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[Father Demon]

Kevan Barlow traded to the Jets for a conditional 7th round pick.

[rjs246]

The niners better hope that Gore's knees hold up.

[Sgt PSN]

Good move for the Jets.  Barlow's nothing spectacular but he's a pretty servicable back. 

[rjs246]

Now they have 3 completely uninspiring alternatives to their aging, uninspiring starter. Yay for them!

[Feva]

Good move for the Jets.  Barlow's nothing spectacular but he's a pretty servicable back. 

If serviceable = terrible, then I agree.

[BigEd76]

There's no excuse for losing to the 49ers this year.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

I guess they think Curtis Martin's magic will transfer to Barlow because they both went to Pitt?

P.S.  Puck Fitt.

[Feva]

There's no excuse for losing to the 49ers this year.

Was there before Barlow got traded?

[Sgt PSN]

Good move for the Jets.  Barlow's nothing spectacular but he's a pretty servicable back. 

If serviceable = terrible, then I agree.

  I don't think he's that bad.  He's a veteran presence in the backfield who has experience starting.  And it's not like the Jets gave up anything for him.....a (conditional) 7th round pick. 

[Feva]

Found this interesting since I know a lot of us wanted the Eagles to draft this guy.

Buccaneers | Gruden praises Gradkowski; he remains No. 3 QB
Sun, 20 Aug 2006 17:48:49 -0700

Chris Harry, of the Orlando Sentinel, reports the play of rookie QB Bruce Gradkowski drew more raves from head coach Jon Gruden Sunday, Aug. 20. For the second week in a row, Gradkowski hit 11-of-14 passes, one for a touchdown, after taking over midway in the third quarter. "I'm really impressed by his progress," Gruden said. "He's taking our team up and down the field in a lot of different ways. We've got a quarterback we're very, very excited about." Gruden, however, stopped short of saying Gradkowski was ready to be elevated from his place on the third-team offense behind backup QB Tim Rattay.

[Father Demon]

http://images.ed4.net/images/htdocs/nfl/2006/fantasy/video02/ff02_vid.htm

Neil Rackers isnt struggling

Couple other ones out there:


Braylon Edwards: The Zen of Receiving


Chris Sims: Three-for-three

I read an article with Sims saying that these tricks are all 100% real, but not done one right after the other.  There are quite a few takes, and the magic of digital shtein makes it look as amazing as it is.

[QB Eagles]

If the videos are real or not, I'm sure as hell not picking Chris Simms.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Corey Simon has knee surgery, hopes to play in opener

Simon hasn't practiced since banging his knee Aug. 4.

One way or another, he always manages to skip training camp.

[The BIGSTUD]

253 out takes for Simms.

[PhillyPhanInDC]

Sources: Cowboys' Coleman faces four-game ban
By Len Pasquarelli
ESPN.com

Veteran defensive back Marcus Coleman, signed as a free agent in April to provide experience and flexibility to the Dallas Cowboys' secondary, is facing a four-game league suspension for an alleged violation of the NFL's substance abuse policy.


League sources confirmed the potential suspension, which was first reported by the Dallas Morning News, but NFL officials declined comment, citing confidentiality policies. If the suspension is enforced, Coleman likely will miss the first four games of the season and forfeit four game checks, or $190,588 of his scheduled base salary of $810,000.

"I don't know," Coleman told the Morning News after Monday night's preseason game against the Saints. "I can't say anything about that."

Coleman, 32, signed a one-year deal with the Cowboys after the Houston Texans released him.

A 10-year veteran, Coleman played cornerback most of his career, then moved inside to safety in Houston for the past two seasons there. It was his ability to play both spots that made him attractive to the Cowboys, who viewed him as a "swing" defender, and a potential contributor in nickel situations.

While he doesn't run as well as he did earlier in his career, Coleman still has good short-range burst, and he remains a defender capable of making plays on the ball.

In two preseason contests, Coleman has played as a reserve, and he has one tackle.

A former Texas Tech standout, Coleman was a fifth-round draft choice of the New York Jets and played his first six seasons with the team before moving to Houston in the 2002 expansion draft. He has 561 tackles, 25 interceptions and 136 passes defensed in 149 appearances, including 101 starts.

During one five-year stretch of his career, 1999-2003, Coleman posted 20 interceptions, fifth most in the league in that period.