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Adam_Schefter Giants have been awarded offensive tackle Herb Taylor off waivers from Denver.
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offseason schedule

Feb. 24: Combine begins in Indianapolis
Feb. 25: Franchise/transition deadline
March 2: Combine ends
March 4: Contracts through 2009 season expire
March 5: Free agency begins
March 5: Deadline to prevent uncapped season
March 15: First possible day for offseason workouts
March 21-24: NFL Annual Meeting
April 22: NFL Draft round 1 in New York (starts on a Thursday at 7:30 p.m.)
April 23: NFL Draft rounds 2-3
April 24: NFL Draft rounds 4-7
End of April/start of May: Team rookie camps
May 24-26: NFL Spring Meeting

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/02/16/report-bengals-signed-jones-despite-awful-workout/

matt jones is so terrible. he really is incredibly stiff when you get him on a football field - you have to just throw out the amazing combine numbers, because he doesn't come close to playing up to them.

also this is such a bengals move that it should be on jordan's unbelievable/believable graph, right next to favre throwing that pick

if they sign pacman i might have to make an unbelievable/believable just for pacman

the thing about the Bengals is they spend zero money on scouting - literally the only team in the league w/o a scouting department iirc - and their strategy in drafts and FA is to target the high-upside, high-risk guys whose value to other teams has plummeted (usually for a good reason). that's why it made so much sense to me when they drafted andre smith, maualuga and michael johnson. they're very easily drawn to 'names' because they can't scout shit, there's no team i can imagine being as seduced by michael johnson's potential as cincinatti was

i can't wait for derrick morgan to turn into michael johnson part two. i'm just licking my lips.

canks, why is DE such a boom/bust position? i can't remember the last time a DE drafted in the top 10 ended up being a total hit of a pick.

people have the jags taking st. louis from usf... and i'm just like how traumatic must that be for jags fans (all four of them)? like, another boom/bust top 10 DE, can't they just sign a FA. it can't be that hard.

first, i just wanna point something out about michael johnson:

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i watch a lot of tech football, and i don't think you can really compare the two. MJ was just a guy who 'flashed' every now and then but was mostly just lazy and sucky. morgan has a legit motor and was very consistent throughout his college career. i like him more as a low first-round, high second-round guy but he should at least be a solid starter, which is a lot more than johnson will ever be.

canks, why is DE such a boom/bust position? i can't remember the last time a DE drafted in the top 10 ended up being a total hit of a pick.

― nagl wayne (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, February 16, 2010 5:02 PM (15 minutes ago) Bookmark

mario williams? :0

i'm still a believer in chris long, but he might be better suited to playing rush backer in a 34. derrick harvey hasnt done anything yet, but i'd still give him another season before i'd think about writing him off

as for why it's so boom/bust... i think the answer to your question probably lies in the fact that, when you look around the league, there don't appear to be many dominant defensive ends. freeney, jared allen, maybe cole, mario williams, (tuck?) then some guys just on the fringe of the dominant category, like schobel and mathis. it's like quarterback, it's tough to find elite talent at the position. i think that's why you see so many of the 34 OLBs putting up big sack numbers these days, there's a lot of built-in advantages to rushing from that position that you don't get as a DE.

ha yeah, forgot about mario. he's such a beast... charlie casserly making that pick and actually being right has to be one of the crazier turn of events in nfl draft history. what i don't understand is why a team would still cling to the idea that it's a good idea to pick a derrick harvey/gaines adams type in the top 10. idk.

A lot of them get stuck playing in 3-4 defenses, where the Ends wind up being invisible because they're on a three-man line, and the LBs take all the sacks. And my instinct is that 3-4 defenses tend to be weaker against the run because it's easier to get 4 yards up the gut on a three-man line. Of course, when you've got a Ngata-type at NT that changes things, but not many teams do.

or jamaal anderson! i know bucs fans who would go on and on about what a bust gaines adams was, but he was a fuckin superstar next to jamaal anderson. i saw games where adams looked really dominant, so he at least FLASHED at times & you knew he had some natural ability. that never happened with jams. from game to game i could always count on him being the same slow, crappy dude who gets washed out against the run and is always a step too late getting to the QB. he's started 44 games for the falcons and has 2.5 sacks to show for it.

ngata might be my favorite d-lineman in the league right now... you just don't see many guys who are that powerful and nimble at the same time

someone just found out the bills hired chan gailey and lost it

http://www.whec.com/news/stories/S1419507.shtml?cat=565

remember when everyone in houston was like "mario not reggie? KILL"
course only one of them has a ring now...

stallworth to ravens.

What do you guys think of this trade rumor:

http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Should-the-Chargers-trade-for-Marshawn-Lynch.html

Cromartie for Lynch, straight up.

Makes sense to me! Lynch has been a headache off the field, and the Bills have a good replacement for him in house.

pretty much trading a back up for a back up right?

The Raven's just don't care who plays for them do they?

they're gonna need ed reed to go both ways next year

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hilarious Q&A with ted thompson

http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/82992147.html

Q. You didn't think you could find some sort of veteran who could do better than Colledge?

A. Obviously not.

Q. Who are the young guys that you think can play left tackle?

A. We think T.J. can.

Q. You do?

A. Yeah. And we'll see. He's got some growing to do. Several of our guys have done it. And, like I said, that wasn't the end-all, be-all.

[...]

Q. Do you want Clifton and right tackle Mark Tauscher back next season?

A. Yeah, if it works out for everybody, sure.

Q. Are you actively trying to re-sign any of your unrestricted free agents?

A. We're having conversations with a lot of our guys.

[...]

Q. What's the one area you think the Packers need to be better to be at a Super Bowl level?

A. There's probably a lot of areas.

Q. There's got to be one thing that's foremost in your mind.

A. I'm sure there is.

Q. You're not going to tell me, are you?

A. No.

Q. What's the biggest regret you have during your tenure?

A. Oh. (Didn't answer).

Chargers CB Antonio Cromartie is allegedly $25,000 behind on child support after missing his Feb. 1 payment. Cromartie, just 25 years old, has at least seven children with six different women in five states.

Wow!

holy shit!

there needs to be a reality show where they follow around all these 6 children by 5 women in 4 different states athletes

Canks you are missing the best exchange from the Thompson interview:

Q. Can you explain the decision to put cornerback Pat Lee on injured reserve before the season?

A. He was injured.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lCku52Y_YE

chargers cut LT

Overdue, but still sad.

Seattle?

I think he only signs with a contender.

shit, you think the colts would be into it?

Colts have Addai and Brown, right? Unless they get rid of one of those guys, probably not.

I don't see why they wouldn't be willing to drop addai or three-head it. Weren't they last in yards on the ground in 09?

Addai and Brown were both better than LT in terms of ypc

let me have this dream plz

I will call Polian right now.

I'd love to see LT in Buffalo w/ Fred Davis.

if lt comes to buffalo i am going to camp out outside his house

that will not happen though :(

i would be okay if all the once-greats came to buffalo toward the end, actually.

despite the history, i could see LT in NE

On the other hand, NE is already very old at running back.

i think the pats are gonna try & find their shonn greene in this draft

If Ronnie Brown goes on the market, I could see the Dolphins making a run at LT.

Drew Brees wants LT on the Saints

I think Miami should keep RB, RW and grab LT and make it a triple-headed wildcat hydra.

Brian Westbrook released

sad ;_;

It's for the best. We have a young running corps that he's been holding back. But <3<3<3 much love. My favorite player for years.

Yeah, I mean, I know the time had come, but I feel now like I did when the Cowboys released Emmitt Smith.

I just hope we don't sign LT.

Iggles have been pretty respectable about not chasing after past-their-prime dudes. I suspect they'll be working the draft.

they run the ball less than any team in the nfl besides the pats anyhow

Sproles probably not returning to Chargers.

Whole new backfield, maybe. Yikes!

Chargers with no LT and no Sproles? Yikes indeed!

running back was really unimportant to the chargers last year & is the easiest position in the nfl to randomly find someone who can be at least league average

they could, like, sign chester taylor and be fine

nnamdi's on the trading block, comes with a huge salary tho

seymour franchised, wilfork franchised, dunta robinson to be released

Cromartie to the Lions, probably.

cards release antrel rolle but will try & resign him

The Raiders capped a mystifying day the only way they know how: By giving their long-snapper a second round tender via Fed Ex.

Okay, so Jon Condo is a Pro Bowler. David White of the San Francisco Chronicle writes that Condo will make $1.759 million if he signs the tender, more than three times his previous salary.

This is a rare care of the uncapped year rules helping a player make more money. But it's still crazy that Condo got the same tender as the team's presumptive starting quarterback, and a higher tender than their starting middle linebacker.

lol, what tender did morrison get?

3rd

Check it:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/raiders/detail?blogid=11&entry_id=58416

Holy shit, there's rumors about the Jets trying to get Asomugha. I feel like the best option vs. Revis and Asomugha and the rest of the Jet Defense would just be to forget about passing to wide receivers and run like the single-wing or something.

I kinda feel like Asomugha is still living off his rep from 2007. He wasn't that tough last year from what I saw.

yeah i think his rep has fallen a bit -- it's hard to tell tho what playing for the raiders does to people. also he would be getting more help than he did in oakland cuz revis is pretty much out on an island. really it depends on what they'd give up for him -- it would be a pretty good move if they kept important draft picks

If Al wants a 2nd rounder for a long snapper, I think it's gonna take a few important draft picks to get Nnamdi.

i would jump on a jets bandwagon so fast

apparently it's all but a given that dunta robinson is going to become a falcon

awesome

also delhomme cut, cromartie traded to jets for a third

whoa really??? (those last two items)

that was out of nowhere huh

fucking third round pick, that's robbery

wtf san diego

what was their motivation for this trade??

he's their third corner and wanted too much money?

i would love for the dolphins to sign antrel rolle

ESPN's Adam Schefter says it's a done deal. A 2011 third-round pick could turn into a second-round pick.

wait he's their 3rd corner? i did not know this

quentin jammer? and who?

antoine cason

cromartie's trash - getting a conditional second for him is an amazing job by san diego

http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcsouth/post/_/id/8616/delhomme-still-will-cost-panthers-12-7-million

lolllllllll

it's like basketball!

i thought ppl rated cromartie; my bad apparently

Soon Cromartie will play his second consecutive game in a row for the Jets.

hahaha

dolphins targeting dansby hard

rolle expected to visit giants

browns trading corey williams to lions (for a garbage pick - great move by detroit)

lol! xxp

Jeff_Darlington Dansby on NFL Live: " just got off the phone with my agent, and he told me our first visit right now is Miami." half a minute ago via TweetDeck

Yes! If you can't be a Cardinal, plz be a Dolphin! <3 u Karlos!

uhhh

Adam_Schefter Filed to ESPN: Lions wasted no time getting on the board. Free-agent WR Nate Burleson reached agreement with Detroit on a five-year deal.

Calvin Johnson and Nate Burleson at least give Stafford some balanced options.

burleson is okay, not sure why anyone in their right mind would sign a 5 year deal with detroit tho...

maybe they saw what a scrappy, determined leader m stafford is playing w/ a broken body all time

yeah this isn't gonna end well

Adam_Schefter The Chicago whopper: Julius Peppers' contract in Chicago is expected to pay him roughly $40 million in the deal's first three years.

sure why not:

Adam_Schefter Filed to ESPN: Chester Taylor reaches agreement with Bears on a four-year, $12.5 million deal that includes $7 million gtd in year one.
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bears are the new redskins

good for chester. hope minn has another guy who can block and catch out of the backfield.

pepper contract is ludicrous!

bears are honestly fucked -- they're in a division with two of the top 3 teams in the NFC + they traded away a bunch of high picks for a QB who may or may not turn out to be a massive bust -- and thus they are left to sign aging free agents

DA BEARS

Peppers and Taylor aren't stray dog signings, though. They may have overpaid, but it's not like they just dropped all that money on a bum like LaDainian.

the taylor signing is pretty good insurance in case forte bombs again next year -- in reality it won't really matter if they don't shore up their o-line

the peppers signing for that money is ludicrous

Okay, I just now saw the report. $40M in the first three years? He's good, but... WAHT!

wow @ this

Adam_Schefter Filed to ESPN: Seattle is strongly considering signing Broncos restricted free-agent WR Brandon Marshall. A huge move.
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Adam_Schefter If Seattle signs Brandon Marshall to the offer sheet, Broncos would have seven days to match -- or get back the draft's sixth overall pick.

really if any team is in the position to do this it's the seahawks because they have the 14th pick as well

who the hell is going to throw to him?

Seattle has 14 as well? They could grab Marshall and then draft Lefevour (sp?).

everyone seems to think that they're gonna take clausen at 14 -- it's weird cuz everyone is like "oh carroll knows clausen from recruiting him in high school" and all this junk, and they don't seem to mention that he was also coaching against him when clausen couldn't move his team ten yards. the whole thing is weird.

marshall is def a WR who, if his mind is right, can really produce w/o a great qb. i don't think 2010 hasselbeck is much more deficient than 2009 orton.

i guess i just thing that a volatile stud wr is a weird use of the 6th pick for a team with serious foundational problems?

i just think

Well, if the Rams take Bradford at #1 (which seems more likely every day), Clausen's likely to go before the Seahawks come up at #14. That's why I suggested Dan Lefevour.

idk if clausen will go that high -- i think it would be a reach to take him even in the mid-first round... the only teams i could see taking him after the rams are the bills & maybe the jags (all indications are that the browns are gonna give brady quinn a chance)

i guess i just thing that a volatile stud wr is a weird use of the 6th pick for a team with serious foundational problems?

i def agree with this in theory, but i think you could make an argument that marshall is more valuable since you see what his production has been. as opposed to a rookie.

oh sure. but don't the hawks need help on both lines? i mean that's what you ought to do with a 6 imo

yeah, no, i think you're right. also they just poured a ton of money into BIG HOOSH last offseason, and it's not exactly like you need two superstar WRs to succeed in the nfl. this just kinda strikes me as a new regime trying to make a splash.

40 mil over 3 years is pretty reasonable for peppers. he made 20 mil+ last year, and vandenbosch just signed a 4 year, 26 mil deal for crissakes. 12 mil a year actually seems a touch under market value to me, for instance the panthers offered him more than that to stay back in 08.

gary brackett re-signed, 5 years 33 mil
leonard weaver re-signed, 3 years 11 mil
eagles appear to be targeting kampman
bears sign manumaleuna - setting the table to trade olsen?
rams sign aj feeley lolol
colts cut sorgi
bills re-signed safety/LB convert brian scott, adding that he was "buffalo's most important free agent" - yikes
pats re-sign TBC to 3 year deal

burleson is okay, not sure why anyone in their right mind would sign a 5 year deal with detroit tho...

― HOOM gang (J0rdan S.), Friday, March 5, 2010 2:30 AM (12 hours ago) Bookmark

detroit's making some moves, man... gonna have williams, suh/mccoy, vandenbosch on that d-line, burleson is pretty good (i'd say as good as or better than kevin walter, who's getting a lot of attention in the FA market)... they could be well on their way to a five win season. i mean, are they really any worse off than seattle?

what in the living christ

Adam_Schefter St. Louis QB AJ Feeley signs a two-year, $6 million dea

i mean, i saw that on cankles list, but c'mon

HEYO

Ben Roethlisberger Accused of Sexual Assault

Posted Mar 5th 2010 3:15PM by TMZ Staff

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has been accused of sexual assault by a young woman in Georgia, TMZ has learned.

The alleged incident occurred early this morning at Capital City -- a club in Milledgeville, Georgia.

The alleged victim, who has already been interviewed by police, has been treated and released.

We're told in addition to the alleged victim, witnesses are being interviewed -- and one law enforcement source says they will attempt to interview Roethlisberger.

In addition to the Milledgeville Police Dept, we've learned the Georgia Bureau of Investigations is also investigating.

As we previously reported, Roethlisberger is being sued by a Reno woman, Andrea McNulty, who claims the QB sexually assaulted her in 2008.

UPDATE: We're told Roethlisberger has already been interviewed by police. We're also told no formal charges have been filed at this point.

Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2010/03/05/ben-roethlisberger-accused-of-sexual-assault/#ixzz0hKtYrIu4

my dream job is honestly writing for tmz -- what a consequence free & frivolous endeavor -- pretty much right up my alley

If Boldin goes to the Ravens, what happens to T.O.?

might have to wait until mid season?

patriots also on the trail of boldin. he's a guy i always liked tho his age and banged-up state are reasons for pause.

dunte robinson signs 6-year deal w/atlanta

boldin to baltimore is a lock, and it looks like he's already signed a 4-year, 28 mil extension w/the ravens

eagles are going to release will witherspoon

colts cut raheem brock

dolphins cut gibril wilson today (he sucked) and akin ayodele (he really sucked)

Pats DT Vince Wilfork reaches agreement with NE on five-year, $40 million deal that includes $18 million signing bonus, $25 milion gtd

he'll be gone after 2

It's really weird seeing the Bears actually using some of their money to do stuff, the McCaskey's are usually tight as heck with the purse strings and owning the Bears is a pretty lucritive team to have. At least with putting some money towards someone like Peppers instead of a low 1st round pick, you somewhat know what you are getting. Peppers isn't Reggie White, but the guy is pretty good and is something they need.

Bears need some o-lineman pretty bad though, as I think that was their biggest problem on offense last year.

Jeff_Darlington Source says the Dolphins will have a deal done with Dansby by tomorrow morning. Both sides are very optimistic it will be done. less than 5 seconds ago via TweetDeck

Karlos Dansby expected to sign by Saturday

Karlos Dansby is close to reaching agreement on a contract with the Dolphins and the sides are expected to wrap up negotiations by Saturday morning, a source is telling The Herald's Jeff Darlington.

Dansby, 28, will sign a deal for five years worth $43 million with $22 million of it guaranteed, Darlington is reporting.

Dansby will make $9 million per year over the first three years.

The signing will be Miami's signature free agent move since Bill Parcells & Co. took over the Dolphins in 2008. The only linebackers that will be getting paid more than Dansby in 2010 are DeMarcus Ware and Terrell Suggs and both of them are pass-rushers.

Free safety Antrel Rolle, the last of the Three Cards Studs is still unsigned but strong indications are he will end up with the Giants, according to a source.

Adam_Schefter Filed to ESPN: Giants reach agreement with S Antrel Rolle -- 5 year deal for $37 million, including $15 million gtd

ProFootballTalk: One last note -- Rolle is now highest paid safety in league history. More than Polamalu or Reed.

if kenny phillips comes back healthy thats a pretty nice combo

yes

florio on the brandon marshall thing

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/03/05/teams-should-gladly-give-up-first-round-picks-for-proven-wideouts/

url speaks for itself, but it's a good read

i hate when florio furnishes us with his opinions on anything - he must not receive enough negative feedback because he needs to be discouraged from this shit

not that i really disagree

i love antrel rolle more than most people because he went to UM, but that's kind of an insane contract if you ask me. i kno the giants had a terrible defensive backfield last year, but i always got the feeling that trel gave up a lot of big plays and sort of covered it up with a few big run backs INTs every year. maybs i'm wrong tho.

i mean the dolphins gave gibril wilson $29 million or something crazy and then released him after one year so whatever i guess

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i love how the camera slowly pans out like "...okay...."

lol, chris houston gets shipped off to detroit for a 6th rounder and a swap of 5th rounders

looks like ryan clark is gonna sign w the dolphins

kampman's officially a jaguar

david carr's gonna be a niner

scott fujita, tony pashos joining the browns

solid signings by the browns.

I dunno, Fujita's a great dude and an awesome team player but he's a little slow to the ball. We'll still miss him but this means we can play the free agent market freely now.

Adam_Schefter Filed to ESPN: Raiders waived WT Javon Walker and DE Greg Ellis. Talk about two moves that didn't work out.

leigh bodden is apparently returning to the patriots. v. happy about this.

yay.. i'm a bit surprised they actually managed to sign big vince & keep bodden. they've let so many guys walk.

Seneca Wallace is now a Brown. Also, Ben Watson is visiting Clevo.

All I know about Seneca is that I used him in fantasy one season when Hasselback was injured (surprise!) and he was decent for two weeks (and shitty for the third). GO BROWNS!

so LT is visiting the vikings -- depending on what price they get him at i think it could be a great pick up for them -- he could give them pretty much what they lost with chester taylor in terms of catching the ball out of the backfield/third down RB attributes -- also could give them a short yardage/goalline back if AD's fumbling issues persist/get worse

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Thomas Jones gets $3 million in 2010, $2 million in 2011 from the Chiefs http://is.gd/a4Bhz #NFL

I'm inclined to think he's gonna have at least two more great years; that feels real cheap.

the jets are pretty much betting on him suddenly losing it a la LT, edge, shaun alexander -- he's carried the ball like 12,000 times in the past two years -- rbs are built for that -- i think it's a decent signing tho to pair with jamaal charles

aren't****

tru, but ny media assumed 09 was supposed to be jones breakdown year and instead he got career highs on carries, yards and tds. he walked away from the season looking damned good...

yeah -- the jets are in a unique position cuz of the fact that shonn greene def outperformed jones in the playoffs and looks ready to take over -- i think it would be weird if they got rid of leon washington tho, which they seem intent on doing

if they can keep greene and washington i can't hate on losing jones but they need to keep two of em.

i wouldn't bet on jones having a great '10 season, but the chiefs didn't invest much in him so there's not a ton of risk there either

seems like jones is just supposed to be a bro, spell jamaal charles and kind of be a mentor--should be good times for everyone.

i bet he gets a thousand yards at least

Gary Peterson, in his Bay Area News Group column Sunday, wrote that Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell was "rumored to have spent part of the offseason at a clinic being treated for lethargy addiction ...."

Oh, I guess I jumped the gun on that:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/03/10/SPI71CDAPD.DTL

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cleveland watch:

derek anderson shits on cleveland fans

http://www.news-herald.com/articles/2010/03/09/sports/nh2211391.txt

"The fans are ruthless and don't deserve a winner," Anderson wrote Tuesday in a terse e-mail when asked for a reaction to being released. "I will never forget getting cheered when I was injured.

"I know at times I wasn't great. I hope and pray I'm playing when my team comes to town and (we) roll them."

delhomme to visit browns

http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2010/03/source_pro_bowl_quarterback_ja.html

what better place for jake than a nice, low key city like cleveland where the fans will be very patient and supportive while he tries to turn his mental game around

haha goodness -- i'm happy when players strike back at fans for being assholes -- so many fans think it's their right to just openly be an asshole to the team they "root" for -- i find 90% of the people who attend football games to be despicable

yeah i totally feel for anderson there - the 'i know at times i wasnt great part' is so http://i.somethingawful.com/forumsystem/emoticons/emot-smith.gif to me

great' part i mean

delhomme in cleveland would be incredibly sad

The Bengals/Batman gif is my favorite thing in ages!!

i find 90% of the people who attend football games to be despicable

yeah, more or less. I'm still happy he's gone tho.

merlin olsen dead http://i.somethingawful.com/forumsystem/emoticons/emot-smith.gif

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RT @lindacohn: Next stop for Terrel Owens could be the black hole and the Oakland Raiders! This according to Espn's John Clayton.
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NOOOOOOOOOO Terrell, don't do it!

that would be fantastic.

he can't conceivably be that dumb, right?

Also, apparently LT and Minnesota weren't a match, so now he's going to talk to Rex Ryan in NY. Why swap Thomas Jones for LT, though? I don't see the upside.

oh god -- what if TO actually has been blackballed to the point that he has to go to oakland

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ProFootballTalk Loomis will show Sharper "love," not money http://is.gd/ao5pd #NFL

Jake Delhomme is now a Brown. I don't know how I feel about this yet.

delhomme's farewell press conference w/the panthers was heartbreaking. i'm really rooting for him to have a bounceback year imo

brady quinn traded to broncos for conditional picks

kamerion wimbley apparently traded to raiders for a third rounder, waiting for confirmation on that one

i'll be interested to see how hillis works out for browns, because 80% of denver is convinced he is a pretty awesome 3rd down back. im in that group. if he pans out and hoody jr cant make things go this year, it will def be an item on the tombstone.

pls. brady quinn. well i hope more upside than orton.

LT's a jet

kamerion wimbley apparently traded to raiders for a third rounder, waiting for confirmation on that one

Ugh. DO NOT LIKE. He was their best pass rusher.

It seems to me bringing in Jake Delhomme and Seneca Wallace to replace Anderson and Quinn is pretty much a sideways move. I guess Delhomme WAS decent at one point and maybe could bounce back, but criminy if Jake falls the dogpound is not exactly a very understanding fan base. They pretty much will cheer when their own QB gets killed.

Seneca is now their best quarterback but I'm sure they'll just keep trotting Jake out there.

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lol what the hell

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtac7YLuZGc

omg peter king retweeted me

hahaha -- that is a dude who loves twitter

So it looks like Fargas is going to Philly?

The Oakland Raiders began their voluntary offseason workout program today. There was no sign of their franchise quarterback, JaMarcus Russell.

Russell isn't exactly known for his work ethic, so it's no surprise if he's not going to do any more work than he has to. One player laughed and told White that Russell is "a horror show," while another said, "don't hold your breath."

A horror show! I like it.

Jamarcus Russell is holding his own private workout

at a baskin robins

that man can do twenty-five scoops and licks 40 flavors in 4.4

hahaha canks ^o^

i dig this http://sports.espn.go.com/boston/nfl/news/story?id=4999283

REX. GROSSMAN.

I couldn't watch the whole video. Seeing Rex Grossman play football is torture.

derek anderson signed by az cards

richie incognito signed by miami

shaun andrews released by eagles

Cardinals 2008-2009, R.I.P.

ta-ta Shaun Andrews! I won't miss u!!!

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redskins fans react to signing of REX. GROSSMAN.

L******* B******** He some garbage
T** S********** Damn, we were doing so well this offseason too.
J***** W****** COME ON MAN!
A**** L*********** Lol, he's a horrible player but it's a good move I think. If Campbell folds you can't blame it on anybody but him.
J********* C******** CAN ANYONE EXPLAIN THIS TO ME LOGICALLY?! WE ALREADY HAVE A BACKUP QB, HIS NAME IS JASON CAMPBELL!!
H***** T******** U don't need him! We already have Colt brennan!
C*********** W***** Grossman's only possible value is running an interception drill to help Carlos Rogers.
C**** M******* BOOOOOOO Now we're gonna suck even more.
S***** Y****** Hell no rex grossman

J********* C******** CAN ANYONE EXPLAIN THIS TO ME LOGICALLY?! WE ALREADY HAVE A BACKUP QB, HIS NAME IS JASON CAMPBELL!!
H***** T******** U don't need him! We already have Colt brennan!
C*********** W***** Grossman's only possible value is running an interception drill to help Carlos Rogers.

all winners

courtesy of canks, may he rest in peace

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I have never understood this city's love affair with Colt Brennan.

hint: he's not jason campbell

crumpler to pats, considering how scaife has played i can't complain

crumpler pick up = pats draft rb with early

pick

http://deadspin.com/5500634/after-attempted-combine-prayer-tebow-told-to-shut-the-fuck-up

that person needs to be revealed & knighted

# penguininbondage says: March 23, 2010 7:27 PM

Throw his ass to the lions

so it's kinda weird that the owners pushed for something pretty much for the benefit of the fans? and threw their coaches under the bus while at it? kinda crazy imo

And honestly I don't think the fans even care.

really?

i guess it's just the media that crows about it all the time then

Maybe I just mean me.

But I've never heard anyone complain about overtime other than Peter King and other pundits.

ha -- my friends & i are always bitching! i think the tipping points were the colts/SD & minn/NO playoff games where the winning team was able to kick a fg by virtue of moving down the field almost wholly on penalties

i assume there is a obvious reason why play can't just continue as it was after 60 mins, but i am too dense to figure out what it is?

tv coverage and injuries

they don't want the 1:00 edt games spilling over into the 4:00 games

i think i'm find with the new rule, but the fact that they're only implementing it for the postseason is the height of retarded.

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ProFootballTalk Report: Raiders in hottest pursuit of McNabb http://is.gd/aZ81t #NFL

First rumbles of McNabb-to-Raiders trade terms emerge

Posted by Mike Florio on March 25, 2010 6:37 PM ET
Every once in a while, we develop a tipster who builds a track record of providing tips that end up being true.

And one of our latest tipsters who has been accurate with past tips (for the most part) has now given us a tip regarding the trade terms that possibly would send Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb to the Raiders.

Per the tip -- uncorroborated but nevertheless intriguing -- McNabb and cornerback Asante Samuel would go to Oakland, and cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha would go to Philadelphia.

We don't know whether an offer of this nature has been made. We suspect that the Eagles would, at a minimum, want to replace Samuel with Sheldon Brown.

Anyway, stay tuned. This is all uncorroborated, but we know that our friends in Philly are desperate for information, and that our friends in Oakland are desperate for hope.

Why would the Eagles make that trade??

i don't think they will -- they want picks by all indications

refuse to believe this will happen.

If that happened and I was McNabb, I would move up to Jake Plummer's ranch in Montana or wherever it is and hide out for a season.

enjoyed this: http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Mike-Ditka-is-calling.html

LOL

ICE cold

jamarcus russell, pictured today

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Shaun Rogers arrested with a loaded gun at the airport. Looks like the Browns will be shopping for a nose tackle in '10.

Oops.

Herm Edwards was just one some riff about McNabb and Marshall both going to the 49ers, which I could 100% behind (mainly because I'm an ass and don't want Al Davis to have another winning season before he croaks).

You have to be totally lost in the ozone to blow it carrying a loaded gun into an airport.

It's stupid and the sweatpants thing was just hilarious, but at least Plaxico was in a club, which is some place that people do seem to get shot.

I think the Eagles should take a look at what happened to the Rams after they let Warner go, who did seem closer to done than McNabb. Bulger looked like he could be the guy, but that obviously didn't turn out to be the case.

So glad Tomlinson isn't on the Chargers anymore.

Dude sure loves to talk!

ldt always was a whiner imo

I didn't mind it when he was good, but when he started to suck it became really annoying.

browns get eagle corner sheldon brown for alex hall and 4th and 5th rounders

On April 2, 2010, Willie Parker signed with the Washington Redskins.

wow

Adam_Schefter Filed to ESPN: Donovan McNabb has been traded to the Washington Redskins. Compensation still unknown. But McNabb's a Redskin.
less than 5 seconds ago via web

waht

snyder is so crazy

holy shit

they haven't said what the compensation is, but i'm assuming that snyder paid out the ass compared to the other teams if they traded him in the division

;_;

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5055346

this is fucked up yo

wait i thought all eagles fans hate mcnabb

2010 2nd rd pick and 2011 either 3rd or 4th huh

they are so crazy

wait i thought all eagles fans hate mcnabb

― jihad mane (J0rdan S.), Sunday, April 4, 2010 8:35 PM (5 minutes ago)

it's...complicated but i definitely do not want him in a redskins jersey. and who is going to be our quarterback?

hahaha just heard this on WKYS directly from slim charles (listening to the go-go hour)

guys, what happened

dan snyder went all... dan snyder

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he's like man, they already got mcnabb throwback jerseys out! i wonder what jason campbell thinks

donovan is easily one of my 5 favorite athletes of my lifetime that didn't/doesn't play for a team that i directly root for

you can always join that redskins bandwagon

OFFSEASON CHAMPS

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better skins than raiders is all i can think

I have never liked the eagles, but I've always liked McNabb. may he have a few Kurt Warner years in him.

nobody deserves to be traded to the raiders. well, maybe TO.

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/11/24/sports/football/24mcnabb.600.jpg

at least redskins will continue to be entertaining, even if the jim zorn weirdness is gone

how often do they play each other this year?

...

that's a good question! does this mean i have to change the playbook or what. you think they'll be changing our offense? i gotta get on that. im not sure if they told shanahan that i'm calling the plays. at least, they never told me i wasn't. man, nfl is hard work.

this is very interesting

Adam_Schefter Eagles wanted to do right by McNabb enough so that they agreed to trade him in the division rather than to the Oakland Raiders.

Adam_Schefter At various points, the Raiders expected a deal would get done. It never did. And now the Raiders are back to JaMarcus and Gradkowski.

wtf forks

kinda depressed yall

Just asking! I don't follow schedules that closely!

lol theyre in the same division dogg - they play twice every year

c'mon forks, step it up

sorry, i was in the short bus

They play one game in Philly, one in DC. Just like every season.

this is just really odd -- the anti-belichick strategy, to be sure

Adam_Schefter Bottom line: Donovan McNabb preferred not to go Raiders and handpicked Redskins, Andy Reid said Eagles wanted to make McNabb happy.‬‪
6 minutes ago via UberTwitter

@Adam_Schefter Here's an intriguing question for the night: With Donovan McNabb in Washington, where does Jimmy Clausen now go in the draft?

I'm betting on Cleveland.

hey donovan, we wanna make you happy! what's that? you want to start in philly for the next five years? you want to restructure your contract to make $35 million dollars a year? hey, sure! we just want to make you happy!

clausen is gonna fall, cleveland is gonna take a defensive player

Yeah, or that.

The more I think about this McNabb trade, the weirder it gets. Philly just giftwrapped their offense for Shanahan and the Skins to pick apart this season.

haven't read any of the coverage, but it seems to me this means the eagles have zero confidence in mcnabb.

otherwise, why trade him to a division rival who will get to play you twice, possibly in crucial games?

wow eagles are gonna look like geniuses or tards in a year. or maybe both teams will blow.

making mcnabb happy is great and all, but if dude was good enough to be yr starting qb forever why the hell are you trading him in the division.

eagles might suck next year -- so many young ass dudes -- but they're gonna be sick in 2-3 years

Just got home from heavy drinking to discover this. One word: WWWWWWWWWWWWWHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTTTTFFFFFFFFFF??????????

My theory is that the Eagles think this will actually sidetrack the Redskins in a way. If it keeps the Skins from rebuilding and instead puts them in the mindset of trying to build a short-term fix around McNabb, sorta like the SF Giants did with Barry Bonds.

It's not like Minnesota, where the Vikings were a quarterback away from being a contender. Jason Campbell isn't the answer, but there are a lot of not-the-answers on that team, and now they have a big quarterback contract plus two fewer picks. I predict they won't win a playoff game in McNabb's tenure.

i'm not sure if the eagles are intentionally trying to screw the redskins, but i definitely do agree that they could use a wisely chosen second round pick more than donovan

but in the short term this does give them an opportunity to shed themselves of campbell, bring some energy to the fanbase and gives them a bit of a stay of execution of sorts if they want to pick a qb in the 11 or 12 draft (when the QBs will be far, far better than this year's crop, since they weren't gonna get bradford anyway)

hawsome. kinda thought i had dreamed this.

http://www.nfl.com/nflnetwork/story?id=09000d5d8175aabb&template=with-video-with-comments&confirm=true

Baldinger hates McNabb

p. interesting the theory coming out that iggles were at least partially motivated here by keeping bradford off the skins

They're already in a division with Romo and Eli, and now they've got Kolb starting. I don't see Bradford as that much of an immediate thread, tbh. He's got some adjusting to do in the NFL that Sanchez and Ryan didn't have to do as much of. If that's the real reason, it's a ridiculous one. If it's not, it's a ridiculous rumor to spread.

ProFootballTalk Santonio Holmes traded to the Jets! Story coming at PFT.

for a 4th round pick -_-

damn, the jets looking pretty fucking interesting this year!

He was a fantasy bust last year, that's for sure.

it's a 5th rounder. holmes is a bust as a first round pick, but he seems to be a solid #2 wr. i can't believe pittsburgh couldn't have gotten more for him.

Well, he's going to be suspended to start the season.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/04/12/roethlisberger.charges/index.html?hpt=T1

The doctor who examined the woman told investigators that he could not tell whether bruising on her genitals was from sexual assault, Bright said.

o_O

that's some rough bathroom sex

is there any other kind

consensual

can also be rough iirc

well yeah, but have you ever severely bruised anyone's genitals?
don't answer that.

i don't want tim tebow to fail

I wouldn't mind it if he went to the Saints. We could use some depth at fullback.

The Denver Broncos are trading wide receiver Brandon Marshall to the Miami Dolphins for a second-round pick in next week's NFL draft and what league sources say is an additional second-round pick in 2011.

wow

afc east catchin fire. good luck chan gailey.

so stoked

highest paid wr in nfl history

That just seems wrong. Believe me, I want the Dolphins to be good, and I want Marshall to be good with the Dolphins, but WTF at that money and the loss of two 2nd round draft picks?!

he's worth it, if any WR is, especially considering how bad the dolphins WRs are -- also they were taking a shit ton of heat down there because they passed on braylon and he ended up with the jets and because the jets gave up literally nothing to get santonio

what are the broncos even doing

turning into the bears

of old

if they can figure out the QB situation long term they have a shot to consistently contend in that division, but things are gonna be... bumpy for a few seasons maybe

nfl is getting rid of the forward pass rule...broncos and steelers were just the first to learn about it

Haha!

So the Raiders just signed Kyle Boller? Well, okay.

Scary thing is the Raider quarterbacks are so bad he could win a starting job.

are they bringing back gradkowski? idk how he's not the clear starter for them going in unless they just play jamarcus cuz of his contract

I think Boller is there to help implement Hue Jackson's offense.

Schefter just reported that Gradgowski tore a pectoral in the weight room this week.

well that explains it

Torry Holt's a Patriot.

The Rams traded 2007 first-round pick DT Adam Carriker to the Redskins on Tuesday.

The teams agreed to swap picks in the fifth and seventh rounds of this weekend's draft as compensation.

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christ on a cross--there will be 5 prime time jets games next season.

surely you jets

it's gonna be lol when they go 9-7

why would that be lolzy? it sounds about right.

because they're scheduled for five primetime games

So, Rofflesberger has to go to behavioral evaluations and is suspended for six games, and the Steelers are actually gearing up to talk to teams about a trade.

He'll be an Oakland Raider in no time.

Simmons on the Bills: "The 2010 Bills brain trust consists of a 91-year-old owner, a 70-year-old general manager who's never been a GM before and a 58-year-old coach who has only two years of NFL head coaching on his résumé." It doesn't sound very good when you put it that way.

old news but Jason Taylor is a jet
it's like they're playing fantasy football 2008

Hard Knocks is gonna be so awesome.

@Adam_Schefter Here are teams that Steelers have called about Roethlisberger: Rams, 49ers, Raiders, Bills, Jaguars, Seahawks and Browns.

@ Adam_Schefter Here are the known no's on interest in Roethlisberger right now: Rams, Bills. Others might not be, just not known yet.

Might be a good fit at the squawks.

dude should just retire young imo...he's benefited from so much 'right place right time'

plus he can dedicate himself full-time to what is apparently his true passion

rape?

http://trueball.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/ben-roethlisberger-drunk-pittsburgh-steelers-quarterback-tall-receiver-hines-ward.jpg

really, really hate this guy btw

If he goes to the Jags, and then the Jags draft Tebow, the eternal battle between good vs. evil could come to a head in Jacksonville, FL.

or if the steelers straight up pick tebow

start of the rapture if u believe in that kinda thing

cmon tebow isn't THAT evil

honestly, if you're the 49ers or the seahawks and you can trade for ben and still retain one of your first round picks, i don't see how you don't do that -- that team could go 3-3 in its first 6 games (maybe less depending on bye week) and still potentially win that division by finishing 7-3

Are you guys just a bunch of Canes fans? Srsly.

u like tebow?

i actually like him and want him to succeed in the nfl -- i could just personally never root for someone who is that corny and un-self aware

I don't really care about him. He's an interesting player and I hope some NFL team figures out a way to use him creatively. But I def don't have any hate for him. Who cares?

I don't really hate tebow, I'm sorta a passive UF fan even

I mean I hate the god stuff, but he's fun to watch

Who cares?

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I think it's weird to be a sports fan and not understand the idea of arbitrarily hating players tho...that's basically what sports is all about

he just annoys me because i don't really follow college football at all so i fail to see what the big deal is--he was a system quarterback in a stacked school with demonstrably bad pro mechanics, so why exactly am i supposed to get excited about him?

iatee otm, no idea where mordy is coming from here

i just think he's a weird bogeyman for you guys to hate. i have a fanatic canes fan friend, so i totally understand his hatred, but for anyone else, i don't really see anything particularly reprehensible. i'd save hatred for rapethlisberger, or even like vick. it could be i just missed all the assholeness of tebow, but i haven't heard anything about him that would really raise my ire that much.

I don't think anyone here actually hates him though...

also, he's a really exciting player and really fun to watch play

(i guess the Focus on Family commercial was pretty hate-worthy)

he's just really easy to make fun of. what is confusing about this?

i've read shit like "grown men cry when they see him"

i don't hate him btw

sorta sounds like you have a thing for tebow more than anyone here has a not-thing for him

he's pretty lame as a human

tbh I do sorta wish he had been aborted, but other than that he's awesome

It seems like people like Kurt Warner and yet he is arguably Christ-ier than Tebow even.

how can u tell who is christier?

Kurt is closer to Jesus by virtue of his advanced age.

^otm

Both the Raiders and Jags are passing on Ben Rapelisberger as well. Pittsburgh may be stuck with him. Sorry, Pittsburgh.

VIA CANKLES

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wow

and lol

i miss u ade!

we gotta smuggle him back in here for the season

santonio holmes got kicked off a plane for refusing to turn off his ipod

santonio "terrorist" holmes

loooool what are the chances that the jets traded for plaxico 2.0??

do not accept the next steelers receiver you can get your hands on

@shawnemerriman About to go on set of entourage will be a great scene by the way Jerermy Piven is a Bears fan

OH YEAH LET'S CRANK IT UP

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/05/03/favre-told-a-fellow-player-hes-100-percent-positive-hes-retiring/

favreometer goes to a 1000%, that's 90% sure he's playing.

OUR LONG NATIONAL NIGHTMARE IS OVER: JAMARCUS RUSSELL IS UNEMPLOYED

How long would it take to eat 50 million worth of food.

on tv the other day I saw this $1000 pizza

he could eat 50,000 of them

that would require an awful lot of work...

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cushing suspended 4 games for peds

there was just an article on si.com this morning (which i cant find anymore) lauding his workout routine & mma training w/ jay glazer

i hope jay glazer roids

at least this explains his famous bitch tits photo

florio reports that steve smith thinks clausen is a punk. smith responds!

"I never talked to him personally, I don't even consider him to be part of the media. There's a reason I have a few more zeros at the end of my contract than he do; and now he says 'we stand by our story' well, you know what, O.J. stood by the 'if the glove don't fit' look where he at."

<3

I think Clausen is a punk and that Steve Smith is awesome, so Steve Smith and I agree on at least TWO points.

American Needle beats the league.

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amazing

definitely copping the usa soccer one

They need to make some Philly sports shirts. I'd have bought one.

I learned from ESPN that LDT has a tattoo on one leg of the Chargers logo and the text "2001-2010" underneath, and another tattoo on his other leg with the Jets logo and the words "2010-".

Someone remind me of when he became so insufferable

around 2007 maybe?

Was it when he didn't play against the pats in the afc title game or were we still feeling bad for him then

that was the first time i was like "this guy is a whiner and a diva"

I am so happy that he is not on my team anymore.

Congratulations to Kyle Boller and huge bitch Carrie Prejean on their impending nuptials.

I would love it if they have a child who grows up to be homosexual.

I'd prefer they just not have children

preferably a homosexual pro bowl quarterback

You got to admire Cedric Benson wanting so much to fit in the Bengals locker room that he went and got locked up.

There has been like 32 freaking Bengals busted since 2000!

okay i missed those bills and browns t-shirts from the last revive

!!!

I have a Tim Couch Browns jersey that does the same gag. Every single game I go to it is a huge hit.

JaMarcus Russell arrested in Alabama

Former Raiders quarterback is charged with possession of codeine syrup without a prescription.

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at least we know why he's fat as fuck

Adam_Schefter On June 27, ESPN's Outside the Lines ran a piece on purple drank, an illegal drug concocted using Jolly Ranchers and codeine.

lol this guy

hahah oh lord

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wkiw btw

Would someone please stop Trey Wingo from saying "purple drank" so much? It was funny the first 20 times, but c'mon...

patriots super bowl hero david givens is keepin it positive despite his career ending via catastrophic knee injury, selling smoothies kinda near my hometown:

http://sports.espn.go.com/boston/nfl/columns/story?columnist=reiss_mike&id=5331746

In case you were keeping track, one league source recently described Dwayne Bowe as "the single biggest dumbass in the NFL."

confirming what we all suspected, though that's still a mighty impressive title.

That LSU class is turning out to be full of winners!