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One firing, two interpretations, both right

September 7, 2009

Turk Schonert was fired as offensive coordinator by the Buffalo Bills. He said he was fired because coach Dick Jauron put limitations on the offense, that the system was not simple enough.
This is an interesting case of a guy saying something that is probably true for both parties involved. How it’s interpreted is a matter [...]

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The trade of Richard Seymour

September 7, 2009

This is why the Oakland Raiders are the Oakland Raiders. They have traded a first-round pick in the 2011 draft for a guy who will be 30 and who can be a free agent.
Let’s be honest – I love Richard Seymour as a player. His every game and Pro Bowl serves as a reminder that [...]

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What a cheap shot by Brett Favre

September 1, 2009
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The Beanster … getting it done

August 31, 2009

Akron’s own Chris Wells had quite a game the other night for the Cardinals. He was hurt for a part of training camp, and that time off may actually help him. The reviews are pretty high. Fox even states he could be the most exciting Cardinals rookie since 1979.

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The Kyle Orton era is off to a roaring start

August 31, 2009

I know Jay Marriotti is a Chicago guy. That being said, I also agree with him that Denver could be in for a long season. Fans showed up to boo Jay Cutler on Sunday, and the Broncos took some shots at him. But Marriotti is right when he asks: “When the fans boo Cutler, aren't [...]

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Time to dredge up the ‘Move to Pittsburgh’ comments

August 20, 2009

Go ahead and get mad at me.
Fire up the insults.
Prepare to send off the nasty notes.
I can handle it.
Because Terence Moore of AOL is right.
He advocates something I’ve been advocating for a long time: “All owners in professional sports should swallow their pride, study the Pittsburgh Steelers over the past four decades and implement the ways of the [...]

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Favre + Vikings = Ka-ching

August 20, 2009

What is the short-term impact of Brett Favre on the Minnesota Vikings?
Cash.
Lots of it.
Let’s start with the fact that in 2006 the Vikings average ticket price was $71 ($71!!!). Then let’s realize that since Favre signed the Vikings have sold 3,200 season tickets and 11,000 single-game tickets.
Let’s be generous and figure that in three years [...]

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There's no reason to be angry at the guy

August 19, 2009

Every time I write about Brett Favre changing his mind, something that happens quite frequently these days, people write to me about how mad they are at Favre.
Frankly (and Bobly and Georgely too) I don't get it.
Since when is the chronic ability to make a permanent decision worthy of such scorn?
If this were true, no [...]

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A feel-good NFL story

August 18, 2009

Pretty good take here on San Diego running back Darren Sproles, who is one tough and talented football player.

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The things NFL coaches spend their time with never cease to amaze me

August 18, 2009

Apparently parking spaces were an issue in Detroit. To the point that new coach Jim Schwartz took an interest.
"Among his first orders of business after being hired was to assign every player a designated spot," wrote Alex Marvez of Fox. "Veterans according to seniority were given those closest to the building. Schwartz even personally timed [...]

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Well … the opener just got tougher

August 18, 2009

Because Brett Favre will be quarterback for the Vikings.

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Get out the crying towels

August 17, 2009

I guess now we’re supposed to feel sorry for Michael Vick. Because he cried when he was in prison
If you don’t want to cry in prison, don’t commit a crime.
Simple proposition.
If you don't want to bleed, don't step on a nail.
If you don't want to have a headache, don't hit yourself in the head with [...]

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This is a surprise

July 28, 2009

Who expected this? Certainly not me.

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The NFL's six weeks of torture

July 28, 2009

Former Brown and present SI writer Ross Tucker wrote how refreshing it is that Redskins coach Jim Zorn is allowing four-year-and-up veterans to stay at home during training camp. Tucker describes camp as " … the brutality of multiple padded practices, the monotony of the daily meetings, and the grind of working from 6 a.m. [...]

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Vick's "conditional reinstatement"

July 28, 2009

All this angst about a guy who killed dogs. Sheesh, you'd have thought in reading this that Roger Goodell had banshed Michael Vick to the Browns or somethin (ba-dum-bum).
Here's the bottom line about Vick: He will sign somewhere, and he'll play at some point this season. But name me the last NFL player to miss [...]

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The Ben Roethlisberger situation

July 22, 2009

Here’s the details on the complaint charging Ben Roethlisberger with sexual assault in a civil suit, including an alleged statement by the head of security at the casino where the alleged assault took place saying “most girls would feel lucky to get to have sex with someone like Ben Roethlisberger.” It’s a complaint in a [...]

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More NFL stuff that makes you shake your head

July 21, 2009

The local sports web site waitingfornextyear.com has an insightful post on the practices of the Kansas City Chiefs, who are gouging fans to buy tickets for ridiculous preseason games by linking them to the purchase of a ticket for a regular season game.
Fans who want a ticket for a home game against Dallas or Pittsburgh must [...]

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He only played one year, right …

July 21, 2009

Kansas City just gave quarterback Matt Cassell $67 million. (He's now obliged not to criticize the Chiefs.) Ross Tucker asks a good question about the deal: Why not wait a stinking year?

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Starting at quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings … No. 4 …

July 21, 2009

It's just a matter of time before Brett Favre makes things official.

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Well now we know why he didn't take the Browns job

July 21, 2009

Mike Shanahan will be paid $7 million not to coach this season. Another clause: He can't criticize the Broncos.
For $7 mil, I'd keep my mouth shut too.
Well … maybe for $9.352 mil.
Notice the difference in the cultures of the NFL and other sports? In the NFL, they pay people to keep quiet. In the NBA, [...]

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Civil suit filed against Ben Roethlisberger

July 21, 2009

Ben Roethlisberger faces a civil suit alleging sexual assault. Very, very serious charge. This is the kind of thing that could mess up a season. If it's true. It must be pointed out that Ben's attorney says it's not true. And that's about as far as any writer with 1/18th of a brain takes that story.

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Should we call him Brett Mason?

July 15, 2009

Baltimore wide receiver was a good friend of Steve McNair, who was killed by the woman he was having an affair with. Shortly after McNair’s funeral, Mason said via an internet post that he was retiring. This would hurt one of the Browns division rivals, but one Baltimore guy who is around the team a [...]

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A fair presentation

July 13, 2009

I thought this was a very fair presentation on Steve McNair’s funeral.

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Does death make a player a hero?

July 8, 2009

We sure can make dead people into heroes. Steve McNair was an outstanding quarterback who spent the last few weeks of his life with a 20-year-old girl in Nashville. That time with her may have cost McNair his life.
I don't mean to prosletyze here, but let's call it like it was: McNair was fooling around [...]

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A word on NFL revenues

June 29, 2009

SI.com's Ross Tucker points out that the Green Bay Packers, the small market Green Bay Packers, the market that lacks the sponsorship and marketing wherewithal of every other NFL city, made a profit of $20 million last season. That's profit. "If a franchise in a miniscule market can turn a profit during a historically down [...]

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