0 comments by Shane Clemons on 4/9/2012
Every now and then, I have the pleasure of stumbling across an exceptionally well written piece that clears the air around an issue and let’s me see the problem for what it is. Enter Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk. In the piece linked above, Florio essentially concludes that Williams may be able to redeem […]
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I’m a firm believer that stability and sound decision making will eventually breed success. Apparently, that’s the Cincinnati Bengals’ view as well. Marvin Lewis took over as the Bengals head coach in 2003. Since that date, Lewis has led the Bengals to just three playoff appearances and zero playoff victories. In 9 seasons as the […]
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According to the Jacksonville Jaguars, defensive tackle Terrance Knighton sustained an eye injury in an “incident” early Sunday morning. The injury required surgery on Sunday, and according to Tania Ganguli, Knighton has been released from the hospital and is at home. He has a doctor appointment tomorrow. The extent of the eye injury still remains […]
0 comments by Shane Clemons on 4/8/2012
On Easter Sunday, families across the world make their way to local churches to attend special sermons and events. In many families, Easter belongs in the trio of Thanksgiving and Christmas with the entire family gathering for fellowship with one another. That’s no different in Georgetown, Texas where Tim Tebow delivered a sermon in front […]
0 comments by Shane Clemons on 4/5/2012
When we hear a comment, regardless of its importance, context is everything, and sometimes it takes the passage of time to bring to light the true context behind things players and coaches say. As we all know by now, Gregg Williams was slammed with an indefinite suspension last month by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. The […]
0 comments by Shane Clemons on 4/4/2012
Joe Flacco recently raised eyebrows when he responded to a question about his agent saying Flacco was a top five quarterback. Here’s what Flacco told SportsRadioInterviews.com: “I assume everybody thinks they’re a top-five quarterback. I mean, I think I’m the best. I don’t think I’m top five, I think I’m the best. I don’t think […]
0 comments by Shane Clemons on 4/3/2012
Yet again, a Detroit Lions player is in trouble with the law, and once again the charges will be related to marijuana. Nick Fairley was arrested today and is being charged with second degree possession of Marijuana. Fairley was stopped due to a suspended license. Fairley was arrested after police found marijuana in his possession. […]
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One of the requirements of being an NFL owner should be to have an active Twitter account. That’s a requirement that Colts owner Jim Irsay would have no problem fulfilling. Sometimes it can get him into trouble too as is the case with his tweet about Robert Griffin III. A Luck private workout 2day..we want […]
0 comments by Shane Clemons on 4/2/2012
According to the Associated Press, the NFLPA has told players that will be interviewed by the NFL with regards to the bountygate scandal that it would be in those players’ best interests to have a lawyer and a union representative present during any meetings with the league. Are we surprised by this? No, but the […]
0 comments by Shane Clemons on 4/1/2012
The AFC North is one of the most intriguing divisions in football. The Ravens treat their games against the Pittsburgh Steelers as their own pair of mini-Super Bowls. The Steelers are the waning hegemonic power, and the Bengals are the up and coming team that has a lot of potential and could find a way […]
0 comments by Shane Clemons on 3/30/2012
Jason La Canfora reported earlier today that Saints head coach Sean Payton would be appealing his year long suspension that will sideline couch him until 2013. Everyone is assuming that Payton has no chance of winning his appeal, and Sean Payton himself probably realizes that, but getting his appeal overturned isn’t what this appeal is all […]
0 comments by Shane Clemons on 3/29/2012
The NFL is a quarterback driven league, and young guns continue to come at a premium. Don’t believe me? Just look at the Redskins trade with the Rams earlier this month. The Redskins gave up 3 first round picks and 1 second round pick to move up in this year’s draft just 4 positions (from […]
0 comments by Shane Clemons on 3/28/2012
A number of potential rule changes have been kicked around this week during the owners meetings. The two notable rules that have passed are that the NFL will now review all turnovers, and regular season overtime will now be treated as postseason overtime has been treated over the past couple of years. Reviewing turnovers will […]
0 comments by Shane Clemons on 3/26/2012
Mark Sanchez is the New York Jets’ starting quarterback. Let that sink in for a minute. He is the New York Jets’ starting quarterback, yet he operates like he is the quarterback of a semi-pro team. There are few quarterbacks in the NFL that I’m more critical of than Tim Tebow, but one of them is […]
0 comments by Shane Clemons on 3/23/2012
Since 2000, Jeff Saturday has been Payton Manning’s center. It was always Saturday calling out the Colts’ blocking assignments, and the tandem worked together to produce one of the best offenses the NFL has ever seen. Those days are over. According to Adam Schefter, Jeff Saturday has signed with the Green Bay Packers, a move […]
