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Conor Orr
@conororr.bsky.social
Senior Writer | Sports Illustrated

I’ve got the will to work hard and a library card

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Canvassed the industry for a Giants-specific list of coaching candidates. Here's mine, tailored to what is thought to be the top projected opening in 2025.

To note: Many are noting how unorthodox this cycle will be. College coaches are back en vogue. www.si.com/nfl/giants-t...
Fifteen Top Candidates to Replace Brian Daboll as Giants Head Coach
Why New York may have the best job that will come open this cycle, and the types of candidates a proud franchise will look to fill it.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM
November 3, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Here's why I'm not piling on Dan Quinn for keeping Jayden Daniels in the game www.si.com/nfl/dan-quin...
Why You Shouldn’t Blame Dan Quinn or Jayden Daniels for the QB’s Gruesome Injury
The Commanders’ franchise quarterback remained in the game late in a blowout, but that is shockingly standard operating procedure in the NFL.
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November 3, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Kind of a proud moment when you cook up crazy ass, borderline inexplicable takes for a living and start to see the same talent in your kids
October 29, 2025 at 6:58 PM
🏈DREAM TRADES TIME🏈

✅I want Sean Payton to unlock multi TE sets

✅I want the Bills to plug up that D-Line

✅I want the Seahawks OL to hum

✅ I want Justin Fields in a place that will love him back

All this, and more...

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Twelve NFL Trade Deadline Deals We’d Love to See
The Colts and Eagles land pass rushers, the Seahawks shore up their offensive line and the Vikings land a current starting quarterback.
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October 29, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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In Aaron Rodgers’s first meeting against the Packers, a strange peacefulness seemed to emanate from the former Green Bay quarterback, writes @conororr.bsky.social www.si.com/nfl/even-in-...
Even in a Loss, Pittsburgh Is the Best Place for Aaron Rodgers
After competing against his former team, the veteran Q sounded like someone whose edges have been sanded, the opposite of how his time with the Packers ended.
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October 27, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Dallas traded Micah so they could be good against the run and since then have been *checks notes* 29th in EPA per carry AND 28th in EPA per pass
October 26, 2025 at 11:10 PM
On the Jets, Nick Mangold, and wins the right kind of people find beautiful www.si.com/nfl/jets-gut...
Jets’ Gutsy Win Over Bengals Was a Fitting Tribute to Nick Mangold
A franchise legend died over the weekend, and then Gang Green pulled an unlikely first win out of the cosmos.
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October 26, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Thought: Picking up a sideline photographer after you plow him over is the NFL player equivalent of returning your shopping cart.

Massive personality reveal.
October 26, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Let’s fight!
October 21, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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After Tua Tagovailoa called out his teammates’ preparation, @conororr.bsky.social says it’s time for Stephen Ross to uncover the true root of the Dolphins’ dysfunction www.si.com/nfl/tua-tago...
Tua Tagovailoa’s Postgame Comments Elevate Dolphins’ Issues Above Mike McDaniel
After the quarterback called out his teammates’ preparation, it’s time for Stephen Ross to uncover the true root of the team’s dysfunction.
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October 13, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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Brain farts, multitasking deficits and bottom-up actions.

@conororr.bsky.social talks to experts in neuroscience and psychology to understand why players keep dropping the ball before the goal line: www.si.com/nfl/brain-fa...
A Brain Fart Scientist Explains Why NFL Players Drop the Ball at the Goal Line
A silly blunder has occurred two weeks in a row. Experts weigh in on multitasking deficits, bottom-up actions and why this keeps happening.
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October 7, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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A fun and interesting piece from @conororr.bsky.social on why players drop the ball at the goal line.

And I got to use the phrase “Brain Fart Scientist” in a headline: www.si.com/nfl/brain-fa...
A Brain Fart Scientist Explains Why NFL Players Drop the Ball at the Goal Line
A silly blunder has occurred two weeks in a row. Experts weigh in on multitasking deficits, bottom-up actions and why this keeps happening.
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October 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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@conororr.bsky.social fills out his NFL awards ballot through Week 4 🏆 www.si.com/nfl/quarter-...
Quarter Season NFL Awards: MVP, Offensive Player of the Year and More
Conor Orr fills out his ballot through the first four weeks of the 2025 season.
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October 3, 2025 at 3:31 PM
On the missed kick,
Looked like Rams still getting the left side of that line overloaded. Different pressure but that’s where all the problems are coming from.
October 3, 2025 at 1:51 AM
September 26, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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If you watched the Saleh presser and thought, “Where the hell is this coming from?” … @conororr.bsky.social got an answer for you.
Robert Saleh offered a surprising monologue about the Jaguars’ (legal!) sign stealing efforts. @conororr.bsky.social explains what he was talking about and why it may have been more psychological warfare to bring it up now www.si.com/nfl/why-robe...
Why Robert Saleh May Have Accused the Jaguars of (Legal!) Sign Stealing
Conor Orr talks to NFL coaches about the mental warfare involved in pilfering signals and why the 49ers’ defensive coordinator may have brought it up now.
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September 26, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Robert Saleh brought up the Jaguars’ sophisticated legal sign stealing operation yesterday.

Now, why would he do that? And what do the Jaguars track to get an edge?

We get into all of that here: www.si.com/nfl/why-robe...
Why Robert Saleh May Have Accused the Jaguars of (Legal!) Sign Stealing
Conor Orr talks to NFL coaches about the mental warfare involved in pilfering signals and why the 49ers’ defensive coordinator may have brought it up now.
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September 26, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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In @conororr.bsky.social’s Week 3 grades, he breaks down the Eagles’ field goal blocking prowess, the Texans’ play-calling failings and more: www.si.com/nfl/nfl-week...
NFL Week 3 Grades: Inside the Eagles’ Field Goal Blocking Perfection
Conor Orr hands out report cards to Cleveland’s spectacular spike play, Harrison Smith’s individual greatness and the Texans’ play-calling failings.
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September 22, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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The Eagles finally threw the ball because that’s what made sense Sunday, writes @conororr.bsky.social. The defending champs have learned to do whatever it takes: www.si.com/nfl/eagles-p...
The Eagles Have No Problem Doing Whatever it Takes to Win
Jalen Hurts and the passing game finally had a big day because Philadelphia knows how to take advantage of mismatches.
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September 21, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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As the man saving D.C. football, Jayden Daniels finds his time and attention in high demand. But the Commanders QB wants to be in full control of his narrative and he’s doing that his own way, writes @conororr.bsky.social www.si.com/nfl/jayden-d...
September 18, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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@conororr.bsky.social has kept bringing this up for 2 years now, well before it became a bigger thing this week, and I’ve appreciated that he wouldn’t let it go.

He took a thorough look at Brady’s actual tape the first two weeks and talked to teams on the Raiders’ schedule.
September 17, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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Is Tom Brady’s conflict of interest a big deal? @conororr.bsky.social examines his broadcasts, talks to staffers on Raiders opponents and explains why it really is: www.si.com/nfl/tom-brad...
Tom Brady’s Conflict of Interest Is Hurting His Broadcasts and Damaging to the NFL
The first three games of the season he is calling for Fox feature Raiders opponents. Some team staffers explain why it really is a big deal.
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September 17, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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@conororr.bsky.social forecasts realistic expectations for six rookie quarterbacks, plus first-year starter J.J. McCarthy: www.si.com/nfl/2025-nfl...
August 27, 2025 at 7:29 PM