I dont know if there was a thread made or not, but I wanted to make a thread of all new news and updates from existing players that could affect your fantasy squads coming into training camp.
DENVER (May 24, 2006) -- Mystery continues to follow Kansas City running back Priest Holmes the way defenders used to, but at least now there are some answers.
A high-ranking Chiefs official said Holmes would undergo more neurological tests in late June and early July to help determine whether the running back can continue playing football. But even if those tests do not yield the answers that Holmes or the Chiefs want, Kansas City already has developed a contingency plan.
The Chiefs are considering the idea of placing Holmes on the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list, which means the running back and the team could delay any decision on the player's future until the fall. If Holmes were able to return, the Chiefs would be thrilled to get back a player of his caliber. If not, they would have exhausted every option possible, giving Holmes as much time as he needed to return.
Either way, it doesn't seem as if Holmes' return is imminent, and the waiting game will continue well into training camp and possibly into the regular season. Already, Holmes is not participating in the team's Organized Team Activities at the team's Kansas City training complex. He has been absent, choosing instead to work out at his home in San Antonio.
The 32-year-old Holmes has been there for much of the time since recovering from a helmet-to-helmet collision with San Diego linebacker Shawne Merriman during a midseason game in San Diego.
Here's some news;
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Who dat?
Mr T is really taking care of himself these days. :yay
worst thread ever
Quote from: reese125 on May 25, 2006, 10:28:42 AM
I dont know if there was a thread made or not, but I wanted to make a thread of all new news and updates from existing players
QuoteFootball
The Rest of the NFL
Keep on top of all the high priced talent the Eagles aren't signing.
christ, all it was supposed to be is current news on players. i didnt know I had to go back 14 pages to find "high priced talent the eagles arent signing".
David Patten is rumored to be one of the guys who are getting the ax post June 1st.
Would you want him?
From Charles Robinson of Yahoo Sports;
Quote"Per a league source, here is preliminary list of players expected to be put on the trade block or released in the coming days: Washington taterskins wideout David Patten, Cleveland Browns running back Lee Suggs, Arizona Cardinals running back Marcel Shipp, Oakland Raiders defensive end Bobby Hamilton, Green Bay Packers safety Mark Roman, New Orleans linebacker Courtney Watson and Miami linebacker Eddie Moore
Suggs and Shipp cannot stay healthy. And Shipp was one of the putrid RBs for the Cards who couldn't run the ball a lick last year.
Courtney Watson and Eddie Moore were actually traded for each other a few weeks ago but the trade was rescinded after one of them failed a physical.
As for Patten, I would take him if it meant no more Greg Lewis.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 25, 2006, 07:19:44 PM
As for Patten, I would take him if it meant no more Greg Lewis.
I don't know if I can stand watching this team take on another team's average reciever with the hopes that he'll be even marginally better than the Eagles average recievers only to watch him play at the same level of mediorcity of whoever he replaces.
It's like when a book or album comes out with mulitple covers. Each one looks different but it's exactly the same once you open it up.
Bring someone in who will be an actual improvement. Patten may be more aggressive than Lewis when it comes to fighting for a ball but I'm certain he's got his own unique downside to him that will ultimately make him the same caliber reciever as Lewis or any of the others currently on the roster.
patten is a real solid nfl wr who isnt going to get the eagles in the playoffs...but would be a huge upgrade over lewis and would be as good or better than anyone else on the roster
Quote from: Wingspan on May 25, 2006, 04:49:14 PM
Quote from: reese125 on May 25, 2006, 10:28:42 AM
I dont know if there was a thread made or not, but I wanted to make a thread of all new news and updates from existing players
QuoteFootball
The Rest of the NFL
Keep on top of all the high priced talent the Eagles aren't signing.
;D
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 25, 2006, 09:06:52 PM
patten is a real solid nfl wr who isnt going to get the eagles in the playoffs...but would be a huge upgrade over lewis and would be as good or better than anyone else on the roster
You must think he's been touched by a coaching angel, because he was absolutely putrid last year - much worse than Greg Lewis, even. He was expected to start, and between injuries and futility, he couldn't hold off JAMES THRASH for a starting job. Also, his numbers last year were more similar to Billy McMullen's than anyone else's.
Patten's a 31/32-year-old "speed" receiver. He would not improve the Eagles at all.
GET THRASH!!!!!!
You must think he's been touched by a coaching angel, because he was absolutely putrid last year - much worse than Greg Lewis, even. He was expected to start, and between injuries and futility, he couldn't hold off JAMES THRASH for a starting job. Also, his numbers last year were more similar to Billy McMullen's than anyone else's.
shows how truly awful the eagle wr's are doesnt it
Well, I'm just saying that Patten would only contribute to them being awful... not fix the problem or even help at all.
I'd actually rather get Thrash back than get Patten. THAT's sad.
A 130-page mishmash of all news related to every player in the NFL is probably inferior to having 50 different, easily searchable threads with descriptive subjects.
Quote from: QB Eagles on May 28, 2006, 10:16:42 AM
A 130-page mishmash of all news related to every player in the NFL is probably inferior to having 50 different, easily searchable threads with descriptive subjects.
The goal is to eventually have each section on the board consolodated into one thread. Corporate downsizing is making it's way to the internets.
Carson Palmer News (http://bengals.com/community/palmer_cornhole06.asp)
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I made a comment in the Offensive FA Tracker thread about Suggs getting the axe (ironically, the only person who replied to it was reese :sly).
I would be okay with the Eagles bringing him in. He would take the C-Buck spot over, and probably do decent job of it. Suggs isn't going to wow anyone, but he is, IMO, probably better than any RB we have behind Westy and Moats.
Quote from: PhillyPhaninDC on May 30, 2006, 10:17:11 PM
I made a comment in the Offensive FA Tracker thread about Suggs getting the axe (ironically, the only person who replied to it was reese :sly).
I would be okay with the Eagles bringing him in. He would take the C-Buck spot over, and probably do decent job of it. Suggs isn't going to wow anyone, but he is, IMO, probably better than any RB we have behind Westy and Moats.
I don't know about that, what about Perry? I know he is an injury risk but when dude stays healthy he is a good ball player. According to PE.com he has bulked up to 213 lbs so maybe he will be better equipped to run the way he does.
I'll take Suggs over Perry any goddamned day of the week.
Quote from: Diomedes on May 30, 2006, 10:39:12 PM
I'll take Suggs over Perry any goddamned day of the week.
For some reason I have just always liked Perry, though I would not be disappointed if the Eagles added Suggs. Remember though that Perry is currently the #1 KR.
Fire Mahe, bring in Suggs. Problem solved. Let's go get a bear.
Quote from: Diomedes on May 30, 2006, 10:45:18 PM
Fire Mahe, bring in Suggs. Problem solved. Let's go get a bear.
Ah, yes I forgot about getting rid of Mahe. I am always down for getting a "bear".
Quote from: Diomedes on May 30, 2006, 10:45:18 PM
Fire Mahe, bring in Suggs. Problem solved. Let's go get a bear.
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Patriots | Sullivan acquired in trade
Mon, 5 Jun 2006 12:32:00 -0700
Jay Glazer, of FOXSports.com, reports the New Orleans Saints have traded DL Johnathan Sullivan to the New England Patriots for WR Bethel Johnson.
dfsf
Really?
Anyone want a steady but unspectacular DE? This started last year and seems to be coming to a head this off season.
Cowboys defensive end Greg Ellis says he would welcome a trade
By MAC ENGEL
Star-Telegram Staff Writer
At first Greg Ellis wanted his contract restructured; now he says he would like to be traded.
"I think if they could get what they are looking for, it is a possibility," the Cowboys defensive end said. "I've heard rumors."
At this stage, that is all they are: Rumors. Ellis said he has heard no such talk from Cowboys owner/general manager Jerry Jones or coach Bill Parcells.
But Ellis's agent, James D. Williams, said his conversations with the Cowboys lead him to believe his client will be with the team when training camp begins July 27. And he doesn't see a change in the contract coming, either.
"It doesn't look like (a trade) is going to be feasible," said Williams, who said Ellis has not attended the Cowboys' voluntary workouts Monday or Tuesday. "It's a dead end. We're just looking forward to training camp."
Jones was not available for comment.
Ellis said he will not hold out from training camp, and that he plans to fulfill his contract. But he also thinks that, barring unseen big production this season, this year will be his last with the Cowboys. He said he was surprised when the team picked up his $500,000 roster bonus earlier this spring.
Ellis said he understands the Cowboys' position, and bears no grudges against the team or Parcells. He said he is closer to the coach than ever before, but it doesn't change the situation. Ellis said he fears what happened to him last season will happen again. That the Cowboys say his role will be crucial, and then it decreases.
When Ellis and Parcells spoke over the weekend, Parcells likened the situation to basketball. Everybody has a role.
"In that sport, you don't have to worry about being released," Ellis said. "Role players (in the NBA) have the confidence that they are under contract. Football isn't guaranteed. ... From their standpoint, they aren't saying 'Greg, you aren't a good player.' I just want to be in a system that fits me."
http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/sports/football/14755204.htm
We're stocked with DE's.
Can he kill Hawaiian utility players on the cheap?
Quote from: PhillyPhaninDC on June 07, 2006, 12:01:51 AM
We're stocked with DE's.
Can he kill Hawaiian utility players on the cheap?
Just don't ask him to do it in a manner that's unfamiliar to him. Also, you need to guarantee all the money even if he's not sure if he can do it. If he does manage to get it done, don't forget to pat him on the head and tell him what a good job he did afterwards.
Diamonds in the rough
By John Murphy, Yahoo! Sports
June 6, 2006
This year's NFL supplemental draft will be held on July 13, with each team capable of using one of their 2007 draft choices to obtain the rights of any players deemed eligible for selection.
A year ago, the Miami Dolphins used a sixth-round draft choice to pick former USC defensive tackle Manuel Wright, but past supplemental drafts dating back as far as the late 1980s have seen the likes of Brian Bosworth (Seattle), Steve Walsh (Dallas), Timm Rosenbach (Phoenix), Rob Moore (N.Y. Jets), Dave Brown (N.Y. Giants), Tony Hollings (Houston) and Jamal Williams (San Diego) selected.
This additional process is held to accommodate players that were not eligible for the April draft but, for various reasons (academic, injury, off-field or NCAA rulings), have now requested "special" entry to the supplemental draft.
Teams are divided into three groups, those that had six or fewer wins followed by the rest of the non-postseason teams and the 12 playoff clubs. The weighted system allows teams with the worst records to have better odds of selecting the eligible prospects.
As of June 1, the official paperwork had not been processed for any of the potential prospects for this year's supplemental draft, according to Kevin Fernandez, who helps review the requests at the NFL office. In order for any NFL team to have contact or observe a "pro day" type workout by a potential prospect, all of the player's paperwork must be filed with the league. Before any such evaluation can take place, eligibility must be confirmed and all 32 teams must be alerted.
This year's supplemental draft may have a handful of interesting prospects available for selection. Here's a look at the top candidates:
Ahmad Brooks, linebacker, Virginia – Brooks is clearly the most high-profile player in the group, as he was a freshman All-American before falling on hard times due to some off-field issues and injuries. He missed six games with a right knee injury last season, so he decided to return to the Cavaliers for his senior campaign only to be suspended and then dismissed from the program for violating unspecified team rules. After deciding to sign with agent Gregory Williams, Brooks made his way to train at Chip Smith's CES facility in Atlanta.
The former All-ACC linebacker has been with the well-known personal trainer for roughly two months, entering the program at nearly 285 pounds but weighing in at a much-improved 268 pounds earlier this week with a final goal of 260 to 265 pounds for his upcoming workout.
"It was all about accountability with him," Smith said of Brooks, who has admitted to making errors in judgment. " told him the first day that he needed to be on time and ready to work. ... If not, he could pack his stuff and go home."
Smith will be in attendance for Brooks' June 22 pro day workout, which will also feature Cavaliers head coach Al Groh as well as other members of Virginia's defensive coaching staff. Brooks is aiming to run in the 4.5-second range, bench-press 225 pounds 22 to 25 times and jump in the mid-30s (inches) for his vertical leap as well as show greater dedication to his conditioning by weighing in at 265 pounds.
"[He] has obvious talents. ... quick first step, excellent size, ability to play in the middle or strong-side. ... [I would] even like using him as a rush end in some situations," said one longtime NFL evaluator who has scouted the Mid-Atlantic region for over 20 years.
"You can make some comparisons to guys like Pepper Johnson or Levon Kirkland in terms of size and potential," added the talent evaluator, "but this kid could be a step faster in terms of straight-line speed. ... He has all the tools to become a solid NFL starter, but he's had some issues that need to be addressed."
Most believe that, even though Brooks has "first day" ability, he will likely slide to the fourth or fifth round if all goes well at his private workout and interviews.
Jason Berryman, defensive end/outside linebacker, Iowa State – After Brooks, Berryman is most likely to be drafted. He has shown pass rush potential off the edge in the Big 12, recording 12 tackles and five sacks and being named MVP of the 2005 EV1.net Houston Bowl, but he also dealt with several off-field issues, including being dismissed from the team after being cited at a local night club for being on the premises underage. Berryman had previously been suspended from Iowa State's team for the 2004 season after being convicted of theft and assault charges. He served 258 days in jail, but had seemingly turned the corner before his late January run-in at the club.
A Houston native, Berryman has been training on-campus in Ames, Iowa, and announced this week that his pro day workout will be held on June 13. He is being closely evaluated by teams that employ the 3-4 scheme, as his 6-foot-3, 250-pound frame and explosive up-field rush skills could make him an ideal fit as an edge rusher. He has also hired former IMG rep Ken Kremer, who now works for CAA Sports, as his player representative.
David Dixon, linebacker, Hutchinson (Kan.) Community College – Dixon, who was one of the top-rated defenders in the junior college ranks, failed to qualify academically at Kansas State, but he is noted for his speed and athleticism, running in the 4.4 range, leaping between 42 to 44 inches in the vertical jump and bench-pressing over 450 pounds. He had 161 tackles, including a total of 43 tackles behind the line of scrimmage, 8½ sacks and five blocked kicks, which gave him a total of 10 in just two years.
"He's the best athlete I have ever seen at this level", said longtime NFL scout Tom Marino of Dixon. "He's just not big into school work, but he has all the instincts, physical tools and natural talent to become a starting linebacker in the NFL one day."
Dixon just turned 21 years old this past February, so combined with his eye-opening workout numbers, impressive natural size (6-2, 245 pounds) and on-field talents, he should warrant a lot of consideration if he gains eligibility to July's draft.
Others that could receive access to next month's supplemental draft:
Joel Statham, quarterback, Maryland – He started most of the 2004 season before trying to transfer to Jacksonville State, a Division I-AA program.
David Boler, wide receiver, Delaware – The former Pac-10 transfer with over 2,000 career receiving yards recently lost his bid for a sixth year of NCAA eligibility.
Lee Gray, offensive tackle, Iowa – He also was denied a sixth year of NCAA eligibility.
mcnair a raven for a 4th round pick
Since I don't want to start an "NFL Stadium news" thread:
The Titans stadium/coliseum/whatever is now known as "LP Field". [/who cares]
QuoteFARMER HEADS TO K.C.
A league source tells us that the Kansas City Chiefs have hired Ray Farmer as the team's new director of pro personnel. Farmer previously worked for the Falcons as the assistant director of pro scouting.
The vacancy in Kansas City arose when Bill Kuharich was promoted to the position of V.P. of player personnel.
By rule, the Falcons could have blocked Farmer's departure, unless Farmer's contract had expired
Ex-Eagle Ray Farmer.
Rumor is Bears are asking for a #1 for Thomas Jones. Not a chance in hell they get this, but I would give them a #3 and Ryan Moats in a flash
It might be an all-out scare tactic/message to Jones for not reporting to the voluntary camp, but it seems a bit steep to ask for a trade on a solid player for missing "voluntary" camp, knowing they need both Benson and Jones in case of injury. Strange
Marshall Faulk Does Not Attend Last Mini-Camp, Is Considering Retirement (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-rams-faulk&prov=ap&type=lgns)
It took you until ten o'clock tonight to pick up on that story??
Quote from: Diomedes on June 11, 2006, 11:06:48 PM
It took you until ten o'clock tonight to pick up on that story??
Was it posted somewhere else that I missed? I was gone most of the day, caught the story, didn't see it posted and dropped the link.
Sorry if it annoyed you.
Quote from: Geowhizzer on June 12, 2006, 11:11:19 AMSorry if it annoyed you.
Shut up and make me a sandwich.
I don't know if it was posted elsewhere at :CF .. I just remember reading about it awhile ago.
Quote from: Diomedes on June 12, 2006, 11:30:57 AM
Quote from: Geowhizzer on June 12, 2006, 11:11:19 AMSorry if it annoyed you.
Shut up and make me a sandwich.
I don't know if it was posted elsewhere at :CF .. I just remember reading about it awhile ago.
Make your own darn sandwich, honey. :-*
Bitch fight!
Harrington. Ha.
PFT.com:
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[size=1t]HARRINGTON LOOKS HORRIBLE[/size]
Word around the league is that Dolphins backup quarterback Joey Harrington has looked horrible in his first official minicamp with the team.
Harrington, the third overall pick in the 2002 draft, was acquired via a trade in May from the Lions. The Dolphins sent to Detroit a sixth-round pick in 2007. The pick could upgrade to a fifth-rounder.
We're not suggesting that Harrington is in line to not make the team, but with starter Daunte Culpepper apparently well ahead of schedule in his rehab from that torn knee ligament trifecta and with No.3 quarterback Cleo Lemon arguably better suited to serve as Culpepper's understudy given that they both are far more mobile than Harrington, we wouldn't be surprised to see Lemon leapfrog Harrington at some point during the 2006 season.
Quote from: Geowhizzer on June 11, 2006, 09:55:29 PM
Marshall Faulk Does Not Attend Last Mini-Camp, Is Considering Retirement (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-rams-faulk&prov=ap&type=lgns)
The official leak today out here is that Marshall Faulk will announce his retiring this week. No link yet, but it should follow soon.
QuoteAnother Titan tradeoff?
By John Murphy, Yahoo! Sports
June 9, 2006
Having drafted LenDale White and re-signed Travis Henry, Tennessee Titans general manager Floyd Reese may trade first-string running back Chris Brown – or allow him to seek a deal with teams in need of backs with starting experience – according to a source close to Brown.
Brown is in his last year of his contract, so any trade could require that the new team come to an agreement on a new, long-term deal. Reese has not given Brown permission to pursue trades, but Brown would be an excellent target for teams looking for an experienced back, such as the Denver Broncos and Houston Texans.
A league source said that the Broncos have been associated with another veteran running back – T.J. Duckett of the Atlanta Falcons – as part of a potential three-team trade. The deal would also send Broncos wide receiver Ashley Lelie to the New England Patriots, while Denver would receive Patriots tight end Daniel Graham and Duckett. The Falcons would receive undisclosed draft choices from both teams.
Both Denver and Houston will run offensive schemes that could entice a runner like Brown, who is a straight-head guy with the ability to make one cut and go.
In his three NFL seasons, Brown has averaged 4.3 yards per carry on 500 career attempts, including a career-high 1,067 yards and 4.9 average in 2004. He also had success against his only AFC West foe last season, gaining 97 yards and one touchdown on 19 carries against the Oakland Raiders, while also rushing for 267 yards in five career contests against the Texans.
After finishing 4-12 in 2005, the Titans could use significant assistance elsewhere on the roster. Given that offensive coordinator Norm Chow is very familiar with White from their days at USC – and given that Henry is capable of providing an adequate backup at the position if he can stay out of trouble – it might make sense for Tennessee to trade Brown to increase its depth and skill level at another position, and/or possibly supplement its 2007 draft picks.
Brown was drafted in the third round of the 2003 NFL draft. Last year, he finished with 851 rushing yards on a Titans team that struggled to run the ball and often found itself trailing early in games and abandoning the running attack.
The 6-foot-3, 220-pound Chicago native played his college ball at Colorado, where he led the nation in rushing during his senior year. He has missed some time in the NFL due to a variety of minor injuries, including turf toe, but he reported to the Tennessee's first minicamp at 100 percent. Brown is regarded in league circles as a high-upside back that could thrive in a system that uses his size and speed in a more run-oriented offense.
When healthy Brown's a good back. Looks like he's caught in a numbers game but counting on LenDale White, at this time, would seem to be a risk ???
Someone needs to post the vid of Brown owning Roy Williams.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OBeB2S751U
Quote from: PhillyGirl on June 12, 2006, 01:14:17 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OBeB2S751U
EXCELLENT ;D
Well done PG.
Bentley's plan to wear '00' gets 86'd by Raiders' Otto
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Uniform No. 00, made sacred by Raiders legend Jim Otto, is staying safe on the shelf for another season. That's just the way Otto wants it. No, it's the way he demands it.
Cleveland Browns center LeCharles Bentley petitioned the NFL to change its strict policy on uniform numbers so he could bring "00" out of hibernation and pay homage to Otto. The NFL said no last month, opting not to alter its number system and consequently denying the fellow request of New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush to suit up in his USC No. 5.
Otto called Bentley's "00" pursuit "ridiculous." Then came stronger words from the Hall of Fame center, whose "00" became ingrained in Raiders lore via his 1960-74 playing career.
"To let him wear my number, that I built into a legacy, all it takes is one ounce of coke up his nose and that legacy is gone," Otto said last week in Livermore at a Raiders' golf tournament benefiting Special Olympics. :-D
"I don't know who he is. I played 15 years with the Raiders. He's played, what, three or four years in New Orleans? What kind of legacy would he give double zero? I don't think he should wear it and I don't think anyone in the NFL should wear it."
Otto didn't seem to be implying that Bentley is a drug user, rather Otto was pointing out how a foolish act could damage the "00" image he worked so hard to build. Otto holds the franchise record with 210 consecutive starts and played in 308 games if you count preseason, playoff and all-star games.
Bentley is no slouch, though. He's made the Pro Bowl in two of his four seasons, all of which were with the Saints. A second-round draft pick out of Ohio State, Bentley played two seasons at right guard before returning to his natural spot at center.
"In terms of who LeCharles is, you can make a strong argument he's the best center in the NFL. I don't think he'd tarnish the image (of "00")," Bentley's agent, Neil Schwartz said. "He'd enhance the image and explain the story of 'OO' to kids. Kids today might not know who Jim Otto is. If anything, Charles would know the responsibility of what it would mean to wear 'OO.'"
Bentley, a Cleveland native, wore a "00" Browns jersey at his introductory press conference in March after signing a six-year, $36 million deal, touted as the richest ever for a center. He's also had "00" over his locker this offseason, even though he's No. 57 on the team's Web site.
Mark Curnutte, of the Cincinnati Enquirer, reports Cincinnati Bengals WR Chad Johnson (groin) appeared to have suffered a groin injury after going up for a pass during practice Friday, June 16. Johnson came down hard, made his way to the sideline and then fell, flopping from side to side. Johnson was taken off on a cart, presumably for an MRI.
-- Chad is back at practice
-- Ahmed Plummer retired
-- Jerry Rice rips Plaxico (http://www.nypost.com/sports/giants/sirius_slam__rice_rips_burress_giants_steve_serby.htm)
QuoteJune 17, 2006 -- Jerry Rice thinks Plaxico Burress dropped the ball.
On the "Afternoon Blitz" on Sirius NFL Radio, the future Hall of Fame wide receiver ripped Burress for saying he did not regret blowing off the exit meeting the day after the Giants' humiliating playoff loss to the Panthers.
"How can you say that?" Rice said. "Yes, it was a devastating loss, but you lose as a team. You show up the next day, you show up as a team no matter what to show your loyalty. How can he not regret that?
"After losing a game of that magnitude, for him not to show up at the last team meeting? I'm sorry, Plaxico, that doesn't go that far with me. If you're going to be a complete player you've got to be a leader and, even when things don't go right, you've still got to be a professional. You've got to show up and you've got to let the younger guys know this is the way we do things around here. I don't know where he's coming from, but I was very surprised by that."
Rice added that Burress hasn't done himself or quarterback Eli Manning any favors by working out in Miami (with Jeremy Shockey).
its simple...Plaxico is the difference of a guy who just wants to be a millionare rather than a superstar in this league. If I had the opportunity to do both, I would try to solidify myself as a superatar since I was already rich--ever since I was drafted. That $htein will be gone tomorrow before he knows it, and he will have garbage to look back on when its over.
Thats what cracks me up with these kind of guys...uneducated and could care less about their future. All about immediate gratification not a drop of leadership....god damn if I was 3 inches taller
Quote from: reese125 on June 17, 2006, 08:51:39 PM
....god damn if I was 3 inches taller
You'd be the same piece of shtein you are now... only taller.
df
:=)http://outsports.com/nfl/2006/0621strahan.htm
Gay?
If true, that wouldn't surprise me.
I suspected that a long time ago, he has a "gay mouth".
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He is the NFL record sack holder :evil
Quote from: 4and26 on June 21, 2006, 03:24:31 PM
He is the NFL record sack holder :evil
Does :evil = an asterisk?
gap tooth in your mouth so my meatcicles got to fit
Strahan's a peeping Mike: wife
BY AUSTIN FENNER and DAVE GOLDINER
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS
The Strahan vs. Strahan divorce case took another bizarre turn yesterday as the Giants sack king's estranged wife charged he once used a hidden camera to peep on her sister, according to court papers.
Jean Strahan claimed that Michael Strahan used the camera, hidden in a clock radio, to capture her sister "in various stages of undress," when the Strahans were dating in 1997.
"[He used] a hidden camera in a clock radio that he gave her and virtually insisted that she keep in the bedroom where she slept," Jean Strahan, 41, said in a sworn affidavit.
The Peeping Mike accusation emerged as the soon-to-be-former couple continued to feud over their bad-blood breakup.
She is demanding he cough up about $14 million, but he insists she should only get about $7 million.
Jean Strahan dropped a bombshell by claiming Strahan pursued an "alternative lifestyle" with married TV doctor Ian Smith after the couple broke up.
But she later claimed she didn't mean to hint they were gay - just serial cheaters.
Buried amid hundreds of pages of mundane claims and counterclaims in their divorce case is the explosive allegation that Michael once tried to spy on Jean Strahan's sister when she came to visit.
Jean Strahan was trying to counter Michael Strahan's claim in an earlier affidavit that she had no reason to fear him because the police had never been called to break up a domestic dispute between them.
Not so, said the football star's estranged wife.
"They were in our home at least twice as a result of violent and lewd actions of [Michael Strahan]" before their marriage in 1999.
Jean Strahan had already publicly claimed that her future husband beat her before they wed, but never discussed the video-voyeur claim, which supposedly took place when they lived in East Stroudsburg, Pa.
Michael Strahan's lawyer, Robert Penza, did not return calls for comment on the latest twist in the bitter divorce case.
The couple has spent the past year trading legal salvos through their lawyers over everything from the air conditioning in their Montclair, N.J., mansion to Michael Strahan's habit of honking the horn when he drives.
She once tailed his car when he drove their twin girls to an ice show at the Meadowlands.
He groused that she was inviting too many of her girlfriends over for weekly parties, where they received facial treatments.
He complained that she risked damaging his large collection of fancy clothes by switching off the air conditioning when she went out of town during a steamy week last summer.
She demanded that he take his stuff out of the house because it was clogging up her closets. The divorce case is back in court Monday.
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 21, 2006, 05:08:35 PM
gap tooth in your mouth so my meatcicles got to fit
lmfao. one of the finest filter examples, EVER
"Gap toof sucks Runyans ballz."
My favorite thread title from the old days of trolling the Giants message board.
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"Hey, this ain't weed"
tho it could easily be 'yo aint enough weed'
QuoteRavens lock up safety Reed with six-year extension
By Len Pasquarelli
ESPN.com
Four-year veteran safety Ed Reed, the league's defensive player of the year in 2004, has reached agreement with the Baltimore Ravens on a six-year contract extension worth $40 million that will carry through the 2012 season, team officials confirmed Tuesday afternoon.
The team's first-round choice in the 2002 draft, Reed was entering the final year of his original contract with the team, at a base salary of $1.983 million, and would have been eligible for unrestricted free agency without the extension. Reed, 27, has been seeking to upgrade his contract for more than a year.
Had the Ravens not been able to reach an extension with Reed by next spring, it is likely Baltimore would have designated the former University of Miami star a franchise player to limit his mobility. It is not known yet when the contract will be officially executed with the NFL, but Reed is expected to sign it this week, and Ravens officials said there is no chance the deal will not be completed.
The deal makes Reed one of the highest-paid safeties in the NFL. Reed's agent, Greg Genske, said his client will receive a $15 million signing bonus in the largest deal ever given to a safety.
"It's one less thing for him to worry about," general manager Ozzie Newsome said. "He knows he is going to be here for the long-term now, and it part of the plans in the big picture, and he can devote his energies now to football matters and to being the playmaker he has always been for us."
If possible, Reed's importance to the Baltimore defense will be heightened this year, since he will be breaking in a new safety partner. Starting free safety Will Demps departed to the New York Giants as an unrestricted free agent and there are a number of candidates, all of them relatively inexperienced, vying for the job.
The 24th player selected overall in the 2004 draft, Reed became a starter as a rookie and has been a fixture in the Baltimore defense ever since. In four seasons, he has appeared in 58 games and started in all but one of those contests. Reed missed six games in 2005 with an ankle injury and recorded career lows in games played (10), tackles (37), interceptions (one) and passes defensed (12).
In his first three seasons, Reed averaged 89 tackles, seven interceptions and 16.3 passes defensed. Reed posted five or more interceptions in each of his first three seasons and led the NFL with nine interceptions in 2004. The Ravens expect him to return to health, and to his previous form, for 2006. Reed was selected to the Pro Bowl for the 2003 and 2004 seasons.
Although he is listed as a strong safety, and is effective playing close to the line of scrimmage, Reed also possesses great range and a big-play mindset. In his four seasons, he has 31 "big plays," the combination of takeaways and sacks.
Say goodbye to Dawkins & Lewis.
:P
this has absolutely no bearing on dawkins because his age would never allow him approach anywhere near that kind of money...plus hes half the player ed reed is at this stage in their careers
as for lewis who knows if hes worth bringing back at all... this would be akin to chad johnson signing a monster deal and then saying goodbye jabar gaffney
It does have a bearing on Dawkins because he's one of the best free safeties in the NFC and he's in a contract year.
Is he worth what Ed Reed got at his age? No, of course not. But he's certainly worth more than the Eagles would plan on paying him, especially after seeing the idiotic money Reed just got.
As for Lewis, I didn't think he was going to be here after this year anyway because he was previously looking for Roy Williams money. Now that Reed has set the bar even higher, no way he sticks around and takes the Eagles chump change.
This means nothing to the Eagles. Reed is a farging stud.
Quote from: Diomedes on June 27, 2006, 08:52:53 PM
This means nothing to the Eagles. Reed is a farging stud.
While comparing Reed to the Eagles' safeties is ridiculous for a variety of reasons, this will certainly have an impact on contract negotiations. More's the pity.
Sure, it means something to Lewis. Maybe to Dawkins. But the Eagles don't care. Neither dude is anywhere close to as good as Reed, and they aren't going to pay extra coin just because the best safety in the NFL just got paid.
Im gonna nip it in the bud before it happens and say--suck it up Lewis, and prove your worth anything even remotely close to that this year
Quote from: Diomedes on June 27, 2006, 09:25:47 PM
Sure, it means something to Lewis. Maybe to Dawkins. But the Eagles don't care. Neither dude is anywhere close to as good as Reed, and they aren't going to pay extra coin just because the best safety in the NFL just got paid.
When the ceiling rises dramatically for pay at a position, all the other players who play the position are affected regardless of their talent or production.
As I stated before, the Eagles aren't going to pay more but other teams would. That's why my first post read the way it did.
Barring some unforseen miracle where Dawkins says "farg it" and stays for a big-time hometown discount, both players will be leaving at the end of 2006.
Dawkins will be here. Who's gonna take his place, farging Sean Considine or Legbrace McGoo?
Dawkins will be here. He's still a top safety and takes care of his body better then TO does. He's also the heart and soul of the team, and the Eagles know there would be a HUGE uproar if he is let go.
If Dawk was the same age or close to the same age as Reed this would have a bigger impact. If Mike Lewis, even though I like him and hope he returns, walked into the Eagles FO and asked for this kind of money he'd be laughed right on outta there.
Dawk will be back.
what youre saying is the eagles arent gonna pay for dawkins because they are frugal...and i agree...but that was most likely happening with or without reed signing...trust me reid and dawkins situations couldnt be more opposite at this stage
btw the reed siging was not idiotic...hes the best safety in the game (tho sean taylor will pass him soon) and an unbelievable playmaker
reed in six less seasons has the same amt of td's as dawkins and only six less interceptions...nothing against dawk because he has been outstanding in his career...but reed is much better now and will end up being much better
Correct me if I am wrong, but Ed Reed had one good year, no? i like to see what Ed Reed could do in our defense last year.
reed has played four years
year one - all rookie defensive team
year two - 2nd team all nfl
year three - nfl defensive player of the year
year four - only played ten games due to injury
So what you're saying is that he's pretty much sucked in the one year he played, right?
stats for ed reed's career?
http://www.nfl.com/players/playerpage/302218
22 INTs in 58 games. An average of 31 yards per return. 32 PDs. Leader of his defense. Yeah, he's only had one good season. Definitely.
lol @ 31 yards per return
that is sick
But...But...He could only average that long on a return because they let the offense get that far down the field before the pick.
I compared the rookie seasons, pretty close. Dawkins only layed 14 games
Year Team G Total Tckl Ast Sacks Int Yds Avg Lg TD Pass Def FF
2002 Baltimore Ravens 16 85 71.0 14 1 5 167 33.4 59 0 7 0
1996 Philadelphia Eagles 14 85 63.0 22 1 3 41 13.7 30 0 6 1
First 4 years:
Year Team G Total Tckl Ast Sacks Int Yds Avg Lg TD Pass Def FF
02-05 Baltimore Ravens 58 269 225.0 44 4 22 680 30.9 106 2 32 4
96-99 Philadelphia Eagles 59 296 227.0 69 3.5 12 283 23.6 67 2 39 8
Well there it is folks, both players first 4 years in the books. My conclusion would be an errie similarity. Dawkins having one more game in than Reed, has 27 more tackles, 25 more assisted tackles, 7 more passes defended and 4 more forced fumbles. Reed has .5 more sacks, 10 more INT's. Looking at the stats really says one thing to me about these 2 safeties, they are very similar, except Reed is more of a cover safety and Dawkins is more of a blitzing safety. Sure Ed Reed is probably the top safety in the game today, but saying he's already better than Dawkins ever was is fargin ludacris!
Good thing that was 5 years ago. Comparing the two now is stupid.
why would it be stupid to compare the first 4 years of both players? so it makes no sense because Dawkins did it in 96 and Reed in 2002? the plain conclusion then in this case is that Ed Reed can't even hold Dawkin's jock.
COULDN'T hold his jock. Dawkins is not the same player he was in 1996. That's the point. Ed Reed is as good as Dawkins WAS and better than he IS. Yeesh.
theres a reason reeds nickname is the 'playmaker'...the guy is a freak...he changes games like dawk never did...hes deion at safety
granted hes still young and has to continue in this fashion for many more years to approach dawk overall...but right now he is better than dawk ever was
Right now hes a better player, cause he's younger. Go to the stats and you can see they are close, Dawkins having the edge in tackles, assisted tackles, and passes defended and forced fumbles through first 4 years of both players. Like you said, Ed Reed is the deion of safeties , but Dawkins is the LT of safeties.
the difference is in playmaking and thats where reed seperates himself from dawk
reed is spectacular dawk is solid as a rock
reed = deion
dawk = harry carson
:-D
inconceivable!
You can't conceive of how sorry I am that I even brought this up in the first place.
Reed's better than Dawkins, Dawkins is better than Reed. Wah!
Shut up.
we really needed that clarification a-hole, thanks!
how does Legbrace McGoo not get anything?
Quote from: mussa on June 28, 2006, 05:01:49 PM
we really needed that clarification a-hole, thanks!
Glad I could help out, Forrest.
Bucs TE draft pick T.J. Williams is done for the year already (torn Achilles)
QuoteROBINSON BACK IN REHAB
Vikings receiver Koren Robinson is back in alcohol rehab, according to his agent, Alvin Keels. Keels tells Profootballtalk.com that Robinson re-entered treatment in late June. Robinson is scheduled to be married on July 22.
Keels stressed that Robinson's decision to resume treatment was voluntary and not the result of any violation of the league's substance abuse policy or specific recurrence of the problems that plagued his career with the Seattle Seahawks. Keels said that Robinson can leave the program at any time.
Keels' comments were made in response to information we received from a league source indicating that Robinson was indeed back in rehab. (Operating uncharacteristically like "real" journalists, we called Keels for confirmation -- and got it.)
In 2005, Robinson spent 30 days in a South Carolina treatment center after being cut by the Seahawks. He eventually signed with the Vikings, and made the Pro Bowl as a kick returner. The Vikings signed him to a three-year deal during the offseason, but we've heard that the deal was structured to protect the team against any bad behavior.
Lots of us read PFT now.
They're reporting that Sauerbrun will be suspended four games. Tested for ephedra. He's been a known 'roid head since the Carolina doctor/Panthers story a while ago.
WTF are these guys thinking? You're a punter. Making COIN to do very fargin' little. Avoid the Ripped Fuel, motherfarger!!
QuoteBroncos moving on without Lelie but would welcome him back
By ARNIE STAPLETON, AP Sports Writer
July 6, 2006
DENVER (AP) -- Mike Shanahan knows just the place receiver Ashley Lelie could compete for the No. 1 job he covets so much that he's boycotting the Broncos' minicamp: Denver.
"If you want to compete to be the No. 1 guy, why not be here? Why not be here in camp?" Shanahan said after the Broncos began their three-day practice session Thursday. "If you're afraid of competing against a No. 1 guy who's 35 years old (in Rod Smith)?
"I don't think you're going to find a better scenario than what he has here."
Lelie wants to be a featured pass-catcher in somebody's offense and is convinced he'll never get that opportunity in Denver. He wasn't pleased with the Broncos' interest in Terrell Owens over the winter and declined to attend the club's offseason conditioning program, forgoing a $100,000 contract incentive to work out instead in Tempe, Ariz.
Ironically, during the winter and spring he worked out with former Pro Bowl receiver Javon Walker, who joined the Broncos in a draft-day trade from Green Bay. Walker, who missed most of last season with a torn knee ligament, has a lucrative new contract that will kick in next March if his comeback goes well in 2006.
Lelie, who is entering the final season of the rookie contract he signed as the 19th overall pick in 2002, had 42 catches for 770 yards and one TD last year, numbers that were down from 2004, when he racked up 1,084 yards and seven touchdowns on 54 receptions.
"We drafted him as a No. 1 draft choice. We would love him to be the No. 1 wide receiver. That's why we drafted him No. 1. He's done some good things for us. I think there's still a big upside for him. I just think he's making a bad decision," Shanahan said.
"It would be different if people were beating down the walls to get him, but they're not," Shanahan said. "Why not come in here and try to do what you can do and make a name for yourself at a place that drafted you No. 1?"
Lelie and his agent, Peter Schaffer, say there's nothing new in their stance: Lelie wants a trade.
Smith said he wants Lelie to return to Denver: "I can't tell anybody else how to go and handle their business. I just want to see him in the football camp. I would rather see him on a football field with us."
Shanahan isn't ready to give up on Lelie.
"He'd still have an opportunity here if he decided to come back," Shanahan said. "I'm not saying I wouldn't be a little tougher on him -- I'm just joking."
But he's serious about fining him.
Lelie could be out as much as $12,000 for missing the three days of workouts. Once training camp starts later this month, he could be fined $6,000 for each day he stays away.
"I really haven't been reaching out, to be honest with you. Because he won't return my phone calls," Shanahan said.
With Lelie absent and Walker limited, several young receivers have gotten plenty of chances to impress the coaches during the offseason workouts, and third-year pro Darius Watts has taken advantage.
Walker ran routes Thursday but won't face defensive backs until training camp.
"He looks like he's in pretty good shape," Shanahan said. "He's making some strides. He did most of the drill work. We didn't do any team work with him. I think he could have. But we have a plan over the next three weeks to keep working him like he's working now and hopefully, by the first day of camp, he's ready to go full speed."
:-D
"If you want to compete to be the No. 1 guy, why not be here? Why not be here in camp?" Shanahan said after the Broncos began their three-day practice session Thursday. "If you're afraid of competing against a No. 1 guy who's 35 years old (in Rod Smith)?
sportscenters monday nite moment tonight was from 1996...elway to rod smith 50 yards to beat the raiders in a last minute touchdown drive...they even had their classic old jerseys on...i couldnt help not believing that rod smith was in the league then
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2514911
^^^^
that's a link to the story about a Raven getting stabbed and running from his attacker, in case anyone cares
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 10, 2006, 09:23:00 AM
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2514911
"Nobody Fargs with Jesus" (http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A9gnMiLOVbJEKmgB3MSjzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTA4NDgyNWN0BHNlYwNwcm9m/SIG=1258c6orf/EXP=1152624462/**http%3a//myvideostore.com/images/gallery/179/1.jpeg)
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 10, 2006, 09:23:00 AM
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2514911
Too easy.
more Bengals fun...
QuoteBengals | O. Thurman suspended for four games
Thu, 13 Jul 2006 14:35:08 -0700
Mark Curnutte, of the Cincinnati Enquirer, reports Cincinnati Bengals LB Odell Thurman has been suspended for four games of the NFL season for violating the league's substance abuse policy, according to a source close to the situation. The source said it was not necessarily a positive drug test that led to the suspension, as a missed test counts the same as a positive test.
The Bengals are the Cowboys and Ravens, v 2.0
Call me London Fletcher-Baker (http://www.buffalobills.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=5545)
What does his husband call him?
From PFT:
QuoteKEITH DAVIS SHOT
The Dallas Morning News reports that Cowboys safety Keith Davis has been shot in the head and the thigh, in connection with an apparent drive-by shooting.
More details coming.
Now they're saying he's dead.
Quote from: CSD on July 16, 2006, 02:25:16 PM
From PFT:
QuoteKEITH DAVIS SHOT
The Dallas Morning News reports that Cowboys safety Keith Davis has been shot in the head and the thigh, in connection with an apparent drive-by shooting.
More details coming.
ESPN is reporting that Davis died.
And now PFT is saying that he's alive, that reports otherwise were rumors. We'll see.
Quote from: Diomedes on July 16, 2006, 02:34:36 PM
And now PFT is saying that he's alive, that reports otherwise were rumors. We'll see.
Ya gotta love ESPN.
link (http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/071706dnspokdavis.1b414afc.html)
he's alive.
Dallas News link via PFT
This isn't the first time that Keith Davis has been shot.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/news/2003/06/30/cowboys_davis_ap/
bad link, bro
Quote from: Diomedes on July 16, 2006, 02:56:01 PM
bad link, bro
Sorry about that. It should be fixed now.
If he dies, I'm awarding points to Yeti for last year's Ghoulpool. Ceremoniously, of course.
Quote from: Father Demon on July 16, 2006, 08:21:20 PM
If he dies,
He DIES.
(http://www.dvdfever.co.uk/reviews/rocky1a.jpg)
He's being released tonight or tomorrow, so I'm guessing he's not going to die anytime soon.
http://www.mlive.com/lions/stories/index.ssf?/base/sports-1/1153352414130770.xml&coll=1
Reggie Bush's agent says contract discussions are nonexistent and Bush is prepared to sit out the whole season. Fun!
Meanwhile, Wimbley signed his rookie deal with the Browns
If he holds out, there is no way he gets better money next year than he would have gotten this year.
So he declared a year early from collge so he could sit out for the year. Brilliant!
He's shady.
Dumbass. Bust bust bust bust. Way to belive your own press clippings and do everything you can to miss out on guaranteed millions.
I farging hate athletes.
yeah reggie bush will definitely be a bust. he's got no skills.
If he sits out a year he'll never be as good as his hype. In fact, he'll never be as good as his hype no matter what, but f he sits out a year because he isn't offered a $55 million contract he's a farging idiot and deserves whatever he gets.
Not sure if this one was mentioned yet...
Witten signs contract extension (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2527120)
Quote from: rjs246 on July 23, 2006, 11:40:32 AM
If he sits out a year he'll never be as good as his hype. In fact, he'll never be as good as his hype no matter what, but f he sits out a year because he isn't offered a $55 million contract he's a farging idiot and deserves whatever he gets.
You don't
really believe he's gonna sit out the season do you? It's a simple negotiation ploy. Nothing more.
why does everyone gang up on Reggie right away? like the Saints have a sterling reputation when it comes to these type things?
Ty Law signs with the Chiefs according to NFL Radio, it is reportedly a 5 year deal.
Not sure where to put this but I farging love it... (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2528179)
QuoteAn increase in the amount that a team can fine a player under contract who fails to report to training camp, with the maximum sanction nearly tripled, will likely reduce the number of holdouts this summer.
First reported by The Boston Globe, the league and the NFL Players Association agreed last week, as part of the extension to the collective bargaining agreement, to increase the daily fine from $5,000 to $14,000 for a player who is under contract and fails to report to camp.
someone called into WIP and said Jerry Porter is not happy in Raiderland and wants out.
ESPN confirms: http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2530265
QuoteJerry Porter reportedly isn't on board with new Raiders coach Art Shell.
The wide receiver told The San Francisco Chronicle that he has asked the team to trade him.
"Yes. Absolutely. I've told them that," Porter told the newspaper. The 2000 second round pick has caught 239 passes in his six NFL seasons for 3,215 yards and has scored 24 touchdowns.
Porter told the newspaper that his agent told him that the Raiders have asked for two No. 1 picks in return for him in any deal. "Why ... would you ask for a No. 1 for me, or ask for two No. 1s for me, when I wasn't even a No. 1?," he told the newspaper.
Porter told the newspaper he had a run-in with Shell and receivers coach Fred Biletnikoff shortly after Shell was hired when he told them he wanted to work out in Florida instead of participating in the team's offseason conditioning program.
"Ever since then, [Shell] hasn't said anything to me, I haven't said anything to him," Porter told the Chronicle.
Shell didn't dispute Porter's version of events and emphasized to the newspaper that he is trying to change the culture of the Raiders, who are 13-35 the past three seasons.
"The culture is changing," Shell told the Chronicle, "and everybody has been on board and trying to get involved in the process of winning football games, and getting in here, working. You can't have inmates running the asylum.
"That's not gonna be. Not under me, and 99.9 percent of the players here feel that way. They want direction. We're going to give them direction. And I'm not going to back down off of that.
"A couple of the inmates have been trying to run the doggone culture around here. They've been running the program. And that's not gonna be anymore. I'm the head coach. I'm the guy in charge."
2 number 1s? no.
1 number 4? yes.
Porter = robocop jr?
(http://www.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2006/07/26/sp_raiders241df.jpg)
That and he's a total farging headcase. No way Reid takes the plunge twice.
Porter isnt even on the same PLANET of Headcase as TO. Not even close.
Still, he's headcase enough, and low-production/high-hype enough, to turn off the big mormon.
farg that i'd take porter over any of our receivers and mostly because mcnabb would help pads his stats for FF
headcases always have one really good year once they switch to a new team anyway. i say go for it.
why is porter a headcase
The Eagles already added a WR today. They're fine.
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 26, 2006, 03:34:53 PM
why is porter a headcase
no idea. i'm just assuming i missed something.
i don't know about headcase, but his problem with Shell is that he's strict and believes in discipline. i don't know if he'd do well here.
porter hates black people
I say get him.
How bad can it get having a WR with a huge ego, a big mouth, and trouble with authority?
Get him Joe, and get him NOW.
Ferguson, Mangold, Marcedes Lewis and Kiwanuka all signed in the last 24 hrs
Mike Vick with a mouth herpes breakout.
(http://www.mediatakeout.com/Photos/Mike_Vick/Full.jpg)
http://www.concretefield.com/forum/index.php?topic=17842.msg430734#msg430734
pft has had that story up for what seems like days now; we're talkin' about it in the "players arrested" thread, iirc.
you guys are so on top of things.
Greenway and Hali signed....max 5 yr deals for each as expected
Vince Young signed (http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060727/SPORTS01/60727006)
5 yrs w/ option for 6th, $58M, $25.7M guaranteed
Quote from: BigEd76 on July 27, 2006, 05:05:37 PM
Vince Young signed (http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060727/SPORTS01/60727006)
5 yrs w/ option for 6th, $58M, $27.5M guaranteed
He got a bigger deal than Mario Williams
HAHAHAHAAHAHAHAhahahAHHAahAH:OA:H:UWHsAHAhhahHAHAhHAahHAhAhAhAhahhahhhahaa
(http://www.deadspin.com/sports/vinceyoung.gif)
Quote from: BigEd76 on July 27, 2006, 05:05:37 PM
Vince Young signed (http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060727/SPORTS01/60727006)
5 yrs w/ option for 6th, $58M, $25.7M guaranteed
Lendale White agreed to terms too.
I guess the Birds dodged a bullet, kind of.
PFT.com
Quote
BENTLEY HAS TORN PATELLA TENDON
A league source tells us that it's "99.9 percent certain" that Browns center LeCharles Bentley has a torn patella tendon. He is expected have surgery within 24 hours and most likely will miss the entire 2006 season.
Ordinarily, we'd talk a little bit about the team's other options for replacing Bentley, who signed a big-money deal with the team on the first day of free agency after backing out of a wink-nod arrangement with the Eagles that had been negotiated prior to the "official" launch of the signing period.
We'd also take some time to comment on the possibility that karma might be to blame for the injury.
But, hey, we're on vacation. We'll leave it to whoever reports this story after us (and who doesn't give us credit for it) to deal with those details.
Awesome.
I can't get myself to feel good about Bentley's injury. He's not T.O. for farg's sake.
Quote from: Diomedes on July 27, 2006, 09:45:35 PM
I can't get myself to feel good about Bentley's injury. He's not T.O. for farg's sake.
Word is he is also a rabid Bush supporter, and I've heard he kicks over parked motorcycles whenever/wherever he sees them.
Jay Cutler signed a 6-yr deal tonight, which means both signed players in the 11-15 range have taken 6 years. See that, Bunk? Oh wait...you can't because you were arrested, dumbass....
Quote from: BigEd76 on July 27, 2006, 11:43:09 PM
Jay Cutler signed a 6-yr deal tonight, which means both signed players in the 11-15 range have taken 6 years. See that, Bunk? Oh wait...you can't because you were arrested, dumbass....
I thought Wimbley's contract was 5 with a team option for a 6th for big money... or something.
6 voidable to 5, which I don't mind them giving to Bunkley
More 1st-rd signings:
Maroney (#21, 5 yrs)
Lawson (#22, n/a but likely 5 yrs)
Bills | McCargo agrees to deal
Fri, 28 Jul 2006 09:13:30 -0700
ESPNews reports the Buffalo Bills have agreed on a five-year contract with DL John McCargo, the second of the team's two first-round draft picks. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
wow i forgot how retarded the Bills draft was this year :-D
An all-night negotiating session between the 49ers and the agent for first-round choice Vernon Davis was rewarded with Davis making his first practice and the former Maryland star becoming the highest paid tight end in the league.
Davis signed a five-year deal Friday morning that is worth in excess of $23 million and possibility close to around $25 million. His deal tops the Giants tight end Jeremy Shockey, Tony Gonzalez, Raven Todd Heap, Jason Witten and Alge Crumpler. They make between $4.14 million and $4.5 million a year.
Ravens, Ngata reach deal
Defensive tackle agrees to five-year contract as team locks up last remaining unsigned draft pick
By Jamison Hensley
Sun Reporter
July 28, 2006, 3:59 PM EDT
The Ravens have reached an agreement in principle with their first-round pick, Haloti Ngata.
The defensive tackle agreed in principle on a five-year deal. It's unknown whether he will be ready for Saturday's morning practice because he needs to sign the deal before he can suit up.
Ngata was the last Ravens rookie to reach a deal.
ROAF RETIRES
Adam Teicher of the Kansas City Star reports that Chiefs tackle Willie Roaf is retiring.
As we explained earlier on Friday, Roaf is the guy to whom we were referring when we mentioned last month the possibility of a surprise retirement. When Roaf failed to report for training camp on Thursday due to "personal reasons," it was obvious to us that folks close to the situation had been putting out the word that Roaf wasn't retiring in order to keep the issue under wraps while efforts to talk Roaf into playing another year continued.
Roaf was "emphatic" in the spring that he would play this year. In June, however, we heard from several sources (and then confirmed through a source close to Roaf) that the 11-time Pro Bowler was wavering.
Roaf told Teicher that he apprised the team of his intentions several weeks ago. "I guess they want me to reconsider,'' Roaf said. "I'm solid on retiring and going back to school."
With Roaf and John Welbourn gone, Jordan Black practiced at left tackle and Kyle Turley practiced at right tackle on Thursday
Larry Johnson's fantasy value just took a hit.
Hawk signed....6/$37.5M
Holmes signed...5 yr deal
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 28, 2006, 04:50:49 PM
Ravens, Ngata reach deal
Defensive tackle agrees to five-year contract as team locks up last remaining unsigned draft pick
By Jamison Hensley
Sun Reporter
July 28, 2006, 3:59 PM EDT
The Ravens have reached an agreement in principle with their first-round pick, Haloti Ngata.
The defensive tackle agreed in principle on a five-year deal. It's unknown whether he will be ready for Saturday's morning practice because he needs to sign the deal before he can suit up.
Ngata was the last Ravens rookie to reach a deal.
This will give more creedence to Bunkley's request for a 5 year deal, they need to get him in ASAP.
exactly what i was thinking...not to mention most first rounders are going for five year deals...the eagles need to stop being so stubborn and get him in at 5 years and worry about the rest later
its amazing to me how one after another of their front office people come and say how the player really needs to be here and hs hurting himself by not...as if its all on the player (or agent)
where is the teams responsibility to get the player in?
You expect them to say they're dicking guys around until they cave to the team's demands?
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 28, 2006, 09:41:06 PM
exactly what i was thinking...not to mention most first rounders are going for five year deals...the eagles need to stop being so stubborn and get him in at 5 years and worry about the rest later
its amazing to me how one after another of their front office people come and say how the player really needs to be here and hs hurting himself by not...as if its all on the player (or agent)
where is the teams responsibility to get the player in?
After the 16th pick the longest a team can sign a player is 5 years per the new CBA.
ngata five year deal as well a couple other top 16 people
You expect them to say they're dicking guys around until they cave to the team's demands?
no but they could shut their mouth and say nothing...all negotiations are two way...yet the eagles send their mouthpieces out there and say how its all the players or agents fault.....its clearly the banner way of doing things and it doesnt help in any way
Come on, you have to agree that the agent not letting Bunkley talk to Reid is crap. But it always seems to fall on the Eagles for not getting it done. Like they should just bow down and do whatever the agent wants.
"where is the teams responsibility to get the player in?"
truest statement made all day
Come on, you have to agree that the agent not letting Bunkley talk to Reid is crap.
reid is the gm...if i were an agent i would not let my player talk to the gm...if you wanna say the player should be in the ear of the guy that is working for him i would agree...bunk should be more forceful with his agent...but no way am i letting my client talk to my/his adversary
But it always seems to fall on the Eagles for not getting it done.
i think its the opposite...the greedy player and agent are the ones always getting the blame in these situations..and in a lot of cases thats true...but not so much in the nfl where the player is always at the disadvantage of the cba rules
im not even putting full blame on the eagles for a deal not being done...it goes both ways but they shouldnt be out in the media talking ish on bunk and his agent...like god forbid they dont take the offer that reid and banner have thrown out there...thes guys come across as the end all to be all and not agreeing with them makes you the worst person ever
why are the eagles so right for wanting a six year deal but bunk is wrong for wanting a five
makes you think where the Eagles priorities are when push comes to shove. If your so high on a guy pre and post draft, meet somebody half way and make room in your accounting books for christs sake.
Negotiating this long for a year extended is utterly ridiculous
I don't care about 5 or 6 years. And the Eagles and BUnkley shouldn't care either way. The 5-6 year thing only matters for one thing...the bonuses.
If he's as good as he should be, he'll be getting a new contract by year 4 of that deal. That fits the Eagles MO.
And if he sucks he'll get his bonus money regardless of how long the deal is.
Make it a 6 year that voids to a 5 year deal and get it done. And it takes both sides to do the deal.
Andy Reid is not handling the negotiations. He said this while on with Eskin and this should be known by Eagles fans by now. Heckert is the GM. Many think he's just window dressing. But even if he is, the two people who are crunching numbers are Howie Roseman and Joe Banner.
Reid is the guys coach. He needs to talk to him. He should not be viewed as an adversary. They can only offer him so much money because of the rookie pool. Its all about the years of the deal. And the amount of money offered to him, per Eskin, is greater than the amount paid to Wimbley.
Andy Reid is not handling the negotiations
reid is not simply coach and we all know that...hes heckerts boss and titles aside we all know reid is the gm...is banner working the numbers sure...but in the case of an unsigned player reids position is unquestionably upper management...once hes signed and on the field it changes to coach
theres no reason bunk needs to talk to any of these guys now..they just wanna try and get to him so they can waive the eagle swirly lolipop in his eyes and poof!....six year deal...an agent is only doing his job in keeping his player away from that
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on July 28, 2006, 10:03:59 PMCome on, you have to agree that the agent not letting Bunkley talk to Reid is crap.
Are you kidding? At this point, there is no player-coach relationship. It's business. Until the deal is done, Reid is the guy on the other side of the table. You don't share hookers with him until you've signed the paper.
I agree completely with IGY et al on this one. The standard of 5 years has been by just about every other pick above and below Bunkley. If they're still bickering over that one point this is (almost) entirely on the team.
I agree. If the time he's missing is so valuable and he's so important to the team, then they should give him the 5 years and get him into camp. There's no way he'll see that 5th year on his current contract anyway, unless he's a super-stud and he's refused the Eagles overtures to sign a new deal a la Sheppard, Andrews, et al... in which case he'd probably hold out for the 6th year and be a complete pain in the ass. Hell, Andrews played literally one season, somewhat decently, and got the big dollars.
Obviously, the Eagles are overblowing the importance to the team of him missing this time. They probably are having no problems getting the likes of Marshall, Ramsey, Rayburn, and Jasper more reps so that they know who to keep at the bottom of the rotation on the roster. So, it doesn't really hurt Bunkley in the long-run, and it doesn't really hurt the Eagles to let this thing drag out.
Phreak makes some good points, though...if he's a great player, he'll get a hefty extension with the Eagles between his second and fourth year, anyway. If he sucks, he'll be cut before he ever gets to the fifth year, and will be a free agent. Either way, the sixth year of the contract seems irrelevant from the player's perspective. I would guess the Eagles want the sixth year to spread out the bonus for an additional year, cap-wise.
If Bunkley is willing to take one-sixth less of a signing bonus for a five year deal, then the Eagles would probably be ok with doing that. I'm guessing that may be part of the problem, though, as Bunkley's camp probably wants the same bonus for a five year deal, making the annual cap figure higher (don't mess with Joe's cap).
I don't care either way, it's not my money...I just want the guy in camp. I wasn't as concerned last week when the Eagles were the only team in TC, but now many of the guys picked around him have been signed and the precedents are set. I'm not sure what cap-impact a voidable sixth year would have, but it seems like a good compromise.
-- Johnathan Joseph (Bengals 1st rder) signed
-- Steve Smith was carted off with a hamstring injury today
Quote from: BigEd76 on July 29, 2006, 05:45:04 PM
-- Steve Smith was carted off with a hamstring injury today
Reggie Brown was too. Big whoop.
Reggie walked off under his own power.
Pinkston did last year too.
Negadelphian. :paranoid
Reggie Bush signed a 6 year deal.
and still no Bunkley. What a farging joke.
Addai signed....max 5 yrs
Sims signed.....5 yrs
Cowboys lose a backup TE to a blown ACL and Marcus Spears is out now due to having surgery on his knee to fix cartilage damage.
They did get Flozell off the PUP though.
i just noticed demarcus faggins the texans starting corner will be out 6-10 weeks
meaning he will obviously miss the opener
From http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/peter_king/07/28/postcard.buccaneers/index.html
Quote1. I think the surprise guy in this camp could be wide receiver David Boston. Jon Gruden and Chris Simms have both taken a liking to Boston, and he is a sculpted 228 pounds. I wouldn't be surprised if he opened the season behind Joey Galloway and Michael Clayton as the third receiver.
QuoteFalcons | Finneran carted off the field
Sun, 30 Jul 2006 17:52:18 -0700
Peter King, of SI.com, reports Atlanta Falcons WR Brian Finneran (knee) was carted off the field with an apparent knee injury Sunday evening, July 30. Head coach Jim Mora was expected to discuss the seriousness of the injury immediately after the team's practice.
Don't sign with the Eagles and you blow out your knee?
Bentley
Finneran (don't know if its blown out yet)
Who else shunned the Eagles?
Now we know that the Eagles are using their extra cap money on hitmen.
TO next? :evil
im waiting for shawn alexander to go down with the madden curse anyday now
From ajc.com (you have to sign up to see it so I won't link it)
QuoteBrian Finneran, the Falcons' top pass-catching wide receiver, could be lost for the season after suffering a "serious" knee injury during practice Sunday night.
"Sometimes you plant and your knee gives," Mora said. "It looks like it's serious. I'm hoping for the best because he's obviously a critical part of this football team. We'll hope for the best but I'm not overly optimistic."
Finnerean injured his knee is a non-contact passing drill, his knee giving way as he tried to make a cut.
Quote from: BigEd76 on July 30, 2006, 10:04:14 PM
TO next? :evil
Very rarely do I wish a player to get injured but it would be friggin awesome if he got hurt very badly.
Quote from: Drunkmasterflex on July 30, 2006, 11:03:34 PMVery rarely do I wish a player to get injured but it would be friggin awesome if he got hurt very badly.
there is always an exception to every rule.
Pfft... what kind of Eagles fans are you?
You're all aiming way too low with respect to T.O.
Death on the Linc Turf is the only acceptable fate for him.
Disclaimer: I'd take his irreversible paralysis, though, in a pinch.
I would accept reversible paralysis as long as it came and went unpredictably. So you know, one second he can feel everything and move just fine and then WHAMO paralyzed and soiling himself for three hours.
^^^ I defer to my Hades-bound colleague... ^^^
QuoteThe Vikings placed nose tackle Pat Williams on the physically-unable-to-perform list today, meaning he is barred from practicing with the team.
Coach Brad Childress said that Williams reported to camp overweight. Apparently, Williams, 33, also did not pass his conditioning test this morning. Childress would not say how heavy Williams is, nor would he elaborate on Williams' conditioning level. But Childress indicated Williams will need perhaps a week or more to get himself into practice-quality condition.
Childress has harped on conditioning since he took the Vikings job in January, and his decision to sideline Williams — one of the team's best players in 2005 – is significant. There is now no doubt that Childress will use his hammer if players don't meet his expectations.
Shockey calls Coughlin an "ass" (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11702959/)
QuoteAmong other things, he said he's not going to stop partying, and he called his coach, Tom Coughlin, an "ass." He tried to make it sound as if he meant it in a nice way, but calling your coach names just isn't a good idea. It doesn't even matter if he deserves them. There are some things you don't do.
He also reportedly threw down his helmet after Eli didn't throw him a pass.
More on the Shockey thing from the NY Post (http://www.nypost.com/sports/giants/jint_jolt_giants_paul_schwartz.htm)
QuoteAfter an over-the-top Giants practice session that he spent fuming and fussing, Jeremy Shockey last night staggered off the field clutching his head.
Shockey was hit high with a glancing blow from safety Will Demps while lunging for an Eli Manning pass over the middle that fell incomplete. Shockey remained down on the grass for a few seconds, clearly shaken. A few minutes later, when practice ended, he walked off away from his teammates, accompanied by assistant trainer Byron Hansen, appearing slightly dazed. He nearly could not make it down a flight of stairs, clutching onto a metal railing for support.
Thus ended a bizarre evening for Shockey, who trudged around the field, cursing and complaining. When Manning failed to locate him on a deep pattern, Shockey screamed, "Throw me the [bleeping] ball!" and when he got back to the sideline he angrily flung his helmet to the ground, the first of two helmet-tosses by Shockey.
What was eating him? Who knows? Earlier in the day a topic of discussion was his comment on Sunday about coach Tom Coughlin. "He can be an ass sometimes but that's what your head coach can be, that's what you need," Shockey said.
Coughlin said his interest was piqued when he spotted headlines trumpeting Shockey's words.
"I don't know, my wife has called me that a few times," Coughlin said. "I don't really think he was trying to disrespect me. As I said, I've been called worse.
Coughlin said he'll speak with Shockey, but added, "I am not going to make it a big deal, let's put it that way."
Shockey after lunch did not want to elaborate, saying, "Everyone puts me under a microscope. It's unfortunate, but it's how [the media] is. I can't control it."
Receiver Plaxico Burress, who at times last season ran afoul of Coughlin, in less colorful language than Shockey admitted he'd like the head coach to lighten up.
"I feel me and him can be a little bit more player-coach related as far as just laughing and joking and things like that," Burress said. "He's one of those guys, he doesn't take jokes very well. We're working on that. Have a little more sense of humor, come out and have a little fun and enjoy it, not be so much of just a work, work, work atmosphere."
With the heat rising and the Giants in full pads for the first time, Burress made this prediction prior to the evening practice: "There's gonna be a fight tonight, mark my words." There were two minor scuffles. ... Rookie WR Sinorice Moss has a strained quad muscle.
lmfao :-D
those poor millionaire jocks. life is so hard for them i am sure
Headline on ESPN.com:
QuoteFavre: '06 Packers 'most talented' of tenure
Dude's addicted to heavier painkillers than I thought he was.
Quote from: QB Eagles on August 01, 2006, 06:49:59 PM
Headline on ESPN.com:
QuoteFavre: '06 Packers 'most talented' of tenure
Dude's addicted to heavier painkillers than I thought he was.
No the whole talent thing gives him an excuse to stick around for another year if he wants to.
Former 1st rounder Rashaun Woods (drafted with a pick the Eagles originally owned) was waived today by San Diego after being traded a few months ago for former 1st rounder Sammy Davis (also drafted with a pick the Eagles originally owned).
I wouldn't be surprised if the Eagles put in a claim on Woods, though... even though he seems to suck. It's not like SD had a killer group of WR's.
Saints trade Michael Bennett to the Chiefs (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2536868)
Obviously Priest is done so they needed a somewhat decent backup. Good move.
Quote from: FFatPatt on August 01, 2006, 10:29:38 PM
Former 1st rounder Rashaun Woods (drafted with a pick the Eagles originally owned) was waived today by San Diego after being traded a few months ago for former 1st rounder Sammy Davis (also drafted with a pick the Eagles originally owned).
I wouldn't be surprised if the Eagles put in a claim on Woods, though... even though he seems to suck. It's not like SD had a killer group of WR's.
Isn't Woods like 6'5" tall? Skinny as a rail? Perfect fit here.
Quote from: MadMarchHare on August 02, 2006, 08:33:20 AM
Isn't Woods like 6'5" tall? Skinny as a rail? Perfect fit here.
6'2", 202, according to his NFL.com profile (http://www.nfl.com/players/playerpage/493126)
So, he had 7 catches for 160 yards (22.9 avg) and a TD his rookie year (2004).
He had no catches in 2005, and was traded in the off-season for first-round disappointment Sammy Davis.
Now, he's been waived from the Chargers.
My best guess is his talent was overrated, and his ability to learn an offense is worse than suspect. GET HIM!
Like I said, a perfect fit.
if WR-starved teams like the Niners and Chargers cut you back to back, you officially suck.
You call Antonio Bryant and Arnaz Battle starved?!? And Keenan McCardell has a ton of gas left in the tank!!!t
a baskett in the hand is worth more than a woods
RB Moe Williams (Vikings) signed with the Rams today.
No link yet.
Good pickup. He knows Linehan's system.
The Rams were after Bennett too until KC got him.
Cowboys extend Roy Williams' contract (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2537375)
5/$25.2M/$11.1M guaranteed
Mike Lewis is drooling
i cant believe how much ed reeds deal dwarfs that contract...i didnt think it would be as much but i thought it would be close
QuoteThe AP and Jay Glazer of FOXSports.com report that the Cowboys have signed safety Roy Williams to a contract extension. Glazer reports that the deal contains $24 million in new money and more than $11 million in bonus money.
The new contract is a four-year deal, which will be added to the final remaining season on Williams' rookie contract.
In addition to the information reported by the AP and FOXSports.com, we've learned that the signing bonus is $11.1 million, the highest ever paid to a safety.
Also, we're told that Williams will earn $16 million over the first three years of the deal. Ed Reed of the Ravens will earn $16.75 million over three years.
Over four years, Williams get $20.4 million. Reed will receive $20.385 million.
The key here is that Reed is tied up for seven years, while Williams will be on the market in 2011. Also, there's no state income tax in Texas, so Williams will take home a greater chunk of change.
The total value of the five-year deal is $25.2 million.
From PFT. Note the shorter length of the deal, and the lack of state income tax in TX. Assuming Florio's right, Williams is getting more, and keeping way more.
As for Lewis, maybe he ought to perform like Ed Reed before he starts asking for Ed Reed money.
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 03, 2006, 09:12:33 AM
i cant believe how much ed reeds deal dwarfs that contract...i didnt think it would be as much but i thought it would be close
what do you mean dwarfs? in terms of length?
reid was extended for 6 years @ 40 mil with a 15-16 mil sign bonus
FFatPatt, Rashaun Woods goes to Denver. Theres goes your hopes and dreams
Conjugating verbs is difficult.
come again?
Exactly.
I see when you get very bored, you like to correct grammar. congrats
I didn't correct anything.
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 03, 2006, 10:10:57 AM
reid was extended for 6 years @ 40 mil with a 15-16 mil sign bonus
Andy
Reid, or Ed
Reed?
Quote from: reese125 on August 03, 2006, 01:07:50 PM
FFatPatt, Rashaun Woods goes to Denver. Theres goes your hopes and dreams
That just clears the way for them to dump Lelie to us for Justin Jenkins and a 4th.
Andy Reid, or Ed Reed?
ha....the big guy is always on my mind
I dont think the words "disgruntled" and Lurie go together anymore to pick up any of those available receivers
Falcons Considering Proehl
The Atlanta Falcons have contacted the representative for veteran wide receiver Ricky Proehl. The Falcons need receiver help after losing Brian Finneran for the entire season because of a knee injury.
(http://www.philaflava.com/forum/images/smiles/dcracistemo0mp.gif)
Quote from: MadMarchHare on August 03, 2006, 09:23:32 AM
As for Lewis, maybe he ought to perform like Ed Reed before he starts asking for Ed Reed money.
Roy Williams didn't have to.
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 03, 2006, 02:35:39 PM
Falcons Considering Proehl
The Atlanta Falcons have contacted the representative for veteran wide receiver Ricky Proehl. The Falcons need receiver help after losing Brian Finneran for the entire season because of a knee injury.
(http://www.philaflava.com/forum/images/smiles/dcracistemo0mp.gif)
:-D
DEY LUV DEM SUM YT RECVRS!
QuoteFalcons | Blank injured during practice
Fri, 4 Aug 2006 19:42:29 -0700
Steve Wyche, of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, reports Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank suffered a slightly torn rotator cuff Friday, Aug. 4, when FB Fred McCrary inadvertently ran into him. Blank will not need surgery but will have to go through some form of rehabilitation.
QuoteBears | Benson carted off with shoulder injury
Fri, 4 Aug 2006 20:31:34 -0700
Larry Mayer, of ChicagoBears.com, reports Chicago Bears RB Cedric Benson (shoulder) was carted off the field Friday, Aug. 4, after injuring his left shoulder. Benson went down after getting hit in rapid succession by LB Brian Urlacher and SS Mike Brown. Benson was treated on the field for about seven minutes before being driven to the locker room where his shoulder was wrapped. Head coach Lovie Smith said the team will get X-rays on it, but all they knew was that it was a shoulder injury.
There go my keeper league chances!
But that is incredibly accurate, I had to drop my defense and pick up Ron freaking Dayne to handcuff Tatum Bell for now. Ugh.
well, considering Ron Dayne is the starting tailback and will be going into the season, thats not a bad move guy.
Like I said previously, Tatum Bell is having a bad camp so far and Shanahan is not happy with him. He makes a lot of mistakes in and out of the backfield
Quote from: reese125 on August 05, 2006, 01:51:28 PM
well, considering Ron Dayne is the starting tailback and will be going into the season, thats not a bad move guy.
Like I said previously, Tatum Bell is having a bad camp so far and Shanahan is not happy with him. He makes a lot of mistakes in and out of the backfield
He's still the big play threat and will get his touches.
And Ron Dayne sucks.
Whitner signed....5 yr deal
Down to Leinart and Allen remaining...
QuoteHALLEN NOT HURT, RETIRING TOMORROW
A source with knowledge as to the bizarre developments regarding Browns center Bob Hallen tells us that Hallen is not injured and is expected to retire.
Various published reports suggest that Hallen left the team for personal and medical reasons.
Per the source, Hallen has gone AWOL because he couldn't handle the stress and pressure of being a starter for his hometown team, with which he signed a two-year deal in March. If/when he retires, Hallen most likely will be required to pay back whatever signing or roster bonus he received.
As legend has it, Hallen once pulled a similar move when he became the starter at Kent State University, leaving the team the day after he was named the starter. The source says that he later was convinced to return by the coaching staff and his family.
Hallen became the starter after LeCharles Bentley suffered a torn patella tendon on July 26. Hallen has eight years of experience, with 47 NFL starts.
I don't understand it. You play a game. You get paid millions to play a game. Being the starting C for the Cleveland Browns is soooo stressful.
Barrett Robbins' meltdown was ridiculous too.
Robbins had a chemical imbalance and forgot to take his medicine I thought.
The Browns traded for Pats C Ross Tucker
They had to trade for SOMEONE. What did they give up? Pats probably got a nice premium on the deal.
Quote from: FFatPatt on August 05, 2006, 03:26:32 PM
Quote from: reese125 on August 05, 2006, 01:51:28 PM
well, considering Ron Dayne is the starting tailback and will be going into the season, thats not a bad move guy.
Like I said previously, Tatum Bell is having a bad camp so far and Shanahan is not happy with him. He makes a lot of mistakes in and out of the backfield
He's still the big play threat and will get his touches.
And Ron Dayne sucks.
considering shanahan said mike bell is the starting RB right now, they both could be worthless fantasy players.
Quote from: BigEd76 on August 09, 2006, 10:35:37 AM
The Browns traded for Pats C Ross Tucker
i used to play against this guy, and get drunk with him in high school
Rotoworld via Newsday (http://www.rotoworld.com/content/headlines.aspx?sport=NFL)
Justin McCareins might be cut by Mangina in NY.
If he's cut, he'll be an Eagle I bet. He was a guy they really liked before TEN transitioned and traded him to NY. I thought they were going to sign him instead of going after TO that year.
I thought that dude was going to be a stud, if the Eagles can get him they might as well what else do they have to lose?
QuoteASHBURN, Va. -- Washington taterskins rookie offensive lineman Kili Lefotu was found unconscious in his room Wednesday evening and was undergoing tests at a hospital.
Coaches became concerned when Lefotu failed to show up for the team's 7 p.m. practice. Representatives were sent to the National Conference Center, where the players are being housed. They found Lefotu unresponsive and called emergency services to take Lefotu to a hospital.
Coach Joe Gibbs said Lefotu appeared to be doing better, but doctors had yet to diagnose what happened.
"He's responsive, he's talking, which wasn't the case when they first found him at the dorm," Gibbs said. "The first set of tests, they were looking for something bleeding, and they didn't find anything. The first set of tests came back without anything that we should be alarmed about."
Gibbs said the taterskins training staff was not aware of any similar problems in Lefotu's medical history.
Gibbs also said Lefotu had attended the afternoon meetings and showed no signs of illness. The team took longer than usual to become aware of Lefotu's illness because his roommate, Manaia Brown, had been released earlier in the day.
"Anytime something like this happens, it's serious," Gibbs said.
Lefotu was a seventh-round draft pick from Arizona in this year's draft.
Damn.
Id take him in a split second, though what the hell are Jets coaches thinking when they have nobody to throw the ball to besides Coles--and hes still on his downward spiral?
I dont think he goes anywhere. Though hes working with 2nd team, I think its a wake-up call to him. Im sure the coaches are in hopes he turns it around--the same way the Lions coaches are in hope of Charles Rogers and Mike Williams getting their heads straight
Quote from: reese125 on August 09, 2006, 11:49:13 PM
Id take him in a split second, though what the hell are Jets coaches thinking when they have nobody to throw the ball to besides Coles--and hes still on his downward spiral?
I dont think he goes anywhere. Though hes working with 2nd team, I think its a wake-up call to him. Im sure the coaches are in hopes he turns it around--the same way the Lions coaches are in hope of Charles Rogers and Mike Williams getting their heads straight
I don't think he goes anywhere either. But that new coach seems to be a little arrogant. He's trying too hard to be mini-Belichick.
Rogers and Williams are 3rd teamers now. They have been demoted.
If the Jets are dumb enough to cut him, I'd take him in a second too.
Vanderjagt is struggling big time in Dallas.
He is missing kicks left and right in camp.
http://images.ed4.net/images/htdocs/nfl/2006/fantasy/video02/ff02_vid.htm
Neil Rackers isnt struggling
Dig it.
That reminds me of the video years back of Bartrum long snapping through a McDonalds take out window, into the window of a moving car, etc.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 10, 2006, 12:01:37 AM
Vanderjagt is struggling big time in Dallas.
He is missing kicks left and right in camp.
worst. pun. ever.
A brawl broke out during Titans' practice Thursday morning after running back LenDale White spit on safety Donnie Nickey. Nickey and White collided at the end of a play, and after they were separated, Nickey accused White of spitting on him. Several other defensive players stood up for Nickey, claiming they witnessed the same thing. Minutes later, at the end of a play near the sideline, White was knocked out of bounds by Nickey after an incomplete pass. White elbowed safety Vincent Fuller, and several other defensive players jumped in, including Nickey again. Titans Coach Jeff Fisher sounded off to the players, and accused Nickey of a "cheap shot." At the end of practice, Fisher called the entire team to the middle of the field, and among other things told the players to leave the incident on the field. Nickey and White declined comment.
What is it with motherfargers spitting on each other? Ignorant dumbass hicks. Every last one of them.
i think it adds a new freshness to the game.
Fredex expected to sign with 49ers or Jets during camp
I know..who cares
Quote from: reese125 on August 10, 2006, 04:37:53 PM
Fredex expected to sign with 49ers or Jets during camp
I wonder if Freddie can rise above Michael Robinson on the depth chart. Hmmmm
Michael Robinson is a runningback, superfan
Quote from: reese125 on August 10, 2006, 04:37:53 PM
Fredex expected to sign with 49ers or Jets during camp
I know..who cares
Jags are interested too
Quote from: SunMoTzu on August 10, 2006, 05:02:28 PM
Michael Robinson is a runningback, superfan
Jeezus Christmas. I didn't think they'd actually play him there.
RB 1. Kevan Barlow
2. Frank Gore
3. Michael Robinson
4. Maurice Hicks
GLB 1. Kevan Barlow
2. Frank Gore
3RB 1. Kevan Barlow
2. Michael Robinson
they are using him at a 3rd down back
I don't predict good things for his NFL career.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 10, 2006, 05:12:06 PM
Quote from: reese125 on August 10, 2006, 04:37:53 PM
Fredex expected to sign with 49ers or Jets during camp
I know..who cares
Jags are interested too
thats a misprint on me for the Jets...Phreak your right
Quote from: FFatPatt on August 10, 2006, 05:16:35 PM
I don't predict good things for his NFL career.
I really wish someone would make him a safety.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 09, 2006, 10:29:11 PM
Rotoworld via Newsday (http://www.rotoworld.com/content/headlines.aspx?sport=NFL)
Justin McCareins might be cut by Mangina in NY.
If he's cut, he'll be an Eagle I bet. He was a guy they really liked before TEN transitioned and traded him to NY. I thought they were going to sign him instead of going after TO that year.
(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a264/nwp2005/McCareins.jpg)
anyone interested even on a fantasy level....Mr Dominic Davis' knees are swelling up even thru walkthroughs let alone after practices. Another very long year for the Texans
Hi Reggie Bush
Glad I made him the #1 overall pick in the Keeper league. Yay me.
Childress takes more fun away from the Vikings (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2547145)
No hazing in Eagles camp either.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 11, 2006, 10:47:21 PM
No hazing in Eagles camp either.
Only what the Eagles fans do... >:D
NY Daily News (http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/story/442838p-372990c.html)
QuoteChad Pennington's surgically repaired throwing shoulder is an issue. Again.
On a play hauntingly similar to last Sept. 25, the day he wrecked his shoulder for the second time, the Jets' hard-luck quarterback may have hurt it again last night when his right arm was hit by a blitzing safety in a 16-3 loss to the Bucs at Raymond James Stadium.
Coach Eric Mangini declined to discuss injuries after the game, the preseason opener for both teams, but there were indications that Pennington - in his highly anticipated debut - did something to the shoulder.
After the sack, which resulted in a fumble, Pennington went to the sideline and made at least two dozen warmup throws, with members of the Jets' medical staff watching. It seemed like a curious time for an impromptu bullpen session. Later, sitting on the bench, he flexed his arm a few times, as if trying to test the range of motion.
Afterward, the Jets went to great lengths to shield Pennington from the media. His clothes were removed from his locker, where reporters had gathered, and were brought to him in the trainer's room.
With the team buses waiting for him, Pennington took 45 minutes in the trainer's room before emerging to speak with reporters. Asked if the delay was because he was receiving treatment for an injury, Pennington said, "No, I wasn't getting treatment. I was just kind of looking at the stats and taking my time, to be honest with you."
Something as frivolous as reading a stat sheet wouldn't be a reason for holding up an entire team. Clearly, Pennington was up to something behind closed doors.
If he did in fact re-injure that shoulder then it will be Kellen Clemens time most likely. Patrick Ramsey is more experienced but reports say that he hasn't been getting as much time as Pennington, Clemens and Bollinger in drills.
I was hoping that either Bollinger or Ramsey would shake loose and maybe be a target for the Birds to pick up as their #3 QB.
Junior Seau to retire on Monday (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2548201)
Awesome player. Good luck to him in the future.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on August 13, 2006, 01:23:17 PM
Junior Seau to retire on Monday (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2548201)
Awesome player. Good luck to him in the future.
He's been retired for 3-4 years now. He just didn't realize it.
Chargers | Sproles placed on IR
Tue, 15 Aug 2006 15:33:39 -0700
The San Diego Chargers have placed RB Darren Sproles (fibula) on Injured Reserve, officially ending his 2006 season. He suffered a fractured fibula near his ankle.
Question: Do players on the IR get paid? Does the lost year count as one of their contract years?
I'm pretty sure they get paid. Wasn't it Andy Harmon that got cut while he was on IR and the news made a big stick about it? Couldn't have been more than three or four years ago. :paranoid
Quote from: rjs246 on August 15, 2006, 07:05:40 PM
Question: Do players on the IR get paid? Does the lost year count as one of their contract years?
yes, and yes.
otherwise buckhalter would still be a 2nd year player.
the teams don't pay them fully though, they get paid through insurance/workers comp. so the money comes off of the cap, but not fully out of the teams pocket, unless there is an injury waiver.
example: the rangers were the only team at the time willing to take a chance on eric lindros, because apparently, the insurance companies would take the risk, so the rangers did pay him out of pocket when he went down.
Chad Greenway out for season with knee injury.
cyborg
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0608/galley.nlf.vernondavis/content.1.html
Browns C Alonzo Ephraim was suspended for 4 games for violating the substance abuse policy.
Bentley? Done.
Hallen? Retired.
Ephraim? Suspended.
I think the next guy to play C for the Browns might end up dead. That's about the only thing left to happen to a center on that team.
RIP honey buns
Browns Centers = Spinal Tap Drummers.
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 16, 2006, 03:38:45 PM
RIP honey buns
No way. That'd be a dumb move. Jackson goes down and they're farged. And Jackson has been known to get hurt.
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 16, 2006, 08:23:17 AM
cyborg
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0608/galley.nlf.vernondavis/content.1.html
Caption This time:
(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b65/richbo/onearmrotationalrow.jpg)
IGY readies VD for his daily "workout"
who knew IGY looked like Antero Niittymaki
looking at vd's body is not gay...in fact ill go as far as saying that NOT looking at it is gay
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 16, 2006, 04:32:18 PM
looking at vd's body is not gay...in fact ill go as far as saying that NOT looking at it is gay
You, however, seem interested in more than looking... and that is kind of gay.
Quote from: Father Demon on August 16, 2006, 04:30:15 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 16, 2006, 08:23:17 AM
cyborg
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0608/galley.nlf.vernondavis/content.1.html
Caption This time:
(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b65/richbo/onearmrotationalrow.jpg)
No, Vernon I do not know Greg Anderson. Now hold still while I plug you in the ass with this HGH.
If this doesn't get you a date with Sir Mix A Lot, nothing will.
"this is ridiculous John...how long do I have to squeeze my nuts for?"
"It rubs the lotion on it's skin or else it gets the hose again."
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/story/444197p-374095c.html
Tom Brady linked to Balco...this crap is getting out of hand. nothing will transpire out of this, but needless to say to even have your name in this investigation is ridiculous
EDIT: nm
my bad try again
Quote from: Sgt PSN on August 13, 2006, 01:23:17 PM
Junior Seau to retire on Monday (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2548201)
That shtein was quick. SportsCenter just reported that he's about to sign with the Pats... no later than tomorrow. :-D
hes got the best poms-poms in the league...I dont blame them
According to ESPN, Maurice Clarett has ties to an alleged member of an Israeli crime organization, and might have been in possession of firearms last week to protect himself against mob activity.
An Israeli crime organization called The Jerusalem Group reportedly became Clarett's sponsor and adviser in late 2004. They gave him cash, a BMW, bodyguards, drivers and beachfront lodging in Malibu, while agreeing to receive 60 percent of Clarett's rookie contract. After the Broncos released him, he was cut off and has received death threats since. A recent cryptic postcard is now being investigated by law enforcement.
next report we'll hear is that he was affiliated with the London terrorist attacks. just keeps getting better and better
Man, when Shananananahan blows a pick on a RB, he really goes all out.
Shanahan should have known better and stuck to 2nd day and undrafted RB's.
Quote from: reese125 on August 17, 2006, 11:37:38 PM
According to ESPN, Maurice Clarett has ties to an alleged member of an Israeli crime organization, and might have been in possession of firearms last week to protect himself against mob activity.
An Israeli crime organization called The Jerusalem Group reportedly became Clarett's sponsor and adviser in late 2004. They gave him cash, a BMW, bodyguards, drivers and beachfront lodging in Malibu, while agreeing to receive 60 percent of Clarett's rookie contract. After the Broncos released him, he was cut off and has received death threats since. A recent cryptic postcard is now being investigated by law enforcement.
next report we'll hear is that he was affiliated with the London terrorist attacks. just keeps getting better and better
full link
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2553084
That st!t is gangsta son!
Plaxico in his last year in NY?
QuotePOSTED 8:51 a.m. EDT, August 18, 2006
PLAXICO NEEDS ALL-PRO SEASON TO STICK AROUND
The Giants added receiver Plaxico Burress in 2005, at a time when the demand for his services was shockingly low, with only the Vikings showing any real interest.
We're now hearing that the relationship will end after the 2006 season, unless Burress has an All-Pro season.
The reason? Burress recently crossed the line by sounding off to the media against coach Tom Coughlin.
"I kind of think one of the problems we have around here is some of the coaches don't take the time to develop relationships with the players," Burress told Arthur Staple of Newsday.
"That kind of throws us off because we don't know where they're coming from and they don't understand us. So when things go wrong, when you don't do what you intend to as a player and they jump on you, it causes the guys to second-guess themselves and doubt themselves.
"When you have a good relationship with your boss, when players have good relationships with the coaches, you want to give back more to them. It's a respect factor when you have a good relationship with somebody. You don't want to let them down."
Burress then explained that he has a good relationship with his position coach, Mike Sullivan. And, of course, the clarification only emphasizes that Burress is talking about some of the other coaches.
If Burress doesn't reach the level of performance that would convince Coughlin to keep him around notwithstanding his strong words against the coaching staff, we're told that Burress will be traded, if the team can find a taker. If not, he'll be released.
His salary jumps from $2.355 million in 2006 to $3.295 million in 2007, the third season of his six-year, $25 million deal. He received roughly $8 million in the form of a signing bonus and an option bonus payable in March 2006.
Get Plaxico?
Get Plax, and get TO when the Cowboys cut him too.
and Keyshawn
Don't be stupid.
Childress imitating Reid
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Memories of 2005 all over again
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(http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/sp/getty/c0/full.getty-fbn-us-_12_36_02_am.jpg)
"Hey Tarv....IGY said our new pants were 'straight grape like Grimace yo'."
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Childress = Lil' Andy.
By the way - Jamal Lewis is out at least 2 weeks with a hip injury.
McMahon threw a pick in like 4 attempts.
Quote from: Bunkley78 on August 20, 2006, 02:25:41 AM
McMahon threw a pick in like 4 attempts.
He was 1/7 for 42 yards and a pick. :-D
Doug Pederson >>>>>Mike McMahon
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 20, 2006, 02:12:37 AM
Jamal Lewis is out at least 2 weeks with a hip injury.
Yet another guy I took completely off my FFL board weeks ago. I'm SMRT.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 20, 2006, 02:12:37 AM
Childress = Lil' Andy.
By the way - Jamal Lewis is out at least 2 weeks with a hip injury.
We HURT people!
Kevan Barlow traded to the Jets for a conditional 7th round pick.
The niners better hope that Gore's knees hold up.
Good move for the Jets. Barlow's nothing spectacular but he's a pretty servicable back.
Now they have 3 completely uninspiring alternatives to their aging, uninspiring starter. Yay for them!
Quote from: Sgt PSN on August 20, 2006, 05:37:27 PM
Good move for the Jets. Barlow's nothing spectacular but he's a pretty servicable back.
If serviceable = terrible, then I agree.
There's no excuse for losing to the 49ers this year.
I guess they think Curtis Martin's magic will transfer to Barlow because they both went to Pitt?
P.S. Puck Fitt.
Quote from: BigEd76 on August 20, 2006, 06:02:56 PM
There's no excuse for losing to the 49ers this year.
Was there before Barlow got traded?
Quote from: EagleFeva on August 20, 2006, 06:01:42 PM
Quote from: Sgt PSN on August 20, 2006, 05:37:27 PM
Good move for the Jets. Barlow's nothing spectacular but he's a pretty servicable back.
If serviceable = terrible, then I agree.
:-D I don't think he's
that bad. He's a veteran presence in the backfield who has experience starting. And it's not like the Jets gave up anything for him.....a (conditional) 7th round pick.
Found this interesting since I know a lot of us wanted the Eagles to draft this guy.
QuoteBuccaneers | Gruden praises Gradkowski; he remains No. 3 QB
Sun, 20 Aug 2006 17:48:49 -0700
Chris Harry, of the Orlando Sentinel, reports the play of rookie QB Bruce Gradkowski drew more raves from head coach Jon Gruden Sunday, Aug. 20. For the second week in a row, Gradkowski hit 11-of-14 passes, one for a touchdown, after taking over midway in the third quarter. "I'm really impressed by his progress," Gruden said. "He's taking our team up and down the field in a lot of different ways. We've got a quarterback we're very, very excited about." Gruden, however, stopped short of saying Gradkowski was ready to be elevated from his place on the third-team offense behind backup QB Tim Rattay.
Quote from: reese125 on August 10, 2006, 11:18:06 AM
http://images.ed4.net/images/htdocs/nfl/2006/fantasy/video02/ff02_vid.htm
Neil Rackers isnt struggling
Couple other ones out there:
Braylon Edwards: The Zen of Receiving (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nrk9I1jhJ9U)
Chris Sims: Three-for-three (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVG6FFWykH4)
I read an article with Sims saying that these tricks are all 100% real, but not done one right after the other. There are quite a few takes, and the magic of digital shtein makes it look as amazing as it is.
If the videos are real or not, I'm sure as hell not picking Chris Simms.
Corey Simon has knee surgery, hopes to play in opener (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2557765)
QuoteSimon hasn't practiced since banging his knee Aug. 4.
One way or another, he always manages to skip training camp.
253 out takes for Simms.
Quote
Sources: Cowboys' Coleman faces four-game ban
By Len Pasquarelli
ESPN.com
Veteran defensive back Marcus Coleman, signed as a free agent in April to provide experience and flexibility to the Dallas Cowboys' secondary, is facing a four-game league suspension for an alleged violation of the NFL's substance abuse policy.
League sources confirmed the potential suspension, which was first reported by the Dallas Morning News, but NFL officials declined comment, citing confidentiality policies. If the suspension is enforced, Coleman likely will miss the first four games of the season and forfeit four game checks, or $190,588 of his scheduled base salary of $810,000.
"I don't know," Coleman told the Morning News after Monday night's preseason game against the Saints. "I can't say anything about that."
Coleman, 32, signed a one-year deal with the Cowboys after the Houston Texans released him.
A 10-year veteran, Coleman played cornerback most of his career, then moved inside to safety in Houston for the past two seasons there. It was his ability to play both spots that made him attractive to the Cowboys, who viewed him as a "swing" defender, and a potential contributor in nickel situations.
While he doesn't run as well as he did earlier in his career, Coleman still has good short-range burst, and he remains a defender capable of making plays on the ball.
In two preseason contests, Coleman has played as a reserve, and he has one tackle.
A former Texas Tech standout, Coleman was a fifth-round draft choice of the New York Jets and played his first six seasons with the team before moving to Houston in the 2002 expansion draft. He has 561 tackles, 25 interceptions and 136 passes defensed in 149 appearances, including 101 starts.
During one five-year stretch of his career, 1999-2003, Coleman posted 20 interceptions, fifth most in the league in that period.
So his first game back would be 10/8. hmmmm
The Philly fans are going to get farging FIRED UP for Marcus Coleman's return to the field.
I can't wait to see that bitch laid out. Wait, who is it?
:-\ the entire team will be suspended and make their miraculous return to action on 10/8 hmmmmmm
4 weeks off and his first game back will be against Reggie Brown or whoever lines up opposite him. Donovan was probably going to pick on his side of the field more than Newman's already....now he might do it more....
QuoteCowboys | Henson to be released
Wed, 23 Aug 2006 10:40:01 -0700
ESPNews reports Dallas Cowboys QB Drew Henson is not expected to make the team's final roster, according to head coach Bill Parcells.
ha, what a disaster he turned out to be.
Timmy Chang was Henson's backup in NFLE. :paranoid
Quincy Carter - failure ex-baseball player who they drafted in the 2nd round
Chad Hutchinson - failure ex-baseball player who Jerrah gave a big signing bonus to despite Chad not playing football in awhile.
Drew Henson - failure ex-baseball player who Parcells hates
Keep on signing baseball players to be your QBs, Jerrah. :yay
can he sign pat burrell?
Good idea.
mpmcgraw is Pat's agent. We should have him contact Jerry.
The Patriots got rid of Gazoo
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 23, 2006, 07:29:07 PM
Good idea.
mpmcgraw is Pat's agent. We should have him contact Jerry.
all we need to do is start talking about how great a QB he was while at Miami...he nearly won the heisman.
The Cowboys have had nearly the same success with drafting quarterbacks as the taterskins have.
Quote from: BigEd76 on August 23, 2006, 07:29:38 PM
The Patriots got rid of Gazoo
Who the hell is "Gazoo"?
EDIT: Nevermind (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2559134).
Remember when the TV camera cart ran over that idiots foot during the playoffs at the Vet in 2000? That was hilarious.
Wilbon said he thinks he'll end up in DC.
I hope they do sign him.
That would be great. I haven't pointed and laughed enough lately.
I didn't see it anywhere today so:
Mugro tore his ACL. He's done for the year. Colts are down to Rhodes and Addai.
QuoteColts | Mungro placed on IR
Wed, 23 Aug 2006 19:25:56 -0700
John Oehser, of Colts.com, reports the Indianapolis Colts have placed RB James Mungro (knee) on the Injured Reserve list, ending his 2006 season.
I'm sure they're also on the phone with Stephen Davis right now.
They'll have to beat the Rams offer by hundreds.
Oh yeah, almost forgot about this one. He did this in the pre-game warmups before the Saints game the other day.
QuoteCowboys | Vanderjagt still hurting
Wed, 23 Aug 2006 11:45:46 -0700
Mickey Spagnola, of DallasCowboys.com, reports Dallas Cowboys PK Mike Vanderjagt (groin) is bothered by his strained groin and is unsure if he will kick Saturday night, Aug. 26, in the team's next preseason game. Head coach Bill Parcells said he is troubled by Vanderjagt's injury situation.
He was shankin 'em even before he got hurt. Cowboys fans are angry that they passed on Vinatieri for the drunkard.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 24, 2006, 02:07:59 AM
He was shankin 'em even before he got hurt. Cowboys fans are angry that they passed on Vinatieri for the drunkard.
I would have taken Vinatieri or Longwell over Vanderjagt. We never even had negotians with Vinatieri though. He never made it out of Indy.
As far as Henson goes, them's the breaks. He was actually on pretty even footing with Romo the year he came in, Romo progressed, he didn't. Romo is an UFA after this year, and the word is a couple of teams are scouting him and the team wants to sign him to a new deal. Thanks to the aforementioned issue with Vanderjagass, we'll probably have to use a roster spot for a KO guy and that didn't help him any, as we may only carry 2 QBs.
After the Drew Henson failure I think Jerrah should realize that he's clueless. He falls in love with players and they suck. Quincy was a Jerry guy. As was Hutch. And "The Player" was all Jerry too.
I like how Tuna is handling everything though. I don't hate him at all. My favorite Parcells moment was when Quincy threw an INT or something an Bill had that "Come here so I can punch you" look and he raised his fist.
Wonder if its on YouTube? Hmm....
Greg Jones ACL tear....done for the season (http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/082806/jag_jones.shtml)
Quote from: PhillyGirl on August 28, 2006, 12:37:58 PM
Greg Jones ACL tear....done for the season (http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/082806/jag_jones.shtml)
I was watching that game. I knew he was done as soon as it happened.
Jones' most memorable play (http://youtube.com/watch?v=7wbO3ZOQMbQ)
Chargers cut AJ Feeley.
AJ Feeley released by Whale's Vagina. The Eagles should get him now, and get rid of Koy.
I beat you by exactly one minute.
Quote from: BigEd76 on August 28, 2006, 06:48:55 PM
Jones' most memorable play (http://youtube.com/watch?v=7wbO3ZOQMbQ)
Didn't he also run over IGY's hero Shun Taylur back at Miami?
Domanick Davis Might Not Make Team (http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/sports/4147469.html)
Quote
Aug. 28, 2006, 9:15PM
Texans' Davis in danger of being cut. If season started today, Lundy would be No. 1 on depth chart
By JOHN McCLAIN
Copyright 2006 Houston Chronicle
Running back Domanick Davis, the Texans' career rushing leader, is in danger of not making the team this season. Davis, who missed five games in 2005, has not practiced since the first week of preseason because of a bruised left knee that is unrelated to the arthroscopic surgery he underwent on the same knee in December.
Unlike Wali Lundy and Vernand Morency, Davis has been unable to be on the field to impress his new coaching staff, specifically head coach Gary Kubiak and offensive coordinator Troy Calhoun.
Kubiak said Monday that if the regular season began today, Lundy would be the starter against Philadelphia.
Each day, Kubiak grows more concerned about Davis' lack of availability during a week in which the roster will be reduced to a final 53 on Friday, one day after the Texans close preseason at home against Tampa Bay.
"I'm very concerned," Kubiak said. "There's not much we can do about it, but I'm very concerned about that situation. It'll be a tough decision for the final 53. We'll make the decision based on what's best for Domanick and the team."
The Texans will have several options. They can make Davis part of the final roster and wait for him to get healthy. They can place him on waivers. They can put him on injured reserve, which means he wouldn't play this season. They also could trade him, which is unlikely because he's damaged goods.
Davis can't be placed on the physically unable to perform list because he passed the team's physical before training camp.
Asked what has to happen for Davis to be on the 53-man roster, Kubiak said, "We have to see something that shows he's making a lot of progress.
"Before the game Thursday, we'll probably have a sit-down with Domanick, the doctors, possibly his agent and everybody involved in the process to see where he is. That's going to be a big call.
"The farther we go without him being on the field, the tougher that decision becomes. And when I say tough, it doesn't necessarily mean that Domanick won't be on the 53-man roster. If he's definitely making progress, and everybody thinks he's going to be able to play, then he will be (on the final roster)."
Davis, who turns 26 in October, was on his way to a third consecutive 1,000-yard season a year ago but came up 24 yards short because of the knee injury. The surgery removed part of his lateral meniscus.
Davis didn't participate in the offseason program while rehabilitating his knee. When camp began, he was on the practice field for two days before suffering the bruised knee that has kept him on the sideline.
"I see a guy that's done everything the doctors have asked him to do," Kubiak said. "He was feeling great on the first day of training camp. He was excited about the season. I watched him work for two days and watched the knee respond.
"I know it's been very frustrating for him. Last week, we set a schedule for him to follow, and I'm very encouraged by what he did. He ran well. It'll be interesting to see how he comes back."
Kubiak has emphasized since early in training camp that Davis has to prove he can practice before he can play. He won't play against the Buccaneers.
Lundy and Morency, who'll enter regular season as the top-two backs unless the team acquires some competition for the, won't play against Tampa Bay. Veteran Antowain Smith and rookie Chris Taylor will share the playing time.
"They (Lundy and Morency) have played hard, and they've done a good job overall," Kubiak said. "Both are going to play, but if the season started (today), Lundy would be the starter, and Morency would play.
"Antowain is fresh because he hasn't played the last two games. This is a big night or him. We want to see him and Taylor. We've got a tough decision to make on those two."
Kubiak and general manager Rick Smith are looking at the waiver wire to bring in more players at several positions.
"We'll be looking at linebackers very hard, and we'll be looking at running back hard," Kubiak said. "If we someone out there we think makes our team better, we're going after him."
Not taking Reggie Bush will haunt this team for the rest of the decade, if not much longer.
Them goddamn injury prone little running backs!!
cha-ching!
(http://graphics.fansonly.com/photos/schools/usc/sports/w-baskbl/auto_action/115365.jpeg)
Who dat?
Leinart's baby's mother.
He knocked that shtein up? Yet another reason he should have left USC after his junior year.
Excellent quote by Javon Walker..
QuoteBroncos | J. Walker very happy to be out of Green Bay
Thu, 31 Aug 2006 05:09:41 -0700
Bill Williamson, of the Denver Post, reports after watching the Green Bay Packers play their preseason game Monday, Aug. 28, Denver Broncos WR Javon Walker is very happy to be away from the Packers and with the Broncos. "Obviously, we have a chance to be a Super Bowl team," Walker said Wednesday, Aug. 30. "Obviously, they have a chance to win four games."
I was just coming here to post the same quote. Ha.
That is classic. I'll bet Favre will favre some Favring comment back to Walker in a favreing manner. Favre.
:-D
Replace the filter for Farg with Favre
That would eliminate use of the f word, I reckon.
favre you.
Adam Vinatieri has a broken bone in his left foot (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2567710)
The source in the article is Vinatieri's mother. Some poor bastich "reporter," is pestering an NFL kicker's mother to "break" news...
:puke
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 23, 2006, 07:29:07 PM
Good idea.
mpmcgraw is Pat's agent. We should have him contact Jerry.
Tru dat.
See the sig.
Doug Jolley traded to Buccaneers.
Tony Romo signed new 2 year contract.
Brooks Bollinger traded to Minnesota.
Bengals OT Willie Anderson signed new 6 year contract.
Jon Gruden loves him some offensive reclamation projects.
WTF is going on with Davis in Houston?
like I mentioned in earlier weeks, he was having trouble with swelling in both his knees after all the practices. They are waiting for him to get healthy as the season progresses
He will not be released/cut for they feel he will recover enough to help him out somewhat.
if your looking at him from a fantasy level, put your shades on
looks like Charles Rogers will be cut after this game for he had 1 catch for a whopping 3 yds....need to get off that killer K bud
G. Lewis for Rogers? yeah right
Is there really a chance that Kubiak puts Davis on IR?
he already said no in hopes he gets better- but who knows
Pick up Wali Lundy and drop Davis.
Or if he's already gone, Morency..he's gonna get carries too. I know what to do from a fantasy perspective, thanks. I'm just wondering what the hell is going on there. He doesn't seem to be suffering a bad injury, or to be milking it, or otherwise acting like an ass. He's obviously their best offensive player. But Kubiak seems to be acting like if he's not ready right away, he'll be shelved for the season.
That sounds like crazy talk to me. But I'm not reading every article on the sitution. Hence, I ask about it.
Barry Gardner broke his leg
Who does he play special teams for now?
Swelling in both knees is a bad injury.
It's not as bad as Todd Pinkston's injury - swelling in the vaginal wall and both achilles.
Quote from: FFatPatt on August 31, 2006, 10:10:22 PM
It's not as bad as Todd Pinkston's injury - swelling in the vaginal wall
So THAT's why he has been turning me down.
two teams have made Deion Branch a six-year, $36 million contract offer.
One of the teams is reportedly the New York Jets. The Patriots would reportedly receive a second-round pick and a "pretty good" player in return. According to PFTalk, the deal has hit a snag because it was supposed to be finished Friday. Stay tuned.
I wouldnt be surprised its its McCareins--which I cant understand why, with the no talent they have at WR
the other team is believed to be the seahawks,
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2568851
That's bad news for Darrell Jackson fantasy owners.
Local Seattle Radio KJR quoting Pasquarelli that Branch is coming to Seattle for a 1st round pick
should be done by 4pm
The Stallworth deal is looking more and more like a raping.
Charles Rogers is going to be cut according to ESPNews.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2569091
Davis to STL is a done deal.
The Saints truly believe that Colvert has the tools to be a big factor on that WR core this year, more so than Stallworth. They were saying he has truly impressed and made his mark in the training camp---whatever
By the way--reports Im hearing all over is that NE now wants (2) 1st rd'ers for Branch. Take the needle out of your forearm Bill
Patriots just announced that the deadline has passed without a deal. Branch is a Patriot.
now we get to see this saga unfold with Branch being salty as a motherf'er and a grievance filing
seahawks.com beatwriter Mike Kahn was on KJR saying he thinks that Pasquerelli's article was a feed from Branch's agent and that there was never a deal in place with the Seahawks.
Pasquerelli's entire career is fed off of relationships with agents.
Quote from: Diomedes on August 31, 2006, 09:49:37 PM
Is there really a chance that Kubiak puts Davis on IR?
Dio,
Rotoworld:Domanick Davis is expected to be placed on injured reserve, according to Houston Chronicle writer John McClain.
McClain, one of the most dependable NFL writers in the country, would be "shocked" if Davis plays this season. We'll find out Saturday if he'll go in I.R.. In the meantime, keeping moving Wali Lundy and Vernand Morency up your board. Sep. 1 - 6:06 pm et
QuoteCOBB TRADE MEANS DUCE WILL BE LOOSE?
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that the Steelers have acquired rookie running back Patrick Cobbs from the Patriots for an undisclosed draft pick.
Cobbs went undrafted after playing last year at North Texas State. His arrival likely means that either Duce Staley or rookie Cedric Humes will be dumped by the Steelers when final roster cuts are made.
Last year, the Steelers carried four tailbacks: Staley, Willie Parker, Jerome Bettis, and Verron Haynes. Staley was the odd man out for much of the year, placed repeatedly on the eight-player inactive list.
Duce might as well retire.
Does anyone else see a one-day ceremonial Eagles contract in Duce's future?
for what....a team picture?
Dave Megget rapped a bitch (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2569256)
If there's one thing I can't stand, it's a rappist.
Ok, I decided not to watch the meaningless Eagles prseson game and went out and ha d a few. Mmmm hmmm.
Quote from: Bunkley78 on September 01, 2006, 03:57:16 PM
Charles Rogers is going to be cut according to ESPNews.
hmm do we take a shot at him? i wouldnt mind bringing in him, duce, and maybe some LB help.
For who? For what?
He's one hot piss test from getting a year off. Who does he replace? Want him covering kicks with two rebuilt collar bones? No way.
And also, get off the Duce shtein, Retard. He's DONE.
Saints cut LB Colby Bockwoldt.
He'd be a guy who I wouldn't mind seeing the Eagles take a flyer on as a STs guy. He's played all 3 LB positions and played all 16 last season as the WIL.
Plus - he's from BYU. :D
Steelers cut Cedric Humes. So it looks like Duce stays...for now
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on September 02, 2006, 11:29:16 AM
Saints cut LB Colby Bockwoldt.
He'd be a guy who I wouldn't mind seeing the Eagles take a flyer on as a STs guy. He's played all 3 LB positions and played all 16 last season as the WIL.
Plus - he's from BYU. :D
Do we really need a Mormon that couldn't make a horrible Saints squad?
Quote from: MadMarchHare on September 02, 2006, 01:03:51 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on September 02, 2006, 11:29:16 AM
Saints cut LB Colby Bockwoldt.
He'd be a guy who I wouldn't mind seeing the Eagles take a flyer on as a STs guy. He's played all 3 LB positions and played all 16 last season as the WIL.
Plus - he's from BYU. :D
Do we really need a Mormon that couldn't make a horrible Saints squad?
I don't look at it as him not making a horrible Saints squad. The people down in NO making the decisions are clueless. So he could end up being a decent player, I don't know. I'mnot pimping the guy - just looking over the cuts to see who the Birds could have interest in.
Also - the Steelers cut John Kuhn. He was another who they thought might take PT away from Duce. With Kuhn and Humes gone it lookes like Duce is staying.
Steelers cut Omar Jacobs
Lions cut Charles Rogers
I'm surprised that the Steelers cut Jacobs and Shane Boyd.
They are going with 2 QBs - Roethlisberger and Batch
They've always got Ward to fall back on in emergencies, and it frees up a spot. Almost envious.
Patriots | Team acquires Gabriel from Oakland
Sat, 2 Sep 2006 13:02:21 -0700
Jerry McDonald, of ANG Newspapers, reports the Oakland Raiders have traded WR Doug Gabriel to the New England Patriots. The compensation for Gabriel has not been announced yet. The Patriots, with starting WR Deion Branch in a rancorous holdout, were in the market for a receiver.
No one cut thus far interests me much. I'm sure Reid will go after that Buckwoldt kid, though. BYU represent!
Quote from: FFatPatt on September 02, 2006, 04:31:43 PM
No one cut thus far interests me much. I'm sure Reid will go after that Buckwoldt kid, though. BYU represent!
The Cardinals released WR Todd Watkins, so maybe Reid will pick him up and put him on the Practice Squad.
QuoteCardinals | Brewer placed on IR
Sat, 2 Sep 2006 13:36:34 -0700
The Arizona Cardinals have placed S Jack Brewer (shoulder) on the Injured Reserve list, ending his 2006 season.
Another guy that got away due to cheap Eagles management.
QuoteSaints | Mayberry placed on IR
Sat, 2 Sep 2006 17:54:18 -0700
The New Orleans Saints announced they have placed OG Jermane Mayberry (shoulder) on Injured Reserve, ending his 2006 season.
QuoteTexans | R. Smith released from team
Sun, 3 Sep 2006 12:04:30 -0700
The Associated Press reports Houston Texans DL Robaire Smith has been released from the team.
Wow. Surprised to see him get cut. I wanted the Eagles to sign him after that year he had in TEN a few years ago.
HOU has signed a lot of castoffs today.
QuoteSteelers | Roethlisberger OUT for Week 1
Sun, 3 Sep 2006 15:22:37 -0700
Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Bill Cowher said QB Ben Roethlisberger (appendix) underwent an emergency appendectomy Sunday, Sept. 3. The surgery went well, but he will be out for Week 1 and will be on a week-to-week basis. The team is looking to bring in another quarterback and QB Charlie Batch will start Week 1.
Mike McMahon
I've got a feeling they're gonna sign Koy and he's gonna light up the scoreboard.
Arizona Cardinals claim cornerback Matt Ware off waivers from the Philadelphia Eagles.
According to the Star Tribune, Childress is looking at signing former Eagle OL Steve Edwards, who was cut by Chicago
Edit: he signed with the Vikings
QuotePatriots | League wants to combine Branch's grievances
Wed, 6 Sep 2006 05:09:07 -0700
Michael Felger, of the Boston Herald, reports according to one of New England Patriots WR Deion Branch's attorneys, Jeffrey Kessler, the NFL filed a motion Tuesday, Sept. 5, to combine Branch's two grievances into a single one to be heard at one sitting. If the NFL wins the motion, which should be decided today, that combined grievance will be heard Sept. 14 and 15. Kessler revealed that if Branch loses both grievances, he will seek damages (through arbitration) against the Patriots for extra compensation this year. If the NFL is not granted their motion to combine the grievances, the first grievance will proceed and tentatively is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 9. If the Branch side loses, they will proceed with the second grievance. The second grievance, whether it's combined with the first or remains separate, will be heard by Prof. Stephen Burbank of the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Burbank was the arbiter who was set to rule on WR Terrell Owens' grievance against San Francisco in 2004 when a settlement was reached. Branch's first grievance is set to be heard by John Feerick of Fordham Law. Kessler said he doesn't know if the Patriots have continued to negotiate on compensation with the New York Jets and Seattle Seahawks.
Kessler acted as Owens' attorney in his grievance 2 1/2 years ago also, so the "players" are all the same.
The San Francisco Chronicle reports Oakland Raiders WR Jerry Porter is still acting out against the club in little ways. The disgruntled former starter parked his vehicle in owner Al Davis' personal parking space on Wednesday, the space that's closest to the front door of the team facility.
the tricky little ways to try and get traded. how bout trying to beat out Alvis Whitted for a starting job first?
jerry porter is on my fantasy team.... :boom
Jerry Porter, all animosity from the FO aside, could walk onto the field and instantly be a better option Alvis Whitted.
maybe Whitted is ready to break out.....after his eighth year
Rotoworld: Najeh Davenport to the Steelers, could affect Parkers goaline carries
Get Duce! He's obviously better than the mad pooper, the guy that nobody wanted!
QuoteThe Vikings made a pair of other roster moves Saturday, releasing veteran wide receiver Todd Pinkston and signing wide receiver Maurice Mann off of the Seattle Seahawks' practice squad.
Ouch. If Brad won't take you, you better retire.
:-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D
Cowboys #1 pick Bobby Carpenter will not dress tomorrow. A healthy scratch. Cowboys fans calling the draft pick an embarassment.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on September 09, 2006, 08:08:10 PM
Cowboys #1 pick Bobby Carpenter will not dress tomorrow. A healthy scratch. Cowboys fans calling the draft pick an embarassment.
White linebacker.
Quote from: FFatPatt on September 09, 2006, 08:59:16 PM
White linebacker.
white linebacker + slow Big Ten = double suck
Quote from: SunMo on September 09, 2006, 10:59:20 PM
Quote from: FFatPatt on September 09, 2006, 08:59:16 PM
White linebacker.
white linebacker + slow Big Ten = double suck
white linebacker + slow Big Ten + Dallas Cowboy = triple suck!
Rotoworld: Bucs released WR David Boston and signed T Scott Jackson.
Boston has struggled to regain his explosiveness after early-career injuries. Still, this is a surprise. After catching six passes for 77 yards in the exhibition finale, Boston seemed to be Tampa's third receiver.
I believe he signed a 1yr deal.
They might re-sign him after this weeks games so his salary is not guaranteed.
Deion Branch traded to the Seahawks per ESPNEWS.
for a #1 pick in 2007
Quote from: PhillyGirl on September 11, 2006, 01:07:23 PM
for a #1 pick in 2007
Ha. Seattle got owned.
The birds gave up shtein for Stallworth, and I would bet Stallworth will have a slightly better year.
Geez, that's a joke. Burleson must suck.
Someone sucks. They looked like crap yesterday. Is Steve Hutchinson really THAT good?
True dat. You only put up 9 points against the farging Lions?! You got problems.
Stupid Madden cover.
Rod Gardner signed a 3-year deal with the Chiefs
From the other topic I posted it in, Koren Robinson signed with the Packers.
Jeremy Bridges found another job, this time in Carolina...
Troy Vincent is out for the year with a hamstring injury.
Samkon Gado to HOU
Vernand Morency to GB
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on September 14, 2006, 04:15:35 AM
Samkon Gado to HOU
Vernand Morency to GB
This makes me happy because I kept Gado in the keeper league (since he was a rook) and now it looks like he'll get a chance to start.
Gado is actually behind Lundy and Dayne on the Texans' depth chart.
yeah I wouldnt be happy with any Houston RB unless its Dom Davis, and even if Gado gets a chance to start...you'll never start him unless every RB on your bench is hurt
I have no place to put this one, but it's an interesting pic...
(http://augustasports.com/images/headlines/091000/sc_ga/UGA_USC3.jpg)
Sheldon Brown picking off a pass intended for Reggie Brown? Ha. Nice.
Quote from: BigEd76 on September 16, 2006, 06:09:23 PM
I have no place to put this one, but it's an interesting pic...
(http://augustasports.com/images/headlines/091000/sc_ga/UGA_USC3.jpg)
;D ;D ;D :yay
Reggie Brown with bad positioning against a corner. Gee, when have I seen that?
Per PFT:Raiders QB Aaron Brooks suffered a shoulder injury while trying to recover a fumble on Sunday; he'll have an MRI on Monday. (And for possibly the first time in sports history, the guy getting the MRI is hoping for bad news.)
couldnt help but to laugh at that...good stuff
man, was I wrong about Brooks and possibly making an attempt to show something. Though he went against 2 of the best defenses in the league--his decision making is booty
Quote from: reese125 on September 18, 2006, 11:02:11 AM
his decision making is booty
Indeed. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cS4Gs5USLtg)
Chad Johnson getting murdered.
(http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/4930/chadownexu1.gif)
i wish that was TO
Quote from: PhillyGirl on September 16, 2006, 09:26:54 PM
Quote from: BigEd76 on September 16, 2006, 06:09:23 PM
I have no place to put this one, but it's an interesting pic...
(http://augustasports.com/images/headlines/091000/sc_ga/UGA_USC3.jpg)
;D ;D ;D :yay
It'd be nice to see him do some of that at the professional level too.
Yeah, Sheldon Brown blows. He doesn't do that in the pros.
No one's saying he blows. He does not, however, make a lot of big plays. He's solid, not spectacular.
He's solid. Period.
He had 4 picks, one for a TD last season.
And he deserved to go to the Pro Bowl 2 years ago and did not. Lito did. Why? Because although he got burned a lot on passing plays, he had 2 big time picks for INTs. Brown was by far the superior CB.
if everything around him is perfect then sheldon is a very nice corner...if the slightest thing is off in regards to the line not getting enough pressure....another corner being hurt...no help from the safety ect..then hes average at best...hes not a lock down put him out on an island type who is going to take anyone out of a game by himself...he needs lots of help
thats not a knock on him just the facts...hes a great #2 cornerback...unfortunately the eagles dont have a one and he is often put in positions he should be in...ie going one on one with wideouts ala andre johnson and plaxico
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on September 19, 2006, 02:34:14 AM
Chad Johnson getting murdered.
(http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/4930/chadownexu1.gif)
At least now that NFL Network commercial with him sitting in the dentist's chair makes sense. Where you at 85???
I think I saw some gold caps go flying.
Volek was traded to the Chargers, as expected.
Dallas has re-signed LB Bradie James to a 5yr $20M extension.
That sucks. He was set to be a UFA and I was hoping the Birds would take a look at him to play the strong side.
Quote from: Zanshin on September 19, 2006, 02:43:59 PM
Volek was traded to the Chargers, as expected.
I was thinking KC might jump in and steal him away from SD. Oh well.
Morten Anderson was signed by the Falcons.
Morten. Anderson.
79 year old Morten Anderson.
Didn't he play there about a decade ago?
Yeah... I forget the years he did play, but he's a former falcon.
EDIT: 1995-2000 (http://football.espn.go.com/nfl/players/stats?playerId=11)
What no one knows though is that Anderson had a secret bionic leg implant. Kind of like that guy with the bionic arms. All he has to do is say "kick" and he'll boot it through the uprights. Dude doesn't even need a running start anymore.
he' the falcons kicker in super tecmo bowl
Well that certainly puts things in perspective. And makes me feel uber old.
How old do you think it makes him feel?
he doesnt remember
Quote from: mussa on September 20, 2006, 04:19:40 PM
he' the falcons kicker in super tecmo bowl
Blasphemy. He kicks for the Saints in the aforementioned game. Also the NFC Pro Bowl team.
(http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l108/QBEagles/andersen.gif)
You had to know I wasn't about to let that slide.
This is some scary shtein when you get hit that hard on the field. Mama?
http://my.break.com/Media/View.aspx?ContentID=155445&ChannelName=movies
Holy farg, that is gnarly. Lights are on, no one home.
Wow... friggin knocked his hair yellow and ev erything.
Damn... All I can say is I hope to God that there acutally was somebody named Hugh standing on the other side of the room.
I'd bet he was calling out to WR coach Hue Jackson (http://www.bengals.com/team/coach.asp?coach_id=14).
oh my god....thats scary :-\
Quote from: QB Eagles on September 20, 2006, 07:26:10 PM
Quote from: mussa on September 20, 2006, 04:19:40 PM
he' the falcons kicker in super tecmo bowl
Blasphemy. He kicks for the Saints in the aforementioned game. Also the NFC Pro Bowl team.
(http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l108/QBEagles/andersen.gif)
You had to know I wasn't about to let that slide.
who was the geezer on falcons then?
Quote from: mussa on September 21, 2006, 02:12:22 PM
oh my god....thats scary :-\
Like looking into a mirror, isn't it mussa? :)
pretty damn close icehole, pretty damn close
did he say 'how did bob do guys?'
thats awesome.
He asked about Bodden again... :-D
Quote from: mussa on September 21, 2006, 02:13:22 PM
who was the geezer on falcons then?
Greg Davis (http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/davisgre01.htm)
Quote from: reese125 on September 21, 2006, 09:54:30 AM
This is some scary shtein when you get hit that hard on the field. Mama?
http://my.break.com/Media/View.aspx?ContentID=155445&ChannelName=movies
Excellent. :-D
What's going on with Anthony Hargrove?
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2598763
That's what happens when Hide and Seek goes too far.
well struck
Reggie Wayne's brother killed in auto accident today (http://www.nfl.com/teams/story/IND/9683026)
After the contract Reggie signed, none of his family should have to work.
Drew Henson signed with the Vikings.
I guess the Twins needed some help for the playoff run.
TO tried to kill himself. that is incredibly accurate!
I doubt your sincerity
Please ban me, I have nothing to contribute. that is incredibly accurate
i hate filters.
Don't make us filter that one, too.
Carlos Emmons is out for 3/4 weeks after tearing his left pectoral muscle.
He tore his right one last year and it ended up costing him the season.
Gerris Wilkinson (good player) or Brandon Short will replace him.
http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/story/9690296
Bill Romanowski coaches youth flag football. And yells at kids.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on September 27, 2006, 07:40:31 PM
Carlos Emmons is out for 3/4 weeks after tearing his left pectoral muscle.
Carlos is out for three quarters of a week? That's a pretty goodamned specific time frame for return.
I'll get back in my hole now.
Quote from: rjs246 on September 29, 2006, 12:34:58 AM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on September 27, 2006, 07:40:31 PM
Carlos Emmons is out for 3/4 weeks after tearing his left pectoral muscle.
Carlos is out for three quarters of a week? That's a pretty goodamned specific time frame for return.
I'll get back in my hole now.
You're developing a British sense of humor. And it's stupid.
The Vince Young Era has begun.
Named starter against Dallas. (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/football/nfl/09/30/titans.young.ap/index.html)
Seriously, how great would it be to see Vince Young light up the Cowboys? :-D :-D
Quote from: PhillyGirl on October 01, 2006, 08:00:12 AM
Seriously, how great would it be to see Vince Young light up the Cowboys? :-D :-D
The opposite will happen. He'll look like crap, and the Cowboys will be given all the credit for it.
Go Vince Young! :yay
UT baby. shtein on Dallas.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 01, 2006, 12:02:53 PM
Go Vince Young! :yay
UT baby. shtein on Dallas.
Oh well, maybe next year. FF's a prophet.
He played better than I thought he would. That's not saying much, obviously.
Not exactly the best defense to make your NFL debut against... especially when you play for the Titans.
Vince Young will be out of the league in 5 years.
Albert Haynesworth suspended 5 games per NFL Network. No word on any additional fines.
His 1st game back will be against the Eagles Nov. 19th.
Vince Young is going to be great. Not exactly an easy first game against the Dallas D, especially with the garbage team he's on.
Quote from: EagleFeva on October 02, 2006, 04:31:31 PM
Albert Haynesworth suspended 5 games per NFL Network. No word on any additional fines.
His 1st game back will be against the Eagles Nov. 19th.
That's simply not enough. If I did that, I'd have been fired. Stomping on someone's head has as much to do with football as it does with software implementation. The least they should do is send him home for the rest of the season. If I were the commish, I'd fire his ass.
i would be much more upset had it no been against the cowboys
It wasn't against the Cowboys. It was against Andre Gurode. The attack didn't even affect the outcome of the game. There's nothing to like about it from my perspective.
Hoyda NFL. Probably afraid of the NFLPA/courts.
Quote from: Diomedes on October 02, 2006, 05:13:18 PM
Quote from: EagleFeva on October 02, 2006, 04:31:31 PM
Albert Haynesworth suspended 5 games per NFL Network. No word on any additional fines.
His 1st game back will be against the Eagles Nov. 19th.
That's simply not enough. If I did that, I'd have been fired. Stomping on someone's head has as much to do with football as it does with software implementation. The least they should do is send him home for the rest of the season. If I were the commish, I'd fire his ass.
I agree. It's pathetic that a player can get as many games (or one less) for accidentally taking a supplement with some kind of banned substance (I know, he should be aware of what's going into his body), but only gets that many for trying to injure an opponent.
Quote from: Diomedes on October 02, 2006, 05:13:18 PM
Quote from: EagleFeva on October 02, 2006, 04:31:31 PM
Albert Haynesworth suspended 5 games per NFL Network. No word on any additional fines.
His 1st game back will be against the Eagles Nov. 19th.
That's simply not enough. If I did that, I'd have been fired.
Fired would have been the least of your worries, right after Victim's Latin Girlfriend Cuts You.
farg the NFL. The real Hoyda here is the Memphis DA's office. That farger should be in jail.
That too. Fired and jailed. Just as the rest of us would be if we did that.
Quote from: EagleFeva on October 02, 2006, 04:31:31 PM
Albert Haynesworth suspended 5 games per NFL Network. No word on any additional fines.
His 1st game back will be against the Eagles Nov. 19th.
Mort says that it'll end up costing him almost $500,000... nearly $95,000 per game check.
As expected, the NFLPA is pissed off about the suspension and is beginning to fight it. Excellent publicity for the labor movement, I'm sure.
NFLPA needs to STFU. They should be calling for a greater punishment in support of Gurode, who is the man they should be protecting.
Yeah, really. Isn't it the duty of the NFLPA to protect the guy who got his head stomped in, too? I guess they value an uninterrupted cash flow more than a safe work environment.
Quote from: Diomedes on October 02, 2006, 07:23:51 PM
NFLPA needs to STFU. They should be calling for a greater punishment in support of Gurode, who is the man they should be protecting.
Amen.
Quote from: Diomedes on October 02, 2006, 07:23:51 PM
NFLPA needs to STFU. They should be calling for a greater punishment in support of Gurode, who is the man they should be protecting.
Yessir...
Quote from: Diomedes on October 02, 2006, 07:23:51 PM
NFLPA needs to STFU. They should be calling for a greater punishment in support of Gurode, who is the man they should be protecting.
Agreed.
What the last 37 people said.
37 people dont post here.
Way more people than that don't post here.
Ha.
If that happened on the street it would be considered assault. I read somewhere that Fisher was going to wait and see what punishment he was dealt and then handle it from there, which I can kinda see.....let them make a statement first and then send your message to your team. I read a buncha articles with Haynesworth saying he's not a dirty player.....its not like him....but it is what it is I guess.
Haynesworth has proven himself to be less than upstanding a few times before this. But prior history is irrelevant. He should be fired and charged with assault. Just like I would be if I did this.
I'm going to guess that there's something in the CBA that will not allow Fisher to add additional punishment on top of the five games.
In reality, this guy needs to be cut and blackballed.
Conduct detrimental to the team. Sounds like a good reason to suspend him to me.
Quote from: EagleFeva on October 02, 2006, 07:16:32 PM
Quote from: EagleFeva on October 02, 2006, 04:31:31 PM
Albert Haynesworth suspended 5 games per NFL Network. No word on any additional fines.
His 1st game back will be against the Eagles Nov. 19th.
Mort says that it'll end up costing him almost $500,000... nearly $95,000 per game check.
But he'll still make $1.1M for the seaon AFTER the suspension. That just don't add up.
Jermane Mayberry retired
dude lost it and made an awful decision, but some of you people are rediculous
One game per stitch. That's not a bad deal.
Quote from: BigEd76 on October 03, 2006, 12:56:04 AM
Jermane Mayberry retired
:(
Good luck to him. He was a nice guy. One of my favorites here. Didn't bitch - just played football.
Quote from: SunMo on October 03, 2006, 01:29:18 AM
dude lost it and made an awful decision, but some of you people are rediculous
I'll take a guess and assume you mean me, since I'm one of the people calling for Haynesworth to be fired and jailed? How does he deserve less? Surely, if you attacked someone like this at work, you too would be fired and arrested? Should you be spared criminal charges or termination from your workplace because you happened to make an awful decision one day?
Most of our jobs don't rely on our adrenaline to be pumping and for us to hurl ourselves violently at another human. I am always bitching about athletes and how they are more animal than human, so obviously I want them to act more like the rest of us, but comparing your work situation to theirs is a bit silly.
Stomping on the unprotected head of a person laying prone beneath you has as much to do with football as it does with software implementation.
And don't even try to tell me we don't get amped up about transporting the new batch driven goods receipt patch.
Chest bump!
Ahmad Carroll was released.
Quote from: PhillyGirl on October 03, 2006, 05:27:59 PM
Ahmad Carroll was released.
Wow - seems like a knee-jerk reaction... but then again, since he's been on the team, the Eagles have won games simply having Donovan look for him on the field and throw that direction. The guy stinks.
Get him!
Quote from: General_Failure on October 03, 2006, 05:31:30 PM
Get him!
I do not want a CB who gave up 2 TD's to Greg Lewis on national TV. But thanks.
I wonder if he was allowed to fly back with the team.
Quote from: hbionic on October 03, 2006, 05:35:17 PM
I wonder if he was allowed to fly back with the team.
They made him strip down to his boxers and dropped him off in North Philly with a $10 bill.
Where Eagles fans picked him up and fed him, clothed him and partied with him in thanks for sucking in the game.
Quote from: PhillyGirl on October 03, 2006, 05:41:15 PM
Where Eagles fans picked him up and fed him, clothed him and partied with him in thanks for sucking in the game.
After they were done, they stripped him down to his boxers and dropped him off in South Philly and took his $10 bill.
Quote from: hbionic on October 03, 2006, 05:50:47 PM
Quote from: PhillyGirl on October 03, 2006, 05:41:15 PM
Where Eagles fans picked him up and fed him, clothed him and partied with him in thanks for sucking in the game.
After they were done, they stripped him down to his boxers and dropped him off in Camden and took his $10 bill.
Try harder.
Quote from: hbionic on October 03, 2006, 05:50:47 PM
Quote from: PhillyGirl on October 03, 2006, 05:41:15 PM
Where Eagles fans picked him up and fed him, clothed him and partied with him in thanks for sucking in the game.
After they were done, they stripped him down to his boxers and dropped him off in South Philly and took his $10 bill.
where you promptly picked him up and took advantage of his drunk ass
Do it. There's a grape creamcicle in it for you.
Quote from: PhillyGirl on October 03, 2006, 06:17:46 PM
Quote from: hbionic on October 03, 2006, 05:50:47 PM
Quote from: PhillyGirl on October 03, 2006, 05:41:15 PM
Where Eagles fans picked him up and fed him, clothed him and partied with him in thanks for sucking in the game.
After they were done, they stripped him down to his boxers and dropped him off in South Philly and took his $10 bill.
where you promptly picked him up and took advantage of his drunk ass
chuggie doesn't take advantage of drunk people as it is against his skewed set of morals. so he waits for them to pass out.
That's your story and you're sticking to it?
Someone will give him a shot. Maybe Sherman down in H-town. He drafted him in the first place. The guy is fast, I bet he develops into a decent nickel someday.
dexter wynn leads the nfc in punt return avg
david carr has the best qb rating in the nfl
Dexter Wynn seems like gettin cut was exactly what he needed to get him going
Dexter has looked like a new man out there in the return game. And he didn't get toasted nearly as often at CB on Monday night either. The kid might actually be finding a niche.
ive always liked his potential in the PR game and thought that he would reach it someday if given an extended opportunity
and Mahe led the league in punt returns last year. hmmmmmmm.
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 04, 2006, 12:03:29 PM
ive always liked his potential in the PR game and thought that he would reach it someday if given an extended opportunity
Yeah, I'll give you props... you talked him up a few weeks ago and so far he looks pretty damn good with the returns.
I've also noticed that there are not many guys just running free to him so that tells me the blocking has gotten better as well. Wynn is setting his blocks up nicely on top of that.
Let's hope it all continues.
he seems to be taking KR's and punts from one side of the field to the other side. Letting his blockers setup then cutting right, giving him a couple extra yards.
(http://www.deadspin.com/assets/resources/2006/10/pacmanparty.jpg)
-- Jermane Mayberry Retires --
Mon Oct 2, 2006 --from FFMastermind.com
The Advocate reports Saints OG Jermane Mayberry, who hurt his shoulder early in training camp and was put on injured reserve on Sept. 2, has retired.
Quote from: dis12 on October 04, 2006, 04:57:31 PM
-- Jermane Mayberry Retires --
Mon Oct 2, 2006 --from FFMastermind.com
The Advocate reports Saints OG Jermane Mayberry, who hurt his shoulder early in training camp and was put on injured reserve on Sept. 2, has retired.
echo, echo...
Quote from: BigEd76 on October 03, 2006, 12:56:04 AM
Jermane Mayberry retired
Quote from: Diomedes on October 04, 2006, 04:58:56 PM
Quote from: dis12 on October 04, 2006, 04:57:31 PM
-- Jermane Mayberry Retires --
Mon Oct 2, 2006 --from FFMastermind.com
The Advocate reports Saints OG Jermane Mayberry, who hurt his shoulder early in training camp and was put on injured reserve on Sept. 2, has retired.
echo, echo...
Quote from: BigEd76 on October 03, 2006, 12:56:04 AM
Jermane Mayberry retired
news takes longer to get to my PC.
Corrrrrey!
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2612752
Quote
Colts D to play without Simon, Sanders vs. Titans
By Len Pasquarelli
ESPN.com
The undefeated Indianapolis Colts haven't lined up yet this season with a full complement of defensive players, and that streak will continue for at least one more week.
Team officials have already ruled out tackle Corey Simon and Pro Bowl free safety Bob Sanders for Sunday's game at the RCA Dome against the Tennessee Titans, meaning that Indianapolis coaches will continue to cut and paste on defense.
Sanders will miss a third straight game after quietly undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery two weeks ago. His spot in the lineup will be taken by former starter Mike Doss, who has played well in replacing Sanders, notching 13 tackles, one interception and three passes defensed in the past two outings.
The Colts are optimistic that Sanders, their most physical hitter in the secondary, will return following the team's bye week. Indianapolis is off Oct. 15, then resumes on Oct. 22, hosting Washington. A third-year veteran, Sanders had missed time in the past with knee problems, and the Colts hope the recent procedure will get him back to full speed for the rest of the campaign.
There is, however, no timetable for the return of Simon, who underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee in August, and hasn't practiced or played since. As reported last week by ESPN.com, some Colts officials are growing increasing frustrated with the Simon situation.
Indianapolis signed Simon to a five-year, $30 million contract last September after the Philadelphia Eagles rescinded the franchise tag on him, making the former first-round pick an unrestricted free agent. The deal included $13 million in bonuses, but Simon hasn't paid much dividend on that pricey investment.
Simon, 29, played in 13 games in 2005, all starts, but contributed only 41 tackles and did not have a sack for the first time in his career. A bigger-bodied lineman than the Colts typically employ up front, Simon was to have been a key rotational player at tackle, a defender who could provide muscle against the run.
His absence has forced Indianapolis to alter its tackle rotation and meant that other players have had to log more snaps than originally anticipated.
Len Pasquarelli is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com.
I can see it now - he'll be cut at seasons end - will come back to us on a 1 year deal for $1 million. He'll be productive again then talk about JJs scheme and how this D is a perfect fit for his game and how he should have never of left blah blah blah.
I'll bet his fat ass is on the bad side of 400 lbs right now.
Randy Moss axed to be traded.
Quote from: Dillen37 on October 05, 2006, 03:38:07 PM
Randy Moss axed to be traded.
Does Washington have any draft picks left between now and 2011?
corey simon out for the year with a non football related injury/illness
"obesity is a disease"
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2614498
Quotespecialists from the Mayo Clinic
Corey and Mayo...whouda thunk it
He should've used Miracle Whip.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on October 05, 2006, 07:12:50 PM
He should've used Miracle Whip.
Miracle Whip and turkey sammiches... :drool
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 05, 2006, 05:09:05 PM
corey simon out for the year with a non football related injury/illness
ha, ha, and ha.
your guys hatred of and obsession with corey simon + your infatuation with the eagles front office = downright frightening
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 05, 2006, 09:32:46 PM
your guys hatred of and obsession with corey simon + your infatuation with the eagles front office = downright frightening
All I'm infatuated with is turkey sammiches with Miracle Whip. :drool
Best part of Thanksgiving.
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 05, 2006, 09:32:46 PM
my hatred of and obsession with the eagles front office + my infatuation with the taterskins = downright frightening
word.
Yeah, I'm so infatuated with the Eagles FO. You really got me pegged.
I've got a collector's edition Joe Banner autographed Salary Cap. I wear it to bed.
Yeah, I'm so infatuated with the Eagles FO. You really got me pegged.
then corey simon must have raped your mother?
if not get off his nuts
He raped the Eagles. Close enough.
he played five years with the eagles four of which were very good or great years
his last year he tried to get a long term deal from your boy which didnt work so he left...that was over a year ago...and yet youre still all upset about it on the friday of TO's return weekend?
sounds like an unhealthy love affair with the front office if you ask me or something personal with corey
no one asked you, dook.
I don't like corey. Deal with it.
simon has poly arthritis
whatever that is
Polyarthritis
While many people search for information about Polyarthritis it is not a type of arthritis but rather a description of some types of arthritis. Polyarthritis means involving more than one joint. Some types of arthritis such as Rheumatoid arthritis, Psoriatic arthritis, Lupus and Gout almost always include multiple joints. Osteoarthritis can involve more than one joint but many times trauma or overuse of a joint can cause this type of arthritis in just one joint.
Symptoms of Polyarthritis
The most obvious symptom of Polyarthritis is pain, inflammation and or swelling in multiple joints. The term Polyarthritis is usually given to auto-immune types of arthritis. An auto-immune disease is where your bodies on immune system starts attacking itself. Rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and lupus are auto-immune disease that not only involves the joints but also can involve many organs as well.
from wiki
Polyarthritis
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Polyarthritis is any type of arthritis which involves five or more joints - an inflammation of two, three or four joints is an oligoarthritis.
Polyarthritis is most often caused by an auto-immune disorder such as Rheumatoid arthritis, Psoriatic arthritis, and Lupus erythematosus but can also be caused by infections. It is recommended that individuals with this affliction sleep on a firm mattress and a flat pillow. Polyarthritis may be experienced at any age and is not gender specific.
code for terminal sloth
as im reading this, i'm listening to Weird Al Just Eat It :-D
chris henry gone for two games
Did he get arrested again? I know he was puking out the window w/Odell
no
suspended for past trangressions
On top of the game he already sat out against the Pats?
Quote from: EagleFeva on October 06, 2006, 07:40:53 PM
On top of the game he already sat out against the Pats?
Yes, that was a coach decision. This suspension is from the NFL.
I just saw an ad for a prescription drug with Brett Favre as the celebrity shill. Ha.
Quote from: Diomedes on October 06, 2006, 08:53:19 PM
I just saw an ad for a prescription drug with Brett Favre as the celebrity shill. Ha.
Maybe Koren Robinson's people ought to call up Miller and see if they can get him in some Olde E ads.
From NFL Network:
New England is still looking for WR help. They're working out Jabar Gaffney, Kevin Johnson and Charles Rogers.
Still no Freddie Mitchell.
The Harrington Era begins in Miami.
and possibly ends? ha.
Pats signed Gaffney today per ESPNews bottom line.
Jags' Mike Peterson out for the season (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2618679)
Quote from: PhillyGirl on October 09, 2006, 06:01:10 PM
Jags' Mike Peterson out for the season (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2618679)
That's an enormous loss, and a relief for the Eagles, since we have to play the Jags in a few weeks.
Quote from: QB Eagles on October 09, 2006, 07:23:53 PM
Quote from: PhillyGirl on October 09, 2006, 06:01:10 PM
Jags' Mike Peterson out for the season (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2618679)
That's an enormous loss, and a relief for the Eagles, since we have to play the Jags in a few weeks.
Agreed. Huge loss.
They lost their only legit outside pass rushing threat in Hayward in week 1. They have been doing OK since then. But this loss is a big time one.
Sauerbrun was cut by the Bronco's after returning from his suspension. Get the roided up punter :paranoid
The Jaguars signed Ahmad Carroll. I hope he sees significant playing time when the Eagles play them.
http://www.nfl.com/teams/story/JAC/9718818
Panthers lose Morgan for season (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2621437)
Quote from: PhillyGirl on October 11, 2006, 02:03:55 PM
Panthers lose Morgan for season (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2621437)
Another huge defensive loss for a team the Eagles have to play later in the year. And it's possible the Colts won't have Bob Sanders back when we play them either. I'm drooling at all the McNabb fantasy points I'm going to collect this season in my money league. His numbers are already completely absurd. Birds haven't scored less than 24 all season yet.
Freddie Mitchell worked out for the Browns.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 12, 2006, 12:54:41 AM
Freddie Mitchell worked out for the Browns.
:-D :-D :-D :-D :-D
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 12, 2006, 12:54:41 AM
Freddie Mitchell worked out for the Browns.
Was he camped out in Romeo's front yard?
Troy Vincent released by the Bills.
Sign him :-* Acutally i feel much better about the secondary than i did a week ago.
Quote from: rjs246 on October 12, 2006, 04:32:40 PM
Troy Vincent released by the Bills.
zOMG! Troy Vincent!
All told, I'd still sign him at vet min for the rest of the year. He can still play, has playoff experience, knows the defense, and would cost next to nothing. Solid insurance policy, at the very least.
I thought he was out for the year?
Thought wrong.
Well, I was just going off of what was posted here (http://www.concretefield.com/forum/index.php?topic=18609.msg447212#msg447212).
Morten Andersen is 57 points shy of Gary Anderson for most points scored in a career. Anderson has 2,434 points.
Quote from: rjs246 on October 12, 2006, 04:32:40 PM
Troy Vincent released by the Bills.
His handler, aka Mark Eckel, was on WIP tonight and he said don't look for him to come back.
I bet he ends up in Washington.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 13, 2006, 02:41:13 AM
Quote from: rjs246 on October 12, 2006, 04:32:40 PM
Troy Vincent released by the Bills.
His handler, aka Mark Eckel, was on WIP tonight and he said don't look for him to come back.
I bet he ends up in Washington.
I sure hope not.
QuoteFormer Eagles guard Jermane Mayberry, who signed with the Saints last year as a free agent, has retired after being placed on injured reserve with a shoulder problem...
Former Eagles receivers Freddie Mitchell and Darnerien McCants tried out with the Cleveland Browns this week , the Browns taking advantage of their bye week to hold auditions...
if vincent could still play, why would the bills have let him go?
Quote from: Wingspan on October 13, 2006, 09:31:35 AM
if vincent could still play, why would the bills have let him go?
New regime; he's 35; they're trying to get younger. From what I read, his injury wasn't season-ending, so they put him on IR minor--which is as soon as you get healthy and work out an injury settlement, the team releases you.
mah, i'm still disinterested in him. not every ex-eagle needs to be resigned as some kind of prodigal son project.
The only signing of Vincent I want to see is the ceremonial kind to let him retire an Eagle. Same with Duce. Both are done.
Antrel Rolle fined $12,500 for his attempted decapitation of Larry Johnson...
Pencilneck was positive that Rolle wouldn't be fined.
Quote from: QB Eagles on October 13, 2006, 11:37:45 AM
Pencilneck was positive that Rolle wouldn't be fined.
That guy must be an idiot. A facemask like that could kill a motherfarger.
QuoteChilling news: Steelers G Simmons out with frostbite
By Len Pasquarelli
ESPN.com
How bad are things going for the defending Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers right now?
Well, in a classic you-won't-believe-this-one moment, the Steelers have lost a starter for Sunday's game against the Kansas City Chiefs because the guy actually got too much treatment in trying to come back from an injury.
Right guard Kendall Simmons will sit out the game because of an ice burn on his left foot. It seems that Simmons, who has not practiced this week, fell asleep with a cooling device on his foot as he attempted to treat a heel injury. The result: Even though winter hasn't arrived yet in Pittsburgh, the fifth-year veteran suffered the equivalent of frostbite. How long the injury will sideline Simmons, whose heel was left raw by the incident, has not yet been determined.
What the hell? :-D
That's better than Brad Johnson hurting himself on a coffee table, Jeff Kent falling out of the back of his pickup truk off a motorcycle or Brian Griese tripping over his dog on the stairs.
Or the JAX punter burning himself on a fondue pot and later almost slicing his leg off with an ax in the locker room.
Who was it that fell asleep on a tanning bed and got sunburn a couple years ago? I wanna say it was someone from the Cubs but can't remember.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 13, 2006, 02:41:13 AM
Quote from: rjs246 on October 12, 2006, 04:32:40 PM
Troy Vincent released by the Bills.
His handler, aka Mark Eckel, was on WIP tonight and he said don't look for him to come back.
I bet he ends up in Washington.
QuoteInterested in Vincent
A source said the taterskins are interested in veteran defensive back Troy Vincent, who was released by the Buffalo Bills on Thursday.
Vincent injured his hamstring in the Bills' season opener Sept. 10 and was placed on injured reserve, meaning he could not play for Buffalo this season. Vincent played for current taterskins cornerbacks coach Jerry Gray when Gray was the Bills' defensive coordinator.
Vincent has experience as a cornerback (in Philadelphia) and safety (in Buffalo)
His years in Miami don't count anymore?
Jerry Porter was suspended by the Raiders for 4 games for conduct detrimental to the team.
Vincent signs with the Skins (http://www.taterskins.com/news/newsDetail.jsp?id=21078)
Boo. Well, at least he's not too far from his home.
Does he get booed when the Skins come to Philly?
Philip Buchanon released by Houston.
I'm slightly interested strictly because of his PR/KR abilities. Heard he was a dooshbag though.
Not sure it matters. Desmond Howard in his prime couldn't find a wedge here.
QuoteFRACAS AT FLOWERY BRANCH
We're hearing that there was a huge blowup in Falcon-land after Sunday's loss to the Giants, and that the problems spilled over into Monday.
The issue arose shortly after the 27-14 loss to the Giants, when defensive coordinator Ed Donatell got in offensive coordinator Greg Knapp's face regarding the inability of the offense to sustain drives, which resulted in the defense being on the field for too long.
Word is that Donatell blamed several injuries sustained by his troops on the poor play of the offense, because the defensive players were exhausted late in the game.
We're also told that, on Monday, owner Arthur Blank summoned Donatell and Knapp to his office, and that Blank wouldn't allow head coach Jim Mora inside the room until Blank had a chance to talk with them. After the four men met, Knapp was angry -- and word is that Knapp is openly blaming the performance of the offense on the limited passing skills of quarterback Michael Vick.
Stay tuned, folks. This one could get very ugly, and the Falcons have a big decision to make, especially since backup Matt Schaub will be eligible for restricted free agency after the season.
TO's bitch arguing with Mr. I gave up 4th & 26 over Ron Mexico :-D
Quote from: Sgt PSN on October 16, 2006, 05:06:38 PM
Does he get activated when the Skins come to Philly?
An even better question.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 16, 2006, 06:26:55 PMHeard he was a dooshbag though.
Of course he is. He's from da U...
QuoteAshley Lelie: Unhappy Again
RotoWire.com Staff - RotoWire.com
Monday, October 16, 2006
Update: Lelie, who caught one pass for 14 yards in Sunday's loss to the Giants, is unhappy with his limited role in the Atlanta offense, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
Recommendation: This shouldn't come as any surprise, as Lelie willed himself out of Denver this preseason for not being the primary option in the receiving game. Given how poorly Atlanta throws the ball and how many options they've got in the passing game, Lelie needs a quarterback change or an injury in front of him to receive a significant number of looks.
Not really player news, but Fassel fired as Ravens OC, (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2629319) Billick will take over play calling duties.
QuoteBUCHANON SIGNS WITH BUCS
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have signed cornerback Phillip Buchanon to a one-year contract, at a prorated base salary of $585,000.
Buchanon was released by the Texans on Monday. And the Texans actually did him a big favor by making the move when it did.
If the Texans had waited until Wednesday, Buchanon would have been required to pass through waivers. As it stands, Buchanon became a free agent.
Under NFL rules, players with less than four credited seasons always pass through waivers whenever they are cut, with the worst team to the best team getting a shot to claim him. Prior to the trading deadline, vested veterans instantly become free agents. After the trading deadline, however, all players regardless of tenure must go through waivers.
In Buchanon's case, someone like the Packers might have taken a chance on him. His full base salary was only $800,000, and with six weeks in the books the balance would have been only $517,650.
So Buchanon instead will earn $378,529 from the Bucs along with the balance of his $800,000 salary from the Texans, since he is now entitled (as a vested veteran) to receive termination pay.
The end result? His total 2006 income increased in one day by more than $375,000, assuming he finishes the season with Tampa.
It's baffling, in our view, that the Texans wouldn't have waited until Wednesday to cut him loose, in the hopes that someone would pick up his contract -- and allow the Texans to get off the hook for more than $500,000 in unpaid wages.
We're also told that the Texans tried to trade Buchanon before cutting him, but found no takers.
Buchanon was a first-round draft choice in 2002 out of the "M", and he was traded to Houston in 2005 for a second-round and third-round draft pick in 2006. Bucs G.M. Bruce Allen was in that same role with the Raiders when Buchanon was drafted.
Booger possibly traded to Colts
Eagles should trade for Simeon Rice...
Rice and Howard start...Howard moves inside on passing downs and Cole comes in...
Trading for Rice before the Tampa game would be genius.
Quote from: MURP on October 17, 2006, 05:06:43 PM
Booger possibly traded to Colts
2nd rounder (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2629943)
QuoteColts acquire Bucs' McFarland for second-round pickESPN.com
The Colts made a strong move Tuesday to improve their run defense, acquiring defensive tackle Anthony McFarland in a trade-deadline deal with the Buccaneers in exchange for a 2007 second-round draft pick.
McFarland
McFarland, 6 feet and 300 pounds, has spent the last six seasons as a starter on the Bucs' line. Considered one of the NFL's top run defenders at the tackle position, he helped Tampa Bay rank in the top 10 in the league in total defense during each of his seven seasons with the team.
The Colts rank 32nd in the NFL against the run this season, having allowed 166.8 yards per game. They allowed 110.1 yards per game last season.
McFarland entered this season with 292 career tackles, 20 sacks, three forced fumbles and five fumble recoveries. He has played in 93 career games with 79 starts. He started all five games this season for the Bucs recording six tackles and two assists.
Meanwhile, the Bucs moved immediately to fill McFarland's roster spot by signing veteran cornerback Phillip Buchanon, who less than 24 hours before was released by the Houston Texans.
Buchanon, a former first-round draft choice, signed a one-year contract with the Bucs late Tuesday afternoon.
The deal reunites Buchanon with Bucs general manager Bruce Allen, who was a top executive in Oakland's front office when the Raiders chose Buchanan with the 17th overall selection in the 2002 draft. The short-term contract will provide Buchanon the opportunity to perhaps regain the form of his early career, when it appeared that he was emerging as one of the league's top young cornerbacks, and then enter the unrestricted free agent market next spring.
Tampa Bay officials have been seeking to add a veteran corner and had worked the phones over the last few days in trade discussions with other clubs. But it's believed the Bucs never came close to making a deal for a cornerback and, when Buchanon became available Monday evening, they focused on him.
Bucs starting cornerback Brian Kelly, who the team had been shopping in casual trade talks, has missed three games with "turf toe." And nickel corner Juran Bolden, despite not missing any games, played hurt through the first month of the season.
Lions | Rogers tests positive to banned substance
Tue, 17 Oct 2006 15:21:00 -0700
Updating an earlier report, Tom Kowalski, of mlive.com, reports Detroit Lions DT Shaun Rogers was suspended four games by the NFL for testing positive for a banned substance. Sources close to the situation said it was not an illegal drug. After the club's Bye in Week 7, Rogers will sit out four games without pay.
Lehr suspended by NFL for four games
October 17, 2006
The NFL announced today that Falcons guard Matt Lehr has been suspended for four games for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy.
STATEMENT BY NFL SPOKESPERSON:
"Matt Lehr of the Atlanta Falcons has been suspended without pay for the team's next four games for violating the NFL Policy on Anabolic Steroids and Related Substances. The suspension begins immediately. Lehr will be eligible to return to the Falcons' active roster on Monday, November 13."
Falcons head coach Jim Mora responded by saying, "Obviously, we are disappointed, but the NFL's policies are very clear that all NFL players are responsible for what goes into their bodies - regardless of the source. We have options to replace Matt over the next four weeks that we are very comfortable with and will implement
Are the Colts trying to become the taterskins of the AFC?
Nah, they just keep adding ex-Dungy players from Tampa.
In other news Marcus Vick has been signed to the Dolphins active roster.
Further proof Nick Saban needs to be fired.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 17, 2006, 07:30:01 PM
Nah, they just keep adding ex-Dungy players from Tampa.
In other news Marcus Vick has been signed to the Dolphins active roster.
:-D :-D
Koren Robinson was suspended for a year without pay, starting now
Tiki retiring after the season (http://x.go.com/cgi/x.pl?goto=http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2630407&name=FPT-2630407-101811&srvc=sz)
Won't happen.
If it does... Hello mediocrity. He's the piece that makes that offense go.
Even more ridiculous than the talk of him retiring is the contention that he's a HOFer. Accorsi is nuts. Only way he makes the Hall is if the Giants win the SB this year and he puts up another 1200 yards through the rest of the season. Or if he doesn't retire, and stays productive for a while longer.
He's only 31? Man, what an old fart...
Quote from: Diomedes on October 18, 2006, 12:29:47 PM
Even more ridiculous than the talk of him retiring is the contention that he's a HOFer. Accorsi is nuts. Only way he makes the Hall is if the Giants win the SB this year and he puts up another 1200 yards through the rest of the season. Or if he doesn't retire, and stays productive for a while longer.
Barring injury, he will break 10000 rushing yards this year. He's also got a career avg around 4.7/4.8 ypc and around 9 yards per reception. He's been very "Curtis Martin-like" throughout his career. I'd have no problem seeing him in the HOF.
Where does he rank in all time rushing yards?
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/alltime/leaders?cat=rushlead
ESPN.com is listing the top 20. Earl Campbell at #20 has 9407 yds. Tiki, I imagine is #21 or 22 with a little more than 9300.
Like I said, if he retires after this year, he most likely will have over 10000 yards and I would venture to say he'd have a shot passing Eddie George for #17 on that list. Other than the active players I believe every other RB with over 10000 yds is in the HOF, or will be once they become eligible.....except possibly Ricky Watters. But I'd have no problem with Tiki joining that group.
That's my fantasy bull. But he's a pain the ass for the Eagles, which is more important, so I won't mind seeing a healthy dose of Brandon Jacobs next year.
Quote from: PhillyGirl on October 18, 2006, 12:03:52 PM
Tiki retiring after the season (http://x.go.com/cgi/x.pl?goto=http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2630407&name=FPT-2630407-101811&srvc=sz)
Wow, that came from nowhere. I've always felt he was the most underrated player in the league. Hate the Giants but I'd have no problem seeing him in the Hall.
I'm more curious about where he ranks in the all-time yards from scrimmage list for running backs.
ha (http://boards.giants.com/forums/index.php?showforum=2)
Tiki To Retire After Season
Tiki Barber Petition: Write why Tiki should stay
Tiki Barber To Retire Without A Superbowl Ring...
Wow What Do We Do? Say Tiki does retire.......
Any Free Agent Running Backs Out There? This offseason
Tiki Retires: I think most of us knew this was coming
Will Tiki Barber's Number Be Retired?
Did Tiki Go About This The Wrong Way?
Tiki Should Be Benched
New Tiki Retiring Thread
Not Many People Think Tiki Is Hof Material
Nyg without Tiki
If Tiki Leaves...
I Am Willing To Bet That Tiki Plays One More Season After This. If he does retire he is a selfish fool who should be condemned
I Know Why Tiki Is Really Retiring: He learned from a former Giants RB
If Tiki Retires We Are Screwed.......we Have No Replacement. And how do you relpace a Tiki anyway? Tiki don't do it!
I Hope Tiki Does Retire After This Year... Hearing Him say that he has more trouble getting up this year makes me sad
Quote from: rjs246 on October 18, 2006, 03:41:45 PM
I'm more curious about where he ranks in the all-time yards from scrimmage list for running backs.
He's got to rank awfully high. Maybe he is HOF bound. Meh.
Quote from: Diomedes on October 18, 2006, 03:48:19 PM
Quote from: rjs246 on October 18, 2006, 03:41:45 PM
I'm more curious about where he ranks in the all-time yards from scrimmage list for running backs.
He's got to rank awfully high. Maybe he is HOF bound. Meh.
Rush yds: 9320, 4.7 ypc, 50 td
Rec yds: 4908, 8.9 ypc, 12 td
And according to this website: http://www.topbacks.com/lists/yardsfromscrimmage.html , Barber ranks 20th all time in yards from scrmmage. And given his current pace, I'd say he has a legit shot at moving up somewhere between 11 and 13 by the end of the year.
From that list 6 of the players ahead of Barber are WRs.
Meaning that he is 14th all time in yardage for RBs.
If he averages 100 total yards per game for the rest of the season he would only move up one slot to 13th among running backs, past Franco Harris.
He would need about 1400 more yards this season to move up to 11th, past Jim Brown and Ricky Watters.
Like I said, no way he makes it to the HOF.
Quote from: rjs246 on October 18, 2006, 04:52:09 PM
From that list 6 of the players ahead of Barber are WRs.
Meaning that he is 14th all time in yardage for RBs.
If he averages 100 total yards per game for the rest of the season he would only move up one slot to 13th among running backs, past Franco Harris.
He would need about 1400 more yards this season to move up to 11th, past Jim Brown and Ricky Watters.
I think he's got shot at gaining another 1400 total yds....more actually. He's already over 500 rushing yds for the season through 5 games so 1000 yards in the next 11 shouldn't be too far of a stretch for him. He's also sitting on 190 recieving yards so he's pretty much on pace to finish the season with 600 yards there. That would actually give him 2100 total yards on the year.
Will he gain that many? I doubt it but I believe he's broken the 2000 total yard mark once or twice before so it's definately do-able. My guesstimate is that he will finish the season with 1300ish yards rushing and 500 yds recieving.......which will still give him 1800 total yards.
Quote from: SD_Eagle on October 18, 2006, 03:26:39 PM
Wow, that came from nowhere.
Not at all. He's been all but declaring it outright for a long time. As a wise man said back in the Giants haiku thread...
Quote from: QB Eagles on September 13, 2006, 07:09:52 PM
Bad news for Giants:
Next season, Tiki will be
Playing for Fox News
Quote from: QB Eagles on October 18, 2006, 07:04:20 PM
Quote from: SD_Eagle on October 18, 2006, 03:26:39 PM
Wow, that came from nowhere.
Not at all. He's been all but declaring it outright for a long time. As a wise man said back in the Giants haiku thread...
Quote from: QB Eagles on September 13, 2006, 07:09:52 PM
Bad news for Giants:
Next season, Tiki will be
Playing for Fox News
I'm obviously not as big of a Giants fan as you
Bears S Mike Brown was put on IR.
That's a big loss for them.
I saw he hurt his foot on MNF and had to have surgery - I wonder if Ms. Lis Franc paid him a visit?
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 20, 2006, 01:20:15 AM
That's a big loss for them.
I saw he hurt his foot on MNF and had to have surgery - I wonder if Ms. Lis Franc paid him a visit?
They were saying achilles on MNF.
Ethan Albright Strikes Back (http://www.thephatphree.com/features.asp?StoryID=3159&SectionID=2&LayoutType=1)
Albright, an offensive lineman for the Skins, writes an open letter to John Madden for making him the lowest rated player in Madden 07. It's hilarious.
Quote
To: John Madden
CC: Electronic Arts Sports
From: Ethan Albright
Re: Being the worst rated player on Madden '07
Hi, John, my name is Ethan Albright. I play line for the Washington taterskins. You probably already knew that, so I'll continue. I am writing in regards to the overall player rating of 53 that I have received in Madden NFL Football 2007. I feel that this is farging bullshtein and you should kiss my mother-farging ass. Ahmed Carroll was rated a 78 and the Packers just cut his ass on a Tuesday morning after his performance in a Monday night game. :yay That is pretty terrible. The worst part is that his overall rating was sniffing 80.
You know what, John? Two can play this game. I rate you a farging 12. I rate you a farging 12 in Ethan Albright Football 2000-ever... except for in the category of ball-licking. That is where I will spot you a 98 rating. You will receive this score because I will never give your blubbery ass a 99 in any category. Take that, pencil-dick. Go do Al Micheals or something. Boom. Score one for Red Beard.
It's also pretty wonderful that my awareness rating was 59. You make it sound like I wake up in the morning, helplessly shtein and piss myself, then lose three of my teeth before I discover that I am trying to eat a rock for breakfast. farg, John, I understand you saying that I am slow and lacking athleticism, but a rating like this pretty much labels me as retarded. Rod "He Hate Me" Smart has a 52 in this category. Electronic Arts is saying that seven rating points separate me and the breathing embodiment of the perfect oxymoron. Rod Smart struggled to arrange words in sentence form. Cave men had better hold of the English language. The only actions that separate point values of ignorance at this embarrassing level are things like using your own toothbrush to wipe your ass. I basically edged out Rod by my lack of shtein teeth. If I take a night school class, could you bump me up to a 60?
I guess I just can't fathom the fact that I am the absolute worst player rated out of the entire NFL. farg, man, there are some zesty guys out there. Amongst everyone, I was rated the absolute worst.
I have received the impression that you feel that I am lacking in the agility category. I should consider a walk through my living room where I don't crash through a wall or kick over furniture a resounding success. My agility rating on your game is 33. It makes it sound like I just topple over if I start walking too fast. Ted Washington is rated a 40 in agility. He is listed at 365 pounds. If Ted Washington tied a white lady up and made her wear a metal bikini, he'd look just like Jabba the Hut.
John, you are such a farging dick. I also noticed that my kick return rating was a 0. I was rated a farging zero? So you feel that I shouldn't even receive a 10, or even a 5? You are pretty much saying that I couldn't even fall forward on a ball kicked in my direction. I would just stand there and let the ball bounce off of my farging face. farg that, John, I returned an onside kick 6 yards in 2002. You should have just slapped a - 4 on me and had the EA staff ambush me with paintball guns.
Finally, I would like to comment on an unlikely topic, my pass coverage ratings. I see that I am a better at man-to-man coverage (31) than zone (21). farg me sideways with a lunchbox. Where did these scores even come from? How much time is spent coming up with the pass coverage ratings of offensive lineman? Can I have that job? Let's see here, I think that Orlando Pace would be slightly better at jumping intermediate routes than Larry Allen. While I'm at it, I can assign the passing ratings for offensive lineman as well. I can use mine as a guide.
I was rated with a throwing power of 17 and accuracy of 16. Orlando Pace has a 22 power and 17 accuracy rating. Did someone at EA really put time into figuring out that Orlando Pace edges out Ethan Albright in both throwing power and accuracy? I will challenge him any day. My horrible passer ratings are of greatest misfortune to my son, Red Beard Jr. The poor boy is not only hideously ugly and covered by freakishly large freckles. He also has to suffer through playing catch with me and my senile-elderly-woman-type passer ratings. A session of tossing the pigskin usually consists of me missing my son by thirty yards in sporadic directions. I led him in front of a fire truck once and my wife kicked my ass. This is because of my 76 toughness rating. Yes, a 76 is far better than the other ratings, but I'm a farging lineman, damn it. NFL Linemen are considered to be synonymous with toughness. According to your game, I am a retarded, uncoordinated, Hoyda-ass fargwad that can't fall on a kickoff, throw, or spell. I am, however, slightly better at manning up on a receiver than dropping into zone coverage. You lose your mind more and more each year, old man.
farg you, John. Please expect to find red pubes in various meals you consume for the rest of your life. If you farg with Ethan Albright, you call down the thunder.
Rot in Hell,
Ethan Albright
Hollis Thomas was inducted into Northern Illinois' hall of fame today at Homecoming (http://niuhuskies.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/101606aad.html)
Merriman suspended for steroids (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2635475)
Shocking.
So much for Defensive Rookie of the Year. That's gonna hurt me in my money league.
Quote from: QB Eagles on October 22, 2006, 11:36:45 PM
So much for Defensive Rookie of the Year. That's gonna hurt me in my money league.
isn't this his second season ???
Yeah, he is.
Hasselbeck's lucky - only will miss 2-4 weeks with a sprained knee.
But they now have felt the wrath of the Madden Curse and the SuperBowl Loser Curse.
STL has a great shot to win that division.
Clayton said Hasselbeck will miss at least 4 weeks.
Quote from: BigEd76 on October 22, 2006, 10:14:25 PM
Merriman suspended for steroids (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2635475)
they should check Matt Bryant for roids now! 62 yards? Matt fargin Bryant?
He's gonna miss a 20 yard FG in their next game. Watch.
Yeah and itll probably be for the win against his ex-team the Giants next week. So he'll have farged us twice.
Gary Baxter blew out both patella tendons on one play yesterday and is done for minimum 12 months... :o
He got Wendell Davis'd
Mike Doss and Robert Ferguson are both out for the year
LaVar Arrington done for the year (ruptured Achilles)
Quote from: PhillyGirl on October 23, 2006, 09:34:54 AM
Quote from: QB Eagles on October 22, 2006, 11:36:45 PM
So much for Defensive Rookie of the Year. That's gonna hurt me in my money league.
isn't this his second season ???
I was referring to the award he got for last season. Now we know it was won by a juicer.
Quote from: BigEd76 on October 23, 2006, 10:43:05 PM
LaVar Arrington done for the year (ruptured Achilles)
He was finally starting to play well too. I wouldn't be surprised if he calls it a career.
QuoteCARTHON OUT IN CLEVELAND
Multiple media outlets are reporting that the Cleveland Browns have fired offensive coordinator Maurice Carthon.
Two weeks ago, we reported that there was a strong push inside the building to get rid of Carthon, and that he would likely be fired if the Browns struggled against the Broncos in their first game after the bye week.
Stay tuned for more details.
Rowen - fired
Fassell - fired
Carthon - fired
Supposedly Denny Green may not last the season either. I could see Fassel taking over there...
Yeah - he used to be their OC so Bidwell knows him. Plus he'll work for cheap.
Quote from: SD_Eagle on October 23, 2006, 09:58:54 PM
He got Wendell Davis'd
I will never, ever, ever forget that play. I think I was somewhere around 10 yrs old and I thought the dude just tripped over his feet and fell. So I laughed. Then I realized that he couldn't get up and was hurt and felt bad for laughing.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on October 24, 2006, 08:24:36 AM
Quote from: SD_Eagle on October 23, 2006, 09:58:54 PM
He got Wendell Davis'd
I will never, ever, ever forget that play. I think I was somewhere around 10 yrs old and I thought the dude just tripped over his feet and fell. So I laughed. Then I realized that he couldn't get up and was hurt and felt bad for laughing.
Hoyda.
I was at that game and remember thinking to myself 'get him off the farging field already'.
Quote Roethlisberger says Falcon taunted him
Associated Press
Posted: 16 minutes ago
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Ben Roethlisberger won't have any trouble remembering the hit that gave the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback his latest concussion.
"It felt like it busted my whole jaw," he said Wednesday.
He also won't forget the crude comment made by one of the three Atlanta Falcons players who, while sacking him Sunday, apparently taunted Roethlisberger by saying he wanted to hit him in his surgically repaired face.
Roethlisberger took part in limited work during practice Wednesday and is listed as questionable for Sunday's game in Oakland, despite receiving his second concussion in about four months. He has not been cleared by doctors to play but, if he is, plans to "beg and plead" with coach Bill Cowher to do so.
"If you ask me, I'm always leaning toward playing, no matter what it is," he said Wednesday. "But it's something we have to be smart about."
Roethlisberger, who led the Steelers to a Super Bowl win last season, was injured during a helmet-to-helmet hit by defensive end Chauncey Davis immediately after releasing a pass during the third quarter. Roethlisberger also was sandwiched by defensive lineman Patrick Kerney and linebacker Ed Hartwell.
"They got me from every angle," he said.
Roethlisberger lay motionless for several minutes, and at least one teammate said he was unconscious on the turf. He was visibly dazed while being taken to the locker room, but felt better within a few minutes and later returned to the sideline.
"The last thing I remember is throwing to Hines (Ward) and I tried to duck out of it, and as I tried to duck out of it I remember getting hit in the chin - it felt like I busted my whole jaw or something," he said. "One of their players said something to me and that's the last thing I remember."
He declined to identify the player who talked about the facial injuries the quarterback received during his June motorcycle crash, but said: "I'll remember his number."
"They made a little comment, but I won't bring it up right now," he said. "When I got hit, I wasn't worried about the front of it (the jaw) - it's stronger than it was before - but the back of it was a little sore."
Roethlisberger needed seven hours of surgery to repair the facial damage caused during the crash, with strips of titanium placed in the jaw to strengthen it. He also received a concussion during an accident that occurred while he wasn't wearing a helmet.
Despite another head injury, he doesn't plan to switch to the recently designed football helmet that affords a player more protection from concussions.
Roethlisberger has had headaches since Sunday, though they are not as bad as they initially were. Still, Cowher is encouraged by the tests Roethlisberger has taken at least twice this week.
The tests measure a player's memory, attention, mental processing speed and reaction time. The results are compared to those taken when the player was healthy, and are used to determine when he can play again after a concussion.
While those close to Roethlisberger labeled the concussion as "mild" and not worrisome, the symptoms he describes suggest otherwise.
According to widely recognized grading systems used by neurosurgeons and other medical professionals, any concussion that involves a loss of consciousness cannot be labeled as mild. Loss of consciousness, headaches and memory loss are more often associated with severe concussions.
The concussion tests NFL players take were largely designed by doctors who work in the medical complex where the Steelers practice, so Cowher isn't worried Roethlisberger might be cleared prematurely to play.
"The biggest thing is we get clearance from the medical people," Cowher said. "Once that has been decided then I have to sit down and talk to Ben and see how comfortable he is and see where he is."
Long-term medical studies have suggested that players who receive multiple concussions can be increasingly susceptible to others. Roethlisberger acknowledged he may have had others in his career.
"I've been playing football a long time," the 24-year-old said. "I'm sure I've had a few mild dings here and there."
What a goddamn Hoyda. I was never a fan of his but this dude is a drama queen.
I betcha it was Hartwell who said it though.
Leinart's baby was born (a boy named Cole)
Jerry Porter reinstated by OAK
Merriman gets to play in 2 more games until his suspension hearing is held
Leinart loves him some Trent Cole.
Leinart loves him some poon tang.
her basketball bio (http://usctrojans.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/cameron_brynn00.html)
QuoteShe is undecided on her major but lists her career goal as wanting to one day make a difference.
yeah, OK. You made Matt's life different. Congrats. :yay
Well, no. He knocked her up. It was definatley a mistake. If he wasnt so well known and rich, they probably woulda aborted that sucker.
Quote from: MDS on October 25, 2006, 10:48:38 PMIf he wasnt so well known and rich, stupid, they probably woulda aborted that sucker.
My parents used to tell me that all the time.....
And of course they were right. My mother once exclaimed "My children are iceholes. I should have kept dogs." And of course she was right.
Tiki Barber blasted critics of his retirement decision on his Tuesday night Sirius Satellite Radio show, "The Barber Shop."
"...I will call them idiots, because they have neither spoken to me, nor any one of my teammates or any of my coaches," Barber said. "Yet all they do is criticize me for being a distraction with this retirement thing."
Barber was specifically upset at three of his critics: the New York Daily News' Gary Myers, who wrote that Barber had "created a season-long distraction" the Giants "don't need"; and ESPN's Tom Jackson, who said the decision "has distracted the team from the task at hand," and Michael Irvin.
"To me, in my head, that's quitting," Irvin said before the Giants' 36-22 win over the Dallas Cowboys on Monday night. "That's not retiring."
Barber singled the three out during his radio show Tuesday night.
"And that includes Gary Myers," he said. "That includes Tom Jackson on ESPN. That includes the ultimate character guy, facetiously speaking of course, Michael Irvin. Please get a clue on how to be a journalist.
"Don't make blanket assumptions about it [retirement]. And obviously, as was evidenced [Monday] night, I am a huge distraction to the New York Giants," he said.
The remarks come a week after it was first learned Barber was considering retiring after this season.
it's really hard for me to hate tiki like i should.
i cant find the quote online but wip was just reading a plaxico quote destroying TO...calling him a bitch for sliding down in the game monday...i didnt see the play but he said that TO slid like a baseball player into home plate to avoid getting hit
http://www.nj.com/giants/ledger/index.ssf?/base/sports-0/1161837987113720.xml&coll=1
I've always liked Tiki and Gappy Toof despite them being arch rivals. Now I like Tiki even more. :yay
And I like Burress calling TO out. I don't know if it was intentional on TO's part because he did the same thing against Houston. He went to plant and slid.
Quote from: phattymatty on October 26, 2006, 01:52:35 PM
it's really hard for me to hate tiki like i should.
He plays for a division rival and usually kills the Eagles whenever they play each other but I can't hate the guy. He does just about everything the right way. And now that he's insulting Micheal Irvin I'm starting to develop a bit of a man crush on him.
i didnt post the article so yous could have cyber sex with tiki...hes still a punk ass oreo...beleee dat!
but he has the nicest teeth
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 26, 2006, 02:16:18 PM
i didnt post the article so yous could have cyber sex with tiki...hes still a punk ass oreo...beleee dat!
The Eagles would have been a much better team if Tiki and Ronde played for us instead of rivals. Belee dat.
Tiki = uncle tom according to IGY
TO slipped, plain and simple. Plaxico just wants some airtime. Tiki retiring is fine and if he wants to announce it, good for him. hell it could help motivate the team more than anything. irvin is an idiot, just like tiki mentioned.
merriman is a big disappointment with steriods. any offical statements by him?
Terry Foster, of the Detroit News, reports Detroit Lions WR Roy Williams believes the team can run the table and finish the season 10-6. "I'm going to say we can put this together," Williams said. "I feel we are a 9-0 ballclub. It's tough to be 1-6. We are not a 1-6 ballclub. We can be 10-6 -- sure we can. Can we win nine in a row? I believe it." Williams said he will address his teammates before they break for a long weekend during their Bye week, and hopes the team returns with a renewed desire to win.
In related news, the Detroit-area mental health centers keep extras of straight jackets in Roy's size.
TO alligator armed it when he saw Mike Lewis coming in teh Philly game, so it wouldn't surprise me if he slipped on purpose.
Roy Williams...holy shtein. STFU already.
Quote from: mussa on October 26, 2006, 04:54:14 PMTiki retiring is fine and if he wants to announce it, good for him.
The way I hear it is Tiki was doing an interview in which the reporter found out he was going to retire and told him she was going to run with the story so he came out. No one in the Giants' locker room was surprised.
Now if only we can get that other one to retire... the Eagles can RULE THE WOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRLD!!!!!!!
Apparently Damon Huard was hurt yesterday in Chiefs practice. No word on how or even what he hurt, but if he sits out and they have to start Brodie Croyle - watch out it could get ugly.
49ers | Strickland signed to active roster
Tue, 31 Oct 2006 18:59:32 -0800
Matt Maiocco, of the Santa Rosa Press Democrat, reports the San Francisco 49ers have signed free agent CB Donald Strickland to their active roster.
QuoteBrees' mother no saint
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees isn't happy and it has nothing to do with Sunday's loss to the Baltimore Ravens.
Brees is peeved at his mother, Mina, who
has been using his picture in TV commericals promoting her candidancy for a spot on Texas' 3rd Court of Appeals.
"I think the major point here is that my mother is using me in a campaign, and I've made it known many times I don't want to
be involved," Brees told the Austin American-Statesman.
Brees said his agent recently sent his mom
a letter threatening legal action. Mina said a new commerical has been made that omits any reference to her son. Brees called his
relationship with his mother "nonexistent"
noting that it disintegrated 6 years ago when he refused to hire her as his agent. Ouch
Ha! I actually met Drew Brees' mother at the PSU/Purdue game in 1999 in Indiana. The broad definitely seemed a little bit off-kilter, but mostly just seemed to be absolutely obsessed with her son. She had two different buttons with pictures of him, and she wouldn't shut up about how good of a student he was in addition to his football talents.
Barf.
Does she have hairy birthmarks too?
Yes. All over her lady business.
Quote from: FFatPatt on November 01, 2006, 08:33:42 AM
Ha! I actually met Drew Brees' mother at the PSU/Purdue game in 1999 in Indiana. The broad definitely seemed a little bit off-kilter, but mostly just seemed to be absolutely obsessed with her son. She had two different buttons with pictures of him, and she wouldn't shut up about how good of a student he was in addition to his football talents.
Barf.
Yeah, but was she hot?
If you think Drew's hot, you'd probably think she is.
haha...anyone else see Huggies do a PERFECT Herm Edwards "you play to win the game" imitation? It was spot on and hilarious.
Speaking of overrated, imbecilic, attentionwhoring professional athletes who should be launched into the sun...
:puke
QuoteUpdated: Nov. 2, 2006, 7:51 PM ET
Chad Johnson to cough up $5K for 'Ocho Cinco' stunt
By Len Pasquarelli
ESPN.com
He lost his golden mohawk and now, unless Chad Johnson prevails on appeal, the colorful Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver is going to lose some pesos as well.
The league has fined Johnson $5,000 for wearing "Ocho Cinco" on a Velcro nameplate across the back of his uniform jersey before last Sunday's loss to the Atlanta Falcons. "Ocho Cinco," signifying his uniform No. 85, is the name by which Johnson said he wanted to be called the day leading up to the game.
ESPN's Chris Mortensen first reported Monday evening that the league planned to fine Johnson.
Johnson wore the faux nameplate over his real surname on the uniform for pre-game warmups, and it was conspicuous when he met with Falcons cornerback DeAngelo Hall, against whom he vowed to score two touchdowns, in practice. Just before kickoff, quarterback Carson Palmer ripped off "Ocho Cinco" nameplate, revealing "C. Johnson" on the back of the receiver's jersey.
It's expected that Johnson, who has been fined repeatedly in past seasons for his end zone choreography, will appeal the league's action.
The sixth-year veteran appeared at Wednesday's practice minus the mohawk he has been sporting since training camp. Johnson said last week that he would shave his head if he didn't score at least two touchdowns against the Falcons. He scored only once.
The Bucs put Chris Simms on the IR and activated Luke McCown from the PUP list.
Not a Chad Johnson fan, Romey? Why not?
i have nothing against Chad Johnson, because it's an act for fun...where as TO is his actual personality and quite nauseating
QuoteJets | Marshall signed to practice squad
Tue, 7 Nov 2006 16:46:58 -0800
Randy Lange, of the Bergen Record, reports the New York Jets have signed DT Keyonta Marshall to their practice squad.
Amani Toomer out for the season:
QuoteGiants | Toomer to miss remainder of season
Wed, 8 Nov 2006 12:24:08 -0800
Michael Eisen, of Giants.com, reports New York Giants WR Amani Toomer (knee) will miss the remainder of the season with a partially torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.
that helps
I can't wait to see who catches 12 passes against us next time around.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on November 08, 2006, 04:16:30 PM
I can't wait to see who catches 12 passes against us next time around.
BOTH Tim Carter and David Tyree.
Just claimed them both in my fantasy leagues. I'm smert.
that helps the bears
yes
TIKI BABRBAR DRIVES CADDALACK ???A?///
(http://www.cnnsi.com/siwomen/2002/july_august/gallery/2/barber_lg-01.jpg)
What the hell?
This is gayer than the pic of Cooley in his spandex
:-D
I remember trying to find that pic one time when I was arguing with a Giant fan.
He still can't hold on to the ball right.
angelo is saying that there is word out of ny that strahan has a liz franc and may be out for the year
We lost Kearse, now they lost Strahan. Fair.
Quote from: FFatPatt on November 09, 2006, 11:08:49 AM
We lost Kearse, now they lost Strahan. Fair.
They've got a running game, we've got Andy Reid. Not fair.
Quote from: ice grillin you on November 09, 2006, 09:37:13 AM
angelo is saying that there is word out of ny that strahan has a liz franc and may be out for the year
Yup... I was telling my boy (a Giants fan) that there's no way in hell he comes back from a lis franc in 2-4 weeks like they were initially reporting.
That stings them because Osi and Tuck are already out as well. This week, their starting DE's will be Kiwi and a PS callup.
oh i didnt know it had been originally diagnosed as a liz franc...today was the first i heard of that
They could start LaVar at DE in a pinch... if he wasn't already injured also.
Get Haynesworth...and sign him to an extension through 2015:
QuoteTitans | Haynesworth might not be welcomed back
Fri, 10 Nov 2006 00:10:24 -0800
ESPN.com reports the Tennessee Titans might not welcome back DL Albert Haynesworth after his suspension ends Sunday, Nov. 12. "Our front office will be discussing the issue over the next couple of days," said head coach Jeff Fisher. "That's all I can comment on." Haynesworth was suspended for five games after swiping his right foot on the face of Dallas Cowboys OG Andre Gurode in their Week 4 game.
Sadly, he'd be a perfect on-field compliment to Patterson, if Bunkley continues to underwhelm.
Orlando Pace out for the season w/ a torn tri
Greg Ellis tore his left achilles.
With Petitgout out and Madison getting hurt again, the Jints are in trouble healthwise. Emmons, Madison, Toomer, Umenyiora, Tuck, Strahan and now Petitgout.
89 year old Bob Whitfield will likely start for him.
You forgot LaVar.
And Tiki..his hand isn't right, you could see him shaking and holding it at the end of the game last night.
Alexander and Hasslebeck cleared to practice per espn.
The Pats just signed...Vinny Testaverde
Why?
I thought that was a joke until I saw the link at ESPN.
Ok. To be honest, I still think it's a joke.
Doubt it. But I know he's been having some pain in his throwing arm. Maybe the plan on giving him a week off. ??? The Pats only carry 2 QB's on their roster and this is their backup:
(http://espn.starwave.com/i/nfl/profiles/players/65x90/7406.jpg)
Matt Cassel
Drafted: 2005, 7th Round, USC
Attempted 33 career passes at USC as the backup to both Carson Palmer and Matt Leinart
Appered in 1 game this year (31-7 W vs Minn) but did not throw a pass.
CMP ATT YDS CMP% YPA LNG TD INT SACK RAT
2006 0 0 0 0.0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0
Career 13 24 183 54.2 7.63 36 2 1 1 89.4
So I guess it's safe to say that if something is wrong with Brady, the Pats don't want a single game, let alone the entire season, resting on the shoulders of this career clipboard carrier.
But still......Vinny Testaverde? This old sumbitch can get a job and yet Neckbeard is at home strumming his air guitar. Some things just don't make no sense.
ha....another one gets through Topps/Bowman QA:
(http://i15.ebayimg.com/02/i/000/78/0c/cf6e_1.JPG)
I don't get it Ed. What's wrong with that pic?
Quote from: Diomedes on November 15, 2006, 01:50:13 PM
I don't get it Ed. What's wrong with that pic?
Whether you're being sarcastic or not, I'm giving you the finger.
Ha, I didn't see that either, Diomedes. Thanks for pointing that out, FFatPatt
Oh. How scandalous.
The moral of the story is: Don't bring Leon Washington to the Linc if he's using one of your season tickets.
What a professional. I wonder if Washington sticks around the locker room after practice to make fart sound effects with his armpit.
:-D :-D :-D
Fart noises never get old.
Washington responds (http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/6175494)
East side!
* Giants DE Justin Tuck out for the year
* Rams release JR Reed and sign Willie Ponder
* Giants have worked out Peter Warrick and David Boston
* Trent Green starts this Sunday against Oakland
* Mike Nolan and Jack Del Rio have received approval to wear suits twice this year during games. Nolan will do so this weekend.
Quote from: BigEd76 on November 15, 2006, 08:32:56 PM
Washington responds (http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/6175494)
East side!
Other questionable gestures that made it onto cards this year:
- Eli Manning with his fingers in the "shocker" configuration (aka "two in the pink, one in the stink").
- Reggie Bush performing the "fangul" Sicilian gesture.
- Ray Lewis simulating cunnilingus by sticking his tongue between two fingers.
- Jeff Feagles flashing the "Bloods" gang sign.
Feagles is Gangsta
Not moreso than igy. He's hard. Like a bagel.
QuoteJosh McCown has been working out with the Lions' receivers for several weeks and could see some action at the position in games.
McCown would likely be the Lions' No. 4 receiver if the team has him split out wide at any point. Mike Martz says he wouldn't use McCown to run a route over the middle, but that he could go deep in obvious passing situations. McCown is already ahead of Mike Williams on the depth chart
Um, what?
You know its bad for Mike Williams when Josh fargin McCown is getting reps at WR. Holy shtein.
Wow. And damn near every one of us was drooling over him when he was at USC. Well, except me of course. :paranoid
Wow.
chalk one up for Merril Hodge
I forgot about that. Him vs. Kiper was big back when Williams came out.
QuoteThe Giants continue to bring in free agents for physicals and workouts. After taking a look at WR Peter Warrick on Monday, arriving at Giants Stadium were WR David Boston and QB Shaun King.
-- New York Post
Tiki Barber unwrapped his right thumb Sunday night and was alarmed at what he saw. It had swollen to twice the normal size and he could barely move it. Barber said he's been assured his ligaments are intact but there is a chance of a small break in a bone in the thumb, which won't be known until the swelling is gone and X-rays are taken, probably after the next game.
-- New York Post
snicker (http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/story/472323p-397395c.html)
Quote from: PhillyGirl on November 17, 2006, 12:15:51 PM
snicker (http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/story/472323p-397395c.html)
Yeah, Rivers' emergence really has made Accorsi look downright silly.
The Giants got jobbed on that deal. I was at that draft..it was a pleasure to boo Elisha and the Giants. Even then it was clear they had given away the farm for a few fresh eggs.
RODGERS' STATUS CONFIRMED
The Packers have announced that backup quarterback Aaron Rodgers will miss the rest of the 2006 season with a broken left foot.
Rodgers was injured on Sunday while playing for starter Brett Favre, who suffered an elbow injury. Favre is expected to be available on Monday night, when the Packers travel to Seattle.
An industry source tells us that the Packers will bring in Todd Bouman, Bradlee Van Pelt, and J.T. O'Sullivan for a look-see. Currently, the only other quarterback on the roster is Ingle Martin.
i just read that denzel washingtons son plays for the rams
dope
but am i the only person that didnt know this?
Yeah, we knew he was on the practice squad. Is he now on the active roster?
Who cares who his daddy is?
i have no idea...i just read it in an article in the usa today style section and it says 'plays for' but of course they have no idea what that means
Quote from: Diomedes on November 22, 2006, 01:47:02 PM
Who cares who his daddy is?
His daddy is a sexy black man. IGY is all over that butterjoint, dook.
word...where did the kid goto college
Morehouse
Denzel showed up at practice the other day and the whole team was in awe.
When I worked at Balboa (Navy Hospital) he showed up to tape some of Antwon Fisher. Seems like a nice guy.
QuoteSapp insists food was tampered with on road trips
Associated Press
ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Warren Sapp is a very picky eater.
The Oakland Raiders' defensive tackle refuses to eat out on team trips for fear of getting sick, and he's not talking about the rare case of food poisoning.
Sapp insisted Wednesday his food was tampered with during his nine-year tenure in Tampa Bay from 1995-2003.
"You get your food poisoned," Sapp said at Raiders headquarters. "They don't want you out there on Sunday. You don't think about it. It just got crazy."
He pointed specifically to three incidents: Before the NFC Championship Game in Philadelphia at the end of the 2002 season, which the Bucs won en route to the Super Bowl title; before a divisional playoff game at Green Bay in January 1998; and at New Orleans, where the Bucs played a game during the 1998 season.
"I know it's real, especially in Philly, come on," said Sapp, long an unpopular figure in the NFL for his play and his mouth.
Sapp's comments caught Raiders coach Art Shell by surprise.
"That's the first I ever heard of it," said Shell, who spent five years working for the NFL before the Raiders hired him again in February. "Even being in the league office, I never heard that. That's scary."
Although San Diego Chargers receiver Keenan McCardell said he didn't know of any specific incidents of food poisoning involving Sapp, he understands Sapp's concerns.
"I know what Warren's talking about," said McCardell, teammates with Sapp for his final two seasons in Tampa Bay. "If you were Warren, a lot of people may target you. ... When I was in Jacksonville, Tom [Coughlin] said, 'Don't eat anything outside of what we're served as a team.'"
During his time with Tampa Bay, Sapp even went so far as to book two hotel rooms -- one under an alias -- so he could order room service and not worry about his food.
Sapp, who turns 34 next month, said he requested bottles of water with the cap still on.
"You have to, though," Sapp said of being cautious. "It's either that or feel bad."
For example, Sapp said that about a month after the Bucs won the Super Bowl, he and a friend traveled from Philadelphia to New York to watch Michael Jordan in his retirement tour at Madison Square Garden. First, they had dinner in Philadelphia, trading plates at the restaurant after their orders came. Then, Sapp said, his friend repeatedly threw up all the way to New York.
Sapp, who joined the Raiders before the 2004 season, said he has not had food poisoning after leaving Tampa Bay.
"I've been good out here on the West Coast," he said. "I guess they're more liberal out here."
Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press
:-D :-D :-D
Vanderjerk cut; that little sonofabitch Gramatica signed
I hate the Gramatica familia.
The skins will probably sign Vanderjagtoff.
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 23, 2006, 10:20:31 AM
vanderjagt is one of those guys that a change of scenery will end his career...kinda like boniol...i can see him being out of the league in three years and in that time him having been cut by like three or four different teams
It's not as if you said that before he was showing signs of falling off, though.
Quote from: ice grillin you on November 28, 2006, 09:13:12 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 23, 2006, 10:20:31 AM
vanderjagt is one of those guys that a change of scenery will end his career...kinda like boniol...i can see him being out of the league in three years and in that time him having been cut by like three or four different teams
I was thinking about the fact that you called this the other day. Well done, nerdface.
why thanks penis breath
Oh snap.
This dude is always hilarous:
By DJ Gallo
Special to Page 2
Pittsburgh's reign as NFL champion all but ended Sunday thanks to a 27-0 stomping by the Ravens. At 4-7, all that's left is another week or two and some fancy mathematics to make it official.
But what has caused such a quick and dramatic decline? The last two seasons the Steelers were a combined 31-7 (including the playoffs). Now, with virtually the same personnel, they are just two games behind in the race for the No. 1 overall pick in April's draft.
Not surprisingly, there are many reasons.
Coaching. So Bill Cowher decided to retire after the Super Bowl. That's fine. I understand. But the Steelers should have hired a replacement. It's nice they're trying to honor their legendary coach this season by placing a cardboard cutout of Cowher on the sidelines in memoriam, but the team has obviously suffered because of it. And, really, the cardboard-cutout Cowher is not a very good representation of the man who stalked the Steelers' sideline for 14 years. It is expressionless. It has no passion. It is unaffected by what happens on the field. And heck -- the Steelers could have at least hooked up a $10 garden hose to the cardboard Cowher's mouth with some duct tape so they could make it spit sometimes, you know? A little effort would be nice.
Nick Laham/Getty Images
Obviously, the cardboard coach hasn't been teaching proper blocking schemes to Pittsburgh's line.
Ben Roethlisberger. Roethlisberger made playing quarterback in the NFL look easy during his first two seasons. This year? Not so much. What's worse is that it is unclear why he's struggling. And while I hate to resort to clichés and conventional wisdom, you almost wonder if an old, well-known football saying applies here: "It's tough to play well when you've been hit by a car, had abdominal surgery and been the recipient of a concussion all within a few months." Of course, another well-known saying could be at play here, too: "Act like a tool in a Fathead commercial and karma will get you."
Leadership. Jerome Bettis' on-field performance last season was overrated. But the Steelers miss Bettis' presence in the locker room. He led them with his physical style of play. He led them emotionally. And he led them to the postgame spread, often leaving no food for anyone else. That kept his teammates slim, fit and hungry -- all elements Pittsburgh is lacking this season.
Defense. Pittsburgh befuddled opponents last season with its trademark zone blitz defense, regularly overwhelming and confusing opposing quarterbacks with pressure coming from all directions. But apparently the Steelers decided to change things up this season -- the idea being that other teams would prepare all offseason for that sort of pressure and be ready for it. So now when the Steelers blitz they simply run right at the opponent's line and dance around for five seconds or so, never bothering to reach the quarterback. And while this is no doubt confusing to watch, it has been much less effective than last year's scheme.
Offensive line. As much as the Steelers have struggled this year, they have had success throwing screen passes to running back Willie Parker. This is because Pittsburgh's offensive linemen practice blocking for a screen pass on almost every play by regularly allowing opposing defenders to run right past them.
Special teams. Kick returners Ricardo Colclough and Santonio Holmes almost single-handedly lost the Steelers several games this season with their inability to catch or secure the football. The position has been solidified ever since Najeh Davenport was given the kick returning duties, however. But anyone familiar with Davenport's background won't be surprised if he suddenly is exposed and drops one on the carpet.
Motivation. The Steelers organization spent 26 years going after "One for the thumb." So there was bound to be a bit of a letdown after that goal was finally achieved. Plus, where is the next one supposed to go? On the other thumb? Or do you start on the pinkie and finish with the thumb? And if it's the pinkie, how do you get 53 football players motivated by a pinkie ring? And if you are able to get them motivated by a pinkie ring, haven't they all lost already? Until the Steelers can answer these important questions they will continue to flounder.
Headlines ...
Donovan McNabb's absence too much for Eagles' defense to overcome
Jim Mora Sr.: "Inability to get players to reach their potential also a coach killer"
Eli Manning bounces back by playing major role in dramatic fourth-quarter comeback
Giants motivated to let Tiki Barber begin his exciting new career as soon as possible
Marcus Vick says he will counsel his brother on how to behave
Things I Thought I Thought While Wondering What Michael Vick Was Pointing At ...
1. Just as many predicted, the Chicago Bears gave us a good reading on what kind of team they are against the Patriots. They played New England tough but lost, meaning they are more or less the Jets, Bills or Dolphins -- a competitive but deeply flawed AFC team. And that has to be pretty exciting for the Bears, because being as good as a deeply flawed AFC team should make them almost unstoppable come playoff time in the NFC.
Don Lansu/WireImage.com
Seriously, Bears fans, it's BRIAN GRIESE!
2. The Bears have the most loyal fans in all of football. I know this because many of them want Brian Griese to replace Rex Grossman at quarterback. How does that make them loyal? Well, had they ever watched anyone other than the Bears play, they would have seen that Brian Griese at quarterback is not something a fan should wish for.
3. New England's brand-new synthetic field looked great. Only one problem, though: Where is Tom Brady's goat supposed to graze now? If he is forced to send it away to some farm during the season, I doubt he'll be able to move past that emotionally. As much as he loves football and winning championships, those GQ photos showed he loves that precious little goat even more.
4. How dominant was Baltimore's defense? It made so many plays behind the line of scrimmage that by the second half, Ray Lewis lost interest in jumping on top of the pile and then leaping off and celebrating as though he made the play. I think that makes it the most amazing defensive performance ever.
5. I didn't find Michael Vick's apology to Falcons fans all that sincere. He seemed much more sincere while doing the bird flipping than in apologizing for the bird flipping. And Vick should realize this isn't going to go away immediately. That's why I think he needs to apologize again. And I'd suggest something along these lines:
"To all Falcons fans: I wish I didn't have anything to apologize for. But my actions were caught on film, so I must. Please know that I appreciate your support. I am fully aware that if I played for the Braves or Hawks there probably wouldn't even be anyone in the stands for me to give the finger to. I see the fans as part of the team. Honestly, I do. In fact, I regularly give the finger to my receivers. But at least they deserve it. I hope you will understand that my actions came out of frustration. I have a deep burning inside me that sometimes causes me to explode in anger. This deep burning is often accompanied by itching. Please stick by me and this team as we try to get through this. I realize this is my sixth year in the league, but I remain one of the most dynamic players in the game -- one always on the verge of breaking out -- and I can promise you that I will stay as such for many years into the future until I am in my mid-30s and have finally been converted into a third-down back and emergency quarterback. Then, when I am a role player, getting flipped off by me won't seem like such a big deal. Sincerely, Michael Vick."
More from dj:
Desperate Philadelphia fans hold parade to celebrate Ryan Howard's MVP win
The City of Philadelphia, without a major league sports championship since the Sixers won it all in 1983, has scheduled a parade tomorrow morning to celebrate Ryan Howard's selection as National League MVP.
"This is what the people of Philadelphia have been waiting for for over 20 years," said Mayor John Street. "We are champions again. Well, officially, Ryan Howard is. And I suppose he's not a champion per se, because the Cardinals are the champions, but he is believed to be the most valuable player in the entire National League. So that's pretty good."
City and team officials believe more than one million fans will show up for the parade, which will wind through downtown and then end at Citizens Bank Park.
"Philadelphians are dying to celebrate something. Anything. So this will be an outlet for all of their pent up celebratory energy," said Mayor Street. "Plus, we've announced that the parade will conclude with a mob-style beating of the Eagles and Flyers that everyone is invited to take part in. So we'll probably have well over a million people show up just for that."
Thanks for that "NFL Player news".
Fine. Cut and paste and start a new thread.
farg face.
STRAHAN TO PLAX: YOU QUIT
By PAUL SCHWARTZ
November 29, 2006 -- Giants defensive end Michael Strahan has come down hard on receiver Plaxico Burress for his lack of effort in Sunday's 24-21 loss to the Titans.
Burress failed to run hard on an overthrown pass from Eli Manning in the fourth quarter that was intercepted by cornerback Pacman Jones. Burress then made a half-hearted attempt at tackling Jones, who easily escaped for a 26-yard return.
"It's a shame, because Plaxico is a great player and a good guy to be around, but at the same time you're judged by your actions on the field and you can't give up, you can't quit, because you're not quitting on yourself, you're quitting on us," Strahan said Monday on his weekly WFAN appearance. "We work too hard all together to have that type of stuff happen, and Plaxico is one of the guys who works hard.
"I don't quite understand what his motivation is, or what his lack of motivation is in those type of situations. I'm pretty sure I'm going to try to see what it is and try to see if I can talk to him about it.
"He's too great of a player to have people look at him and think he's a quitter. Don't be labeled as a guy who's a sometimes player, I-play-when-I-want-to type of attitude. He's too good for that."
Just read that igy.
Giants are done. Cowboys will win the division and make a hard push in the playoffs. farg.
Never seen a team with so much infighting. Coughlin's lost all control.
Strahan then proceeded to rip an ESPN reporter today for asking negative questions. He said he doesn't talk until Thursday but then came out to talk to her and was an ass. :=)
Coughlin is worthless. He can't keep a team in line on or off the field.
QuoteNFL.com wire reports
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (Dec. 2, 2006) -- The New York Giants signed 44-year-old punter Sean Landeta as insurance because it is uncertain if Jeff Feagles can play because Dec. 3 of a knee injury in the NFC East showdown against Dallas.
Landeta played on both of the Giants' Super Bowl championship teams under Bill Parcells, who now coaches the Cowboys.
The 40-year-old Feagles hopes to play in his 300th consecutive NFL game Sunday. He is set to join Atlanta's Morten Anderson (361), Gary Anderson (353), George Blanda (340) and Jerry Rice (303) as the only players in NFL history to appear in 300 games.
"My knee is sore and I had it treated," Feagles said, "I have every intention of being able to play tomorrow."
If he can't, Landeta will punt for the Giants for the first time since 1993. He played for the Giants between 1985-93. Last season, he appeared in five games for the Philadelphia Eagles and had an average of 38.3 yards.
Feagles and Landeta are the two most prolific punters in NFL history. They are 1-2 in all the major statistical categories.
To make room for Landeta, the Giants waived defensive tackle Lance Legree.
Lance Legree got cut so the team can add a second punter. Ha.
Skins cut a DT too so they could add a second kicker...
Just thinking the same thing. How bad do you have to suck to get cut from the Giants D-line to make room for a 2nd punter?....considering that they've got almost no depth and a couple of injuries.
Quote from: Diomedes on December 02, 2006, 08:38:12 PM
Lance Legree got cut so the team can add a second punter. Ha.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on December 02, 2006, 08:49:46 PM
Skins cut a DT too so they could add a second kicker...
GET LEGREE AND OTHER GUY!
Other Guy is awesome. He's been touched.
(http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/uploads/photos/perm/main/MKIELEHFCACM/082305-landeta3.jpg)
those eyes....NOT THOSE EYES!!!!!!
QuoteSTINKO STIFFS PAYTON
Jay Glazer of FOX reports that Bengals receiver Chad Johnson a/k/a Ocho Cinco a/k/a Ocho Stinko has stuck Saints coach Sean Payton with the tab for 10 tickets, at $160 each.
Johnson called Payton out of the blue and asked Payton for a favor prior to the Bengals' November 19 game against the Saints at the Superdome. The receiver requested the best seats possible from the Saints head coach, who didn't know Johnson and had never spoken to him previously.
Johnson woke Payton up with a text message in the early morning hours of game day regarding the tickets. Payton came through. Two weeks later, however, Johnson still hasn't paid Payton the $1,600.
Nice one, Chad. Now pay the man, please.
He probably thought they were free. He's an athlete who gets countless things compted and done for him, despite his wealth and social status.
I found this entertaining (from this week's ESPN Power Rankings)
QuoteLook, Mike Williams is hardly a model citizen, but it seems a little harsh to punk him out by playing backup QB Josh McCown at receiver. For the record McCown now has two catches to Williams' one this season.
LeCharles Bentley could be toast for 2007 as well. (http://www.cleveland.com/sports/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/sports/1165570570326570.xml&coll=2&thispage=3)
QuoteBentley update:
NFL Network's Adam Schefter reported that Browns center LeCharles Bentley is contemplating another surgery on his reconstructed left knee -- one that would sideline him for the 2007 season. Bentley underwent surgery on July 28 to repair a torn patellar tendon suffered on the first contact drill of camp. He then had a staph infection surgically removed and lost at least 10 pounds. The Browns declined to comment on the report.
karma
Now the Eagles will get to sign him. In 2008. For a minimum contract.
Somewhere Joe Banner is smiling.
Wash Post (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/11/AR2006121101213.html)
Ex-Cowboy Ron Springs (Shawn's Dad) is being given a kidney by ex-Cowboy Everson Walls.
QuoteShawn Springs offered to end his career and donate a kidney, but his father would not allow any of his children to be tested
Dallas still sucks.
Pats cut WR Doug Gabriel ???
http://www.patriots.com/news/index.cfm?ac=latestnewsdetail&pid=23041&pcid=47
QuoteFOXBOROUGH, Mass. - The New England Patriots released wide receiver Doug Gabriel today. Additionally, the Patriots signed two players to their practice squad - defensive back Justin Phinisee and safety Guss Scott. New England also released cornerback James Patrick from its practice squad.
Gabriel, 26, was acquired by the Patriots from the Oakland Raiders on Sept. 2, 2006 in exchange for an undisclosed draft choice. The 6-foot-2-inch, 215-pound wide receiver is in his fourth NFL season and has played in 54 career games with 12 starts and has caught 96 passes for 1,466 yards (15.3 avg.) and eight touchdowns. This season with the Patriots, Gabriel caught 25 passes for 344 yards (13.8 avg.) and three touchdowns while playing in 12 games with five starts. Gabriel was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the fifth round (167th overall) of the 2003 NFL Draft and spent his first three seasons (2003-05) with Oakland, playing in 42 games with seven starts.
Phinisee, 23, was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the seventh round (235th overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft. The 5-foot-11-inch, 200-pound cornerback was with Tampa Bay during its 2006 training camp and was released on Aug. 29. The Oregon product was signed to the Kansas City Chiefs practice squad on Oct. 4, 2006 and was released from the practice squad on Nov. 7.
Scott, 24, was drafted by the Patriots in the third round (95th overall) of the 2004 NFL Draft. The 5-foot-10-inch, 205-pound safety has played in 10 career games with two starts and has recorded 30 career tackles (23 solo). As a rookie in 2004, Scott missed the entire season due to a knee injury. Last season, the Florida product played in five games with two starts for the Patriots, recording 19 tackles (16 solo) before being placed on injured reserve on Oct. 19, 2005. Scott was with New England for its 2006 training camp, but was released on Sept. 2, 2006 and signed with the Houston Texans the following day. He played in five of the first 10 games of the 2006 season for Houston, recording 11 tackles (7 solo), before being released on Nov. 21. He was signed by the New York Jets on Nov. 23, but was released on Nov. 29 and did not appear in a game for New York.
Patrick, 24, was signed to the Patriots practice squad on Nov. 1, 2006. He was originally signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as a rookie free agent on May 2, 2005. The 5-foot-11-inch, 185-pound defensive back spent the entire 2005 season on Tampa Bay's practice squad. Patrick was released by the Buccaneers on Sept. 2, 2006.
Just what the Lions needed: Kevin Jones is done for the year and it looks like he's got a Lisfranc fracture that might farg him up for next year too.
My dad said to me on Sunday verbatim, "If I were a Lions fan, I'd have killed myself long ago."
Matt Millen holla
Quote from: Beef Rapp on December 12, 2006, 07:33:12 PM
Pats cut WR Doug Gabriel ???
He caught one pass in the last four games. Apparently the Pats' patience wore out. They are down to just four receivers now.
Quote from: QB Eagles on December 12, 2006, 08:18:55 PM
Just what the Lions needed: Kevin Jones is done for the year and it looks like he's got a Lisfranc fracture that might farg him up for next year too.
Of course the only way to replace him is to draft Calvin Johnson.
Quote from: FFatPatt on December 12, 2006, 08:20:56 PM
My dad said to me on Sunday verbatim, "If I were a Lions fan, I'd have killed myself long ago."
Matt Millen holla
This is totally the opposite of how Eagles fans feel. TOTALLY!
Quote from: rjs246 on December 12, 2006, 11:30:35 PM
Quote from: FFatPatt on December 12, 2006, 08:20:56 PM
My dad said to me on Sunday verbatim, "If I were a Lions fan, I'd have killed myself long ago."
Matt Millen holla
This is totally the opposite of how Eagles fans feel. TOTALLY!
You are delusional if you are comparing lions fans to us. We will still win more games this year then they have won in the last 2.5-3 years combined.
Right but how many times in the past 20 years have the Eagles made you want to kill yourself/others? I'd bet the number is fairly high.
Quote from: rjs246 on December 12, 2006, 11:30:35 PM
Quote from: FFatPatt on December 12, 2006, 08:20:56 PM
My dad said to me on Sunday verbatim, "If I were a Lions fan, I'd have killed myself long ago."
Matt Millen holla
This is totally the opposite of how Eagles fans feel. TOTALLY!
Actually, it is. We want to kill other people, not ourselves.
Quote from: rjs246 on December 13, 2006, 12:18:06 PM
Right but how many times in the past 20 years have the Eagles made you want to kill yourself/others? I'd bet the number is fairly high.
That may be true, but my threshold for that is pretty low. Stop signs make me want to kill others.
Quote from: methdeez on December 13, 2006, 12:32:49 PM
Quote from: rjs246 on December 13, 2006, 12:18:06 PM
Right but how many times in the past 20 years have the Eagles made you want to kill yourself/others? I'd bet the number is fairly high.
That may be true, but my threshold for that is pretty low. Stop signs make me want to kill others.
Touche.
Chargers sign Az-Hakim to a 1 yr deal.
David Pollack's career is over already (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2697810)
17th pick of the 2005 draft
QuoteGRUDEN, ALLEN ON THIN ICE?
There's talk in league circles that Buccaneers coach Jon Gruden and G.M. Bruce Allen are in danger of being fired after a disastrous 2006 season.
Per a source with knowledge of the situation, ownership is frustrated with the team's regression, and there's a sense that Gruden has not done enough to keep and/or return the team to the elite level that it enjoyed in his first season with the team.
If Gruden goes, will he get another gig? Philly fans were intrigued by the possibility of bringing him on board when word circulated of Gruden's interest in other jobs a couple of weeks ago, but the Eagles have turned it around of late.
The book on Gruden is that he can energize an organization for a year or two, but that his "always pissed off at the world" act eventually wears thin.
Recently, Allen gave Gruden a "vote of confidence." To the trained eye, however, it was a meaningless gesture; despite the titles, Allen works for Gruden, not the other way around.
And here's an intriguing possibility. If the Colts go 0-1 in the playoffs (again), could Indy owner Jim Irsay be tempted to pull a Dungy-for-Gruden swap? Five years ago, the Bucs nudged our Dungy and replaced him with Gruden, who scored the team's first Super Bowl appearance and victory in his first season.
Like I've been saying for years - Gruden = overrated.
If Gruden ended up in Indy next year I bet they win a SB.
Gruden is the type of coach that can motivate players for a few years then his message gets tired (sound like anything we know?)
I think he'd best serve as an OC somewhere. Maybe here! Fire Morhinweg!
QuoteBill Williamson of the Denver Post reports the Bears might be open to trading Cedric Benson after the season and the Broncos have interest.
Benson's base salaries are cheap and the cap hit to get rid of him is huge. He has played well at times but his overall performance since his rookie season wouldn't merit anything more than a late second-round pick at best.
The Broncos are interested in a runningback. Go figure.
if im the taterskins, i try to trade Portis back to Denver and go with Betts as the starter
GET BENSON ON THE EAGLES!
That is incredibly accurate. farg Huckbalter.
Quote from: FFatPatt on December 18, 2006, 12:13:26 PM
GET BENSON ON THE EAGLES!
That is incredibly accurate. farg Huckbalter.
I'd definitely trade the Eagles 2nd rounder for him.
Ok, this is killing me - WTF translates to "That is incredibly accurate"?
S R S L Y without the spaces
that is incredibly accurate?
Edit-Ha, it works....I'm easily amused
Quote from: FFatPatt on December 18, 2006, 12:13:26 PM
GET BENSON ON THE EAGLES!
That is incredibly accurate. farg Huckbalter.
I can dig it; however, I'd be surprised if the Bears kept the aging Thomas Jones instead of Benson, who has been playing well as of late.
Quote from: Munson on December 18, 2006, 04:54:46 PM....I'm easily amused
Join the crowd. We're in awe of our own tired cliches.
Quote from: Diomedes on December 18, 2006, 07:46:08 PM
Quote from: Munson on December 18, 2006, 04:54:46 PM....I'm easily amused
Join the crowd. We're in awe of our own tired cliches.
that is incredibly accurate. fargin Hoyda shtein
I doubt your sincerity
Word is that the Falcons just signed JR Reed. :paranoid
Antonio Bryant was suspended for four games for violating the substance abuse policy. (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2706588&campaign=rss&source=NFLHeadlines)
QuoteThe sanction stems from Bryant's arrest last month on suspicion of drunken driving, reckless driving and resisting arrest.
Bryant, 25, will miss the final two regular-season games and, if the 49ers advance to postseason play, the suspension will carry into the playoffs. If San Francisco does not make the playoffs, Bryant will sit out the first two games of the 2007 season, a league spokesman said late Friday afternoon.
Vikings release Marcus Robinson (http://www.startribune.com/blogs/vikings/?p=386)
Childress ain't to be farged with! :-D
QuoteRobinson was at Winter Park on Friday and Childress gave no indication that a move was imminent. On Saturday, the St. Paul Pioneer Press published an interview in which Robinson joined a number of other veterans who have questioned the team's offensive approach. Robinson also said he does not communicate much with Childress, echoing a sentiment expressed Dec. 17 by quarterback Brad Johnson — who said he and Childress "never talk."
Sunday afternoon, Robinson said he had a "total lack of communication" this season with Childress and said he didn't think that voicing his frustration about the way the season was going merited a release.
"It's kind of hard to believe that a guy would be released for voicing his frustration about the season we've had," Robinson said. "So I don't really know why this happened, or why it happened today. Think about it. I had eight touchdowns two years ago, I had five last season and I'm leading the team in touchdowns this season. It's not a production issue. So who knows?"
NFL.com blurb:
QuoteShawne Merriman and the Chargers have the best record in the NFL, but Pat Kirwan notes they wouldn't be where they are without their strength coach.
Uh, that might not be the best player to use as an example of great strength coaching.
Gap tooth done for the season :-D
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2708798
Maybe this will finally shut him up? (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2709468)
"Totally Football" on FSN is saying that ol' Jerrah is unhappy with T.O.'s production. :-D
Quote from: EagleFeva on December 27, 2006, 09:32:11 PM
"Totally Football" on FSN is saying that ol' Jerrah is unhappy with T.O.'s production. :-D
They were saying that on ESPN and everywhere else too. ;) Because that's what Jerrah SAID.
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:-D
If I were Jones, I'd be unhappy with more than his production. He's dropping as many balls as he catches it seems. He dropped a shore TD pass in the 4th qtr. Monday. The real good part came with his post game comments. He more or less said if you don't get him the ball early, by the 4th qtr. it's too late. What?!?!? Seems to me that the money man/limelight lover that he is, he would want to make the big catch in the 4th qtr. Hell, with all the mouth he runs, he'd goddamn site better catch the friggen' ball late in the game. What a Punk Bitch he is. He's overrated, and overpaid. Not to mention the fact that he's tearing that team apart at the seams. Even his own players are talking about him to the press without mentioning his name.
How sweet is it that after dissing McNabb and the Eagles, he and his team get beat with the same qb he dissed before he dissed McNabb?? How friggen' ironic is that?
Also, who looks to have made whom better between him and McNabb now???
In the 7 seasons 2000-2006, Tiki Barber has run for more yards than any other RB in history over a 7 year stretch.
Jay Glazer reporting that if Dan Henning is not back as CAR OC then Keyshawn Johnson may retire. Johnson still could retire though it is something he is going to evaluate afterwards.
per pft Darrent Willams the CB fro the broncos was killed last night outside a nightclub, shot. :-\
Wow...thats crazy. :o :(
QuoteBroncos' Williams killed Monday morning
Associated Press
DENVER -- Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting in downtown Denver early Monday morning, police said.
Team spokesman Jim Saccomano said police called him about 3 a.m. Mountain Time from the scene of the shooting and told him three people had been shot and that Williams had been killed.
Saccomano said he spoke with coach Mike Shanahan and others in the organization.
"Complete shock. We're speechless. It takes words away. A terrible tragedy," Saccomano said.
Hours before the shooting, the Broncos lost to San Francisco 26-23 in overtime, eliminating them from the playoff race.
QuoteBroncos' Darrent Williams gunned down in limo
By Bill Williamson
Denver Post Staff Writer
Article Last Updated: 01/01/2007 05:36:46 AM MST
Broncos right cornerback Darrent Williams was shot and killed this morning after leaving a nightclub near 11th and Grant in a limousine. The team confirmed the death of Williams.
A female passenger also was shot, according to a source familiar with Williams.
Williams was 24.
"I learned from the Denver Police Deprtment that this incident has occured," Williams' agent, Jeff Griffin said early Monday morning. "No other details have been released. I sincerely offer my condolences and feelings to his family."
Williams was the Broncos' starting right cornerback and played his final game for the team in a 26-23 overtime loss to the San Francisco 49ers that eliminated Denver from the playoffs on New Year's Eve.
QuoteDenver police spokesman Sonny Jackson said that a little after 2 a.m., the white Hummer limousine that Williams and two others were traveling in was sprayed with bullets from a vehicle that came up along its side. All three people in the limousine were hit. They were taken to area hospitals, where Williams was pronounced dead. The other victims, a male and a female, were not identified. Hours before the shooting, the Broncos lost to San Francisco 26-23 in overtime, eliminating them from the playoff race.
Why the hell was it a Drive By? The guy got a limo unlike a bengals player. Its just sad to read this
LaDainian Tomlinson - 186 points
Oakland Raiders - 168 points
Dude outscored the Raiders by himself. Wow.
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on January 01, 2007, 08:40:07 AM
QuoteDenver police spokesman Sonny Jackson said that a little after 2 a.m., the white Hummer limousine that Williams and two others were traveling in was sprayed with bullets from a vehicle that came up along its side. All three people in the limousine were hit. They were taken to area hospitals, where Williams was pronounced dead. The other victims, a male and a female, were not identified. Hours before the shooting, the Broncos lost to San Francisco 26-23 in overtime, eliminating them from the playoff race.
Why the hell was it a Drive By? The guy got a limo unlike a bengals player. Its just sad to read this
Very sad. Had himself a helluva game yesterday, too, if any of you watched.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on January 01, 2007, 09:11:24 AM
LaDainian Tomlinson - 186 points
Oakland Raiders - 168 points
Dude outscored the Raiders by himself. Wow.
Now thats something. Amazing
I heard about Williams on the radio this morning on my way to work.
That sucks because he was an up and coming CB.
Tragic.
Quote from: BlueHeart on January 01, 2007, 09:41:42 AM
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on January 01, 2007, 08:40:07 AM
QuoteDenver police spokesman Sonny Jackson said that a little after 2 a.m., the white Hummer limousine that Williams and two others were traveling in was sprayed with bullets from a vehicle that came up along its side. All three people in the limousine were hit. They were taken to area hospitals, where Williams was pronounced dead. The other victims, a male and a female, were not identified. Hours before the shooting, the Broncos lost to San Francisco 26-23 in overtime, eliminating them from the playoff race.
Why the hell was it a Drive By? The guy got a limo unlike a bengals player. Its just sad to read this
Very sad. Had himself a helluva game yesterday, too, if any of you watched.
Indeed he did. When I heard the news on the way home I was stunned. Crazy to think about he was playing ball yesterday and then is shot dead hours later. Sad.
Was he involved in something he shouldn't have been, or is this just one of those inexplicable random shootings?
Tragic for his family. Sad loss of a young life.
Most drive-bys aren't random.
Horrible tragedy for the NFL. A bad way for the league to start off the new year.
The main story on denverbroncos.com is called "Sudden Death"... and it's about their game yesterday. :paranoid
A Denver sports reporter is on Cold Pizza saying that there are unconfirmed reports that Javon Walker was in the limo too.
Jason Taylor considering retirement (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-dolphins-taylor&prov=ap&type=lgns)
Another name change (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2716848)
#37 Domanick Davis
is now
#31 Domanick Williams
QuoteWILLIAMS DIED IN JAVON WALKER'S LAP
A league source tells us that the current talk in team circles is that Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams expired in the lap of receiver Javon Walker after being shot early Monday morning in a limousine.
Williams, we're told, expired instantly. Also in the limousine were linebacker D.J. Williams and receiver Brandon Marshall. Two others who were riding in the vehicle with the Broncos players were shot, but Walker, D.J. Williams, and Marshall were not injured.
Initially, it was feared that Walker also had been shot, but it was determined that the blood on his clothing was from Williams. (We really couldn't think of a more delicate way to report that specific fact, and we continue to feel nauseous about the entire ordeal. We've heard good things about Darrent Williams from members of the media, and our thoughts are with his family.)
We're told that local police have strong leads as to the suspects, and that arrests are expected to come sooner rather than later. Apparently, the bullets were fired by a group of men with whom the Broncos players had squabbled at a New Year's Eve party hosted by one or more members of the Denver Nuggets.
Damn. I wonder how this will affect Walker.
Quote...at a New Year's Eve party hosted by one or more members of the Denver Nuggets.
nahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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Walker
so williams died instantly AND on walkers lap
suspect?
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 01, 2007, 10:13:33 PM
so williams died instantly AND on walkers lap
suspect?
You mean is Walker a suspect?
The party was at a club that was advertising Kenyon Martin's birthday party.
Williams probably fell into his lap after he was hit.
no i mean what was williams doing on walkers lap before/as he got shot
Oh, I doubt he was there before. But if he was shot up Walker might have been trying to stop the bleeding. Or he was trying to comfort him.
QuoteNFL Network's Adam Shefter, while saying the reports were not confirmed, said that Darrent Williams likely died while with Javon Walker.
Williams may have died in Walker's arms as they shared a limo. The two players were reportedly at Carmelo Anthony's party Sunday night and on the way to Allen Iverson's party
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farging crazy.
yeah people gettin shot in america is just nuts
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looks like he spilled his chocolate shake in all the raucous
Ya well, that's what you get for arguing with thugs.
Speaking of thugs:
QuoteCINCINNATI -- Coach Marvin Lewis refused to talk about suspended linebacker Odell Thurman on Tuesday, another indication that he has written him out of the Cincinnati Bengals' plans.
Thurman was suspended for the season because he violated the NFL's substance abuse policy. He can apply to the league for reinstatement before next season.
Lewis has been upset with the middle linebacker's repeated off-field problems, and took his locker away when the NFL handed down its suspension. Lewis also told Thurman to stay away from the team.
"Odell is not a member of this football team," Lewis said Tuesday. "He's on suspension by the NFL. He's got a long road to go. I'm not even going to spend any time talking about Odell.
"We're talking about our '07 season. He's not part of this football team. We don't need to talk about it."
Thurman and receiver Chris Henry epitomized the underlying problems with the '06 Bengals.
Thurman was a second-round draft pick in 2005 and started 15 games as a rookie. He led the team in tackles, tied for the lead in forced fumbles, and had five interceptions, the most by any rookie in the NFL.
On NCAA 2004 Odell got suspended 2 times when i was Coaching Georgia. Because you care.
They found the SUV from which the thugs* that killed Darrent Williams fired....with a partial, shoddy paint job.
Still haven't found the thugs that killed him.
*I know I'm a racist vigy, no need to get uppity about it again.
No shock here: Falcons not married to Vick
http://www.theredzone.org/news/showarticle.asp?ArticleID=4814
Trade him to the Skins for a 2nd round pick and Duckett.
He'd fit in nicely in Oakland. Just looking around here the past week or so, this place has Ron Mexico written all over it.
Any new coach with half a brain would rather have Matt Schaub at their QB.
Somewhat surprising, considering a major factor into firing Mora Jr. was because of his qualms with Vick.
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QuoteFORT WORTH, Texas -- Darrent Williams came home Saturday to the tough streets he embraced and escaped, where he first flashed his awesome athletic skills and infectious smile.
Thousands of friends, family members, teammates and fans attended the funeral for the charismatic Denver Broncos cornerback, who was killed in a drive-by shooting on New Year's Day.
"I've never seen a little man with so much heart and so much fire," Broncos linebacker Al Wilson said at the three-hour service at Great Commission Baptist Church. "He touched my heart and always will."
When Williams' longtime girlfriend, Tierria Leonard, walked past his open casket, Williams' 7-year-old son, Darius, dressed in a navy pinstripe suit, cried uncontrollably just as he had at the memorial service Friday night, where he wore a T-shirt that read, "I love you Daddy."
Williams is also survived by a 4-year-old daughter, Jaelyn.
Broncos running back Tatum Bell, who played with Williams at Oklahoma State, broke down as he spoke at the service.
"I'm just glad D was in my life," he said through sobs as Wilson comforted him by his side.
The Broncos flew in for the funeral on a chartered flight that did not include wide receiver Javon Walker, who was with Williams when he lost his life.
"Javon is struggling," coach Mike Shanahan said after the service. "He's going through some very heavy grief right now and I talked to Champ [Bailey] about him. He's been with him for the last couple of days. He's going through a tough time. But I'm sure with everybody's support, he'll make it through it all right."
Williams was struck once in the neck and two other passengers were wounded when at least 14 shots were fired into the stretch Hummer that had just left a New Year's Eve party at a nightclub.
Police have no suspects in the slaying in downtown Denver but did make an arrest Friday night of a man they want to question. Police won't say whether they know the motive for the slaying but have said there was an altercation at the club.
Broncos owner Pat Bowlen, one of the speakers at the funeral, said bringing Williams' killers to justice was his "No. 1 goal right now."
Safety John Lynch drew rounds of applause when he told the gathering, "As a culture, as a country, we've got to start respecting life."
After the funeral, Williams' gold coffin was carried away in a horse-drawn carriage with his No. 27 Broncos jersey draped across the back. Several members of the funeral home staff, dressed in elegant tuxedos with tails and wearing Broncos baseball caps, walked solemnly in front of the white carriage down the street to the cemetery for the private burial service.
"It's a sad day for the NFL," commissioner Roger Goodell said. "Not just because we lost a great football player but, more importantly, we lost a great young man that represented his family and his community and his football team in a very positive way."
Union chief Gene Upshaw said the players association had set up a scholarship fund for Williams' children.
It took 90 minutes for the line of mourners to be seated in the 2,500-seat church, which was filled with more than three dozen flower arrangements, many of them orange and blue, the Broncos' colors.
Two of Williams' jerseys and a large picture of him were displayed. A Broncos helmet was at the front of the church and Williams' white No. 27 jersey was draped over the altar. Williams was dressed in a black pinstriped suit with an orange tie and white shirt.
Among the honorary pallbearers were Broncos defensive backs Bailey and Lynch. Shanahan also spoke at the service, recalling Williams' bravado even as a rookie in 2005.
"He said, 'Coach, I'm going to make you proud,'" Shanahan recalled. "And it wasn't the third day of practice, Champ looks over at me -- and Champ doesn't say a whole lot -- he looks over at me, puts his eyebrow up a little bit and he goes, 'You know what? We've got somebody special right here."'
Bowlen and Goodell both spoke about working to make NFL players safer, although Upshaw noted that Williams did everything he was cautioned to do when going out on the town: go in a group, get somebody else to drive and leave at the first sign of trouble.
"On the other side of this, we have to address this kind of behavior, this kind of danger, with our athletes in the NFL," Bowlen said. "We are going to, as a league, approach this in a far different way, and we're not going to put our young players -- or our players in general -- in jeopardy. It's not going to happen."
Bowlen buried his 90-year-old mother last month and noted that "she died peacefully in her sleep after a long, great life. Unfortunately, Darrent didn't have that opportunity."
When Lynch spoke, all of the defensive backs and their coaches stood before the congregation and then huddled with his mother, Rosalind Williams, to repeat her son's favorite catch phrase, hollering, "All ready!" to laughter and applause.
"We can't thank you enough for bringing Darrent into our life," Lynch said. "We are so blessed to have had the opportunity to be in his presence. That smile, he was something special."
Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press
Willis McGahee would be a great Maury guest (http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/columnists/joan_fleischman/16401750.htm)
Gonzalez re-ups with K.C. (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-chiefs-gonzalez&prov=ap&type=lgns)
Looks like the Chiefs just set the upper limit for tight ends. I wonder how this will affect L.J.'s negotiating stance now?
I like LJ and all, but if his agent even forms his lips to mention Gonzalez's contract as some sort of measuring stick... he needs to be shot.
Damn (http://www.nfl.com/teams/story/NYG/9928186)
Quote from: PhillyGirl on January 13, 2007, 05:17:56 PM
Damn (http://www.nfl.com/teams/story/NYG/9928186)
:=) --------> :deion
Quote from: PhillyGirl on January 13, 2007, 05:17:56 PM
Damn (http://www.nfl.com/teams/story/NYG/9928186)
It seems to me that Mr. Strahan need to get himself a new lawyer.
Yeah, that's some farged up shtein. Plus have you ever seen this broad? Gold. Digger.
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HALF!
According to reports in the Baltimore media the Ravens will likely use the franchise tag on Adalius Thomas if they cannot get him signed to a long term deal.
Cross one off the LB wish list.
I bet Chicago considers using the tag on Lance Briggs too.
Some FYI's:
* The top 10 rushing yards leaders are all out of the playoffs
* Sean Payton played for the Bears in 1987 as a scab
* New England has 15 post-season victories since 1996. The Colts and Bears each have 15 wins in their entire history.
* Asante Samuel has 11 INTs this year (inc. playoffs). The Saints have 11 as a team
* 18 of the top 20 sack leaders are out of the playoffs
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on January 16, 2007, 02:29:42 PM
Some FYI's:
* The top 10 rushing yards leaders are all out of the playoffs
All four teams remaining utilize two running backs with differing styles and they all run the ball effectively on offense.
Just saying...
Quote from: rjs246 on January 16, 2007, 04:32:44 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on January 16, 2007, 02:29:42 PM
Some FYI's:
* The top 10 rushing yards leaders are all out of the playoffs
All four teams remaining utilize two running backs with differing styles and they all run the ball effectively on offense.
Just saying...
The top 11 rushing yard
teams are out of the playoffs.
The top two passing yard teams are still in it. Andy needs to call more pass plays!
Quote from: General_Failure on January 17, 2007, 05:54:56 PM
The top two passing yard teams are still in it. Andy needs to call more pass plays!
Andy doesn't call plays anymore. He is so smart, that he knew it was best to give that duty to someone else.
Mardy Morningreid needs to call more pass plays!
A possible problem for the Michael Vick experience.
This is an email our sports department got from an affiliate in Miami.
QuoteCBS-4 News has learned exclusively that the Miami-Dade Police Department has launched an investigation into a situation involving NFL player Michael Vick and a waterbottle he had in his possession at MIA that contained a secret compartment. One high level source tells our Brian Andrews the secret compartment contained marijuana residue and emitted a strong odor for the drug. We've learned Miami Dade Police are doing a follow-up investigation on the matter, including pulling video tapes of Vick at the Security Checkpoint... AND are sending the water bottle in Vick's possession to the Crime Lab for processing. We're also told MDPD contacted the NFL's Security Division tonight so they can take the appropriate action. An offense incident report on the matter was sent to MDPD PIO tonight and should be available to us under 119 of the Florida Public Records Law. Also, our source says Roy Rutland or the spokesperson on duty should be able to double confirm this for us, if we need it. I don't have all of the details, but he apparently came through the airport yesterday or earlier in the day today, got into it with a TSA guy at a checkpoint because he didn't want to throw out his water bottle. Eventually, he gave in and just threw it in the trash. A TSA worker picked it up to look at it after he cleared the check point and discovered the secret compartment. It's one of those Gatorade looking things that they sell at head shops for pot heads to hide their weed in. The bottle was turned over to MDPD.
So the guy likes to smoke weed. So do a lot of people and pretty much all athletes. I'm all for killing Vick, but there is no reason to if he's just getting high.
For all the drugs that are imported into this country via Miami, they find the RESIDUE of some pot in a secret compartment of a water bottle?
Shall we start talking about the war on drugs farce here? I think not.
Let the cops charge him based on residue and odor..that's how it works for the rest of us. Stupid athlete.
I don't think that the drugs thing is as important here as the sheer stupidity. Doing something and getting caught are two different things; he deserves to feel any pain he gets from this more because he was insanely dumb than because of any recreational habit.
Yep. I smoke. I travel. I don't combine the two. They have dogs and machines and they're mad to bust you for even residue and odor..so I don't give them a chance. I never carry onto a plane.
No doubt Michael Vick is a stupid, stupid man.
Mary Jane helps settle down herpes outbreaks. Yeah, that's the ticket.
Carrying drugs of any kind is about as stupid as it gets. I'm fairly certain that anywhere Mexico travels, there's pot to be found, and probably pretty good shtein too.
Stupid isn't the word for him. Jackass is.
A secret compartment in a water bottle? ha. need pics of that one.
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QuoteRecent DEA Ketamine Cases
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DEA Arrests 8 in
International Ketamine Distribution Ring
The new smuggling trick:
Aquafina water bottles with a hidden compartment for drugs.
Today the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in Miami, together with the U.S. Attorney's Office announce the arrest of eight defendants involved in an international ketamine distribution ring which has been operating in South Florida for the past year. Several local police departments and federal agencies assisted in this investigation: Miami Beach Police Department, Broward County Sheriff's Office, Coral Gables Police Department, United States Secret Service, City of Miami Police Department, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, Internal Revenue Service.
More info>>
Ketamine is a helluva drug.
Yeah it is, i went back into the dark ages on that shtein
If Ronnie Mex got busted for special K, that'd be even more entertaining than him getting busted for weed.
thanks biscuit
SNL takes shots at Vick (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjtVnqZCndo) :yay
That reminds me of the SNL skit, "heavy sarcasm" from the '70s.
I was laughing pretty hard at that shtein last night. I hope he was watching, I can only imagine the great sounds bites he'll provide as a result. "I ain't no joke." "I demand respeck." "Why don't they say that shtein to my face?"
Pretty good... :yay
Btw... as a result of that incident... Vick lost his endorsement with AirTran... the airline he was trying to board. :-D
Ron Mexico loves herpes, and Mike Vick loves weed.
QuoteAtlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick was not carrying marijuana or another illegal substance at the Miami airport and will be exonerated, league sources told ESPN's Chris Mortensen on Sunday.
On Wednesday, Vick surrendered a water bottle to security at Miami International Airport that authorities believed smelled like marijuana and contained a substance in a hidden compartment. Vick was not arrested and was allowed to board his flight to Atlanta.
Miami police had said it could take weeks to decide whether charges would be filed against Vick, a three-time Pro-Bowler.
A Falcons team source confirmed that the team expects to hear something formal by Monday.
Why ruin a good joke?
Quote from: QB Eagles on January 21, 2007, 09:09:51 PM
QuoteAtlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick was not carrying marijuana or another illegal substance at the Miami airport and will be exonerated, league sources told ESPN's Chris Mortensen on Sunday.
On Wednesday, Vick surrendered a water bottle to security at Miami International Airport that authorities believed smelled like marijuana and contained a substance in a hidden compartment. Vick was not arrested and was allowed to board his flight to Atlanta.
Miami police had said it could take weeks to decide whether charges would be filed against Vick, a three-time Pro-Bowler.
A Falcons team source confirmed that the team expects to hear something formal by Monday.
I don't buy this for a number of reasons.
1. If he wasn't carrying weed... why would Blank, McKay and Petrino chew his ass out like they did? All Mexico would have to say is "It wasn't weed." They didn't defend him at all in their press conferences... which they would have if they had any doubts from what Vick told them.
2. How many substances are out there that smell like marijuana? It has a pretty distinctive smell to it as far as I know... but if any of you druggies know any different, feel free to educate me.
3. What other reason would he have to resist throwing the bottle away so much if he's not hiding something? Or why even have that type of water bottle to begin with?
I agree with #2 and #3, but as for #1, it occurs to me that Blank and Petrino are basically looking for any excuse to start Schaub next year, and this was a pretty good one.
Trust me... as hilarious as it'd be, there's no way Mike Vick doesn't start for the Falcons next year.
Blank, first and foremost, is a businessman. He knows the fairweather nature of the Falcons (Vick) fans here... and he knows how fast they'll empty the dome without Vick on the field.
Quotehe bottle was found to have a compartment that contained "a small amount of dark particulate and a pungent aroma closely associated with marijuana," the police report said.
So Vick was carrying a water bottle with a "secret" compartment. And that compartment had a substance that smelled something like pot.
im sure most people have atleast smelled pot. There is no other smell that comes close to that.
the only other smell involved in this is a smell named COVER UP.
Cover up for weed? No way. LOL
Every year multiple players are busted with some pot (or a shteinload if you're Nate Newton :-D ). Noone even seems to give a rats ass about it.
Besides, they're just saying at this time it hasn't tested as pot yet.
It was just oregano. Yes, that's the ticket. Oregano! :paranoid
Quote from: EagleFeva on January 21, 2007, 11:06:46 PM
Quote from: QB Eagles on January 21, 2007, 09:09:51 PM
QuoteAtlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick was not carrying marijuana or another illegal substance at the Miami airport and will be exonerated, league sources told ESPN's Chris Mortensen on Sunday.
On Wednesday, Vick surrendered a water bottle to security at Miami International Airport that authorities believed smelled like marijuana and contained a substance in a hidden compartment. Vick was not arrested and was allowed to board his flight to Atlanta.
Miami police had said it could take weeks to decide whether charges would be filed against Vick, a three-time Pro-Bowler.
A Falcons team source confirmed that the team expects to hear something formal by Monday.
I don't buy this for a number of reasons.
1. If he wasn't carrying weed... why would Blank, McKay and Petrino chew his ass out like they did? All Mexico would have to say is "It wasn't weed." They didn't defend him at all in their press conferences... which they would have if they had any doubts from what Vick told them.
2. How many substances are out there that smell like marijuana? It has a pretty distinctive smell to it as far as I know... but if any of you druggies know any different, feel free to educate me.
3. What other reason would he have to resist throwing the bottle away so much if he's not hiding something? Or why even have that type of water bottle to begin with?
QuoteSOMETHING SMELLS ABOUT VICK "EXONERATION"
We were shocked, but not surprised, by Chris Mortensen's report that Michael Vick will be exonerated for the incident involving a water bottle with a secret compartment and a pungent smell and a small brown particle that most likely wasn't a booger.
Vick, who did not publicly proclaim his innocence, likely (in our opinion) purchased a high-priced lawyer who pressured the powers-that-be in Miami into dropping the matter. The tactics likely (in our opinion) included a passionate plea regarding the difficulty of proving beyond a reasonable doubt that the bottle fished out of a recycling been by a TSA worker was the same bottle Vick had tossed in there, and maybe a thinly-veiled threat or two that the lawyer would start suing people into the Stone Age if the matter didn't go away quickly.
And that's where the report isn't completely clear. Was the contention that the bottle with a secret compartment didn't belong to Vick, or was it that the bottle with the secret compartment was Vick's, but that it didn't have any marijuana in it?
If it's the latter, it hardly means that Vick is clean. Why would he even own a water bottle with a secret compartment if he wasn't going to stick stuff in it that he shouldn't have in the first place?
And if it was Vick's bottle, look for Vick to still be in hot water with the Falcons.
Meanwhile, check out this hilarious segment from Saturday Night Live regarding the Vick ordeal. It's not quite "D--k In A Box" material, but it's funny nonetheless.
Peter King's hard-hitting reporting, ladies and gents...
QuoteFactoid of the Week That May Interest Only Me
Drew Brees is not only a good player. He is a good doggy citizen.
One afternoon last week, I walked with Brees through Audubon Park in the Garden District of New Orleans, near his home. We were miked up for an HBO interview, walking with perky, go-getter-Steelers-fan producer Bentley Weiner as two cameras recorded our walk-and-talk. Brees had his 11-year-old Chow mix Alexis on a leash. After a few minutes, Alexis put her nose in the air, went to work, and defecated on the grass.
The big test of a man followed. Would he pick it up, or would he big-dog it, claiming he just didn't have a bag and tough luck, I'm just going to have to let that one go?
Brees: "Uh-oh. Now I have to be a good citizen here, y'all.''
King: "Do you have one?'' [A bag, I meant.]
Brees: "Yep. I have to pick this up. Lexis, get out of there! [She is rooting around the pile.] You're not gonna get this on camera, are you?''
King: "Looks like they are. Yeah.''
Brees: "Let me pick this up before they do. [He bends down with a blue newspaper bag and picks it up. Then he addresses a man off-camera] What's that?''
New Orleans stranger: "Can we take a picture with you?''
Brees: "Yeah.''
King: "Give me the bag.''
Brees: "No, no! I'm not gonna give you the bag! I'll set it down. You don't have to hold that.''
Weiner: "Here, let me take that.''
Brees: "No, no, no. That's my job. Come on, there's a trash can right there. I got it. I got it! I'm not gonna make y'all do my dirty work for me!''
King: "It's just a bag!''
Brees: "Yeah, but it's ... she's, uh ... it's my job. It's part of my job. It's daddy duty. It's daddy doggie duty.'' [He deposits the blue newspaper bag with the droppings in a park trash can.]
Second in the MVP voting, first in the all-pro voting at quarterback, and he picks up dog doo. That's what I call a heck of an American.
SI saying Vick to Raiders rumor:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/scorecard/01/22/truth.rumors.nfl/index.html
No way. They have to keep Moss and Vick on the same team and not swap them. Can you imagine the antics with Moss, Sapp, and Vick on the same team?
The Raiders would be guaranteed a couple of national TV broadcasts with that crew (not for talent purposes, but because it would be so gosh darn entertaining to see them duke it out).
Vick to the Raiders is what I was saying the other day. It's the only team that would make any sense, simply because it's the only team that would ever trade anything of value for him.
But I seriously doubt they would give up both of their most talented receivers for him. Maybe one, but both wouldn't make sense.
Quote from: Eaglez on January 22, 2007, 05:31:39 PM
gosh darn
Golly gee Beaver, you sure do talk like a sailor.
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Quote from: MURP on January 21, 2007, 11:37:44 PM
Quotehe bottle was found to have a compartment that contained "a small amount of dark particulate and a pungent aroma closely associated with marijuana," the police report said.
So Vick was carrying a water bottle with a "secret" compartment. And that compartment had a substance that smelled something like pot.
im sure most people have atleast smelled pot. There is no other smell that comes close to that.
the only other smell involved in this is a smell named COVER UP.
Untrue. Fresh hops smell very like good bud.
Somebody needs to start up the Vick to the Skins rumor. Honestly, the jokes write themselves in that deal.
For anyone who still cares about the "Reggie Bush got gifts in college" story: apparently there are tapes. (http://sports.yahoo.com/top/news;_ylt=Ai7TeJovcU00tHUYNOPGGFo5nYcB?slug=cr-bushtapes012407&prov=yhoo&type=lgns)
Small clip of the long story:
QuoteSAN DIEGO – A federal investigation into extortion claims by New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush and his family has revealed the existence of taped conversations that could confirm Bush took cash and gifts while he was playing football for the University of Southern California.
Lloyd Lake, an investor in a failed sports marketing agency which attempted to launch with Bush as its first client, is the subject of a grand jury probe into the extortion claims. The agency – called New Era Sports & Entertainment – was founded by Lake and San Diego businessman Michael Michaels. Lake told Yahoo! Sports in August 2006 that he contributed a portion of the cash and gifts allegedly given to Bush and his family as part of an agreement to represent the then-USC running back when he signed an NFL contract.
According to multiple sources in an ongoing Yahoo! Sports investigation, nearly $280,000 in cash, rent and gifts was allegedly given to Bush and his family. Lake and Michaels both said in August 2006 that they planned to file a lawsuit against Bush.
QuoteMichael Michaels
Of that whole blurb, this guy's name is the only part that I could give two shteins about.
His parents ought to be shot.
QuoteGiants | G. Wilson robbed at gunpoint Monday
Wed, 24 Jan 2007 22:04:46 -0800
ESPN.com reports New York Giants S Gibril Wilson was robbed at gunpoint outside of a party in Manhattan Monday, Jan. 22, according to ESPN's Jeremy Schaap. Wilson had his jewelry, wallet and the keys to his 2007 Mercedes taken. The car was not taken in the robbery.
4 to 1 that it was a Bengal that did it
Quote from: FFatPatt on January 25, 2007, 07:25:08 AM
QuoteMichael Michaels
Of that whole blurb, this guy's name is the only part that I could give two shteins about.
I know someone named Patty Patterson. She's a bitch.
Can you blame her?
QuoteGiants | G. Wilson robbed at gunpoint Monday
Wed, 24 Jan 2007 22:04:46 -0800
ESPN.com reports New York Giants S Gibril Wilson was robbed at gunpoint outside of a party in Manhattan Monday, Jan. 22, according to ESPN's Jeremy Schaap. Wilson had his jewelry, wallet and the keys to his 2007 Mercedes taken. The car was not taken in the robbery.
So the keys were taken, but not the car?
Any Polaks on the Bengals?
Who names their child Gibril?
Seriously, how long before some smart ass nicknamed him Gerbil? What, about 10 seconds into kindergarten or so?
Idiots.
the nickname might not have stuck, had Richard Gere not tried to shove him up his ass
Lelie voids deal with Falcons, becomes F/A (http://www.theredzone.org/news/showarticle.asp?ArticleID=4889)
yes! competition for Stallworth, this should help the Eagles
I think it's now much more likely that they sign Lelie cheaper than Stallworth and try to convince us he's just as good.
But even more likely is that Baskett will be starting opposite Brown next year.
GET LELIE AND STALLWORTH!!!
adding Lelie would be like bringing Pinkston back, but without the eating disorder.
i'd rather have Stallworth, but it wouldn't surprise me if Ashlie winds up replacing him in the Eagles starting lineup. :puke
They'll both be in this division next year.
ESPN Insider (http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/insider/news/story?id=2739964)
Quote
• Sources tell us the Falcons are eyeing a free safety with their first pick in April's draft. We're told Atlanta plans to move last year's starter, Chris Crocker, who was solid against the run but struggled in pass coverage, to backup strong safety behind Lawyer Milloy.
• Word is the Dolphins will be moving their home game against the Giants in the 2007 season to London, England. We hear that owner Wayne Huizenga wasn't thrilled to give up a marquee home game against a team that hasn't played in Miami since 1996, but he was willing to go along with the move for two reasons: to support the league's efforts to grow the international market and to gain exposure for his franchise.
• Although takers may be few in number, the Raiders will make a real effort to move WR Jerry Porter in the offseason, as owner Al Davis is believed to have had as much of an issue with his antics as departed coach Art Shell did.
• Lions RB Kevin Jones' recovery from surgery on his left foot to repair a Lisfranc injury is on schedule thus far. He will soon move from his cast to a walking boot, and he remains optimistic about his recovery. The more telling milestone, however, will come in 8-10 weeks, when he is able to begin rehabilitation.
• Bears WR Muhsin Muhammad led the Bears in receiving for a second straight year, but we're told he's not more than a complementary piece at this stage of his career.
• The Vikings' WR overhaul is already under way, with position coach Darrell Wyatt losing his job. We're told Wyatt was simply overmatched in his first season on the NFL level. Experience will not be a problem for 18-year NFL assistant George Stewart, tabbed to replace Wyatt last week.
• Losing Packers director of pro personnel Reggie McKenzie, who was given permission to interview for the Titans' GM vacancy, would be a setback for the team. However, Green Bay is in a position to absorb it with two other full-time, veteran scouts focused on pro evaluation.
• We hear Panthers WR Keyshawn Johnson will be in Mobile, Ala., for the Senior Bowl to meet face to face with head coach John Fox. We're told Johnson, who threatened to retire if offensive coordinator Dan Henning was fired, wants Fox to convince him to return in 2007 without Henning. Sources tell us Johnson doesn't want to participate in offseason workouts in Charlotte, and he doesn't want to have to learn a new offense, so he'll push for an in-house candidate to fill Henning's job.
• Falcons RB Warrick Dunn had arthroscopic shoulder surgery after the season. We're told Dunn talked about his shoulder pain late in the season, but it is unknown when the injury first occurred. We hear Dunn will be back with the Falcons in 2007, but he won't necessarily be the starter.
• Chargers president Dean Spanos on the icy relationship between head coach Marty Schottenheimer and GM A.J. Smith and the importance of them getting along better: "I don't really care. Honestly, I don't care as long as they do their jobs and they act professionally in this organization. That's all I care about. You're not in business to make friends. If you're friends, that's great, but that's not the primary reason that they're here. They do their jobs, and they do them adequately."
• Cam Cameron's departure for the Miami head-coaching job is considered a significant loss for the Chargers. Cameron is credited with helping Drew Brees emerge as an elite quarterback and getting Philip Rivers up to speed in his first season as a starter, but insiders really appreciated his ability to exploit opponents' weaknesses and spread the ball around with creative play-calling. The first two in-house options who will be considered to replace Camerson are RB coach Clarence Shelmon and WR coach James Lofton, but Marty Schottenheimer is likely to take a look around the league before making a decision.
• After seeing him slow down this season and eventually take a backseat to second-year WR Vincent Jackson, the Chargers may not bring back veteran WR Keenan McCardell.
• Insiders in Oakland suggest that the most important thing the Raiders' new head coach can do in his first month on the job is establish his own voice within the organization and make it clear to the players that he is the one they answer to.
• With a WR corps lacking for big plays, the Chiefs are focusing on incorporating Jeff Webb, a sixth-round pick in 2006, into the offense more during the offseason, as he provides the size (6-2, 211) and aggressiveness needed.
• Jim Mora has ended up in the state of Washington after all. Mora -- whose ouster as the Falcons' head coach was, in part, triggered by his statement made in jest on a radio interview that he was interested in becoming the head coach at the University of Washington -- has joined Seattle's coaching staff as assistant head coach/secondary. That could set him up to become head coach Mike Holmgren's heir apparent, while immediately replacing departed Seahawks DB coach Teryl Austin, who left Seattle to take the same job with the Cardinals.
• The Niners realize it would behoove them to give ace RB Frank Gore a healthy raise before his contract expires after the 2007 season. However, the way we hear it, negotiations with Gore's agent, Drew Rosenhaus, will hardly be cut and dried, since, regardless of Gore's great success, they still consider him a 24-year-old running back in a 30-year-old's body. Another valued young Niner with the same contract situation as Gore, starting ORG Justin Smiley, is a good bet to be re-signed first.
• Even though Seahawks WR Darrell Jackson enjoyed a strong season, leading the team in receptions and touchdowns, we hear it's far from a slam dunk that the team will retain his services in '07 after obtaining both Deion Branch and Nate Burleson last offseason and benefiting from the improved play of underrated D.J. Hackett.
• New Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt said he would consider one of his mentors, recently fired Panthers offensive coordinator Dan Henning, for a position on his staff. Yet, our sources believe Henning would prefer staying closer to his grandchildren, who live in the South, than moving so far west.
• Don't be shocked if Colts LB Gilbert Gardner's days are numbered in Indy. Gardner, who was replaced by Rob Morris at strongside linebacker, has been on the inactive list in the Colts' first three playoff games.
• A hot name in the Giants' search for a new defensive coordinator is New England DL coach Pepper Johnson, who played on both of the Giants' Super Bowl-winning teams.
• Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said that the team has started talking to C Andre Gurode, and sources in Dallas indicate that Gurode is very interested in returning. But he also knows that he will be among the more coveted free-agent centers on the market, so he won't come cheap.
• Expect to see a lighter, slimmer Jeremiah Trotter next season. The Eagles want their middle linebacker to lose some weight to increase his range after a poor season, especially in pass defense. Don't be surprised if Omar Gaither, who played well on the strong side after replacing Matt McCoy, takes some snaps away from Trotter inside next season.
• taterskins officials would like to bring back free-agent OLG Derrick Dockery, if for no other reason than to continue the rapport he has with OLT Chris Samuels, but there is a fear among the team that Dockery is looking for a big payday. Typically, taterskins free agents who have hit the open market rarely return.
• Don't be surprised if the Titans look for an upgrade at defensive tackle. They are young at the position but could use a run stuffer. Albert Haynesworth had a disappointing season that included a five-game suspension, and Randy Starks did less than expected. Jesse Mahelona remains an unknown, and Rien Long is coming off a season-ending injury.
• The Texans have promoted Kyle Shanahan, son of Broncos head coach Mike Shanahan, to QB coach. Shanahan drew raves for his work with the Texans' wide receivers last season. Head coach Gary Kubiak, who also works closely with the team's quarterbacks, thinks highly of Kyle Shanahan, who is entering only his fourth season as an NFL assistant.
• The way we hear it, don't expect Ravens OLT Jonathan Ogden to make a decision on his playing future any time soon. One potential scenario: Ogden makes the call after free agency and the draft as he gets a sense of how competitive the Ravens will be in 2007.
• The Bengals are expecting big things from MLB Ahmad Brooks in his second NFL season. Brooks contributed as a rookie, but he didn't have a major role in the defense. That figures to change in 2007.
• The Browns have finally hired an offensive coordinator, tabbing Chargers TE coach Rob Chudzinski on Jan. 20. Chudzinski worked in Cleveland under head coach Butch Davis, and he finished the 2004 season as the interim head coach after Davis' resignation. The way we hear it, the speculation in league circles is that the uncertainty about head coach Romeo Crennel's future in Cleveland hampered the Browns' coordinator search at times.
Aside from the Trotter note, I was looking at WR notes. If Stallworth is not resigned, then it looks as if at least McCardell and Jackson will also be on the FA list, which I suppose could help keep Stallworth's price a little lower. Doubt it, since he's the fastest of those guys, but I'm grasping at straws. Also hearing that Curtis from St. Louis is on the way out, but he's a 3rd receiver and nothing more. Plus, if Oakland is looking to trade Porter, then there's one more guy.
re: Keyshawn -- what did he do this year to think that he has the kind of pull this blurb makes it look like he does? Color me confused...
I luv me sum Keyshawn. [vigy]Stuffy white fans don't like him because he's a mouthy black,[/vigy] but his teamates love him. He yells at coaches and says some dumb stuff, but he's a consumate teamate. He blocks better than most tight ends, and certainly better than any Eagles TE, which ain't saying much. And he's still a very useful part of the offense. To wit, his numbers from '06:
70 receptions 815 yards 4 TDs 42 first down catches (60% of his catches made a first down!!).
As I said before the season began, no way any of the Eagles receivers comes close to what Keyshawn would do, and I was right.
Darrell Jackson is the only name there that I would have any interest in at all.
Porter, maybe. Depending on incentive-based contract and the trade price. Doubtful, but maybe.
I would take Porter in a heartbeat. Reid would never touch him. I didn't even consider him actually.
We all want Porter or Stallworth so we'll end up with McCardell
Six years too late. :yay
what you really meant was:
Quote from: Quasimoto on January 28, 2007, 02:33:49 PM
We all want Porter or Stallworth so we'll end up with a traded undrafted RFA who causes HYSTERIA!#%()@#&*%(@#%&(@*#%&
Once a-farging-gain... the Eagles' WRs are gonna farging suck...
Just farging pay Stallworth.
Jesus.
The fact that this team is trying to push Avant & Baskett down our throats is insulting. Baskett is nothing more than a complementary WR, and Avant, if used properly is a possession guy. If they go into this season with Reggie on one end and either Baskett or Avant on the other, its going to be mayhem.
Funny how LB and WR are the two least valued positions for this FO, but theyre the positions that continue to bite us in the ass year after year.
So, how's Pinky feeling these days?
GET GAFFNEY!
Good news if turns into a trend. (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2748410)
Good news for who?
For humanity in general. Fat people are a scourge on this planet. Dumb people are even worse. Combine the two and you have a modern football player.
Gotcha.
Article makes me wonder..are they basing the average on the "official" figures listed by each team? We all know those numbers are utter crap.
Empire Built On Pain (http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/16602668.htm)
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Anybody can look good at a news conference. There was Gene Upshaw in a very nice suit clarifying exactly why the NFL Players Association doesn't have enough money to take care of its penniless and wounded legends. Next to him, Washington player Troy Vincent wore an equally nice suit, and he explained politely that players today are tired of these former players asking for money all the time.
Quote
So, no, it should be no surprise. But it still breaks the heart to hear that Willie Wood, the Hall of Fame safety who made the Green Bay Packers on a tryout, could not afford to move into an assisted-living care center as he approached his 70th birthday. It bends the mind to think in this billion-dollar NFL era that amazing players like Joe "The Jet" Perry and Lem Barney get a scant few hundred dollars a month from their NFL pensions.
Herb Adderley, one of the players who defined how to play cornerback, suffers from terrible post-football injuries and gets $126.85 a month from his pension, according to his former Packers teammate Jerry Kramer.
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There on Thursday was Upshaw, the union's executive director and a former great player himself, standing in front of the assembled Super Bowl media and throwing out vague figures and hazy accomplishments and lame excuses about why there's no money for these player who made the league great. He went cold when a reporter asked him the only question that mattered: How could the NFL let so many of the players who built the league suffer now that the league is printing money?
"You never hear about the guys we help," he grunted.
Quote
The trouble here is that the NFL is thriving like never before — and the people in power don't even seem to care about the past. Upshaw famously told The Charlotte Observer last year: "The bottom line is I don't work for (these former players). They don't hire me, and they can't fire me."
Mike Ditka sent a letter to all 32 NFL owners asking them to match the $100,000 he had donated to help these struggling former players. Ditka says he got two responses, and those checks were so small he sent them back in disgust.
Quote
There are some people, though, who do care about those beat-up warriors who thrilled America and built the NFL yard by yard, tackle by tackle. If you go to www.jerrykramer.com , you can make a donation to the Gridiron Greats Assistance Fund. This is money that will go directly to players in need.
You can also bid on prize possessions — Hall of Famer Joe DeLamielleure donated the bracelet that O.J. Simpson donated to his offensive lineman after he became the first man to rush for 2,000 yards.
"That bracelet means the world to me," Joe D. said. "But at some point, you have to decide what's really important in life. And to me it's important to help all those players the NFL has forgotten."
In Thursday's sham of a news conference, Gene Upshaw said he was "not opposed" to the Gridiron Greats Assistance Fund. That was nice of him.
The fact that former players are not being taken care of by this league is really idiotic and completely unsurprising.
QuotePlayers who fail the NFL's substance abuse policy next season likely will be banned from playing in the 2008 Pro Bowl.
Sources tell ESPN's Chris Mortensen that commissioner Roger Goodell and NFL Players Association executive director Gene Upshaw have agreed to ban any player who tests positive for performance-enhancing drugs from playing in the Pro Bowl that same season. The policy would take effect beginning with the 2007 regular season.
Upshaw met Monday in Miami with player reps, who supported the ban, union and league sources told Mortensen. One more discussion is planned at the winter scouting combine in late February, with a formal announcement no later than March, Mortensen reported.
A ban also would have financial implications for some players, because some have Pro Bowl bonuses and base-pay escalators tied to the Pro Bowl that would be negatively affected.
The news comes in the week leading up to San Diego Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman's appearance for the AFC in Saturday's Pro Bowl in Honolulu. Merriman was named to the AFC roster despite serving a four-game midseason suspension for steroids use.
Glad to hear it.
Ricky Proehl is retiring after the Super Bowl (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs06/news/story?id=2754112).
More importantly, if he's active tonight he'll have the distinction of being the last Tecmo Super Bowl offensive player to play the game in real life, assuming Vinny Testaverde isn't back next year.
QuoteWEIRD WEEK FOR LLOYD'S SON
The child of former NFL linebacker Greg Lloyd is in for a strange few days. On Wednesday, Greg Lloyd Jr. will sign a letter of intent to play college football at Connecticut.
On Saturday, Lloyd will become 18, and a protective order preventing his father from having any contact with him will expire.
"I can't protect him anymore," his mother, Rhonda Lloyd, told the Hartford Courant. "That's a scary thought for me."
"I'm living great without him in my life," Greg Jr. said. "I don't have to be scared every day. That's much better than the way I was living back when he was around."
The elder Lloyd was accused of sticking a gun in his son's mouth in 2001, apparently due to the child's school grades. Two trials on criminal charges arising from the incident resulted in hung juries. The issue did not go to trial a third time.
The younger Lloyd isn't interested in rekindling a relationship with his father. "If he said he wanted to try again, I would say no," Greg Jr. said. "It's too late for that."
Lloyd was an All-Pro for the Steelers in the 1990s. He pleaded no contest in 2004 to pointing a gun at his wife's head.
Damn, I thought I had it bad when I got grounded for bad grades. On a side note Mrs. Lloyd needs to remove her teat from Jr.'s mouth. Time to let the dude be a man.
QuoteThe elder Lloyd was accused of sticking a gun in his son's mouth in 2001,
Maybe Andy should have employed this technique. Reverse psychology.
He certainly had his pick of guns to use...
David Carr will be traded, and Jake Plummer will be the Texans quarterback next season. Plummer will compete with Sage Rosenfels and a rookie Gary Kubiak wants to develop.
-- Houston Chronicle
According to sources, Jerry Jones is still leaning toward naming 49ers offensive coordinator Norv Turner as the seventh coach in Cowboys history.
-- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Former teammates Terrell Owens and Donovan McNabb, who exchanged shots after Owens left Philadelphia, were sighted hugging at the pool party at the former Versace Mansion on Friday.
-- Miami Herald
from the Truth & Rumors section of SI (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/scorecard/02/07/truth.rumors.nfl/index.html)
If that is true, burn Donovan. What a Hoyda.
Not really News, but apprently TO called up WIP today. Here is the podcast:
http://podcast.610wip.com/wip/181029.mp3 (http://podcast.610wip.com/wip/181029.mp3)
I loved Lloyd in Madden 98. Didn't know he was farging crazy.
Crazy is putting it gently. LOL
Holy shtein.
I remember Jim Harbaugh saying Greg Lloyd could keep peace in Bosnia with a tube sock and a Q-ball. It sounds like he was right.
Limbaugh on Rex;
QuoteThis is the reaction I'm getting in the e-mail, and before we go to the break here, folks, I gotta get something off my chest. You know, the game was the game, and the game was what it was, but I can't handle any more press criticism of Rex Grossman. They're writing his name "W-r-e-c-k-s," saying he was the worst quarterback ever to play in the Super Bowl, and it's been like this since the Green Bay game -- actually, since the Arizona game. There was a little crescendo of it in the Green Bay game, the last game of the season for the Bears, and it's just unrelenting. They're focusing on this guy like they don't focus on anybody -- and I'll tell you, I know what it is. The media, the sports media, has got social concerns that they are first and foremost interested in, and they're dumping on this guy, Rex Grossman, for one reason, folks, and that's because he is a white quarterback.
:-D
Respectfully, Mr. Limbaugh, they're not dumping on Grossman because he is white. They're dumping on him because he was bad. Horrifically bad, and on football's biggest stage.
My dad used to tell me I could learn more from Rush than I could going to school. Now yo.u see the kinds of genes I have
I can't believe I bought and read a book written by that idiot. I'll shoot myself now. :fire
rush is a despicable human being who attacks people worse off than him...he mocks the homeless he laughs at date rape...campaigns against the americans with disabilities act...minorities woman gays and on and on and on
unfortunately america is filled with lonely white men who mistrust and misunderstand women...people of different races and cultures...gays...foreigners ect...and its these poor souls who rush speaks to and teaches his bigotry in political terms thus making it ok to hate
justice for him would to chare a guantanamo cell for the rest of his time on earth
Racism = ratings
They figured that out a long time ago with All in the Family.
Ya, but All in the Family was funny. Rush is straight hate. All in the Family was presented and viewed as entertainment. Rush is presented and viewed as news talk, or politics talk.
The fact that we're talking about him is disturbing enough. He shouldn't rate.
Quote from: FFatPatt on February 08, 2007, 12:08:27 PMThe fact that we're talking about him is disturbing enough. He shouldn't rate.
True, but so long as millions cite his commentary as their views, it's hard to ignore the guy.
I just farted.
Quote from: Diomedes on February 08, 2007, 12:02:31 PM
Ya, but All in the Family was funny. Rush is straight hate. All in the Family was presented and viewed as entertainment. Rush is presented and viewed as news talk, or politics talk.
Agreed, but in spite of the fact that many recognized AitF as satire, many Americans identified with Archie (including my mom & step-dad) and thought it was funny because he said out loud what they were thinking.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on February 07, 2007, 09:38:24 PM
Limbaugh on Rex;
QuoteThis is the reaction I'm getting in the e-mail, and before we go to the break here, folks, I gotta get something off my chest. You know, the game was the game, and the game was what it was, but I can't handle any more press criticism of Rex Grossman. They're writing his name "W-r-e-c-k-s," saying he was the worst quarterback ever to play in the Super Bowl, and it's been like this since the Green Bay game -- actually, since the Arizona game. There was a little crescendo of it in the Green Bay game, the last game of the season for the Bears, and it's just unrelenting. They're focusing on this guy like they don't focus on anybody -- and I'll tell you, I know what it is. The media, the sports media, has got social concerns that they are first and foremost interested in, and they're dumping on this guy, Rex Grossman, for one reason, folks, and that's because he is a white quarterback.
Wait... so, the biased, liberal media sycophants focus on Donovan because he's black and Rex because he's white?
Okay, I got it now.
:yay
Just wait until Timmy Chang gets his chance a super bowl
many Americans identified with Archie (including my mom & step-dad) and thought it was funny because he said out loud what they were thinking.
thats one of the things that made it so good and uncomfortable all at the same time...much like borat
Drew Brees dislocated his (non-throwing) elbow at the Pro Bowl.
Yay... exhibition!
Career over!
the probowl makes the preseason look like the 58 championship game
DUMBEST GAME EVER!
So how long have you been watching?
true story: until you just posted that i swear to god i didnt know it was on...i thought it was always sunday
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 10, 2007, 08:16:33 PM
true story: until you just posted that i swear to god i didnt know it was on...i thought it was always sunday
Same here, im watching the Flyers yay me
To tell you the truth... I thought it was tomorrow too. I'm at work now and I hit the break room just after 6pm and it was on. That's how I found out.
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on February 08, 2007, 01:15:53 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on February 07, 2007, 09:38:24 PM
Limbaugh on Rex;
QuoteThis is the reaction I'm getting in the e-mail, and before we go to the break here, folks, I gotta get something off my chest. You know, the game was the game, and the game was what it was, but I can't handle any more press criticism of Rex Grossman. They're writing his name "W-r-e-c-k-s," saying he was the worst quarterback ever to play in the Super Bowl, and it's been like this since the Green Bay game -- actually, since the Arizona game. There was a little crescendo of it in the Green Bay game, the last game of the season for the Bears, and it's just unrelenting. They're focusing on this guy like they don't focus on anybody -- and I'll tell you, I know what it is. The media, the sports media, has got social concerns that they are first and foremost interested in, and they're dumping on this guy, Rex Grossman, for one reason, folks, and that's because he is a white quarterback.
Wait... so, the biased, liberal media sycophants focus on Donovan because he's black and Rex because he's white?
Okay, I got it now.
:yay
Here's a preview from Rush's upcoming shows next week:
"Folks, ya know if George Bush would just put some black or even brown shoe polish on his face, the rest of the world would love us and embrace his policies. Even Al Qaida would welcome us as brothers...
Oh yeah, for those that like the journalism I linked to in the Donte Stallworth thread, here's some more ofwhat Rush had to say about TO
(warning, racist stuff)
http://www.bangcartoon.com/cartoons/index.cfm/fa/viewcartoon/cartoon/2005Archive%7Ctobaby.swf (http://www.bangcartoon.com/cartoons/index.cfm/fa/viewcartoon/cartoon/2005Archive%7Ctobaby.swf)
bangcartoonaholic
Seriously. Stop posting that shtein.
word.
OK. Seems unanimous.
PFT is saying that the Giants cut Arrington, Pettigout, and Chad Morton
I can understand Arrington and Morton (Emmons was cut too), but cutting Pettigout makes no sense. They don't have a reliable backup and servicable LTs don't grow on trees.
Quote from: SD_Eagle on February 12, 2007, 04:53:12 PM
servicable LTs don't grow on trees.
i have a LT tree in my back yard
Does it look like this?
(http://deep6inc.com/images/cocaine/coc01-1.jpg)
no, here is a close up of one of the flowers....
(http://www.ohiocitizen.org/campaigns/dupont_c8/fetus.jpg)
Why and what was Freddie Mitchell just blabbing on DNL?
Quote from: SD_Eagle on February 12, 2007, 04:53:12 PM
I can understand Arrington and Morton (Emmons was cut too), but cutting Pettigout makes no sense. They don't have a reliable backup and servicable LTs don't grow on trees.
They're now saying it's Arrington, Emmons, and Pettigout - not Morton.
It's no surprise that their new DC doesn't value linebacking.
Quote from: FFatPatt on February 12, 2007, 05:41:06 PM
They're now saying it's Arrington, Emmons, and Pettigout - not Morton.
It's no surprise that their new DC doesn't value linebacking.
I can't blame them for cutting Arrington. There's a rumor making the rounds that Pierce and Briggs are tight and that Pierce is trying to sway him towards the Giants.
I'll say it - Arrington would be great for the Eagles on the cheap. Right now, the Eagles LB's give up big plays and make very few of their own. At least Arrington would make some big ones too.
If he wants another big dollar contract, though... no. Not worth the cap space.
I'd take Arrington in a Barber-like role with a Barber-like deal.
i would agree if, he wasn't coming off an achillies injury. it seems that it's harder to comeback from that than a knee injury
Quote from: SD_Eagle on February 12, 2007, 04:53:12 PM
I can understand Arrington and Morton (Emmons was cut too), but cutting Pettigout makes no sense. They don't have a reliable backup and servicable LTs don't grow on trees.
Bob Whitfield, son!
Didn't he just announce that he's retiring? Or is that the joke??
Yes and yes.
Btw... Bob Whitfield has been a joke for years as well.
it would be more a joke if he wasnt retiring
Read the last two posts above yours again...
Quote from: FFatPatt on February 12, 2007, 05:51:24 PM
I'll say it - Arrington would be great for the Eagles on the cheap. Right now, the Eagles LB's give up big plays and make very few of their own. At least Arrington would make some big ones too.
If he wants another big dollar contract, though... no. Not worth the cap space.
I thought the same thing today as soon as I heard they cut him. Bad as our linebackers are, he'd be an improvment.
I suspect they will put Diehl at LT. He's stronger and more physical than Pettigout and would suite more of a power running game for Jacobs.
That's exactly what the Post is saying they'll do.
Quote from: shorebird on February 13, 2007, 03:09:03 PM
Quote from: FFatPatt on February 12, 2007, 05:51:24 PM
I'll say it - Arrington would be great for the Eagles on the cheap. Right now, the Eagles LB's give up big plays and make very few of their own. At least Arrington would make some big ones too.
If he wants another big dollar contract, though... no. Not worth the cap space.
I thought the same thing today as soon as I heard they cut him. Bad as our linebackers are, he'd be an improvment.
There is talk on NFL radio that he is considering retirement.
Coughlin partially responsible for Tiki's retirement (http://www.nj.com/newslogs/starledger/index.ssf?/mtlogs/njo_ledgerupdate/archives/2007_02.html#237168)
QuoteTiki: Coughlin's demanding style pushed him into retirement
On a day when Tiki Barber began his new career, he couldn't help but take a final shot toward his old boss: Giants coach Tom Coughlin.
During his press conference in New York today to announce his deal with NBC, Barber said his decision to retire from the NFL was due to the constant pounding his body took because of Coughlin's demanding style.
"He pushed me in the direction (of TV)," Barber told reporters after his press conference. "He kind of forced me to start thinking about what I wanted to do next. And I went after it."
Barber and Coughlin clashed on numerous occasions, including after the playoff loss to the Carolina Panthers last January. Barber said the Giants were "out-coached" by Carolina – a comment he never took back despite his efforts to clarify in the days afterward. Barber also questioned the game planning and play calling after multiple games during Coughlin's tenure.
Today, Barber spoke about the Coughlin regime – the three best years of his career in which Coughlin helped cure his fumbling problems and turn him into a Pro Bowl player.
"But at the same time, the grind started to take its toll on me, the principles of our head coach started to take its toll on me so I started looking for the next thing," Barber said.
Giants VP of communications Pat Hanlon said the team and Coughlin had no comment.
Pressed on what he meant by Coughlin's principles, Barber said he wasn't referring to the coach's rules but to the physical demands he placed on his players.
"Coach Coughlin is very hard-nosed, and I didn't get a lot of time off," Barber said. "I couldn't sit down and rest myself. It was a constant grind, a physical grind on me that started to take its toll. While it didn't show up on Sundays, because I had my best three seasons under him – and I give him a lot of credit for that – I could feel a difference.
"I knew it was time to start thinking about the other things, so I started putting more concerted efforts into doing things at FOX News, and taking trips in the off-season as opposed to staying here and working out, and preparing myself for what would be my next career," he said.
Contributed by Mike Garafolo
3 cheers for Coughlin.
Yes, they did cut Morton, too, and Ol' Cross Eye retired.
I don't give a rat's patoot about Emmons and Morton hittin' the skids, but, I am one unhappy bitch in regards to Petitgout and Arrington. >:(
Diehl is more than capable, but, he played better, when filling in, on the right side. I'm hoping, come June, they re-sign Luke's ass with his money dumped into a signing bonus. I'm not buying that crap about his leg not healing fast enough. His cap hit would've been roughly 6.9mil...
There was alot of talk re: Briggs a couple of weeks ago, but, didn't he get tagged? Or am I thinking of someone else?
Quote
Lions | Give Bly permission to seek trade
Wed, 14 Feb 2007 08:19:00 -0800
Nicholas J. Cotsonika, of the Detroit Free Press, reports Detroit Lions president Matt Millen and head coach Rod Marinelli have given CB Dre' Bly permission to seek a trade this offseason. "I have a tremendous amount of respect for Matt and Rod allowing me the opportunity to find a home for Dre' Bly that is more conducive to his Pro Bowl skill set," Bly's agent, Kennard McGuire, said Tuesday Feb. 13.
McGuire comes off as a real douche in that quote.
Quote from: Diomedes on February 14, 2007, 04:33:37 PM
McGuire comes off as a real douche in that quote.
all lawyers are douches
all agents are lawyers
therefore, all agents are douches
QuoteRavens | J. Lewis to be released
Thu, 15 Feb 2007 08:52:02 -0800
Jamison Hensley, of the Baltimore Sun, reports the Baltimore Ravens are expected to release RB Jamal Lewis before he is due a $5 million roster bonus in March. If the Ravens cut Lewis, they are expected to save $3.3 million in salary cap room.
Quote from: SD_Eagle on February 15, 2007, 12:55:12 PM
QuoteRavens | J. Lewis to be released
Thu, 15 Feb 2007 08:52:02 -0800
Jamison Hensley, of the Baltimore Sun, reports the Baltimore Ravens are expected to release RB Jamal Lewis before he is due a $5 million roster bonus in March. If the Ravens cut Lewis, they are expected to save $3.3 million in salary cap room.
I could go for the Westy/Lewis combo..... :paranoid
I hope he stays in the AFC, I'd hate to see him land with a team like the Giants.
Lewis hasnt dont much to scare anyone since his great 2003 season.
Quote from: MURP on February 15, 2007, 01:53:21 PM
Lewis hasnt dont much to scare anyone since his great 2003 season.
A season which wouldn't have been nearly as daunting without two HUGE games against Cleveland (500 yards in two games). You can't take them away...it was a great season. But it was only one great season. Fluke is the word for that.
Lewis is done.
He had more yards rushing in '03 (16 games) than he did in '05 and '06 combined (31 games).
As a complement to Westbrook and for the right price? It beats Buckhalter. But by no means should fatso be salavating at the mouth to sign this guy.
Quote from: MDS on February 15, 2007, 02:25:39 PM
It beats Buckhalter.
Sure, but not by much. Lewis has looked like he's been running in molasses for 3 years now.
I'm aware. But he's big and can push the line foward in short yardage. It's a nice to have a running back who can do that. Buckhalter should stick around, still. Reno can be suffocated in a giant plastic bag of AIDS for all I care.
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Mmmmm...giant plastic bag of AIDS.
Quote from: FFatPatt on February 14, 2007, 05:52:00 PM
all lawyers are douches
all agents are lawyers
Not true.
Quote from: FFatPatt on February 15, 2007, 02:41:02 PM
Quote from: MDS on February 15, 2007, 02:25:39 PM
It beats Buckhalter.
Sure, but not by much. Lewis has looked like he's been running in molasses for 3 years now.
Yep, agreed.
Lewis isn't worth the money I'm sure he still thinks he's worth to come in and take carries away from Westbrook.
He'd be
nothing other than short yardage. He's got no speed anymore.
As expected, Briggs was franchised by Chicago...
fiddlesticks
Dammit... and I had plans for those two 1st rounders.
Asante Samuel was franchised by New England
Quote from: BigEd76 on February 16, 2007, 05:51:42 PM
As expected, Briggs was franchised by Chicago...
I could've sworn he was tagged about a week and a half ago.
Must've been a premonition. :(
id like to see how the briggs and samuel situations turn out...somehow players on other teams might not like the franchise tag but things usually are pretty civil and everything works out in the end...yet with the eagles shtein always gets contentious and the player ends up with another team...i especially would like to see the samuel thing because belichek seems like hes close to banners level of dickheadedness
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 17, 2007, 08:18:03 AM
belichek seems like hes close to banners level of dickheadedness
Is that anything like assholiness?
If there is anyone in the league that surpasses the Eagles front office in pompousness, it is Belichick and the Patriots front office. But they win championships so everyone puts up with it.
Quote from: rjs246 on February 17, 2007, 01:02:36 PM
pompousness
ooooooooh. Impressive. How 'bout prickpousness?
QuoteReport: Patriots' Brady and former girlfriend expecting
Associated Press
New England Patriots' quarterback Tom Brady has about six months to study for a new role -- daddy. As first reported by the New York Post, Brady and former girlfriend Bridget Moynahan are expecting.
Tom Brady
Brady
"This is the first I'm hearing about it and I don't anticipate having any comment," Patriots spokesman Stacey James told The Boston Herald.
Moynahan, the star of ABC's "Six Degrees," is more than three months along, according to the Post. Brady and Moynahan split in December after dating for two years.
Brady is rumored to be dating supermodel Gisele Bundchen.
Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press
Brady should just keep pumping and dumping a la Shawn Kemp.
EDIT:
Another article (http://www.nypost.com/seven/02182007/news/columnists/its_brady_baby_for_sixy_star_columnists_liz_smith.htm)
QuoteBrady busied himself in a courtroom Friday, drawing a standing-room-only crowd as he testified on behalf of his former mentor, current Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis, who is suing over a botched gastric-bypass surgery.
Well, I guess that explains why Weis is so damn fat again.
The Panthers released Al Wallace
Who??
Go to bed, dude.
edit: oh...him. An Eagle ten years ago. wahoo.
QuoteBrowns | Bentley may need additional surgery
Tue, 20 Feb 2007 13:46:14 -0800
The Associated Press reports Cleveland Browns C LeCharles Bentley (knee) will likely undergo additional surgery on his injured knee that will rule him out for next season and possibly his career.
wow...i'm almost at the point of feeling bad for the guy
I heard the Surgery is being performed at the Novacare Complex right now ::)
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on February 20, 2007, 05:26:09 PM
I heard the Surgery IS being performed at the Novacare Complex right now ::)
Better.
The Associated Press reports Cleveland Browns C LeCharles Bentley (knee) will likely undergo additional surgery on his injured knee that will rule him out for next season and possibly his career.
dont mess with the swirly lolipop
GET BROOKS! THEN GET MOSS TOO! (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2775325)
hahaha no
They needed to free up the #2 jersey for Russell. That, and Brooks sucks.
The Jacksonville Jaguars have settled on a starting quarterback for next season, and coach Jack Del Rio didn't have to go to free agency or the draft to find him. Del Rio said Thursday that Byron Leftwich will return to his starting role, ending speculation about what the Jaguars would do at the position. (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070222/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_jaguars_leftwich)
link?
the soldier gets microfracture surgety (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2775774)
LT's dad killed in a car wreck. (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2777233)
:(
[Dio]I don't care.[/Dio]
Just helpiing out by saving the typing.....
If you payed attention East St. Louis dweller, you'd know I'd say:
Fake sympathy for a man you don't know.
Being empathetic for someone who loses their father (or loses a child or has a sick family member) isn't fake or unheard of.
Just because you don't possess that trait doesn't mean those who do are faking it. ::)
Quote from: EagleFeva on February 23, 2007, 09:55:47 PM
LT's dad killed in a car wreck. (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2777233)
Damn man.... :(
I have plenty of empathy. I've also got the class to keep it to myself, abstain from puking it around in public, etc. I don't advertise it on an internet messageboard. That's an acid test for whether sympathy/empathy is real: if it's broadcasted and advertised, then it's fake as your tits.
Bills put McGahee on trading block....Giants interested with Barber gone (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2778174)
Um...get McGahee? :-\
Hell just to keep him away from the giants I would go after him, maybe we could deal them mahe and um jones ;D
FA after the season and a Rosenhaus client. Hell yeah get him.
Damion Nash, Broncos RB, collapes and dies after a charity basketball game.
Wow, not a good offseason for Denver.
Buh-bye.
Quote from: Diomedes on February 24, 2007, 07:35:09 AM
I have plenty of empathy. I've also got the class to keep it to myself, abstain from puking it around in public, etc. I don't advertise it on an internet messageboard. That's an acid test for whether sympathy/empathy is real: if it's broadcasted and advertised, then it's fake as your tits.
Yes. You showed your "class" when you brought Herb's battle with cancer into an unrelated thread and proceeded to shtein on it.
No, I brought up everyone's sappy, look-at-me-I'm-so-sad posts. Herb himself was a nice guy..I corresponded with him a bit when I was at EMB. It was a sad story his death, but he wasn't the greatest guy ever as you idiots posted, and whatever sadness I had for his demise was best left out of these grief orgy threads you upstanding people are so fond of.
Player news? Sure, I guess so...
Quote
Shaun Alexander has a new book out entitled Touchdown Alexander: My Story of Faith, Football and Pursuing a Dream. In the book, Alexander discusses many things including religion, totting the rock, and when he lost his virginity.
I understand that when you write a "tell-all" book, you "tell-all," but isn't discussing when you lost your virginity a bit much?
According to the book, "Alexander says he was a virgin until he married Valerie Boyd in 2002 and that they never even kissed until they stood at the altar and directed to do so by the pastor. He was 24 years old. That was after a two-year courtship..."
Does anyone else find it a bit odd that Alexander lost his virginity when he was 24? I thought everyone in the NFL lost their virginity when they were much younger, like say... well, I guess you have to be 18 to enter a strip club, so I'd say most players made it rain when they were around 18, no?
Oh and how do you date a girl for two years and never kiss her until you're at the alter? I know some religions can be pretty strict on what you can and cannot do with the member of the preferred sex, but isn't kissing pretty much allowed by all of them?
Alexander definitely belongs in the record books and hall of fame... for the biggest confirmed case of blue-balls.
2 years and no kissing? Alexander must be an avid fan of Al Gore's internet and its many wondrous sites.
Source (http://www.chicksdigthelongball.org/2007/03/shaun-alexander-goes-jack-bauer.html)
I've always thought he was gay.
I've always known he's a religious whacko.
Yeah none of that is news, he's been saying it forever. Alexander seems like a nice guy and to my knowledge has never given other people shtein about the way they live their lives, so whatever, good for him.
Quote from: hbionic on March 13, 2007, 08:53:49 PM
I've always thought he was gay.
Same here, thought he was a gayer version of Tiki