Around the NFL - 2009

[Tomahawk]

Hahahaha. If Reevis shuts him out again, he's supposedly changing his name back to Johnson

[QB Eagles]

Brady won the Comeback Player of the Year. Cadillac Williams was 5 votes behind.

[Eagaholic]

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.

[Sgt PSN]

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. 

[reese125]

yep, he was arrested some months ago passed out at the wheel with his left blinker on in his 2003 mercedes

[PhillyPhreak54]

Cribbs 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.

[Seabiscuit36]

Cribbs caught 20 passes for 135 yards

[QB Eagles]

"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.

[Sgt PSN]

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. 

[Eagaholic]

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.

[Don Ho]

Now there's a franchise that needs to be blown up and just start from scratch.  Than again they did beat the birds

[QB Eagles]

Childress following Reid's example yet again

[phattymatty]

isn't that the little retarded kid who used to post on the EMB years ago?

[reese125]

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.

[ice grillin you]

lol...stop the presses

the teams that give up the least amount of points generally do ok?