The 2009 NFL Schedule (just home/away games; the dates have not yet been announced):
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/football/nfl/12/29/09-opponents.ap/index.html (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/football/nfl/12/29/09-opponents.ap/index.html)
Philadelphia
Home: Dallas, N.Y. Giants, Washington, New Orleans, Tampa Bay, San Francisco, Denver, Kansas City
Away: Dallas, N.Y. Giants, Washington, Atlanta, Carolina, Chicago, Oakland, San Diego
Easily Im at the S.D. game next season. Bitches.
I'm planning SD with a possible Carolina trip to hang with Freddie.
Quote from: Father Demon on December 31, 2008, 01:20:16 AM
I'm planning SD with a possible Carolina trip to hang with Freddie.
Isn't that the same as planning to go to New Orleans hoping to catch herpes?
I'd like to make the Atlanta game, and Carolina... you already know.
ill be in washington and ny
and definitely one of atlanta or carolina and probably both as long as tickets are respectable
and chicago if the game ends up on the right weekend
Quote from: hbionic on December 31, 2008, 01:21:06 AM
Quote from: Father Demon on December 31, 2008, 01:20:16 AM
I'm planning SD with a possible Carolina trip to hang with Freddie.
Isn't that the same as planning to go to New Orleans hoping to catch herpes?
Better. It's a 2-for-1 deal.
But seriously... I'm IN for the Carolina game. Period.
You'd commit to travelling that far, already?? You warrior, you.
just realized the trainwreck that this thread is
the issues:
1. its not 2009 yet
2. its an nfl thread about the eagles schedule
3. ff emphasized "IN" for a local game
4. tomahawk said the dates havent been set yet like for the last 100 years the nfl hasnt announced the schedule in april AND he linked the opponents from SI as tho the schedule hasnt been on the eagle website for the entire decade
if i hadnt made the carolina panther draft pick thread this would win worst thread of 2008 (mine is the worst ever)
Quote from: FastFreddie on December 31, 2008, 06:39:32 AM
But seriously... I'm IN for the Carolina game. Period.
I'm also IN.
(and it wont be hard to convince me to do a road trip to SD either)
Im probaby in on the SD trip, a group of guys i do FF with are going out, and my brother is flying in to SD. I'll probably just make a whole trip outta it and go to the game then to his place in Oahu
you do FF with a group of guys? gay
make sure you bring the child molester with.
be plenty of flaming naving boys out there
Quote from: phattymatty on December 31, 2008, 01:40:30 PM
make sure you bring the child molester with.
different league, but great memory, i actually forgot about that. I ended up in 2nd place in the championship in that league
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 31, 2008, 02:27:35 PM
be plenty of flaming naving boys out there
SDEagle? Sarge? I can only hope, maybe Sarge can take 400 pictures in the parkinglot
Mortensen reporting Pats OC Josh McDaniels is the new head coach of the Broncos
Quote from: BigEd76 on January 11, 2009, 09:35:35 PM
Mortensen reporting Pats OC Josh McDaniels is the new head coach of the Broncos
The guy is 32 years old, and five years ago he was the personnel assistant in the scouting department.
Howie Roseman, coach of the future.
Titans DC Jim Schwartz is the new Lions head coach
and he said he wants to take Michael Crabtree with the 1st pick
The same Michael Crabtree that's staying in school?
no, the same one that's leaving to go to the nfl
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gVO2LEG-saFTIcqhPMPFDsVodnbQD95MHDDO0
nm
im sure itll go over well in detroit when he has to take a game off because its yom kippur
Ain't that some shtein?
If Detroit picks a WR #1, I know a couple fans that might kill Bill Ford.
I dont think I have to tell you I was being facetious..no way in hell they go WR
M. Stafford should just look for a place now
The Rams officially aren't bringing back Jim Haslett.
The Rams, Jets, and Raiders are still looking for new coaches, and the Chiefs might join the hunt any day now. I sorta consider the Cowboys HC job to be in a state of flux also.
Per NFL.com, Jon Gruden's been fired in Tampa.
Holy shtein.
They fired their GM as well.
I did not see that one coming. I felt that the Bucs' poor performance down the stretch was due to Monte Kiffin mailing it in, since he already knew he was going to Tennessee.
So it looks like around 1/3 of the league will start the 2009 season with a different coach than they started the 2008 season with. That's gotta be some kind of record.
Maybe Reid will hire Gruden as an offensive consultant like he did when Marty got canned
He can be Donovan's new muse.
I thought he might be close to getting tossed there.
link?
Gruden = NYJ
well maybe not, just wanted to sound all kool and like.
he could always go to dallas
gruden is a workaholic so he will find a job no matter what
Florio floating the "what if the Eagles get flattened on Sunday, would Lurie bring in Gruden" schtick.
Reid is not getting fired, Lurie loves him sum Reid.
But I'll be interested to hear how many Eagle fans will start calling for him regardless.
I am not a Gruden fan at all; he's severely overrated and his teams have fallen flat the last several years. He loves a lot of QBs, loves old ass players and his offense is more dink and dunk than Reid's ever was.
im not sure what gruden loves since hes not a player personel guy...i do know hes a better coach than reid...he has just never had a qb like mcnabb
He likes to drink and get drunk is all i need to know. Marty/Gruden for OC
Bucs:
Raheem Morris in at HC (former secondary coach)
Mark Dominik in at GM (former director of player personnel)
If there's on coach I can't stand more than Regular Andy, its Gruden. Mora Jr is in a close third, if anyone is wondering. I think I'd be sick of he was on the coaching staff in any capacity.
ESPN's Chris Mortensen reports Julius Peppers has formally asked the Panthers to allow him to seek employment elsewhere.
yes please
he'll go to dallas.
Quote from: reese125 on January 17, 2009, 09:43:28 AM
ESPN's Chris Mortensen reports Julius Peppers has formally asked the Panthers to allow him to seek employment elsewhere.
yes please
Oh, God yes..
But he won't go anywhere. In another month or so... he'll come out stating that he was just under a lot of pressure at the time and his heart was always in Carolina and he wants to retire a Panther... this, of course, after they make him the highest-paid defensive player in NFL history.
Quote from: reese125 on January 17, 2009, 09:43:28 AM
ESPN's Chris Mortensen reports Julius Peppers has formally asked the Panthers to allow him to seek employment elsewhere.
yes please
If he makes it to F/A my prediction is the Eagles do everything in their power to sign him. [insert mandatory AT the Novacare complex statement here]
Peppers will be a skin or a cowboy. Book it.
Sure, but the Eagles will try really really super hard to get him. For real!
It would be a coup if they could get him in on the first day of free agency and lock it up.
I think that will happen somewhere else, though.
Peppers would be great, but you gotta figure there are teams out there much more desperate for a DE than the Eagles are.
^^^
that
Then again, I would have said the same thing about Asante Samuel last year.
Maybe Juqua Parker is about to pull a Lito.
hey if the Panthers franchise his ass, Andy should be more than happy to give the 2 first rounders up for him since they dont use them anyway
Quote from: reese125 on January 17, 2009, 02:03:16 PM
hey if the Panthers franchise his ass, Andy should be more than happy to give the 2 first rounders up for him since they dont use them anyway
They'd really only have to give them one first rounder of their own plus Carolina's from last year's deal of the century.
For Peppers... gimme.
they aren't gonna franchise him and take a $14M hit
Rams just hired Spagnuolo.....4-yr deal
I think its actually closer to $17 million
Quote from: BigEd76 on January 17, 2009, 02:42:00 PM
Rams just hired Spagnuolo.....4-yr deal
The Andy Reid coaching tree is growing:
Reid
Childress
Harbaugh
Spagnuolo
Who's next? Frazier?
Frazier was close to getting one of the jobs i heard yesterday
yea, the skins or cowboys may get him, but the eagles may be super bowl champs by then...
just sayin...
I mentioned Peppers earlier in the year, and now that it is out that he does not want to come back he is exactly what they need opposite of Cole.
And he plays a position that they will spend money on.
Fastballs!
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on January 18, 2009, 01:02:19 AM
I mentioned Peppers earlier in the year, and now that it is out that he does not want to come back he is exactly what they need opposite of Cole.
And he plays a position that they will spend money on.
Fastballs!
Was thinking the same thing, they'll put the money out for DE and it is a position of need. Parker and Abiamiri are nice in a rotation but not an every down starter, Clemons is more of a LB/DE hybrid, Howard was nice this season but he plays better on the inside as a 3rd down pass rushing type. Who knows what to think of Bryan Smith. I don't think the Skins or Cowboys have the cap space and last I saw the Eagles will be $17 million under next season. Jordan Gross is also a ufa so he'll most likely get the franchise tag.
Quote from: SD_Eagle on January 18, 2009, 05:25:44 AM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on January 18, 2009, 01:02:19 AM
I mentioned Peppers earlier in the year, and now that it is out that he does not want to come back he is exactly what they need opposite of Cole.
And he plays a position that they will spend money on.
Fastballs!
Was thinking the same thing, they'll put the money out for DE and it is a position of need. Parker and Abiamiri are nice in a rotation but not an every down starter, Clemons is more of a LB/DE hybrid, Howard was nice this season but he plays better on the inside as a 3rd down pass rushing type. Who knows what to think of Bryan Smith. I don't think the Skins or Cowboys have the cap space and last I saw the Eagles will be $17 million under next season. Jordan Gross is also a ufa so he'll most likely get the franchise tag.
I honestly don't give a shtein what we have at DE other than Cole. This is the same team that spent big coin to bring in Samuel when they already had one, aruably two probowlers at his position. If they can bump Lito for Samuel... then they damn sure can (and if the opportunity presents itself, the better) bump Juqua farging Parker for Peppers.
SD, I agree with you on the Cowboys having enough space because I've heard/read from a couple of places that Dallas' big concern this offseason will be to get Ware caked off and that's a factor in if they'll release T.O. or not.
If he actually does hit the market (which I still have my doubts about) I think the Eagles would definitely be interested.
The local paper says that Peppers biggest problem is the scheme. Not sure he'd like playing in Johnson's defense with all the zone blitzes.
Would you guys rather have Peppers or Suggs?
Gimmie Suggs
Suggs
the better question is what would you rather have--a 6'7 true edge rusher who gets tons of sacks, would compliment Cole and increase his sack count, and probably produce on a more consistent basis due to the 4-3 set or
Suggs whos is 6'3, plays majority 3-4, moves inside or out and is multi-faceted, help more on the cover blitz schemes and can still avg you 8 sacks
close call but I take Peppers
Schefter says Spagnuolo wants to take Shurmur or Culley to be his OC
I'd rather have Peppers but I'd be fine with Suggs
Quote from: BigEd76 on January 18, 2009, 01:12:32 PM
Schefter says Spagnuolo wants to take Shurmur or Culley to be his OC
Have 'em both.
nm
Take some of the defensive guys while you're at it.
Anyone else having a hard time giving a shtein about the AFC game? I want the Steelers to lose, but whatever. Go Cards.
Quote from: QB Eagles on January 18, 2009, 06:51:38 PM
Anyone else having a hard time giving a shtein about the AFC game?
There is not a chance in hell I am watching another snap of NFL football this season, except by accident.
I don't see the Eagles getting Peppers because the Panthers won't want to let him go for nothing (although they would get an end of 3rd comp pick). Probably they tag and trade. The Eagles will pay top dollar for an elite FA or trade good draft material but they won't do both, which is what it will likely take.
If they have to choose between tagging Gross or Peppers, maybe in that case Peppers comes free, but i doubt that happens.
Quote from: QB Eagles on January 18, 2009, 06:51:38 PM
Anyone else having a hard time giving a shtein about the AFC game?
My tradition continues. If the Eagles are not in the Superbowl....needless to say I haven't watched one full superbowl...before or since Philly vs. N.E. I'm not watching. farg superbowl parties...filled with a bunch of idiots who don't give a farg about the team. farg them.
Quote from: QB Eagles on January 18, 2009, 06:51:38 PM
Anyone else having a hard time giving a shtein about the AFC game? I want the Steelers to lose, but whatever. Go Cards.
I didn't watch one snap of the AFCCG game and didn't even know who won until I got up this morning.
Rex Ryan to the Jets....4-yr deal
The one open head coaching slot left is the Raiders. Do you think Gruden will be interviewing? :-D
Quote from: EagleFeva on January 19, 2009, 07:37:40 AM
Quote from: QB Eagles on January 18, 2009, 06:51:38 PM
Anyone else having a hard time giving a shtein about the AFC game? I want the Steelers to lose, but whatever. Go Cards.
I didn't watch one snap of the AFCCG game and didn't even know who won until I got up this morning.
watched every play of it...which is unusal for me..and it shows how bad my fandom is for the eagles right now and how stale they are with reid still at the helm...i literally got more upset at the sixers loss today than the eagles loss yesterday
Replacement for Upshaw narrowed down to:
Troy Vincent
Trace Armstrong (former DE for Bears, Dolphins, Raiders)
Jim Covert (former Bears OT)
Ben Utt (former Colts G)
DeMaurice Smith (defense attorney for white collar criminals)
Quote from: QB Eagles on January 22, 2009, 06:50:50 PMDeMaurice Smith (defense attorney for white collar criminals)
I don't know who this guy is, but since the NFLPA spends the greater part of its efforts trying to defend criminal players, wring even more money out of owners for the star players (but not the bit players) and exclude former players from reaping any kind of rewards for the league they helped to build, this guy looks like a winner.
Also, he's the the "De" prefix thing going for him.
cant stand this time of year. There is nothing worse than not only having your team not playing for anything, but going on your sites and seeing constant news about coaching changes on just about every team
lets get to the draft and free agency already
Comcast Asks New FCC Head To Revisit NFL Net Dispute - 1/23 - Area cable TV giant Comcast has asked acting Federal Communications Commission chairman Michael Copps to return its program carriage dispute with the NFL Network to an administrative law judge. Comcast sent a letter to Copps on the matter Thursday, his first day in office, adding that it was acting on behalf of three other cable operators facing similar program carriage complaints that were seized from the ALJ last month by a subordinate to then-FCC chairman Kevin Martin.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3855917
herm out in KC
What, did they want to make sure he wouldn't even be considered for a job this year?
Quote from: reese125 on January 23, 2009, 09:21:04 AM
cant stand this time of year. There is nothing worse than not only having your team not playing for anything, but going on your sites and seeing constant news about coaching changes on just about every team
lets get to the draft and free agency already
I hate the 2 weeks off between an nfccg loss and the SB. It is like a viewing that just won't end and you just wish the funeral was over with already when the SB officially buries the season . You had a good year, rehab in peace mofos.
Next year's Super Bowl logo for Miami:
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44 used to be my lucky number. Pretty sure it won't revive itself next year. farging Eagles.
Chris Mortenson coming in for a breaking news report on ESPN 2 days ago reporting that Mike Shanahan was so close to signing a deal with KC was the icing on the cake.
that guy went down hill so fast the past couple of years on having any credible "sources" its amazing they even break to him for a report anymore
Jeff Fisher told Kerry Collins he has the starting QB job next season. LOL at Vince Young.
Someone told me he is the worst quarterback in the NFL.
Correction. The worst quarterback in the history of the NFL.
The problem is that you just can't outplay the pedigree of a Penn State quarterback.
From PFT
QuoteSPAGNUOLO ADDING TO STAFF
St. Louis Rams coach Steve Spagnuolo announced the hiring of Dick Curl (assistant head coach/quarterbacks coach)
Apparently he rubs some people the wrong way but Spags feels he'll fit in very well.
HOF-bound:
Bruce Smith, Rod Woodson, Randall McDaniel, Bob Hayes, Derrick Thomas and Ralph Wilson.
I'm surprised that Cris Carter and Shannon Sharpe didn't make the cut but I can't argue with McDaniel or Thomas. Those guys deserve to be in the Hall of Fame.
Carter and Sharpe not making it is a joke. What the farg?
Cris Carter not making the HOF in his first year of eligibility was a joke. Him not making it again is an insult.
In Smith, Woodson, and Thomas, you have the league record holders in sacks, interception returns, and forced fumbles. McDaniel went to 12 straight Pro Bowls and is a 7-time first team All Pro.
Cris Carter and Andre Reed both deserve to be in there, but at least it's not like last year with an inferior WR being inducted over them. Bob Hayes doesn't count since he's a Senior Committee pick who is going in more for how he changed the game of football than for his skill level.
Cris Carter is, statistically speaking, the second best wide receiver in NFL history. If career production like his doesn't warrant a first ballot induction, then I don't know what does.
(Note - he won't be for much longer with Harrison, Owens & Moss passing him, but still...)
Next year Emmitt Smith and Jerry Rice are eligible. It's a crime if Carter isn't one of the other two. Tim Brown is up also, so things aren't looking good for Andre Reed.
In 2011, Marshall Faulk, Jerome Bettis, and :deion are all eligible, so there might be only one open slot.
Quote from: QB Eagles on January 31, 2009, 10:10:25 PM
Bob Hayes doesn't count since he's a Senior Committee pick who is going in more for how he changed the game of football than for his skill level.
I could not disagree with this more. Bullet Bob was fast, the fastest man in the world at one point in time, and that is what got him into the NFL. But he had skills to go along with his speed. He was a three time pro bowler and a four time all pro. He played in the NFL for 11 years. He had over 70 tds. and an avg. of 20 yds. per catch. Both of those remain Cowboy franchise records. He also returned punts and in 1968 was the NFL's leader with a 20.8 yd. avg.
Bullet Bob was the single reason why there is today a zone defense in the NFL, because back in the sixties, there was no one man who could cover him. He played on the first ever Cowboy team that won a Super Bowl. He was one of the greatest Cowboy receivers ever.
You don't put up the kind of stats he had without having skills. He was fast as anything, the first and only man to win a gold medal in the Olympics and have a Super Bowl ring. Imo, the only reason he wasn't voted in the HOF before now is because of voter bias due to his drug problems.
He was one of the games pioneers, and deserves to be in the HOF.
Bod Hayes has NO business what so ever being in the HOF. It is just a product of the dallas propaganda/brainwashing machine.
Was he a great Olympic runner? Yes. This has nothing to do with pro football or its HOF.
Was he instrumental in defenses changing to zone coverage? Yes, but so what if he has nothing more than a decent 10 year career?
He went to the Pro Bowl only 3 times which is nothing for a HOFer, and that was just in his first 3 years - he never went again after that. And only 2 (first team AP) All Pro selections.
He only had two 1000 yard seasons, and one of those he just barely made it with 1003 yards. This is HOF material?
- There are only 20 modern era WRs (post WWll) in the HOF. That's it.
He is tied with 8 other players for #55 all time in TDs.
He is ranked #90 in in receiving yards - and that includes a number of TEs and RBs who had more.
He is ranked #210 in receptions. 210 (well, tied with Freddie Solomon at #210. Freddie. Solomon.)
He only led the farging cowboys in receptions 3 years. He was just a one trick pony - go long. Think Todd Pinkston on figure skates.
It's a farce. Farg Bob Hayes, farg dallas, and farg the cowboy slurping media.
Nice running in the Olympics though.
Chris Carter can be the new Art Monk every time the HOF inductees are announced now.
Well I still disagree, but I thought Art Monk deserved to be in the HOF also, and Hayes had more TD's than Monk. I remember Dr. Z for SI resigning from the selection committee to protest him being left out. I know that his overall numbers don't speak very loudly, but seeing him play and what he did on the field, what he did to defenses, makes him on of the games best, imo. I felt the same about Art Monk. Hayes was a guy who could win a game with one reception. He opened up that Dallas offense and made every player in the backfield better.
I'd like to ask Rodger Staubach if he thinks Bullet Bob should be in the HOF.
The Hall of Fame should be incinerated while you ballsucking idiots sit inside it circle jerking over who belongs and who doesn't.
the nfl hof is a pathetic joke...putting in 6 or 7 people in one year wtf....the only hof left with even any standards is the baseball one and even that is getting bad
and no farging way was art monk a hof'er
baseball is the only sport where the numbers matter, but they have the problem of making the hof into an old boys club where matlock watching 87 year olds dont vote for ricky henderson because they didnt like his personality and didnt think he was worthy of getting 100 percent of the vote.
the problem is they will never remedy the situation, those old fargers will die then new old fargers will come and take their place.
and the football hof doesnt even exist. who farging cares. i have 0 interest in going to canton. meanwhile ive been to cooperstown twice and will most likely go back this year. ive even been to the hockey hall of fame when i was in toronto and that was probably better than canton. where the hell is canton. why am i going to ohio. see.
The NFL is going to have more members get in for no other reason than there are 53 players on each team while there's only 25 on major league rosters.
QuoteThe Hall of Fame should be incinerated while you ballsucking idiots sit inside it circle jerking over who belongs and who doesn't.
LOL.
Were you aware that you have a secret admirer?
Quote from: Diomedes on February 01, 2009, 09:24:52 AM
The Hall of Fame should be incinerated while you ballsucking idiots sit inside it circle jerking over who belongs and who doesn't.
Shaddup' and go run some errands or something.
yeah can you imagine a bunch of men sitting around and rapping about something like sports....just crazy....what a bunch of losers
Glazer says Todd Haley (Cardinals OC) accepted the KC offer
QB or Crabtree with their first pick?
Depends on whether or not they like the Thigpen/Croyle combo. They might even go defense. Unless someone trades up, I think Crabtree is a lock to Seattle...
Or try to trade for Cassel. Though the Pats franchised him, there's no way they're going to want to tie up almost $30 million between Brady and him
If Brady isn't prepared to go, they'll gladly spend it for one year.
Reports are Brady's rehab is going as expected and he will be in playing shape by the opener
Quote from: Diomedes on February 06, 2009, 12:05:44 PM
If Brady isn't prepared to go, they'll gladly spend it for one year.
this
cassells money is irrelevant for this year as almost everyone has money since the cap has gone up so much...ne is 20+ mil under
I think Minnesota should jump all over a trade for Cassel. They could be an efficient qb away from a serious superbowl run with that defense...and Childress can stay employed in 2010
Plus I think the Pats will gladly take their 22nd pick anyway, plus more next round as they always seem to make gold out of shtein
QuoteBoldin on Cards: relationship irreparable
ESPN.com news services
Even if Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner decides to continue his playing career, it might not be enough for Anquan Boldin.
Boldin, a key member of the aerial attack that helped carry the Cardinals to a Super Bowl season, told ESPN's Rachel Nichols on Thursday at the Pro Bowl in Hawaii that regardless of what Warner does, the chances of him remaining with the team are "very slim."
Boldin, quoted in Friday's editions of USA Today, said: "I don't think the relationship can be repaired with the organization. It takes more than, 'Well, we did you wrong and we'll pay you this.' It's not about the money. It was always about the principle, guys being true to their word. I guess I was expected to uphold my end of the bargain, and it wasn't reciprocated."
Boldin still has two years left on his contract, but he's been at odds with the team over his deal for quite some time.
As Arizona prepared for Super Bowl XLIII against the Pittsburgh Steelers, team president Michael Bidwill said the organization has attempted to work with Boldin to restructure his contract and extend it. Fellow receiver Larry Fitzgerald even said he'd consider restructuring his deal if it would help Boldin remain with the team.
"We've been talking to them for two years, and they still haven't made anything happen," Boldin said, according to USA Today.
On the topic of whether he'd request a trade, Boldin said, "I'll deal with my agent [Drew Rosenhaus] and see what we have to do, but my feelings won't change."
USA Today said Rosenhaus declined to comment when contacted.
Boldin had 89 catches for 1,038 yards and 11 touchdowns last season.
"It's too key to our success to let Anquan go," Warner said, according to USA Today. "I don't know if I'm leaning either direction. But [Boldin's situation] is going to be a key piece to it, whether we can do something as a team like this year."
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
in.
But he's still under contract so he'll have to TO his way out or hold out.
The NFL needs to reconsider how contracts are negotiated so the money is guaranteed like in other sports. Probably reduce the frequency we hear players bitch about :deion when they still have two or three years left on the deal
A lot of the money is guaranteed. I think they should increase the number of years from signing, that any contract is even allowed to be renegotiated.
The Cardinals have fired defensive coordinator Clancy Pendergast.
This makes so much sense considering how bad they were against the run in the playoffs
Quote from: Eagaholic on February 06, 2009, 05:06:32 PM
A lot of the money is guaranteed. I think they should increase the number of years from signing, that any contract is even allowed to be renegotiated.
so farg the players even more?
jesus if any sport should have guaranteed contracts its football...the lifespan is minimal and the damage to players bodies is extreme
is it not obvious that there is a big problem with the fact that these contracts allow one side to terminate but not the other
what kind of contract is that, and where else in the business world would that crap play?
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 06, 2009, 10:33:39 PM
Quote from: Eagaholic on February 06, 2009, 05:06:32 PM
A lot of the money is guaranteed. I think they should increase the number of years from signing, that any contract is even allowed to be renegotiated.
so farg the players even more?
jesus if any sport should have guaranteed contracts its football...the lifespan is minimal and the damage to players bodies is extreme
And that's the precise reason that, unlessed forced to, the NFL owners will never allow fully guaranteed contracts. Far too big a chance of getting little or nothing on a huge investment.
what huge investment?
the tv contracts alone are worth billions...a couple players per team might get a nice sb...but the money from those sb's doesnt even compare to the top players in other leagues contracts...even tho those leagues pull in much less money and their players risk far less
i can see end of roster guys not getting guaranteed contracts because the nfl does have much bigger rosters than the other leagues...so put in a scale of some sorts in terms of guaranteed contracts...but at minimum all starters should get them
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 06, 2009, 11:23:19 PM
what huge investment?
the tv contracts alone are worth billions...a couple players per team might get a nice sb...but the money from those sb's doesnt even compare to the top players in other leagues contracts...even tho those leagues pull in much less money and their players risk far less
i can see end of roster guys not getting guaranteed contracts because the nfl does have much bigger rosters than the other leagues...so put in a scale of some sorts in terms of guaranteed contracts...but at minimum all starters should get them
$100 million dollar contracts aren't huge investments? The owners certainly don't believe that. Football players have far too many serious and career-threatening injuries for the owners to acquiese to fully guaranteed contracts.
I'm not siding with the owners here. I'm too busy to worry about millionaire players and billionaire owners. I just can't see the owners willingly do that, not without a major conflict with the players union.
theres no such thing as a hundred million dollar contract if you can cut the person whenever you want...the contract is whatever the sb is...the big yearly salaries dont ever get seen unless in the rare instance of a donovan who actually reaches the end of his deal...and when that happens more than likely youre getting sent packing and will never see the truly big money
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 06, 2009, 11:31:13 PM
theres no such thing as a hundred million dollar contract if you can cut the person whenever you want...the contract is whatever the sb is...the big yearly salaries dont ever get seen unless in the rare instance of a donovan who actually reaches the end of his deal...and when that happens more than likely youre getting sent packing and will never see the truly big money
And my understanding is that you are looking for guaranteed contracts, which would MAKE it a $100 million contract, right? Or would you rather just make the contract to reflect the economic reality, and not put in pretend numbers?
My point is that the owners will never willingly make those contracts fully guaranteed.
with a salary cap i highly doubt there would be guaranteed 100 million dollar contracts wth a 53 man roster
but again there isnt 100 million dollar contracts now
as it stands now theres a salary cap AND non guaranteed contracts...thats just ridiculous...and even more so when you factor in that the nfl is the richest pro sports league
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 06, 2009, 11:42:09 PM
with a salary cap i highly doubt there would be guaranteed 100 million dollar contracts wth a 53 man roster
but again there isnt 100 million dollar contracts now
as it stands now theres a salary cap AND non guaranteed contracts...thats just ridiculous...and even more so when you factor in that the nfl is the richest pro sports league
I'm not saying you're wrong. I'm just saying that, unless something drastic happens, the owners won't give it up.
the problem is the size of the rosters...if they can work out some sort of fair price scale system i think it could happen...huge if tho and youre probably right that its not gonna come to fruition
if contracts were actually guaranteed, they would be shorter and they would not be for 100 million dollar figures.
Who says a team can just cut any player any time? Nonsense. The Eagles should cut Reggie Brown but they can't, it would be an $8 million cap hit. Jevon Kearse cap-raped the team for years before they could cut him.
If I show up at my job and don't do shtein day in and day out, I'm out of work. Nobody is going to say fine, just keep doing a lame ass job and we'll guarantee your pay for five more years instead of getting someone else in here that will do the work. If players are that worried that the huge sums they have already made plus their retirement pay won't be enough for them, then they should take out insurance against career ending injuries.
taking a cap hit does not mean the player gets paid....kearse raped no one (cept maybe when he was actually playing for the eagles)...even after he was cut the birds were still under the cap by tens of milions and kearse never saw another dime from them
but for arguments sake lets just say cutting kearse would have put them at or over the cap...what do they care...they still sell out they still get their tv money...what they cant do is be very active in the free agency market...UNLESS and heres the key...they cut four other players to give themselves cap room...so not only does kearse lose his contract but multiple other players do as well with no monotary suffering to the team
so who loses in all this?...the fans and the players...but certainly not the teams
its a system that is grossly unbalanced towards the employer
So Arizona lost the OC, fired their DC, might loose Warner out to God, and Boldin wants to be traded?
Niners might take that division next season.
Quote from: Magical_Retard on February 07, 2009, 01:04:48 AM
So Arizona lost the OC, fired their DC, might loose Warner out to God, and Boldin wants to be traded?
Niners might take that division next season.
all that means is that detroit is now on the clock as the team that will beat the eagles and make the superbowl
Pretty good investigative story on ESPN (http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/otl/news/story?id=3866837) about the 1963 Chargers, the first professional football team to put their players on a steroids regimen. The science of steroids was developed in Nazi Germany and first appropriated for sports by the Soviet Olympic weightlifting teams of the 1950s. The secret leaked out to the American weightlifting community and it became part of the weightlifting revolution coming out of York Barbell Club.
It seems strange given our modern sensibilities, but the '63 Chargers were also the first AFL or NFL team to do extensive weight training of any kind. Lifting weights was typically considered harmful to athletes until this period. When the idea of weight training and strength coaches began to finally spread through sports in the 60s, the usage of steroids was part of the same revolution, and was seen as no less natural than the training itself.
An interesting story, but it was more of a copy cat piece ESPN took from Chaney
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/2008/06/14/2008-06-14_dianabol_the_first_widely_used_steroid_t.html?page=0
At least they credited him with some quotes but it was basically his work. Chaney was on Bob Costas' Sunday radio show the week before the SB. Very interesting guy with much expertise. He thinks banned substances are still rampant in the NFL and since you can't stop it, better to put a cap on the weight of players at each position, based on the max weight and body mass index anyone could put on for their build without drugs.
It may be getting more interesting now with Dana Stubblefield exposing the names of former players and trainers that used or distributed steroids.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3889356
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 07, 2009, 01:21:25 AM
Quote from: Magical_Retard on February 07, 2009, 01:04:48 AM
So Arizona lost the OC, fired their DC, might loose Warner out to God, and Boldin wants to be traded?
Niners might take that division next season.
all that means is that detroit is now on the clock as the team that will beat the eagles and make the superbowl
Cardinals actually had some talent even last season. They were just hoping Leinart developed. What does DET have besides C. Johnson?
I mean they could turn it around but I do not think playoffs. Besides unlike the Cards, the Lions have the Bears, Vikings, and Pakers in their division. Arizona had their division won in like week 8.
Former Falcons' RB Jamal Anderson just got busted for cocaine possession.
Quote from: EagleFeva on February 08, 2009, 06:48:16 AM
Former Falcons' RB Jamal Anderson just got busted for cocaine possession.
Possession of any amount of coke in Georgia is a felony with a 2 year minimum. They don't play around down there. I'm hoping they drop the felony charges and he does the Dirty Bird right there in court.
Damn...and ESPN was really increasing his roles on TV and radio. He was actually half decent.
The guy is still only 36 years old. That Falcons-Broncos Super Bowl feels like it was 25 years ago.
A guy was in the bathroom and heard snorting sounds coming from the stall next to him and called in an off-duty police officer and that's how Anderson and another guy got busted.
Of course, he had some sticky on him too...
Quote from: EagleFeva on February 08, 2009, 12:05:18 PM
A guy was in the bathroom and heard snorting sounds coming from the stall next to him and called in an off-duty police officer...
people like this ought to be shot...mind your own business for farg sake
yea def.
thats why MA/south blow. always snitchin. in the northeast someone could be bleedin out on the street and no one gonna stop and do shtein.
Quote from: MDS on February 08, 2009, 12:13:26 PMin the northeast someone could be bleedin out on the street and no one gonna stop and do shtein.
that's just wrong. i'd gank his metrocard
Quote from: EagleFeva on February 08, 2009, 12:05:18 PM
A guy was in the bathroom and heard snorting sounds coming from the stall next to him and called in an off-duty police officer and that's how Anderson and another guy got busted.
Of course, he had some sticky on him too...
Mind your own bidness for cryin out loud. If the guy was snorting lines in front of a school or something outrageous like that, then yeah.
But Anderson...come on cuz. You're snortin lines in a public bathroom with another dude?
The Raiders are reportedly going to cut Mike Huff.
yeah..saw that yesterday too. I dont know if hes a product of the system or what..but hard to believe this guy is a bust with the tape that was on him
He was getting burnt alot though..but may be a change of scenery and system might do him justice
Shoot informants
Not drugs.
Gimmie Huff, Kill Considine
After the AFC retakes the lead on a modified fumblerooski, the NFC comes back and takes the lead again on a corner fade to Fitzgerald. He's alright I guess.
24-21 with 4 minutes left
I didn't watch much of the Pro Bowl but I did flip back and forth occasionally. What struck me was the overwhelming amount of whining that was being done by players during the interviews. Boldin whined about his treatment by the Cardinals, Peppers indicated he wanted out of Carolina, Haynesworth complained about his situation in Tennessee, etc.
Just unreal.
You expect jocks with a mic to say something edifying?
Platitudes more than anything, I guess. Or maybe a shout-out to the Almighty but certainly not pleading their tales of "woe" in front of a nationwide audience.
Why not? We all really care about their financial difficulties and they know that. They're really just whining for us. The fans.
Quote from: Rome on February 08, 2009, 08:21:25 PM
I didn't watch much of the Pro Bowl but I did flip back and forth occasionally. What struck me was the overwhelming amount of whining that was being done by players during the interviews. Boldin whined about his treatment by the Cardinals, Peppers indicated he wanted out of Carolina, Haynesworth complained about his situation in Tennessee, etc.
Just unreal.
I completely forgot the Pro Bowl was even on.
There was also that creepy Tiki interview with Ronde.
Fitzgerald won MVP and Reid wins another game when there's no pressure
lol not did i not even know the pro bowl was on but i totally forgot fatass was coaching it
He was sunburned as hell too
My brother met Colt Brennan there, how awesome is that
not awesome at all?
Unless his brother is Chris Steuber then it's just creepy
sarcasm is hard to detect apparently.
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on February 08, 2009, 10:48:59 PM
My brother met Colt Brennan there, how awesome is that
Yaaaa Boy! I need to get the scoop on that sighting. Colt will be playing before we know it as long as Jason Campbell is around.
I live here and I forgot the Pro Bowl was on.
Your bro and I went surfing during the first half of the Super Bowl. The "scenery" that day helped get my mind off the last 10:00 minutes of the NFCCG.
XTRA in Arizona's Mike Jurecki reports that Anquan Boldin instructed his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, to tell the Cardinals that he will turn down any contract offer they make him this offseason.
should an interesting off-season
He's deadset on TOing his way out of AZ
I'll be pretty surprised if he sits out the next couple of seasons after he rejects any contract offers from the Cards and they refuse to trade him
No way. He'll definitely sit out. It's all about integrity.
Nobody has that much integrity. Millions upon millions >>>>>>> integrity
Boldin really might sit.
Cards have burned that bridge, they're gonna trade him one way or another.
Quote from: Tomahawk on February 10, 2009, 10:57:01 AM
Nobody has that much integrity. Millions upon millions >>>>>>> integrity
Yes. I am aware of that.
Quote from: Diomedes on February 10, 2009, 11:00:17 AM
Boldin really might sit.
Cards have burned that bridge, they're gonna trade him one way or another.
No.
Link (http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/rams/story/4CDB1382E11B6BD6862575560014D2BD?OpenDocument)
QuoteA veteran NFL scout told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that the Rams were shopping Orlando Pace and Torry Holt for a third-round pick at last month's Senior Bowl.
St. Louis reportedly could've gotten a first-rounder for Holt at last October's trade deadline from an NFL team "believed to be" the Titans. The Rams balked at the offer, as interim coach Jim Haslett was trying to win games and keep the full-time head job.
If all they can get for Holt and Pace is a third rounder then they are both farging cooked and everyone knows it.
The taterskins will jump all over that, by the way.
The article says the Rams would double their cap space by getting rid of Holt and Pace. Pace is always hurt and may be done, but I don't think Torry Holt is done at all and is one of four very good receivers that isn't a headcase
Holt has a giant gaping vajayjay
Torry Holt complained 2 years ago that he never thought his knee was going to be right again and his stats are proving it.
I dont care if its the Rams or not, Holt didnt have one 100 yd game last year--which is telling me hes on a very sharp decline--which is why I think the Eagles try for him on the cheap
so it seems that there's a lot of anti-troy vincent feelings throughout the league about him becoming nflpa pres. anyone know why? i always thought he was a well liked and respected player.
http://www.nypost.com/seven/02102009/business/out_of_bounds_154312.htm
makes sense.
I've always thought Vincent was a phony
Quote from: reese125 on February 10, 2009, 03:35:27 PM
Torry Holt complained 2 years ago that he never thought his knee was going to be right again and his stats are proving it.
I dont care if its the Rams or not, Holt didnt have one 100 yd game last year--which is telling me hes on a very sharp decline--which is why I think the Eagles try for him on the cheap
When did he say that? In 2007, he had 93 catches for 1,189 yards (12.8yds/catch). Last year he only caught 64 passes for 796 yards (12.4 yds/catch). His average yards per catch since 2005 is 12.8. I think he was more of a victim of a horrible situation in St. Louis than being a gimp.
Holt was quoted by a reporter.. and he let it be known that he didnt think his knee would ever be right again. After that statement and year his stats declined as his words proved to be right--Ill try and find it again
Holt has relied so much on his speed to get separation off the line and you usually saw him past the defender when the ball was in the air..not since. I mean the Rams still passed the ball every game. Im sure he still has solid hands but lets not expect him to bang out 1200 yds and double digit tds again
Quote from: SD_Eagle on February 12, 2009, 02:13:29 PM
I've always thought Vincent was a phony
Locker room lawyer.
Quote from: QB Eagles on January 22, 2009, 06:50:50 PM
Replacement for Upshaw narrowed down to:
Troy Vincent
Trace Armstrong (former DE for Bears, Dolphins, Raiders)
Jim Covert (former Bears OT)
Ben Utt (former Colts G)
DeMaurice Smith (defense attorney for white collar criminals)
It's been further narrowed to:
Troy Vincent
Trace Armstrong
DeMaurice Smith
exciting
Jacksonville released Fred Taylor
Chris McAlister cut by Baldimore
The Bucs are letting Jeff Garcia go.
The Eagles should offer him an apology contract
Schefter says the Panthers are close on a deal with Gross that would pay him $9M/yr, then they'll tag Peppers for ~$17M and trade him. arg
Peppers wants to play in a 3-4 and will likely end up a Cowboy. Get used to it.
if a team that runs a 4-3 offers peppers one more cent than a team that runs a 3-4 hell be playing in a 4-3 next year
He won't have to compromise. He'll get the biggest money offer from Dallas.
how sick would peppers ware edges be
ebola humping Quarterback AIDS sick
Saints cut Deuce McCallister
FoxSports.com headline - Dropping a Deuce
ha
OMGSINEHIM
Quote from: SunMo on February 17, 2009, 12:57:26 PM
Saints cut Deuce McCallister
FoxSports.com headline - Dropping a Deuce
ha
:-D
Quote from: FastFreddie on February 17, 2009, 12:22:14 PM
He won't have to compromise. He'll get the biggest money offer from Dallas.
My question is do they have the cap room and trade material to compete with other offers? I think they are in the lower quarter of teams in cap room and they gave up their 1st and 3rd for Roy Williams (and already re-did some contracts to sign him).
I don't see it unless Gross gets tagged and Peppers becomes a FA. Or maybe it might be just enough to push Jerruh to try and trade TO for a pick or two and free up $7 million a year - which would be bad news for Eagles fans.
Maybe I'm not watching enough of the Colts, but how is Kelvin Hayden worth 5/$43M/$22.5M guaranteed?
Now the Raiders gave Nnamdi Asomugha 3/$45.3M/$28.5M guaranteed.....WTF
They also re-signed Lechler for 4/$16M
what's the WTF about? Asomugha is a stud
$4mil a year for a punter and $45mil for a CB for a contract that isn't even a long term deal? I agree with Ed's WTF.
its basically a two year deal at 28 mil...whats weird is apparantly in the third year if the raiders wanna keep him they have to pay him the equivalent to a franchise tagged QB
anyway the cap has gone up so much that its not crazy for the next two years...especially if the league goes uncapped
It'll be great when the uncapped years come and we can watch the Eagles spiral into oblivion and out of relevancy. I can't wait.
their superior drafting will keep them afloat
did they eliminate the 2nd round?
they aren't important
That's one position the Eagles actually do value. Go figure.
Quote from: BigEd76 on February 19, 2009, 04:38:28 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 19, 2009, 04:19:44 PMits basically a two year deal at 28 mil
For a cornerback
cornerback is super important anyway but position is really irrelevant here...all that matters is the cap...if this was some incredibly unfriendly cap deal i could possibly maybe see your "wtf" but its not...unless you care what teams actually spend in terms of real money...plus even if they were struggling cap wise does it really matter when you consider the free agent class this year is atrocious and hes their best player period much less best free agent...so they gave him a ton of money to insure he doesnt walk...i dont see it as some head scratching deal to be honest
Pretty sure Shane Lechler is their best player, dude.
Asante's deal last year was an average somewhere around $9.5M/yr. Is Asomugha really worth almost $5M/yr more than that? OK, so 2010 is likely an uncapped year and it won't matter, but 2011 isn't a guaranteed uncapped year yet. And I don't see how the rest of the free agent class being crappy determines that he's worth $14.5M instead of $10M or $11M. Since it's not my team and the Eagles only see them once every 4 years, I'm not going to get pissed off about it, but man, Al Davis is brutal...
Before this year I can't remember seeing a big contract with more than 50% guaranteed. $28.5 million out of 45 is huge. Almost $10 million a year guaranteed. Sometimes "guaranteed" money really isn't, but for a young guy on a 3 yr contract it most likely will be. I'd like to know the signing bonus.
Quote from: BigEd76 on February 19, 2009, 05:12:54 PM
Asante's deal last year was an average somewhere around $9.5M/yr. Is Asomugha really worth almost $5M/yr more than that? OK, so 2010 is likely an uncapped year and it won't matter, but 2011 isn't a guaranteed uncapped year yet. And I don't see how the rest of the free agent class being crappy determines that he's worth $14.5M instead of $10M or $11M. Since it's not my team and the Eagles only see them once every 4 years, I'm not going to get pissed off about it, but man, Al Davis is brutal...
the rest of the class being zesty means if they let their best player go they are replacing that player with garbage...not a good trade off
plus the fact that he would arguably be the best player to hit the market means he costs that much more to retain
and from what ive read unless the info thats come out is wrong 2011 is irrelevant in this case since the raiders are on the hook for nothing that year
did they overpay sure...but they also kept their best player for the next couple years at no cost to the organization or its fans...only person that pays here is al davis
if youre a raider fan what would you have wanted...let your best player go and then replace him wth dre bly or someone?...if im an eagle fan and they have the cap space but let their let say best defender go and replaced him with trash id be furious...i wouldnt be man that jeff lurie is a smart cat
Question - if next year (2010) is uncapped but teams think they will get a new CBA in 2011, is there anything to prevent teams from re-doing a lot of contracts so players get most of their $ in 2010 and much less in subsequent years when there may be a cap again? That would stand everything on its ear.
thats kinda what the raiders did here...ton of money this year and next and none (if they choose) in 2011
Worst contracts in NFL history (http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=contracts&sportCat=nfl)
Skins and Raiders dominate the list
sort of a bogus list...you cant penalize the browns for bentley because of injury or the falcons for vick because of a dogfighting ring
archuletta was the worst
well, they did say it wasn't Bentley's fault, but that fact notwithstanding, for the Browns is was an awful contract
I thought Jevon's contract might rate a bit higher, but so what
Quote9. Daunte Culpepper (Vikings, 2003)
Ten years, $102 million potential value, $16 million guaranteed
Culpepper emerged as an effective starter in 2000, but his numbers decreased over the next two seasons. Except for one.
Now that's good writing.
Raiders released Gibril Wilson after 1 season
He'll go back to the Giants.
Emmitt is gone from ESPN
Soon to be replaced by yet another ex-Cowboys flamer.
Moose is leaving FOX?
Quote from: BigEd76 on February 21, 2009, 02:15:05 PM
Emmitt is gone from ESPN
I use to look forward to his sunday "Players to watch" segment.
"I think that this weekend, you should watch (Player who is top 5 at his postion), since he is going against the (team who is in the bottom 5 defense at that position). He should have a very big game."
Its that sort of insight which will be hard to replace.
yeah...Im gonna miss how thorough and well spoken he was as well
I'll always remember him for telling us to watch out for Travis Henry in his first year with the Broncos during their "Top 5 rookies to watch" segment. :-D
He's probably not too happy about getting fired. Someone going to have to rile him down.
major Tampa dump
Derrick Brooks
Warrick Dunn
Joey Galloway
Ike Hilliard
Cato June
Get them all! Yay!
Cato June, 29 years old, was not worth $3 mill. to them.
Wow.
not sure what their replacement plan is but it would seem that june is worth three mil in this market
that said hes an average player at best...hes a litle better version of omar gaither...im still puzzled as to why tampa tried to run him at sam which he is way to small for
Jets release Coles. (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3934737)
Get.
Quote from: BigEd76 on February 25, 2009, 01:55:01 PM
major Tampa dump
Derrick Brooks
Warrick Dunn
Joey Galloway
Ike Hilliard
Cato June
NFL.com trying to make a funny:
QuoteBrooks, Dunn among five veterans waived by Bucs
And failing.
Quote from: rjs246 on February 25, 2009, 07:51:26 PM
Jets release Coles. (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3934737)
Get.
Seriously? The Eagles arguably already have receivers as good or better. At the very least, they already have receivers with the same skill set
bills released guard derrick dockery. he was with the skins a couple years back until the bills overpaid for him.
Quote from: Tomahawk on February 26, 2009, 10:38:19 AM
Quote from: rjs246 on February 25, 2009, 07:51:26 PM
Jets release Coles. (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3934737)
Get.
Seriously? The Eagles arguably already have receivers as good or better. At the very least, they already have receivers with the same skill set
That's not entirely true. Thanks to his traumatic childhood, Coles is better at bending over and going down to reach those worm burners from McNabb.
Quote from: Tomahawk on February 26, 2009, 10:38:19 AM
Quote from: rjs246 on February 25, 2009, 07:51:26 PM
Jets release Coles. (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3934737)
Get.
Seriously? The Eagles arguably already have receivers as good or better. At the very least, they already have receivers with the same skill set
I would like him more than Harrison and I would like Coles, Jackson and Curtis as the top 3 WRs a lot more than the current group.
nm
Gibril Wilson signed with the Dolphins
Vick released from prison--oh boy
From PFT
QuoteFormer Cardinals personnel executive Jason Licht, who was hired by Arizona after unexpectedly being fired by the Eagles last year, has returned to the team for which he worked before landing in Philly.
The Patriots have announced that Licht has been hired to serve as the team's director of pro personnel.
He last worked for New England in 2002, as assistant director of player personnel. He took the same job in Philly a year later before being promoted in 2006 to V.P. of player personnel.
Licht is the latest addition to a front office that has undergone significant tweaks after the departure of V.P. of player personnel Scott Pioli, who now serves as G.M. of the Chiefs.
Quote
FRED TAYLOR SIGNS WITH PATRIOTS
Posted by Josh Alper on February 27, 2009, 8:09 a.m.
On Thursday night Fred Taylor was expected to sign with the Patriots. On Friday morning, he has signed with the Patriots.
Adam Schefter reports that the team and player reached agreement on a deal that will bring Taylor to New England. No terms have been announced at this time. Taylor joins Kevin Faulk, BenJarvus Green-Ellis, Laurence Maroney and Sammy Morris in a deep Patriots backfield.
The Bills, who also offered Taylor a contract, must now look elsewhere for help at running back.
QuoteBEARS SIGN OMIYALE
Posted by Mike Florio on February 27, 2009, 8:23 a.m.
Several years ago, the Bears made a mockery of the tampering rules, signing multiple players in the first hour of free agency.
This year, they at least waited for the sun to rise.
According to Brad Biggs of the Chicago Sun-Times, the Bears have signed offensive lineman Frank Omiyale to a four-year deal with a value between $11.5 million and $14 million.
Omiyale, 26, spent the last two seasons with the Panthers. He can play tackle or guard.
The Bears likely will need him at tackle.
Vikings get Rosenfels for a 4th (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3939155).
Schefter says Bart Scott to the Jets is almost a done deal.
Quote
Sources: Word Around The League
I'm hearing from some reliable sources close to each situation that the following three transactions are very likely to happen in the coming hours:
1. Free agent center Jason Brown is expected to sign with the St. Louis Rams
2. Free agent tight end L.J. Smith is expected to sign with the Atlanta Falcons
3. Now that the taterskins have signed cornerback DeAngelo Hall, they are actively shopping cornerback Shawn Springs.
Oh no, the Skins are going to come in and snatch that fourth round pick from the Lions the Eagles are trying to get for Lito!
St. Louis update:
QuoteIt's becoming increasingly clear that center-guard Jason Brown of the Baltimore Ravens is the Rams' No. 1 priority in free agency. Brown arrived at Rams Park on Friday morning for a free-agent visit with the team, and the Rams probably won't let him get back on the plane without a signed contract.
James Butler a free agent safety from the New York Giants, is scheduled to be at Rams Park some time today. Butler would replace Corey Chavous, who was cut earlier in the month.
kellen winslow traded to the bucs for draft picks.
Little under the radar scoop up..fargers
Curious to see what picks were given up before I get too angry.
Just get angry anyway. Its more fun that way.
The Soulja would be great in this offense.
But hey, I guess they're holding out hope for some 4th round pick to come in and be a weapon.
I wouldn't want him on the Eagles. He's like Shockey, more trouble than he's worth.
no, they know Brent Celek is a perenial all-pro and can out-produce Winslow any day of the week
ESPN said that it was a 2nd and a 3rd
Pretty steep price...but with 2 1's, it was doable.
Ravens signed former Bronco CB Domonique Foxworth. 4/$27.2M, $16.5 M guaranteed.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/football/bal-ravensrams227,0,7025233.story
pats traded vrabel to the chefs for a draft pick.
great googily moogily.
Chris Kemoeatu re-signs with the Steelers...5/$20M/$4M SB
Denver signed the Patriots' long snapper Lonnie Paxton....5/$5.5M/$1M SB
easy there has to be 0% chance you're gettin work done today
I'm trying and it's end-of-the-month-so-get-everything-ready-for-Monday-billing time, but I could give a crap today
Vilma re-signed with the Saints...5/$34M/$17M guar/$23M in first 3 yrs
Kerry Collins re-signed with the Titans...2/$15M
Jabar Gaffney to the Broncos....4/$10M/$3M guar
Maurice Morris goes from Seattle to Detroit....3/$7M
there he is
Quote from: BigEd76 on February 27, 2009, 06:45:04 PM
Vilma re-signed with the Saints...5/$34M/$17M guar/$23M in first 3 yrs
Jabar Gaffney to the Broncos....4/$10M/$3M guar
Maurice Morris goes from Seattle to Detroit....3/$7M
Wow, did the Saints wait 1 day and let Vilma become a FA, and then sign him again so they could dupe the Giants out of a 1st round pick? Cool.
What do the Giants now get for Shockey? Just a second, or is a third or something else also thrown in?
Edit: because the Saints waited for Vilma to become a FA before signing him again, they get out of sending a second rounder to the Jets and a first rounder to the Giants. Instead the Jets get nothing for Vilma and the Giants get a second and a fifth rather than a 1st round pick.
Jason Brown "agrees to a deal" with the Rams...5/$37.5M/$20M guar
Takeo Spikes re-signed with the 49ers...2-yr deal
Houshmandzadeh left Seattle and is on his way to Minnesota
Schefter reporting Matt Cassel was traded to the Chiefs
In future news, Matt Cassel lights himself on fire.
With zero knowledge of what the Chiefs gave up for Cassel, I'm pretty sure I already know which side got the better of the deal.
Quote from: QB Eagles on February 28, 2009, 01:51:26 PM
With zero knowledge of what the Chiefs gave up for Cassel, I'm pretty sure I already know which side got the better of the deal.
Florio:
QuoteI previously was convinced that the Patriots wouldn't be able to work out a trade sending quarterback Matt Cassel to the Chiefs because I believed that new Chiefs G.M. Scott Pioli and his former colleagues in New England feared the perception that one side got snookered.
There was no such fear, but it won't change the perception that one side got snookered.
Peter King of SI.com (who also does some work for NBC, and pretty much every other media company on the planet) reports that the Chiefs gave up only a second-round draft pick for Cassel.
Wow.
A second-round pick, for a guy who merited a $14.65 million, one-year contract based on his play in 2008.
Let's consider that for a second. Daunte Culpepper with blown-out knee was traded for a second-round pick. A.J. Feeley was traded for a second-round pick.
So, with all due apologies to the Patriots, the current score is Pioli 1, Pats 0.
Denver in the last 48 hours:
-- Dawkins
-- Buckhalter
-- Gaffney
-- J.J. Arrington (Cardinals RB)
-- Renaldo Hill (Dolphins FS)
-- Andra Davis (Browns LB)
-- Darrell Reid (Colts DT)
-- Lonnie Paxton (Patriots LS)
-- David Anderson (Texans WR -- offer sheet)
Now that's some free agency excitement there.
Antonio Smith signs with Houston.....5/$35M/$12.5M guar
QuoteBroncos Insider Vic Lombardi has learned the Broncos are actively trying to shop Pro Bowl quarterback Jay Cutler. Lombardi spoke to Cutler Sunday morning.
http://cbs4denver.com/broncos/broncos.cutler.nfl.2.946829.html
I guess he doesn't fit into the new coach's system? Weird.
Get Cutler! Get everyone! Get anyone! Get cancer!
You first, dickweed.
I think the reason they are looking to trade him or were looking to trade him was because they wanted Cassel but lost out to the Chiefs.
Who in the world would they get in return to QB for them?
Tampa also was interested in Cassel and now might try to trade for Thigpen who was the Chiefs QB this past season.
Question about the franchise tag. Since Cassel was franchised dont the Patriots automatically get a 1st round pick in return if someone looks to trade for him? How in the world did they settle for a 2nd round pick only?
And I seriously question how good Cassel is. I mean he played with Moss and Welker under Belichek. Not exactly the same weapons they have in KC.
Also who is the Lions new coach? The Lions just ripped off the Cowboys again. The Cowboys game up Henry (CB) in a trade to pick up Kitna, who the Lions were about to cut anyway.
Quote from: Magical_Retard on February 28, 2009, 08:12:05 PM
Question about the franchise tag. Since Cassel was franchised dont the Patriots automatically get a 1st round pick in return if someone looks to trade for him? How in the world did they settle for a 2nd round pick only?
Teams can agree to lesser compensation for the rights to the player. Basically, the two 1st round picks is the high starting point, but the acquiring team tries to push that as low as possible.
Quote from: Magical_Retard on February 28, 2009, 08:12:05 PMAnd I seriously question how good Cassel is. I mean he played with Moss and Welker under Belichek. Not exactly the same weapons they have in KC.
It's certainly a gamble for the Chiefs. I guess this year will demonstrate whether last year's success was attributable to Cassel or to the Patriots system. I suspect it's the latter but all the NFL talking heads think Cassel is great.
Quote from: BigEd76 on February 28, 2009, 02:25:51 PM
Denver in the last 36 hours:
-- Dawkins
-- Buckhalter
-- Gaffney
-- Renaldo Hill (Dolphins FS)
-- J.J. Arrington (Cardinals RB)
-- Andra Davis (Browns LB)
-- Darrell Reid (Colts DT)
-- Lonnie Paxton (Patriots LS)
-- David Anderson (Texans WR -- offer sheet)
all overpaid
Well sure, but some of them are probably upgrades for them.
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 28, 2009, 10:29:31 PM
Quote from: BigEd76 on February 28, 2009, 02:25:51 PM
Denver in the last 36 hours:
-- Dawkins
-- Buckhalter
-- Gaffney
-- Renaldo Hill (Dolphins FS)
-- J.J. Arrington (Cardinals RB)
-- Andra Davis (Browns LB)
-- Darrell Reid (Colts DT)
-- Lonnie Paxton (Patriots LS)
-- David Anderson (Texans WR -- offer sheet)
all overpaid
Surely this will never work for Denver. Only fools try to improve their team through the free agency period. Real men build through the draft!
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 28, 2009, 10:29:31 PM
Quote from: BigEd76 on February 28, 2009, 02:25:51 PM
Denver in the last 36 hours:
-- Dawkins
-- Buckhalter
-- Gaffney
-- Renaldo Hill (Dolphins FS)
-- J.J. Arrington (Cardinals RB)
-- Andra Davis (Browns LB)
-- Darrell Reid (Colts DT)
-- Lonnie Paxton (Patriots LS)
-- David Anderson (Texans WR -- offer sheet)
all overpaid
lol i always knew you got your news from easy
Dan Orlovsky got another job...with Houston to back up Schaub.
QuoteREPORT: MARQUIS COOPER, COREY SMITH ON BOAT
Posted by Mike Florio on March 1, 2009, 12:48 p.m.
The Tampa Tribune has the names of two of the NFL players who have been reported missing on a boat off the coast of Clearwater, Florida.
They are linebacker Marquis Cooper of the Raiders and defensive end Corey Smith of the Lions.
A third person, identified as Nick Skyler, also is on the boat. We can find no evidence on the Internet (including NFL.com's current and former player search tool) that he is or has been on an NFL roster.
A fourth person, possibly another NFL player, is believed to be on the boat.
The Coast Guard is searching a 750-square mile area for the 21-foot fishing boat.
Damn.
That's an odd pairing. 2 no-names that grew up on opposite coasts, went to colleges on opposite coasts, and played together one season w/ Tampa Bay 5 years ago....
Quote from: FastFreddie on February 28, 2009, 01:52:44 PM
Quote from: QB Eagles on February 28, 2009, 01:51:26 PM
With zero knowledge of what the Chiefs gave up for Cassel, I'm pretty sure I already know which side got the better of the deal.
Florio:
QuoteI previously was convinced that the Patriots wouldn't be able to work out a trade sending quarterback Matt Cassel to the Chiefs because I believed that new Chiefs G.M. Scott Pioli and his former colleagues in New England feared the perception that one side got snookered.
There was no such fear, but it won't change the perception that one side got snookered.
Peter King of SI.com (who also does some work for NBC, and pretty much every other media company on the planet) reports that the Chiefs gave up only a second-round draft pick for Cassel.
Wow.
A second-round pick, for a guy who merited a $14.65 million, one-year contract based on his play in 2008.
Let's consider that for a second. Daunte Culpepper with blown-out knee was traded for a second-round pick. A.J. Feeley was traded for a second-round pick.
So, with all due apologies to the Patriots, the current score is Pioli 1, Pats 0.
More intrigue to the Pats/Chiefs deal...including the fact that Denver is apparently done with Cutler, or want to be done with him...
QuoteDID BUCS' OFFER COME TOO LATE?
Posted by Mike Florio on March 1, 2009, 1:17 p.m.
ESPN's Chris Mortensen has reported, with excellent elaboration via ESPN.com's Tim Graham, that the Buccaneers offered a first-round and a third-round pick for quarterback Matt Cassel as part of the menage-a-trade that would have sent quarterback Matt Cassel to the Broncos and quarterback Jay Cutler to Tampa.
So why did the Pats pass?
A reader has shared with us this nugget from Michael Felger of WEEI. Put simply, the Bucs arrived at the party too late (and possibly with a cinnamon bobka).
If that's the case, then it all makes sense.
But Mort says (via Graham) that the Broncos were willing to give up their own first-round pick — No. 12 overall in the draft — for Cassel. Under those circumstances, why didn't Belichick bite?
We agree with Mortensen's suggestion that Belichick would be less willing to help a former assistant coach than to help the front-office guy who helped set the table for those three Super Bowl victories in four year.
Mort also suggests that the Pats leaked word of the Broncos' effort to trade Cutler to the Boston Globe as a way to mess with the Broncos.
Um, wow.
We only wish that the Broncos and Pats played each other twice per year. As a consolation, the Broncos and Chiefs still do.
UPDATE: Tom Curran also reports that the Bucs and Broncos showed up after Pats coach Bill Belichick had decided to pull the trigger on the trade with the Chiefs. Credit Chiefs G.M. Scott Pioli for: (1) knowing that the Patriots were ready to do something right away with Cassel; and (2) getting a number and placing his order while the other teams were still loitering in the lobby of Schnitzer's.
QuoteCONTRACT ISSUE SCRAPS ARRINGTON DEAL
Posted by Aaron Wilson on March 1, 2009, 9:34 a.m.
The Denver Broncos' four-year agreement with Arizona Cardinals free agent running back J.J. Arrington hit a major snag over contract language, according to Mike Klis and Lindsay H. Jones of the Denver Post.
There's reportedly a significant enough problem that the deal is in jeopardy.
Plus, the Broncos are bringing in New York Giants running back Derrick Ward to visit today and have already signed Philadelphia Eagles free agent running back Correll Buckhalter to a four-year pact.
"J.J's back in Arizona," said agent J.R. Rickert, who represents Arrington and Buckhalter. "The deal's not dead yet."
According to the article, Ward was rated as the Broncos' top running back target in free agency.
Ward, who rushed for 1,025 yards on 182 carries last season, is looking for a contract comparable to Atlanta Falcons runner Michael Turner's six-year, $34.5 million deal.
Now, the price could be dropping on Ward. Ward took visits to the Eagles and Cincinnati Bengals, but didn't reach a deal.
Some Lions DE went out on a boat and has been reported missing. The article is on CNN. I don't care enough to link it up.
You could always scroll up a few posts and read Phreak's post
They're dead, I bet.
40mph winds in a 21ft boat? 6-10ft waves?
Good luck out there.
Maybe they found Natalee
Quote from: SD_Eagle on March 01, 2009, 02:44:06 PM
You could always scroll up a few posts and read Phreak's post
Oh snap.
THey're on a boat
They're on a boat mother farger
Take a good hard look at the mother fargin boat
Denver in the last 72 hours:
-- Dawkins
-- Buckhalter
-- Gaffney
-- Renaldo Hill (Dolphins FS)
-- Andre' Goodman (Dolphins CB -- 5/$25M/$10M guar)
-- Andra Davis (Browns LB)
-- Darrell Reid (Colts DT)
-- Lonnie Paxton (Patriots LS)
-- David Anderson (Texans WR -- offer sheet)
-- visit with Derrick Ward
-- J.J. Arrington's deal was voided
And with the 12th pick in the draft, ...
Kurt Warner is going to visit the 49ers.
1. So, he's an old guy that played at a very, very high level last year. And yet his existing team is not making sure they keep him.
2. OMG THE EAGLES SHULD SINE HIM
yup...Kurt Warner on the Cardinals and Brian Dawkins on the Eagles...
EXACT SAME SITUATION
Both old veterans. Both holy rollers. Both have a fondness for bubble baths. Looks like the same situation to me.
Actually, the Cardinals have more reasons to keep Warner than the Eagles had to keep Dawkins. I'm assuming you're only talking about tenure with the team, which is obviously relevant to you and many other fans but doesn't really translate to meaning jack nor squat on the field.
theres no comparison anywhere in the league to dawk...when you factor in
on the field
money
tenure
fan love
an all time franchise player
when you factor it all in it might have been one of the all time no brainers in any sport
domo's first weekend winners and losers
WINNERS
Chiefs: This already was going to be a vastly improved team in '09 thanks to the terrific drafts it's had the last two years. The weekend acquisitions of quarterback Matt Cassel and linebacker Mike Vrabel for the paltry sum of a second-round pick will only make them better. And they'll almost certainly walk away with another immediate impact player (Wake Forest linebacker Aaron Curry?) with the third pick in next month's draft.
Lito Sheppard: Good things came in twos for Lito. The ex-Eagle cornerback finally got the trade he wanted, albeit a year late, and he also got his new team, the Jets, to rework his contract. If he can stay healthy and focused, he should be able to thrive in Rex Ryan's defense.
Giants: GM Jerry Reese made a pair of nice weekend signings that should make his team's already very good defense even better. The Giants inked ex-Falcon linebacker Michael Boley and ex-Seahawk defensive tackle Rocky Bernard. Boley is an athletic three-down linebacker who excels in coverage and has the speed to be a very good blitzer. Bernard is a one-dimensional tackle – strictly a pass-rusher. But he'll benefit from playing in a nickel package alongside Justin Tuck, Osi Umenyiora and Mathias Kiwanuka.
Rams: Not sure how, but they landed the best offensive linemen in free agency, ex-Raven center/guard Jason Brown. A great get for a team that finished 25th in rushing and 26th in passing last year.
taterskins: They way, way overpaid for Haynesworth. But he does give them a badly-needed interior difference-maker who will have to be constantly double-teamed.
Broncos: Defensive coordinator Mike Nolan is one of the league's better defensive coaches and he should be able to find a way to maximize what 35-year-old Brian Dawkins still does well and minimize what he doesn't. The Broncos didn't have a running back with more than 343 rushing yards last season. Neither of the backs they targeted over the weekend – Correll Buckhalter, who signed, or J.J. Arrington, whose contract hit a snag – are going to be carry-the-load guys. But they have the versatility to be effective in Josh McDaniels' offensive scheme.
Dolphins: The Dolphins re-signed three key players right before the start of free agency – guard Vernon Carey, linebacker Channing Crowder and safety Yeremiah Bell – then added safety Gibril Wilson.
LOSERS
Reggie Williams: All this genius had to do was sit on his couch and stay off the police blotter for a couple of days and some wide receiver-needy team would've been happy to make the 6-4, 212-pound unrestricted free agent a rich man. So, what does he do? He goes out and gets arrested for drunk driving and possession of marijuana. So much for your chances of landing a $5 million signing bonus, doofus. Oh, wait. Dan Snyder is on line one.
Ravens: John Harbaugh's team suffered some devastating hits over the weekend. One of their 2 inside linebackers, Bart Scott, signed with the Jets. Their strong safety, Jim Leonhard, is expected to join Scott there any day now. Center Jason Brown signed with the Rams, and Ray Lewis isn't expected back either.
Patriots: With Tom Brady expected back, assuming he survives the rigors of his honeymoon with Gisele, they really didn't need Matt Cassel and his $14 million cap figure. But why did Bill Belichick settle for a second-round pick for the guy? There were teams out there who would've given him a No. 1.
What team was going to part with a No. 1 for Cassel? Gimme a break.
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 02, 2009, 12:10:09 PM
theres no comparison anywhere in the league to dawk...when you factor in
on the field
money
tenure
fan love
an all time franchise player
when you factor it all in it might have been one of the all time no brainers in any sport
I think you could call Warner an all time franchise player
hes been on the cardinals for like five minutes...hes not an all time cardinal anything..and there wouldnt be a peep from their fanbase if he left
Quote from: Diomedes on March 02, 2009, 12:57:53 PM
What team was going to part with a No. 1 for Cassel? Gimme a break.
The Bucs were widely rumored to want to to give up a 1 plus another pick (I think a 4), possibly as part of that 3 way trade
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 02, 2009, 01:00:38 PM
hes been on the cardinals for like five minutes...hes not an all time cardinal anything..and there wouldnt be a peep from their fanbase if he left
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/robbeck/sarcasm_meter.jpg)
The Cardinals also don't have a season ticket waiting list that could sell out their stadium in and of itself.
The Cardinals don't have a fan base.
shame cause they were a minute and half away from one
Quote from: Eagaholic on March 02, 2009, 01:01:30 PM
Quote from: Diomedes on March 02, 2009, 12:57:53 PM
What team was going to part with a No. 1 for Cassel? Gimme a break.
The Bucs were widely rumored to want to to give up a 1 plus another pick (I think a 4), possibly as part of that 3 way trade
Do you really think the Pats preferred a 2 (from an AFC team) over a 1 and a 4 (from an NFC team)? Had the rumors been accurate, Cassel would be a Buc.
Quote from: Diomedes on March 02, 2009, 01:14:06 PM
Do you really think the Pats preferred a 2 (from an AFC team) over a 1 and a 4 (from an NFC team)? Had the rumors been accurate, Cassel would be a Buc.
word on the street is that belichick was doing paoli a solid for all he's done for him over the years. i don't want to buy it as i think belichick is a slimeball but i can't really find any other reason. he's definitely not that dumb.
I don't for a second believe that Belichek's bromance with Pioli inspired him to accept a sweetheart deal in the face of gaining much better elsewhere.
I can only believe that a 2 was about as good as he was gonna get--and I think a 2 is good value for Cassel. Vrabel was an easy toss-in because the Pats didn't want to pay him.
QuoteNICK SCHUYLER "ALIVE AND TALKING," BUT NO WORD ON THE OTHER THREE
Posted by Mike Florio on March 2, 2009, 1:13 p.m.
Updating prior reports, the St. Petersburg Times reports that Nick Schuyler is "alive and talking" after being rescued while clinging to the overturned hull of what apparently is Marquis Cooper's boat.
Schuyler is being taken to Tampa General Hospital.
There's no word on the status of the other three men that were on the boat — Cooper, Corey Smith, and William Bleakley. We are praying for good news, but the facts suggest at this point it would be an even bigger miracle than the discovery of Schuyler
It doesn't sound logical that Belichick would take significantly less of a deal to take care of Pioli but for NFL conspiracy theorists there could have been behind the scenes reasons. One I heard is that the Pats originally weren't going to tag Cassell and his $14+ million but Pioli said to go ahead and he would give them a second for him (and maybe Vrabel getting worked in somehow), as long as it was locked in by both sides.
It's somewhat plausible.
no way did belichek give anyone a sweetheart deal...haha at believing that for a second...he would be fired on the spot by robert kraft...not to mention he is notorious for being a fleshpop to people that leave him...we all know the mangini stuff...ive also read that he didnt talk to crennell at all after he went to cleveland
'widely rumored' means an agent or gm or coach told a reporter off the record something that was not true...it happens all the time to drive up a price...tampa clearly wasnt offering that
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 02, 2009, 01:24:21 PM
QuoteNICK SCHUYLER "ALIVE AND TALKING," BUT NO WORD ON THE OTHER THREE
Posted by Mike Florio on March 2, 2009, 1:13 p.m.
Updating prior reports, the St. Petersburg Times reports that Nick Schuyler is "alive and talking" after being rescued while clinging to the overturned hull of what apparently is Marquis Cooper's boat.
Schuyler is being taken to Tampa General Hospital.
There's no word on the status of the other three men that were on the boat — Cooper, Corey Smith, and William Bleakley. We are praying for good news, but the facts suggest at this point it would be an even bigger miracle than the discovery of Schuyler
Unfortunately a subsequent report that Raiders LB Marquis Cooper has been found was retracted by Tampa authorities
Houshmandzadeh to Seattle.....5/$40M/$15M guar
Derrick Ward signed with the Bucs - 4-year deal.
when do the eagles get to sign someone?
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 02, 2009, 10:23:26 PM
when do the eagles get to sign someone?
When we draft our rookies.
Even then, ...
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 02, 2009, 10:23:26 PM
when do the eagles get to sign someone?
When will THEN be NOW?
Soon.
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 02, 2009, 10:23:26 PM
when do the eagles get to sign someone?
When they're injured and therefore, half-price.
No sweat on losing out on Ward.
I'd prefer some youth at the position.
Watch him put up 1400 yards with the Bucs though
Quote from: Diomedes on March 03, 2009, 08:34:57 AM
Watch him put up 1400 yards with the Bucs though
Yeah good thing they run the ball.
Can only imagine the convo between Ward and Reid when he came in for a visit
"Yeah Derrick listen..let's not beat around the bush here. You've seen us play...you know what we're all about here. You're probably looking at about 3-4 carries game, pass protect 45 times per, maybe even a couple of fake pumps to you out in the flat...oh...and we're going to have to shave about $3 mill from your asking price. You in?"
"No problem...just follow Brian out to the parking lot..he'll show you how to get out of here. Thanks."
please stop trying so hard...its really painful reading
But keep posting from your BlackBerry. That's the awesomest.
Giants to stand pat with D-Line surplus?
In spite of two juicy rumors circulating this week concerning the New York Giants trading some of their surplus defensive line talent, general manager Jerry Reese reiterated his stance to Ralph Vacchiano of the New York Daily News that the team will probably hold on to all seven starter-caliber players heading into 2009.
Tony Grossi of the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports on a rumor that has circulated regarding the Cleveland Browns trading wide receiver Braylon Edwards to the Giants for pass-rusher Mathias Kiwanuka.
Another rumor that has floated in some circles would involve the Arizona Cardinals sending Anquan Boldin to the Giants for Kiwanuka or a second-round pick plus defensive tackle Jay Alford.
In both cases, the Giants would be trading from a position of strength in order to address what many consider to be the team's glaring weakness: namely, a dominating wide receiver option to supplant Plaxico Burress, whose prospects for 2009 are uncertain at best. Cincinnati Bengals defensive tackle John Thornton has opined on his blog that the Giants are likely to make a move using one of these pieces.
Addressing these rumors and the questions that have arisen as to why the Giants are attempting to corner the market on D-Line talent, Reese told Vacchiano, "One thing I learned from Ernie Accorsi is you've got to have some big guys up front to get after the quarterback. Right now we have seven guys we think can start with anybody. You never say never in personnel, but we want our front to be strong. I anticipate all those guys being ready to go when we kick it off in the fall."
Watch them get Boldin after Warner signs with SF.
giants front seven is crazy if osi comes back to 100%
No doubt about it.
Lets hope they can't upgrade that offense.
A Coast Guard official said the search for three men lost at sea in Florida will be suspended around 6:30 p.m. ET Tuesday.
The search for Oakland Raiders linebacker Marquis Cooper, free-agent lineman Corey Smith and former college player William Bleakley entered its third day Tuesday. They have been missing since their boat overturned Saturday afternoon.
Officials said their search was aided by information from Nick Schuyler, who was rescued Monday clutching the boat's hull. The Coast Guard said searchers spotted the 24-year-old former University of South Florida football player off the coast of Florida from a half-mile away and that he helped himself into a small rescue boat.
Schuyler said the four men put on life vests after the boat capsized Saturday. They swam under the boat and were able to recover their life vests. They stayed together for some time, yet it remains unclear when and how they got separated.
i heard cooper and smith were claimed by the dolphins.
Quote from: phattymatty on March 03, 2009, 04:58:18 PM
i heard cooper and smith were claimed by the dolphins.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
They actually swam to Cuba to break free of these terrible contracts that shackle them to capitalism.
QuoteCARDINALS STIFF FORMER COACHES OUT OF SUPER BOWL BONUSES
Posted by Mike Florio on March 3, 2009, 4:52 p.m.
Lest anyone think that our position regarding free-agent quarterback Kurt Warner arises from some sort of homerish tendencies toward the team with a red parakeet on its helmet, think again.
We've been saying for weeks that the Cardinals' blind-squirrel-on-acorn trip to the Super Bowl doesn't make a bad organization into a good one.
And, yeah, the Cardinals are still a bad organization.
Multiple league sources tell us that assistant coaches who left the team after the season ended have been stiffed out of Super Bowl bonuses.
Though we're not sure whether the individual employment contracts call for the payments or whether these are amounts that teams pay as a matter of policy or practice, the point is that these men didn't get paid money arising from the Super Bowl appearance that was paid to guys who are still employed.
Frugality is not a new dynamic in the desert. As former Cardinals safety Robert Griffith told Michael Silver, then of SI.com, in 2007, "They're all show. They're a facade. They say, 'We've got the nicest stadium in North America' — and they do. But everything else is to the penny."
Griffith provided two examples to Silver. "When we're not there on Tuesdays," Griffith said, "they put a lock on the Gatorade fridge in the locker room."
The other example came from what was in Griffith's signing bonus check. Or, more accurately, what wasn't in it.
"The Fed Ex [to send him the contract] cost $14.11 or something, and when I got my check, they'd deducted it — the check was for like $499,985.89, or whatever. That's how they do sh-t in Arizona. That's how they run their business!"
Our advice to Cardinals fans? Enjoy the climate-controlled temperature of the stadium and the video screens and the sound system and whatever food they sell there, because if you show up on Sundays suddenly expecting to see a winning team, you're going to be disappointed.
Unless you're rooting for the visitors.
Don't let Banner and Lurie hear about this....
Banner and Lurie wil never have to worry about it again anyway.
Quote from: phattymatty on March 03, 2009, 04:58:18 PM
i heard cooper and smith were claimed by the dolphins.
lol
Quote from: BigEd76 on February 28, 2009, 02:25:51 PM
Denver:
-- Dawkins
-- Buckhalter
-- Gaffney
-- J.J. Arrington (Cardinals RB)
-- Renaldo Hill (Dolphins FS)
-- Andra Davis (Browns LB)
-- Darrell Reid (Colts DT)
-- Lonnie Paxton (Patriots LS)
-- David Anderson (Texans WR -- offer sheet)
Add Lamont Jordan to the list
Quote from: phattymatty on March 03, 2009, 04:58:18 PM
i heard cooper and smith were claimed by the dolphins.
i literally spit out my beer reading this, POTY
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on March 03, 2009, 07:12:58 PM
Quote from: phattymatty on March 03, 2009, 04:58:18 PM
i heard cooper and smith were claimed by the dolphins.
i literally spit out my beer reading this, POTY
predictable and it was on pft monday
I thought it was the Eagles that went after the washed up players
Now you're just dredging the bottom with that comment.
Quote from: SD_Eagle on March 03, 2009, 06:30:10 PM
Quote from: BigEd76 on February 28, 2009, 02:25:51 PM
Denver:
-- Dawkins
-- Buckhalter
-- Gaffney
-- J.J. Arrington (Cardinals RB)
-- Renaldo Hill (Dolphins FS)
-- Andra Davis (Browns LB)
-- Darrell Reid (Colts DT)
-- Lonnie Paxton (Patriots LS)
-- David Anderson (Texans WR -- offer sheet)
Add Lamont Jordan to the list
so a couple of denver's injury prone rb's from last season will most likely become available...selvin young, andre hall, ryan torain, etc. i imagine they'll hang onto hillis.
Quote from: Munson on March 04, 2009, 05:01:50 AM... dredging the bottom...
You don't dredge anywhere else,
Munron.
QuoteREPORT: THE THREE MISSING BOATERS TOOK OFF THEIR LIFE VESTS
Posted by Mike Florio on March 4, 2009, 1:28 p.m.
Rarely if ever do I struggle to start writing one of these items. But I've spent the past several minutes at a complete loss for words.
Apparently, Nick Schuyler has informed authorities that each of the other three men who were on the 21-foot fishing boat that capsized off the Gulf Coast of Florida voluntarily removed their life jackets.
Within two to four hours after the boat flipped, one of the two NFL players, Marquis Cooper of the Raiders and Corey Smith of the Lions, removed his life jacket and allowed himself to drift out to sea.
Then, a few hours later, the other NFL player did the same.
Finally, on Monday morning, Bleakley thought he saw a light in the distance. So he removed his life jacket and swam to it in an effort to get help.
"I think he was delusional to think he could swim someplace," Bob Bleakley said.
This news makes the tragedy even more horrific. If they only had stayed together on the hull of the boat, they all would have been saved.
But the psychological burdens of such circumstances are surely very heavy, and reality like becomes twisted and distorted very quickly.
So, again, pray for the families of the men who were lost. But also pray for Nick Schuyler, who will carry the guilt that goes along with being the only survivor of the tragedy, and that goes along with the fact he wasn't able to convince three of his friends to refuse to surrender.
Goddamn...that's terrible.
ravens know what to do with their legends
Ravens, Lewis agree to multiyear deal
Pro Bowl LB to stay in Baltimore; 'My heart is with the Ravens'
OWINGS MILLS - The Ravens have reached an agreement in principle with linebacker Ray Lewis on a multiyear deal.
Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome wouldn't disclose the length of the deal but said "Ray Lewis can retire as a Raven."
Why would he be guilty?? It's not like he stole their life jackets. They went crazy and took their jackets off... not really much he could do.
A feeling of guilt. As in, "maybe I should have done more to keep their spirits up", etc.
Reading comprehension ftw.
survivors guilt in general...to this day its a huge issue with 911 survivors...bruce springsteen has an amazing song...probably his best in the last 25 years is about this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKYYChoQIvI
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 04, 2009, 09:26:08 PM
ravens know what to do with their legends
Ravens, Lewis agree to multiyear deal
Pro Bowl LB to stay in Baltimore; 'My heart is with the Ravens'
OWINGS MILLS - The Ravens have reached an agreement in principle with linebacker Ray Lewis on a multiyear deal.
Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome wouldn't disclose the length of the deal but said "Ray Lewis can retire as a Raven."
You mean the legendary murderer?
Legendary Justice Obstructer.
i wonder if dawks god will let ray ray into heaven
Paging Dio...
Quote"I told my wife probably 45 minutes into it that I just felt God say, 'You're supposed to be in Arizona.' And I told her that. She tried to tell me to stay open [minded] but He just continued to confirm it and that's why on the way back, I called Mark and said, 'Hey, let's get this thing done.'
maybe God wants him to get into a fatal car accident
Broncos added another. Chris Simms
They also offered Jim Leonhard a bigger deal than he got from the Jets.
Why...who knows.
They need someone to back up their old tired FS?
speaking of that cat am i the only person who found out this off season that his name isnt len-ard
I live there so I knew it
so do i
you don't live in Baltimore
ah so in the city limits its pronounced one way and 10 minutes outside the city its pronounced another
Ha, County pride, would you look at that!
anne arundel MA represent!
You don't even live in Baltimore County? For shame.
still gotta get to work in downtown dc
Since you live in A.A. County, what do you think? Was John R. Leopold getting some sex in that car or not?
since ive been in florida all week i only know what i read in the post today...seems shady and im sure something was going on but i just dont care...still...get a room son youre a county executive
Quote from: PPinDC on March 04, 2009, 09:43:27 PM
A feeling of guilt. As in, "maybe I should have done more to keep their spirits up", etc.
Reading comprehension ftw.
I read it fine. I'm sure that guilt is the least of his worries. He was floating around in the water for a few days, he will be psychologically farged up for the rest of his life from those long nights.
Quote from: Diomedes on March 04, 2009, 11:04:39 PM
Since you live in A.A. County, what do you think? Was John R. Leopold getting some sex in that car or not?
Cecil County woooo
He was definitely getting sexed in that car.
Seven-time Pro Bowler Torry Holt, a mainstay of the Rams' Greatest Show on Turf teams, has asked for his release, league sources told the Post-Dispatch on Wednesday. But the Rams still have 12 days to grant his wish. (http://tiny.pl/bwcf)
QuoteHolt, 32, is due a roster bonus of $1.25 million March 17, so it's highly unlikely he will be a Ram beyond then. But the Rams could still try to trade him until then, meaning any potential trade partner wouldn't have to compete for his services, as would be the case if he were released.
I know there's some hate here, but GET. It builds depth, and gives another guy with great hands. Plus, he and White Lightning are like buddies or something.
Quote from: Father Demon on March 05, 2009, 12:03:02 PM
Seven-time Pro Bowler Torry Holt, a mainstay of the Rams' Greatest Show on Turf teams, has asked for his release, league sources told the Post-Dispatch on Wednesday. But the Rams still have 12 days to grant his wish. (http://tiny.pl/bwcf)
QuoteHolt, 32, is due a roster bonus of $1.25 million March 17, so it's highly unlikely he will be a Ram beyond then. But the Rams could still try to trade him until then, meaning any potential trade partner wouldn't have to compete for his services, as would be the case if he were released.
I know there's some hate here, but GET. It builds depth, and gives another guy with great hands. Plus, he and White Lightning are like buddies or something.
We're already talking about it on the FA thread in the Eagles section as if he's on the open market.
Try to keep up, Dr. Death.
Bengals signed Laveurrurrneeueenneus Coles
It's remarkable how certain teams put a high value on quality talent at the skill positions and replace players when they leave.
The Eagles will be laughing all the way to the bank when they sign Roy Williams!
They can't afford talent like Roy Williams.
Which one?
(http://tarheelmania.files.wordpress.com/2007/02/roy-williams.jpg)
He looks like a safety to me.
Hmm Holt?
He is one of my favorite players but does he have anything left?
Ahh who cares they just lost G. Lewis and Holt can not be any worse.
Holt, Jackson, and Curtis!
I cant understand why the Rams wont exercise his 1.25 million roster bonus to keep him if he has something left
plus all these mid round picks flying out the door you would think someone would trade or cough up one to grab his services first... rather than wait till March 17th when 3-4 other teams bring him in for a visit..by then his price will be too high for the birds to even want him
TO to the Bills per ESPN Bottom Line. 1 year
November and December should be fun. Cold weather, no hope for the playoffs and the QBs throwing to him are Trent Edwards and Ryan Fitzpatrick...
HA HA HA TO has been sent to Football hell.
Well at least purgatory.
Steve Young ---> Jeff Garcia ---> Donovan McNabb ---> Tony Romo -------------> Trent Edwards/Ryan Fitzpatrick
**sobbing** "Thats my teammate. Thats my quaterback"
Both his reaction to losing in the playoffs with Romo, as well as his reaction when he found out Trent Edwards would be throwing to him.
QuoteCOMMENTS FROM NAMED, UNNAMED COWBOYS SHOW T.O. RIFT
Posted by Mike Florio on March 7, 2009, 5:09 a.m.
Gone but not soon forgotten, receiver Terrell Owens will continue to have an impact on the Dallas Cowboys' locker room.
The reality is that, while hated by plenty of the folks with whom he has come into contact, Owens also has plenty of friends throughout the league.
And more than a few still on the Dallas roster.
Count running back Marion Barber, whose nose might already be a bit out of joint after owner Jerry Jones questioned his toughness last season (Jones later apologized), among the pro-T.O. crowd.
"I don't cause controversy, I'm just straightforward," Barber told Calvin Watkins of the Dallas Morning News. "[Critics] are trying to make [Owens] into something he's not. I felt the same way like everybody else, but then I met the man. Once you know who he is, he's a great guy."
And Barber seems to believe that, regardless of any conflict that might have arisen regarding Owens, the responsibility should have fallen on others to find a way to resolve the situation.
"I just think during that time, the other fellas have to figure out a way to come together as one and make it work as a whole," Barber said. "It starts in the locker room with any team. I firmly believe that and it's unfortunate that we couldn't get a hold of it. . . .
"On any team, you're going to have different personalities, and you're going to have conflict. You have to figure out a way to make it work, regardless of the situation."
Though Barber was one of Owens' better friends on the team and thus has an obvious bias, other players liked him, too.
For example, veteran defensive end Greg Ellis is a T.O. fan, and wasn't afraid to say so in a recent appearance on Sirius NFL Radio's The Sirius Blitz with Adam Schein and Solomon Wilcots.
"I think it takes more than one person to make it a bad locker room, if you will," Ellis said. "And I say that because you've got to realize you're dealing with the NFL. You're not dealing with weak-hearted men. You're dealing with men that are used to coaches in their face cursing them out, saying a lot of bad things to them, a lot of language that you can't say on the radio. So you're used to that type of thing so I just don't buy into that any football player can verbally or really physically say one thing or do one thing to another football player to divide that football team.
"I just haven't bought into it when people were saying it when he was on this team, hadn't bought into it when he was on other teams saying that kind of stuff. I would say this about T.O. T.O. is the type of person who is going to say what's on his mind and if you really pay attention to it he's telling the truth. When you really break it down and analyze it he's telling the truth."
As a result, Ellis can be counted among the players who think that T.O. should have stayed.
"Do I think it was a good move?" Ellis said of the decision to dump Owens. "I don't think it was a good move. Yeah, to me I'm disappointed in it. When I see T.O. — and you've got to watch people, not necessarily what they say but watch their actions. And, I mean, to me when I seen T.O. that day, that football game in Dallas, on our sideline, Patrick Crayton got the ball and T.O. comes out of nowhere and throws a block.
"That guy wants to play football. That guy cares and wants to win football games. When things aren't going his way and the ball isn't coming his way and all that kind of stuff, to me he was just saying, 'Man, I want to get more balls.' And I heard him say, 'When I get my numbers, when I get the numbers, we win football games.' And that was true."
So players like Barber and Ellis and others who think like they do will still have to coexist with the players who didn't like Owens, and who likely will be blamed for running T.O. out of town.
One such player recently spoke on an unnamed basis to Tom Curran of NBCSports.com.
Said the player: "Ding-dong, the &*&%% is dead!"
(We assumed that the missing word is "****," since it fits better than most of the other profanities and/or expletives.)
"This team was one blow up away from complete implosion," the unnamed player said. "This will help [coach] Wade [Phillips] gain some moderate control of the team since 81 and his ego are gone but it's a long way from a complete solution. I think it will help the team and I'm excited to be without the T.O. drama for next season."
But unless every player who likes T.O. and who thinks that he unfairly was made to be the scapegoat for the team's problems also is cut between now and the launch of offseason workouts, the drama could continue into 2009.
So even though Owens is no longer with the team, it remains appropriate to prepare the popcorn.
T.O. thanked God profusely.
BTW, I can't believe that they gave him $6.5 million. Rosenhaus is a genius.
I can't believe Dallas took a $9 Mill. cap hit to get rid of him. They must have really wanted him gone.
I don't care what he brings to a team in a positive way. He's an absolute disaster as a teammate and a loser period.
At least he's got 6 million reasons to live, which is about 6 million more than most people in Buffalo.
They have full casino gaming right across the border in Canada and good beer too.
They might as well go live in Canada, then. What, they're staying in the US for the fabulous medical coverage?
Quote from: methdeez on March 08, 2009, 02:22:08 PM
I can't believe Dallas took a $9 Mill. cap hit to get rid of him. They must have really wanted him gone.
because there is no cap?
Bryant McFadden to the Cardinals...2/$10M
Good... now let's trade them Sheldon for Boldin!!!
in a split second
The Eagles aren't on this list, shockingly (http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d80f27ea0&template=with-video-with-comments&confirm=true).
Quote from: General_Failure on March 08, 2009, 04:37:27 PM
They might as well go live in Canada, then. What, they're staying in the US for the fabulous medical coverage?
The ownership in Buffalo is considering a move to Toronto. They are having a few games there to gauge interest:
http://www.billsintoronto.com/
That's right folks, TO is playing in Canada.
QuoteGENO HAYES STABBED BY GIRLFRIEND
Posted by Mike Florio on March 9, 2009, 2:47 p.m.
On the same day that we mentioned during a radio spot the Michael Irvin-Everett McIver scissors-to-the-neck routine, reports have surfaced of another NFL player assuming the role of McIver.
And of his girlfriend playing the part of the Playmaker.
But she improvised a bit. Instead of scissors to the neck, she allegedly stabbed Bucs linebacker Geno Hayes in the head with scissors on Saturday, and then she stabbed him in the neck with the more conventional stabbing weapon, a knife.
Hayes was treated and released from a Tampa-area hospital.
The girl, 19-year-old Shevelle Bagley, faces charges of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. She was freed on $25,000 bond.
Hayes, 21, was a sixth-round draft pick last year from Florida State. He is one of the candidates to replace Derrick Brooks, who nearly two weeks ago was cut. But in a much different way.
the Rams released Orlando Pace
-- a couple of days after signing Shawn Springs, the Pats also signed Leigh Bodden
-- Mike Peterson rejoins Mike Smith in Atlanta
Lions get Julian Peterson from Seattle for Cory Redding and a fifth. Redding went on IR last year and apparently is accepting a restructuring his contract downwards to make the trade happen. Also apparently, Seattle consulted with the Eagles FO for advice on the trade.
wait what
i hope someone at least got a handjob out of this
Blurb from PFT with some good points. Although the new NFLPA executive director is a topic of only passing interest if at all to most NFL fans, it could have big implications as to how pro football is shaped for the coming decade.
QuoteFREE AGENCY, TRADES MAKE FOR AN UNUSUAL NFLPA ELECTORATE
Posted by Mike Florio on March 15, 2009, 5:37 p.m.
The next NFLPA Executive Director likely will be determined later today, via one, two, or three votes of the assembled player representatives.
Each team has one representative — but since the vote comes more than two weeks after the start of the 2009 league year, plenty of the player reps no longer play for the team whose players they represent.
To be precise, 15 of the 32 player reps have landed on new teams or are free agents.
Four of them are on new teams. Cardinals representative Nathan Hodel has signed with the Patriots. Bills rep Robert Royal has signed with the Browns. Patriots player rep Mike Vrabel was traded to the Chiefs. Eagles rep Brian Dawkins signed with the Broncos.
Eleven are no longer affiliated with their prior teams: Matt Stover (Ravens); Jason Kyle (Panthers); Darnell Dinkins (Browns); Ebenezer Ekuban (Broncos); Mike Furrey (Lions); Mark Tauscher (Packers); Vonnie Holliday (Dolphins); Darren Sharper (Vikings); Charlie Batch (Steelers); Adam Goldberg (Rams); Kevin Carter (Buccaneers).
NFLPA communications coordinator Joanna Comfort told us via e-mail from Hawaii that the players who land with new teams or who ultimately are not signed at all will remain the official representatives of their old teams until a new rep is elected later this year.
We suppose it's the only practical approach for a sport that, given the free agency system the union secured, now involves greater roster turnover than ever. But there's something odd about the fact that nearly half of the player reps will have no accountability at all to their constituents, since they'll likely never be sharing a locker room with them again.
Matt Jones was released
DO NOT WANT
Michael Irving Lite
Rumor has it Peppers to the Patriots for their 2nd round pick which they received from KC in exchange for Cassell.
34rth overall.
We are so lucky our F.O. is going to kick ass in the draft
Yeah, it's going to make all the other teams realize that they should have thought about kicking butt in the draft too. Ha Ha, the other teams are going to be loooosers. G-O F-O!!
So, the Patriots are going to turn their backup QB (who likely wouldn't have played a snap for them this year) into one of the best DE's in the league.
Yep... and the Eagles are sitting here lowballing a farging FB.
Pedal.
To.
The.
Metal.
How can the Eagles not spend pick #28 to best that deal? Seriously, I really want to know.
If you deal #28 to get Peppers, what are you going to use for leverage to trade into the 2nd round?
They will trade #21 and McNabb for Cutler and a 3rd.
Quote from: FastFreddie on March 17, 2009, 07:45:21 AM
How can the Eagles not spend pick #28 to best that deal? Seriously, I really want to know.
1. The $17 million guaranteed he'd get this year, or more with a new contract
2. DE is not a priority and they are busy trying to address positions of need, like FB
3. It is beneath the Eagles dignity to "compete" with other teams for a player
4. They are fine there
If this was posted earlier, I missed it:
QuoteDeMaurice Smith was elected as executive director of the NFL Players Association, succeeding the late Gene Upshaw and challenged with leading the union into a critical new era.
Smith was chosen as the union's fourth leader in its 41-year history, and follows Upshaw, who died in August. The NFL outsider has served as an attorney in Washington.
Smith is NFL outsider who has no labor law experience, but has ties to President Barack Obama and worked with new US Attorney General Eric Holder. He's a trial lawyer and partner at the influential Washington-based Patton Boggs.
Despite his lack of familiarity to NFL players, he beat out three strong contenders: former NFLPA presidents Troy Vincent and Trace Armstrong, and sports attorney David Cornwell.
some more minor details on the boaters that were not found
http://news.aol.com/sports/article/nfl-player-florida-boat-wreck/363563#Comments (http://news.aol.com/sports/article/nfl-player-florida-boat-wreck/363563#Comments)
the more I read about this story the more Im starting to believe something went down out there. Im not saying anything was premeditated, but I have a feeling that the dude Schuyler played king of the mountain on that canoe and kicked those other fargers out to sea or something
how are you a profressinal athlete, go through the rigors of the NFL or whatever and cant find the will to hold on like Schuyler did and stay alive? The survivor is saying they just decided to take their life vest offs and said see ya? cmon man
why cant you get lost at sea
at least it wouldnt become some media shteinstorm because there is not one person out there who remotely gives a crap that you exist. you worthless waste of oxygen.
MDS, out of everyone in this forum...you might be the corniest dude in here for real.
tell me how I and everyone else should die for the 17,000th time...please
Quote from: MDS on March 18, 2009, 05:00:37 PM
why cant you get lost at sea
at least it wouldnt become some media shteinstorm because there is not one person out there who remotely gives a crap that you exist. you worthless waste of oxygen.
hahahaha
goes to show your sense of humor as well jinxy...someone says youre a worthless waste of O2 and you crack up hysterically...holy christ youre right there with him
While MDS's comment was funny and correct, his only purpose on this board is to kiss IGY's ass, and this is another case of him trying to meet that end.
for some reason the lil guy is so beyond retarded hes hilarious...easily the funniest poster on this board
and i totally agree my sense of humor is horrific
I dont believe you for a second as you continue to like him for an attempt get basketball tickets
the one and only time i ever tried to get tickets he farged me
fool me once....
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 19, 2009, 11:35:53 AM
the one and only time i ever tried to get tickets he farged me
Jeebus Christ, that's a horrible consolation prize
lol
igy wanted temple st joe tickets the palestra. i told him id see what i could do. when i went to look for student tix they were gone. so i told him i aint got notin. and therefore, in the spoiled, self-righteous mind of mr. havas, i "farged" him over.
and reese/cole, turning the tables of your douchebagery on me is silly. you are a twat and you know it.
Quote from: Tomahawk on March 19, 2009, 01:02:52 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 19, 2009, 11:35:53 AM
the one and only time i ever tried to get tickets he farged me
Jeebus Christ, that's a horrible consolation prize
Ha!
lol at temple st joe being a tough ticket...plus you farging cover the team...i should have gotten a standard pair of tix somewhere in the building...the fact that your only chance was leftover student tickets shows the monmumental lack of pull you have
Quote from: MDS on March 19, 2009, 01:14:03 PM
lol
igy wanted temple st joe tickets the palestra. i told him id see what i could do. when i went to look for student tix they were gone. so i told him i aint got notin. and therefore, in the spoiled, self-righteous mind of mr. havas, i "farged" him over.
and reese/cole, turning the tables of your douchebagery on me is silly. you are a twat and you know it.
not only do you embarrassingly ride the dick of IGY, you continue to use reese/cole which is a continued shot at King Cole-- who in your self-righteous, spoiled, stingy jew farg mind decided to use the kid for a software program--which is balls to begin with
why anyone would give anything to your non-deserving ass is beyond belief....but go ahead and make your $1.50/day you deserve that
reese = zzzzzz
lots of anger there sport, wow
just because youre an idiot and a bunch of fake people on an internet message board think youre a douche doesnt mean you gots to get angry at some jew with 12 incher
also igy i didnt cover the team last year and i have no pull whatsoever. i never act like i do. im a loser college kid what the farg can i do.
how my nuts taste?
Quote from: MDS on March 19, 2009, 02:28:29 PM
jew with 12 incher
Between your cock and Munson's speed, this board is loaded with talent!
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 19, 2009, 02:30:47 PM
how my nuts taste?
salty. but then again im generally good at eating icehole not much on the balls so you know, i try.
Too far.
i think you should all read your posts in this thread and contemplate whether its worth continuing your existance
someone doesnt like balls
yeah so um...back to NFL stuff, New Orleans signed Darren Sharper and released Mike McKenzie, and Arizona signed Anthony Becht...
Quote from: Tomahawk on March 19, 2009, 01:02:52 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 19, 2009, 11:35:53 AM
the one and only time i ever tried to get tickets he farged me
Jeebus Christ, that's a horrible consolation prize
:-D
Opening weekend and Thanksgiving:
THU = Titans @ Steelers
SUN = Bears @ Packers
MON (early) = Bills @ Patriots
MON (late) = Chargers @ Raiders
-----------------------------
THNKS (early) = Packers @ Lions
THNKS (late) = Raiders @ Cowboys
THNKS (night) = Giants @ Broncos
didnt see this anywhere else on the board, but Directv locked up the NFL ticket thru 2014 and Comcast will be losing the NFL Network as of mid may. farg comcast
did i see right when it said DirectTV is paying 1 billion per year for NFL Ticket?
yep. They are basically overpaying to stick it to cable as a whole. They have to be making a profit on it, but they went overboard on their offer again.
Quote from: BigEd76 on March 23, 2009, 05:12:52 PM
Opening weekend and Thanksgiving:
THU = Titans @ Steelers
SUN = Bears @ Packers
MON (early) = Bills @ Patriots
MON (late) = Chargers @ Raiders
-----------------------------
THNKS (early) = Packers @ Lions
THNKS (late) = Raiders @ Cowboys
THNKS (night) = Giants @ Broncos
I will definitely be boycotting Bills v Pats. C'mon, opening MNF and that's what they come up with, so everybody can see TO? Big farging deal. I think Belichick has lost to the Bills like one time in the 8 games.
The Bills signed a guy this off-season that will give commentators at least 20-30 minutes of extra material during the 1-hour pre-game.
Not to mention something to talk about during a Bills game.
that and buffalo wings
like the footage everytime any team is playing in Philly of Geno's
Per that footage, Pat's and Geno's are the only two good/famous cheesesteak joints in the city.
per that footage and every person who doesn't live within city limits
You don't live within city limits, do you?
no, but i'm not your average rube either
You said "every person," not "every average rube."
I demand an edit.
I demand you edit your face!
Oh, snap?
(http://nfl.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/p5820917dt.jpg)
New Lions logo and font leaked
That's new?
More importantly, who cares?
Econ 101 - A good way to revive a failing product is to re-name it or redo the logo. Stringer Bell also practiced this theory in season 2 of the Wire.
Quote from: FastFreddie on March 24, 2009, 02:16:36 PM
That's new?
Totally. Look at the extreme eye ball and mane lines. Intense.
just imagine the message board where Ed gets all this stuff, it's a congregation of many people just like him...this is a place i'd like to visit.
They're way worse than me. They bitch about uniforms having red/blue/red piping instead of blue/red/blue piping and then argue about it for 5 pages.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4012307
No more wedges on kickoff returns; changes to on-side kicks again; The Hines Ward Rule and something else...
I can't recall the last time I saw somebody injured on a kickoff.
Yay! More penalties! They can be as popular as the NHL soon!
Quote from: General_Failure on March 24, 2009, 03:40:21 PM
I can't recall the last time I saw somebody injured on a kickoff.
I remember crazy ass Jason Short killing Jared DeVries from the Lions in 2004....the same year he got all bloodied up in Cleveland.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 24, 2009, 03:36:41 PM
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4012307
No more wedges on kickoff returns; changes to on-side kicks again; The Hines Ward Rule and something else...
Hines Ward is loving a rule named after him, as Im sure Roy Williams is too
basically these players are so damn nasty on the field they have to make up new rules just to set them straight..love it
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 24, 2009, 03:36:41 PMand something else...
= Dawk can't hit WRs in the head/neck with a shoulder or forearm
Was that really going to be a problem at this point in his career?
Quote from: BigEd76 on March 24, 2009, 02:10:49 PM
(http://nfl.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/p5820917dt.jpg)
What city is the truck moving the team to?
Barter Town.
AFL throwback jawns this year
(http://www.kcchiefs.com/media/images/D7DEF5F78C29455A923DAE91057894C9.JPG)
Belichick too big to stand up there with the other coaches? The Patriots have Bob Kraft up there instead.
Competition committee. Has some coaches, some execs, all douchebags.
yay, another year, no kelly green
Damn that Oilers uni is pimp.
every single helmet is absolutely sick (tho i prefer the white oiler helmet)
i have a rare disorder that A's and R's look similar
That Raiders jersey looks completely different from their current jersey.
Quote from: General_Failure on March 24, 2009, 03:40:21 PM
I can't recall the last time I saw somebody injured on a kickoff.
Kevin Everitt
yeah but he was a pussssie
Holt visiting the Jags today.
Im going to guess he wont leave there without a pretty good contact offer.....with Mike Walker and Dennis Northcutt as your starters how could they not?
ESPN says the NFL may increase the season to 17 or 18 games. I'm not a fan - we'll be seeing too many scrubs playing because the starters are hurt. Plus 16 just seems to work so well
i absolutely love it...anytime you can lessen the amount of preseason games is a good thing
So cut the pre-season down to 2 games and keep the regular season at 16. Believe me, I understand the financials and the reasons why that couldnt happen but I'm a traditionalist...16 games. Period.
the only reason they're even thinking about this is because they know the nfl can own the entire month of february. it has nothing to do with giving fans what they deserve by getting rid of some preseason games, or whatever garbage the commish is talking about. another reason it'll never happen is because players get 16 paychecks a year. now you expect them to get paid the same but play an extra game or two? no way and i don't blame them.
The NFLPA would have to sign off on it, and I imagine if they did the new CBA would make sure the players get compensated for the extra games.
I agree the preseason games should be cut to two or three, but not because the regular season became longer. A lot of rookies can barely make it through the season as is
Quote from: Tomahawk on March 26, 2009, 03:24:20 PM
The NFLPA would have to sign off on it, and I imagine if they did the new CBA would make sure the players get compensated for the extra games.
^^^^
this
plus 16 games has only been around since what 76?...its not exactly a long standing tradition...and football isnt like baseball in terms of historuical numbers or anything
maybe i care more because i have to pay for four preseason games but i dont see how you could be against more real games
ESPN the magazine told me that when the Bills play their game in Toronto, that city's board of whatever (must be dumbassery) is changing the name to T.O.ronT.O.
so theyll add more games but they wont get a decent ot system. what.
also, some of the new rules changes are extremely gay. especially the one where you can't go for the qb from the ground. what a crock of shtein, you're just supposed to lie there now?
They're calling that the Tom Brady rule. If it was almost any other QB that got hurt, no new rule. I hate all the new rules. Further pussification of the game. If these players are that worried about safety, they should play baseball
the OT system is fine from the players and coaches point of view to prevent injury--they could care less what the fans think
if you cant win it in regulation your fault--deal with a coin toss
Quote
also, some of the new rules changes are extremely gay. especially the one where you can't go for the qb from the ground. what a crock of shtein, you're just supposed to lie there now?
agree...the worst rule change yet. I guess they are making you get up off the ground to make a tackle? so basically if you fall down or get blocked to the ground good luck getting up in time to make a play
thats the worst rule ever
i dont understand it or get how its even gonna be enforced
the ridiculous part is that the rule was born from the brady injury and if you watch that play the player gets off the ground and dives at bradys leg...he didnt tackle him from the ground
it still would be a joke but they might as well just say no tackling the qb below the waist because they way i read the rule now is gonna cause all kinds of problems due to its vagueness
yeah its extremely retarded. basically it's saying that if the defensive end hits the ground, the QB could run over and stomp on him quick and the guy on the ground can't do anything. it would be very funny to see but wow thats dumb.
QuotePLANO, Texas (AP) - A police officer pulled over an NFL player rushing to see his dying mother-in-law, drew his gun, threatened the player with jail and held him in the hospital parking lot as she died, officials said Thursday.
Moats has played for the Eagles and Texans after being drafted in the 3rd round in 2005. (Harry How / Getty Images)
Officer Robert Powell told his commanders he drew his gun but did not point it, Dallas police spokesman Lt. Andy Harvey said. That was disputed by the wife of Houston Texans running back Ryan Moats
threatened with charges of impersonating a running back
Edit: shtein, missed this in the Ex-Eagles thread
You might say the pig dropped the ball where Moats is concerned.
You might.
full preseason schedule (http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d80f8347d&template=without-video-with-comments&confirm=true)
Eagles = NE / @IND (FOX) / JAX / @NYJ
Giants = CAR (ESPN) / @CHI / NYJ / @NE
Cowboys = @OAK / TEN (FOX) / SF / @MIN
taterskins = @BAL / PIT / NE (CBS) / @JAX
What, suddenly the Ravens and Browns are too good for the Eagles?
Quote from: General_Failure on March 30, 2009, 04:04:16 PM
What, suddenly the Ravens and Browns are too good for the Eagles?
And the Steelers are afraid of the Eagles physical play. Plus, being the World Champions they have nothing to gain and everything to lose in the battle of PA.
Yeah, there's nothing more terrifyingly physical than Kevin Kolb passing to Hank Basket 74 times.
That's nearly 8,000 yards of offense!
and don't forget the hell Leonard Weaver would unleash on that defense
Forget Weaver. Watch out for IGY's favorite - LoBo!
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4029785
To Vilma's credit, I cant begin to guess how many times I have African Immigrant scam artists in my house.
Crap, i might not be getting any funny emails for a while now
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4031893
QuoteBroncos will try to move unhappy Cutler
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- The Denver Broncos said Tuesday they will grant Jay Cutler his request and try to trade the disgruntled Pro Bowl quarterback.
There is no shortage of teams interested in the 25-year-old rocket-armed Pro Bowl quarterback.
Broncos owner Pat Bowlen released a statement saying both he and coach Josh McDaniels had been unable to get Cutler to call them back over the last 10 days. Bowlen said he spoke with Cutler's agent, Bus Cook, on Tuesday and came away convinced "that Jay no longer has any desire to play for the Denver Broncos."
Therefore, Bowlen said, "We will begin discussions with other teams in an effort to accommodate his request to be traded."
Crazy how things should spiraled out of control for them. Is McDaniels the GM too? I'm guessing he must be to be taking all the heat
Quote from: Tomahawk on March 31, 2009, 09:54:37 PM
Crazy how things should spiraled out of control for them. Is McDaniels the GM too? I'm guessing he must be to be taking all the heat
Brian Xanders is the general manager.
Now there's a bitchmade quarterback for you.
Quote from: General_Failure on March 31, 2009, 10:18:55 PM
Now there's a bitchmade quarterback for you.
Yer right. GET!
Bus loves him some signing bonus
Quote from: paco on March 31, 2009, 09:36:31 PM
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4031893
QuoteBroncos will try to move unhappy Cutler
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- The Denver Broncos said Tuesday they will grant Jay Cutler his request and try to trade the disgruntled Pro Bowl quarterback.
There is no shortage of teams interested in the 25-year-old rocket-armed Pro Bowl quarterback.
Broncos owner Pat Bowlen released a statement saying both he and coach Josh McDaniels had been unable to get Cutler to call them back over the last 10 days. Bowlen said he spoke with Cutler's agent, Bus Cook, on Tuesday and came away convinced "that Jay no longer has any desire to play for the Denver Broncos."
Therefore, Bowlen said, "We will begin discussions with other teams in an effort to accommodate his request to be traded."
isn't cutler the guy who threw 2 tds and 4 ints in denver's final 3 games last year?
isn't cutler the guy who "led" his team lose the final 3 games last year?
isn't cutler the guy who quarterbacked the team that blew a 3 game lead with 3 games to play last year?
other than his arm strength, i've never understood the love fest for jay cutler. he's a whinier version of kyle boller. ive never really been impressed with him as a quarterback. he's an immature punk who should have felt lucky that the fans in denver didn't try and run his sorry ass out of town after last season's choke job. did he really think that his job was 100% secure after that performance?
i hope he gets traded to cambodia.
They were talking about the Broncos on NFL Radio today and according to what they were saying the whole team is pretty much disgruntled. They said that not one player would speak to them following the voluntary workouts. They were saying that was the first time that have ever happened from any NFL team, players are not required to speak since it is voluntary. Cutler does seem to be acting like a whiny beotch, but it seems there is a little more to the story.
Well, wouldn't you be upset if your quarterback left, and he gives celebratory blowjobs to everyone after each win?
Quote from: Drunkmasterflex on March 31, 2009, 11:12:47 PM
Cutler does seem to be acting like a whiny beotch, but it seems there is a little more to the story.Â
i'm sure there is more to the story. i'm sure a lot of players are upset about shannahan getting canned. i'm sure a lot of players aren't thrilled about having a 32 yr old head coach. players are always the first to remind us that the nfl is a business. usually those statements are made immediately after signing a lucrative contract and switching teams. but when the player is on the business end of things, they get offended and take it personal and whine and cry like they've been slighted in life.Â
farg cutler.
Quote from: General_Failure on March 31, 2009, 11:13:45 PM
Well, wouldn't you be upset if your quarterback left, and he gives celebratory blowjobs to everyone after each win?
Yeah, I suppose I would.
I just had this random thought so maybe it's in the wrong thread but since it's related, never get a blow job from somebody having a seizure, no matter how tempting it seems.
Aren't diabetics prone to seizures also? Scarey.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on March 31, 2009, 11:07:32 PMi hope he gets traded to cambodia.
ha
thank God
Sassy came home
Quote from: Eagaholic on March 31, 2009, 11:58:28 PM
I just had this random thought so maybe it's in the wrong thread but since it's related, never get a blow job from somebody having a seizure, no matter how tempting it seems.
You may have saved a life with that post
That's why my wang has a warning tattoo pointing out the choking hazard.
Just say no. As tempting as they are, you have to just say no to things like Jay Cutler and seizure ladies.
ladies?
nm
QuoteJay Cutler told FOXSports.com's Jay Glazer that he never wanted the Broncos to trade him.
"I didn't want to get traded," Cutler said. "(The Broncos) had been going back and forth saying things, wanting me to be their quarterback. I love Denver. I didn't want it to get this far." A reconciliation seems pretty unlikely at this point, although Denver's asking price is reportedly "greater" than a first- and third-round pick. Cutler may also demand a new contract
:sly
Head. Case.
(http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/jay-cutler.jpg)
We need to get a donation drive together to buy him a friggin' chin.
How about some eyes that aren't dead inside?
I don't know where we could get those.
(http://www.movievillains.com/images/dollar.jpg)
Quote from: FastFreddie on April 02, 2009, 11:19:29 AM
(http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/jay-cutler.jpg)
7 chipmunks twirlin' on a branch, eatin' lots of sunflowers on my uncle's ranch. You know that old children's tale from the sea. It's like you're dreamin' about Gorgonzola cheese when it's clearly Brie time, baby. Step into my office. 'Cause you're fargin' fired!
http://deadspin.com/5195342/i-think-we-can-all-agree-that-the-seahawks-new-jerseys-are-hideous
holy crap thats oregon bad...their uniforms (up till 2001) were one of the best in the league...dumb ass es...why cant every owner be like the rooneys
if he loses some mobility this season, I'm suspecting Cutler is a zombie
the NFL is turning into the Arena Football League real quick with that shtein ass uniform
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 02, 2009, 03:26:39 PM
holy crap thats oregon bad...their uniforms (up till 2001) were one of the best in the league...dumb ass es...why cant every owner be like the rooneys
don't know if seattle's old skoo unis were among the best in the league, but they are certainly better than what they've worn the last 8 or 9 years. and ANYTHING would be better than that crap. i wonder if tj whosurmama got a preview of these before he signed with them.
I would wear tube socks and a speedo if someone offered me the kind of signing bonus that TJ Howsyourhyman just got.
shut up. you'd wear tube socks and a speedo if someone offered you a 12 pack of miller lite and a carton of smokes.
Or just a ride to the beach, really.
Or just a hug.
Grape?
Michael Vick's lawyer told a bankruptcy judge Thursday that his client has a construction job lined up after he's released from prison.
The attorney says Vick will "change the way he lives his life." Vick plans to work the 40-hour construction job initially, then rejoin the NFL. The lawyer didn't say if the construction position will pay $10 million a year.
Source: Associated Press
Cutler to the Bears
Quote from: reese125 on April 02, 2009, 05:31:51 PM
Cutler to the Bears
LINK (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4037373)
Rumor has it Orton sealed the deal. Lolz
wow, bears?
i would imagine that the vikings didn't have the #1's required because of the allen trade otherwise they'd been all over this
so Denver refused washington's offer of '09, 2010, 2011,2012,2013, 2014 first round picks
needless to say its a great trade for chicago.
there was a 0% that republican pos childress would have the balls to give up 2 firsts for a bonafide top level qb. he comes from the fat mormon drug addicted children school of thought so really come on.
Or he didn't want to deal with a quarterback that can't even remember what he was crying about.
The terms of the deal changed a few times between Clayton and Glazer, but it appears to be set now:
CHI gets: Cutler, Seattle's 2009 #5
DEN gets: Orton, 2009 #1, 2009 #3, 2010 #1
I don't know who got ripped off worse. Gross.
First one to the playoffs wins?
5 picks in the first 3 rounds and an extra #1 next year, but now their QBs are Orton and Chris Simms. Maybe they'll sign 2 or 3 more unless they think Sanchez will fall to them...
Bears acquired Orlando Pace as well
2 #1's and a #3 for Cutler?
Bahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha...
Orton!
So, which games does Cutler get his season-ending injury in?
Training Camp Fodder.
The Bears now have 4 players from that powerhouse Vanderbilt
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4037565
QuoteTackle Pace agrees with BearsComment Email Print Share ESPN.com news services
On the same day the Chicago Bears added a new quarterback, they got someone to protect him.
The Bears have agreed to a three-year deal, $15 million deal with free agent Orlando Pace, a source told ESPN.com's John Clayton. His first-year payout, according to the source, is $6.1 million.
ESPN's Michael Smith first reported the signing.
Moments after acquiring quarterback Jay Cutler from the Denver Broncos, the Bears reached an agreement to sign former Rams left tackle Pace.
Pace will reunite with Lovie Smith, who was the defensive coordinator for the Rams when Pace was considered one of the best left tackles in football.
Released by the Rams three weeks ago in a move to clear $6 million in cap room, the 33-year-old Pace joins a team that suddenly has a different look on offense after going 9-7 and missing the playoffs for the second straight year. The Bears have a Pro Bowl quarterback they craved in Cutler, to go with promising young players such as tight end Greg Olsen and running back Matt Forte.
The top pick in the 1997 draft, the 6-foot-7 Pace started 154 of 158 games for the Rams while helping them win one Super Bowl and reach another. He blocked for three straight MVPs -- quarterback Kurt Warner in 1999 and 2001 and running back Marshall Faulk in 2000 -- but had been hit hard by injuries in recent seasons.
Pace had an offer from the Philadelphia Eagles, but he decided to sign with the Bears on the day Cutler was acquired in a trade from the Broncos.
orton is not horrible....bears won the deal because they got a top flight qb but a good trade for both teams
because for all intents and purposes cutler is the bears #1 pick this year....really the trade was
orton
#1 next year
#3
for
cutler
#5
CHEAP FO!!
So igy will be rockin' a #6 Neck Meat Bears butta joint?
so Orton played very well last year with Hester, Lloyd and Olsen....now he gets Marshall, Royal and Scheffler
yeah I would say Orton and the Broncos did just fine on this deal
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 02, 2009, 08:54:49 PMbecause for all intents and purposes cutler is the bears #1 pick this year....really the trade was
orton
#1 next year
#3
for
cutler
#5
If you're going to look at it like Cutler was the Bears #1 pick this year (which really makes no sense to me), then really the trade was
orton
#1 next year
#3
for
#5
With Cutler for this year's #1 being a separate event.
Wasn't this guy like a big deal a little while ago??
Boller: http://tiny.pl/zhcq
Rams sign him as #2....
Boller was never a big deal anywhere except maybe to his own family
Like the article said, he was the Raven's first round pick in 03, and was slated to be offensive genious Brian Billeck's quarterback of the future, and all he did was eventually help get Billeck fired.
and he threw a football 50 yards...........from his knees. apparently he did other things well from his knees too, because no way should he have ever been taken in the first round.
I'd much rather have Kolb as a backup. Much!
Quote from: Sgt PSN on April 05, 2009, 10:46:25 AM
and he threw a football 50 yards...........from his knees. apparently he did other things well from his knees too, because no way should he have ever been taken in the first round.
Hahaha! Yeah, he didn't get any blocking from his line either. I remember a few games were he got beat the farg up. I think the guy the Ravens have now has the chance to be one hell of a qb. He throws one of the prettiest passes I've ever seen. His spiral is so tight you can barely tell the ball is spinning. If the Ravens gm Newsome can get this man a good wr, they'll be ready to make a Superbowl run again.
yeah, flacco looks like he's got a good career ahead of him. hopefully harbaugh (who i'm very happy for, btw) didn't pick up any of reid's stubborness when it comes to addressing the wr position.
I'm happy seeing Harbaugh do well also. I like the Ravens for an AFC team, even if they do have one of the NFL's biggest thugs at linebacker.
Gunfire at Tom Brady's 2nd wedding in 2 months (http://www.nypost.com/seven/04052009/news/worldnews/gunfire_at_brady_wedding_163064.htm)
Shotgun wedding?
Tom Brady - the Original Gangsta.
Damn it feels good to be a gangsta.
its not about a salary its all about reality
QuoteThe Tampa Bay Buccaneers extended the contract of their newest acquisition, Kellen Winslow Jr., by giving him the biggest contract for a tight end in NFL history.
Winslow joins the Bucs
NFL.com Video
Kellen Winslow speaks to the media after being traded from Cleveland to Tampa Bay.
Winslow, according to his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, agreed to a six-year, $36.1 million deal that includes $20.1 million in guarantees. With incentives, the deal could grow to $42.1 million.
The Bucs acquired Winslow in a trade with the Cleveland Browns last month. He caught 43 passes for 428 yards and three touchdowns in 10 games last season. He has a total of 219 catches for 2,459 yards and 11 touchdowns in 44 career games.
He was the sixth pick in the 2004 draft, rated as one of the best tight ends to go from college to the pros. His knee was damaged severely in a 2005 motorcycle accident, but after his recovery, Winslow re-established himself as one of the league's top tight ends.
Now, he's paid like one.
SOLDIER!
Eagles? More likely the Giants...
Browns have 1st round offers on the table for Quinn and for Edwards. (http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/2009/04/browns-looking-to-make-a-splash/)
Doubtful on the Eagles...
You're most likely right, its gonna be the Giants.
Quote from: EagleFeva on April 13, 2009, 09:00:54 AM
Eagles? More likely the Giants...
Browns have 1st round offers on the table for Quinn and for Edwards. (http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/2009/04/browns-looking-to-make-a-splash/)
I cant understand the dislike for Brady Quinn on the Browns part and the love fest for Derek Anderson.
If anyone showed more that his previous season was a fluke it was Derek Anderson because he just looked flat out awful throwing the ball last year.
Leftwich to the Bucs
Zach Thomas to the Chiefs
Harrison gets a "6 year, $51M" extension from the Steelers w/ $20M in bonuses
Tony Gonzalez cleaned out his locker at Arrowhead. Nothing's settled but it's looking like the Falcons are going after him and are close.
It's supposedly for a 2nd round pick. The Patriots circle strikes again.
farg Duke and farg Greg Paulus (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4067162)
farg. (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=AuVBGJy1R_gP_c1z2Zn_ouE5nYcB?slug=jc-giantspursueedwards041409&prov=yhoo&type=lgns)
QuoteSources: Giants expected to land Edwards
By Jason Cole, Yahoo! Sports
Cleveland Browns wide receiver Braylon Edwards is expected to become a member of the New York Giants before the NFL draft on April 25-26, according to a pair of sources with knowledge of the negotiations.
"The Giants are going to have to up the offer a bit, but [the Browns] are willing to move him," said one of two sources with knowledge of the talks between the teams.
New York is trying to replace talented yet troubled wideout Plaxico Burress, released by the team on April 3 after a turbulent year near and far from the field. Meanwhile, Cleveland is open to ridding itself of Edwards, who set the team record for touchdown catches in 2007 with 16, because he's being viewed as someone who will have difficulty working with new coach Eric Mangini.
The Browns reportedly asked for a second- and fifth-round pick and receiver Steve Smith, but the Giants declined. New York countered by offering the two draft picks and receiver Domenik Hixon for Edwards.
Neither the Browns or Giants could be reached for this story, but both sources said the gap will be bridged before the draft.
"The Giants are motivated, they're trying to win right now," the aforementioned quoted source said. "Edwards is a bigger guy that [quarterback] Eli [Manning] wants to throw to, like he had with Plaxico. The Giants know they can't leave Eli with no great receivers. They saw what happened last year."
New York's offense sputtered over the final five games of the season after Burress was suspended by the team after shooting himself at a New York nightclub.
Edwards (6.-foot-3 215 pounds), who has expressed a strong desire to play in a large market like New York, isn't quite as big as Burress (6-5, 232) but would give the Giants a nice-sized target.
Edwards, the third overall pick in 2005, has shown flashes of his joining the league's elite wideouts, catching 80 balls for 1,289 yards in his record-setting '07 season. However, that's the only time he has surpassed 900 yards in a season over his first four years. Last season, Edwards slumped to 55 catches for 873 yards and three touchdowns during the Browns' disappointing 4-12 season.
Also, Clayton was just on NFL Live and he said "there's a very good chance Braylon goes to the Giants". He guesses at a 1st and a 3rd.
Amazing how everyone in the NFL besides the Eagles understand the importance of a WR. They're intent on having this team fight an uphill battle every year.
QuoteThe Giants know they can't leave Eli with no great receivers. They saw what happened last year."
so it took the giants 5 games to figure out something reid & co hasn't in 10 years.
now that matt millen has been jettisoned from detroit, the eagles very well may have the dumbest front office in football. and some how, they manage to win games in spite of it.
Quote"The Giants are motivated, they're trying to win right now,"
Oh so there is a talented receiver on the trading block that the Eagles aren't going to get? Definitely news.
I'm sure the Eagles offered up a 5th and Winston Justice.
Quote from: General_Failure on April 14, 2009, 06:05:49 PM
I'm sure the Eagles offered up a 5th and Winston Justice.
but it was one of their earlier 5ths
Quote from: General_Failure on April 14, 2009, 06:05:49 PM
I'm sure the Eagles offered up a 5th and Winston Justice.
The Browns countered with a 6th.
pats open up the season on mnf vs buffalo. does anyone not think this game doesnt take place if to signs somewhere other than buffalo?
Only if you believe the Bears should have 5 primetime games if Cutler was traded elsewhere....
Good article about robo-qb Todd Marinovich, who was trained from infancy to be a QB, and became a speedballer to escape it:
http://www.esquire.com/print-this/todd-marinovich-0509 (http://www.esquire.com/print-this/todd-marinovich-0509)
god damn that was long...but well worth it
good find
PFT says Schefter is jumping from NFL.com/NFL Network to ESPN
Booooooo
thats excellent news...who the hell watches nfl network...plus its going off comcast on may 1...schefter made the perfect jump at the perfect time
i like me some schefter
I agree with IGY.
Madden retiring immediately (http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/30246064/)
wow
No more Farve
Good riddance you friggin' dumbass.
Quote from: BigEd76 on April 16, 2009, 10:57:15 AM
Madden retiring immediately (http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/30246064/)
wow
73 must be the limit
Quote from: rjs246 on April 16, 2009, 11:15:38 AM
Good riddance you friggin' dumbass.
Blasphemy!
But I agree.
Quote from: SD_Eagle on April 16, 2009, 11:17:46 AM
Quote from: BigEd76 on April 16, 2009, 10:57:15 AM
Madden retiring immediately (http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/30246064/)
wow
73 must be the limit
That was the first thing I noticed as well.
you ghoulpoolers might want to claim madden off waivers.....or whatever process you have.....because i think the only way madden walks away from broadcasting is if he's having serious health issues.
Todd's peeps in North Jersey are pissed about the schedule (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4073075)
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4071716 (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4071716)
GO FARGIN GET HIM, AND EDWARDS, AND WHOEVER ELSE WILL HELP FOR THE LOVE OF GOD
I hate Comcast and the NFL for being dropping vadges and forcing us to lose NFLN on May 1st. I watch the shtein outta that channel.
No shock on Madden...the first sign was last year when he missed the one game to spend time with the family.
The real reason is he now as a strong fear of busses.
Traveling from game to game by unicycle just didn't seem practical.
Quote from: FastFreddie on April 16, 2009, 03:21:29 PM
Traveling from game to game by unicycle just didn't seem practical.
(http://www.top-toys-kids.com/images/preteens/moon-shoes.jpg)
Just think... only 6 more years until hoverboards. I can't wait.
QuoteMandarich: I Was Never Sober In Green Bay
Posted by Josh Alper on April 17, 2009, 3:55 p.m. EDT
Former Colts and Packers offensive lineman Tony Mandarich finally came clean about his drug use last year, but he offered further details into his painkiller addiction in an interview with ESPN.com's Kory Kozak.
"I spent four years in Green Bay and never [had] a sober day," Mandarich said. "Every day I was ever in Green Bay I was not sober."
Mandarich also told Kozol that he would shoot himself up with painkillers — Stadol, Fiorinal #3, Percodan, Percocet and Valium are mentioned — during practice and then return to the field.
"I was getting really paranoid about people finding out, so what I would do with that bottle and a syringe, I would put it in my jock strap," Mandarich said. "I'd say, 'Hey, I've got to go to the bathroom,' lock myself in the bathroom, take a shot, and then come back out to practice and get ready for one-on-one pass drills with the defensive line, and I'm half in the bag."
Mandarich switched from injections to pills over time, because they were cheaper, and after he left the Packers he was taking up to 70 pills a day and washing them down with alcohol. He went to rehab in 1995 and joined the Colts the next year. He played until 1998, and says he's been clean ever since his initial trip to rehab.
He'd put a syringe with a needle in his jock strap and go out and play? :paranoid
Quote
NFL: Start time of Jets game is changed
Associated Press
The NFL has moved up the start time of the New York Jets' game against the Tennessee Titans on Sept. 27 after the team complained to the league about having to play home games on consecutive Jewish holidays.
The league made the change yesterday, rescheduling the 4:15 start to 1 p.m. a day after Jets owner Woody Johnson sent a letter to commissioner Roger Goodell suggesting the switch to allow fans to arrive home before sundown on Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of atonement.
The Jets' home opener against New England is 1 p.m. on Sept. 20, which falls during Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year.
"By changing the time of the Tennessee game from 4:15 p.m. to 1 p.m., the NFL has provided the best compromise to resolve our scheduling conflict," Johnson said. The Jets' owner also thanked Goodell and Howard Katz, the league's senior vice president of broadcasting and media operations, for their prompt response.
Jets officials called the league offices first on Wednesday to express their concern, and Johnson followed with a formal letter Thursday.
As a result of the schedule change, the Titans-Jets and Giants-Buccaneers games will be televised head-to-head on different networks. The Giants are on the road for both Jewish holidays, with a game at Dallas at 8:20 p.m. in Week 2, and the game at Tampa, Fla., the following Sunday.
Can you believe this bullshtein?
:-D
ummmmm
since when have the jews not had the power? are you kidding me? if it was ramadan the nfl would lol right in muhammeds face. but josh and sarah cohen need to get from the jewelry store to the game to the synogouge for yom kippur so the nfl says oh yes jews you get your way.
idiot.
Quote from: MDS on April 18, 2009, 12:07:16 PM
since when have the jews not had the power?
Germany, 1933 to 1945
That's just what they want you to think, silly.
Quote from: SunMo on April 18, 2009, 01:22:01 PM
Quote from: MDS on April 18, 2009, 12:07:16 PM
since when have the jews not had the power?
Germany, 1933 to 1945
or, one could argue that the jews managed to get the rest of the world to fight their battles for them.
i won't argue that point. but one could.
Sunmo FTW
well done by johnny, i am gonna steal that line
Quote from: Sgt PSN on April 18, 2009, 04:48:36 PM
Quote from: SunMo on April 18, 2009, 01:22:01 PM
Quote from: MDS on April 18, 2009, 12:07:16 PM
since when have the jews not had the power?
Germany, 1933 to 1945
or, one could argue that the jews managed to get the rest of the world to fight their battles for them.
i won't argue that point. but one could.
yeah, i'm sure they were patting themselves on the back for that master stroke while grandpa went up in smoke in The Furor's EZ Bake oven
Joe Banner would make that trade. After all, Grandpa was well over 30.
The restricted free agent signing period has ended. Not a single RFA changed teams this year.
Remember when the skins thought they were the only team that knew how to "take advantage" of the RFA market? Brandon Lloyd holla!
new Lions jawn
(http://www.detroitlionsstore.com/images/products/321_large6.jpg)
the swoosh makes them more intense. 2-14!
lol....all they did was use a different Font. :-D
it takes some big cojones to change your jerseys and expect fans to shell out $70 a pop just a few months after going 0-16.
what does it take to ruin a tremendously awesome jersey
Add a superfluous color so you can have those tremendously awesome black alternate jerseys.
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 20, 2009, 04:40:52 PM
what does it take to ruin a tremendously awesome jersey
Should just go to the Thanksgiving throwbacks....those things are awesome.
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 20, 2009, 04:40:52 PM
what does it take to ruin a tremendously awesome jersey
Switch color from kelly green to midnight green (whatever the farg that is).
Torry Holt signed a three-year johnson with the Jags.
The Jags are quietly building a solid core for the future.
They're becoming the anti-Eagles. They get a call from a player's agent and respond, "Call us back when your guy is over 30."
Quote from: QB Eagles on April 20, 2009, 10:23:22 PMThey get a call from a player's agent and respond, "Call us back when your guy is over 30."
ha
Quote from: Rome on April 20, 2009, 08:14:27 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 20, 2009, 04:40:52 PM
what does it take to ruin a tremendously awesome jersey
Switch color from kelly green to midnight green (whatever the farg that is).
Equal amounts of blue and green, if you check with one of them image manipulation programs.
After months of saying the Jaguars had too many uniforms and no identity, they unveil this crap today:
(http://www.jaguars.com/story/images/720x320/story(7787)720x320.jpg)
...but oooooo.....the helmet has teal glitter if the light hits it a certain way yay.....
(http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t44/mistersmithy3/newjagshelmet.jpg)
When did the Jags sign Rodney Peete?
i think easy is running a dimaggio-like streak with posts about team's new jerseys
ha
and it'll probably continue with the new 49ers ones (basically a combination of the Montana/Rice and Young/TO versions)
it better
streak continued
(http://nfl.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/p2136626reg.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v298/RyanHeape/jerseys.jpg)
So, gold alternate jerseys?
those arent horrible
those are terrific
They look like practice jerseys for the Pro Bowl.
oh I agree, they're good
moved to players arrested
QuoteReport: Gonzalez Traded To Falcons
Posted by Aaron Wilson on April 23, 2009, 2:30 p.m. EDT
The Kansas City Chiefs have traded Pro Bowl tight end Tony Gonzalez to the Atlanta Falcons in exchange for a 2010 second-round draft pick, according to Jay Glazer of FOXSports.com.
This marks the first trade between former New England Patriots colleagues Scott Pioli, the Chiefs' General Manager, and Thomas Dimitroff, the Falcons' General Manager.
Ironically, Gonzalez rejected a trade to Atlanta last year.
Now, though, the Falcons have an established young quarterback in Matt Ryan.
Gonzalez caught 96 passes last season for 1,058 yards and 10 touchdowns.
In a dozen NFL seasons, Gonzalez has caught 916 career passes for 10,940 yards and 76 touchdowns.
A pick in 2010? Really?
yes
WTF...
Carolina just gave Delhomme a 5yr $42M extension with $20M guaranteed.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 23, 2009, 03:23:32 PM
WTF...
Carolina just gave Delhomme a 5yr $42M extension with $20M guaranteed.
good. dude sucks anyway.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 23, 2009, 03:23:32 PM
WTF...
Carolina just gave Delhomme a 5yr $42M extension with $20M guaranteed.
Holy shtein...that's great news. :-D
he's a better pitchman for bojangles than he is a quarterback.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 23, 2009, 03:23:32 PM
WTF...
Carolina just gave Delhomme a 5yr $42M extension with $20M guaranteed.
That's $7 million per INT.
No doubt"WTF" was posted at least 100 times on the panthers website when that news broke
Gotta love when an organization is classy enough to reward their mediocre players with lucrative contract extensions.
Sheldon is going to be P-I-S-S-E-D!
Forget Sheldon, that's the money McNabb is going to ask for ten minutes before he asks to be traded.
Buffalo article says Modrak stinks at drafting (http://www.buffalonews.com/452/story/649922.html)
And somewhere Mark Eckel's crying in defense of his boy.
.
QuoteTexas Tech Coach Rips Mangini
Posted by Aaron Wilson on April 25, 2009, 8:33 p.m.
Texas Tech coach Mike Leach didn't take kindly to those rumors about star wide receiver Michael Crabtree supposedly acting like a diva during his official visit with the Cleveland Browns, blaming Browns coach Eric Mangini as the source behind a leak that may have damaged Crabtree's draft stock as much as his minor foot surgery.
Crabtree wound up being picked by the San Francisco 49ers after being originally projected as high as the Browns' fifth overall pick.
As for Mangini, he might not find himself too welcome on the Texas Tech campus in the future, according to Matt Barrows of the Sacramento Bee.
"Michael Crabtree has been more successful as a receiver than that guy as a coach at this point," Leach said of Mangini. "Part of the reason is he's (Crabtree) too shy to be like that. ...
"My definition of a diva is someone who's loud and self-absorbed. Michael Crabtree is the furthest thing from loud that I've seen. ... Let's see how all those non-divas do up in Cleveland this year."
Ouch. I guess Mangini and Leach won't be hanging out in the Flats together anytime soon.
Damn, Mike...let 'er rip, buddy
mike leach is a very interesting character. definitely much more to him than your average football coach. he's part lombardi, part phil jackson and part 12 yr old kid.
Thank you, Mr. Big XII expert dude.
you are quite welcome.
Lombardi reported on NFLN that the Sehawks have pulled an Andy Reid and removed the franchise tag from a LB...Leroy Hill's tag was taken off today making him a FA.
That dude is a player.
Leroy Hill > Akeem Jordan.
It would be nice...
unless he's coming off a knee injury, the eagles don't sign free agent linebackers.
or draft wr's in the 1st
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 26, 2009, 02:20:53 AM
Lombardi reported on NFLN that the Sehawks have pulled an Andy Reid and removed the franchise tag from a LB...Leroy Hill's tag was taken off today making him a FA.
That dude is a player.
Leroy Hill > Akeem Jordan.
It would be nice...
They have an extra linebacker now. Peterson, Tatupu, Curry.... Hill's the odd man out.
Hines Ward was extended/re-negotiated.
It's time for another vignette about his blocking.
Silly Steelers, keeping players around for the end of their careers.
especially wide recievers who don't even have acl's in his knees. then again, that's one less ligament he has to tear.
Quote from: General_Failure on April 26, 2009, 07:48:53 PM
Silly Steelers, keeping players around for the end of their careers.
jerome bettis is from detroit
Aha, so those dicks just left him there when they were done with him. Why, they're no better than the Eagles!
Quote
Dolphins Cut John Beck
Posted by Aaron Wilson on April 27, 2009, 7:21 p.m.
After drafting West Virginia quarterback Pat White this weekend, the Miami Dolphins cut ties today with former second-round quarterback John Beck, the team announced.
Beck had been eclipsed on the depth chart last season by Chad Henne.
Now, Beck is no longer on the team at all after being released today. Beck failed to impress in two NFL seasons after a strong college career at Brigham Young.
"We want to thank John for his work ethic and his professionalism," General Manager Jeff Ireland said in a statement. "We wish him well in the future."
Andy Reid just got a BYU boner
2007 QB class
JaMarcus Russell #1
Brady Quinn #22
Kevin Kolb #36
John Beck #40
Drew Stanton #43
Trent Edwards #92
Isaiah Stanback #103
Jeff Rowe #151
Troy Smith #174
Jordan Palmer #205
Tyler Thigpen #217
Quite an accomplished group.
AJ Feeley
Daunte Culpepper
John Beck
Chad Henne
Pat White
Dolphins are real good at using 2nd rounders on QBs.
Larry Foote is available.
for Detroit to grab
Arizona cuts Edgerrin James, Hood, and LaBoy.
Edge I saw coming, but Hood? Wow.
hood must have been a money move.
Get Hood.
Hood's over 30.
Of course he got cut. Those guys suck.
The Albany Firebirds of AFL2 have offered suspended Falcons QB Michael Vick a one-year contract that would pay $200 a week. He'd get $50 per win, but the deal is contingent on Vick donating $100K to a local humane society. He'd have to play in 500 AFL2 games to earn back that money. AFL2 plays a 16-game schedule, so he'd break even around 2040.
jesus christ--hes better off cooking hot dogs over a lighter in prison
Hood gets beat like a drum.
Quote from: reese125 on April 28, 2009, 09:38:59 PM
The Albany Firebirds of AFL2 have offered suspended Falcons QB Michael Vick a one-year contract that would pay $200 a week. He'd get $50 per win, but the deal is contingent on Vick donating $100K to a local humane society. He'd have to play in 500 AFL2 games to earn back that money. AFL2 plays a 16-game schedule, so he'd break even around 2040.
jesus christ--hes better off cooking hot dogs over a lighter in prison
Is that even legal? Sounds like indentured servitude
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 28, 2009, 10:17:33 PM
Hood gets beat like a drum.
That he does. But the QB needs to actually be on target to take advantage of it, as we learned.
Quote from: Tomahawk on April 28, 2009, 11:15:49 PM
Quote from: reese125 on April 28, 2009, 09:38:59 PM
The Albany Firebirds of AFL2 have offered suspended Falcons QB Michael Vick a one-year contract that would pay $200 a week. He'd get $50 per win, but the deal is contingent on Vick donating $100K to a local humane society. He'd have to play in 500 AFL2 games to earn back that money. AFL2 plays a 16-game schedule, so he'd break even around 2040.
jesus christ--hes better off cooking hot dogs over a lighter in prison
Is that even legal? Sounds like indentured servitude
as long as you dont call it slavery, then its totally legal.
Maybe he can get an internship.
Will he have to wear a blue dress?
That intern got paid, so no.
Leroy Hill returns to the Seahawks....6-yr deal
Tampa Bay traded Alex Smith to the Patriots for a draft pick
for anyone who watches this crap....
STATEMENT FROM COMCAST & NFL NETWORK SPOKESPERSONS:
"Comcast and the NFL are engaged in productive discussions toward a new agreement for NFL Network carriage on Comcast. NFL Network will continue to be carried on Comcast systems past tonight's scheduled expiration of the current contract while both sides continue these productive discussions. We are both working to find a solution that works for NFL fans and Comcast's customers."
Quote from: BigEd76 on May 01, 2009, 12:54:02 AM
Leroy Hill returns to the Seahawks....6-yr deal
I guess it's not always a slap in the face when the franchise tag is removed, then.
Under the right circumstances, it could be a meaningful display of good faith.
Quote from: Diomedes on May 01, 2009, 10:09:35 AM
Under the right circumstances, it could be a meaningful display of good faith.
something we will never see from the current regime.
QuoteLONDON -- London has launched an audacious bid to stage the Super Bowl within the next eight years, a move that would see the United States' biggest sporting event played overseas for the first time, the Sunday Telegraph has reported.
According to the newspaper, representatives from the Mayor of London's office and Visit London, the city's official visitor organization, have received assurances from the National Football League of a commitment to hold the event in London.
The NFL has already staged two sellout regular-season games at Wembley Stadium, with a third scheduled for this October.
"We are looking at 2014, 2015 or 2017," David Hornby, the commercial director for Visit London was quoted as saying.
Talks have been ongoing with the NFL, which has identified London as the outstanding candidate city to host the event outside of the United States, according to the report.
The newspaper added the event could be worth $521.1 million to the economy, although they also quote an unnamed NFL spokesman as saying: "The suggestions about London are only theoretical. There is no bid document."
However, Wembley Stadium commercial director Jonathan Gregory said: "We will do everything we can to work with the NFL and help bring this amazing event to London."
Last week, commissioner Roger Goodell said the league is not considering playing its championship game in London.
"We have never looked at London or Mexico City as a site," he said.
The field at Wembley was horrendous for that Giants/Dolphins game. This is basically the worst idea ever.
Agreed. Although they should go ahead with it... watch the disaster unfold... and then at least we won't have to hear about this shtein anymore.
farg London.
best case scenario...
Eagles lose to the Giants in the NFCCG that year and the Giants play the Steelers in the UK Superbowl. Donovan is cut, Reid is fired, there is a terrorist nuclear attack and both hated organizations as well as 90,000 or so limey fargs are wiped off of the face of the earth.
make sure you arent one of them i couldnt go on without you
why would i be at a Giants/Steelers superbowl in London?
because i got you tickets?
http://web1.denverbroncos.com/page.php?id=340&galleryID=667 (http://web1.denverbroncos.com/page.php?id=340&galleryID=667)
Looks Photoshopped.
:'(
(http://www.jacksonville.com/files/imagecache/story_slideshow_thumb/editorial/images/images/mdControlled/cms/2009/05/01/435242519.jpg)
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 04, 2009, 02:28:24 PM
(http://www.jacksonville.com/files/imagecache/story_slideshow_thumb/editorial/images/images/mdControlled/cms/2009/05/01/435242519.jpg)
They showed that at the end of NFL Total Access the other night. Baldy was one of the hosts and he showed his pinky which looks the same way.
If that's real... I'm amazed that he can still catch a damn football with claws like that.
his wife's cooch likey though
really...whens the last time you jammed your finger into your woman sideways
You obviously haven't met his wife.
im scared to if shes diggin that kind of play
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 04, 2009, 02:28:24 PM
(http://www.jacksonville.com/files/imagecache/story_slideshow_thumb/editorial/images/images/mdControlled/cms/2009/05/01/435242519.jpg)
Video. Watch it move! (http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid10363234001?bctid=21698823001)
this is gonna be so great.....i wonder if denver will actually wear the striped socks
NFL schedules 16 legacy games to honor history of American Football League
NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL will stage 16 games this season to honor the American Football League, which turns 50 in 2010.
In announcing the 16 matchups Tuesday, the NFL said the eight original AFL teams will wear historic uniforms.
Eleven legacy games will be matchups between those original AFL teams: Buffalo, New England, San Diego, Denver, Oakland, Tennessee, Kansas City and the New York Jets. The Chargers actually began life in Los Angeles in 1960, while the Titans were the Houston Oilers and the Chiefs were the Dallas Texans. The Jets were known as the New York Titans back then.
The first legacy game is during the preseason, when Buffalo plays Tennessee in the Hall of Fame game in Canton, Ohio on Aug. 8.
On the first Monday night of the regular season, a doubleheader will feature Buffalo at New England, followed by San Diego at Oakland. On Sept. 27, the current Titans are at the former Titans: Tennessee at the Jets.
On Oct. 11, New England is at Denver, while the following weekend has Tennessee at New England on Oct. 18, Denver at San Diego on Oct. 19.
San Diego visits Kansas City on Oct. 25 in another legacy game, followed by the Jets at the Raiders.
Buffalo is at Tennessee and Kansas City at Oakland on Nov. 15.
Another legacy game has the Dallas Cowboys, wearing their jerseys from 1960-1962, at Kansas City on Oct. 11. From '60-62, the Texans and Cowboys shared the Cotton Bowl before the Texans moved to Kansas City to become the Chiefs.
On Nov. 1, the Miami Dolphins, who joined the AFL as an expansion team in 1966, visit the Jets. On Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 26, Oakland visits the Cowboys. Three days later, Miami is at Buffalo. On Dec. 8, the final legacy game has New England at Miami.
Game-worn jerseys and signed memorabilia will be auctioned off throughout the season, with money raised going to the NFL Player Care Foundation.
The AFL began in 1960 and lasted through 1969, when a merger with the NFL became official. The two leagues began playing championship games in the 1966 season, although the title game was not called the Super Bowl until the 1969 match between the Jets and Baltimore Colts.
yea ok but its not like you remember the afl, youre not that old...right?
yeah and you dont remember the buddy ryan eagles
whats your point
Isn't that old news?
That AFC legacy thing is good idea, except for the two Cowboys games, which are complete bullshtein. The Cowboys were not in the AFL and have zero right to play in those games. Just more special treatment of the Cowboys by the NFL.
jerrah needs the revenue from the "throwback" jerseys to help pay for a new practice facility.
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 05, 2009, 04:02:09 PM
yeah and you dont remember the buddy ryan eagles
whats your point
how could i remember that. it ended when i was 4. and thusly i dont cream my pants at the sight of wes hopkins or cry at the thought of jerome brown dieing. before my time. i understand their place in eagles history, but its just history.
Quote from: MDS on May 05, 2009, 06:48:00 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 05, 2009, 04:02:09 PM
yeah and you dont remember the buddy ryan eagles
whats your point
how could i remember that. it ended when i was 4. and thusly i dont cream my pants at the sight of wes hopkins or cry at the thought of jerome brown dieing. before my time. i understand their place in eagles history, but its just history.
how do you feel about the holocaust again?
Quote from: MDS on May 05, 2009, 06:48:00 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 05, 2009, 04:02:09 PM
yeah and you dont remember the buddy ryan eagles
whats your point
how could i remember that. it ended when i was 4. and thusly i dont cream my pants at the sight of wes hopkins or cry at the thought of jerome brown dieing. before my time. i understand their place in eagles history, but its just history.
so you hate the kelly green jerseys because you didnt see them live?
again what is your point?
well the 1995 eagles played in them so i do remember those jerseys.
but basically its something you never experienced so therefore its nothing to crazy over
i cant think of to many things to get more excited about than awesome throwback jerseys being rocked...
only thing that would make it better if it was kelly green or 80 superbowl green eagle jerseys...but you dont know those cause you werent alive then so that probably wouldnt be exciting to you
if throwbacks didn't matter, Mitchell & Ness would have been out of business a long time ago
Throwbacks don't matter. People are just idiots and will pay ungodly amounts of money for stupid shtein.
You mean my Snuggie?
Dallas safety Roy Williams signed with the Bengals
Quote from: reese125 on May 06, 2009, 08:36:26 PM
Dallas safety Roy Williams signed with the Bengals
:-D
Remember when Brian Leonard was a popular name around draft time a few years back? The Rams traded him to the Bengals for backup DT Orien Harris...
he can HURDLE
Rams on a cutting spree. First Leonard, now Pisa Tinoisa-gone (http://profootball.scout.com/a.z%20127&p=9&c=2&cid=863624&nid=4269457&fhn=1).
Why in the world did they cut him?
Rams are cleaning house. I guess when you go 5-11 or whatever they finished in the NFC West you'd better clean house.
Pisa T. 6-1 231 WLB. Hhhmmmmm, our new safety perhaps?
Quote from: BigEd76 on May 07, 2009, 05:12:15 PM
Remember when Brian Leonard was a popular name around draft time a few years back?
lol...
no
no one remembers brian leonard
where did he go to school?
I'll give you a hint: LJ Smith, Die-Hard, Ray Rice....
University of Phoenix?
Quote from: SD_Eagle on May 08, 2009, 09:21:17 PM
I'll give you a hint: LJ Smith, Die-Hard, Ray Rice....
Slippery Hands Rock?
nm
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 08, 2009, 09:08:52 PM
Quote from: BigEd76 on May 07, 2009, 05:12:15 PM
Remember when Brian Leonard was a popular name around draft time a few years back?
lol...
no
no one remembers brian leonard
where did he go to school?
Did you take your retard pills yesterday? You don't know what a care package is. You don't remember Brian Leonard. WTF?
i think somebody missed the sarcasm bus
do YOU remember brian leonard
he played LONG time ago
me no understand your american twang
lmao... i love this place
WTF?
dolphins stadium now "landshark stadium" (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4150274)
Just when you think Jimmy Buffett can't possibly whore himself out anymore he totally outdoes himself!
And Landshark Lager tastes like ass. And not good ass like Jessica Alba's either. Like rabies-infected, just ate a trash can full of rotten meat raccoon ass.
Ex-Alabama star Prothro's time at Jaguars camp is bittersweet (http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/2009-05-12-alabama-prothro_N.htm?csp=34)
QuoteJACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Former Alabama receiver Tyrone Prothro lined up alongside NFL veterans Torry Holt and Dennis Northcutt last weekend and couldn't avoid the thought:
"That's supposed to be me."
Prothro, whose promising career ended when he broke both bones in his lower left leg trying to catch a fourth-quarter pass against Florida in October 2005, ran routes, caught passes and even played a little defense during Jacksonville's three-day minicamp.
It wasn't the NFL debut Prothro dreamed he would have, but given all he's been through since the injury, he wasn't about to complain.
"Anytime you haven't been on the field in a while and you get a chance to get back out and do what you love to do, or at least participate in what you love to do, it makes you feel good," said Prothro, who was invited to minicamp to learn the coaching ropes. "It's exciting and I enjoyed it a lot."
Prothro's weekend was a busy one, too.
He attended five practices and even more meetings in a little more than a 48-hour span, taking mental notes, asking questions and trying to absorb all could about coaching.
"Even before I got hurt, I've always had it in my mind that once the NFL was over, if I made it to the NFL, I wanted to get into coaching" Prothro said. "It's always been a dream of mine that I wanted to coach. I love this game and love teaching, so it's a perfect fit."
It's also the only way for him to get back into football.
Prothro was one of the best receivers in the Southeastern Conference in 2005, a speedy, shifty, big-play threat who also ran the ball, returned kicks and even lined up at quarterback. He was on pace for a career year and was having the game of his life against the Gators.
He burned Florida's secondary for an 87-yard touchdown catch on Alabama's first play, then added a 15-yard TD reception in the third quarter. He had five catches for 134 yards and was looking for more in the fourth quarter when he landed awkwardly in the end zone.
Slow-motion replays showed a break maybe even more gruesome than when NFL star Lawrence Taylor landed on quarterback Joe Theisman's leg.
Prothro was rushed to a Tuscaloosa hospital and underwent the first of what would be many operations. A rod was inserted into his tibia to stabilize the compound fracture. He spent 26 days in the hospital, battling pain, infection and inflammation.
"It's been an unfortunate path, but he has never complained," former Alabama coach and current Jaguars quarterbacks coach Mike Shula said. "He has never said one word, never said, 'Why me?' He's always looking forward."
Prothro's recovery remains a work in progress.
He's had more operations than he cares to count and still walks and runs with a slight limp. His left leg was clearly swollen during drills in Jacksonville and he wore a protective sheath that covered his scars. He said he's not sure if he'll have more surgery.
"Right now, I'm done," he said. "I may think about having another one. Then again, I may just live my life and move forward. I have a little pain, but it's nothing serious."
His desire to coach is serious, though.
Prothro graduated from Alabama last August with a degree in Human Environmental Science. Since the graduate assistant jobs for Alabama's football program were filled, he started looking elsewhere. He called Shula, his former coach and one of his closest friends.
"We've made some calls to some other coaches in regards to him being a G.A.," Shula said. "It's tough. There's a long list of people wanting to do that. But I think he's got a lot to offer as a potential coach. He knows he's got to go in with an unbelievable amount of energy and work a lot of long hours and work your way up."
Shula asked Jaguars coach Jack Del Rio if Prothro could spend minicamp with the team, giving him some coaching experience to put on his resume. Del Rio obliged, and Prothro went right to work.
With NFL receivers all around him, Prothro couldn't help but wonder where he might be had he not broken his leg. He likes to think he'd be in the league, but knows he'd still be planning a coaching career.
"I'm more concerned with the now, moving on and doing what my desire is," he said. "I'm just trying to go somewhere I can get my foot in the door and get started with this coaching thing."
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One of the worst injury's i've ever seen, i almost threw up watching that game. Prothro was fun to watch, sucks he never played again.
Yeah, I was watching when that happened too. He was a stud WR when he was playing. It's crazy that 3-4 years later, he still feels pain in his leg.
Quote from: EagleFeva on May 13, 2009, 10:49:24 AM
Yeah, I was watching when that happened too. He was a stud WR when he was playing. It's crazy that 3-4 years later, he still feels pain in his leg.
and that he needs more surgery. I remember reading after it happened that they thought he'd lose the leg, it was broken that bad.
I was watching it too...I remember afterwards that TO called him while he was in the hospital.
probably to see if he could steal him some pills
Jason Taylor is back with the Dolphins....$1.5M
i'm happy for him
seriously easy let me get you hooked up kid i know you love it
QuoteT.O. taking part in Bills' OTAs
Associated Press
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Lights, cameras, T.O.!
No stranger to attention, Terrell Owens drew plenty of it Monday for the start of the Buffalo Bills' voluntary minicamps. The wide receiver joined his new teammates at practice for the first time since signing with the Bills in March.
Wearing his familiar No. 81, Owens took part in stretching drills. He then played catch on the sidelines with receiver James Hardy while the special teams worked out.
Later in the day, Owens was to tape his cable television reality show that will premiere in July. He also was to receive the key to the city from Mayor Byron Brown at a Buffalo art gallery.
How sad does that make Buffalo? :-D
i cant believe buffalo has an art gallery
i cant believe people still live in buffalo
or the east coast.
how'd that earthquake treat you Hbionic
I laughed at it if that is what you mean. And by it, I mean the San Andreas fault.
Stop blaming San Andreas for everything.
(http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m267/jeepwrang1994/pelican.jpg)
I think you just found my soulmate
looks like the Saints might be interested in signing Edge
Is that pic real?!! The horror
That's you before the diet dude.
isn't that jay cutler?
its rockia dennis
Why does she keep sending pics like that to Tango and Cash?
Shockingly, that's the last known picture of Corey Simon. Behold the horrors of "polyarthritis."
San Fran may have lost Walt Harris for the season already (torn ACL during a collision in practice)
QuoteJames Harrison's Dog Attacks His Son
Posted by Mike Florio on May 22, 2009, 12:06 p.m.
The son of Steelers linebacker James Harrison has been attacked by Harrison's dog, according to WTAE-TV in Pittsburgh.
Per Ari Hait of WTAE, Harrison's son was transported to Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh with "severe" dog bite injuries. The injuries reportedly are not life threatening.
A Steelers spokesman told Hait that the team is aware of the situation.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to Harrison's son for a full, complete, and rapid recovery.
UPDATE: The on-air version of the story did not mention the type of the dog. The online version indicates that the dog is a pit bull.
I feel sorry for the kid. Kind of ironic that happened the day (or the day after?) Harrison refused to go to the White House.
sucks for the kid. I love pits, great dogs. Clearly James Harrison is a bad father and dog owner
http://www.tmz.com/2009/05/24/jeremy-shockey-hospital/
QuoteJeremy Shockey Rushed to the Hospital
Posted May 24th 2009 6:49PM by TMZ Staff
NFL star Jeremy Shockey was taken out of the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas by stretcher and taken to a nearby hospital.
Sources on the scene tell TMZ Shockey was at Rehab -- the ironic name of the Sunday pool party at the Hard Rock -- when he was found unconscious at around 2:00 PM. The call went out to the Las Vegas Fire Department and he was taken out via stretcher. Paramedics tried to cover him up so onlookers -- including a TV camera crew -- couldn't ID him.
Nfl radio said the cause was dehydration. Hmm, I gotta believe there is something more to the story.
I was hospitalized once for dehydration. I came after two solid days of partying my ass of in 100+ degree weather, a concert, and other assorted activities.
I'm sure his was from lifting weights or something, though.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4206769
Quote"I still believe Anquan will be traded before training camp," Rosenhaus said May 8 through his Twitter account. "I hope to work together with the Cardinals to resolve this situation by then."
Quote from: PhillyGirl on May 26, 2009, 03:11:29 PM
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4206769
MOTHR FARGIN GET! fat ass loves to throw, we could use afargin stud like this.
Ridiculously, ESPN put out a May Power Rankings (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/powerranking?season=2009&week=0)
#1 Pittsburgh
#2 New England
#3 New York Giants
#4 EAGLES
#13 Dallas
#19 Washington
#32 Detroit
To show what a futile exercise this is, here's how the playoff teams ranked at the opening of training camp last year:
#2 Indianapolis
#3 San Diego
#6 New York Giants
#7 Pittsburgh
#11 Minnesota
#13 EAGLES
#14 Tennessee
#17 Arizona
#20 Carolina
#21 Baltimore
#31 Miami
#32 Atlanta
Quote from: QB Eagles on May 26, 2009, 09:22:39 PM
Ridiculously, ESPN put out a May Power Rankings (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/powerranking?season=2009&week=0)
To show what a futile exercise this is, here's how the playoff teams ranked at the opening of training camp last year:
#2 Indianapolis
#3 San Diego
#6 New York Giants
#7 Pittsburgh
#11 Minnesota
#13 EAGLES
#14 Tennessee
#17 Arizona
#20 Carolina
#21 Baltimore
#31 Miami
#32 Atlanta
Eyeballing it, I think the average rank comes out to #15. Pretty much the same as picking names out of a hat. Typical ESPN.
one less RB in Denver: Arrington failed his physical and was released
Pisa Tinoisamoa signs in Chicago on a 1-year
Rams still for sale (http://tiny.pl/3771), but now Rosenbloom has opened it up to sellers anywhere. Opening it up for the Rams to leave The Loo.
Good. These ass-faces don't deserve a football team. They'll probably go back to LA, who also doesn't deserve a football team.
My bet is Butte. The Butte Rams.
QuoteFire At The NFLPA's Offices
Posted by Mike Florio on June 2, 2009, 10:40 a.m.
Per Chris Mortensen of ESPN, a fire broke out there earlier this morning.
The fire started in Executive Director De Smith's office. Most of the damage was caused by the internal sprinker system.
There is no current suspicion that foul play was involved, but the union has provided to investigators access to its internal surveillance system.
UPDATE: We've obtained exclusive access to the tapes. There's audio, too — let it play to the end.
I'd have a suspicion. And where was Troy Vincent at the time?
Quote
The fire started in Executive Director De Smith's office. Most of the damage was caused by the internal sprinker system.
ironic
Quote from: Father Demon on May 31, 2009, 09:20:27 AM
Rams still for sale (http://tiny.pl/3771), but now Rosenbloom has opened it up to sellers anywhere. Opening it up for the Rams to leave The Loo.
Good. These ass-faces don't deserve a football team. They'll probably go back to LA, who also doesn't deserve a football team.
Dave Checketts, owner of the Blues, is reportedly putting up a group of local investors to buy the 60% Rosenbloom owns. It would be structured so Sports Capital Partners Worldwide (the group Checketts founded) can be a partial owner, still own the Blues, and be within NFL guidelines.
He is also a Mormon.
maybe he'll buy the rams and then hire reid. oh, that would be so lovely.
Quote from: Father Demon on June 02, 2009, 10:25:00 PM
Quote from: Father Demon on May 31, 2009, 09:20:27 AM
Rams still for sale (http://tiny.pl/3771), but now Rosenbloom has opened it up to sellers anywhere. Opening it up for the Rams to leave The Loo.
Good. These ass-faces don't deserve a football team. They'll probably go back to LA, who also doesn't deserve a football team.
Dave Checketts, owner of the Blues, is reportedly putting up a group of local investors to buy the 60% Rosenbloom owns. It would be structured so Sports Capital Partners Worldwide (the group Checketts founded) can be a partial owner, still own the Blues, and be within NFL guidelines.
He is also a Mormon.
Having a group of owners is a terrible idea. The Spirit group (I believe there's 6 of them) owns the Hawks and the Thrashers here and they can't get shtein accomplished because they're always fighting with each other because half of them want to do one thing, the other half want another.
You gotta have one point man who has final say over the direction of a franchise. That one guy may be a complete idiot... but at least the franchise
moves one way or the other.
Quote from: EagleFeva on June 03, 2009, 08:22:47 AM
Having a group of owners is a terrible idea. The Spirit group (I believe there's 6 of them) owns the Hawks and the Thrashers here and they can't get shtein accomplished because they're always fighting with each other because half of them want to do one thing, the other half want another.
You gotta have one point man who has final say over the direction of a franchise. That one guy may be a complete idiot... but at least the franchise moves one way or the other.
the world series champs say (http://chat2.globalpinoy.com/images/emoticons/wave.gif)
Way to not read what I wrote, dippy... :paranoid
Quote from: EagleFeva on June 03, 2009, 08:22:47 AM
Having a group of owners in atlanta is a terrible idea. The Spirit group (I believe there's 6 of them) owns the Hawks and the Thrashers here and they can't get shtein accomplished because they're always fighting with each other because half of them want to do one thing, the other half want another.
You gotta have one point man who has final say over the direction of a franchise. That one guy may be a complete idiot... but at least the franchise moves one way or the other.
Not buying that, are you?
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 03, 2009, 08:30:39 AM
Quote from: EagleFeva on June 03, 2009, 08:22:47 AM
Having a group of owners is a terrible idea. The Spirit group (I believe there's 6 of them) owns the Hawks and the Thrashers here and they can't get shtein accomplished because they're always fighting with each other because half of them want to do one thing, the other half want another.
You gotta have one point man who has final say over the direction of a franchise. That one guy may be a complete idiot... but at least the franchise moves one way or the other.
i agree with you but the mets still suck (http://chat2.globalpinoy.com/images/emoticons/wave.gif)
likewise
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4227274
lol
FAIL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9GxN7tezds&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Ffailblog%2Eorg%2F&feature=player_embedded
so old, but so funny still
2009 NFL Preview cover in Denver area. :puke
(http://www.athlonsports.com/store/images/DENVER_V41.jpg)
dawk looks like he wants to throw up too
looking at that makes me want to simultaniously cry, puke and kick a baby.
:'( :puke
I think it's cute how he's holding hands with his new teammate.
Ha - I didn't realize they meant that kind of Ballhawks
looks like they are each sporting one big football boob
Cardinals signed Adrian Wilson 5 yr $39 million, $18.5 million guaranteed. Pretty good score for him.
Steelers new Super Bowl rings...
(http://io2.steelers.com/MediaContent/2009/06/09/12/Photo_2_105795.jpg)
dope
that is some bling. still pisses me off though. if Curtis just catches that last pass the SB ring could be saying Steelers 27 Eagles 23
I'm just hoping that's the only championship hardware given to Pittsburgh this year.
Quote from: QB Eagles on June 11, 2009, 05:17:49 AM
I'm just hoping that's the only championship hardware given to Pittsburgh this year.
Seriously. That piece of shtein town can't win 2 in one year. Its not allowed. Ever.
GO PENGUINS!
Hockey is stupid
I would argue that your face is stupid.
That's more stupid than arguing the sky is blue
i saw Zero Tolerance is trying to sponsor the Texans..LOL Im a fan of the GTA series Zero Tolerance puts out.
Quote from: PhillyGirl on June 11, 2009, 02:29:14 PM
Quote from: QB Eagles on June 11, 2009, 05:17:49 AM
I'm just hoping that's the only championship hardware given to Pittsburgh this year.
Seriously. That piece of shtein town can't win 2 in one year. Its not allowed. Ever.
like 1979?
That's not even counting The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh.
Quote from: BigEd76 on June 11, 2009, 05:49:51 PM
Quote from: PhillyGirl on June 11, 2009, 02:29:14 PM
Quote from: QB Eagles on June 11, 2009, 05:17:49 AM
I'm just hoping that's the only championship hardware given to Pittsburgh this year.
Seriously. That piece of shtein town can't win 2 in one year. Its not allowed. Ever.
like 1979?
Pittsburgh always roots for the Steelers + one bandwagon team. Pirates used to be the bandwagon team of choice but ever since Crosby came to town hockey is the sport Pittsburgh fans pretend to have always liked.
Go Anyone That Isn't The Redwings!!
Go Penguins!
Go farg yourselves?
REDWINGS!!!!
Trent Green retired and Houston might be signing Rex Grossman
NFL insider Adam Schefter reported in Denver that Brandon Marshall asked Broncos owner Pat Bowlen for a trade during their meeting Friday.
Nothing but camaraderie and love on that team since Josh McDaniels took over.
they signed Brandon Lloyd
and ex-Cowboy Greg Ellis signed a 3-yr deal with Oakland
Terrell Owens Says He Misses Philadelphia Eagles and Fans (http://bleacherreport.com/articles/203362-terrell-owens-says-he-misses-philadelphia-eagles-and-fans)
Quote"I had a year and a half of my best career there in Philly. It was short-lived but I did enjoy the fans there. They were fanatics.
QuoteT.O., in typical T.O. fashion, said he wouldn't have changed a thing (when asked about how he handled the non-rework of his Philly contract) if he could do it all again. However after some pressing from Missanelli, T.O. seemed to come around a little to the idea.
"Looking back on it, there is a few things that I would have done differently, maybe interviews or what not," he said. "But the things that came from those interviews, trust me, and I have said it time and time again, people overreacted to what was being said, what was being reported.
When asked if a reunion in Philly is out of the question:
Quote"I think things ended so badly with myself and management, I never even thought they would even consider it, even though since then Donovan and I, we've talked, we've hung out and things are very amicable with us right now."
Sounds like T.O. may have just a bit of regret for the way things when down in Philly. He probably realizes the Eagles gave him his only legitimate chance of winning a Super Bowl, and he may not ever get that back.
Owens only has a one-year deal with the Bills, perhaps a reunion could happen in 2010.
No, please god, no.
he definitely needed to go at the time but anyone who doesnt love TO is probably a nerd and mos def MA
farg TO
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 21, 2009, 12:02:57 PM
he definitely needed to go at the time but anyone who doesnt love TO is probably a nerd and mos def MA
Love TO?? Please, tell me you're just trolling. I don't want to believe you're that much bigger of an idiot than you've already shown yourself to be. JMFC!!
Hahahahaha! Oh yeah, not only is he a taterskin fan, but igy's in love with TO, and anyone who isn't is MA, whatever the farg that is.
TO and igy sittin' in a tree
igy is suckin' on TO's pee pee
first comes popcorn, then comes butter
TO greasin' up his brown soul brother
It makes almost no sense, but I laughed.
Quote from: shorebird on June 21, 2009, 10:21:13 PM
Hahahahaha! Oh yeah, not only is he a taterskin fan, but igy's in love with TO, and anyone who isn't is MA, whatever the farg that is.
TO and igy sittin' in a tree
igy is suckin' on TO's pee pee
first comes popcorn, then comes butter
TO greasin' up his brown soul brother
:-D
Wow... :-D
lmao
hahahahahahahahaha
Back to NFL stuff for a second, La'Roi Glover announced his retirement today
He was still playing?
hiding on the Rams for 3 years
bahahaha....holy epic meltdown batman
Somebody hit the booze hard today.
i dont get it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmPfLRsx_Bs TO gets OWNED by a hot chick in spandex
ha ha! to doesn't know how to handle a bad teammate. how ironic.
-- After 2 years of being tagged by the Steelers, Max Starks gets 4/$26.3M/$10M guaranteed
-- Fernando Bryant retired
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on June 23, 2009, 08:53:32 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmPfLRsx_Bs TO gets OWNED by a hot chick in spandex
That's one icy funhole. Piece of ass though.
impressive command of the English language too, a double threat
QuotePosted by Mike Florio on July 10, 2009 1:49 PM
Hours after reports surfaced that Chargers rookie running back Curtis Brinkley was shot in Philadelphia while his car was stopped at an intersection, few details are available.
Even his team is in the dark; the Chargers issued a statement moments ago indicating that they, too, have very little information about the situation.
"The entire organization wishes Curtis a quick and full recovery," the release said. "The team has learned no other details about the incident and will have no further comment while local authorities conduct their investigation."
Brinkley is the second Chargers rookie who has suffered injury in an off-field incident. The team picked receiver Demetrius Byrd of LSU in round seven after he was involved in a car accident; he was expected to be a third-round pick but for the accident.
Eye witnesses to the shooting, noticing the victim was still breathing, immediately sprang into action by booing the shooter.
he was shot on the corner of ashbourne and spring in elkins park. basically at elkins park train station. a mere 2 minutes from where i grew up. basically the hood, yo.
Quote from: Eagaholic on July 10, 2009, 02:32:24 PM
Eye witnesses to the shooting, noticing the victim was still breathing, immediately sprang into action by booing the shooter.
Post of the year nominee.
Derrick Mason = done (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4325120&)
quality reciever. solid career. hopefully he doesn't get shot in the face by his 20 yr old girlfriend in a couple of years.
or allegedly strangled by his wife with a purse strap.
wow
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4327067
worst contract ever?
so, a Chief knocks Brady out for the season and lets Cassel show his stuff, then he gets rewarded from the Chiefs with a huge contract? that's like cosmic or something
I must have missed the part where he had a great season.
ten mil a season, wow.
hope he earns it for them.
the kansas city media are saying he had the best OTA's of any qb in the league
$63 Million for a guy who's played 1 season since High School.
Sign me up.
Terrell Suggs to a six-year, $63 million contract
$38 million "guaranteed" and $40 million will be paid in the next two years. His bonus money ($33.1 million) beats any in defensive history and he's the highest paid linebacker in football.
the Jets released Bubba Franks
He'll be signed by Minnesota the day after they sign that Favre guy
what a douche Favre is, telling the press he'll tell the Vikings on July 30th. Biggest Drama Queen in sports
If Childress wasn't a lame duck or a preteen girl, it would be nice to see him tell Favre to go farg himself.
never...Childress is about one failed use of a timeout away from losing his job next year....hes been sleeping with a Favre's Jets jersey on for months
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on July 15, 2009, 01:54:18 PM
what a douche Favre is, telling the press he'll tell the Vikings on July 30th. Biggest Drama Queen in sports
if espn would stop reporting on every little thing he says and does, he'd probably stop. between the ad nausium of favre talk and manny talk along with the fact that espn spends about as much time talking about what players say on their twitter pages as they do giving me actual sports info, i'm pretty much fed up with espn and haven't watched it in months unless it's an actual event broadcast. sportscenter is pretty much dead to me. farg espn.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on July 16, 2009, 12:23:20 AM
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on July 15, 2009, 01:54:18 PM
what a douche Favre is, telling the press he'll tell the Vikings on July 30th. Biggest Drama Queen in sports
if espn would stop reporting on every little thing he says and does, he'd probably stop. between the ad nausium of favre talk and manny talk along with the fact that espn spends about as much time talking about what players say on their twitter pages as they do giving me actual sports info, i'm pretty much fed up with espn and haven't watched it in months unless it's an actual event broadcast. sportscenter is pretty much dead to me. farg espn.
I am with you all the way here.
MLB.com for my baseball highlights, NFL network for my football and I get the ticket for March Madness every year.
ESPN is the MTV of sports.
Looks like the 49ers are set on moving to Santa Clara (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4330537), 45 miles south of Candlestick. They've been threatening for years and now have a tentative stadium deal. Might as well call them the San Jose 49ers now.
new footage..Pacman Jones "makes it rain....
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/otl/news/story?id=4333957&campaign=rss&source=twitter&ex_cid=Twitter_espn_4333957 (http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/otl/news/story?id=4333957&campaign=rss&source=twitter&ex_cid=Twitter_espn_4333957)
Cameras in a strip club? DO NOT WANT
I really hope Dallas picks him back up.
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2009/07/20/roethlisberger-denies-civil-allegations-of-sexual-assault/
(http://www.philaflava.com/forum/images/smiles/icon_twrex_ROFLburger.gif)
(http://trueball.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/ben-roethlisberger-drunk-pittsburgh-steelers-quarterback-tall-receiver-hines-ward.jpg)
Kobe Bryant Part 2
She claims that, as she tried to leave the room, Roethlisberger blocked her path, and that he "grabbed [her] and started to kiss her."
She claims that she was "shocked and stunned that this previously friendly man, that appeared to be a gentleman in her previous contacts with him was suddenly preventing her from leaving, was assaulting and battering her."
McNulty admits that she didn't try to fight Roethlisberger, citing his size and strength. She claims that she "communicated her objection and lack of consent," and that he nevertheless began "fondling [her] through her dress and between her legs."
She claims that he pushed her onto the bed, and despite her alleged protests he "pulled her underpants off and proceeded to penetrate her."
McNulty claims that she told him, "You don't want to do this." She also claims that she said, "Please don't," and that she told him she was not on any type of birth control.
She claims that he said in response, "Don't worry, I'll pull out," which he ultimately did.
At that point, he allowed her to get off the bed. McNulty claims that she went to the bathroom, and "tried to pull herself together." When she emerged, she claims that Roethlisberger asked, "There are cameras on this room, aren't there?"
She responded by saying, "Yes, there are cameras everywhere."
McNulty alleges that he then seem worried, and that his tone became "stern."
"If anyone asks you, you fixed my television," he allegedly said. "You fixed my television. Now go!"
Roethlisberger accuser wackadoodle?
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2009/07/21/questions-arise-regarding-mcnultys-psychiatric-care/
ew?
ben isnt a good looking dood but he should be raping hotter chicks than this
(http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/stadium.weblogsinc.com/tmz/images/2009/07/andrea_mcnulty_01_0003_Layer_4_full.jpg)
and you were kind in posting the best pic of her, some are a lot worse
Hasn't Steve McNair's death taught anyone about the dangers of crazy Hoyda?
that baby has no face
Quote from: Geowhizzer on July 21, 2009, 05:26:48 PM
Hasn't Arturro Gatti's death taught anyone about the dangers of crazy Hoyda?
Of course it's dangerous, but crazy Hoyda can be some of the best Hoyda. Just make sure you have a viable exit strategy that doesn't include a purse strap.
Quote from: Geowhizzer on July 21, 2009, 05:26:48 PM
Hasn't Steve McNair's death taught anyone about the dangers of crazy Hoyda?
You know better than that. The only thing better than Hoyda... is new Hoyda.
its not even crazy Hoyda as much as its young crazy Hoyda
She was begging for it, the whore. And so was her mother.
and phillymic's sister too.
weren't you ranting and raving about how much you can't stand her at the st louis game a few years ago?
From DN
QuoteRobert Nixon, another local man who claimed to have been shot last year by Marvin Harrison, is expected to file a civil lawsuit against the NFL star tomorrow.
Wadud Ahmad, Nixon's attorney, said the suit will seek "well over $100,000" for physical and psychological damage that was caused on April 29, 2008, when Nixon said he was wounded in the back by a bullet fired from Harrison's gun in North Philadelphia.
"That bullet is still in his back," Ahmad said. "He still experiences extreme discomfort."
Nixon previously told authorities that he had witnessed Harrison shoot at another man, Dwight Dixon, after a fistfight near a garage Harrison owns on Thompson Street near 25th.
Ahmad said Nixon was wounded as he tried to run from the scene. Dixon was also wounded in the left hand during that incident.
A lengthy police investigation found that at least five bullets had been fired that day from a Belgian-made handgun Harrison owns.
District Attorney Lynne Abraham announced in January that she was not going to file charges against Harrison because prosecutors couldn't vouch for the credibility of Dixon, Nixon and others.
Abraham said the men at the center of the case gave investigators nine different versions of the shooting.
Nixon — who was placed in witness protection during the investigation — "was left to wonder why his life doesn't have any value," Ahmad said.
Dixon, meanwhile, is still fighting for his life after a gunman riddled him with seven bullets in Fairmount shortly before 11 a.m. Tuesday.
The 33-year-old was admitted to Hahnemann University Hospital in critical condition. Investigators said last night that they still knew of no suspects or motives.
"He's in pretty bad shape. They operated on him for 10 hours, and right now, he's unresponsive," said Robert Gamburg, the attorney who represents Dixon in a civil suit that was filed against Harrison last fall.
Quote from: Eagaholic on July 23, 2009, 01:47:04 AM
From DN
QuoteRobert Nixon, another local man who claimed to have been shot last year by Marvin Harrison, is expected to file a civil lawsuit against the NFL star tomorrow.
Wadud Ahmad, Nixon's attorney, said the suit will seek "well over $100,000" for physical and psychological damage that was caused on April 29, 2008, when Nixon said he was wounded in the back by a bullet fired from Harrison's gun in North Philadelphia.
"That bullet is still in his back," Ahmad said. "He still experiences extreme discomfort."
Nixon previously told authorities that he had witnessed Harrison shoot at another man, Dwight Dixon, after a fistfight near a garage Harrison owns on Thompson Street near 25th.
Ahmad said Nixon was wounded as he tried to run from the scene. Dixon was also wounded in the left hand during that incident.
A lengthy police investigation found that at least five bullets had been fired that day from a Belgian-made handgun Harrison owns.
District Attorney Lynne Abraham announced in January that she was not going to file charges against Harrison because prosecutors couldn't vouch for the credibility of Dixon, Nixon and others.
Abraham said the men at the center of the case gave investigators nine different versions of the shooting.
Nixon — who was placed in witness protection during the investigation — "was left to wonder why his life doesn't have any value," Ahmad said.
Dixon, meanwhile, is still fighting for his life after a gunman riddled him with seven bullets in Fairmount shortly before 11 a.m. Tuesday.
The 33-year-old was admitted to Hahnemann University Hospital in critical condition. Investigators said last night that they still knew of no suspects or motives.
"He's in pretty bad shape. They operated on him for 10 hours, and right now, he's unresponsive," said Robert Gamburg, the attorney who represents Dixon in a civil suit that was filed against Harrison last fall.
Wadud Ahmad, Nixon's attorney, said the suit will seek "well over $100,000"Investigators said last night that they still knew of no suspects or motives.
and watch havas' head explode
QuoteThe first round will take place on Thursday, April 22, starting at 7:30 p.m. ET.
The second and third rounds will start at 6:30 p.m. ET on April 23.
Rounds 4 through 7 will be on April 24, starting at 1 p.m. ET.
More than 39 million watched the draft during the 2009 two-day broadcast.
awful, they have single handedly ruined the draft
I agree. Is it 10 minutes between 1st round picks? Then when will the first round end, almost 1 am? At least the next night is on a weekend but it's still too late.
This is just horrific, I was listening to NFL radio this afternoon and they were saying it is a good thing. A guy called in and was talking about how he won't be able to have his afternoon cookouts and they kind of just laughed him off. It would be one thing to have it Friday night, but Thursday? Really?
Terrible news.
Exhibit 1,000,000 of the NFL getting too big for their britches.
I didn't think there was any way to really screw up the whole year-long NFL experience, but I was wrong. Can't wait to see them finally go ahead with the plan take the last two preseason games and make them regular season games. Meaningful football in August is gonna be awesome!
That draft is a farging abortion.
Quote from: QB Eagles on July 23, 2009, 07:07:07 PMThat draft is a farging abortion.
does not compute
an abortion is a good thing. this is not.
Quote from: MDS on July 23, 2009, 05:02:49 PM
and watch havas' head explode
QuoteThe first round will take place on Thursday, April 22, starting at 7:30 p.m. ET.
The second and third rounds will start at 6:30 p.m. ET on April 23.
Rounds 4 through 7 will be on April 24, starting at 1 p.m. ET.
More than 39 million watched the draft during the 2009 two-day broadcast.
it was already ruined for me when they made it late sat afternoon and took a round away from day 1 so this really means nothing other than it now being the sports version of the 10 best picture nominee decision
i never really watched the draft as it was but this is obviously a $ move.
When I was a teenager draft day was like waking up on Christmas. You'd flip on ESPN and there'd be a bunch of rumors. Draft would start early and was a great waste of a day. Now this shtein is depressing. It's like someone killed Santa then told you Christmas was going to start on the 22nd after dinner.
Vick says he's getting close to signing with a pro team. Wouldn't elaborate but might not be NFL.
Quote from: Eagaholic on July 30, 2009, 02:44:16 PM
Vick says he's getting close to signing with a pro team. Wouldn't elaborate but might not be NFL.
The UFL is a perfect fit for him this season. I wouldn't even try the NFL this season if I were him. He has to rebuild his rep, both on and off the field.
cleveland, garbage qb, dog pound---hurry up
Apparently, he is meeting w NE now..
No shock there. That was one of the teams I could really see him with.
yeah, they've got solid leadership from top to bottom and a coaching staff smart enough to put his athletic ability to good use.
If they can get Randy Moss to toe the line they can get Mr. Alpo on the straight and narrow.
Rumor is Beanie Wells shredded his ankle about an hour after his contract was done.
Quote from: QB Eagles on July 13, 2009, 06:57:54 PM
Derrick Mason = done (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4325120&)
Undone (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/trainingcamp09/news/story?id=4371282)
Quote"It was a tough decision, but I think it was a good decision for me to come back," Mason said in a statement. "I needed to evaluate my life, football and my career.
"I still have an intense fire inside me, and I want to play. ... I felt like I had left something undone, and I wanted to finish it. I believe this is a good example for my son and my daughter on how to be thoughtful and also follow through."
Quote from: PPinDC on August 01, 2009, 10:30:46 PM
Rumor is Beanie Wells shredded his ankle about an hour after his contract was done.
and Tarvaris Jackson sprained his MCL jumping up and down excited about the Favre news
Quote from: Die-Hard on July 31, 2009, 12:30:24 PM
Apparently, he is meeting w NE now..
Looks like the Patriots have closed the door on Vick and are signing Cleo Lemon.
Quote from: PPinDC on August 01, 2009, 10:30:46 PM
Rumor is Beanie Wells shredded his ankle about an hour after his contract was done.
Shredded? Articles I've read say he got up and walked off and had a precautionary MRI.
Dawk out 2-3 days with a hand injury
no you didnt?
not gonna mock
here's a video from Broncos camp if interested (http://www.denverbroncos.com/page.php?id=349&videoID=3354&type=broncosTV&year=&month=)
bleh
Ugh.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4381335
:-D :deion
what? go ahead buddy sit out the year and wait for next year. you should really cash in then...f-in idiot
Per Rotoworld: Pats scooped Derrick Burgess for a 3rd and a 5th in 2011. The Eagles offered a 3rd and a player..and once again lost a bidding war
Doubtful he lasts all season, but I think Burgess would of been key with Cole
Good news for Tomahawk:
QuoteFalcons bring in Marty Booker
Posted by Mike Florio on August 6, 2009 8:12 PM ET
On the same day that the Falcons signed veteran wideout Robert Ferguson, who caught three passes in 2008, they added a guy who caught a few more passes last season.
Um, eleven more.
Marty Booker appeared in 13 games for the Bears, catching 14 passes for 211 yards and two touchdowns.
And he's now a Falcon.
Roddy White likely is unfazed.
The team also placed receiver Harry Douglas on injured reserve. The Falcons also cut waived rookie Brandon Godfrey.
preseason kicks off tonight with the "Oilers" and Bills
haha--how fat was that punt fake for a td...punter has some jets on him
funstart to the preseason.
Quote from: reese125 on August 09, 2009, 08:17:21 PMhaha--how fat was that punt fake for a td...punter has some jets on him
pretty slick ball fake
Vince Young's first pass is awful and picked.
That's because he has no business being in the league. Ha, first preseason pass against a terrible team's second string defense gets picked off. What a farging joke.
Hall of Famer. Guaranteed.
It's science.
Steve Smith busted up his shoulder pretty badly and is going to miss two weeks minimum. The Panthers are being quiet about the details.
The Panthers play the Eagles in the opener.
the way he was crunched over on the field and on the sidelines with the trainer looked like a dislocation
Quote from: QB Eagles on August 11, 2009, 06:46:25 PM
Steve Smith busted up his shoulder pretty badly and is going to miss two weeks minimum. The Panthers are being quiet about the details.
The Panthers play the Eagles in the opener.
lol
forget the speculations...Smith was at a full practice today
For a two day injury, he sure threw a great bitch fit.
right?
Kyle Orton and Jay Cutler both sucked in their first game with their new teams.
The Chiefs signed FF's favorite WR Ashley Lelie.
Favre on his way to sign with the Vikings per profootballtalk.com, who is getting their info from WISN-TV in Milwaukee. This should knock the national attention off of Vic and the Eagles for a while.
Mort says 1-yr deal for $10M-$12M. Stupid. Go away.
i hope he farging shreds his knee walking into the building there
Quote from: BigEd76 on August 18, 2009, 11:33:18 AM
Mort says 1-yr deal for $10M-$12M. Stupid. Go away.
10 mil. for Farverererererer? holy shnikes it makes Vick look like we stole candy from a pitbull.
you know the only thing nastier than a pit bull with teh aids - is the guy that gave it to him.
Roethlisberger went down in practice and they thought he may have torn an Achilles, but apparently he's OK
Quote from: BigEd76 on August 20, 2009, 05:57:26 PM
Roethlisberger went down in practice and they thought he may have torn an Achilles, but apparently he's OK
Max Starks stepped on his foot. No one really thought it was that serious, as the Steelers just let him sit on the sideline for the rest of practice instead of getting him treatment.
ha
(http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090821/capt.0776166d441140feb962d6f513426a98.bengals_patriots_football_mack104.jpg)
QuoteC.Ochocinco extra point is GOOD
video (http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-videos/09000d5d81208f33/Pre-WK-2-Chad-Ochocinco-the-kicker)
Falcon throwback jawns
(http://www.ajc.com/multimedia/dynamic/00237/falconsuni_0821_CC1_237809c.jpg)
now those are some effin jerseys...and holy crap were their helmets cool
billy white shoes johnson for the hail mary win
lol...its the Falcons. No one gives a shtein about them.
Holy crap, its... the jerseys they wore up until four years ago?
actually those are their inaugural jerseys...the ones they wore recently had black helmets and silver pants
Pretty sure I said jersey and not uniform.
somewhere nestled deep in my mom's attic is a deion sanders falcons butter joint that i bought when i was a kid. him and barry sanders are the only 2 non-eagles player jerseys i've ever bought.
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 21, 2009, 04:28:54 PM
now those are some effin jerseys...and holy crap were their helmets cool
billy white shoes johnson for the hail mary win
Amen. I love those.
and lol @ the math teacher Matt Ryan tryin to look hard
and lol @ at easy usin 'jawns'
you cant even pretend to be from around the way dooks
A couple players on the Dolphins might have swine flu.
Philip Rivers signed a new 6/$92M deal w/ $38M-$39M guaranteed
Apparently Edgerrin James has signed with Seattle...
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 24, 2009, 10:04:48 PM
Apparently Edgerrin James has signed with Seattle...
It's too bad too. Apparently he only needs ~140 yards to replace #10 Marcus Allen on the all time rushing yardage list.
Is Edgerrin James going to HoF after he finally retires?
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 24, 2009, 10:04:48 PM
It's too bad too. Apparently he only needs ~140 yards to replace #10 Marcus Allen on the all time rushing yardage list.
Is Edgerrin James going to HoF after he finally retires?
No way. He's too street.
Quote from: Tomahawk on August 25, 2009, 01:29:17 PMIt's too bad too. Apparently he only needs ~140 yards to replace #10 Marcus Allen on the all time rushing yardage list.
Is Edgerrin James going to HoF after he finally retires?
Borderline case, and he's probably on the wrong side of the border.
The Broncos suspended Brandon Marshall indefinitely for conduct detrimental to the team. Looks like it's going to last at least through the rest of the preseason...
Indefinitely as in, maybe as much as four games, as that's the outer limit for "conduct detrimental to the team" punishment.
wow what a piece of shtein
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/video/20590420/index.html
you speak of course about that white devil yuppie coach
well he is to...way to alienate your star QB and WR in one offseason douche...these belichek clones will realize one day before you become a corksucker you have to actually win something
but marshall is a complete joke...this kind of stuff will make it super easy for denver to trade him
btw make it happen andy
I don't care if Cutler and Marshall are both prima donna douchebags (they are), it falls squarely on the new coachs choulder that he has managed to piss off the two best players this team has w/o even playing a real game.
Working with iceholes is a part of life, especially in a business where it is really hard to find equivalent replacements.
He is pretty much already a failure and I predict him getting fired after his second year.
bellicheck actually seemed like a decent dude when talking to chad johnson on hard knocks. first time ever.
Quote from: methdeez on August 28, 2009, 01:38:21 PM
He is pretty much already a failure and I predict him getting fired after his second year.
Oakland will surely be in need of a new coach then.
Quote from: MDS on August 28, 2009, 02:23:24 PM
bellicheck actually seemed like a decent dude when talking to chad johnson on hard knocks. first time ever.
Who's chad johnson?
Quote from: hbionic on August 28, 2009, 04:58:06 PM
Quote from: MDS on August 28, 2009, 02:23:24 PM
bellicheck actually seemed like a decent dude when talking to chad johnson on hard knocks. first time ever.
Who's chad johnson?
child, please.
Knowshon Moreno is coming back from injury very slowly. Looks like CBuck is set to be Denver's feature back early in the season.
i hope he does well.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/trainingcamp09/news/story?id=4431202
QuoteCincinnati Bengals receiver Chad Ochocinco was fined $5,000 for wearing an orange chin strap during a preseason game.
Ochocinco first wrote about the fine on his Twitter account Saturday, saying, "WTF I got a damn fine already, it's the damn preseason, this is some b-------!!" ha!
Rule 5, Section 4, Article 3(a) specifies that all players must wear a "Helmet with chin strap (white only) fastened and face mask attached."
On his Twitter account, Ochocinco said he was suing the NFL for discrimination.
"Im sueing [sic] the NFL," he wrote at about 1:45 p.m. ET, "I am color blind so this fine is discriminating because I'm disabled in a way, this is a sad day for me:(" tool
I am completely amused by that guy's antics.
Andre Smith finally signed with the Bengals, so that leaves Crabtree as the only unsigned 1st-rounder
they were lowballing him you farging republican
Who are the unsigned non-first rounders?
They really need to get their ass in camp...
just crabtree and he wants to be paid top 5. bengals werent slotting smith as he should be, $ is $ but fair is fair. stop siding with these farging cheap ass teams who cant give a brotha what he deserves.
Tedy "stroked out on roids" Bruschi is retiring.
Quote from: MDS on August 30, 2009, 11:11:54 PM
just crabtree and he wants to be paid top 5. bengals werent slotting smith as he should be, $ is $ but fair is fair. stop siding with these farging cheap ass teams who cant give a brotha what he deserves.
Crabtree deserves half a mil a year and with it a chance to prove he can do something in the pros and win a real payday in a couple years. In the current system, he's worth (but does not deserve) No. 19 overall money.
In his farged up head, he thinks he's owed top five money. F him.
At this point, if I'm the 9ers I'd lower my offer to Crabtree every week because his value to the team is doing nothing but diminishing. If he goes back in the draft, he'll get a fraction of what the 9ers are offering at this point. Bonehead move, and does nothing but reinforce the primadonna perception. The more he talked before the draft, the more like an ass he seemed.
The Chiefs lost Cassel for 2-4 weeks and fired their OC (Chan Gailey) less than two weeks before the start of the season
LOL, My uncle is cousins with Chan, poor guy.
Anticipating Ochocinco, the No Fun League just banned players from using Twitter during games.
good. next step is banning it all together.
Amani Toomer's career as a KC Chief is over after a couple of weeks
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/trainingcamp09/news/story?id=4438326
lolol
bust!
I was just coming to post that. I farging love it.
how the hell do you break your foot in a non-contract drill?
i know those oafs are over 300 pounds, but christ...
too funny.
hard knocks baby. shteins been great.
Quote from: MDS on September 02, 2009, 12:39:02 AM
hard knocks baby. shteins been great.
Yes, it sure has.
peter king nfl predictions
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/nfl/09/01/main/index.html?bcnn=yes
Tye Hill got traded to the Falcons for an undisclosed pick, and St Louis also cut Joe Klopfenstein
Quote from: ice grillin you on September 02, 2009, 01:12:34 PM
peter king nfl predictions
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/nfl/09/01/main/index.html?bcnn=yes
:-D he picked the bears to go to the superbowl.
Quote from: ice grillin you on September 02, 2009, 01:12:34 PM
peter king nfl predictions
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/nfl/09/01/main/index.html?bcnn=yes
The Giants winning the East? :-D
he must be pretty on point if those are his two most ridiculous predictions
you honestly think its laughable that the giants could win the east
and of all the teams that have made the superbowl in the last ten years you think the bears are really that far fetched.....shtein its only been six months since the friggin cardinals made it
Quote from: ice grillin you on September 02, 2009, 01:36:20 PM
he must be pretty on point if those are his two most ridiculous predictions
you honestly think its laughable that the giants could win the east
and of all the teams that have made the superbowl in the last ten years you think the bears are really that far fetched.....shtein its only been six months since the friggin cardinals made it
yeah, neither one of those predictions are really all that hard to fathome. the giants are the defending division champs and other than needing a playmaker at WR, that team isn't all that unchanged from last year. if the eagles won the division from 2001-2003 without any real playmakers at WR, then there's no reason that the giants couldn't do it either.
the bears getting to the superbowl might be a bit far fetched, but that pick is more indicitive about what king thinks of jay cutler.
it's not like he's making some crazy ass picks like the taterskins winning the division or the 9ers going all the way.
if you want to knock him for anything, i'd say that:
having the cowboys ahead of the eagles is laughable.
the seahawks winning the west is ludacris.
the texans winning the south is hilariously boneheaded.
Bears have the easiest schedule in the NFL. They have a solid offense and a solid defense. Neither unit is going to blow people away but they could definitely make a deep playoff run.
other than detroit and st louis youd be hard pressed to find an nfc team that would shock you if they made the superbowl....the conference is wack
having the cowboys ahead of the eagles is laughable.
the seahawks winning the west is ludacris.
the texans winning the south is hilariously boneheaded.
none of these are even close to as ridiculous as you say...especially the seahawks winning that travesty of a division...texans call is ballsy but i wouldnt say its outrageous...if the colts falter a little and with all their changes and mannings age they could the texans could sneak in...i dont think its gonna happen but it wouldnt chock me...i think they are a good upset type pick
igy talkin' like a Mexican...."it wouldn't chock me, ese"
The Giants absolutely could win the East. Their defense is very good. If Hakeem Nicks and Ramses Barden end up being as good as they have looked so far, that gives that little rag armed dickhead someone to throw to.
The NFC North is going to be fun to watch. Minnesota has a very good defense and if Favre does half decent, he can make the offense pretty damn good. The Bears, with Cutler, have a serviceable offense. Forte and Cutler and sprinkle in their zesty WRs and it can be good enough. And the Packers are going to be good as well...if their OL and defense can man up.
Texans are a lot of people darkhorse as well...but unless Schaub stays healthy ain't nothing gonna happen. They need him on the field and for their defense to play above average.
If Schaub goes down, Orvlosky isnt going to do anything. Just found out that the old Eagles Cheerleader Adrienne who worked at Chesapeake Inn right by me married Orvlosky, good catch for him
Quote from: rjs246 on September 02, 2009, 01:55:27 PM
Bears have the easiest schedule in the NFL. They have a solid offense and a solid defense. Neither unit is going to blow people away but they could definitely make a deep playoff run.
Deep playoff run meaning they get a bye week and lose when they face a playoff team?
My prediction: the SI predictions will be about as accurate as last years. (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/football/nfl/specials/preview/2008/08/26/main/)
The Bucs fired their new OC Jeff Jagodzinski 10 days before the opener. This is the guy that was kicked out of Boston College because he interviewed with the Jets...
After seeing a live Ustrem video of Pacman Jones, he sealed his fate once again with stupidity and Winnipeg retracted their offer...oh and his fiance is a banger
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/2088789 (http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/2088789)
"Don't throw no dollars at me," said Pacman Jones in the Ustream video. "If you want to throw somethin' at me, throw me an NFL contract, man."
"I've got a clause in my contract, when I get a call from an NFL team I can go over," he said. "I actually got two calls today, so if they tell me tomorrow that Pacman's back, that'd be a bummer for all my Winnipeg fans."
One Winnipeg fan called in to chat Pacman Jones during livestream and told him about the cold weather. Jones didn't seem bother by it. "Pain is only temporary," he said. "Besides, I'm only gonna be there for eight weeks, or shorter."
was listening to jim rome rip pacman for about 20 minutes today. what a farging idiot.
just saw that the bills now fired their OC....wtf?
crazy. I don't think I've ever seen 3 coordinators get fired during one preseason...
The Bills should have been the first to be fired, havn't they not even scored an offensive TD this preseason?
within roughly the last 3 or 4 weeks, we've seen:
vick back in the nfl - check
pacman getting rejected by the cfl - check
punting problem in $1b stadium - check
snyder suing poor fans who can't afford tickets - check
offensive coordinators getting fired before week 1 - check, check and check
favre is retired then unretired, again - check and check
espn teaches football fans what the word "schism" means - check
espn then uses said word in hyperbolic fashion - check
raiders in general disarray with head coaches punching assistants in the face - check
burress sent to jail for 2 years for shooting self in the leg - check
most awesomest preseason ever!
I guess firing the OCs in the in thing to do.
Marty better watch out.
Oh right, the Eagles do not fire incompetent people
Quote from: Sgt PSN on September 04, 2009, 01:53:53 PM
within roughly the last 3 or 4 weeks, we've seen:
(stuff)
defensive coordinators dying before week 1 - check :-\
Kevin Jones is done for the year again (torn ligaments in ankle)
TB cut Matt Bryant
NO cut Joey Harrington
BUF cut Dominic Rhodes
STL cut Ronald Curry
Kevin Jones can suck a cock and die.[/affected Penn State obsessiveness]
Per ESPN:
The Patriots just traded Seymour to the Raiders for what will be a top 10 pick in 2011.
Wow.
Holy shtein...really?
Detroit claimed Pats QB Kevin O'Connell off waivers then traded him to the Jets
dont the raiders have caller id in their headquarters...if the patriots are calling DO NOT ANSWER PHONE
pats have two first round picks the next two years
You expect the Raiders to do the smart thing?
i actually think its a lose trade for both teams but its really really bad for oakland
I dunno, the raiders could have wasted the pick on worse players.
Quote from: Eagaholic on September 07, 2009, 07:10:48 PM
I dunno, the raiders could have wasted the pick on worse players.
Yeah, but Seymour is a FA after this season. He's taking a week to even show up to Oakland, so you know there's no way in hell he's gonna stay there after this year... so the Raiders likely will be giving up a top 10 pick for someone who's not even on the team anymore.
Quote from: EagleFeva on September 08, 2009, 05:46:11 PM
Quote from: Eagaholic on September 07, 2009, 07:10:48 PM
I dunno, the raiders could have wasted the pick on worse players.
Yeah, but Seymour is a FA after this season. He's taking a week to even show up to Oakland, so you know there's no way in hell he's gonna stay there after this year... so the Raiders likely will be giving up a top 10 pick for someone who's not even on the team anymore.
So in other words it will be business as usual.
And the rest of the top-10 drafting teams rejoice because the Raiders won't be there to break the slot and sign some bum to an outrageous deal.
Buffalo cuts thier starting left tackle 4 days before the season, going with a second year 'project'.
In other, unrelated news, the over-under for their total wins on the season is still at 7.5.
Nice tip. On it.
Apparently, reading some other stuff, this was the plan going into pre-season.
But:
Quote. The Bills will now go into the season with only one starting lineman who has been with the team for more than two years (right tackle Brad Butler). The combined NFL experience of the five linemen is 13 seasons, total.
And they are going to run the no-huddle. And they fired their o-coordinator.
I think that these boys are going to be a trainwreck.
What does everyone think about KC at O/U 6 wins?
They get to play Oakland twice, Denver twice and Cincinatti, Cleveland and Buffalo.
except all those teams get to play KC
i think six is right on for them
Yep. 6 is right on the money but if I'm putting money on an over/under then I'm taking the under since they could easily lose to any of those teams.
Quote from: methdeez on September 09, 2009, 12:12:50 PM
Buffalo cuts thier starting left tackle 4 days before the season, going with a second year 'project'.
In other, unrelated news, the over-under for their total wins on the season is still at 7.5.
And the new starter is the estranged son of Karl Malone
The Mailman has an estranged son? Get out of here.
http://www.jazzspin.com/2009/04/08/karl-malone-man-show-videos/
Quote from: General_Failure on September 09, 2009, 02:59:53 PM
The Mailman has an estranged son? Get out of here.
The whitest black dude ever.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/Santonio-Holmes-celebrates-Steelers-win-in-a-Mic?urn=nfl,188953
(http://a323.yahoofs.com/ymg/ept_sports_nfl_experts__16/ept_sports_nfl_experts-602954656-1252701652.jpg?ymUnE4BDuE98jFFI)
wow
Quote from: PhillyGirl on September 12, 2009, 09:06:16 AM
wow
no shtein wow, look at that farging ring
I have a feeling like creeping death that this is the only way you're ever gonna see a ring like that on the hand of a dude wearing an Eagles jersey.
Quote from: Diomedes on September 12, 2009, 09:12:13 AM
Quote from: PhillyGirl on September 12, 2009, 09:06:16 AM
wow
no shtein wow, look at that farging ring
I have a feeling like creeping death that this is the only way you're ever gonna see a ring like that on the hand of a dude wearing an Eagles jersey.
right? Its a horrid feeling.
ALTHOUGH, the Phillies got a ring last year. That was something that I never, in a million years, thought I'd see. I mean, I thought every team in this city would have one before they ever did.
OK, OK...I'm grasping at anything here. LOL
Quote from: Diomedes on September 12, 2009, 09:12:13 AM
Quote from: PhillyGirl on September 12, 2009, 09:06:16 AM
wow
no shtein wow, look at that farging ring
I have a feeling like creeping death that this is the only way you're ever gonna see a ring like that on the hand of a dude wearing an Eagles jersey.
Me Too.
The Philadelphia Eagles....the best team that never won. :boom
Buffalo already has that title.
The Eagles would be the second best team that never won.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d812863bc&template=without-video-with-comments&confirm=true (http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d812863bc&template=without-video-with-comments&confirm=true)
So the NFL is all pissed off about the Williams' thing in MIN, blaming the NFLPA for not abiding to a contract the agreed to in front of the public and Congress. I'm pretty sure state laws are always going to take precedence over federal and the teams should take advantage of the laws of the states in which they operate. Kudos to the Williams' for sticking it to whitey
Quote from: Diomedes on September 12, 2009, 05:27:35 PM
Buffalo already has that title.
The Eagles would be the second best team that never won.
might even go with minny as 2nd best. i believe they've been to 4 as well, winning none. and that would make the eagles the 3rd best team to never win a super bowl.
A few short months after their run to the Super Bowl and the Cardinals needed an extension from the NFL to sell out their game and avoid a black out.
farging loser fans.
Especially that fag cardTrader
interesting
QuotePosted by Mike Florio on September 13, 2009 12:19 AM ET
Here's an intriguing nugget from Al Davis' remarks at Saturday night's press conference introducing defensive lineman Richard Seymour as a member of the team.
Davis nearly hired Bill Belichick to coach the Raiders a decade ago.
Per David White of the San Francisco Chronicle, Davis said that Raiders CEO Amy Trask wanted to hire Belichick, but that Davis wanted to hire Jon Gruden.
And so Gruden was hired.
The following year, Belichick landed with the Patriots, and won a Super Bowl the next year, knocking the Raiders out of the playoffs via the infamous snow globe tuck rule game.
The next year, Gruden was essentially traded to the Buccaneers. He took to Bucs to the Super Bowl, where they beat the Raiders.
the Raiders might have hit a .500 winning percent
Cris Collinsworth. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-AyoGQGLxA&feature=player_embedded)
Since this is 25 years old I'm sure it's been posted before but since this is the first time I've ever seen it you can all go farg yourselves.
farg this clown.
lol
1 JaMarcus Russell QB Louisiana State Oakland Raiders
2 Calvin Johnson WR Georgia Tech Detroit Lions
3 Joe Thomas OT Wisconsin Cleveland Browns
4 Gaines Adams DE Clemson Tampa Bay Buccaneers
5 Levi Brown OT Penn State Arizona Cardinals
6 LaRon Landry SS Louisiana State Washington taterskins
7. adrian peterson
oddly enough, the lions are the only team that you can't really laugh at their pick. johnson is a farging stud. but yeah, the rest are borderline hysterical.
none of them are going down as potentially the best ever at their position
no, but i think cj has the potential to be in the top 10. a lot of that has to do with stafford.
Quote from: rjs246 on September 13, 2009, 09:48:53 PM
Cris Collinsworth. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-AyoGQGLxA&feature=player_embedded)
Since this is 25 years old I'm sure it's been posted before but since this is the first time I've ever seen it you can all go farg yourselves.
farg this clown.
I'm going to go ahead and say that was farging awesome. He does look like Wooderson though from Dazed and Confused, great call on that. Also, based on the music, i'm pretty sure he's doing lines in between takes
whats dyed his eyebrows or hair?
al harris is still doing what he does best.
QuoteDunta's footwear message to G.M.: "Pay me, Rick"
Posted by Mike Florio on September 13, 2009 7:08 PM ET
Texans cornerback Dunta Robinson wants a new contract. He didn't get one in the offseason, and he held out until early September before signing his one-year franchise tender.
But even though he'll make nearly $10 million this year, he had a game-day message to G.M. Rick Smith on his shoes, according to Richard Justice of the Houston Chronicle.
"Pay me, Rick."
An otherwise businesslike Robinson laughed while discussing the matter after the 24-7 loss to the Jets, as seen in video captured by Sports Radio 610, the Houston affiliate of Sporting News Radio.
"It's just a reminder that this is what we're here for," Robinson said. "It's to get paid."
Ugh.
Yeah, we should all be so underpaid that we'd only get nearly $10 million for four months of work.
I don't know what's so ugh about his comments, Florio. If you were any good at writing, maybe you could make 10 million too
Quote from: Sgt PSN on September 13, 2009, 10:34:05 PM
oddly enough, the lions are the only team that you can't really laugh at their pick. johnson is a farging stud. but yeah, the rest are borderline hysterical.
especially joe thomas. just horrible.
urlacher out for the year
Get urlackerrzzz
Damn, and he was just talking about how it was good for him to be healthy after a few years.
Chicago goin' down the shteinter
Quote from: ice grillin you on September 14, 2009, 11:02:43 AM
urlacher out for the year
What a whiny vadge. Only someone like that could hurt his wrist and be out the year.
QuoteAccording to Mike Freeman of CBSSports.com, the Ravens didn't take kindly to remarks from Keyshawn Johnson and Cris Carter in a recent conference call, during which Johnson at one point said of quarterback Joe Flacco, "You want a bum, you pay a bum."
"Keyshawn Johnson is the bum, that's why he's in the analyst seat," receiver Derrick Mason told Freeman. "He tried to come back to football but no one would sign him. He was never that good a player. He got lucky and signed on in Tampa Bay and won a Super Bowl because they had a great defense.
"Just look at the two people doing the criticizing, that's all I'm saying. Keyshawn was overrated and Carter is in the same boat I'm in. He doesn't have a Super Bowl ring either. He's in the analyst seat without a ring. At least I'm playing. He still wants to play but he can't anymore. We're the bums? That's why you're in the analyst seat. Just be quiet and keep dreaming you still could play."
:-D
(http://cdn.holytaco.com/www/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/2final.jpg)
Jon Ritchie on ESPN First Take:
QuoteThat Raiders dline was playing nasty, playing with attitude, coming out and punching people in the mouth......Just like Tom Cable.
:-D Nice.
Scott Graham takes over for Harry K on "Inside the NFL" (http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/phillies/20090915_Scott_Graham_to_be_new_voice_of__Inside_the_NFL_.html)
QuoteBills "fan" vandalizes McKelvin's lawn
Posted by Gregg Rosenthal on September 15, 2009 8:30 PM ET
There's no denying that the Buffalo Bills have one of the most loyal and knowledgeable NFL fanbases in the country.
But even the best group of supporters has a few lunatics that make sports fans as a whole look bad.
One of those wackos decided to vandalize Bills cornerback Leodis McKelvin's home by painting the final score of Monday night's game and obscenity into McKelvin's lawn. McKelvin had a costly fumble on a kick return late in Monday night's game that set up the Patriots for the game-winning score. The lawns of the rest of the defense were spared.
(Seriously, where does this rage come from regarding sports? It's sports! The vitriol inspired by pro teams amazes me, and this is coming from someone obsessed enough to spend the great majority of my hours on Earth covering the minutia of a game. Soap box rant over.)
The Hamburg, New York police declined to give any more details on their investigation, such as what word was written in to the lawn.
McKelvin believes his short memory will help him get past Monday's mistake, and presumably the reaction to it.
at least he did say "go home, negro," so that's a step up for buffalo
Former No. 2 overall pick Charles Rogers was arrested for DUI Wednesday when police discovered him unresponsive behind the wheel of his Mercedes.
On a Wednesday afternoon, Rogers was passed out drunk with his car in gear. He was stopped in a left-turn lane, and firefighters had to gain access through the sunroof. Rogers recently began a comeback attempt and nearly signed with the CFL.
Man...that guy had talent from what I remember.
otl recently did a piece on him....maybe a month ago and he "said" that he was turning his life around, blah blah blah. but you could tell just by his facial expressions, body language and tone of voice that he was completely full of ish. farg him
When someone asks you flat out if you have been sober since your rehab and you squirm in your seat, cover your mouth, then say no I've been good...take care.
He was only trying to play again because he has to re-cake the Lions his signing bonus.
Corey Webster and Santana Moss fined $5K a piece for fighting.
Apparently, the NFL thinks end zone celebrations are worse than fighting.
Quote from: EagleFeva on September 18, 2009, 08:00:14 PM
Corey Webster and Santana Moss fined $5K a piece for fighting.
Apparently, the NFL thinks end zone celebrations are worse than fighting.
taunting must be worse than fighting too because phillip rivers was fined like $7500.
QuoteKyle Turley experiencing potentially serious brain issues
Posted by Mike Florio on September 18, 2009 2:49 PM ET
Former NFL player Kyle Turley, a 1998 first-round pick who developed a reputation for erratic and explosive behavior while playing (which prompted him us to slap him with the nickname "Crazy Joe Davola"), currently is experiencing very real health issues, possibly due to a career of hits to the head.
Turley, according to Michael Silver of Yahoo! Sports, could be in the process of developing Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, a degenerative neurological condition that may have contributed to the deaths of former NFL players Andre Waters and Justin Strzelczyk.
The strangest aspect of the situation is that Turley doesn't regard himself as someone who had a problem with concussions.
"I never considered myself a guy that had a lot of head injuries," Turley told Silver. "But the doctors I've seen are very concerned about my past history, and when I look back on some of what I experienced, it makes me angry. Guys are going crazy, and my wife and I just had a baby boy. I don't want that to happen to me."
That said, he had one fairly significant concussion in 2003, which resulted in some fairly bizarre activity after the game, even when judged by Turley's typical helmet-throwing, threatening-to-kill-Mike-Martz standards.
"I went into the shower, and as the story was told to me later, I was sitting at my locker, butt-naked, when our owner [Georgia Frontiere] came in to congratulate us," Turley said. "I don't remember doing this, but everybody said I stood up and hugged her, totally naked, right there in the middle of the room."
And, contrary to Turley's belief that he didn't have many head injuries, his words suggest otherwise. Apart from the concussion that exposed the late Mrs. Frontiere to one of the lesser-known hazards of owning an NFL team, Turley said he experienced "'dings' where I'd get cross-eyed and not see straight for a whole series. ... I'd see three guys for every real one, and I'd say, '[Expletive] it, I'm gonna hit the guy in the middle.' That happened to me maybe two or three times every season."
Robert Gallery - broken leg
Matt Hasselbeck - rib injury
Mike Bell - sprained MCL, MRI tomorrow
Randy Thomas - torn triceps
So how bad do I want Rex Ryan and Mike Singletary as the coach of the Eagles right now. Is it too early to tell if either of them are any good? Yes. Is it already obvious that they are emotional, hard-nosed, defense-first, run-the-ball coaches? Yes. Is asking a question and then answering it yourself gay? Shut up.
Ryan gave a game ball to the Jets fans.
Quote"I think our fans are huge in this victory," Ryan said. "In fact, we're giving a game ball to our fans. It will go up in our trophy case. I thought they were the difference. Any time you can hold Brady to under 50-percent completions, that is saying a lot.
"My first victory at home. I never saw that crowd in preseason. It was pretty intense out there. It was hard to communicate, but I thought our guys did a great job. It was loud, and that is what I was talking about. Make it miserable . I can't tell you the last time New England has been 0-for-3 in the red zone."
Quote from: rjs246 on September 21, 2009, 11:15:06 AM
So how bad do I want Rex Ryan and Mike Singletary as the coach of the Eagles right now. Is it too early to tell if either of them are any good? Yes. Is it already obvious that they are emotional, hard-nosed, defense-first, run-the-ball coaches? Yes. Is asking a question and then answering it yourself gay? Shut up.
Agreed. Singletary's rants last year were great. He's turned them around.
And my man love for Rex Ryan continues to grow. I caught him on Mike & Mike this morning and they asked him to comment on the Crabtree tampering charges. He said "My response is not suitable for radio. I'll let the NFL figure that stuff out. But I wish we played them this weekend"
i know that ryan's just trying to get the fans fired up and all that but it's crap like that and the voicemail sent to season ticket holders that encourages the "we" mentality among fans. of course, it's a smart play on his part because it gives fans a sense of inclusion and to feel like they are actually part of the team, which is all that most fans really want to begin with, but it still doesn't change the fact that they ultimately have little to no impact on the outcome of a game. but even as i speak, there's 65000 jets fans walking around today who feel like they actually accomplished something yesterday.
having said that, he's only 2 games into his head coaching career and is already better than reid.
and singletary seems to have turned chicken shtein into chicken salad out in san fran. luckily they play in the weakest division in the nfl so if he can keep them playing like they are, he should cruise through that division.
Ryan's fan service will wear thin pretty soon, I think.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on September 21, 2009, 12:48:53 PM
i know that ryan's just trying to get the fans fired up and all that but it's crap like that and the voicemail sent to season ticket holders that encourages the "we" mentality among fans. of course, it's a smart play on his part because it gives fans a sense of inclusion and to feel like they are actually part of the team, which is all that most fans really want to begin with, but it still doesn't change the fact that they ultimately have little to no impact on the outcome of a game. but even as i speak, there's 65000 jets fans walking around today who feel like they actually accomplished something yesterday.
having said that, he's only 2 games into his head coaching career and is already better than reid.
and singletary seems to have turned chicken shtein into chicken salad out in san fran. luckily they play in the weakest division in the nfl so if he can keep them playing like they are, he should cruise through that division.
Does the 'we mentality' bother you enough to write a whole paragraph about it? It's embarrassing to hear people talk like that, but isn't fan inclusion and deference something we should praise teams for rather than discourage?
QuoteDoes the 'we mentality' bother you enough to write a whole paragraph about it?
yeah, the we mentallity annoys me to no end. always has. and i thought i did a nice job of limiting my rant to a single paragraph. next time i won't hold back.
Quotebut isn't fan inclusion and deference something we should praise teams for rather than discourage?
probably. it's better than the cold shoulder that we get from the eagles but it's still annoying none the less.
oh well.
I'm going to start saying we, just to induce Sarge rants!
if i ranted everytime one of you knuckleheads said "we" i'd be ranting from dusk til dawn. for the most part, i accept it as normal/pathetic fan behavior and go about my business. but every now and then i need a quick vent.
I usually don't drop we because it annoys me too. But when you and igy get riled, its good for some amusement
i won't argue with that.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4492098
QuoteWhile Donte Whitner was helping the Buffalo Bills win their home opener, his home was being robbed.
Jewelry worth $400,000 was stolen from Whitner's home while he was at Ralph Wilson Stadium on Sunday.
2 weeks in a row that a bills player has had his private property violated.
400k in jewelry? for real? that's some stupid shtein to be spending that much money on
you'd think he'd at least drop 10k into a nice safe bolted to the floor...idiot
inside job..book it
of course it was an inside job. you don't think he left his jewelry in the front yard, do you?
anyone dumb enough to buy 400k of jewelry might be dumb enough not to lock it up
QuoteNick Barnett quits Twitter
Posted by Mike Florio on September 21, 2009 10:53 AM ET
When Bengals receiver Chad Ochocinco did it before the start of the regular season, we knew it wouldn't last.
Now that Packers linebacker Nick Barnett is bailing on Twitter until the 2010 offseason, we have a feeling it will stick.
In announcing to his 17,000-plus followers that he's signing off for now, Barnett acknowledges that: (1) he's emotional; and (2) he often forgets that "everything is public" on Twitter.
The move comes a day after he very publicly invited all who booed him for celebrating a tackle during Sunday's 31-24 loss to the Bengals to "KISS MY ASS."
Barnett also says that he made the decision without talking to anyone from the Packers.
We have a feeling he won't be the last one to pull the plug on his Twitter page, during the season if not permanently.
This guy is a clown. He pulled that "celebrate a simple tackle" shtein during the beat down at the Linc in 2004 and got booed there too.
This Colts game is amazing! Holy shtein. The Colts can score faster than the Saints.
Rey Maualuga = bad ass
He'd be awesome in an Eagles uniform.
Bradley - Maualuga - Jordan/Gaither
I'm shocked Andy didn't pick him simply because he looks like Reno Mahe
how farging great is this....
Lewis, the greatest defensive player of his generation, knew exactly what had to be done
"I'm thinking, 'Snap the ball. Snap the ball,' " the future Hall of Famer said. "There's a backside A-gap, and I promise I'm gonna shoot it. He was sitting out there, and I'm like, I'm gonna kill this dude."
is that quote from after the chargers game this weekend or when he was in atlanta for the super bowl?
c.) both
Was that just Dios first funny?
of the day, yeah
pay attention, you'll catch on eventually
I'd say that is a major problem. Why would ESPN even open itself up to something like that?
QuoteESPN, Patriots create an obvious conflict of interest
Posted by Mike Florio on September 24, 2009 9:52 AM ET
Maybe ESPN wants to be criticized.
That's the only explanation we can identify in the wake of the bizarre news from SportsBusiness Daily that ESPN has hired Kraft Sports Group to sell local advertising for the fledgling ESPNBoston.com.
That's Kraft Sports Group. As in Robert Kraft. As in the owner of the New England Patriots.
Even more amazing is that the SBD report from John Ourand and Daniel Kaplan doesn't even bat an eye at one of the most blatant and obvious conflicts of interest we ever have seen.
This is well beyond, in our view, the placement of a CBS-themed restaurant at Patriot Place, which has raised some talk of a conflict of interest between the Pats and the network that televises the Sunday afternoon AFC package of games.
This is a sports news outlet entering into a significant business partnership with one of the handful of teams that will be covered by the ESPNBoston.com site.
It's surreal, frankly.
That said, the new civil suit against Tom Brady, which gives new meaning to the term "shotgun wedding," has been addressed at ESPNBoston.com. But there's not a single mention of the serious claims made against one of the top quarterbacks in the league on the mother ship's mother site -- not even on the supposedly ESPN.com AFC East blog.
It's almost as if a conscious decision has been made to slip the thing onto the Boston-focused arm of ESPN.com, without exposing the broader audience to the news.
Regardless of whether ESPN.com huddled with one or more members of the Kraft group to craft a strategy for mentioning the Brady lawsuit on a scaled-down basis to avoid the kind of criticism that ESPN experienced for keeping its head buried in casino chips as to the civil lawsuit against Ben Roethlisberger, the business relationship between ESPN and the group that owns an NFL team invites such scrutiny.
So, from this point forward, every thing said or written by ESPN about the Patriots needs to be considered in light of this relationship.
Meanwhile, we'll wait to see what Don Ohlmeyer has to say about this one in the monthly ombudsman column that still ends up buried at the bottom of the alphabet junkyard.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on September 24, 2009, 04:08:05 PM
Why would ESPN even open itself up to something like that?
lol...this is rhetorical right?
espn does what the farg it wants when the farg it wants and couldnt give a rats ass what it makes them look like as long as they are caking off
espn is more powerful than even banners swirly lolipop
I get that. They are the pimps of the media world.
But what happens to journalistic integrity? That pretty much jumped the shark up there awhile ago as far as analysts are concerned, but when it comes to this I think it's a big no-no.
Between this and not covering the Roethlisberger civil suit stuff for about two weeks, they are looking bad.
http://nfl.fanhouse.com/2009/09/23/skeletons-depicting-steve-mcnair-sahel-kazemi-featured-in-king/
(http://www.blogcdn.com/nfl.fanhouse.com/media/2009/09/mcnair-kazemi-skeletons.jpg)
Win. Or not.
Journalistic integrity? ESPN? In that context those words have no meaning...
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on September 24, 2009, 04:35:17 PM
But what happens to journalistic integrity?
the E stands for entertainment and the N isnt for news
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4504153
what a hoyda.
lol at Edwards
lol at the bitchass Raiders...
QuoteRaiders want Gannon gone
Posted by Evan Silva on September 25, 2009 9:46 PM ET
According to David White of the San Francisco Chronicle, the Raiders want CBS analyst Rich Gannon (and former Oakland Super Bowl quarterback) banned from their Alameda training facility.
Club officials want Gannon blackballed because he's been critical of the organization.
"Rich Gannon is not welcome here," ubiquitous club spokesman John Herrera said. "We told CBS we did not want him in our building . . . and that's where it sits."
Initially, the Raiders even asked for Gannon to be pulled out of the broadcast booth.
Unsurprisingly, CBS declined.
"Rich Gannon is an objective and analytical broadcaster and he will be broadcasting the game as assigned," said CBS senior V.P. of communications LeslieAnne Wade.
As to the Raiders' reasoning, Herrera pointed to Gannon saying the organization "should just blow up the building and start over."
Herrera is apparently more sensitive than his incredibly confrontational history with at least one reporter suggests.
"We think in a post 9/11 world, that's not a very proper thing to say," Herrera said. "It's uncalled for. [Gannon] seems to be a guy who can't get over the fact that he played the worst Super Bowl game in the history of the game and he wants to blame everybody but himself."
lol
and they should be 2-0
(http://proshop.seahawks.com/WebData/Product/37094/Images/Medium_100538premierjerseylimehasselbeck.jpg)
They are wearing them tomorrow.
QuoteSeahawks rolling out stomach-churning jerseys?
Posted by Mike Florio on September 26, 2009 10:37 AM ET
With quarterback Matt Hasselbeck expected to miss Sunday's game, coach Jim Mora has an apparent alternative plan for beating the Bears.
By inducing them to vomit.
ESPN's Chris Berman said during his weekly "Two Minute Drill" segment (which only feels like an eternity) that the 'Hawks will be sporting lime green alternate jerseys on Sunday.
When word first surfaced of the possibility that the Seahawks would actually wear during a game the most hideous sports jerseys we've ever seen (and, yes, they're even worse than the Eagles' homage to the Brazilian national soccer team), the notion was quickly knocked down by an indication that it was all an April Fool's Day joke.
Well, as of Sunday, the joke apparently will be on the Bears. And anyone who has the misfortune of exposing their rods and cones to the game.
I still didn't hate the Yellowjackets uniform....Yeah it was ugly as shtein but that's what they wore back in the day.
I don't think any team sported the lime green look back then.
Quote from: Munson on September 26, 2009, 02:12:08 PM
I still didn't hate the Yellowjackets uniform....Yeah it was ugly as shtein but that's what they wore back in the day.
I don't think any team sported the lime green look back then.
its not at all what the eagles wore, they werent shiny, and that was the issue. if they were dull, they would have been fine
Agreed, but no team is going to sell dull colored jersey's these days....Gotta modern up the classics. Even the Browns are the shiniest brown I've ever seen to not come out of my ass.
those Jet's throwbacks were money, and they were ugly as shtein. Same goes for the Steelers throwbacks. The eagles farged up something bad, and ended up with what they deserved, people calling them horrible.
I definitely would have preferred long sleeve and dull. Unfortunately it's all about the :deion, and shiny sells.
NYT article on quality control coaches, worth a read:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/27/sports/football/27quality.html?_r=1&hpw
Quote from: Diomedes on September 26, 2009, 05:36:17 PM
NYT article on quality control coaches, worth a read:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/27/sports/football/27quality.html?_r=1&hpw
Good stuff, thanks for sharing.
Chiefs traded Tyler Thigpen to MIA for a draft pick
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/30/sports/football/30dementia.html?_r=1
QuoteA study commissioned by the National Football League reports that Alzheimer's disease or similar memory-related diseases appear to have been diagnosed in the league's former players vastly more often than in the national population — including a rate of 19 times the normal rate for men ages 30 through 49
QuoteDolphins DT Paul Soliai lost 12 members of his family in American Samoa after the recent tsunami.
The tsunami killed one aunt, an uncle and 10 of his wife's relatives. "It's been crazy, but it's mother nature," Soliai said. "You can't control it. I've been talking to some of my family members. They say there's so much damage, they're still finding so many bodies."
Damn
ten less people trying to get some of his money
10 less people on the waiting list for swimming lessons at the American Samoa YMCA
10 less people on this earth.
10 less potential Pro Wrestlers.
Ten less potential linemen or safeties.
10 more available byu scholarships
Chad OchoPinko (http://www.complex.com/blogs/2009/10/01/chad-ochocincos-fashion-statements-vote-for-your-favorite/)
QuoteCincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad OchoCinco loves breasts almost as much as he loves attention. That's why this weekend, when the NFL allows players to wear pink cleats to promote Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the player formerly known as Chad Johnson will take things a step further and match his all-pink cleats to pink gloves, pink wrist bands, a pink mouthpiece, and a pink tutu pink chin strap. On his Twitter account, 85 said that if the No Fun League fines him for wearing additional pink, they can suck two tough titties and he'll match the fine with a donation to a breast cancer charity. That's how you show awareness, you boobs!
Read more: http://www.complex.com/blogs/2009/10/01/chad-ochocincos-fashion-statements-vote-for-your-favorite/#ixzz0Sjqg6hSd
I hope they drop a 7 figure fine on his ass....see if he matches that.
He's awesome.
Free agent LB Junior Seau had a physical with the Patriots earlier this week.
wow...Trotters signing is peanuts if this guy gets signed. Seau was born in 1969.
the dumbest holdout ever is over
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4538498
Browns trade Braylon Edwards to Jets? wtf?
not really a suprise.....almost happened in the offseason...and theres been rumors swirling ever since
Well, he almost went to NY; but the Giants rather than the Jets as far as I recall.
hes been rumored to numerous teams....jets being one of them...it was in the news last or the week before...cant recall
either way this is a bad deal for the knicks
chansi stuckey, jason trusnik and 2 draft picks....probably 2nd and 4th. the jets fans i know are ecstatic.
How pissed is Chansi Stuckey...going from NY and Rex Ryan to Cleveland and Eric Mangini.
but mark sanchez has so much poise
and guacamole
especially since almost no one on the jets last year liked mangini. and apparently the players in cleveland don't care for him much either.
Lebron had him exiled from Cleveland.
no one has mentioned that
The Bengals did it... AGAIN!!!
17-14 :22 left.
Just came here to post that. WTF Bengals.
The Broncos are wearing the ugliest uniforms ever created by man...
(http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/uploads/photos/perm/main/NLCINLLHPJAG/75thPC_10.jpg)
hi
Those are off the charts awesome. Them pats jawns is pimp too
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XbGvsz5nykk/SsKp_w9JeEI/AAAAAAAAADc/d897nNW4cgM/s320/49519385.jpg)
I don't see anything wrong with the Bears uniforms.
Browns 6
Bills 3
did Phreak kill himself yet?
During the highlight I think I saw a guy wearing a 54 jersey in the stands crying.
Quote from: BigEd76 on October 11, 2009, 04:42:23 PM
Browns 6
Bills 3
did Phreak kill himself yet?
Let me tell you something. What I witnessed today was the absolute WORST display of football I have ever seen.
Every Bills OL and the backups had false starts, I think. Terrible.
Roscoe Parrish looking like Mark Seay/Greg Lewis/JR Reed fielding a punt in the 4th. If he doesnt fumble that, the game would have gone to OT at 3-3 and probably ended ina tie.
Derek Anderson had TWO COMPLETIONS!! TWO!!
Bills fans are angry as hell at Jauron and Edwards
There were two guys dressed as "super heroes" and called themselves "Captain Checkdown" and "Dick Moron"
I did not wear any Eagles stuff, I wore Phillies, but there was a guy there in a McNabb jersey.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 11, 2009, 07:42:18 PMThere were two guys dressed as "super heroes" and called themselves "Captain Checkdown" and "Dick Moron"
At least that's entertaining.
The fans were tame too. I only saw two fights.
We were about to choke slam the guy in front of us though; he must have shtein his pants or something because he reeked.
It tripped me out to see the stadium in a neighborhood like that. People who live along the two lane country roads going into the stadium let fans park in their yards for 10-15 bucks a pop. The guy I was with said they all do it to pay for their property taxes...a way to earn extra cash
My buddy gave me a ride down to the pub earlier. He's a Bills fan. Around 4:15 I looked around to see where he was since he was my ride home. He was gone. He didn't even bother to come over to my table to tell me he was leaving. That's how godawful they played.
:-D :-D :-D :-D
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 11, 2009, 07:52:36 PM
People who live along the two lane country roads going into the stadium let fans park in their yards for 10-15 bucks a pop. The guy I was with said they all do it to pay for their property taxes...a way to earn extra cash
Same thing in GB..pretty cool
Gus Johnson calling the Caldwell TD (http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-cant-miss-plays/09000d5d813503fd/Andre-Caldwell-TD)
not excited enough
Who called the Bills/Browns abortion?
I was thinking that they probably got up and left midway through the game. They didn't need announcers.
Criqui/Cross
WRONG
Anybody else see the end of the Pats/Denver game and wonder why Belichick didn't meet McDaniels after the game? This is from PFT
QuoteWay too much attention is paid to post-game handshakes, so let's keep this quick.
Despite the appearance that Bill Belichick and Josh McDaniels unsuccessfully looked for each other after Sunday's game, The Denver Post writes that the two coaches agreed not to meet on the field.
"We agreed before the game that we would wave,'' McDaniels said. "We shook hands before the game. We knew that there has been so much made of him and handshakes that we agreed to just go ahead and do that, but I talked to him before the game."
Instead, Belichick privately visited with McDaniels in his coaching office later.
but a poster offered some more plausible explaination
QuoteI think the point of contention was tongue or no tongue when they met at mid-field after the game and decided against PDA.
if they throw to Keller here I lose my fantasy game.
Quote from: phillymic2000 on October 12, 2009, 11:02:43 PM
if they throw to Keller here I lose my fantasy game.
;D thank you!!
Great game in Miami! :o
Ginn just smoked Revis...that doesnt happen often.
First pass play over 20 yards beyond the line of scrimmage all year long allowed by the Jets
too much scoring, slow the farg down fellas.
You shut your whore mouth.
I was tied 116-116 in my main league with the guy who had miamis D....if the Jets can run the score up I might actually win
Quote from: Munson on October 12, 2009, 11:22:43 PM
You shut your whore mouth.
I was tied 116-116 in my main league with the guy who had miamis D....if the Jets can run the score up I might actually win
My bad, I didn't know trailers get DSL
We had to give up the flushing toilet for it.
Holy Bad call!! Just not to Keller
Quote from: Munson on October 12, 2009, 11:26:59 PM
We had to give up the flushing toilet for it.
Thats what the Wawa is right down the street for.
There's about 8 of them right down the street.
Easy choice then.
What fargin game!
Damn that was impressive!
Amazing game.
Miami just wiped shtein all over the shiny new Jets. Bad loss for the jets great win for the Fins and Chad Henne. He looked really good against that defense.
afc east sucks again. its the secret sucky division.
Well shtein. I hadn't looked all day the guy I was playing, coulda sworn he had Miami D...he had the Jets D. He gets -1 points, I get the win. farg yes.
Man, people are hungry in Buffalo.
This statue lasted less thana day!
http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/10209158/Statue-of-ex-Bill-Thomas-gone,-day-after-unveiling (http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/10209158/Statue-of-ex-Bill-Thomas-gone,-day-after-unveiling)
lol @ buffalo
can that place get any worse?
thats hilarous
Schefter says TO could get traded, just speculation, but it makes sense if they can move him.
did they run out of player's houses to vandalize?
Fat Limbaugh got dropped by the group interested in buying the Rams.
:-D
he vowed to have Jackson run to the right on 85% of the Rams plays but it didnt sit well with the group
if you werent worse than cole before, you are now
I want to be your friend.
i want you to stop being a moron and telling jokes so bad jay leno wouldnt use them. then ill ask sunmo for permission.
QuoteLimbaugh: Checketts approached me
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Associated Press
ST. LOUIS -- Conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh is blaming others for being dropped from the group trying to buy the St. Louis Rams.
On his syndicated show Thursday, Limbaugh said he was approached by St. Louis Blues chairman Dave Checketts earlier this year about participating in a Rams bid.
He also said Checketts assured him his involvement as a minority investor had been vetted by the NFL.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay both expressed misgivings this week about Limbaugh's involvement. Late Wednesday, Checketts said Limbaugh had been dropped from the bid.
Limbaugh says he believes he has been made an example by a players' union seeking leverage in talks over a new collective bargaining agreement. And he says he believes what happened to him was an illustration of "Obama's America on full display."
Super huge ::)
Take some more oxy douche!
Chad Johnson might be the coolest sonofabitch in sports right now.
He did a thing a few weeks ago where he tweeted that he was at a particular steak house and the people who showed up to eat with him, he would buy them dinner. Like 20 people showed up and he had dinner with them all.
Then he launches an iPhone app, which is kinda cool
And today he bought the remaining tickets for the Bengals game (partnered with Motorola)
4th overall pick in 2007 Gaines Adams traded to the Bears for a 2010 2nd round pick.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 16, 2009, 09:23:55 PM
Chad Johnson might be the coolest sonofabitch in sports right now.
He did a thing a few weeks ago where he tweeted that he was at a particular steak house and the people who showed up to eat with him, he would buy them dinner. Like 20 people showed up and he had dinner with them all.
Then he launches an iPhone app, which is kinda cool
And today he bought the remaining tickets for the Bengals game (partnered with Motorola)
Agreed. I totally fell for him during "Hard Knocks". He was farging great to watch.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 16, 2009, 09:25:15 PM4th overall pick in 2007 Gaines Adams traded to the Bears for a 2010 2nd round pick.
That's a trade the Eagles should have looked into.
I loved him coming out of Clemson and can't quite figure out why Tampa gave up on him so fast. Well, other than Tampa is a colossal mess, anyway.
Don't know if I would have liked to see them piss away a 2nd though. If the offer was a 4th, then I would have agreed with bringing him in for a look.
Right - because the Eagles are usually so accurate with their second rounders.
Just a random fact: Dick Jauron (58-80-0) has coached more regular season NFL games than Vince Lombardi (96-34-6).
Lucky for Jauron he didn't have to coach the taterskins and die of shame.
He won't have to coach the Bills much longer either.
The Bills are still in the NFL?
The CFL doesn't want them.
Quote from: Rome on October 17, 2009, 09:13:46 AM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 16, 2009, 09:25:15 PM4th overall pick in 2007 Gaines Adams traded to the Bears for a 2010 2nd round pick.
That's a trade the Eagles should have looked into.
I loved him coming out of Clemson and can't quite figure out why Tampa gave up on him so fast. Well, other than Tampa is a colossal mess, anyway.
supposedly he is a lazy farg
but i agree...i liked him a lot coming out and he was someone to look into in that maybe a change of scenery can motivate him...2nd rounder seems a little high tho
that douchebag saint fan might have been right....they are scary good this year due to the fact that greg williams has given them a solid defense...and solid is all they need cause there isnt anyone on the planet that can stop their offense
Dante Wesley from the Panthers just absolutely destroyed a Buccaneers punt returner who had set up to catch the punt.
Holy shtein, guys.
And then both teams streamed on the field and started slinging 'em.
Awesome.
Is Steve Smith (CAR) hurt or is Tampa just blanketing him like they did to Jackson last week? Guy doesn't have a goddamn catch for my fantasy team.
Kareem McKenzie just got carted off, looks like right leg, he got rolled from behind and went down
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 18, 2009, 02:15:57 PM
that douchebag saint fan might have been right....they are scary good this year due to the fact that greg williams has given them a solid defense...and solid is all they need cause there isnt anyone on the planet that can stop their offense
Yep... I'm watching them light up what we all know to be a pretty damn good D to the tune of 315 yds for 34 pts IN THE 1ST HALF! They look like a good bet for homefield at this point. Not a pleasant thought to have to go into there for a playoff game. It was loud enough during the reg. season.
people will talk about the giants secondary being banged up and use it as an excuse but it doesnt matter...eagles have one of the better secondaries in the nfl and got lit up like a christmas tree
brees is just that good
is Thom Brennaman the tiniest guy in the booth ever?
minnesota about to pull off an epic choke
Drama queen this aint even touchin on epic
another game you havent watched
if you can, check out the Titans vs. Pats. Earliest snow game I can remember. its fargin sweet with the retro jerseys
yeah best jersey game ever
Yeah I think Ill switch over now
its snowing crazy now!
the really impressive thing about this game is that the good team is taking care of business against a pathetic opponent
Finally Trent Edwards gets pulled.
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 18, 2009, 04:08:15 PM
another game you havent watched
i was rockin the red zone channel dooks
and a out of conference game in october can never be epic.
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 18, 2009, 05:08:02 PM
the really impressive thing about this game is that the good team is taking care of business against a pathetic opponent
Looks like a short day for the Pat's starters...holy crap!
Quote from: MDS on October 18, 2009, 05:40:29 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 18, 2009, 04:08:15 PM
another game you havent watched
i was rockin the red zone channel dooks
and a out of conference game in october can never be epic.
i broke down and got red zone...
it's epic
i love brady and belichek but he deserves to have his other knee broke for being in the game and still throwing
Does Kerry Collins really have -7 pass yards?
At least I'm not a Titans fan.
Jesus Christ that was embarrassing.
uh, scoring 9 points against the raiders is more embarrassing
They are both terrible.
But getting beaten down 59-0 in the snow is epic.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 18, 2009, 07:49:42 PM
They are both terrible.
But getting beaten down 59-0 in the snow is epic.
not if youre winless
thinking youre a good team and losing to the raiders is way worse
all the titans did was keep their #1 hopes alive
Not true, they also kept my Get Jeff Fisher hopes alive.
Those will be crushed once Reid inks that contract extension.
an 0-5 team falling to 0-6 against the best team of this decade on the road in bad weather is not epic. especially when kerry collins is your qb.
the 2nd highest scoring offense in the league getting black listed from the endzone by one of the worst defenses in the league and one of the worst teams of the decade is an epic failure.
Phreak this aint the time for pointing and laughing. Unless its at trotter
i would seriously prefer to see munson coaching the eagles instead of reid. i'd even bring the extension cords so he can hook up his trailer behind the novacare center.
farg off. Getting killed 59-0 is worse than losing 13-9. I don't care who you are.
And I'm not absolving the Eagles of shtein - they sucked a fat one today. farg those clowns.
it really isnt in this case
i would much rather have a shot at the #1 overall pick than 8-8
no will remember either game in a couple weeks the difference will be that the titans loss will have helped them where as the eagles loss will still be horrible
This reminds me of the rape/murder argument. There's no point in trying to figure out which is worse, they're all crappy.
so this Bills/Jets game might end in a tie
Quote from: General_Failure on October 18, 2009, 08:00:22 PM
This reminds me of the rape/murder argument. There's no point in trying to figure out which is worse, they're all crappy.
except that rape is done out of love and usually wanted
Quote from: Sgt PSN on October 18, 2009, 08:04:02 PM
Quote from: General_Failure on October 18, 2009, 08:00:22 PM
This reminds me of the rape/murder argument. There's no point in trying to figure out which is worse, they're all crappy.
except that rape is done out of love and usually wanted
and its asked for....no one
wants to die
is the jets hype pretty much over at this point?
Buffalo wins on a FG
wow. at least the eagles weren't the only team shteining the bed against an inferior team today.
Tiki Barber's live interviews for NBC's show are farging gold every week
Tatupu is done for the year (torn pec)
Also done for the year:
Samari Rolle (not officially on IR yet, but they are saying his career is probably over)
Antwan Odom (Achilles torn)
Kris Jenkins (ACL)
Brian Williams (Atlanta CB, ACL)
Jeff Ulbrich (SF LB, concussion)
Quote from: BigEd76 on October 18, 2009, 09:11:20 PM
Tatupu is done for the year (torn pec)
QuoteLofa Tatupu may not be out for the season after all.
Seattle Seahawks coach Jim Mora said Monday further tests on the three-time Pro Bowl linebacker's chest muscle indicated a partial tear rather than a complete one.
Mora says team medical personnel are now examining Tatupu's relatively healthy pectoral muscle on the right side. They will compare it to the injured left one to further gauge how much damage the left pectoral sustained.
If Monday's results from the magnetic resonance imaging exam are proven accurate, Tatupu could be back after a few weeks of rehabilitation.
monday nite guys blowin dawk
comparing him to ronnie lot...saying hes the glue that holds the defense together and has allowed for the turnaround in denver
meanwhile the eagles have macho harris
dawk out with a pulled hammy
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=snibbe1/091006&sportCat=nfl
Hilarious. Altered NFL Logos
The Bucs one is the best.
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 19, 2009, 08:36:53 PM
monday nite guys blowin dawk
comparing him to ronnie lot...saying hes the glue that holds the defense together and has allowed for the turnaround in denver
meanwhile the eagles have macho harris
:-D
Denver won again huh. Football was on?
Schefter says the Patriots released Joey Galloway
to make room for merriman
Week 5 - Andre Johnson 17 yard TD catch vs. Cardinals. This has become one of my favorite all-time plays.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3VMXNXCHSs (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3VMXNXCHSs)
Quote from: Tomahawk on October 22, 2009, 01:52:21 PM
Week 5 - Andre Johnson 17 yard TD catch vs. Cardinals. This has become one of my favorite all-time plays.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3VMXNXCHSs (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3VMXNXCHSs)
beast
Quote from: Tomahawk on October 22, 2009, 01:52:21 PM
Week 5 - Andre Johnson 17 yard TD catch vs. Cardinals. This has become one of my favorite all-time plays.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3VMXNXCHSs (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3VMXNXCHSs)
There isn't a more under appreciated star in the NFL right now. Dude is a beast and the only thing holding him back is being in Houston. Injuries a little bit too...if the man stays healthy he's possibly better than Fitz.
He's like TO was in his prime only Johnson has hands to go with the strength and speed. The first guy he blew up was a LB; not a safety. WRs aren't supposed to be able to do that to LBs
He's only missed games in 2005 (4) and 2007 (7). As far as I'm concerned, he's the best WR in football.
I would probably say he's the best too....It's a tough call him vs. Fitz though.
I guess they don't teach defensive players to not help guys stay on their feet.
i would go with fitz 1 and johnson 2. i think fitz is a little more physical and a better red zone threat while johnson is a bigger home run threat. fitz gets the slight edge though strictly based on being healthy all the time.
also, dallas traded a 1, a 3 and a 6 for roy williams. in 13 games with dallas he has like 30 catches.
johnson is way more physical than fitz...fitz is all around just a great wr but neither overly physical nor overly fast....what he does have and what sets him apart is one of the best pair of hands ever
less arguing about fitz or johnson, more laughing at dallas for making one of the worst trades ever.
QuoteDraft preparation gets a lot more complicated
Posted by Mike Florio on October 23, 2009 11:20 PM ET
In his lawsuit challenging the NFL's rule blocking players less than three years out of high school from entering the draft, running back Maurice Clarett claimed that college football is a free farm system for the professional version of the sport.
If a collection of college football programs has its way, a certain aspect of the NFL farm system won't be free at all.
According to Don Banks of SI.com, a group of 11 college conferences has attempted, through a group known as XOS Technologies, to impose a significant fee for the use of coaching tape -- the all-22 end zone camera view -- by the NFL.
From the invention of video images through last year, college programs charged nothing for these tapes. Per Banks, the conferences requested $20 million to $30 million in rights fees for the images.
Seriously.
The league has refused to pay a dime. As a result, the league doesn't have access to the video.
One significant consequence relates to the entry of underclassmen into the draft. The league provides juniors with an assessment of their potential draft standing. Without the video, the process becomes much more difficult.
And though more than 250 players will still be drafted and others will get a chance to make teams as undrafted free agents, the best players as demonstrated by the video will potentially suffer as colleges that already are making millions from players who aren't getting paid try to make even more money that won't be given to the players.
"XOS convinced the A.D.'s that these tapes were worth something, and I almost think we [the NFL] are partially to blame,'' an NFL personnel exec told Banks. "Because when you see these NFL coaches' tapes on . . . NFL Network and ESPN, they're not being used just for scouting, they're being used for entertainment too. And that probably gave them the idea that they have value."
The tapes have value. The value is that they help the players get jobs, and it's shameful in our view for the universities to indirectly harm the interests of the players who fuel the financial engine of college football with compensation that already pales in comparison to the revenue they generate.
Pretty interesting and something I never thought about. But the real question is, and we already know the answer, is whether the players on those tapes would be compensated should the NFL ever fork of any cash.
The NCAA is one of the most ridiculous organizations out there. They are cash whores who mask themselves as caring about the student athlete.
outside of a few skill guys no 18 or 19 year old can play pro ball. they are too small would get hammered. the rule is in place more or less so college football stays in business and doesnt become college baseball. too much $$$ on the line so guys like tebow and bradford play and dont bolt to the equivalent of the nfl minor leagues.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 23, 2009, 11:43:18 PMThe NCAA is one of the most ridiculous organizations out there. They are cash whores who mask themselves as caring about the student athlete.
Colleges are attached to the NCAA for the cash flow. The NCAA is attached to colleges because it gives them tax-free, salary-free nonprofit status. The whole racket has government protection because fans like it the way it is. Everyone wins, except the indentured serv... er, student-athletes.
Here's to hopping ROFLBurger can beat Favre today and the slurping can slow down a little bit.
After getting blasted in the first half against the Texans, the 49ers have benched Shaun Hill and there is an Alex Smith sighting.
He just led them on a TD drive too.
holy christ AP is a beast. He just TRUCKED gay
lol favre
but yeah, that ap play was sick.
That pick by the Steelers got me the cover on a 5-team parlay. Yay 220 bucks!
The Jets are up 31-0 in Oakland.....the way the Eagles should've been :boom
Halfway through the 3rd in Carolina....Buffalo is up 7-2. ha
today's games sucked ass. 11 complete....10 of them double-digit victories
38-0 final in Oakland. die.
What a mess Carolina is.
And holy shtein at the thumping the Bengals put on the Bears. farg me for not starting Carson Palmer. >:(
Don't count out the Bills just yet. They might be not bad enough to go 8-8. And save Juron's job.
Too bad you got to see that 6-3 game, Phreak. I can't believe you can still watch football after that abortion.
I thought about going to football rehab. My retinas were scorched that day from watching zesty football.
Freaking Falcons teasing me with a potential Dallas loss, then folding like wet paper. Must have been the glare from the windows...
And N.O. is officially off the charts...crazy you can score 34 points on them and still lose by double digits...
I don't think 10-6 is enough to save Jauron's job at this point.
Bout time Beanie, welcome to the nfl and hopefully more rushes for my fantasy team!
Farg the Gints!!
QuoteLarry Johnson's dad has some advantages over Todd Haley
Posted by Gregg Rosenthal on October 25, 2009 10:08 PM ET
The Chiefs were starting to look like a feel good story after back-to-back excellent efforts against the Cowboys and taterskins.
Then Sunday happened.
The Chargers won in Arrowhead 37-7, the largest margin of victory in the series' history between the teams. And running back Larry Johnson followed up that meltdown with one of his own on Twitter.
"My father got more creditentials than most of these pro coaches," Johnson started innocently enough. His dad is the defensive line coach at Penn State. Johnson's first tweet ended with "Google my father!!!"
Then he drops the hammer: "My father played for the coach from "rememeber the titans". Our coach played golf. My father played for taterskins briefley. Our coach. Nuthn."
Yeah, this is going to be a problem.
Johnson may try to later explain that he was just trying to pump up his Dad, but that's silly. This is a passive aggressive employee complaint, and it's not even that passive. I was worried that the account was a fake (Johnson has a small amount of followers), but Kent Babb of the Kansas City Star confirms it's the real L.J.
Babb tweets: "LJ's comments, while his own and bizarre in LJ's way, could represent what players think of Haley."
It's not hard to guess what Haley thinks of Johnson. L.J. was held to 49 yards Sunday, and is under three yards per carry on the season. Johnson is a replacement level NFL running back and the Chiefs will be replacing him in 2010, if not sooner.
Id like Cedric Benson tested for performing enhancers pronto...somethings odd here
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 25, 2009, 07:23:46 PM
What a mess Carolina is.
And holy shtein at the thumping the Bengals put on the Bears. farg me for not starting Carson Palmer. >:(
I'm really glad you didn't. Of course I started Ryan over Romo which turned out to be about a 20 point loss.
The NFL is going after Larry Johnson for his "fag" comment.
Gotta love it.
Tom Cable likes to hit people (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4613549)
QuoteTwo women, including his former wife and a recent girlfriend, say that Oakland Raiders coach Tom Cable has a history of violent behavior toward women.
In separate interviews with ESPN's "Outside the Lines", Sandy Cable and Marie Lutz say that Cable hit them during relationships dating back more than 20 years.
MJD has 5 carries for 172 yards and 2 TDs... :o
Gotta' game in Green Bay now. 24-20 Minny.
31-26, man Rodgers doing what ever he can with an inferior team to beat Farvererwaretdfdsfrdxzvfsdrrrrrrr
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on November 01, 2009, 05:48:51 PM
MJD has 5 carries for 172 yards and 2 TDs... :o
Haha I just checked his stats on my CF team, he's averaging like 22 YPC :-D
Quote from: phillymic2000 on November 01, 2009, 06:48:14 PM
31-26, man Rodgers doing what ever he can with an inferior team to beat Farvererwaretdfdsfrdxzvfsdrrrrrrr
Fargin Longwell.
Favre buttfarged the Packers today.
Kurt Warner with 5 turnovers....
Owen Daniels out for the season--torn ACL
Chris Chambers released from Chargers--farg happened to that guy
Old happened to him.
Hit the wall with a quickness
Browns fired their GM today. After like 8 months on the job.
Will the Saints go 16-0?
They look unstoppable.
Atlanta is doing everything they can to make this game interesting.
At least they were until that interception five yards short of the endzone. Good game, but I'd have liked to punch Sean Payton in the face after every challenge that didn't go his way.
Reports out of CLE are that Ernie Accorsi is their new GM.
He will turn that team around.
Mangina will probably be shteincanned soon.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on November 02, 2009, 11:59:39 PM
Will the Saints go 16-0?
They look unstoppable.
They still have NE to play, but even considering that, the win percentage of the Saints remaining schedule is around .350. Maybe when they have the division locked up early, they'll rest the starters
Seattle waived Edgerrin James.
He was never the same after his injury. That guy fell from grace with the quickness.
which is kind of ironic considering that he lost all his game speed.
Quote from: reese125 on November 02, 2009, 02:12:06 PM
Chris Chambers released from Chargers--farg happened to that guy
Signed withe the Chiefs.
Quote from: hbionic on November 03, 2009, 06:05:26 PM
He was never the same after his injury. That guy fell from grace with the quickness.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on November 03, 2009, 08:40:48 PM
which is kind of ironic considering that he lost all his game speed.
More explanatory than ironic
fell from grace with the quickness
Which explains why he lost all his game speed, mofo
You two should touch tips.
According to yahoo's players news & notes, Boldin won't be a Cardinal much longer and it's weird not to feel the need to type GET BOLDIN!!
QuoteNov 5 Boldin (right ankle) probably won't be a Cardinal in 2011, the East Valley Tribune reports.
Recommendation: Fairly or unfairly, he's gaining a reputation as a whiny, injury-plagued player and his days in Arizona could be numbered. Despite Boldin's complaints over the past two seasons, the Cardinals remain reluctant to give him a contract extension and Boldin is increasingly unlikely to get one. He will be 30 years old when his current deal expires after the 2010 season and the Cardinals could let him leave as a free agent if they don't trade him before then.
it was hard to imagine why the cardinals didnt give him a long term extension in the off-season--especially with that kind of wr tandem that any team craves...but he has proven why now with injury after injury.
his productivity is gold..but if your not on the field mid to late season when your team is trying to make the playoffs youre not worth the investment I suppose
No shock there. Every time Boldin is out, Breaston steps in and gives them just as much productivity, and he's 3 years younger. Given that Boldin is getting old, injury-prone and bitchy, and that the Cards already have his replacement, I don't know why the Cards would put much money or effort into keeping him.
Larry Johnson to be released today
GET JOHNSON!
can he pass block?
How are his clock management skills?
so i just found out five minutes ago that the metrodome is now called mall of america field...when the hell did this happen?
As soon as the mall of america was renamed the Metrodome Mall?
Quote from: ice grillin you on November 10, 2009, 04:20:15 PM
so i just found out five minutes ago that the metrodome is now called mall of america field...when the hell did this happen?
i have no idea because all we heard at the end of the baseball season was how this is the last season for the twins in the metrodome. didn't hear anything about it's name being changed. i don't even understand why they would change the name to begin with. isn't that place getting blown up soon anyway?
October 1...somewhere around there. The official name is "Mall of America Field at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome" (of Minneapolis :P ) for the next 3 years...
What did they pay, ten bucks for all that? Surely less than the Bears took for the naming rights of their friggin' team.
Quotetaterskins rule out Larry Johnson
Posted by Gregg Rosenthal on November 11, 2009 2:27 PM ET
The teams first linked to Larry Johnson have slowly started to rule him out.
First, the Texans said no thanks. Now the taterskins have confirmed that they will not be pursuing Johnson.
The lack of interest makes sense; Washington could desperately use some youth at the position, but they already have a capable backup type in Ladell Betts.
Patriots coach Bill Belichick didn't comment on the team's interest when asked Wednesday, but that's his philosophy no matter who the prospective free agent is.
"What we're interested in is the Indianapolis Colts," Belichick said.
The question now becomes who may be interested in Johnson. Johnson's agent Peter Schaffer told Adam Schefter that he's "talking with many teams and two you would never guess."
We'll see shortly what teams Schaffer's talking about. Or if he's bluffing.
I'm honestly surprised. I picked him up in fantasy thinking with Portis hurt he would probably be the starter this week. With all the retardation in the Eagles this year, it wouldn't surprise me if he ended up on the Eagles. Just because there is no need for him at all.
if portis cant run behind that hideous offensive line a larry johnson doesnt have a prayer matty
i agree. which is why i assumed the skins would do it.
i don't get it. big name, passed his prime, injury riddled player with a poor attitude. seems like a perfect fit for the snyder business model.
farg, i hope this isn't a sign of danny boy changing his tactics.
I think the problem here is Portis is buddy buddy with Snyder. How many RBs have they brought in since getting Portis?
Ochocinco fined 20 g's for showing a dollar bill to a ref during a replay timeout....ridiculous
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4651092&campaign=rss&source=twitter&ex_cid=Twitter_espn_4651092 (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4651092&campaign=rss&source=twitter&ex_cid=Twitter_espn_4651092)
Looks like Larry Johnson will sign with the Bengals...
Quote from: BigEd76 on November 16, 2009, 04:34:49 PM
Looks like Larry Johnson will sign with the Bengals...
I saw this elsewhere. This makes no sense, and is a horrible move if they do it. They finally stopped being dysfunctional and now are going to bring this clown in.
^^^^
seriously it took them how many years to become a bonafied superbowl contender and they celebrate that by signing this douche...not to mention they have an mvp candidate at running back
who has a hip injury...they would only sign him as insurance for benson, not to take carries from him
thats what im saying...why would you sign a time bomb for insurance...if benson goes down they are done either way
This move has Marvin Lewis written all over it. He's always looking to rehabilitate NFL garbage and there's no bigger piece of trash out there than Larry Johnson.
I don't care who they sign, though. I loved the shtein out of watching them kick the Steelers in the ass yesterday.
QuoteDeath of Drew Brees' mother ruled a suicide
Posted by Mike Florio on November 16, 2009 6:30 PM ET
In August, the mother of Saints quarterback Drew Brees died suddenly.
Making the tragic and untimely death of 59-year-old Mina Brees, an Austin, Texas lawyer, even more upsetting was that Drew Brees and his mother had been estranged for several years.
Now, reports have emerged that Mina Brees' death has been ruled a suicide.
Wow, I don't even remember hearing of her death. Maybe somewhere she and Brett Favre's dad are making hellagood little QB angels.
Larry Johnson is going to end up proving he can still be good. Watch
he can still be good its that hes crazy. you penn st homer.
Buffalo fired Jauron (about time)
Perry Fewell (def.coord.) takes over on an interim basis
Every Bills fan I know was screaming for this. Good for them.
jauron falls into the good coordinator/terrible head coach category. and i'd still take him over reid who is simply terrible at everything except being fat. he's pretty much the best ever in that regard.
You would not take him over Reid as a head coach. WOULD NOT.
would too. i'm seriously that tired of reid. another game or 2 like the last couple and i'll slowly start becoming pro phillips/turner.....who just happened to beat reid in consecutive weeks.
Anybody else see Bud Adams giving a double barrelled salute to the Bills? Hilarious...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTxHuUGG_2c&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTxHuUGG_2c&feature=related)
yeah, it cost him 250k too.
so he had to pay 500k?
Quote from: Sgt PSN on November 17, 2009, 06:18:07 PM
would too. i'm seriously that tired of reid. another game or 2 like the last couple and i'll slowly start becoming pro phillips/turner.....who just happened to beat reid in consecutive weeks.
You been sniffing model airplane glue?
Jauron is a scrub. A scrub who looks like a skeleton. He's horrible.
as much as i detest andy reid i would take him over most of the head coaches in the nfl because most of them are downright awful. that doesn't mean i want him to stick around, though. i don't. but saying you'd take jauron over reid is retarded.
i just want some new blood to boo
Jauron doesn't have any blood left.
QuotePosted by Josh Alper on November 21, 2009 9:55 AM ET
The Detroit Lions weren't exactly stocked with talent when training camp opened this summer, but the level has steadily dropped thanks to injury after injury.
Right guard Stephen Peterman is the latest casualty. On Friday, Peterman became the 12th player placed on injured reserve since the start of training camp, and the third in the last four days.
Damn, 3 in 4 days, 12 this year. Didn't realize Matt Millen was demoted to trainer.
I want to be Brady Quinn (http://tinyurl.com/ygqlb3e) for 24 hours.
Quote from: Father Demon on November 24, 2009, 07:23:44 PM
I want to be Brady Quinn (http://tinyurl.com/ygqlb3e) for 24 hours.
I'd buy her a boob job and tell her that way if she falls she'll just bounce right back up and be fine.
That writer has a bizarre way of referring to her by her first and last name throughout the entire article.
writer? LOL
Straight from the same school of grammar that MDS attended apparently since...
QuoteAlicia Sacramone is a world-class gymnest
blach!!!!!!!
Dawkins with 5 tackles so far in the first half....Giants have 2 first downs and 25 total yards with about 5 minutes left in the half.
Oh, and a fumble recovery.
he's done
certainly couldn't have used him on the eagles this year with the endless pool of talent they've got running around in the defensive backfield.
Man those Texans unis are hard on the eyes.
The lighting in the Atlanta dome is brutal.
vy = legend
QuoteJets bring in Girardi to teach Sanchez to slide
Posted by Michael David Smith on December 1, 2009 3:34 PM ET
Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez has a knee injury that could have him playing at less than 100 percent on Thursday against the Buffalo Bills.
In an effort to get Sanchez to protect that knee, Jets coach Rex Ryan is urging Sanchez to slide -- and bringing in an expert to teach Sanchez the right way to do it.
New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi visited Jets practice and worked on sliding with Sanchez, who sometimes runs upright when he's about to get tackled, rather than sliding. Ryan said he thought Girardi would be the perfect person to teach Sanchez how to slide properly.
"I want to make sure we do everything in our power to provide him with the best tools,'' Ryan said. "He's the face of our franchise. We have to keep him healthy.''
Ryan had Girardi address the entire team, but it was Sanchez he worked with most closely. And Ryan said Girardi helped Sanchez get more comfortable with going feet-first to the ground.
"He did a great job," Ryan said. "He did a better job than I could do. When you have an opportunity to get the best, you get the best. As Mark went through it, you could see the more comfortable he got.''
Sanchez's first opportunity to show off his new sliding skills on Thursday night against the Bills.
Are you kidding me?
thats from the onion right?
no, espn
that's actually fairly hilarious.
yeah, nobody knows how to slide like a former catcher
@the Jets:
(http://content.pyzam.com/funnypics/misc/DoingItWrong6.jpg)
random lol @ verson gholston nfl stat...most sacks in the nfl by players drafted
in the last two years
Chris Long St. Louis 8.0
Brian Orakpo Wash. 7.0
Lawrence Jackson Sea. 6.0
Clay Matthews G.B. 5.0
Calais Campbell Ariz. 5.0
Phillip Merling Miami 3.5
Derrick Harvey Jax 3.5
Quentin Groves Jax 2.5
Connor Barwin Houston 2.5
Larry English S.D. 2.0
Aaron Curry Seattle 2.0
Everette Brown Car. 1.5
Brian Cushing Houston 1.5
Clint Sintim NY Giants 1.0
Jordan Dizon Detroit 1.0
Robert Ayers Denver 0.0
Tyson Jackson K.C. 0.0
Aaron Maybin Buff. 0.0
Keith Rivers Cin. 0.0
Vernon Gholston Jets 0.0
Kentwan Balmer SF 0.0
Look at Orakapoo taking second place in his rookie season.
That dude is good.
Offensive Rookie of the year = Percy Harvin?
wrong thread....
more games in the uk
the next good move goodell makes will be his first
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/american_football/8412592.stm
It'll be the Birds
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on December 15, 2009, 10:24:52 AM
It'll be the Birds
and ill lose an eagle home game and the league will still somehow figure out a way to charge me for it
i have a coworker that lives in Chester, he's already given me a room if its the birds
even if i flew id go to a euro league soccer game before i ever spent one second of an nfl game in another country....i cant even imagine how awful the scene would be...and having to watch a bunch of rotten toothed euro trash cheer for my eagles but not knowing what or why they are cheering would be revolting to me
they are gonna have every team play 1 road and 1 home game overseas over the next few decades. i thought we knew this.
Shefter was just saying that the NFL is looking at adding a replay rule for the playoffs because of the Eagles/Giants game. It would allow the play at the end of the half or game to be reviewed to ensure there is or isn't time on the clock.
Quote from: MDS on December 15, 2009, 12:00:15 PM
they are gonna have every team play 1 road and 1 home game overseas over the next few decades. i thought we knew this.
they arent locked into it...its something they are gonna review on a yearly basis
FITZ messed up his knee last night, having an MRI today
Quote from: Tomahawk on December 15, 2009, 02:10:51 PM
Quote from: PhillyGirl on December 14, 2009, 10:34:35 PM
wrong thread....
What thread is it supposed to be in?
I posted something there and edited it out and posted it to the right thread.
Hahaha - I thought you were talking about my post asking if Percy Harvin is ROY
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 15, 2009, 01:01:54 PM
Quote from: MDS on December 15, 2009, 12:00:15 PM
they are gonna have every team play 1 road and 1 home game overseas over the next few decades. i thought we knew this.
they arent locked into it...its something they are gonna review on a yearly basis
i thought it was understood. like they were gonna have west coast teams play in japan or whatever.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4749165
http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/121609-Bengals-Henry
Chris Henry...on life support
was it a rental?
QuoteHenry was away from the team after breaking his left forearm during a win over Baltimore on Nov. 8. He had surgery and was placed on season-ending injured reserve.
at least there's a little less paperwork the bengals have to worry about. so that's good.
i'll say it, what a wast of talent, guy was a great player, and a douche of epic proportions. Cant wait for the ESPN 30 in 30 talking about the WVA boyz and how Pacman and Henry rolled. All the talent in the world, and a 2 cent head. They could put it together in under a week as a going away thing, and to teach Pacman to straiten up
the last thing either of those 2 chuckleheads deserve is a 2 hour show about their stupidity.
QuoteBengals miss Henry; Henry misses Bengals
By Carlos "Big C" Holmes | Wednesday, December 16, 2009, 05:35 PM
The Bengal banner means Bengals coverage... Who Dey!
If you ask any Monday morning quarterback what the problem is with Cincinnati 's struggling passing game you likely would hear the name Chris Henry. Critics believe that the Bengals' problems on offense began when the team lost its deep-threat receiver. Henry suffered a season-ending forearm injury in the game against Baltimore in Week 9.
The Bengals are ranked 23rd overall in passing yards and seem to take a dip in the rankings each week. The offense had its lowest output of the season passing against Minnesota . Quarterback Carson Palmer completed 15 out of 25 passes for 94 yards and a touchdown. Needless to say, Minnesota beat up on the Bengals, 30-10.
Head coach Marvin Lewis gave his assessment of the team's passing game at his Monday news conference.
"We've got to do a better job of executing," Lewis said. "We have to protect. We have to be in the right spots at the right depths and give the opportunity to the quarterback. And I think we've got to go back and do a better job of manufacturing some balls down the field."
There's another reason for the sputtering passing game. No Henry!
Bengal opponents had to respect, if not fear, Henry. Teams would game plan for him because he's a receiving threat. Now it seems oh so easy for opposing defenses to put the kibosh on the passing game.
With Henry out of the lineup, it leaves Chad Ochocinco as the only consistent downfield threat, which means he'll draw a lot of double- and triple-teams in coverage. Henry gave the team a viable option before going down with the injury. He averaged 19.7 yards per catch and was a go-to-guy for Palmer in clutch situations. The Bengals have had 63 possessions and scored only five touchdowns during Henry's absence.
So what has Oh Henry been up to these days?
"Man, I've been trying to get a bunch of my wedding stuff taken care of since my injury," Henry said during a phone conversation on Tuesday, Dec. 15. "I've been back and fourth between Cincinnati and North Carolina getting ready for the big day."
Henry is set to marry his Polynesian Beyonce and mother of his three children in March 2010.
What does he think of the offense and will he be back next season?
"I hate sitting back watching my team struggle," Henry said. "It won't be easy, but I know they'll figure out a way to turn things around. The team is pretty much in the playoffs and I know they're going to do their thing once they get there. I only wish that I could be out there with them helping them as much as I can, but I won't be back out there until next year."
Maybe, maybe not?
Henry is in the final year of this contact with the Bengals and at the end of the season will become either a restricted free agent (RFA) if uncapped or an unrestricted free agent (UFA) if the Collective Bargaining Agreement is extended.
"I wish for something to happen so I can remain in Cincinnati and play for the Bengals," Henry said. "I don't want to go anywhere else, to tell you the truth. I love being a Bengal and love (Carson) Palmer. What he can do for me and what I could do for him is unlimited.
"I like the system that I'm playing in and will continue to work hard to be that No. 2 guy. I really want to show Cincinnati what I'm all about as a receiver. Hopefully, I'll get that opportunity."
As far as the injury, Henry's broken left forearm is in a full cast right now and will be in a smaller version next week. The diagnosis for recovery is 10 weeks and rehab will begin immediately thereafter.
This was posted at 5:35 PM. Nice job by the sports editor.
:-\
maybe the editor didn't see today's events as all that significant
dead
That sounds like a pretty odd story, from what I read he was the one who called 911 when he was in the back of the truck. I wonder if any charges will be brought against his fiance?
that's the thing that's been completely overlooked so far....at least by the media. what the hell happened in the first place that would cause her to take off in a truck, for him to decide to jump in the back of it and then when he did get tossed out, for her to actually keep driving?
Quote from: Sgt PSN on December 17, 2009, 10:22:09 AM
that's the thing that's been completely overlooked so far....at least by the media. what the hell happened in the first place that would cause her to take off in a truck, for him to decide to jump in the back of it and then when he did get tossed out, for her to actually keep driving?
Tiger Woods
so who had him in the first bengal to die pool
i just picked him up in FF
Why he has been on IR since November 8, unless of course you are joking. I just read where there was a limo parked in the front of the house. Wonder if he was making it rain at a strip clup?
joking buddy, have another beer
Quote from: Sgt PSN on December 17, 2009, 10:22:09 AM
that's the thing that's been completely overlooked so far....at least by the media. what the hell happened in the first place that would cause her to take off in a truck, for him to decide to jump in the back of it and then when he did get tossed out, for her to actually keep driving?
a lot of times you can't make sense of these things using logic. They might have just have been totally irrational.
Rams cancel practice due to H1N1... http://tinyurl.com/ykykb7m
Peyton Manning aka The Big Great once again leads his team from behind again.
Against a .500 team.
Yay.
Half the AFC is .500 teams. Hard to say they're not that good until they actually, you know, lose a game.
pretty sure peyton manning doesnt have to apologize for any wins
How much longer before they move the Jags to LA? Last night was the first game they sold out this season, and it's amazing that a team in playoff contention (as bad as the AFC is this year) could've been the first since the 2004 Cardinals to be blacked out for all 8 games...
Pretty sure I've never seen Peyton called "The Big Great" before.
Quote from: BigEd76 on December 18, 2009, 11:39:17 AM
How much longer before they move the Jags to LA? Last night was the first game they sold out this season, and it's amazing that a team in playoff contention (as bad as the AFC is this year) could've been the first since the 2004 Cardinals to be blacked out for all 8 games...
have a solid lease on the stadium. st lou has an out-clause on the dome and are very likely to go since they make perfect sense to stay in the nfc west.
j-ville will probably leave in 10-20 years, but who the farg knows where. okc? what cities are on the rise and could support a team within the next few decades.
San Antonio. Portland?
I'm generally not a big fan of TD celebrations. To the T.O.'s and Ochocinco's who say they are just trying to entertain the fans, I'd just say score a TD. That is what is entertaining to me, don't usually give a shtein about what you do after.
But I think this one is cool, always liked Bulluck and thought he never got quite the recognition he deserved as a top lb. He gets it about celebrations.
Quote
Titans' Bulluck fined $10,000
Posted by Michael David Smith on December 18, 2009 4:43 PM ET
Tennessee Titans linebacker Keith Bulluck had plenty of reasons to celebrate on Sunday, with a two-interception game that earned him the AFC defensive player of the week award in a win over the Rams.
But the NFL didn't like the way Bulluck celebrated, and now it's going to cost him.
Jim Wyatt of the Tennessean reports that Bulluck has been fined $10,000 for throwing the ball in the stands following one of his interceptions.
The going rate for throwing a ball in the stands is usually $5,000, but Bulluck was apparently fined double the normal amount because he's a repeat offender. Bulluck was fined $5,000 for throwing the ball in the stands after an interception against the Colts this season.
Bulluck says he's just trying to give a lucky fan a souvenir.
"I am out there having fun, I am not worried about it,'' Bulluck said. "I feel like baseball games, fans can get foul balls, hockey games, fans get to keep the puck. If I get my hands on the ball I'll let the fans have it.''
I think it's great what he did. The NFL needs to lighten up.
can someone tell me why the nfl and espn both have denver in the playoffs over baltimore right now
http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d8147d1c0&template=no-right-rail-with-comments&confirm=true
i think it's because h2h records only matter when it's only two teams tied. but with 4-5 teams or whatever tied right now, you can't go by head to head and it's division and conference records. but if it was just balt and den tied next week then the ravens would go.
i think.
that makes sense but if all the 8-7 teams win next week baltimore gets in over denver
thus why wouldnt they get in over denver today?
Denver has the highest strength of victory among the three teams right now, so they're temporarily at #5:
Denver = .517
N.Y. Jets = .492
Baltimore = .392
...then the Jets temporarily get #6 over the Ravens due to common games (Jets = 3-1 + CIN, Ravens = 0-4 + OAK).
If all three win next Sunday, Denver's SOV takes a hit because the Chiefs suck, while the Jets SOV will improve because the Bengals have 10 wins. The Jets will have the highest SOV among the three teams, so they'd get the #5 seed, then it starts over from the first tiebreaker and Baltimore beat Denver, so they'd get #6...
The Broncos don't control their own destiny, but they get in with so many different scenarios (and can even lose and get in if there's only one 9-7 team) and they have an easy matchup. If the Bengals decide to actually play on Sunday night, Denver might have better chances than the Jets.
Firmly in anybody-but-Steelers mode here. I'm hearing so much "team of destiny" horseshtein that you guys wouldn't believe.
The NFC is really becoming the more well-rounded conference. The top 2 teams in the AFC are better than the top 2 in the NFC, but top to bottom, I think the NFC is more competitive.
I've seen the Bengals play a lot this season and I don't even know how they had the success they did. Their offense is ridiculously inconsistent. That passing attack used to be so explosive when Palmer was healthy, and now it is just mediocre at best.
Then you have the garbage AFC teams fighting for the WC. They all suck.
Inconsistent offenses can't make the playoffs.
Quote from: King Cole on December 30, 2009, 02:14:50 AM
The NFC is really becoming the more well-rounded conference. The top 2 teams in the AFC are better than the top 2 in the NFC, but top to bottom, I think the NFC is more competitive.
I've seen the Bengals play a lot this season and I don't even know how they had the success they did. Their offense is ridiculously inconsistent. That passing attack used to be so explosive when Palmer was healthy, and now it is just mediocre at best.
Then you have the garbage AFC teams fighting for the WC. They all suck.
afc 36-27 vs nfc
the five afc 8-7 teams fighting for the wildcard 12-8 vs the nfc
12 bad days son
when pittsburgh and baltimore might miss the playoffs its a sign that you have a pretty good conference
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 30, 2009, 01:19:10 PM
when pittsburgh and baltimore might miss the playoffs its a sign that you have a pretty good conference
Pittsburgh has lost to KC, Oakland, Chicago and the Browns. They shouldn't make the playoffs. Period.
Quote from: PhillyGirl on December 30, 2009, 01:30:09 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 30, 2009, 01:19:10 PM
when pittsburgh and baltimore might miss the playoffs its a sign that you have a pretty good conference
Pittsburgh has lost to KC, Oakland, Chicago and the Browns. They shouldn't make the playoffs. Period.
and they beat sd minnesota and green bay
Well, according to some folks logic, since they threw up three clunkers against zesty teams, they are not a good team right?
Because thats what is said about the Eagles because they shtein the bed against Oakland and almost blew the game against Denver.
no i think the argument against the eagles is more like they lost to oakland AND havent beaten a team this year that has more than eight wins
Quote from: King Cole on December 30, 2009, 02:14:50 AM
The NFC is really becoming the more well-rounded conference. The top 2 teams in the AFC are better than the top 2 in the NFC, but top to bottom, I think the NFC is more competitive.
I've seen the Bengals play a lot this season and I don't even know how they had the success they did. Their offense is ridiculously inconsistent. That passing attack used to be so explosive when Palmer was healthy, and now it is just mediocre at best.
Then you have the garbage AFC teams fighting for the WC. They all suck.
or.....the afc is a more competitive conference and they are all beating each other up while the nfc has several teams that are head and shoulders above the rest of the conference and the standings are a clear indicator of that.
if you think pittsburgh, denver, b-more or houston would be hovering around .500 in the nfc or if you think the saints would have gone 13-0 playing in the afc, then you know even less about football than we thought. which wasn't much.
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 30, 2009, 01:33:40 PM
Quote from: PhillyGirl on December 30, 2009, 01:30:09 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 30, 2009, 01:19:10 PM
when pittsburgh and baltimore might miss the playoffs its a sign that you have a pretty good conference
Pittsburgh has lost to KC, Oakland, Chicago and the Browns. They shouldn't make the playoffs. Period.
and they beat sd minnesota and green bay
lol stop
all 3 @ home with the gb win being a borderline miracle. also havent the vikings proven themselves to be a fluky team? and that win was before the chargers got rolling.
the ravens and steelers are 8-7 for a reason. the texas are also 8-7 btw. im sure theyre awesome.
ha....so home wins close wins and some other random wins dont count now?
got it
They can beat whoever they want but the fact remains they "might miss the playoffs" because they didn't take care of business when they had to, against the teams they should beat.
Does it work the opposite way? The Raiders have lost to horrible teams but have beaten pretty much all playoff/playoff contender teams.
I want to know the rules of this game!
IGY, correct me if I'm wrong, but weren't you on the "The Eagles BLOW and should not make the playoffs becasue they lost to Oakland" bandwagon after that game?
QuoteJets won't sell alcohol in last game at Giants Stadium
Posted by Gregg Rosenthal on December 30, 2009 9:44 PM ET
Longtime Jets fans believe they are being set up.
The team caught breaks when other wild card contenders lost over the last two weeks. They caught another big one when Peyton Manning was pulled from last week's game.
And now the Bengals are expected to rest starters, serving up a playoff berth on a silver platter.
In the mind of some Jets fans, this only means a potential loss will be all the more painful. J.T. O'Sullivan last second touchdown to close Giants Stadium, anyone?
That would make the depressing close of Shea Stadium look like a party.
Perhaps with that worst possible result in mind, the Jets announced Wednesday night that the team won't serve alcohol at the season finale.
The decision was made partly because the game is at night. The team was also concerned with possible fan behavior because it's final game.
Which just means there will be more drinking in the parking lot. This should be fun
Quote from: Sgt PSN on December 30, 2009, 04:25:31 PM
Quote from: King Cole on December 30, 2009, 02:14:50 AM
The NFC is really becoming the more well-rounded conference. The top 2 teams in the AFC are better than the top 2 in the NFC, but top to bottom, I think the NFC is more competitive.
I've seen the Bengals play a lot this season and I don't even know how they had the success they did. Their offense is ridiculously inconsistent. That passing attack used to be so explosive when Palmer was healthy, and now it is just mediocre at best.
Then you have the garbage AFC teams fighting for the WC. They all suck.
or.....the afc is a more competitive conference and they are all beating each other up while the nfc has several teams that are head and shoulders above the rest of the conference and the standings are a clear indicator of that.
if you think pittsburgh, denver, b-more or houston would be hovering around .500 in the nfc or if you think the saints would have gone 13-0 playing in the afc, then you know even less about football than we thought. which wasn't much.
It depends on who they played, but yes I those teams wouldn't be all that much better in the NFC. Baltimore, Houston, Denver and Pitt are all mediocre teams. The Patriots aren't that great either. You saw what happened when they went against the best the NFC had to offer. They got smoked. Hell, the Steelers lost to the Bears. The Ravens are absolute garbage on the road and it doesn't even matter who they played. The Bengals(who were considered a top 2 team in the AFC for most of the year) were the only team in the last month that the Vikings actually beat. Minny smoked them by the way.
I don't think any of those AFC teams you listed are close to as good as any of the teams in the NFC playoffs right now.
The bottom of each conference is very comparable with garbage. Chiefs, Bills, Raiders, Browns = Rams, Bucs, Lions, taterskins. But overall the NFC is a deeper conference. Those teams fighting for the WC in the AFC are mediocre and their play this year proves it.
i'll say that i think that there is more "parity" between the 2 conferences than in recent years but i still think that overall, the afc still has better teams and better coaches.
Quote from: PhillyGirl on December 30, 2009, 10:15:42 PM
IGY, correct me if I'm wrong, but weren't you on the "The Eagles BLOW and should not make the playoffs becasue they lost to Oakland" bandwagon after that game?
never said that but even if i did im not sure what this has to do with what conference is better
Quote from: Sgt PSN on December 31, 2009, 01:14:20 AM
i'll say that i think that there is more "parity" between the 2 conferences than in recent years but i still think that overall, the afc still has better teams and better coaches.
yeah its closer but still not close
Quote from: King Cole on December 31, 2009, 01:00:35 AM
But overall the NFC is a deeper conference.
wtf? no it isnt...thats why the afc has like 11 teams fighting for the playoffs and the nfc top six has been set for a couple weeks
if you wanna make an argument that the nfc is better because it has more 10 win teams then fine...still wrong...but how the hell can you say the nfc is deeper
look at like the 7 thru 11 teams in each conf.
nfc
giants - falcons - panthers - 49ers - bears - seahawks do not compare to ravens - steelers - broncos - jets - titans - texans - dolphins - jags
the afc has eight teams that have 7 or 8 wins....the nfc has four...but the nfc is deeper?
AND on top of that youd think the afc had a bunch of shtein at the bottom because of so many good teams thruout but when you look at teams with less than five wins the afc only has two while the nfc has four
the afc is deeper than atlantis
The NFC owns the AFC on account of one fact: The Philadelphia Eagles play in the NFC.
next inane argument please, this one just got murdered
looks like Modrak is about to get passed over for the Buffalo GM job again...ha
Mark Eckel will be pissed....
01 = St. Louis
02 = Detroit
03 = Tampa Bay
04 = Washington
05 = Kansas City
06 = Seattle
07 = Cleveland
08 = Oakland
09 = Buffalo
.
.
12 = Miami
13 = San Francisco
IF BENGALS WIN:
10 = Jacksonville
11 = Denver (from CHI)
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.
14 = N.Y. Jets
15 = Seattle (from DEN)
16-18 = 3-way tie between N.Y. Giants, Tennessee and San Francisco (from CAR)
19 = Pittsburgh
20 = Atlanta
IF NY JETS WIN:
10 = coin flip between Jacksonville and Denver (CHI)
11 = coin flip between Jacksonville and Denver (CHI)
.
.
14 = Seattle (from DEN)
15 = N.Y. Giants
16 = coin flip between Tennessee and San Francisco (CAR)
17 = coin flip between Tennessee and San Francisco (CAR)
18 = Pittsburgh
19 = coin flip between Atlanta and Houston
20 = coin flip between Atlanta and Houston
Quote from: BigEd76 on January 03, 2010, 08:46:21 PM
01 = St. Louis
02 = Detroit
03 = Tampa Bay
04 = Washington
05 = Kansas City
06 = Seattle
07 = Cleveland
08 = Oakland
09 = Buffalo
.
.
12 = Miami
13 = San Francisco
IF BENGALS WIN:
10 = Jacksonville
11 = Denver (from CHI)
.
.
14 = N.Y. Jets
15 = Seattle (from DEN)
16-18 = 3-way tie between N.Y. Giants, Tennessee and San Francisco (from CAR)
19 = Pittsburgh
20 = Atlanta
IF NY JETS WIN:
10 = coin flip between Jacksonville and Denver (CHI)
11 = coin flip between Jacksonville and Denver (CHI)
.
.
14 = Seattle (from DEN)
15 = N.Y. Giants
16 = coin flip between Tennessee and San Francisco (CAR)
17 = coin flip between Tennessee and San Francisco (CAR)
18 = Pittsburgh
19 = coin flip between Atlanta and Houston
20 = coin flip between Atlanta and Houston
what the farg is wrong with you easy
:-\
i love you big guy
lol this is classic easy
hey I like the draft, so what
01 = St. Louis
02 = Detroit
03 = Tampa Bay
04 = Washington
05 = Kansas City
06 = Seattle
07 = Cleveland
08 = Oakland
09 = Buffalo
10 = coin flip between Jacksonville and Denver (CHI)
11 = coin flip between Jacksonville and Denver (CHI)
12 = Miami
13 = San Francisco
14 = Seattle (from DEN)
15 = N.Y. Giants
16 = coin flip between Tennessee and San Francisco (CAR)
17 = coin flip between Tennessee and San Francisco (CAR)
18 = Pittsburgh
19 = coin flip between Atlanta and Houston
20 = coin flip between Atlanta and Houston
21-24 = wildcard losers (new this year)
25-28 = divisional losers (new this year)
29-30 = championship game losers (new this year)
31 = SB loser
32 = SB winner
Might as well pencil the Birds in for #24 right now.
no reason not to look at the draft after yesterday. I did myself, at least looked at the prospects.
Buffalo cleaned out their coaching staff
and Chris Johnson wants to race Usain Bolt (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4794525)
QuoteConflicting reports emerge on death of Jets owner's daughter
Posted by Mike Florio on January 4, 2010 9:43 PM ET
When we received the e-mail from TMZ.com announcing the exclusive news that Casey Johnson, the 30-year-old daughter of Jets owner Woody Johnson, had died, we decided that it didn't merit a mention.
But then we checked the Twitter page of Casey Johnson's fiancee, Tila Tequila (yep, the same one), who says that Johnson is actually in a coma and not dead.
Casey Johnson was arrested in November for grand theft, after allegedly stealing items from a former girlfriend.
We'll provide further updates a events warrant.
UPDATE: The New York Daily News also reports that Casey Johnson has died. "The Johnson family is mourning its tragic loss, and asks for privacy during this very difficult time," a spokesman for Woody Johnson said in a statement.
This story has the potential to get a lot more farged up before it gets cleared up. Tila Tequila is the chickie who accused Shawne Merriman of holding her hostage but came out looking like a flake and gold digger. I take it if they really were fiancee, it's in a state with gay marriage.
wait is casey johnson a male or female
highly debatable
especially now. Casey was female and Tila was her girlfriend.
Lovie Smith and Raheem Morris kept their jobs, somehow.
This dude cant stay awake: Charles Rogers (who had a failed sobriety warrant) arrested again passed out at a mexican restaurant.
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/thehuddle/post/2010/01/bengals-chad-ochocinco-says-sexual-healing-has-cleared-him-to-play/1
Hahahaha. If Reevis shuts him out again, he's supposedly changing his name back to Johnson
Brady won the Comeback Player of the Year. Cadillac Williams was 5 votes behind.
Quote from: PhillyGirl on January 06, 2010, 02:38:50 PM
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/thehuddle/post/2010/01/bengals-chad-ochocinco-says-sexual-healing-has-cleared-him-to-play/1
great. can't wait to see his endzone celebration.
Maybe Vick can follow suit with a giving-a-dog-teh-herpes dance.
Quote from: reese125 on January 06, 2010, 11:26:24 AM
This dude cant stay awake: Charles Rogers (who had a failed sobriety warrant) arrested again passed out at a mexican restaurant.
lolz. isn't this his 2nd arrest after his "emotional" interview with espn when he was saying that he's sober and wants back in the nfl? what a farging waste.
yep, he was arrested some months ago passed out at the wheel with his left blinker on in his 2003 mercedes
QuoteCribbs says farewell, "It's over" in Cleveland
Posted by Michael David Smith on January 7, 2010 5:41 PM ET
Browns wide receiver and return man Josh Cribbs says he's finished in Cleveland.
"I said good-bye to some people on the medical staff, some of the equipment guys and the coaches,'' Cribbs told the Cleveland Plain Dealer today. "I wished the coaches luck and told them I hoped they kept their job. But it absolutely felt like the last time I'd be setting foot inside the building. I feel like it's over for me in Cleveland.''
Cribbs, who previously said he doesn't think he fits in new front office boss Mike Holmgren's plans, said he expects Holmgren to trade him during the off-season.
"There's no way I'll play another down for the Browns without the new contract,'' he said. "They won't let me sit, because I have value. They'd be forced to trade me.''
Cribbs said Holmgren made the right call in retaining Browns coach Eric Mangini, but he thinks Holmgren has insulted him by giving him a $1.4 million a year offer that suggests the Browns see him as strictly a special teams player, and not a threat on offense.
"I'm not just insulted by the number, but by the fact they consider me just a kick returner," Cribbs said. "I'm so much more than that. . . . I'm shocked they make me an offer like that after all I've done for this team."
In addition to being a Pro Bowl returner, Cribbs caught 20 passes for 135 yards and ran 55 times for 381 yards this season.
Get Cribbs.
Fo rilla.
Cribbs caught 20 passes for 135 yards
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on January 07, 2010, 07:58:45 PM"I said good-bye to some people on the medical staff, some of the equipment guys and the coaches,'' Cribbs told the Cleveland Plain Dealer today. "I wished the coaches luck and told them I hoped they kept their job. But it absolutely felt like the last time I'd be setting foot inside the building. I feel like it's over for me in Cleveland.''
The Mangenius and his staff kept their jobs.
god, i farging love the raiders.
rich gannon called al davis to offer help with jamarcus russell and the raiders responded by saying that gannon was the one who needed help.
smart move by the raiders. it's not like gannon had any success with them or anything. also heard a rumor from a buddy of mine who is a raiders fan that al davis is thinking about selling the team or at least giving up control to john madden. can't say i see that happening though. madden's no spring chicken himself.
After publicly criticizing the team, Gannon was made persona non grata at the Raiders camp even though he's part of the media. They even asked CBS to take him out of the booth for a game he was doing. I think the ban is still in place to the extent the Raiders can get away with it, which is what makes this funny.
Now there's a franchise that needs to be blown up and just start from scratch. Than again they did beat the birds :boom
Childress following Reid's example yet again (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4807238)
isn't that the little retarded kid who used to post on the EMB years ago?
interesting tidbit:
Aside from turnovers, the most critical factor in determining postseason success is scoring defense. Since 2002, at least one team in the Super Bowl has been in the top four in the league in scoring defense. Look at the evidence:
Year Team Scoring D Rank Result
2002 Tampa Bay No. 1 Won Super Bowl
2003 New England No. 1 Won Super Bowl
2004 New England No. 2 Won Super Bowl
2005 Pittsburgh No. 3 Won Super Bowl
2006 Chicago No. 3 Lost Super Bowl
2007 New England No. 4 Lost Super Bowl
2008 Pittsburgh No. 1 Won Super Bowl
Using this scoring defense statistic as a judge, the teams with the best chance of advancing to the first Sunday in February and the last Sunday of this season are the Jets, who field the league's No. 1-ranked scoring defense; the Dallas Cowboys, who field the NFL's No. 2 scoring defense; and the Baltimore Ravens, who field the NFL's No. 3 scoring defense. The only team with a scoring defense close to those is the New England Patriots, who are ranked No. 4.
lol...stop the presses
the teams that give up the least amount of points generally do ok?
no, the team's that have defenses who score generally advance deeper in the playoffs.
of course, i can't say i find it interesting as much as i find it not surprising.
surprising to the fact that if history repeats itself we should be seeing the Jets, Cowboys or Bal/Patriots in the Superbowl
not too sure anyone has either of them advancing to the superbowl--except "maybe" the Pats out of that group
Quote from: Sgt PSN on January 08, 2010, 12:41:07 PM
no, the team's that have defenses who score generally advance deeper in the playoffs.
ha...its the same thing...teams that generally score more are going to do ok
i think we can all agree points are important in football
it's pretty recent history that's based on though so it's not like it's some sort of longstanding trend in football.
but i see your point now in that if that trend continues this year, it will put one of the lesser favored playoff teams in the super bowl, where in years passed, those teams with high scoring defenses were higher favorites to make the super bowl anyway.
Quote from: reese125 on January 08, 2010, 12:53:28 PM
surprising to the fact that if history repeats itself we should be seeing the Jets, Cowboys or Bal/Patriots in the Superbowl
not too sure anyone has either of them advancing to the superbowl--except "maybe" the Pats out of that group
would any of those teams outside of maybe jets really suprise you to make it?
nfl has been all about parity for quite a while now
things like rookie qb's winning playoff games and wild card teams not making the superbowl are long in the past
Quotewould any of those teams outside of maybe jets really suprise you to make it?
Ravens--yes-not even close to the team it used to be
Jets--disgusting qb play--not even close to a Baltimore/Detmer situation
Cowboys-- may be the one team I can see
Pats-not with Welker out (although I like Eldeman), but that defense should get shredded by Rivers
i'm actually surprised the pats have a high scoring defense considering it's been terrible overall in comparison to previous patriot teams.
Quote from: reese125 on January 08, 2010, 01:08:12 PM
Quotewould any of those teams outside of maybe jets really suprise you to make it?
Ravens--yes-not even close to the team it used to be
Jets--disgusting qb play--not even close to a Baltimore/Detmer situation
Cowboys-- may be the one team I can see
Pats-not with Welker out (although I like Eldeman), but that defense should get shredded by Rivers
well you can sit and make your favorites....so can i...and if we did that last year we have arizona out in the first round...they were a travesty going into the playoffs...people were making jokes that they shouldnt even be allowed in...but after the fact it didnt look so crazy...you say to yourself now well their defense tightend up and they did have the greatest post season qb ever and two incredible wr's ect...
im not saying the jets will make it but defense wins in the postseason as you said they have that...thomas jones is a great underrated runner that along with a good offensive line allows for ball and clock control which also can get you wins in the playoffs and then let their qb manage the game ala pittsburgh in the 2005 playoffs...those are all things you will look back on like arizona last year and be like yeah not really that suprising...
and you can do this with every team...the fact that there are really no longer any great teams in the league allows for this
Quote from: Sgt PSN on January 08, 2010, 12:41:07 PM
no, the team's that have defenses who score generally advance deeper in the playoffs.
of course, i can't say i find it interesting as much as i find it not surprising.
I don't know the exact stat, but the team with a defense that scores a TD wins the game around 75% of the time. Is that interesting or not surprising?
not sure anyone shares this feeling, but there are 3 teams I have stuck in my mind right now that have a solid shot at winning this thing...
Vikings--I just have that gay feeling that this is some kind of destiny thing for Favre and can see the headlines now
Colts-its ridiculous watching Manning play qb
Packers--solid defensive backfield, LB'ing core and a high powered offense is a recipe for a superbowl win
something wants me to say the Cowboys because they are looking like the Giants of 2 years ago, but I think Romo will keep that Mcnabb-like label of never winning the big one so long as hes in the nfl
saints--I just dont think that defense is good enough to win
I think it's the Packers or Cowboys out of the NFC with the edge going to the Pack. Out of the AFC, I'll go with SD and Indy
saints can easily win...their offense can be super scary and their home field is going to be sick
cardinals i think had the 29th ranked defense in the nfl last year and a worse offense...of course they had warner
but you can also find reasons why the saints wont make it
the nfl playoffs every year now is all if's and but's and pretty much impossible to predict
Seahawks fire Mora
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4808557
the cardinals had the 2nd ranked passing offense in the league last year and were 3rd in scoring...not to mention were 19th ranked in defense
but whatever though--they were not supposed to go deep in the playoffs, Fitzgerald put on a superman cape and was unstoppable--shtein he could do it again
that's odd
nm
Quote from: reese125 on January 08, 2010, 01:46:14 PM
the cardinals had the 2nd ranked passing offense in the league last year and were 3rd in scoring...not to mention were 19th ranked in defense
cardinals were 28th in pts given up last year
saints this year are 20th in pts given up...almost a 100 pts less than arizona gave up last year
the key stat above all for arizona last year was having a home game for the nfc championship...a game that had no business being in the desert
Quote from: PhillyGirl on January 08, 2010, 01:44:15 PM
Seahawks fire Mora
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4808557
i will never understand why a team fires a coach after 1 season. granted, i don't think mora is a great coach but i don't think he totally sucks either. firing him after 1 year just doesn't make any sense though unless they are going to do a complete overhaul.
his defense was outscored 123-37 in the last 4 games. it doesnt necessarily scream dedicated
Quote from: Sgt PSN on January 08, 2010, 02:56:23 PM
Quote from: PhillyGirl on January 08, 2010, 01:44:15 PM
Seahawks fire Mora
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4808557
i will never understand why a team fires a coach after 1 season. granted, i don't think mora is a great coach but i don't think he totally sucks either. firing him after 1 year just doesn't make any sense though unless they are going to do a complete overhaul.
Hiring him was a favor to Holmgren. Now that Holmgren is in another city, they can drop his pet project.
I'm overly excited about this firing. I can't stand Mora, and I'll be happy if he never coaches in the NFL again. Maybe he can get a nice booth job with Gruden.
they also just hired a new GM
GM's almost always want their own coaches...or at least to make the decision whether they want to keep the status quo or not
Did they get a GM yet? That article says they haven't.
im not sure actually
what i meant was no legit gm is gonna take a job where they have a coach forced on them
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 08, 2010, 03:23:15 PM
they also just hired a new GM
GM's almost always want their own coaches...or at least to make the decision whether they want to keep the status quo or not
no they didn't
QuoteThe Seahawks are now charged with hiring a coach as well as a general manager; Tim Ruskell, who picked Mora to be Holmgren's replacement, resigned during the season.
i would get it if they did have a new gm and he wanted to bring in his own guy, but that's not the case. at least not yet anyway.
doesn't really affect me one way or the other. but it's just one of those things that teams like the raiders and taterskins have made an art form of and have been horrible because of it and you'd think that other teams would learn from that. but they don't.
well they are going to have a new gm and no matter who they hire he will want his own coach...thats basically rule #1 in taking a gm job
mortenson is reporting Pete Carroll is their #1 target as head coach
for god's sake, why?
Because they don't have a GM to tell them otherwise?
Quote from: phattymatty on January 08, 2010, 11:35:00 AM
isn't that the little retarded kid who used to post on the EMB years ago?
It's possible, as he was right around the same age as me....but that kids name really was Andy from what I've heard.
did carroll forget everyone gives money to players in the nfl
QuoteChildress and wife, Dru-Ann, have 4 children- Cara, Kyle, Andrew and Christopher.
The Andy on EMB is 22 now and last I heard was in the military...
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4808286
chiefs hire weis to be their new oc.
wow...guess this explains the whole no GM thing...i also wonder if the ncaa is about to bring the hammer down on usc football now that they are done with the basketball program
Carroll close to five-year, $35m deal
Sam Farmer of the Los Angeles Times reports that Pete Carroll and the Seahawks are "close to a deal" that would pay Carroll $35 million over the next five seasons to be Seattle's coach and team president.
Carroll has often attributed his mediocre record in New England to his lack of control over personnel. That wouldn't be a problem in Seattle, where the president tag indicates Carroll would run just about everything.
USC appears to be in the dark about the Carroll stories.
"In the past, [Carroll] hasn't commented on such report," USC sports information Tim Tessalone said. "He was not expected in today. I've put a message out to him, but haven't heard back yet."
Just watched one of those "Top 10" shows on the NFL Network about Top Ten Coaches Who Belonged in College. Guess who figured prominently...
dennis erickson?
Point and Laugh at the Seahawks thread?
oh god lord
why cant this happen to dallas
This is going to be fun to watch.
Joe McKnight jumped to the draft too, so the hammer coming down theory plays well.
Now they have to shtein all over the Rooney Rule like Washington did to get around it. Leslie Frazier is/isn't/oh never mind, he is/wait, maybe not supposedly the guy - but it remains to be seen if he'll allow himself to sit down for the sham job.
Quote from: MDS on January 09, 2010, 12:22:36 AM
oh god lord
why cant this happen to dallas
Because Jerry won't ever let anyone run his team.
Since Cowher turned them down and Leslie Frazier said it's too muthaf'in cold, Buffalo has turned their attention to Brian Schottenheimer and Russ Grimm...
pretty sure cowher is just waiting this john fox thing out
Woodson got defensive player of the year...Revis got jobbed
Quote from: KDS on January 11, 2010, 10:46:01 PM
pretty sure cowher is just waiting this john fox thing out
cowher is the coach there right now if he wanted to be...and best believe carolina approached him about it...i like john fox but lol if you think he has anything to do with cowher not being there
Quote from: SunMo on January 12, 2010, 10:28:55 AM
Woodson got defensive player of the year...Revis got jobbed
I would of thought that a guy who shut down so many top flight receivers consistently in one season would be a shoe in. guess not
I agree with you guys, but the people who vote on it probably saw Woodson has more picks, FF, and TDs. They would have had to actually watched the games or done more research to realize Reevis took opposing teams #1 receivers completely out of the games
Quote from: Tomahawk on January 12, 2010, 11:14:35 AM
I agree with you guys, but the people who vote on it probably saw Woodson has more picks, FF, and TDs. They would have had to actually watched the games or done more research to realize Reevis took opposing teams #1 receivers completely out of the games
during the jets/bengals game this weekend they showed a stat that reevis hadn't given up more than 35 receiving yards in a game to opposing team's #1 receiver all year. and that's guys like randy moss (x2), andre johnson, steve smith (car), t.o (x2), reggie wayne and chad ochonoshow.
That's badass enough he should change his name to Schwarz........
i would have given it to revis as well but it was close and woodson had a great farging year
revis was a deion type shutting down everything in sight...but woodson was outstanding in coverage himself made more plays and was better against the run
you can make a really good argument for either one and with this probably being woodsons last with revis having a couple in his future it makes sense
arguing about the pro bowl gives it far too much credence
Quote from: Diomedes on January 12, 2010, 05:18:23 PM
arguing about the pro bowl gives it far too much credence
Jason Peters is a two time probowler. That's all you need to say.
Quote from: Diomedes on January 12, 2010, 05:18:23 PM
arguing about the pro bowl gives it far too much credence
couldnt agree more but this is nfl defensive player of the year which is the real deal
details
how bout this for some shtein...Lane Kiffin drops bomb on Tenn to go to USC...now hes interviewing for the Buffalo head coaching job today.--this according to Schefler.
this cant be true
romeo crennel could be headed to kc to be their new defensive coordinator. if that happens they'll have paoli as the gm, weis as the oc, romeo as the dc and cassell at qb. that's a lot of championship experience right there.
check that......it's a done deal now. that was quick.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/football/nfl/01/12/thomas.ouster/index.html?eref=sihp
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4821833
chris johnson named offensive poty.
some people and media pundits were pissed he got no mvp consideration (which he shouldn't have) but this should shut them up a little.
QuoteChicago Bears defensive end Gaines Adams died Sunday morning of cardiac arrest, the Greenwood, S.C., county coroner said. He was 26.
Greenwood County coroner James T. Coursey told ESPN that Adams, a Greenwood native, was taken to the emergency room at Self Regional Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 9 a.m
Adams, who had just completed his third season in the NFL, went into cardiac arrest at his family's home early Sunday morning, said Marcia Kelley-Clark, chief deputy coroner for Greenwood County.
The autopsy showed Adams had an enlarged heart, a condition Kelley-Clark said can often lead to a heart attack. But Adams' relatives didn't know about it.
"Nobody was aware of any kind of medical condition," Kelley-Clark said.
Toxicology tests are being run by the State Law Enforcement Division, though drug use was not suspected as a factor in Adams' death. However, those results probably will not be available for at least two months, Kelley-Clark said.
Joe Robbie Pro Player Dolphin Land Shark Stadium was renamed again....now Sun Life Stadium
ugh...
http://ncaafootball.fanhouse.com/2010/01/18/super-bowl-commercial-brings-different-focus-to-tebow/
Quote from: SunMo on January 18, 2010, 04:53:28 PM
ugh...
http://ncaafootball.fanhouse.com/2010/01/18/super-bowl-commercial-brings-different-focus-to-tebow/
:puke
His mother made the wrong choice.
So did the author's mother:
QuoteTim Tebow is already far more famous than Kurt Warner.
FALSE
yeah, that line made me laugh
Chan Gailey is the new Bills coach
nice, Chan is always an afterthought. He's my uncles cousin, maybe i can be a quality coach
my buffalo buddy sent me a text with "chan gailey - wtf" on it.
i had no idea it was that bad.
a Buffalo fan co-worker here is angry too but has pretty much accepted that nobody wants to go there
That Tebow ad shows how bad the advertising industry is hurting now. The networks never would have run an ad like that 5-10 years ago.
It's the economy.
Oh, OK. Thanks.
Sounding like a player dead-set on retiring, Kurt Warner told ESPN's Rick Reilly that playing football has lost its fun.
"You have a game that isn't that great and people are like, 'What's wrong with Warner?' That wears on you," Warner said. "You don't have the joy and the fun and satisfaction of having one of those great games because everybody expects you to. You never get to exhale." Reilly, for what it's worth, came away from the interview convinced Warner is done.
what a perfect time to trade McNabb and get that stud Boldin that fans wanted for 3 years.
Boldin has lost his luster. Dansby or Wilson (though he's gotta be old)
for what it's worth, eagle fans are somehow even worse than andy reid at evaluating wr talent. here's the big name receivers fans have wanted over the years and have cursed the front office for not getting....myself included.
kevin johnson (cle) - out of football since 2005
peerless price (buf) - out of football since 2007
t.o. (sf) - you know what happened. great talent, shtein for brains
eric moulds (buf) - out of football since 2007
roy williams (det) - monumental bust of a trade for dallas. lol
Quote from: Tomahawk on January 20, 2010, 01:37:51 PM
Boldin has lost his luster. Dansby or Wilson (though he's gotta be old)
you know I was being sarcastic about Boldin right? just checking.
Houshmandzadeh last year and Lelie a few years before that
Quote from: reese125 on January 20, 2010, 01:42:48 PM
Quote from: Tomahawk on January 20, 2010, 01:37:51 PM
Boldin has lost his luster. Dansby or Wilson (though he's gotta be old)
you know I was being sarcastic about Boldin right? just checking.
I did not know. Thanks for clarifying
Quote from: reese125 on January 20, 2010, 01:42:48 PM
Quote from: Tomahawk on January 20, 2010, 01:37:51 PM
Boldin has lost his luster. Dansby or Wilson (though he's gotta be old)
you know I was being sarcastic about Boldin right? just checking.
no you weren't. you want boldin. on your face.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on January 20, 2010, 01:41:29 PM
for what it's worth, eagle fans are somehow even worse than andy reid at evaluating wr talent. here's the big name receivers fans have wanted over the years and have cursed the front office for not getting....myself included.
kevin johnson (cle) - out of football since 2005
peerless price (buf) - out of football since 2007
t.o. (sf) - you know what happened. great talent, shtein for brains
eric moulds (buf) - out of football since 2007
roy williams (det) - monumental bust of a trade for dallas. lol
so sad--if banner and reid wouldnt of made the fans so god damn desperate for a wr for so many years, no way in hell fans would even consider guys like Lelie, Price, Moulds or Johnson.
By the way--I think Housh would've done well here. Seattles line was decimated and Hasselback had one of the worst years of his career
Quote from: Tomahawk on January 20, 2010, 01:45:24 PM
Quote from: reese125 on January 20, 2010, 01:42:48 PM
Quote from: Tomahawk on January 20, 2010, 01:37:51 PM
Boldin has lost his luster. Dansby or Wilson (though he's gotta be old)
you know I was being sarcastic about Boldin right? just checking.
I did not know. Thanks for clarifying
youre welcome.
Quote from: reese125 on January 20, 2010, 01:49:03 PM
Quote from: Sgt PSN on January 20, 2010, 01:41:29 PM
for what it's worth, eagle fans are somehow even worse than andy reid at evaluating wr talent. here's the big name receivers fans have wanted over the years and have cursed the front office for not getting....myself included.
kevin johnson (cle) - out of football since 2005
peerless price (buf) - out of football since 2007
t.o. (sf) - you know what happened. great talent, shtein for brains
eric moulds (buf) - out of football since 2007
roy williams (det) - monumental bust of a trade for dallas. lol
so sad--if banner and reid wouldnt of made the fans so god damn desperate for a wr for so many years, no way in hell fans would even consider guys like Lelie, Price, Moulds or Johnson.
By the way--I think Housh would've done well here. Seattles line was decimated and Hasselback had one of the worst years of his career
lol, i completely forgot about ashley lelie.
i do disagree about your opinion that if the eagles would have had decent receivers from the get-go, that eagles fans wouldn't have been wanting those other guys. eagles fans in general are never satisfied. nothing is ever good enough. give them big, strong physical receivers and they want the speedy guy. give them the speedy guy and they want a possession receiver. win by 20, should have won by 30. it never stops and some of these nitwits will never be satisfied. however, i think in regards to most people on this board, you are probably correct.
agree about housh as well. he is way too good of a receiver to fall off the map like many others have after changing teams. it was just a bad, bad year for seattle.
speaking of seattle, you can add darryl jackson to that list of receivers as well.
If they signed Whosyourmomma, Maclin would not be an Eagle.
I think that worked out just fine.
David Terrell
The problem with Sarge's list and using the players current statuses to chastise eagles fans is that you neglect to remember that each of those guys (maybe not KJ) were, at the time, absolutely better than what was here. So clamoring for them wasn't totally retarded.
Had Jackson not dropped into the Eagles' laps in the draft, we might still be clamoring for some of those guys.
Quote from: SunMo on January 20, 2010, 05:32:25 PM
The problem with Sarge's list and using the players current statuses to chastise eagles fans is that you neglect to remember that each of those guys (maybe not KJ) were, at the time, absolutely better than what was here. So clamoring for them wasn't totally retarded.
absolutely. the receivers back then were atrocious. at the same time though, every single one of those on my list went to a new team and completely bombed.
As did most of the receivers the Eagles drafted.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on January 20, 2010, 05:55:36 PM
Quote from: SunMo on January 20, 2010, 05:32:25 PM
The problem with Sarge's list and using the players current statuses to chastise eagles fans is that you neglect to remember that each of those guys (maybe not KJ) were, at the time, absolutely better than what was here. So clamoring for them wasn't totally retarded.
absolutely. the receivers back then were atrocious. at the same time though, every single one of those on my list went to a new team and completely bombed.
so Reid should be called the Mastermind and not Shannahan?
Deion Branch, too.
I can't wait for the offseason and the inevitable hoopla that will surround Farve as he plays the media like a fiddle before coming back or not coming back.
If they go all the way I think he calls it quits.
if they lose this week or in the SB I think he calls it quits, then comes back, then says eh maybe not then totally commits to being back once vikings TC is over.
I had a horrid dream last night.
Favre came to the Eagles.
That would be the greatest thing to ever happen.
Quote from: Rome on January 22, 2010, 02:36:39 PM
That would be the greatest thing to ever happen.
What? Me killing myself?
Was he IN the Novacare Complex?
:-D
This Seasons 25 Richest Players (http://www.businesspundit.com/this-seasons-25-richest-nfl-players/)
(http://www.businesspundit.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/philrivers1.jpg)
My personal favorite was Roy Williams, $13.7 this year/ 54M contract.
lacanfora reporting that warner will retire
Good, short, article about restricted free agency:
http://footballoutsiders.com/under-cap/2010/under-cap-poison-pill (http://footballoutsiders.com/under-cap/2010/under-cap-poison-pill)
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 27, 2010, 04:28:20 PM
lacanfora reporting that warner will retire
McNabb to Arizona rumors GO!
Boldinz! Fitz'z!!
Quote from: PhillyGirl on January 22, 2010, 12:09:24 PM
I had a horrid dream last night.
Favre came to the Eagles.
Well that would be a fair trade since 5 is (rumored) to be going to the Vikes. :paranoid
and he's rumored to be going to AZ and a few other places.
he'll be here next season..
On a side note...
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/2009/news/story?id=4868880
that hit was fine...farging league
Asante decided to respond to the Wilfork franchise tag mess, saying the Patriots don't care about their players (http://sports.espn.go.com/boston/nfl/news/story?id=4868868)
Quote from: BigEd76 on January 29, 2010, 03:41:12 PM
Asante decided to respond to the Wilfork franchise tag mess, saying the Patriots don't care about their players (http://sports.espn.go.com/boston/nfl/news/story?id=4868868)
lol. is he completely oblivious to the way the eagles treat their players? whether or not they treat their players good or bad is irrelevant. their methods produced a few super bowls. the eagles have not.
Or, alternatively, maybe this should wake us allup to the fact that players don't give a shtein about winning championships. Just about stacking cheddar.
i think they care, but i also think the desire is secondary to money.
warner officially retired.
Hall of Fame
You're pasty white from living in the shadow of my balls.
thems are some big balls.
my balls cause anemia and attention whore disorder to all those who take shelter under them
but it's warm and safe under there, so it's standing room only
im pasty white from my family being from the mountains in czechoslovakia...in fact back in the motherland my name literally translates into the white people...not because of skin tone but because of the snow on the mountains where they lived...devils cowering in the caucus mountains
you care
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 30, 2010, 08:40:44 AM
im pasty white from my family being from the mountains in czechoslovakia...in fact back in the motherland my name literally translates into the white people...not because of skin tone but because of the snow on the mountains where they lived...devils cowering in the caucus mountains
you care
(http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh195/xdementia/didntread.gif)
massive gif fail
Vikings left tackle Bryant McKinnie kicked off the NFC Pro Bowl team.
QuoteMcKinnie got the boot after blowing off practice on Wednesday and Thursday.
And so the NFC will have to get by with only Jason Peters (Eagles) and David Diehl (Giants) at tackle. Other offensive linemen could pitch in; Cowboys guard Leonard Davis previously has played tackle during his NFL career.
Hey, anyone wanna start a CF "ACL pool"?
Did anybody catch the Senior Bowl yesterday? Two guys I wouldn't mind see the Eagles draft Brandon Graham and Sean Witherspoon played great games.
SPOOON
and Tebow absolutely sucked playing in a pro-style offense
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on January 31, 2010, 01:27:39 PM
SPOOON
I can only imagine what having a Witherspoon and a Weatherspoon on the same defense would spawn out of Romey and his puns.
just think really really hard about all of the puns that rome has already thrown out there about witherspoon. then double it. then shoot yourself in the face. and double that too.
That defense could spell a spoonful of trouble for offensive coordinators.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on January 31, 2010, 05:32:20 PM
just think really really hard about all of the puns that rome has already thrown out there about witherspoon. then double it. then shoot yourself in the face. and double that too.
lol
Mike Martz OC for Da Bears.
just when you thought Cutler threw a lot of int's it just got worse
QuoteJay Novacek's wife passes away
Posted by Evan Silva on February 1, 2010 4:36 PM ET
The wife of former Cowboys tight end Jay Novacek was discovered dead Monday morning at their Burleson home in Texas.
The cause of death is unknown, but at 8:05 a.m. Monday Burleson police and fire departments responded to "a report of medical emergency, possibly suicide" at the couple's residence. The body was found in the bedroom.
Terrible. But the good news is RJS has her.
I knew that broad couldn't hack it.
espn article on breakdown of uncapped year
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/2009/columns/story?columnist=graham_tim&id=4874641 (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/2009/columns/story?columnist=graham_tim&id=4874641)
QuoteColts owner: Peyton will be NFL's highest paid
Posted by Evan Silva on February 2, 2010 3:31 PM ET
As mentioned last week on PFT, 2010 is a contract year for Colts quarterback Peyton Manning. The final two seasons n Manning's $99.2 million deal are set to void.
Colts owner Jim Irsay didn't mince words when asked about the situation during Tuesday's Super Bowl Media Day.
"We know Peyton's going to be the highest paid player in the league," Irsay said. "It's something that'll get done. We'll be talking in the offseason."
Manning's little brother Eli is currently the league's highest paid quarterback, averaging $16.25 million per season. Peyton is a relatively distant fourth, behind Philip Rivers, Jay Cutler, and Ben Roethlisberger.
It's been suggested that Peyton's next contract could pay him in the range of $20 million annually. Manning turns 34 in March.
highest paid at 34 y/o. Donny's not going to like that one bit and needs an apology.
Manning is going to be 34? Jesus christ...that time flew by.
Incredible.
Quote from: hbionic on February 02, 2010, 04:32:52 PM
Manning is going to be 34? Jesus christ...that time flew by.
Incredible.
I know. I was just thinking it seems just like yesterday I was watching Lavar Arrington playing at PSU and now that guy is west of oblivion.
QuoteJoey Porter says "the gloves is off"
Posted by Mike Florio on February 2, 2010 10:06 PM ET
Dolphins linebacker Joey Porter has taken a page from Bengals receiver Chad Ochocinco's 2008 playbook, taking to the media during Super Bowl week his case for a trade out of Miami.
And the effort reached a fever pitch on Tuesday, when Porter was interviewed on WQAM radio by Curtis Stevenson, Anita Marks, and fellow Dolphins linebacker Channing Crowder.
"The gloves is off," Porter said.
As to his reduced playing time, Porter repeatedly said, "For who and for what?"
get?
QuoteStage collapse at Sun Life Stadium injures four
Posted by Gregg Rosenthal on February 3, 2010 12:58 AM ET
Indoor Media Day was well received, but work being done outside of Sun Life Stadium did not run as smoothly.
Four volunteer workers were taken to area hospitals Tuesday night after a small stage collapsed in a parking lot outside of the stadium. The Miami Herald reports that the injuries do not appear life-threatening. Two of the four injured people were airlifted out to medical attention.
NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy says the volunteers were setting up for a rehearsal of the Super Bowl halftime show.
must have thought they were rehearsing for next year in dallas