NFL Week 7 newest buzz, questions, information and fantasy suggestions

Week 7 of the 2025 NFL season is right here, and insiders Jeremy Fowler and Dan Graziano have been making calls to sources across the league for the most recent information and buzz on key conditions.

This week, they requested round in regards to the defending champion Eagles’ offense. How panicked is Philadelphia proper now? Will the passing recreation begin to click on?

Jeremy and Dan additionally checked in on the aftermath of the Titans firing coach Brian Callahan. Why was it achieved now, and what ought to we count on from Tennessee’s upcoming teaching search? Then they broke down the 49ers’ seemingly endless string of accidents and whether or not that may immediate them to be energetic on the commerce deadline. And talking of trades, our insiders requested across the league to get a way of which working backs might be obtainable between now and the Nov. 4 deadline.

It is all right here, as our nationwide reporters reply huge questions and empty their notebooks heading into Week 7.

Bounce to:
Eagles’ offensive woes
Callahan firing aftermath
49ers’ potential trades
RBs who might be moved
Extra notes on Week 7

Ought to we be frightened in regards to the Eagles’ offense? Are they frightened about it?

Graziano: I lean sure on each questions, with the caveat that they are 4-2 and able to have the ability to repair their issues in time. However there are issues, they usually do must be fastened. It is easy to default to “Oh, there’s locker room stress,” however I actually have by no means had the sense that Eagles gamers have any private points with each other. All of them wish to be higher, and if there’s stress, it is due to the 2 straight losses and the urgency all of them really feel to get it circled.

Fowler: I used to be on the recreation in opposition to the Giants on Thursday night time and positively sensed concern. One participant instructed me that that is beginning to really feel just like the 2023 meltdown another time (when Philadelphia misplaced 5 of its final six video games), and the group wants to make use of this week to determine issues out and keep away from a full-blown repeat. Proper deal with Lane Johnson, whose phrases carry weight, instructed reporters that the offense felt predictable. The problem is fairly clear: The Eagles aren’t dominating within the working recreation the best way they did a 12 months in the past.

Graziano: Final 12 months round this time, the Eagles had some bye-week conferences and determined to vary the offensive strategy. They needed to rely extra on Saquon Barkley and the offensive line. Clearly, it labored for the Tremendous Bowl champs. However this season’s offensive line shouldn’t be enjoying in addition to final 12 months’s did. It has had damage issues and misses Mekhi Becton, who left as a free agent to signal with the Chargers. By the point Barkley bought to the road of scrimmage final season, the offensive line had already moved it a number of yards up the sphere, leaving holes for Barkley. These holes aren’t there anymore.

The query now turns into what to do about it, as a result of throughout instances when the Eagles have relied on Jalen Hurts and the passing recreation for lengthy stretches, Hurts has had turnover points (one of many causes they made the change final season).

Fowler: Regardless of Hurts’ strengths, asking him to throw 33 instances the best way they did Thursday shouldn’t be a successful components. Final season, he averaged 24 passing makes an attempt. He struggles at instances in opposition to zone protection, and with out the large run performs, it is more durable to get these one-on-one matchups for A.J. Brown deep downfield. To that time, Brown’s frustrations two weeks in the past in all probability stem extra from the realities of a restricted go recreation than any persona clashes. The product on the sphere is the foundation of any stress — perceived or in any other case — and that may change if the on-field issues are exacerbated.

As for options, some within the locker room want to see extra play-action. The Eagles use it 19.6% of the time, which is twenty ninth within the NFL. Maybe we see extra pre-snap motion/movement to open up extra throwing home windows, which could encourage Hurts to let it free just a little extra. Hit the throws which might be there, and hit them on time. The place do the Eagles flip for a spark, Dan?

Graziano: I believe it has to return from Barkley. He is the most effective participant on an offense loaded with stars, and if they will get him going at even 80% to 85% of the extent of his 2024 efficiency, issues would look rather a lot totally different. Are there methods to differ the run recreation in order that it is much less predictable and extra inventive? Are there passing-game ideas they may implement that do not carry a ton of turnover danger and would possibly — in the event that they work — assist make extra room for Barkley within the run recreation? The Eagles’ bye is not till Week 9, they usually have a journey to Minnesota this week adopted by one other recreation in opposition to the Giants in Week 8. Maybe the “mini-bye” they’ve coming off final Thursday’s recreation will supply them an opportunity to reconfigure issues?

Offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo was promoted to switch Kellen Moore, who left to teach the Saints, and he got here in with a little bit of a do-no-harm mandate. However the Eagles imagine Patullo is able to be an offensive coordinator, and once they talked about that in coaching camp, they cited all of the totally different locations he has been and the totally different philosophies to which he has been uncovered. Absolutely, Patullo has his personal concepts that transcend the simple-but-effective stuff that carried the group to the Tremendous Bowl final season. It is time we came upon what these concepts are.

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What is the leaguewide buzz across the Titans firing Brian Callahan?

Fowler: This transfer leaves rather a lot to course of, and the timing is curious. Titans brass appeared able to assist Callahan in camp. Six video games later, he is gone, turning into the fourth Tennessee head coach or GM to be fired previously 34 months.

The 2025 product beneath Callahan was worse than imagined — and with one of many NFL’s worst rosters, that is saying one thing. The aim was easy: get higher. The Titans did not. Was 23 video games sufficient for Callahan to determine a successful tradition? In fact not. However my sense after asking round is the Titans weighed Cam Ward‘s growth in all of this, and whether or not Callahan might spark any enchancment. The roster has a protracted approach to go. It appears to be like as if Mike Vrabel bought out on the proper time.

Graziano: Vrabel heading to Nashville this week to teach the Patriots in opposition to his former group is a humorous little wrinkle in all of this — particularly on condition that Vrabel has received the identical variety of video games with the Patriots this season because the Titans have received since they fired him after the 2023 season.

Fowler: Some folks I’ve talked to imagine Vrabel’s presence was an element, at the least subconsciously. One trade supply instructed me half-jokingly, “They did not need Vrabel to be the one to dunk on [Callahan],” thus getting forward of it. Individuals across the league with a basic understanding of the Titans’ standing additionally questioned if this was an opportunity to reset. As one group government put it, that is the “final cleanup” beneath president of soccer operations Chad Brinker. Now Brinker and common supervisor Mike Borgonzi can handpick their coach. Getting a head begin on vetting candidates additionally will be helpful.

Graziano: I get what you are saying, however folks I’ve talked to argue that if that have been the case, they need to have let Callahan go within the offseason and let Brinker rent his substitute then. As an alternative, Tennessee is just about in a holding sample with Ward for the following three months till it hires somebody to put in a brand new offense and work with him in January. This smells extra like dysfunction to me than the tail finish of some grand plan. However we will see. As is at all times the case, what issues extra is what occurs going ahead with whom the Titans rent as their subsequent full-time head coach and what they do roster-wise within the meantime.

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Fowler: The Titans have been already poised to be energetic on the commerce deadline, and the Callahan firing solely expedites that course of. They know they want draft capital to rebuild the roster. Edge rusher Arden Key, cornerback Roger McCreary and tight finish Chig Okonkwo are amongst gamers on my radar. There might be extra. However these three are 2026 free brokers and don’t seem within the long-term imaginative and prescient of the franchise. And the plan proper now’s to maintain defensive deal with Jeffery Simmons. He is unquestionably the Titans’ finest participant and turns 28 in July.

However Tennessee must discover a approach to make the job extra engaging from a roster standpoint. Ward and Simmons aren’t sufficient. The group at present has seven picks within the 2026 draft and want to add extra.

Graziano: They may actually use all of the picks they will get. And it would not be the worst factor on this planet, both, in the event that they ended up with the No. 1 choose in subsequent 12 months’s draft, since they would not must apply it to a quarterback and will nearly actually public sale it off for a king’s ransom to some group that will.

There is a big-picture ingredient at play right here, with the Titans constructing a brand new stadium that is set to open in 2027. You need some pleasure round your group whenever you’re making an attempt to promote tickets and PSLs, and maximize the enterprise impression of a brand new residence discipline. So I might assume the aim can be to have the followers and the city feeling energized in regards to the group popping out of 2026 and going into 2027. And I might count on the key strikes they make — together with the brand new teaching rent — to take that under consideration. Whoever will get this job goes to have a mandate to indicate some stage of enchancment of their first season.

The 49ers are banged up. May they get energetic within the commerce market?

Fowler: Sure, the 49ers have been scanning the commerce marketplace for pass-rush choices. I am instructed the Niners take into account Trey Hendrickson a perfect match for his or her protection if the Bengals would half with him for affordable compensation. However I am additionally instructed Cincinnati has no plans to commerce Hendrickson at the moment. Regardless of a 2-4 document, Cincinnati plans to stay all-in on this season, and the offense confirmed indicators of life with Joe Flacco on Sunday in Inexperienced Bay.

Graziano: I have been instructed the identical factor on Hendrickson — that the Bengals do not intend to commerce him. Let’s have a look at what occurs these subsequent couple of weeks. In the event that they lose to the Steelers, Jets and Bears and get up on commerce deadine day with a 2-7 document, possibly they take into account it. But when they beat Pittsburgh on Thursday, the Bengals can have motive to imagine they will cling in a messy AFC North Division race, particularly in the event that they nonetheless harbor any hope of a Joe Burrow return.

Fowler: Different potential choices I believe the 49ers will verify on embrace edge rushers Rashan Gary (Packers), Jaelan Phillips (Dolphins), Bradley Chubb (Dolphins), Jermaine Johnson (Jets), Will McDonald IV (Jets) and Arden Key (Titans). If the Packers will not half with Gary — and I do not assume they might — they’ve go rusher Kingsley Enagbare, a former starter who’s relegated to a reserve position in a contract 12 months. Move rusher might elicit probably the most motion on the commerce market general, and I believe San Francisco might be concerned to some extent.

Graziano: They will be unable to discover a one-for-one substitute for linebacker Fred Warner (ankle), who’s the guts and soul of their protection, or for Nick Bosa (torn ACL), who’s their finest participant. I do assume — given their historical past, their 4-2 document and their targets for this season — that the 49ers will look so as to add at any or the entire three ranges of the protection. They’ve loads of cap house to tackle contracts if groups are unloading them. I do not assume it must be edge assist, although that is in all probability a precedence. If the Jets are dealing gamers, as most individuals appear to count on they may, might linebacker Quincy Williams (who’s enjoying on the ultimate 12 months of his contract) make sense for San Francisco?

Fowler: The Warner damage leaves a large gap in the course of the 49ers’ protection that may’t get replaced. However including reinforcements can be a wise possibility. Williams has a protracted historical past with 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh from their days with the Jets. He turned an All-Professional beneath Saleh. And sitting at 0-6 looks like a novel window for the Jets to accumulate property for the longer term. So, on paper it is sensible. One other linebacker on my radar is Houston’s Christian Harris, a multiyear starter who’s now in a backup position. He performs for DeMeco Ryans, who’s an extension of the 49ers’ defensive ideas.

Nonetheless, my sense is the 49ers will attempt to discover a steadiness between including assist and preserving picks. In any case, this season was thought-about a quasi-transitional interval for San Francisco, which let a number of starters stroll and replenished with youthful gamers on cheaper contracts. I am unsure giving up high quality picks for each the sting and linebacker positions is probably the most prudent factor, given the plan outlined all offseason. Maybe the 49ers can make the most of or repackage one in all their three fourth-round picks in 2026 to accumulate two high quality gamers. Getting edge assist, to me, is essential due to how the protection is constructed.

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Graziano: It additionally would not need to be protection for the 49ers. They have been extraordinarily banged up of their vast receiver corps this season. They nonetheless do not know for positive when Brandon Aiyuk (knee) is coming again. They already signed Kendrick Bourne, who has been a star the previous two weeks with Ricky Pearsall (knee) out and Jauan Jennings (ribs) enjoying harm, however I would not be shocked if the assistance the 49ers herald from the surface comes on the offensive facet of the ball.

San Francisco continues to be in a win-now window, with veterans comparable to Trent Williams and George Kittle in or nearing the again ends of their careers. And being 4-2 provides the Niners motive to assume that, in the event that they get wholesome, they will nonetheless make a run this season. Simply so many holes to fill, you marvel which path they will go.

Identify one working again who might be traded earlier than the deadline.

Graziano: The title that comes up most is the Jets’ Breece Corridor. He is 24 years previous and within the closing 12 months of his contract, and the Jets have made no transfer to signal him long run. Braelon Allen is out due to a knee damage, which complicates issues for the Jets from a 2025 depth-chart perspective. However Allen is barely 21 years previous and beneath contract for 2 extra years after this one. Additionally they like Isaiah Davis, who’s 23 and likewise signed via 2027. So there are many causes Corridor may not be within the Jets’ long-range plans, they usually might be open to a pleasant supply. Groups I count on to have curiosity in buying a working again forward of the deadline embrace, however aren’t restricted to, the Chiefs, Texans and Chargers.

Fowler: Crew execs have additionally pegged the Patriots amongst groups that might look so as to add a again within the coming weeks. And good name on Corridor. He has mentioned publicly he would not wish to be traded, however he is additionally on an 0-6 group, so it feels as if all bets are off.

I will go together with the Browns’ Jerome Ford. It is a rookie present in Cleveland. Quinshon Judkins and Dylan Sampson will man the backfield shifting ahead. The Browns have remained energetic out there with three trades executed in latest weeks. And Ford has sufficient cachet within the league — with 1,378 speeding yards and 7 touchdowns over 2023-24 — to draw curiosity.

Graziano: If Miami decides to commerce gamers earlier than the deadline, it might transfer on from Jaylen Wright. He was a wholesome scratch Sunday in opposition to the Chargers and appears to have been supplanted by rookie Ollie Gordon II on the depth chart behind starter De’Von Achane. And with Tyrone Tracy Jr. again wholesome, and Cam Skattebo working folks over, the Giants do not appear to have a screaming want for Devin Singletary anymore. He is making $3.5 million in totally assured wage this season. However at this level, greater than $1 million of that has been paid by the Giants, who’re trying round for receiver assist and may be prepared to eat some wage if it is the correct of deal to assist them.

Fowler: Wright is a participant I’ve had on my radar for that very motive. Numerous groups have been excessive on him within the 2024 draft, together with Dallas, which has a comfortable want after the Miles Sanders damage. And here is a change-of-pace possibility: Baltimore’s Keaton Mitchell. He has game-changing pace however is the odd man out within the Ravens’ backfield. It is value noting that Chargers GM Joe Hortiz was with Baltimore when the group signed Mitchell as an undrafted free agent in 2023.

What else are you listening to this week?

Graziano’s notes:

• Bear in mind when the Chiefs signed offensive deal with Jaylon Moore from the 49ers in March? Kansas Metropolis was determined for an actual left deal with after the Tremendous Bowl embarrassment through which it couldn’t shield Patrick Mahomes. The Chiefs had been hoping to get a shot on the Ravens’ Ronnie Stanley, however Stanley shocked everybody by taking a below-market deal to remain in Baltimore proper earlier than free company opened. That left slim pickings available on the market at a place the place elite expertise is scarce.

So the Chiefs signed Moore, who had been a swing deal with in San Francisco, for 2 years and $30 million. The transfer was criticized in some locations as inadequate, since Moore had by no means been a starter and sure wasn’t the reply at left deal with. However the Chiefs believed they’d take a left deal with within the draft. They hoped it might be Josh Simmons, and it was — however not understanding that in March, they thought Moore can be a reliable placeholder if the rookie wasn’t prepared straight away.

Quick ahead to Sunday, when Simmons was a shocking late scratch for the sport in opposition to Detroit due to a private matter. Moore stepped in and performed left deal with and held up effectively within the newest sturdy efficiency by Mahomes and the Kansas Metropolis offense. Would he have been the reply if he needed to play left deal with all season? Perhaps not. However Kansas Metropolis signed him as half of a bigger plan, and it has come collectively the best way they hoped. It is a reminder that not each free agent signing needs to be a grand slam, instant-solve-the-problem transfer. Roster constructing is advanced, and a few groups are higher than others at seeing the larger image.

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• The Ravens are an enchanting group to observe forward of the commerce deadline. They’ve already been energetic. Final week they traded Odafe Oweh from an already skinny pass-rush group to get security Alohi Gilman. That is an unconventional in-season transfer, however Baltimore is now 1-5 and determined for any type of solutions in a season that had carried Tremendous Bowl hopes. Will it exit and add extra pass-rush assistance on the commerce market? Are there gamers on the roster we would not assume can be found (like Oweh) however might be if Baltimore determines it might remedy an issue with one other player-for-player deal? If the Ravens lose in Weeks 8 and 9 (they’ve a bye this week) and are 1-7, might they be dealing gamers for picks on the deadline?

These subsequent few weeks are crucial ones for the group, which has one other Lamar Jackson extension scenario looming and will have huge choices to make if this season continues to get away from them.

• The “Hearth Harbaugh” chants at Baltimore’s Week 6 recreation in opposition to the Rams are value addressing. Something is feasible, after all, if a group continues to lose video games it anticipated to win at a excessive price. However at this level, I do not assume John Harbaugh is in any hazard of dropping his job. And if he did, he’d immediately turn out to be the highest head teaching candidate available on the market this winter. In a league that retains biking via coordinators-turned-head-coaches, groups would bounce on the probability to usher in a man who has achieved the large job for 18 years and has received greater than 60% of his video games — together with 13 playoff video games and a Tremendous Bowl. Powerful instances in Baltimore proper now, and the followers are going via it, however it’s a sensible, circumspect group that is aware of how good it has it on the head coach spot.

• Jacksonville’s efficiency in Sunday’s residence loss to Seattle was an enormous disappointment after the Week 5 victory over the Chiefs. The offense nonetheless appears to be like like a piece in progress, and it was lacking beginning middle Robert Hainsey, who came visiting from Tampa Bay with coach Liam Coen and is a crucial a part of what the Jags wish to do on offense. Seventh-round rookie Jonah Monheim was the fill-in, and earlier than the sport, Jaguars coaches have been telling me they’d doubtless have to regulate the sport plan to assist him extra with the guards and attempt to run extra outdoors zone runs.

The Jaguars by no means bought something going, largely as a result of the Seahawks manhandled them with their line of defense. However watch the damage reviews on Hainsey’s well being in the event you’re questioning what to anticipate from the Jaguars in London in opposition to the Rams’ robust line of defense this week.

• As for the Seahawks, their folks have been telling me after that recreation that they have been deliberately extra conservative on offense as a result of potential the Jaguars had proven to generate takeaways (14 of their first 5 video games). Other than that one picture-perfect deep shot from Sam Darnold to Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Seattle saved issues pretty scaled-down on offense — and it labored. It was the primary recreation this season through which Jacksonville’s protection did not come away with a turnover.

• Fantasy managers proceed to be pissed off on the carry share between working backs Kenneth Walker III and Zach Charbonnet, however the Seahawks imagine they complement one another effectively and can proceed to differ their utilization in accordance with the weekly recreation plan and opponent. They felt like Charbonnet was the higher again for what they needed to do Sunday, particularly as soon as they bought the lead. Precise success working the ball wasn’t as essential to them as a demonstrated willingness to proceed to run the ball and keep away from turnovers. This additionally labored! So do not go round considering the Seahawks are someway determined for a type of backs to take over an enormous chunk of the workload. They like the best way it is going.

Fowler’s notes:

• The Jets will be a magnet for groups seeking to poach key gamers on the commerce deadline, most notably go rushers McDonald and Johnson. New York needed to get again from London earlier than making any sweeping determinations of whether or not to maneuver gamers. My sense is the Jets would favor extra modest strikes (assume nook Michael Carter II), however a lot will rely upon the kind of provides New York receives for key gamers.

• The Eagles are lurking within the commerce market, as at all times. Individuals I’ve talked to across the league imagine cornerback or edge rusher (or each) might be a spotlight on the deadline. Take into account that Philly has already made a number of trades — buying nook Jakorian Bennett, vast receiver John Metchie III and working again Tank Bigsby — and people strikes have not paid off but.

• Groups I’ve spoken to imagine the Raiders are open to buying and selling vast receiver Jakobi Meyers however aren’t actively making an attempt to maneuver him. The sense is the Raiders would favor to play out the season earlier than making main determinations in regards to the roster. However Meyers requested a commerce within the preseason, so a possible deal feels at the least on the desk.

• I’ve spoken to some groups that imagine that buying and selling marquee quarterbacks comparable to Russell Wilson or Kirk Cousins might be a problem because of shortage of jobs. The Bengals had a gap final week however opted for a financially wise possibility in Joe Flacco. And each the Falcons and Giants have quarterbacks who’ve an damage historical past (Michael Penix Jr.) or play a bodily fashion that might result in damage (Jaxson Dart). Maintaining their respective No. 2s might repay.

• The Rams head to London with uncertainty across the league’s receptions chief. Receiver Puka Nacua averted main injury to his ankle Sunday in opposition to Baltimore, however the folks I’ve talked to imagine he’s a protracted shot Sunday in opposition to Jacksonville. Los Angeles will get a much-needed bye week after that, giving Nacua and others the prospect to heal. Nacua’s bodily fashion of play may lead the Rams to sit down him.

• Vikings quarterback Carson Wentz (shoulder) plans to follow this week regardless of what’s thought-about a reasonably painful damage. He is day-to-day. Wentz is having fun with a golden alternative with the Vikings’ offense whereas J.J. McCarthy (ankle) is out. He needs to be obtainable within the occasion that the Vikings want him once more this week in opposition to his previous group, the Eagles.

• The Bucs are happening second- and third-string receivers because of damage, however Mike Evans (hamstring) will give it a go in follow this week with hopes of enjoying Monday in opposition to Detroit. Evans has missed three video games and had hoped to keep away from a fourth. It is value noting that he’s tied with Jerry Rice for many consecutive 1,000-yard seasons (11). If he is again this week, he has 11 video games to get from 140 to 1,000.

• Dallas is optimistic about its well being in Week 7. There’s an opportunity that every one three key injured gamers with prolonged absences — vast receiver CeeDee Lamb (ankle), guard Tyler Booker (ankle) and KaVontae Turpin (foot) — return Sunday. “That is the week that they ramp up,” a group supply mentioned.

• The Chiefs will not be easing Rashee Rice again into motion. They are going to be allocating a heavy workload for him as quickly as potential. Rice, who returns from suspension this week, has been within the constructing for weeks, had a wonderful coaching camp and is in peak bodily form. A group supply says Rice might be “full bore” this week as he will get again onto the follow discipline. The Chiefs have lengthy envisioned an offense with a receiving trio of Rice, Xavier Worthy and Hollywood Brown on the identical discipline, with Tyquan Thornton and JuJu Smith-Schuster as complementary guys. That is a very sturdy five-man receiving group.

• The Panthers have a choice to make on which working again to begin after Rico Dowdle scorched the Dolphins and Cowboys for a mixed 389 speeding yards on 53 carries whereas Chuba Hubbard was sidelined with a calf damage. Hubbard might be again quickly. Whereas Dowdle has earned a outstanding position, I am instructed the Panthers are taking the strategy that each gamers will get their touches no matter who will get the primary snap. Each match the Panthers’ tough-minded, grind-it-out mould.

The Panthers wish to be a run-first group, and since it is a lengthy season, they may want each gamers. However the rotations will inevitably change because of Dowdle’s star flip. Dowdle mentioned the earlier setup was that Hubbard bought the primary two collection and Dowdle would get the third. Anticipate Carolina to tweak that to accommodate the prowess of each gamers. Hubbard rushed for almost 1,200 yards and 10 touchdowns final season, so he’ll stay a focus.

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• When speaking to folks with the Steelers this week prematurely of Thursday night time’s matchup with Cincinnati, a number of themes emerged. First, Pittsburgh’s offense believes it is a run-first assault now. The Steelers imagine the inside offensive line particularly has emerged in latest video games to supply a further push up the center that advantages backs Jaylen Warren and Kenneth Gainwell. This helps shield a 41-year-old Aaron Rodgers and performs to offensive coordinator Arthur Smith’s strengths as a run-game guru with a decent finish background. Anticipate that id to proceed.

It is also noteworthy how Rodgers and Smith have hit it off. As proper deal with Troy Fautanu instructed me not too long ago, Rodgers and Smith are each quick-witted and sarcastic, kindred souls in that approach, razzing one another like previous mates throughout group conferences. “They’re at all times messing round with one another,” Fautanu mentioned. “It is a wholesome dynamic.” Rodgers and Smith additionally respect one another’s soccer acumen. It is a match that has labored effectively.