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— which https://www.carolinapanthersfanshop.com/J.J.-Jansen-Jersey , when one considers that Derek Anderson and Cody Kessler are getting snaps at quarterback, is fascinating — and the White House-driven conversation about pregame national anthems in the league largely has receded.Still, on this given Sunday, both Kaepernick, and the ramifications of his protest movement about racial equality and social justice, were back in the news.That’s because Kaepernick’s former teammate with the San Francisco 49ers, safety Eric Reid — who is still kneeling during “The Star-Spangled Banner” with his current club, the Carolina Panthers — made his personal conflict with Philadelphia Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins a very public matter.First, Reid went out onto the field to jaw at Jenkins, who was near the Eagles logo before the game. They got in each other’s faces — Jenkins with a helmet on, Reid without — until officials, coaches and teammates separated the pair. Then https://www.carolinapanthersfanshop.com/Mike-Adams-Jersey , after the game, Reid did not shy away from telling reporters exactly what he thinks of Jenkins.This all stems from Reid’s split from Jenkins’ The Players Coalition after the group sought to get pregame demonstrations to stop if the NFL made charitable donations to causes they support. Reid also was bothered by Kaepernick’s exclusion from meetings on the issue.“We believe a lot of players should have stepped up for Colin,” Reid said Sunday. “I believe Malcolm capitalized on the situation. He co-opted the movement that was started by Colin to get his organization funded. It’s cowardly. He sold us out.”When Reid’s comments were relayed, Jenkins said: “I’m not going to get up here and say anything negative about that man.” Kaepernick, meanwhile, tweeted out a message of support for Reid.In case you missed it, here are other top topics after the NFL season’s seventh Sunday:UNFIT TO BE TIEDTennessee Titans coach Mike Vrabel had no interest in a tie. And when your offense is as vanilla and old-fashioned as his, maybe that makes sense — even if it means flying all the way back from London with a loss. When the Titans scored a TD to cut their deficit to 20-19 against the Los Angeles Chargers with 31 seconds left in regulation, the obvious move would have been to kick an extra point and figure you’ll take your chances in overtime. Vrabel went rogue, though, opting to try a 2-point conversion for the win, while risking defeat. Didn’t work: Marcus Mariota’s pass from the 1 https://www.carolinapanthersfanshop.com/Matt-Kalil-Jersey , following a penalty on the Chargers, was incomplete, and the Titans lost their third game in a row.TUCKERED OUTFor 222 consecutive extra points in the regular season, Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker’s aim was true. Somehow, No. 223 proved problematic. After Joe Flacco threw a 14-yard TD pass to John Brown with 24 seconds left to get Baltimore within a point against the New Orleans Saints, OT seemed to be a certainty. Except Tucker’s PAT swerved right of the goalpost, leaving his Ravens with a 24-23 loss. As the ball sailed awry, his jaw dropped and his eyes widened in disbelief. “Every kicker, every football player, is going to come across a moment, a challenging moment. You play long enough, you’re going to have a kick you want back https://www.carolinapanthersfanshop.com/Captain-Munnerlyn-Jersey ,” Tucker said. “Tonight was that night for me.”0-4 ON THE ROADEven Jerry Jones had nothing to say after this one. The Dallas Cowboys‘ owner loves to offer his thoughts after games — win or lose — but he avoided the media after his club dropped to 0-4 on the road this season with a 20-17 defeat against the NFC East rival Washington Redskins. All sorts of things went wrong for the Cowboys, who are 3-0 at home: Ezekiel Elliott was held to 34 yards; Dak Prescott lost two fumbles, including one returned for a fourth-quarter TD that turned out to be the winning points; coach Jason Garrett appeared to be satisfied setting up a potentially tying field-goal attempt to force overtime rather than trying to get the ball in the end zone in the closing seconds; a rarely called penalty on the long snapper turned a 47-yard kick into a 52-yarder that Brett Maher doinked off the left upright. Between the Tuesday Turtle Spotlight, the occasional Monday Morning Optimist, and various miscellaneous articles interspersed throughout the last twelve months, Carolina Panthers head coach Ron Rivera has received his fair share of criticism here on Cat Scratch Reader. The classic, grind-it-out style of football he has openly spoken in favor of is going the way of the dodo, and his insistence on sticking to it has likely cost the Panthers their fair share of games. However, that style of play gives the Panthers their best shot at upsetting the New Orleans Saints tonight. The Saints are a better football team than the Panthers. They’re better on offense. They’re better on defense. They’ve only lost one of their last 12 games, and that was a Thursday night road game against a streaking Dallas Cowboys team. They’re second in the NFL in scoring, averaging 34.4 points per game and their defense is coming around of late, holding five straight opponents under 20 points. The Saints are a juggernaut. The Panthers are anything but. Drew Brees and the Saints offense average 3.48 points per drive and have a drive success rate of .810 https://www.carolinapanthersfanshop.com/David-Mayo-Jersey , both best in the league. The Panthers average 2.40 points per drive and have a drive success rate of .753. Over the course of the season, the two defenses are roughly equal in those metrics, but the Saints’ unit is trending up while the Panthers’ is going the other way. The more drives that take place on Monday night, the more likely it is that the Saints will put up points and run away with the game. Ron Rivera and his coaching staff have always tried to slow the game down and keep things close. That style is detrimental to the team when they are superior to their opponent. That’s not the case tonight. Tonight, the Panthers need to be deliberate on offense. They need to take care of the ball and use as much clock as possible on their way to scoring touchdowns. On defense, they need to prevent the Saints from hitting on any big plays. Every drive needs to take as long as possible. If the Panthers do that, they have a chance. A game with fewer possessions is more likely to be heavily influenced by a couple plays here and there. There’s a smaller sample of possessions, so there’s intrinsically more variance in such contests. That variance could just as likely result in a Panthers win as a Panthers loss. As that sample size increases and the variance dissipates, it becomes more and more likely that the Saints will walk out of Bank of America Stadium with a win. This is the perfect game for Ron Rivera to do what he likes to do. It won’t guarantee a win by any means, but it gives the Panthers their best chance. As a head coach, that’s all he can do.