Around the NFL - 2009

[Drunkmasterflex]

The Bucs one is the best.

The Titans is better.

[reese125]

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

beast

[Munson]

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

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.

[Tomahawk]

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.

[Munson]

I would probably say he's the best too....It's a tough call him vs. Fitz though.

[General_Failure]

I guess they don't teach defensive players to not help guys stay on their feet.

[Sgt PSN]

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. 

[ice grillin you]

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

[Sgt PSN]

less arguing about fitz or johnson, more laughing at dallas for making one of the worst trades ever. 

[PhillyPhreak54]

Draft 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.

[MDS]

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.

[QB Eagles]

The 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.

[Munson]

Here's to hopping ROFLBurger can beat Favre today and the slurping can slow down a little bit.

[PhillyPhreak54]

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.

[Seabiscuit36]

holy christ AP is a beast.  He just TRUCKED gay