Conor Orr

The Seahawks Ripped Apart the Patriots’ Weaknesses With Ease Seattle’s defense suffocated a not-yet-tested Drake Maye to cruise to a title in Super Bowl LX.

The Seahawks ripped apart the Patriots’ weaknesses with ease to cruise in Super Bowl LX, writes @conororr.bsky.social www.si.com/nfl/seahawks...

New England is running out of time to generate a big defensive play that can tip the scales in their favor (though they have been VERY close). No weather complications like Denver. Soon, Seattle won't need to throw as much and be exposed to the blitz.

This is how Seattle wants to play. Strangle New England, force them into max protect. Two blitzes to end the last two drives.

First blitz of the day for Seattle on that last third down. Mike Macdonald rarely pressures but hits when he does. That was a six-man blitz with Witherspoon forcing the throwaway.

After a walk around the concourse, my estimation of jerseys goes as follows:

60% Seahawks
30% VPs and executives from State Farm
10% Patriots

Mike Vrabel is wild, man.

Incredible

?!?!

Mike Vrabel’s Face-Tingling Energy Drink Has Become Part of Patriots Culture He chugs it before meetings. He updates players on his daily consumption. ‘I am amazed,’ one player says.

“If you’re not used to [having your face tingle], I can see staying away. But I kind of like it.”

Read @conororr.bsky.social on the drink that powers Mike Vrabel and explains the New England Patriots this season www.si.com/nfl/mike-vra...

Soft. This is basically how I’ve been moving through the media center all week, if anyone is wondering why I am the way I am.

I’m all in on C4, but Vrabel is a mad man.

Mike Vrabel is wild, man.

Mike Vrabel’s Face-Tingling Energy Drink Has Become Part of Patriots Culture He chugs it before meetings. He updates players on his daily consumption. ‘I am amazed,’ one player says.

NFL coaches brag about their over-the-top coffee consumption.But of course, Mike Vrabel has taken it to another level with a face-tingling energy drink that keeps the Patriots on edge.

Literally.

"I tried it once," a coach says. "It made me feel very uncomfortable."

www.si.com/nfl/mike-vra...

How Seahawks DC Aden Durde Became the Coach Who Could Break a Major Barrier The U.K. native is pulling a reverse Ted Lasso, a possible harbinger of what’s to come as the NFL’s global pipeline primes itself for more imports.

The rise of Seahawks DC Aden Durde is unlike any story in modern NFL coaching.

But it's *because* he was born and raised in the U.K. that he was able to master his craft, not in spite of it.

Our deep dive into his scheme, his past and what changes now: www.si.com/nfl/aden-dur...

Good story here from @conororr.bsky.social.

Hello to my new Olympics followers, I spend most of my year as an NFL editor and you should follow @themmqb.bsky.social to read a bunch of good stories about the Super Bowl.

Inside Grateful Dead Legend Bob Weir’s Bay Area Flag Football Dynasty The famed musician also possessed an immense football acumen, which he displayed on the gridiron not far from the stadium that will host Super Bowl LX.

I'm not a football fan, but I loved this @conororr.bsky.social piece showing another side of the late great Bobby Weir.

Thank you to some members of the media for weighing in on this important matter too:

@conororr.bsky.social, @lindsayhjones.bsky.social, @ml-j.bsky.social, @zacstevens.bsky.social

An absolute must-read

From Bob's The Other One documentary!

This rules

Inside Grateful Dead Legend Bob Weir’s Bay Area Flag Football Dynasty The famed musician also possessed an immense football acumen, which he displayed on the gridiron not far from the stadium that will host Super Bowl LX.

Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead wasn't just a rock icon. He built the greatest flag football dynasty you've never heard of.

As the Super Bowl heads to San Fran, his Tamalpais Chiefs recall Weir: Part Belichick, part McVay and unafraid to have the opposing QB (kinda) kidnapped. si.com/nfl/bob-weir...

my man! Thought of you when I was writing this!

Inside Grateful Dead Legend Bob Weir’s Bay Area Flag Football Dynasty The famed musician also possessed an immense football acumen, which he displayed on the gridiron not far from the stadium that will host Super Bowl LX.

Just an awesome story from @conororr.bsky.social, especially if your interests place you at the center of a football/Grateful Dead Venn diagram: www.si.com/nfl/bob-weir...

Right???

This was my favorite story that I've ever worked on. The @grateful-dead.bsky.social have meant so much to me in my life. My love for their music continues to grow with age.

Combining that with finding out that Weir is a total ball knower who drew up legendary plays was an absolute joy. ⚡🌹💀⚡

Inside Grateful Dead Legend Bob Weir’s Bay Area Flag Football Dynasty The famed musician also possessed an immense football acumen, which he displayed on the gridiron not far from the stadium that will host Super Bowl LX.

Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead wasn't just a rock icon. He built the greatest flag football dynasty you've never heard of.

As the Super Bowl heads to San Fran, his Tamalpais Chiefs recall Weir: Part Belichick, part McVay and unafraid to have the opposing QB (kinda) kidnapped. si.com/nfl/bob-weir...

Bill Belichick’s Snub Is a Watershed Moment for the Hall of Fame The NFL already punished Bill Belichick, so why do we need to punish him further by not voting him into the Hall of Fame on the first ballot, writes @ConorOrr:

On a moment the Hall of Fame would like back and the damage it cannot undo www.si.com/nfl/patriots...

Vigil releases to bookstores today!

Happy George Saunders day to those who celebrate.