Around the NFL - 2011

Feva · August 01, 2011, 01:37:55 PM

Should have squeezed Heckert for a 4th...

PoopyfaceMcGee · August 01, 2011, 01:40:18 PM

The trade might be able to be voided if Bunk doesn't show at Browns' camp.

PoopyfaceMcGee · August 01, 2011, 02:44:14 PM

Quote from: FastFreddie on August 01, 2011, 01:40:18 PM
The trade might be able to be voided if Bunk doesn't show at Browns' camp.

When asked about it, Heckert said he had no comment and to "ask Philly."

No word on whether or not he still has Ashley Lelie on speed dial.

PoopyfaceMcGee · August 01, 2011, 03:24:51 PM

49ers get Madieu Williams.

BigEd76 · August 01, 2011, 05:24:47 PM

Denver traded for Bunkley, signed Jags bust Derrick Harvey and is looking at Falcons bust Jamaal Anderson

Eagaholic · August 02, 2011, 02:24:17 AM

Eagles now get a conditional paper clip for Bunkley in 2013 rather than the 5th from Cle.

PhillyPhreak54 · August 02, 2011, 12:01:42 PM

QuoteAfter a disappointing rookie year, the Chargers were hoping that 2010 top-15 pick Ryan Mathews would turn the corner this year and take hold of the primary running back job in San Diego.

Perhaps that will happen, but the kid is off to a rough start.

Mathews failed his conditioning test to start camp. Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune writes that invited a lock of mocking and "some incredulity" by his teammates. His teammates describe the conditioning test as fairly easy.

"I haven't been doing much speed work like that. There's a couple things I probably should have done differently in the offseason, conditioning my legs," Mathews said.

Once Mathews passed the test and got back on the field, he didn't stay there for long. He's missed the last few days of work due to "soreness" or a toe injury, depending which San Diego paper you read. Coach Norv Turner hopes Mathews returns in the next few days.

It's one thing to see a defensive tackle struggle with conditioning, but it's a little eye-opening when it happens to a running back. It's a good thing the Chargers still have Mike Tolbert on the roster to share the load with Mathews.

PhillyPhreak54 · August 02, 2011, 12:42:30 PM

Ernie Simms - Indy Colt

PoopyfaceMcGee · August 02, 2011, 12:49:37 PM

Shark in the water!

Feva · August 02, 2011, 01:15:11 PM

Indy practices are gonna be the shtein!

PoopyfaceMcGee · August 02, 2011, 02:24:07 PM

Dimitri Patterson signed with the Browns!

BigEd76 · August 03, 2011, 12:50:02 PM

-- MJG, Cincinnati Bengal

-- Marc Bulger retired

-- Aubrayo Franklin only got a 1-yr deal with New Orleans

-- Carlos Rogers only got a 1-yr deal with San Francisco

reese125 · August 03, 2011, 12:58:02 PM

That Franklin signing is icing for the Saints d-line this year.

PhillyPhanInDC · August 03, 2011, 01:53:04 PM

Crazy how many above-average guys at value positions are getting one year deals. Maybe some CBA nuance I don't get that ensures a larger pay day for them next year....

BigEd76 · August 03, 2011, 02:40:33 PM

I think it's because there was such a short amount of time between FA opening and TC starting that players figured "what the hell...I'll find something for this year and re-evaluate after the season". For example, I think if VY was cut in March in a regular year, he would've gotten a 2 or 3-yr deal somewhere else...