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[PhillyPhreak54]

CARTHON OUT IN CLEVELAND

Multiple media outlets are reporting that the Cleveland Browns have fired offensive coordinator Maurice Carthon.

Two weeks ago, we reported that there was a strong push inside the building to get rid of Carthon, and that he would likely be fired if the Browns struggled against the Broncos in their first game after the bye week.

Stay tuned for more details.

Rowen - fired
Fassell - fired
Carthon - fired

[BigEd76]

Supposedly Denny Green may not last the season either.  I could see Fassel taking over there...

[PhillyPhreak54]

Yeah - he used to be their OC so Bidwell knows him. Plus he'll work for cheap.

[Sgt PSN]

He got Wendell Davis'd

I will never, ever, ever forget that play.  I think I was somewhere around 10 yrs old and I thought the dude just tripped over his feet and fell.  So I laughed.  Then I realized that he couldn't get up and was hurt and felt bad for laughing. 

[Butchers Bill]

He got Wendell Davis'd

I will never, ever, ever forget that play.  I think I was somewhere around 10 yrs old and I thought the dude just tripped over his feet and fell.  So I laughed.  Then I realized that he couldn't get up and was hurt and felt bad for laughing. 

Hoyda.

[SD_Eagle5]

I was at that game and remember thinking to myself 'get him off the farging field already'.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Roethlisberger says Falcon taunted him
     
Associated Press
Posted: 16 minutes ago         
   
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Ben Roethlisberger won't have any trouble remembering the hit that gave the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback his latest concussion.

"It felt like it busted my whole jaw," he said Wednesday.

He also won't forget the crude comment made by one of the three Atlanta Falcons players who, while sacking him Sunday, apparently taunted Roethlisberger by saying he wanted to hit him in his surgically repaired face.

Roethlisberger took part in limited work during practice Wednesday and is listed as questionable for Sunday's game in Oakland, despite receiving his second concussion in about four months. He has not been cleared by doctors to play but, if he is, plans to "beg and plead" with coach Bill Cowher to do so.

"If you ask me, I'm always leaning toward playing, no matter what it is," he said Wednesday. "But it's something we have to be smart about."

Roethlisberger, who led the Steelers to a Super Bowl win last season, was injured during a helmet-to-helmet hit by defensive end Chauncey Davis immediately after releasing a pass during the third quarter. Roethlisberger also was sandwiched by defensive lineman Patrick Kerney and linebacker Ed Hartwell.

"They got me from every angle," he said.

Roethlisberger lay motionless for several minutes, and at least one teammate said he was unconscious on the turf. He was visibly dazed while being taken to the locker room, but felt better within a few minutes and later returned to the sideline.

"The last thing I remember is throwing to Hines (Ward) and I tried to duck out of it, and as I tried to duck out of it I remember getting hit in the chin - it felt like I busted my whole jaw or something," he said. "One of their players said something to me and that's the last thing I remember."

He declined to identify the player who talked about the facial injuries the quarterback received during his June motorcycle crash, but said: "I'll remember his number."

"They made a little comment, but I won't bring it up right now," he said. "When I got hit, I wasn't worried about the front of it (the jaw) - it's stronger than it was before - but the back of it was a little sore."

Roethlisberger needed seven hours of surgery to repair the facial damage caused during the crash, with strips of titanium placed in the jaw to strengthen it. He also received a concussion during an accident that occurred while he wasn't wearing a helmet.

Despite another head injury, he doesn't plan to switch to the recently designed football helmet that affords a player more protection from concussions.

Roethlisberger has had headaches since Sunday, though they are not as bad as they initially were. Still, Cowher is encouraged by the tests Roethlisberger has taken at least twice this week.

The tests measure a player's memory, attention, mental processing speed and reaction time. The results are compared to those taken when the player was healthy, and are used to determine when he can play again after a concussion.

While those close to Roethlisberger labeled the concussion as "mild" and not worrisome, the symptoms he describes suggest otherwise.

According to widely recognized grading systems used by neurosurgeons and other medical professionals, any concussion that involves a loss of consciousness cannot be labeled as mild. Loss of consciousness, headaches and memory loss are more often associated with severe concussions.

The concussion tests NFL players take were largely designed by doctors who work in the medical complex where the Steelers practice, so Cowher isn't worried Roethlisberger might be cleared prematurely to play.

"The biggest thing is we get clearance from the medical people," Cowher said. "Once that has been decided then I have to sit down and talk to Ben and see how comfortable he is and see where he is."

Long-term medical studies have suggested that players who receive multiple concussions can be increasingly susceptible to others. Roethlisberger acknowledged he may have had others in his career.

"I've been playing football a long time," the 24-year-old said. "I'm sure I've had a few mild dings here and there."

What a goddamn Hoyda. I was never a fan of his but this dude is a drama queen.

I betcha it was Hartwell who said it though.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Leinart's baby was born (a boy named Cole)

Jerry Porter reinstated by OAK

Merriman gets to play in 2 more games until his suspension hearing is held

[PhillyGirl]

Leinart loves him some Trent Cole.

[The BIGSTUD]

Leinart loves him some poon tang.

[BigEd76]

her basketball bio

She is undecided on her major but lists her career goal as wanting to one day make a difference.

yeah, OK.  You made Matt's life different.  Congrats. 

[MDS]

Well, no. He knocked her up. It was definatley a mistake. If he wasnt so well known and rich, they probably woulda aborted that sucker.

[Diomedes]

If he wasnt so well known and rich, stupid, they probably woulda aborted that sucker.

[MDS]

My parents used to tell me that all the time.....

[Diomedes]

And of course they were right.  My mother once exclaimed "My children are iceholes.  I should have kept dogs." And of course she was right.