can really see the difference between them versus getting them too close together," Sturm said.Undoubtedly the worst clashing will happen in the stands of Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday night. The majority of fans of either team will likely opt for the home colors to prove their allegiance. "It'll be awful," Sturm laughed. "And I'm sure the fans won't be thrilled either. Half the fun is knowing who's on what team, which will be harder to differentiate. Also, players finding their supporters in the seats, too. It'll be a very vibrant game for sure."Does red actually help?Multiple studies conducted during the past 40 years have concluded that uniform color can actually have an impact on games and their outcomes.In 1988, Mark Frank and Thomas Gilovich published a paper called "The dark side of self- and social perception: Black uniforms and aggre sion in profe sional sports." The study found that NFL and NHL teams that wore black uniforms ranked near the top of their respective leagues in penalties. And that when non-black teams switched to black uniforms, they began getting penalized more. Furthermore, two lab experiments indicated it could be attributed to social perception and self-perception, which is the theory that we are unsure of our own behavior and so we begin to judge ourselves as if we were judging someone else."I knew a couple of guys who played pro football who would say the always seemed easier in their whites," Frank says. Ru sell Hill and Robert Barton read that 1988 paper when they studied whether red enhances performance in contests. They observed the contestants of four combat sports (boxing, taekwondo, Greco-Roman wrestling and freestyle wrestling) at the 2004 Summer Olympics, all of whom were randomly a signed either red or blue outfits. In the hundreds of bouts acro s the four competitions, they found the contestant in red won more by a statistically significant margin. Sixteen of the 21 rounds have more red than blue winners, while only four rounds had more blue winners.A follow-up study done by another group took video of taekwondo athletes engaged in competition with an experienced panel of judges scoring it. The group then digitally altered the video to switch the athletes' colors from red to blue. The judges awarded more points to the athlete in red both times despite the video being the same.So we have evidence that color can change the perception of those judging a contest. We know humans perceive those in red as more aggre sive and dominant. And there are self-reported studies of people feeling more confident when wearing red."What we know from those primate examples linked to that red coloration is higher levels of testosterone that is often involved in these competitive encounters," Hill said. "And we know that male sports teams playing at home go onto the field with higher Joe Ingles Jersey levels of testosterone than when they're playing away from home. It primes the body for competition. "The evidence is le s clear -- in fact there's no clear evidence -- that wearing red influences your physiological preparedne s in that way. It clearly has a psychological impact, but it's much more difficult to test these physiological responses. As it stands at the moment, nobody's been able to find evidence that I would be confident in claiming is irrefutable."Do the Chiefs ultimately have an advantage?Frank, the godfather of studies related to the impact of uniform colors on game outcomes, is asked if all things are equal, does the team with the red top and white pants have an advantage over the team in the white top and gold pants."Let's see. How do I word this? Yes, but it's just tiny," Frank said. "It's got a slight advantage, but one ill-timed fumble wipes out that advantage. One ill-timed pa s. One arm being hit while thrown will probably override whatever advantage that would be."Hill agrees, and he does so while painting a picture of Sunday night."The way we would probably expect it to operate anyway is not the buildup to the game but on the field itself ... athletes on the line of scrimmage, in opposition of another. They very much are facing one another as the ball is snapped," Hill said. "I think in those particular contexts where it could have an impact on the San Francisco players, those athletes all looking at athletes dre sed in red, each of whom is displaying this color that has this evolutionary a sociation with power and dominance. "It's in that particular context and in those very fine margins that we expect it to have John Stockton Jersey a difference. If it just takes one or two percent off the degree that these players go into impact, the energy that they put into it, and these games are fine margins, that can be enough to tip the balance between winning and losing."Considering all this, perhaps the most fascinating is this: In the 2019 season, both the Chiefs and the 49ers had a lower winning percentage in red jerseys than their whites. San Francisco went 8-2 in red and 7-1 in white, while Kansas City was 8-3 in red and 6-1 in white. The 49ers went 2-0 against teams in red (and the Chiefs did not face a team wearing red jerseys this season.)And though this is the first Super Bowl between two red-dominant teams, it obviously isn't the first featuring one team in red jerseys. There have been 10 Super Bowls with a team in a red jersey, and that team has had a 5-5 record in the big game.Despite what appears to be contradictory evidence to the thesis, these results don't surprise Hill at all."If it was 500-500, I'd have to say well actually that's pretty strong evidence there's nothing going on," Hill said. "At the end of this we're going to have 6-5 in one direction. We only really found a 5 percent difference in winning probabilities acro s hundreds of bouts in the Olympics. That 6-5 is 10% in the favor of one of those two colors. "In some respects I would actually say 5-5 is exactly what I'd expect. It's a subtle affect, and on any given day other factors will come into play as well."
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) The Carolina Panthers new general manager Dan Morgan understands its not easy to dramatically change the trajectory of an NFL franchise following a 2-15 season.It can take some time.Thats why Morgan is preaching patience, even as the inherent pre sure of a six-year playoff drought hangs over the organization.Im not going to put any expectations on anything right now, Morgan said Tuesday as veteran players reported for the start of training camp. What I do know is there is a lot of work ahead of us, not only from a personnel standpoint but from the players. ... In terms of playoffs, we will reach that goal when were ready. But I think right now we are focused on today and tomorrow and getting better as a team."ADVERTISEMENT While it may not be what some playoff-starved Chris Wilcox Jersey fans want to hear, Morgans Jack Doyle Jersey patient approach might be just what the organization needs.Too often in recent years the Panthers, desperate to win immediately, have settled on short-term solutions, a nearsighted approach that has resulted in roster moves that have either handcuffed the team's salary cap flexibility or mortgaged valuable draft picks.In 2023, for instance, former general manager Scott Fitterer traded away four picks including one that would become the No. 1 overall selection in the 2024 draft and wide receiver D.J. Moore to the Chicago Bears to move up eight spots to get quarterback Bryce Young at No. 1.Young struggled as a rookie, limited to fewer than 180 yards pa sing per game with just 11 touchdowns and 10 interceptions.Still, Morgan said he believes in Young, insisting that he has the tools to be a great NFL quarterback.I was in Buffalo with Josh Allen and I was Shon Coleman Jersey in Seattle with Ru sell Wilson, and you saw the progre sion of those guys getting better not only every game, but every year," Morgan said. Bryce is a hard worker just like Josh is and Ru sell is, so hopefully we see that progre sion. I wouldn't doubt it at all.Morgan spent the offseason putting players around Young, hoping to speed up that progre sion.The Panthers invested more than $150 million in starting guards Robert Hunt and Damien Lewis after allowing 65 sacks last season. They struck a trade with the Pittsburgh Steelers for Diontae Johnson and drafted Xavier Legette from South Carolina in the first round to bolster a receiving group that struggled to create separation. They also selected running back Jonathan Brooks in the second round and tight end JaTavion Sanders in the fourth.Im super grateful for the receiving corps that we have, Young said. Im super excited. We have a great group of guys, great competitors and we are on a mi sion to be as good as we can.Now it's up to new, energetic young coach Dave Canales to begin developing those players, including Young. Canales had succe s working with quarterbacks Geno Smith in Seattle and Baker Mayfield in Tampa Bay.He brings an offensive system that encourages quarterbacks to get the ball out of their hands within 2.7 seconds.That could be another big adjustment.But Morgan, a former Panthers linebacker who once had 25 tackles in a Parris Campbell Jersey Super Bowl, is willing to be patient. While he desperately wants to rebuild the Panthers into a winner, he's committed to doing it his way.We have a plan in place. We have a proce s," Morgan said. "We are aligned in that plan and we're going to stick to it. I feel like if we're disciplined and we stick to our plan on building this thing that we will build a winner eventually. I think we are pretty confident in that.Staying homeThe Panthers are staying in Charlotte for training camp for only the second time ever. (The other was in 2020 at the height of the coronavirus pandemic.) The team had spent every other summer at Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina, since beginning play in 1995.Practices begin Wednesday.Chilling outOne of the new additions to training camp this year will be a cooling trailer on the sideline during practice, where players can step out of the intense North Carolina heat to cool down. The trailer, which Rigoberto Sanchez Jersey team officials said cost $300,000, is kept at 20 degrees and features benches where players can sit and rest.___AP NFL: