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worm · 09-24-2010, 08:39 AM

Good Cutler article.

I am not a Martz fan...but he is getting results..even with that hideous line.

SouthStndJunkie · 09-24-2010, 10:06 PM

Brutal tackle costs Rolando McClain $5,000

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...-mcclain-5000/

Posted by Michael David Smith on September 24, 2010 7:08 PM ET

Raiders rookie linebacker Rolando McClain picked up Rams wide receiver Danny Amendola on Sunday and slammed him into the infield dirt at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.

As a result, he's been fined $5,000.

On first viewing I referred to the tackle as a body slam, but watching the video again I'd have to say it was really more of a belly-to-back suplex. Either way, it was a move seen more often in a WWE ring than a football field, and it's actually a little surprising that McClain wasn't fined more than $5,000.

McClain's 15-yard unnecessary roughness penalty helped to set up a Rams touchdown.

SouthStndJunkie · 09-24-2010, 10:06 PM

Connecticut Bronco Fan · 09-24-2010, 10:32 PM

I don't see what's wrong with that tackle.

Broncoman13 · 09-25-2010, 07:32 AM

Unnecessary perhaps, but not worthy of a fine. The Broncos Eric Decker and Parrish Cox both got fines as well. Decker, $5k for a late hit and Cox $7.5k for a throat slash. Seriously, $7500 for a throat slash? Sucks for him, 5th rounders don't make a ton to begin with, $7500 pulled out of his game check will leave him with about half of his normal take home. The upside...bet he doesn't do that throat slash again.

cutthemdown · 09-25-2010, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Connecticut Bronco Fan

I don't see what's wrong with that tackle.

You can't body slam it's a penalty.

WolfpackGuy · 09-25-2010, 08:26 AM

It was like the Robert Ayers/Jammal Charles slam.

Except McClain's was BEFORE the whistle...

HAT · 09-25-2010, 08:40 AM

Fined for that? Weak. Shouldn't even be a penalty.

SouthStndJunkie · 09-27-2010, 08:33 AM

A day after 49ers coach Mike Singletary said Jimmy Raye would be the offensive coordinator for the rest of the season, Raye was fired by San Francisco, a team source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.

Quarterbacks coach Mike Johnson was promoted to lead play caller, the source said. Johnson becomes the 49ers' eighth offensive coordinator in eight seasons.

NYBronc · 09-27-2010, 08:33 AM

9ers can Jimmy Raye.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5621612

SouthStndJunkie · 09-27-2010, 12:58 PM

George Blanda passes away

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...a-passes-away/

Posted by Gregg Rosenthal on September 27, 2010 3:26 PM ET

George Blanda, one of the toughest and most unique players in NFL history, has passed away.

Blanda was the league's all-time leading scorer when he retired in 1976 after 26 seasons as a quarterback/place-kicker. A first-ballot Hall of Famer, Blanda played with the Chicago Bears, Houston Oilers, and finally with the Oakland Raiders. He won AFL titles with the Oilers in 1960 and 1961.

Blanda started out as just a kicker in Chicago, but he became a record setting quarterback in Houston. He's perhaps best known for being the most improbable Player of the Year award winner (then called the Bert Bell Award) in history at age 43.

Cut at the beginning of the 1970 season and 12 seasons after his first retirement, Blanda went on an insane five-week run where he either replaced Raiders quarterback Daryle LaMonica to lead the Raiders to a comeback victory or kicked a winning or tying field goal. Every single week.

The book America's Game describes how Blanda's story in 1970 broke normal boundaries. He was on the cover of Sports Illustrated, Time, and Newsweek. He was joked about by Johnny Carson. He symbolized a new kind of life after 40.

"We are deeply saddened by the passing of the great George Blanda," the Raiders said in a statement. "George was a brave Raider and a close personal friend of Raiders Owner Al Davis."

Blanda is the placekicker on the All-Time AFL Team and didn't retire until he was 49 years old. He was 83. We sent our thoughts to the Blandas and his extended football family.

SouthStndJunkie · 09-28-2010, 12:33 PM

http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/nfl...ory?id=5626300

Roy Williams pays back Dez Bryant

Ouch....a dinner tab of $54,896.

Kaylore · 09-28-2010, 12:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SouthStndJunkie

http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/nfl...ory?id=5626300

Roy Williams pays back Dez Bryant

Ouch....a dinner tab of $54,896.

I'd carry someone's pads naked for half that. What an idiot.

Beantown Bronco · 09-28-2010, 12:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kaylore

I'd carry someone's pads naked for half that. What an idiot.

Isn't that how Kuper got the restraining order against you in the first place?

SouthStndJunkie · 09-28-2010, 12:49 PM

"They got the young fella," said Bryant's adviser, David Wells. "What could he say? He had to pay it unless he wanted to wash dishes for a month."

Try 24 months.

worm · 09-28-2010, 12:58 PM

He probably tipped $100.

bronco militia · 09-28-2010, 01:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by worm

He probably tipped $100.

racist

broncosteven · 09-28-2010, 01:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kaylore

I'd carry someone's pads naked for half that. What an idiot.

What will you do for $20?

SouthStndJunkie · 09-28-2010, 01:42 PM

Jags jump on Trent Edwards

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...trent-edwards/

Posted by Mike Florio on September 28, 2010 4:26 PM ET

Last hour, Mike Dempsey of 1010XL and I spent a large chunk of our weekly spot talking about whether the Jaguars would claim former Bills quarterback Trent Edwards. Dempsey finished the subject by pointing out that we'd find out the answer at 4:00 p.m. ET.

And we have.

Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the Jaguars have been awarded Edwards' contract on waivers.

Edwards joins a team that currently has David Garrard at the top of the depth chart. Following a breakthrough performance in 2007, which came after coach Jack Del Rio made an all-in gamble on Garrard, the former East Carolina quarterback has seen his game fall apart. Through three games, his passer rating falls on the wrong side of the Kordoza line.

And the thinking has been that, if the team had anyone better than Todd Bouman behind Garrard, Garrard's behind would be on the bench.

With Edwards in the fold, that could happen soon.

In three-plus seasons, Edwards has started 32 games. His best season came in 2008, with 2,699 yards passing and a 65.5 percent completion percentage in 14 starts.

SouthStndJunkie · 09-28-2010, 01:56 PM

Steve Breaston undergoes knee surgery

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...-knee-surgery/

Posted by Gregg Rosenthal on September 28, 2010 4:39 PM ET Arizona's beleaguered passing game just lost one of its best players.

Cardinals wide receiver Steve Breaston underwent surgery for a torn meniscus, according to Mike Jurecki of XTRA Sports 910 in Arizona.

With Larry Fitzgerald slow out of the gates, Breaston actually leads the Cardinals with 14 catches for 183 yards through three games. Arizona is also without third receiver Early Doucet, who is coming off groin surgery.

The Cardinals are likely going to have to rely on undrafted rookie Stephen Williams. Another undrafted rookie Max Komar could be No. 4. Derek Anderson, meanwhile, is playing behind a reconfigured and struggling offensive line.

Kurt Warner should be glad he's retired right about now.

TonyR · 10-01-2010, 06:02 AM

Tomlinson's teammates take up for him
Posted by Mike Florio on September 30, 2010 10:56 PM ET

One of the biggest surprises of the young season has come in New York, where veteran running back LaDainian Tomlinson has gained 208 yards, averaging an eye-popping 5.6 yards per carry. Tomlinson has quieted critics who believed that he was washed up, although it remains to be seen whether he'll hold up over the long haul of the season.

Regardless of how the story unfolds, Tomlinson has won over his new teammates, who have lined up to fire back at Tomlinson's old ones.

Michael Silver of Yahoo! Sports has compiled a stream of quotes from Jets players in response to the shots fired by Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers and Chargers tight end Antonio Gates at Tomlinson.

Said tackle Damien Woody: "Yeah, we all saw that. It was kind of like nuke missiles flying from the other side It's unfortunate that somebody would say something after you leave. What does that say about you? We've got his back 100 percent. I've been telling people, LT's still got a lot of giddy-up in his legs. San Diego is Philip Rivers' team now. A lot has changed. They have an aerial attack -- it's like their receivers are basketball players and they're playing alley-oop. So when they go to run the ball, they can't. We practice that every day. Rex calls it ground and pound."

Said linebacker Jason Taylor: "I think it's very disappointing that guys would do that. It's a little unprofessional. If you call the guy a friend, you ought not to do that. If you had an issue, you should speak to him face-to-face."

Linebacker Bart Scott was slightly more blunt. (Imagine that.) "Man up," Scott said. "Drop your balls. Have a pair. Say it. LT's a lot classier than I am. I'd have fired back with an atomic bomb."

Even coach Rex Ryan got in on the act, too. "Yeah, I think it's hilarious," Ryan told Silver. "Here's one of the finest players in the history of your organization, if not the finest, and a former NFL Man of the Year. Every franchise would love to have a person and player like that. And they're taking shots at that guy? We've got a great back in LaDainian. He's tremendous. Does he look like he's through? Absolutely not. He's strong. He looks fast. He looks tremendous to me."

So far, Tomlinson has indeed been tremendous; a 21-yard run early in the second quarter of Sunday night's win over the Dolphins proved that Tomlinson still has that old burst, the one that he was supposedly too old to pull off. Shonn Greene, who was presumed by many to be poised to develop into a high-end tailback, has only 106 yards, with an anemic average of 3.5 per carry.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...ke-up-for-him/

TonyR · 10-01-2010, 06:10 AM

...the Eagles also lead the NFL in red-zone scoring percentage.

In eight trips inside the 20-yard line this season, the Eagles have scored seven touchdowns for a conversion rate of 87.5 percent. The one trip into the red zone without a touchdown ended in a David Akers field goal.

The Redskins, on the other hand, are tied for last in the league with Pittsburgh with a 22 percent red zone conversion rate, scoring just two touchdowns on nine crossings of the 20-yard line.

http://www.delawareonline.com/articl...gles--strength

Saw this in my local paper today, thought it was interesting both that Shanny is picking up right where he left off and that Pittsburgh, despite being perhaps the best team in the league thus far this season, is having red zone issues apparently worse than ours. How is that possible?

Missouribronc · 10-01-2010, 06:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TonyR

Michael Silver of Yahoo! Sports has compiled a stream of quotes from Jets players in response to the shots fired by Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers and Chargers tight end Antonio Gates at Tomlinson.

Quote:

Originally Posted by TonyR

So far, Tomlinson has indeed been tremendous; a 21-yard run early in the second quarter of Sunday night's win over the Dolphins proved that Tomlinson still has that old burst, the one that he was supposedly too old to pull off. Shonn Greene, who was presumed by many to be poised to develop into a high-end tailback, has only 106 yards, with an anemic average of 3.5 per carry.[/I]

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...ke-up-for-him/

You stay classy, San Diego.

boltaneer · 10-01-2010, 08:03 AM

Eh? What exactly did Rivers and Gates say?

Missouribronc · 10-01-2010, 08:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by boltaneer

Eh? What exactly did Rivers and Gates say?

http://www.nesn.com/2010/08/philip-r...t-of-town.html

09-28-2010, 01:56 PM	#2095
SouthStndJunkie Ring of Famer Shannon Says: Listen to The Junkman Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 15,352	Steve Breaston undergoes knee surgery http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...-knee-surgery/ Posted by Gregg Rosenthal on September 28, 2010 4:39 PM ET Arizona's beleaguered passing game just lost one of its best players. Cardinals wide receiver Steve Breaston underwent surgery for a torn meniscus, according to Mike Jurecki of XTRA Sports 910 in Arizona. With Larry Fitzgerald slow out of the gates, Breaston actually leads the Cardinals with 14 catches for 183 yards through three games. Arizona is also without third receiver Early Doucet, who is coming off groin surgery. The Cardinals are likely going to have to rely on undrafted rookie Stephen Williams. Another undrafted rookie Max Komar could be No. 4. Derek Anderson, meanwhile, is playing behind a reconfigured and struggling offensive line. Kurt Warner should be glad he's retired right about now. Last edited by SouthStndJunkie; 09-28-2010 at 02:00 PM..

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09-24-2010, 08:39 AM	#2076
worm Great moments are born... ...from great opportunity Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,947 Adopt-a-Bronco: #20	Good Cutler article. I am not a Martz fan...but he is getting results..even with that hideous line.

09-24-2010, 10:06 PM	#2077
SouthStndJunkie Ring of Famer Shannon Says: Listen to The Junkman Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 15,352	Brutal tackle costs Rolando McClain $5,000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...-mcclain-5000/ Posted by Michael David Smith on September 24, 2010 7:08 PM ET Raiders rookie linebacker Rolando McClain picked up Rams wide receiver Danny Amendola on Sunday and slammed him into the infield dirt at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. As a result, he's been fined $5,000. On first viewing I referred to the tackle as a body slam, but watching the video again I'd have to say it was really more of a belly-to-back suplex. Either way, it was a move seen more often in a WWE ring than a football field, and it's actually a little surprising that McClain wasn't fined more than $5,000. McClain's 15-yard unnecessary roughness penalty helped to set up a Rams touchdown.

09-24-2010, 10:06 PM	#2078
SouthStndJunkie Ring of Famer Shannon Says: Listen to The Junkman Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 15,352

09-24-2010, 10:32 PM	#2079
Connecticut Bronco Fan CTBF Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Connecticut Posts: 330 Adopt-a-Bronco: Rick Dennison	I don't see what's wrong with that tackle.

09-25-2010, 07:32 AM	#2080
Broncoman13 Broncoholic JT #80 Join Date: May 2001 Location: Colorado Posts: 16,962 Adopt-a-Bronco: Orange Julius	Unnecessary perhaps, but not worthy of a fine. The Broncos Eric Decker and Parrish Cox both got fines as well. Decker, $5k for a late hit and Cox $7.5k for a throat slash. Seriously, $7500 for a throat slash? Sucks for him, 5th rounders don't make a ton to begin with, $7500 pulled out of his game check will leave him with about half of his normal take home. The upside...bet he doesn't do that throat slash again.

09-25-2010, 08:26 AM	#2082
WolfpackGuy Call me, "Maybe" Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Delaware Posts: 5,694	It was like the Robert Ayers/Jammal Charles slam. Except McClain's was BEFORE the whistle...

09-25-2010, 08:40 AM	#2083
HAT I think, therefore I ham. Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 5,721 Adopt-a-Bronco: Adam Weber	Fined for that? Weak. Shouldn't even be a penalty.

09-27-2010, 08:33 AM	#2084
SouthStndJunkie Ring of Famer Shannon Says: Listen to The Junkman Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 15,352	A day after 49ers coach Mike Singletary said Jimmy Raye would be the offensive coordinator for the rest of the season, Raye was fired by San Francisco, a team source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter. Quarterbacks coach Mike Johnson was promoted to lead play caller, the source said. Johnson becomes the 49ers' eighth offensive coordinator in eight seasons.

09-27-2010, 08:33 AM	#2085
NYBronc Ring of Famer pka young wu Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Brookhaven, NY Posts: 1,456	9ers can Jimmy Raye. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5621612

09-27-2010, 12:58 PM	#2086
SouthStndJunkie Ring of Famer Shannon Says: Listen to The Junkman Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 15,352	George Blanda passes away http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...a-passes-away/ Posted by Gregg Rosenthal on September 27, 2010 3:26 PM ET George Blanda, one of the toughest and most unique players in NFL history, has passed away. Blanda was the league's all-time leading scorer when he retired in 1976 after 26 seasons as a quarterback/place-kicker. A first-ballot Hall of Famer, Blanda played with the Chicago Bears, Houston Oilers, and finally with the Oakland Raiders. He won AFL titles with the Oilers in 1960 and 1961. Blanda started out as just a kicker in Chicago, but he became a record setting quarterback in Houston. He's perhaps best known for being the most improbable Player of the Year award winner (then called the Bert Bell Award) in history at age 43. Cut at the beginning of the 1970 season and 12 seasons after his first retirement, Blanda went on an insane five-week run where he either replaced Raiders quarterback Daryle LaMonica to lead the Raiders to a comeback victory or kicked a winning or tying field goal. Every single week. The book America's Game describes how Blanda's story in 1970 broke normal boundaries. He was on the cover of Sports Illustrated, Time, and Newsweek. He was joked about by Johnny Carson. He symbolized a new kind of life after 40. "We are deeply saddened by the passing of the great George Blanda," the Raiders said in a statement. "George was a brave Raider and a close personal friend of Raiders Owner Al Davis." Blanda is the placekicker on the All-Time AFL Team and didn't retire until he was 49 years old. He was 83. We sent our thoughts to the Blandas and his extended football family.

09-28-2010, 12:33 PM	#2087
SouthStndJunkie Ring of Famer Shannon Says: Listen to The Junkman Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 15,352	http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/nfl...ory?id=5626300 Roy Williams pays back Dez Bryant Ouch....a dinner tab of $54,896.

09-28-2010, 12:49 PM	#2090
SouthStndJunkie Ring of Famer Shannon Says: Listen to The Junkman Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 15,352	"They got the young fella," said Bryant's adviser, David Wells. "What could he say? He had to pay it unless he wanted to wash dishes for a month." Try 24 months.

09-28-2010, 12:58 PM	#2091
worm Great moments are born... ...from great opportunity Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,947 Adopt-a-Bronco: #20	He probably tipped $100.

09-28-2010, 01:42 PM	#2094
SouthStndJunkie Ring of Famer Shannon Says: Listen to The Junkman Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 15,352	Jags jump on Trent Edwards http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...trent-edwards/ Posted by Mike Florio on September 28, 2010 4:26 PM ET Last hour, Mike Dempsey of 1010XL and I spent a large chunk of our weekly spot talking about whether the Jaguars would claim former Bills quarterback Trent Edwards. Dempsey finished the subject by pointing out that we'd find out the answer at 4:00 p.m. ET. And we have. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the Jaguars have been awarded Edwards' contract on waivers. Edwards joins a team that currently has David Garrard at the top of the depth chart. Following a breakthrough performance in 2007, which came after coach Jack Del Rio made an all-in gamble on Garrard, the former East Carolina quarterback has seen his game fall apart. Through three games, his passer rating falls on the wrong side of the Kordoza line. And the thinking has been that, if the team had anyone better than Todd Bouman behind Garrard, Garrard's behind would be on the bench. With Edwards in the fold, that could happen soon. In three-plus seasons, Edwards has started 32 games. His best season came in 2008, with 2,699 yards passing and a 65.5 percent completion percentage in 14 starts.

10-01-2010, 06:02 AM	#2096
TonyR Franchise Poster Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Mid-Atlantic Posts: 15,784	Tomlinson's teammates take up for him Posted by Mike Florio on September 30, 2010 10:56 PM ET One of the biggest surprises of the young season has come in New York, where veteran running back LaDainian Tomlinson has gained 208 yards, averaging an eye-popping 5.6 yards per carry. Tomlinson has quieted critics who believed that he was washed up, although it remains to be seen whether he'll hold up over the long haul of the season. Regardless of how the story unfolds, Tomlinson has won over his new teammates, who have lined up to fire back at Tomlinson's old ones. Michael Silver of Yahoo! Sports has compiled a stream of quotes from Jets players in response to the shots fired by Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers and Chargers tight end Antonio Gates at Tomlinson. Said tackle Damien Woody: "Yeah, we all saw that. It was kind of like nuke missiles flying from the other side It's unfortunate that somebody would say something after you leave. What does that say about you? We've got his back 100 percent. I've been telling people, LT's still got a lot of giddy-up in his legs. San Diego is Philip Rivers' team now. A lot has changed. They have an aerial attack -- it's like their receivers are basketball players and they're playing alley-oop. So when they go to run the ball, they can't. We practice that every day. Rex calls it ground and pound." Said linebacker Jason Taylor: "I think it's very disappointing that guys would do that. It's a little unprofessional. If you call the guy a friend, you ought not to do that. If you had an issue, you should speak to him face-to-face." Linebacker Bart Scott was slightly more blunt. (Imagine that.) "Man up," Scott said. "Drop your balls. Have a pair. Say it. LT's a lot classier than I am. I'd have fired back with an atomic bomb." Even coach Rex Ryan got in on the act, too. "Yeah, I think it's hilarious," Ryan told Silver. "Here's one of the finest players in the history of your organization, if not the finest, and a former NFL Man of the Year. Every franchise would love to have a person and player like that. And they're taking shots at that guy? We've got a great back in LaDainian. He's tremendous. Does he look like he's through? Absolutely not. He's strong. He looks fast. He looks tremendous to me." So far, Tomlinson has indeed been tremendous; a 21-yard run early in the second quarter of Sunday night's win over the Dolphins proved that Tomlinson still has that old burst, the one that he was supposedly too old to pull off. Shonn Greene, who was presumed by many to be poised to develop into a high-end tailback, has only 106 yards, with an anemic average of 3.5 per carry. http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...ke-up-for-him/

10-01-2010, 06:10 AM	#2097
TonyR Franchise Poster Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Mid-Atlantic Posts: 15,784	...the Eagles also lead the NFL in red-zone scoring percentage. In eight trips inside the 20-yard line this season, the Eagles have scored seven touchdowns for a conversion rate of 87.5 percent. The one trip into the red zone without a touchdown ended in a David Akers field goal. The Redskins, on the other hand, are tied for last in the league with Pittsburgh with a 22 percent red zone conversion rate, scoring just two touchdowns on nine crossings of the 20-yard line. http://www.delawareonline.com/articl...gles--strength Saw this in my local paper today, thought it was interesting both that Shanny is picking up right where he left off and that Pittsburgh, despite being perhaps the best team in the league thus far this season, is having red zone issues apparently worse than ours. How is that possible?

10-01-2010, 08:03 AM	#2099
boltaneer 17 ATTA BABY! Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: America's Finest City Posts: 4,083	Eh? What exactly did Rivers and Gates say?