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| iMaster_Toker | Aug 22 2008, 05:03 PM Post #81 |
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BOLT CASE COMPLICATED, FOR NOW Posted by Mike Florio on August 22, 2008, 5:14 p.m. As a follow-up to our earlier post regarding the procedures that would apply if Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt wants to play in the NFL, we’ve developed via our discussions with the league office a strong sense that Bolt’s upbringing in another country and his absence from a United States college makes his case a bit more complicated than it would be if he were an American track star who decided to give football a try. Several readers pointed out in response to our prior item that men like Renaldo Nehemiah and Vince Papale signed with NFL teams without entering the draft. The difference, however, seems to be that persons who finish four years of college automatically are “in” the draft pool. And if they’re not drafted, they become free agents. For example, former Notre Dame receiver and current Cubs pitcher Jeff Samardzija had no desire to play in the NFL, and so he never “applied” for the draft. But once the draft came and went after he ended his career in college football, he became a free agent. He can sign with any team at any time. As to Bolt, it’s not clear whether he graduated from high school, when he graduated from high school, and whether he has finished four years of college. At a certain point, Bolt would be no different than Papale, who was a “walk-on” years after finishing college. Given that Bolt is only 22, the league would first have to look into whether he must go through the draft. The other problem is that, although NFL spokesman Greg Aiello is always courteous and kind and cooperative, he prefers fact to hypothesis. “There is a theoretical point at which our office would have to make an eligiblity decision on anyone, including you,” Aiello told us. “If we need to determine his eligibility, we will do so.” Hmmm. That gives me an idea. I actually used to be pretty fast. And I can still catch better than Troy Williamson. Maybe I’ll ask for a try out. What’s the worst that could happen? UPDATE: In the future, guys like Bolt might end up entering the NFL the more conventional way; one NCAA coach says he intends to begin recruiting in Jamaica. ~Riski~ |
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| iMaster_Toker | Aug 23 2008, 02:08 PM Post #82 |
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CAN MERRIMAN PLAY WITH TORN PCL? Posted by Mike Florio on August 23, 2008, 10:39 a.m. With the Chargers and linebacker Shawne Merriman not offering much in the way of details regarding Merriman’s condition, the North County Times sought the opinion of a physician as to Merriman’s ability to play with a torn PCL. “Next to the anterior cruciate ligament, the posterior cruciate ligament is the most important one in your knee,” Dr. Robert Clifford told the Times. “You need your PCL because you can’t do the day-to-day stuff, like walking down a ramp. If you did that without a PCL, your tibia would slide under your fibula. “A linebacker has to go side-to-side, stop and accelerate,” Clifford added. “For him, he needs a stable knee. If he was a lineman, it would be an easier choice. But where he plays, he can’t afford not to have his knee be stable and have it slip on him.” That said, we’ve heard that plenty of pro football players are doing it without a PCL. (”Lots and lots and lots of them,” one source said.) We heard a rumor on Friday that the Chargers believe Merriman has had a torn PCL for as long as two years. Regardless of whether Merriman can play without a PCL, doing so understandably increases the risk of further damage. “That’s the thing he has to weigh: risk versus benefit,” Clifford said, “because the other ligaments, the secondary ones, can get stretched, and they are not strong enough to provide the stability. It’s like with a house and you take out all the weight-bearing walls. The other walls might be strong enough to hold the house up, then again, they may not.” The great unknown with Merriman is the degree of the tear, and whether the knee currently is stable. “If it’s not completely unstable, the combination of a knee brace, strengthening it and other ways to stabilize it might allow him to play,” Clifford said. “But if it’s not stable, he needs to have it fixed.” Getting it fixed would most likely knock him out for the entire 2008 season. And, to the extent that Merriman has been playing with a torn PCL, it could be that additional damage has been done, which won’t be corrected merely by replacing the PCL. It’s this scenario that has some within the organization fearing that there’s a chance Merriman could be done. As in done done. ~Riski~ |
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| iMaster_Toker | Aug 23 2008, 02:13 PM Post #83 |
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FINS CALL BOLT RUMORS “RIDICULOUS” Posted by Mike Florio on August 23, 2008, 9:14 a.m. When we referred on Friday to rumors linking one or more NFL teams to Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, we were referring to Internet scuttlebutt that the Miami Dolphins had dispatched a scout to China. But we didn’t mention the Dolphins, because we didn’t think there was anything to it. Per the Palm Beach Post, the team called the rumor “ridiculous.” Writes Greg Stoda, “There was laughter involved, and no small amount of disgust.” But is it ludicrous to think an NFL team would be interested? Former Cowboys exec Gil Brandt had this to say in a Thursday item posted on NFL.com: “If Hall of Fame general manager Tex Schramm and I were still running the Cowboys, we’d be in Jamaica right now waiting for Bolt’s plane to land. . . . [H]e could probably fly past most any cornerback. If he had any hands at all, he’d be scary. Certainly worth giving him a look if you’re a team in need at receiver.” Meanwhile, there continues to be confusion regarding whether Bolt could sign with a team now or whether he’d have to enter the draft. In an item on Yahoo! Sports, Jason Cole cites an unnamed league spokesperson as indicating that Bolt would be a free agent. We initially were told on Friday by Greg Aiello that Bolt would have to enter the draft, but that the final answer would come only if Bolt were to call the league office and express an interest in playing football. On Friday night, we learned that at least one team recognizes the practicalities of luring Bolt to the NFL. Per a source with knowledge of the team’s thinking, Bolt is regarded as a guy who would be offered the rookie minimum contract with no signing bonus, since he’s a completely unknown quantity. Since Bolt can make much more money continuing his career in track, he most likely wouldn’t be interested in taking a pay cut for the privilege of taking a pounding in pro football. The difference between Bolt and former sprinter-turned-footballer Bob Hayes is that, 44 years ago, a track star couldn’t cash in by continuing to run in a straight line after striking gold in the Olympics. So, while it’s fun for some (and annoying for others) to consider the possibility of seeing Bolt blow past the coverage on 9 routes and then use that six-five body to catch fade passes in the back of the end zone, it’s highly unlikely at this point, if not ever. ~Riski~ |
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| iMaster_Toker | Aug 23 2008, 09:13 PM Post #84 |
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MERRIMAN HAS TWO TORN KNEE LIGAMENTS Posted by Mike Florio on August 23, 2008, 6:00 p.m. Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman disclosed on Saturday that he has not one but two torn knee ligaments. Both the PCL and the LCL are damaged. “The combination makes it kind of difficult,” Merriman said. “It makes your knee feel very unstable. It’s something that I’ve been trying to deal with, hoping it would get better by now.” Merriman has been advised to have surgery by at least one of the various doctors he has seen. At issue is the extent of the surgery, since it will impact his availability in 2008. He wants to make a decision soon. “I’ll try to do it as fast as possible so we can make this less of a distraction,” Merriman said. “My thing is just to keep preparing and get ready for opening week.” As more information becomes available, however, it appears that Merriman won’t be able to continue to play without some type of surgical correction. “Every day it just didn’t feel right or it would feel worse,” Merriman said. “One day it would feel like it got a little better and I’d go back out there and it’s still sore. That’s one of the things I’ve dealt with.” Meanwhile, we continue to hear whispers that the team is bracing for the worst-case scenario — a conclusion that Merriman is experiencing bone-on-bone contact in his knee, and that he’ll possibly need microfrature surgery aimed at creating scar tissue that simulates missing cartilage. ~Riski~ |
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| iMaster_Toker | Aug 24 2008, 03:56 PM Post #85 |
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GIANTS CONFIRM THAT OSI IS DONE FOR THE YEAR Posted by Mike Florio on August 24, 2008, 5:44 p.m. EDT The New York Giants have confirmed the worst news their defense could have gotten during the 2008 preseason — Osi Umenyiora, a sack specialist who was poised to carry the load in the wake of the retirement of Michael Strahan, has been lost for the season. Contrary to reports of a torn MCL, the team says that Umenyiora has a torn lateral meniscus. He’ll have surgery on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Ralph Vacchiano of the New York Daily News reports that coach Tom Coughlin said the subject of luring Michael Strahan out of retirement was raised in the team’s offices on Sunday. “I haven’t really talked to anyone at this point in time to be honest with you,” Coughlin added. “I’m sure that Jerry Reese and I and ownership will look long and hard at whatever options there are out there and do what’s best at this point in time.” Strahan wanted $8 million to stay with the team; his price tag might have gone up considerably today. ~Riski~ |
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| imdeafsowhat | Aug 25 2008, 04:53 PM Post #86 |
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| iMaster_Toker | Aug 25 2008, 05:08 PM Post #87 |
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uhh okay? gtfo out my forums or I'll start shitting on urs. U have no point or anything, ur comments is always overrated, and never to the point.. ~Riski~ |
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| 0chspelar | Aug 25 2008, 05:41 PM Post #88 |
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its sad how riski makes his own thread and can't even stay on topic. |
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| iMaster_Toker | Aug 25 2008, 06:07 PM Post #89 |
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Uhh, I'm just responding and postin this threads as someone favorites, as Raiders, Chargers, Jaguer, Jets, and Giants since so far... It is still on the point of the topic. stfu idiot Ochspelar. ~Riski~[redit][/redit] Edited by iMaster_Toker, Aug 25 2008, 06:07 PM.
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| iMaster_Toker | Aug 26 2008, 12:31 PM Post #90 |
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NOLAN CLAIMS HE DIDN’T CRITICIZE SMITH Posted by Michael David Smith on August 26, 2008, 9:23 a.m. In his Monday Morning Quarterback column yesterday, Peter King of Sports Illustrated provided a brief quote in which 49ers coach Mike Nolan explained why he chose J.T. O’Sullivan as his starting quarterback. “Thus far,” Nolan said, “J.T.’s been better than the other two, and there hasn’t really been much of a gray area. His play’s been better at the position than what we’ve had at any point in the last three years.” The last three years represent the period of time since the 49ers made Smith the first pick in the 2005 NFL draft. Obviously, if a mediocre quarterback like O’Sullivan can come in and be better than the No. 1 overall pick has ever been, that doesn’t speak well for Smith. But on Monday Nolan tried to backtrack from those comments. After practice Monday Nolan said that he didn’t mean any of his comments to be critical of Smith, and that what he was really saying was that all of his quarterbacks have improved. Nolan said King was confused about what was said when the two talked on the phone over the weekend.“I could answer for him, but I know what I said and I know what I was thinking,” Nolan said. “I was thinking the same thing I’ve been telling you guys every day we’ve been out here.” That sounds like Nolan trying to spin after realizing that what he told King makes his own decision to draft Smith look like a foolish one. The bottom line is that after all the time and money the 49ers have given Smith, he’s just not good enough. Whether Nolan wants to come right out and say it or not. ~Riski~ |
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| Twisted[4Life] | Aug 26 2008, 12:33 PM Post #91 |
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| imdeafsowhat | Aug 26 2008, 12:39 PM Post #92 |
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| iMaster_Toker | Aug 26 2008, 12:43 PM Post #93 |
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IS CULPEPPER BEING BLACKBALLED? Posted by Mike Florio on August 26, 2008, 8:25 a.m. We continue to be intrigued, and befuddled, by the case of quarterback Daunte Culpepper, who four years ago authored one of the best regular-season passing performances of all time, generating a rating of 110.9. (And, yeah, he had Randy Moss for much of the year. But Moss also missed several games, due to a hamstring injury. In a Monday night game against the Colts, which Moss missed, Culpepper rang up a passer rating in excess of 120. Six days later, against the Packers, Culpepper’s passer rating at Lambeau was 117.9, without Moss.) The next year, Culpepper’s career in Minnesota was permanently derailed when he suffered a serious knee injury against the Panthers. But that was nearly three years ago; though he doesn’t have the same burst out of the backfield that he used to possess when he was with the Vikings, we still can’t understand how a guy who has proven himself on the field suddenly is getting no opportunities. As we understand it, Culpepper entered the 2008 offseason with three types of teams in mind: (1) those looking for a starter; (2) those inclined to have a quarterback competition; and (3) those that need a proven veteran backup. But he got nowhere in his efforts to land anywhere. Though it has been reported that Culpepper turned down a one-year, $1 million offer to join the Packers, Culpepper’s version (as we understand it) is that the Packers merely wanted to send a message to Brett Favre, and that serious negotiations never occurred. We’re also told that Culpepper was informed early in the offseason by one team executive that he wouldn’t have a chance to compete for a starting job, anywhere. The question, as we see it, is whether the executive in question was merely sharing his opinion, or whether the executive is aware of a concerted effort among NFL teams to shun him. If Culpepper is being blackballed, we’re not sure why it would be happening. Perhaps his verbal spat with Vikings coach Brad Childress caused teams to sour on him. Or maybe it was the grievance he planned to file when the Dolphins were squatting on him in the weeks leading up to training camp in 2007. We still think there’s a chance that, because Culpepper has no agent, the various agents who regularly speak to NFL executives have been bad-mouthing Culpepper, because the last thing agents want or need to see is a new trend where players decide to go it alone. Culpepper’s most recent opportunity came a couple of weeks ago in Pittsburgh, but he reportedly scoffed at a one-year salary for the veteran minimum, and he reportedly was interested only if he could compete with starter Ben Roethlisberger. But did he really take that position? Maybe the team leaked that one to justify their decision to go with Byron Leftwich; by not signing Culpepper, the Steelers took a chance that he’d eventually land elsewhere — and that he’d eventually perform better than Byron. Meanwhile, we still don’t understand how all of the quarterbacks currently on NFL rosters are better than Culpepper. He could compete with, if not beat out, Kyle Orton and Rex Grossman in Chicago and the three-headed clusterfudge of Boller, Smith, and Flacco in Baltimore. He could have given Jon Kitna a run for his money in Motown. In Atlanta, he would have provided a better option for Matt Ryan’s first year than Chris Redman and Joey Harrington. And while he’d never beat out Peyton Manning or Tom Brady, Culpepper seems to have more ability than any of the other guys on either depth chart. It remains to be seen whether he gets a chance, especially once the regular season begins and quarterbacks begin to get injured. Given that Vinny Testaverde emerged from mothballs last year, Culpepper surely deserves a shot this time around. ~Riski~ |
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| iMaster_Toker | Aug 26 2008, 12:47 PM Post #94 |
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o0o... Steelers is on the rise to playoff this year, Sweed is a nice Draft pick which they needed, 6'4 WR... Only if their Defense keep out of trouble, then they be good to roll.. Same thing with their RB Rashard Mendenhall, he need to hold the freaking ball, fumbling 2 times lol... But he insane fast and good dancer... ~Riski~ |
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| GolemH | Aug 26 2008, 05:47 PM Post #95 |
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| AwaKening | Aug 26 2008, 05:52 PM Post #96 |
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| iMaster_Toker | Sep 22 2008, 06:25 AM Post #97 |
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COULD ANDERSON BE BENCHED? Posted by Mike Florio on September 22, 2008, 8:14 a.m. After a 28-10 loss to the Ravens, which sent a Cleveland team that was supposed to contend for the division title to an 0-3 start, quarterback Derek Anderson could land on the bench. “I told the guys we’re going to look at everybody in every position, and then we’re going to do what we think is the best and try to improve this team,” coach Romeo Crennel said after the game. Asked whether that sentiment applies to the quarterback, Crennel responded: “I said all positions.” Anderson generated a 22.9 passer rating for the game, thanks to three interceptions in the second half. But Crennel didn’t consider benching Anderson and giving Brady Quinn a chance to rally the troops. “No, because the game was still within reach,” Crennel said. “If we could’ve scored, we could’ve made it a 10-point game. Derek had most of the work during the course of the week and we still had a chance.” As we see it, Quinn didn’t get the nod not because Anderson “had most of the work” in practice, but because Crennel knows that he can only play that card once, and that when he does he needs to be ready to play it for good. Regardless of when it happens, it’s now becoming clear that Quinn will eventually get a chance to show what he can do. The Browns tried to insulate Anderson against the pressure that goes with being the clear-cut starter, and it didn’t work. So now, with the team winless and Crennel likely fearing that G.M. Phil Savage will blame another failed season on the coaching staff, Crennel might think that he needs to pull a Brad Childress in order to possibly save his job. And so the true aftermath of that 10-6 season that didn’t include a playoff berth is that the Browns had no choice but to invest a bunch of money into a quarterback who’ll end up not playing — and likewise potentially spending a bunch of money for play-time incentives on the quarterback who seemed to be relegated to the bench. ~Riski~ |
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| iMaster_Toker | Sep 22 2008, 06:26 AM Post #98 |
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REPORT: KIFFIN TO BE “REMOVED” ON MONDAY Posted by Mike Florio on September 22, 2008, 7:08 a.m. Now that the Raiders’ one-game winning streak is over, it looks like Al Davis will be making his move. Jay Glazer of FOXSports.com reports that coach Lane Kiffin has been advised that owner Al Davis intends to remove him from his position as head coach as early as Monday. Davis blames Kifffin for the last-second loss against the Bills, and Davis has told his “underlings” (i.e., Mike Taylor and John Herrera) that the move is coming. Glazer’s word choice is intriguing to us; though the headline written by someone other than Glazer uses the term “fire,” Glazer says only that Kiffin will be removed. It makes us wonder whether Davis intends to reassign Kiffin internally in an effort to get him to quit, so that Davis then won’t owe Kiffin the balance of his contract. The Cardinals played this game with former offensive coordinator Keith Rowen a couple of years ago. ~Riski~ |
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| iMaster_Toker | Sep 22 2008, 06:27 AM Post #99 |
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BELICHICK: “I KNOW WE ARE BETTER THAN THAT, WE FUCKING SUCK” ~Edit by Riski Posted by Mike Florio on September 21, 2008, 7:53 p.m. Pats coach Bill Belichick, coming off the worst home loss of his tenure with the team, thinks that the 38-13 loss to the Dolphins wasn’t indicative of his team’s abilities. “I thought that Miami played a real good football game,” Belichick said in quotes distributed by the team via e-mail. ”They did everything a lot better than we did. The outplayed us. They out coached us. They certainly dominated on offense and defense. I thought we were competitive in the kicking game but that was about it, not on the offensive or defensive sides of the ball. They obviously deserved to win. They were the better team and they did everything a lot better than we did today. “We had trouble with their new stuff. We had trouble with their old stuff. We didn’t play very well on defense. We didn’t coach very well. We didn’t play very well across the board and they did a good job, so give them credit. We’ve got a lot of work to do. “I know we are better than that.” We’ll agree that they’re better than 25 points worse than the Dolphins, but by how much? It’s way too early to tell, and it still could be a loooooong year for the Pats and their fans. The Pats have two weeks to fix whatever is wrong with the team, since they are on a bye in Week Four. They return with a trip to San Fran to play the 49ers, and then a showdown with the Chargers in San Diego. The games are the first two of four West Coast games that the Pats will play this year. In December, New England plays in Seattle one week, and in Oakland the next. ~Riski~[redit][/redit] Edited by iMaster_Toker, Sep 22 2008, 06:27 AM.
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| iMaster_Toker | Sep 22 2008, 04:24 PM Post #100 |
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RODNEY HARRISON CALLS RICKY WILLIAMS BLOCK DIRTY Posted by Michael David Smith on September 22, 2008, 4:12 p.m. Pot, meet kettle: Patriots safety Rodney Harrison is criticizing Dolphins running back Ricky Williams for what Harrison says was a dirty play Sunday. On the first play of the fourth quarter, Ronnie Brown scored on a 62-yards run. Running downfield trailing the play, Williams dove at the legs of Patriots linebacker Mike Vrabel. After the play, Vrabel retaliated with a shot at Williams, and they were both flagged with personal fouls. Harrison was asked after the game if he thought it was a dirty play on Williams’ part, and he answered, “Of course it was. Of course it was. There’s no place in the game for that.” Some would argue that there’s no place in the game for a lot of what Harrison does. In July a poll of NFL coaches revealed that they overwhelmingly believe Harrison is the dirtiest player in the league. For Williams’ part, he said, “A lot of defensive guys don’t like it when you go at their legs. I can understand that. … If I had to do it all over again, I wouldn’t have done it because I can understand why he was upset. I was caught up in the play and just trying to help [Brown]. I wasn’t trying to hurt anybody.” ~Riski~ |
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