Benjamin Solak
@benjaminsolak.bsky.social
Write about football. Talk about football. Not a child.
might hop on sportscenter at PRECISELY 6:18 ETA and talk daboll and dan campbell and caleb williams and michael penix jr go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go
November 10, 2025 at 11:09 PM
might hop on sportscenter at PRECISELY 6:18 ETA and talk daboll and dan campbell and caleb williams and michael penix jr go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go
GOOOOOOD MORNING
📬📬WEEK 10 MAILBAG TIME📬📬
Please ask me your NFL questions here or at benjamin.solak@espn.com.
Please do not ask me who the MVP is. I do not know and will not know for months.
📬📬WEEK 10 MAILBAG TIME📬📬
Please ask me your NFL questions here or at benjamin.solak@espn.com.
Please do not ask me who the MVP is. I do not know and will not know for months.
November 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
GOOOOOOD MORNING
📬📬WEEK 10 MAILBAG TIME📬📬
Please ask me your NFL questions here or at benjamin.solak@espn.com.
Please do not ask me who the MVP is. I do not know and will not know for months.
📬📬WEEK 10 MAILBAG TIME📬📬
Please ask me your NFL questions here or at benjamin.solak@espn.com.
Please do not ask me who the MVP is. I do not know and will not know for months.
Reposted by Benjamin Solak
New Ringer NFL Show with... @benjaminsolak.bsky.social!
What's the plan for teams like the Jets, Dolphins, and Browns? How do they dig their way out of their current situations?
QB scenarios, trade proposals, and lots of laughs!
open.spotify.com/episode/1kD4...
What's the plan for teams like the Jets, Dolphins, and Browns? How do they dig their way out of their current situations?
QB scenarios, trade proposals, and lots of laughs!
open.spotify.com/episode/1kD4...
The Rebuildables: What Now for the Jets, Dolphins, and Browns?
Spotify video
open.spotify.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:23 PM
New Ringer NFL Show with... @benjaminsolak.bsky.social!
What's the plan for teams like the Jets, Dolphins, and Browns? How do they dig their way out of their current situations?
QB scenarios, trade proposals, and lots of laughs!
open.spotify.com/episode/1kD4...
What's the plan for teams like the Jets, Dolphins, and Browns? How do they dig their way out of their current situations?
QB scenarios, trade proposals, and lots of laughs!
open.spotify.com/episode/1kD4...
Reposted by Benjamin Solak
The Sauce Gardner news broke during our pod taping today. Suffice to say... @benjaminsolak.bsky.social and I did not see this one coming.
🎧: apple.co/492tJm5
📺: youtu.be/cS1mfCQW9RI?...
🎧: apple.co/492tJm5
📺: youtu.be/cS1mfCQW9RI?...
November 5, 2025 at 12:49 AM
The Sauce Gardner news broke during our pod taping today. Suffice to say... @benjaminsolak.bsky.social and I did not see this one coming.
🎧: apple.co/492tJm5
📺: youtu.be/cS1mfCQW9RI?...
🎧: apple.co/492tJm5
📺: youtu.be/cS1mfCQW9RI?...
Thank you! It’s been a good minute since I’ve gotten a live news break. I forget how fun those moments are.
Enjoying listening to @minakimes.bsky.social and @benjaminsolak.bsky.social react in real time to the sauce Gardner trade. Good podcast.
November 4, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Thank you! It’s been a good minute since I’ve gotten a live news break. I forget how fun those moments are.
That was fun. Let’s do it again next week. www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
Winners, losers of a wild NFL trade deadline: Solak weighs in on the Jets, Cowboys and Jakobi Meyers
Well, things escalated quickly. Which teams made the best -- and worst -- moves before the NFL trade deadline? We're making sense of all the action.
www.espn.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:33 PM
That was fun. Let’s do it again next week. www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
I don’t think any offensive additions can elevate the broncos to that level, frankly. If they make a run it’ll be on the back of the defense, plain and simple.
I know I missed the mailbag... and appreciate the Broncos thougth. But I am curious - do you think with improved weapons (Waddle!!!) Nix would be good enough to elevate the offense to contending level?
November 4, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I don’t think any offensive additions can elevate the broncos to that level, frankly. If they make a run it’ll be on the back of the defense, plain and simple.
🚨🚨WEEK 9 TAKEAWAYS🚨🚨
🔸Why aren’t the Packers the dominant team we were promised
🔸Calibrating to J.J. McCarthy
🔸Next Ben Stats on Daniel Jones, Patrick Mahomes, the Bills running game
🔸Trade deadline bingo
And so much more!
READ: www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
🔸Why aren’t the Packers the dominant team we were promised
🔸Calibrating to J.J. McCarthy
🔸Next Ben Stats on Daniel Jones, Patrick Mahomes, the Bills running game
🔸Trade deadline bingo
And so much more!
READ: www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
Why aren't the Packers dominating everyone? Solak's Week 9 lessons, plus trade deadline bingo
Ben Solak sizes up the underperforming Packers, J.J. McCarthy's return, what could happen at the trade deadline and some Week 9 trends to watch.
www.espn.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:31 PM
🚨🚨WEEK 9 TAKEAWAYS🚨🚨
🔸Why aren’t the Packers the dominant team we were promised
🔸Calibrating to J.J. McCarthy
🔸Next Ben Stats on Daniel Jones, Patrick Mahomes, the Bills running game
🔸Trade deadline bingo
And so much more!
READ: www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
🔸Why aren’t the Packers the dominant team we were promised
🔸Calibrating to J.J. McCarthy
🔸Next Ben Stats on Daniel Jones, Patrick Mahomes, the Bills running game
🔸Trade deadline bingo
And so much more!
READ: www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
Just found this accompanying stat: the Vikings had 10 total TFLs (sacks + running game) against the Lions, which is the most a defense has had against Detroit in the Dan Campbell era.
The Vikings defense generated 15 quick pressures against the Lions offense yesterday, per NextGenStats.
The 35.7% quick pressure rate is the highest of any team in the 2025 season. It's also the highest rate allowed by the Lions offense since week 12, 2022 (vs. BUF).
The 35.7% quick pressure rate is the highest of any team in the 2025 season. It's also the highest rate allowed by the Lions offense since week 12, 2022 (vs. BUF).
November 3, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Just found this accompanying stat: the Vikings had 10 total TFLs (sacks + running game) against the Lions, which is the most a defense has had against Detroit in the Dan Campbell era.
📬📬WEEK 9 MAILBAG TIME📬📬
Please ask me your NFL questions here or at benjamin(dot)solak(at)espn(dot)com.
Please do not ask me if your team is going to trade for this player or that player, as I literally have no idea
Please ask me your NFL questions here or at benjamin(dot)solak(at)espn(dot)com.
Please do not ask me if your team is going to trade for this player or that player, as I literally have no idea
November 3, 2025 at 4:12 PM
📬📬WEEK 9 MAILBAG TIME📬📬
Please ask me your NFL questions here or at benjamin(dot)solak(at)espn(dot)com.
Please do not ask me if your team is going to trade for this player or that player, as I literally have no idea
Please ask me your NFL questions here or at benjamin(dot)solak(at)espn(dot)com.
Please do not ask me if your team is going to trade for this player or that player, as I literally have no idea
Thrilled to report I do not need to go absolutely feral
Congratulations to @benjaminsolak.bsky.social as the Bills are rockin' with the under-center handoffs to start the game.
November 2, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Thrilled to report I do not need to go absolutely feral
Successfully grew a pumpkin this year. I’m so excited about it.
October 30, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Successfully grew a pumpkin this year. I’m so excited about it.
Reposted by Benjamin Solak
New pod—previewing and picking every week 9 game with @benjaminsolak.bsky.social
🎧: apple.co/48Ulrgb
📺: youtu.be/cBhDv4nTy1U?...
🎧: apple.co/48Ulrgb
📺: youtu.be/cBhDv4nTy1U?...
October 30, 2025 at 5:47 PM
New pod—previewing and picking every week 9 game with @benjaminsolak.bsky.social
🎧: apple.co/48Ulrgb
📺: youtu.be/cBhDv4nTy1U?...
🎧: apple.co/48Ulrgb
📺: youtu.be/cBhDv4nTy1U?...
Yes and yes. The kids these days don’t know about other weather impacting solar beam.
@benjaminsolak.bsky.social very random, but were you in the streamer BMSOmega’s kaizo ironmon chat yesterday? If that was indeed you, that was some elite ball knowledge to call that Solarbeam is weakened in a sandstorm.
October 30, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Yes and yes. The kids these days don’t know about other weather impacting solar beam.
It’s the only explanation
ben do you think john lynch read this article this morning and thought "i should trade for keion white"?
October 28, 2025 at 10:58 PM
It’s the only explanation
White to the 49ers was one of the four trades I predicted in my column this week.
49ers are dead last in pressure rate. Just need disruptive players. Positional versatility a plus for Robert Saleh's defense, which loves undersized interior penetrators.
49ers are dead last in pressure rate. Just need disruptive players. Positional versatility a plus for Robert Saleh's defense, which loves undersized interior penetrators.
October 28, 2025 at 10:53 PM
White to the 49ers was one of the four trades I predicted in my column this week.
49ers are dead last in pressure rate. Just need disruptive players. Positional versatility a plus for Robert Saleh's defense, which loves undersized interior penetrators.
49ers are dead last in pressure rate. Just need disruptive players. Positional versatility a plus for Robert Saleh's defense, which loves undersized interior penetrators.
Howdy! I am back from leave and have six weeks’ worth of takes to deploy:
🔸Caleb Williams will be just fine (and probably better than that)
🔸Yup, Drake Maye for MVP
🔸The unsung Colts hero
🔸The Vikings needed to keep Sam Darnold
Those, and more: www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
🔸Caleb Williams will be just fine (and probably better than that)
🔸Yup, Drake Maye for MVP
🔸The unsung Colts hero
🔸The Vikings needed to keep Sam Darnold
Those, and more: www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
Solak: Why Drake Maye should be MVP, a defense of Caleb Williams, four trades that must happen
Here are four takes off the first eight weeks of the season, four trade proposals that make a ton of sense and some wild Week 8 trends to watch.
www.espn.com
October 28, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Howdy! I am back from leave and have six weeks’ worth of takes to deploy:
🔸Caleb Williams will be just fine (and probably better than that)
🔸Yup, Drake Maye for MVP
🔸The unsung Colts hero
🔸The Vikings needed to keep Sam Darnold
Those, and more: www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
🔸Caleb Williams will be just fine (and probably better than that)
🔸Yup, Drake Maye for MVP
🔸The unsung Colts hero
🔸The Vikings needed to keep Sam Darnold
Those, and more: www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
GOOOOOOOOOOD MORNING. I am back from leave and that means the column is BACK and that means that the 📩📩mailbag 📩📩 is BACK.
Please ask your Week 8 questions here or at benjamin(dot)solak(at)espn(dot)com. You may also ask for newborn sleep tips, as I am now an expert.
Please ask your Week 8 questions here or at benjamin(dot)solak(at)espn(dot)com. You may also ask for newborn sleep tips, as I am now an expert.
October 27, 2025 at 1:40 PM
GOOOOOOOOOOD MORNING. I am back from leave and that means the column is BACK and that means that the 📩📩mailbag 📩📩 is BACK.
Please ask your Week 8 questions here or at benjamin(dot)solak(at)espn(dot)com. You may also ask for newborn sleep tips, as I am now an expert.
Please ask your Week 8 questions here or at benjamin(dot)solak(at)espn(dot)com. You may also ask for newborn sleep tips, as I am now an expert.
The Giants didn’t just lose this game. They scored ANOTHER TOUCHDOWJ AFTER THIS. And still lost this game.
[NFL] TIPPED. CAUGHT. THEO JOHNSON 41-YARD TD! twitter.com/NFL/status/1...
October 20, 2025 at 12:16 AM
The Giants didn’t just lose this game. They scored ANOTHER TOUCHDOWJ AFTER THIS. And still lost this game.
The best QB battle today
@benjaminsolak.bsky.social the Rattler hive
Watching some of the Rattler highlights
I’m ready to say it
THE AGENDA IS BACK
🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍
I’m ready to say it
THE AGENDA IS BACK
🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍
October 12, 2025 at 6:23 PM
The best QB battle today
Reposted by Benjamin Solak
I’m going to start breaking down plays on YouTube again!
First up, the Commanders run game featuring BILL.
youtu.be/Vu1cGyl67Bg?...
First up, the Commanders run game featuring BILL.
youtu.be/Vu1cGyl67Bg?...
How the Commanders' Unique Run Game DOMINATES Defenses | Nate Tice's Film Room 🎞️
YouTube video by Yahoo! Sports
youtu.be
October 10, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I’m going to start breaking down plays on YouTube again!
First up, the Commanders run game featuring BILL.
youtu.be/Vu1cGyl67Bg?...
First up, the Commanders run game featuring BILL.
youtu.be/Vu1cGyl67Bg?...
Falcons safety Jessie Bates III leads the league in turnovers generated since he joined the Falcons in 2023.
This summer, I sat down and watched film with Jessie and his coaches to learn how he does it: www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
This summer, I sat down and watched film with Jessie and his coaches to learn how he does it: www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
Watching game tape with Jessie Bates III: How the Falcons' star safety gains an advantage on opponents
Bates is an elite talent in the Falcons' defense, but his real edge on the field might come from two tablets and five years of detailed notes.
www.espn.com
October 10, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Falcons safety Jessie Bates III leads the league in turnovers generated since he joined the Falcons in 2023.
This summer, I sat down and watched film with Jessie and his coaches to learn how he does it: www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
This summer, I sat down and watched film with Jessie and his coaches to learn how he does it: www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
I'm on paternity leave! I'll be back the last weekend in October
Do you still write for ESPN, Ben? Never see anything. And the geniuses don't link to anyone's articles when you click on their name to see bio.
October 7, 2025 at 10:32 PM
I'm on paternity leave! I'll be back the last weekend in October
espn 2 at 6:30 i may or may not be wearing a hat go go go go go go go go go go
October 7, 2025 at 10:26 PM
espn 2 at 6:30 i may or may not be wearing a hat go go go go go go go go go go