It looks like Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis is still trying to decide between Tom Cable and JaMarcus Russell. Yeah, I know… it should be an easy decision. The team showed signs of life when Cable decided to go with Bruce Gradkowski late this season and quite frankly, Russell is supremely talented and epically lazy.
New Cleveland Browns president Mike Holmgren and GM Tom Heckert both would like to kick quarterbacks Brady Quinn and Derek Anderson to the curb and find a real quarterback. You know, somebody that doesn’t weigh the offense down like a boat anchor.
Pete Carroll is reportedly close to signing to a five-year deal to become the new head coach of the Seattle Seahawks. According to the Los Angeles Times, Carroll will make $7 million per year as the Seahawks President and General Manager. Carroll currently makes about $4 million per year and has been the head coach of the USC Trojans since 2001.
The firing of Ron Turner as offensive coordinator of the Chicago Bears finally became official on Tuesday. Now the team must decide which available OC can help Jay Cutler rebound from a miserable showing in 2009.
I know there are plenty of people who just do not like the Dallas Cowboys. In fact, you can include me in that group. I just hate the whole “America’s Team” baloney. So I get the fact that there are a lot of people who wouldn’t mind hocking a loogie on the star at Cowboys [...]
It’s been a good run but the question is, will the San Diego Chargers retain LaDainian Tomlinson for 2010? Tim Sullivan of the San Diego Union-Tribune believes Sunday’s game will be LT’s last regular season appearance for the Chargers.
The New Orleans Saints will keep quarterback Drew Brees on the bench during Sunday’s game against the Carolina Panthers to make sure he doesn’t get hurt before the postseason begins. According to NOLA.com: The New Orleans Saints will start Mark Brunell at quarterback on Sunday against the Carolina Panthers, with Drew Brees serving as the team’s emergency third quarterback.
We all know Bill Cowher will coach again. The question is… when and where?
Lately, the rumor is Cowher will return to the NFL next season as the head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The only problem is, the Bucs have a head coach. Raheem Morris has only been in the position for one year [...]
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Is a diva wide receiver worth the headache?
That was the question recently posed to Dolphins offensive coordinator Dan Henning.
“He’s got to be an alpha and he’s got to be a game-changer,” said Henning, who went on to explain the delicate balance that must be struck to accommodate an arrogant and/or preening superstar. ” [...]
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The New Orleans Saints apparently won’t carry two kickers into the playoffs, as they’ve done for much of this year. The team announced Tuesday afternoon it has cut veteran kicker John Carney.
That’s a sign they’re committed to sticking with Garrett Hartley, who reclaimed the kicking job for the 12th game of the season. [...]
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It’s hard to say who was more alarmed — or amused — by the suggestion.
Trade Calvin Johnson? That’s been a hot topic on sports radio and Internet message boards this week, as disgruntled Lions fans try to find new ways to fix an old problem: turning this franchise around.
But the mere mention of [...]
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Former Broncos head coach Mike Shanahan has been in discussions to become the Washington Redskins’ next head coach, according to two NFL sources. The two sides still have some issues to work through, however, before an agreement is reached.
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Amid comments from Detroit Lions president Tom Lewand indicating that the team will talk to multiple possible candidates for the No. 1 overall pick in the draft before making a final decision, the folks at KFFL are reporting, with Salisbury-esque certainty, that Baylor tackle Jason Smith will be the pick.
There’s no ambiguity in the one-sentence [...]
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That’s the hot rumor/assumption/falsehood of the day in the continuing saga of whether the Denver Broncos will grant quarterback Jay Cutler’s trade request.
Washington is allegedly trying to put together a three-team quarterback merry-go-round in which Cutler would end up in Washington, Matt Cassel in Denver and Jason Campbell in Kansas City.
The ‘Skins [...]
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It has been suggested in the past that Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has opted not to fire coach Wade Phillips and/or offensive coordinator Jason Garrett in part because Jones, like most rich people who own millions in stocks, took a bath last year when the market imploded.
As a result, Jones likely [...]
