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SouthStndJunkie · 01-26-2009, 02:04 PM

OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- The Baltimore Ravens promoted Greg Mattison to defensive coordinator Monday, a move designed to maintain a sense of continuity on a unit that excelled under the departed Rex Ryan.

The 59-year-old Mattison was hired as Baltimore's linebackers coach last February. Although he has only one year of NFL experience, Mattison was defensive coordinator at Michigan, Notre Dame and Florida.

SouthStndJunkie · 01-26-2009, 02:11 PM

PANTHERS NAME RON MEEKS DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR

Posted by Josh Alper on January 26, 2009, 4:53 p.m. EST

Ron Meeks didn’t have to wait long to find his next gig. The former Colts defensive coordinator, who resigned/jumped before he got pushed on January 20th, was named the new defensive coordinator for the Panthers on Monday.

“We are very pleased to add Ron to our coaching staff as defensive coordinator,” said Panthers head coach John Fox. “He is an outstanding teacher, who has enjoyed great success as a coordinator in the League and brings a strong background of coaching championship defenses.”

Meeks replaces Mike Trgovac, who turned down an offer to return to the Panthers and opted to take a job coaching the defensive line with the Packers. Meeks was the Colts’ defensive coordinator from 2002 until last week, and in that time his defenses finished in the top seven in points allowed in three of the last four seasons. In the other season the Colts won the Super Bowl.

As with every decision involving the Panthers defense this offseason, how the move affects their chances of keeping Julius Peppers will be discussed. Meeks’ defenses led to big sack numbers for defensive ends Dwight Freeney and Robert Mathis, but they came in a 4-3 scheme. Peppers has expressed his desire to play in a 3-4 next season.

SouthStndJunkie · 01-26-2009, 08:17 PM

RICO WILL RETURN, TOO

Posted by Mike Florio on January 26, 2009, 11:02 p.m. EST

On Sunday, Chris Mortensen of ESPN reported that veteran quarterback Kerry Collins will return as the starter for Titans in 2009.

But Collins’ return as the top man on the depth chart doesn’t mean that the backup, a top-five pick three years ago, will be traded or cut.

Adam Schefter of NFL Network reports that the Titans also intend to bring back Vince Young. Schefter’s report echoes comments made last month by owner Bud Adams.

Per Schefter, Young will return as the primary backup to Collins.

For his efforts, Young will receive a base salary of $2.16 million in 2009.

The following season, however, Young’s base salary skyrockets to $7.5 million. Even if there’s no salary cap in 2010, it’s a huge amount to pay to a guy who might not be playing.

And so it appears that 2010 will be Young’s “up-or-out” year with the Titans.

SouthStndJunkie · 01-27-2009, 12:08 AM

MARTY B TV: Dallas Cowboy Martellus Bennett Freestyles I Get Money

SouthStndJunkie · 01-27-2009, 12:09 AM

What a douchekateer.

SouthStndJunkie · 01-27-2009, 08:26 AM

WARNER TO TEST THE MARKET?

Posted by Sheil Kapadia on January 27, 2009, 9:21 a.m.

Pending free agent Kurt Warner may want to test the free-agent waters, his agent Mark Bartelstein tells The Chicago Tribune.

“Look, Kurt has had a great time (with Arizona). He loves the coaching staff and the guys on the team. He has built great connections with his teammates. So certainly I think he would love to get something done,” Bartelstein said. “My view with players is always that once you get to free agency, you have earned the right to find out about yourself. You would be silly not to have an open mind.”

Bartelstein addressed Chicago as a possible destination for Warner.

“The Bears obviously have to figure out which direction they want to go with the quarterback thing,” Bartelstein said. “It has, obviously, been a point of contention for quite a while. We have to wait and see what they decide they want to do.”

According to The Tribune, Warner and the Cardinals discussed a new deal over the summer and earlier this season, but the two sides weren’t able to come to an agreement.

Bartelstein said he has talked to the Bears about adding Warner in the past.

“We have talked about Kurt a couple of different times,” Bartelstein said. “They felt like they had drafted [ Rex Grossman, in 2003] and they wanted to give [him] every chance to be successful.

“I think teams are learning more and more that you can’t ever assume that something is going to happen. You can never assume that someone is going to develop. Your window in free agency and contracts and injuries … your window is so small now. So when you think you have a chance to win, you had better go try and do it.”

_Oro_ · 01-27-2009, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by SouthStndJunkie

WARNER TO TEST THE MARKET?

Posted by Sheil Kapadia on January 27, 2009, 9:21 a.m.

Pending free agent Kurt Warner may want to test the free-agent waters, his agent Mark Bartelstein tells The Chicago Tribune.

“Look, Kurt has had a great time (with Arizona). He loves the coaching staff and the guys on the team. He has built great connections with his teammates. So certainly I think he would love to get something done,” Bartelstein said. “My view with players is always that once you get to free agency, you have earned the right to find out about yourself. You would be silly not to have an open mind.”

Bartelstein addressed Chicago as a possible destination for Warner.

“The Bears obviously have to figure out which direction they want to go with the quarterback thing,” Bartelstein said. “It has, obviously, been a point of contention for quite a while. We have to wait and see what they decide they want to do.”

According to The Tribune, Warner and the Cardinals discussed a new deal over the summer and earlier this season, but the two sides weren’t able to come to an agreement.

Bartelstein said he has talked to the Bears about adding Warner in the past.

“We have talked about Kurt a couple of different times,” Bartelstein said. “They felt like they had drafted [ Rex Grossman, in 2003] and they wanted to give [him] every chance to be successful.

“I think teams are learning more and more that you can’t ever assume that something is going to happen. You can never assume that someone is going to develop. Your window in free agency and contracts and injuries … your window is so small now. So when you think you have a chance to win, you had better go try and do it.”

Nice that this comes out right before the Super Bowl. Is Bartelstein a Steeler's fan?

HooptyHoops · 01-27-2009, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Casson

Nice that this comes out right before the Super Bowl. Is Bartelstein a Steeler's fan?

yep, very interesting timing on this issue...

Beantown Bronco · 01-27-2009, 09:30 AM

This is tame. There's nothing I wouldn't give for a report of Kurt Warner being seen doing lines off of a stripper's boobs or being arrested for soliciting a prostitute.

SouthStndJunkie · 01-27-2009, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Beantown Bronco

This is tame. There's nothing I wouldn't give for a report of Kurt Warner being seen doing lines off of a stripper's boobs or being arrested for soliciting a prostitute.

Kurt is terrified of this woman....

HooptyHoops · 01-27-2009, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Beantown Bronco

This is tame. There's nothing I wouldn't give for a report of Kurt Warner being seen doing lines off of a stripper's boobs or being arrested for soliciting a prostitute.

Are you serious? How can you not root for a guy like Kurt Warner? A good guy who wins at every level he's played at. This actually might be the first year that I root for a NFC team to win the SB...

Beantown Bronco · 01-27-2009, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by HooptyHoops

Are you serious? How can you not root for a guy like Kurt Warner? A good guy who wins at every level he's played at. This actually might be the first year that I root for a NFC team to win the SB...

Nothing against him......I just think it would be the best possible news story of the week. Nothing else would hold a candle to it.

And "eff you" for not rooting for TB when they won it.

HooptyHoops · 01-27-2009, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Beantown Bronco

Nothing against him......I just think it would be the best possible news story of the week. Nothing else would hold a candle to it.

I would agree with that...

Kaylore · 01-27-2009, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Beantown Bronco

Nothing against him......I just think it would be the best possible news story of the week. Nothing else would hold a candle to it.

And "eff you" for not rooting for TB when they won it.

Oh man that was so awesome. Gruden was my hero.

SouthStndJunkie · 01-27-2009, 11:22 AM

FLOYD REESE LANDS IN NEW ENGLAND

Posted by Mike Florio on January 27, 2009, 1:52 p.m. EST

Former Titans Floyd Reese spent plenty of time in late 2008 campaigning for vacant and not-so-vacant G.M. jobs.

As far as anyone can tell, he didn’t get a whiff.

But with Pats V.P. of player personnel Scott Pioli leaving New England to become the new General Manager of the Chiefs, Reese got the one job for which he didn’t publicly politick.

The Patriots have announced that Reese has been hired as a “senior football adviser.” He’ll work with new director of player personnel Nick Caserio.

“We consider ourselves fortunate to have the opportunity to add someone with Floyd Reese’s NFL experience and expertise to our staff,” said Patriots Chairman and CEO Robert Kraft in a release. “Floyd will be a tremendous asset serving Coach Belichick in an advisory role.”

“Floyd and I go back a long way, practically to the beginning for both of us,” added coach Bill Belichick. “He has handled as much as one person can possibly handle in this league and to a certain extent, so has Nick. In Nick and Floyd, we have two outstanding men who each bring a wealth of knowledge and flexibility to this organization. I look forward to joining with both of them and working toward the common goal of our team’s improvement and success.”

Reese’s contract wasn’t renewed in Tennessee after the 2006 season, and he has since been working for ESPN. His effort to campaign for openings in Detroit and Kansas City were viewed in some circles as misguided but not inappropriate. However, when he began to muse publicly regarding the possibility of becoming the next G.M. of the Browns while Phil Savage still had the job, one league source opined to us that Reese had crossed the line.

SouthStndJunkie · 01-27-2009, 03:03 PM

OBAMA PULLING FOR PITTSBURGH

Posted by Mike Florio on January 27, 2009, 5:09 p.m. EST

Maybe it’s never too early think ahead to the next election.

With Pennsylvania certain to be a so-called “battleground state” again in 2012, Barack Obama got a head start on currying favor with at least half of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by declaring his allegiance to the Steelers for Super Bowl XLIII.

At least that’s what Steelers owner Dan Rooney said earlier this week.

“He said it, and all his staff, they’re rooting for us,” Rooney told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (via Newsday).

It’s no surprise; Rooney supported Obama fervently and aggressively during the election, and Cardinals owner Bill Bidwill backed Arizona native son, John McCain.

Of course, there’s a chance that Obama’s figurative waving of a Terrible Towel could rile up the Cards.

“We know that everything is on the line and that [President] Obama actually wants Pittsburgh to win,” Cardinals defensive tackle Darnell Dockett said during Media Day. “That’s kind of crazy when the President wants another team to win, but again we’ve been against all odds this season and I’m pretty sure that [Coach Whisenhunt] will come up with a great game plan and we’ll be ready on Sunday.”

Though we’re officially neutral on this whole Super Bowl rooting thing, we’d kind of like to see the Cardinals pay a visit to the White House to give Obama a ceremonial jersey, with a side of humble pie.

SouthStndJunkie · 01-27-2009, 08:29 PM

Last season's opener knocked Tom Brady out of football. He's hoping next season's launches his comeback.

Brady expects to be ready for the New England Patriots' first game of the 2009 season, a source told ESPN's Michael Smith on Monday. He suffered a season-ending knee injury in last season's first game and has had multiple procedures and battled infection since then. There was some question whether he would be ready for the opener.

SouthStndJunkie · 01-27-2009, 08:54 PM

SIMEON RICE CALLS JON GRUDEN A “SCUMBAG”

Posted by Mike Florio on January 27, 2009, 8:58 p.m. EST

In a Tuesday interview with Sirius NFL Radio, former Buccaneers defensive end Simeon Rice told Pat Kirwan and Tim Ryan of Movin’ The Chains that Rice believes former Bucs coach Jon Gruden is a “scumbag.”

“You get what you deserve,” Rice said. “That’s what Jon said. He got it now. Everybody gets what they deserve. . . .

“You look at what he did when Chris [Simms] damn near died on the field he wanted to release him right when he got injured. I get hurt, my shoulder’s torn off the bone. This dude releases me. You know what I mean? I’m your guy. The list goes on. Keenan McCardell, that situation was a debacle. Keyshawn Johnson, another situation [that] was a debacle. Joey Galloway, which was his man, was in the dog house all year because he got injured, broke his ankle or whatever. Brad Johnson, that situation was bad. Brings Jeff Garcia in here,
oh, he’s going to change things. I helped recruit him [and he] released me, kept Jeff and then put him in the dog house. Gets rid of Brian Greise, brings him, starts a controversy. It was chaotic. I’m giving you facts.”

And then Rice gave opinions.

“How I feel personally? I could tell you that, too. I think he’s a scumbag,” Rice said. “I think he’s a scumbag personally. That’s when he’s telling you one thing and… You know what he told me? ‘Simeon you’ll be here in the next five years.’ I got injured [and] this man’s never said one word to me. I won a Super Bowl for you. I got 13 sacks, 12, 15 every year for you. I balled. I got injured [and] you let me go like it was nothing.”

_Oro_ · 01-27-2009, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by SouthStndJunkie

SIMEON RICE CALLS JON GRUDEN A “SCUMBAG”

Posted by Mike Florio on January 27, 2009, 8:58 p.m. EST

“How I feel personally? I could tell you that, too. I think he’s a scumbag,” Rice said. “I think he’s a scumbag personally. That’s when he’s telling you one thing and… You know what he told me? ‘Simeon you’ll be here in the next five years.’ I got injured [and] this man’s never said one word to me. I won a Super Bowl for you. I got 13 sacks, 12, 15 every year for you. I balled. I got injured [and] you let me go like it was nothing.”

Yup and Simeon had no problem taking Bowlen's money knowing he wasn't going to do jack with his jacked up shoulder.

SouthStndJunkie · 01-27-2009, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Casson

Yup and Simeon had no problem taking Bowlen's money knowing he wasn't going to do jack with his jacked up shoulder.

Dude needs to shut his trap....he has not done anything relevant in the NFL since 2005.

Beantown Bronco · 01-28-2009, 06:52 AM

Way to go, Hot 97. I guess I'd be pissy too if I had the same amount of sacks (3) as John Freakin' Engelberger over the last 3 seasons.

SouthStndJunkie · 01-28-2009, 03:57 PM

The Oakland Raiders have decided on Tom Cable as their head coach for the 2009 season, a source close to another candidate for the Raiders' head coaching job has told ESPN's Michael Smith.

Killericon · 01-28-2009, 04:05 PM

Has anyone heard anything about Jon Gruden? Is he just going to have to sit out the year?

broncosteven · 01-28-2009, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by SouthStndJunkie

WARNER TO TEST THE MARKET?

Posted by Sheil Kapadia on January 27, 2009, 9:21 a.m.

Pending free agent Kurt Warner may want to test the free-agent waters, his agent Mark Bartelstein tells The Chicago Tribune.

“Look, Kurt has had a great time (with Arizona). He loves the coaching staff and the guys on the team. He has built great connections with his teammates. So certainly I think he would love to get something done,” Bartelstein said. “My view with players is always that once you get to free agency, you have earned the right to find out about yourself. You would be silly not to have an open mind.”

Bartelstein addressed Chicago as a possible destination for Warner.

“The Bears obviously have to figure out which direction they want to go with the quarterback thing,” Bartelstein said. “It has, obviously, been a point of contention for quite a while. We have to wait and see what they decide they want to do.”

According to The Tribune, Warner and the Cardinals discussed a new deal over the summer and earlier this season, but the two sides weren’t able to come to an agreement.

Bartelstein said he has talked to the Bears about adding Warner in the past.

“We have talked about Kurt a couple of different times,” Bartelstein said. “They felt like they had drafted [ Rex Grossman, in 2003] and they wanted to give [him] every chance to be successful.

“I think teams are learning more and more that you can’t ever assume that something is going to happen. You can never assume that someone is going to develop. Your window in free agency and contracts and injuries … your window is so small now. So when you think you have a chance to win, you had better go try and do it.”

He does not have a prayer to be successful in Chicago. In AZ he has 3 excellent Receivers. All duh bears have are a RB and an aging D.

Plus no way the McCaskets pay for a big time QB.

They should pay Orton and upgrade the WR's.

Tombstone RJ · 01-28-2009, 07:43 PM

I gotta believe that grudens act gets old, esp. if your not winning

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01-26-2009, 02:04 PM	#451
SouthStndJunkie Ring of Famer Shannon Says: Listen to The Junkman Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 15,251	OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- The Baltimore Ravens promoted Greg Mattison to defensive coordinator Monday, a move designed to maintain a sense of continuity on a unit that excelled under the departed Rex Ryan. The 59-year-old Mattison was hired as Baltimore's linebackers coach last February. Although he has only one year of NFL experience, Mattison was defensive coordinator at Michigan, Notre Dame and Florida.

01-26-2009, 02:11 PM	#452
SouthStndJunkie Ring of Famer Shannon Says: Listen to The Junkman Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 15,251	PANTHERS NAME RON MEEKS DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR Posted by Josh Alper on January 26, 2009, 4:53 p.m. EST Ron Meeks didn’t have to wait long to find his next gig. The former Colts defensive coordinator, who resigned/jumped before he got pushed on January 20th, was named the new defensive coordinator for the Panthers on Monday. “We are very pleased to add Ron to our coaching staff as defensive coordinator,” said Panthers head coach John Fox. “He is an outstanding teacher, who has enjoyed great success as a coordinator in the League and brings a strong background of coaching championship defenses.” Meeks replaces Mike Trgovac, who turned down an offer to return to the Panthers and opted to take a job coaching the defensive line with the Packers. Meeks was the Colts’ defensive coordinator from 2002 until last week, and in that time his defenses finished in the top seven in points allowed in three of the last four seasons. In the other season the Colts won the Super Bowl. As with every decision involving the Panthers defense this offseason, how the move affects their chances of keeping Julius Peppers will be discussed. Meeks’ defenses led to big sack numbers for defensive ends Dwight Freeney and Robert Mathis, but they came in a 4-3 scheme. Peppers has expressed his desire to play in a 3-4 next season.

01-26-2009, 08:17 PM	#453
SouthStndJunkie Ring of Famer Shannon Says: Listen to The Junkman Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 15,251	RICO WILL RETURN, TOO Posted by Mike Florio on January 26, 2009, 11:02 p.m. EST On Sunday, Chris Mortensen of ESPN reported that veteran quarterback Kerry Collins will return as the starter for Titans in 2009. But Collins’ return as the top man on the depth chart doesn’t mean that the backup, a top-five pick three years ago, will be traded or cut. Adam Schefter of NFL Network reports that the Titans also intend to bring back Vince Young. Schefter’s report echoes comments made last month by owner Bud Adams. Per Schefter, Young will return as the primary backup to Collins. For his efforts, Young will receive a base salary of $2.16 million in 2009. The following season, however, Young’s base salary skyrockets to $7.5 million. Even if there’s no salary cap in 2010, it’s a huge amount to pay to a guy who might not be playing. And so it appears that 2010 will be Young’s “up-or-out” year with the Titans.

01-27-2009, 12:08 AM	#454
SouthStndJunkie Ring of Famer Shannon Says: Listen to The Junkman Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 15,251	MARTY B TV: Dallas Cowboy Martellus Bennett Freestyles I Get Money

01-27-2009, 12:09 AM	#455
SouthStndJunkie Ring of Famer Shannon Says: Listen to The Junkman Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 15,251	What a douchekateer.

01-27-2009, 08:26 AM	#456
SouthStndJunkie Ring of Famer Shannon Says: Listen to The Junkman Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 15,251	WARNER TO TEST THE MARKET? Posted by Sheil Kapadia on January 27, 2009, 9:21 a.m. Pending free agent Kurt Warner may want to test the free-agent waters, his agent Mark Bartelstein tells The Chicago Tribune. “Look, Kurt has had a great time (with Arizona). He loves the coaching staff and the guys on the team. He has built great connections with his teammates. So certainly I think he would love to get something done,” Bartelstein said. “My view with players is always that once you get to free agency, you have earned the right to find out about yourself. You would be silly not to have an open mind.” Bartelstein addressed Chicago as a possible destination for Warner. “The Bears obviously have to figure out which direction they want to go with the quarterback thing,” Bartelstein said. “It has, obviously, been a point of contention for quite a while. We have to wait and see what they decide they want to do.” According to The Tribune, Warner and the Cardinals discussed a new deal over the summer and earlier this season, but the two sides weren’t able to come to an agreement. Bartelstein said he has talked to the Bears about adding Warner in the past. “We have talked about Kurt a couple of different times,” Bartelstein said. “They felt like they had drafted [ Rex Grossman, in 2003] and they wanted to give [him] every chance to be successful. “I think teams are learning more and more that you can’t ever assume that something is going to happen. You can never assume that someone is going to develop. Your window in free agency and contracts and injuries … your window is so small now. So when you think you have a chance to win, you had better go try and do it.”

01-27-2009, 09:30 AM	#459
Beantown Bronco Athletic Supporter Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mass Posts: 19,040 Adopt-a-Bronco: Matt Prater	This is tame. There's nothing I wouldn't give for a report of Kurt Warner being seen doing lines off of a stripper's boobs or being arrested for soliciting a prostitute.

01-27-2009, 11:22 AM	#465
SouthStndJunkie Ring of Famer Shannon Says: Listen to The Junkman Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 15,251	FLOYD REESE LANDS IN NEW ENGLAND Posted by Mike Florio on January 27, 2009, 1:52 p.m. EST Former Titans Floyd Reese spent plenty of time in late 2008 campaigning for vacant and not-so-vacant G.M. jobs. As far as anyone can tell, he didn’t get a whiff. But with Pats V.P. of player personnel Scott Pioli leaving New England to become the new General Manager of the Chiefs, Reese got the one job for which he didn’t publicly politick. The Patriots have announced that Reese has been hired as a “senior football adviser.” He’ll work with new director of player personnel Nick Caserio. “We consider ourselves fortunate to have the opportunity to add someone with Floyd Reese’s NFL experience and expertise to our staff,” said Patriots Chairman and CEO Robert Kraft in a release. “Floyd will be a tremendous asset serving Coach Belichick in an advisory role.” “Floyd and I go back a long way, practically to the beginning for both of us,” added coach Bill Belichick. “He has handled as much as one person can possibly handle in this league and to a certain extent, so has Nick. In Nick and Floyd, we have two outstanding men who each bring a wealth of knowledge and flexibility to this organization. I look forward to joining with both of them and working toward the common goal of our team’s improvement and success.” Reese’s contract wasn’t renewed in Tennessee after the 2006 season, and he has since been working for ESPN. His effort to campaign for openings in Detroit and Kansas City were viewed in some circles as misguided but not inappropriate. However, when he began to muse publicly regarding the possibility of becoming the next G.M. of the Browns while Phil Savage still had the job, one league source opined to us that Reese had crossed the line.

01-27-2009, 03:03 PM	#466
SouthStndJunkie Ring of Famer Shannon Says: Listen to The Junkman Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 15,251	OBAMA PULLING FOR PITTSBURGH Posted by Mike Florio on January 27, 2009, 5:09 p.m. EST Maybe it’s never too early think ahead to the next election. With Pennsylvania certain to be a so-called “battleground state” again in 2012, Barack Obama got a head start on currying favor with at least half of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by declaring his allegiance to the Steelers for Super Bowl XLIII. At least that’s what Steelers owner Dan Rooney said earlier this week. “He said it, and all his staff, they’re rooting for us,” Rooney told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (via Newsday). It’s no surprise; Rooney supported Obama fervently and aggressively during the election, and Cardinals owner Bill Bidwill backed Arizona native son, John McCain. Of course, there’s a chance that Obama’s figurative waving of a Terrible Towel could rile up the Cards. “We know that everything is on the line and that [President] Obama actually wants Pittsburgh to win,” Cardinals defensive tackle Darnell Dockett said during Media Day. “That’s kind of crazy when the President wants another team to win, but again we’ve been against all odds this season and I’m pretty sure that [Coach Whisenhunt] will come up with a great game plan and we’ll be ready on Sunday.” Though we’re officially neutral on this whole Super Bowl rooting thing, we’d kind of like to see the Cardinals pay a visit to the White House to give Obama a ceremonial jersey, with a side of humble pie.

01-27-2009, 08:29 PM	#467
SouthStndJunkie Ring of Famer Shannon Says: Listen to The Junkman Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 15,251	Last season's opener knocked Tom Brady out of football. He's hoping next season's launches his comeback. Brady expects to be ready for the New England Patriots' first game of the 2009 season, a source told ESPN's Michael Smith on Monday. He suffered a season-ending knee injury in last season's first game and has had multiple procedures and battled infection since then. There was some question whether he would be ready for the opener.

01-27-2009, 08:54 PM	#468
SouthStndJunkie Ring of Famer Shannon Says: Listen to The Junkman Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 15,251	SIMEON RICE CALLS JON GRUDEN A “SCUMBAG” Posted by Mike Florio on January 27, 2009, 8:58 p.m. EST In a Tuesday interview with Sirius NFL Radio, former Buccaneers defensive end Simeon Rice told Pat Kirwan and Tim Ryan of Movin’ The Chains that Rice believes former Bucs coach Jon Gruden is a “scumbag.” “You get what you deserve,” Rice said. “That’s what Jon said. He got it now. Everybody gets what they deserve. . . . “You look at what he did when Chris [Simms] damn near died on the field he wanted to release him right when he got injured. I get hurt, my shoulder’s torn off the bone. This dude releases me. You know what I mean? I’m your guy. The list goes on. Keenan McCardell, that situation was a debacle. Keyshawn Johnson, another situation [that] was a debacle. Joey Galloway, which was his man, was in the dog house all year because he got injured, broke his ankle or whatever. Brad Johnson, that situation was bad. Brings Jeff Garcia in here, oh, he’s going to change things. I helped recruit him [and he] released me, kept Jeff and then put him in the dog house. Gets rid of Brian Greise, brings him, starts a controversy. It was chaotic. I’m giving you facts.” And then Rice gave opinions. “How I feel personally? I could tell you that, too. I think he’s a scumbag,” Rice said. “I think he’s a scumbag personally. That’s when he’s telling you one thing and… You know what he told me? ‘Simeon you’ll be here in the next five years.’ I got injured [and] this man’s never said one word to me. I won a Super Bowl for you. I got 13 sacks, 12, 15 every year for you. I balled. I got injured [and] you let me go like it was nothing.”

01-28-2009, 06:52 AM	#471
Beantown Bronco Athletic Supporter Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mass Posts: 19,040 Adopt-a-Bronco: Matt Prater	Way to go, Hot 97. I guess I'd be pissy too if I had the same amount of sacks (3) as John Freakin' Engelberger over the last 3 seasons.

01-28-2009, 03:57 PM	#472
SouthStndJunkie Ring of Famer Shannon Says: Listen to The Junkman Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 15,251	The Oakland Raiders have decided on Tom Cable as their head coach for the 2009 season, a source close to another candidate for the Raiders' head coaching job has told ESPN's Michael Smith.

01-28-2009, 04:05 PM	#473
Killericon YES A DT!!!!!! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: From Calgary, in Halifax for School Posts: 7,730 Adopt-a-Bronco: watermock	Has anyone heard anything about Jon Gruden? Is he just going to have to sit out the year?

01-28-2009, 07:43 PM	#475
Tombstone RJ Ring of Famer Old School Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: In the Tetons! Posts: 19,278 Adopt-a-Bronco: WorrellWilliams	I gotta believe that grudens act gets old, esp. if your not winning