Hard Knocks on Wednesday showcased one of the Jets biggest weaknesses going into the 2010 season, left guard. Neither Vladimir Ducasse or Matt Slauson have been able to step up and clearly take the starting job at left guard. But the truth is, the Jets had a pro bowl left guard up until the draft, Alan Feneca.
Alan Feneca was a leader in the locker room and was regarded as one of the best left guards in the league last year. But the Jets needed to save money so they drafted Ducasse out of Umass in the second round. They then decided to cut Feneca.
Ducasse and Slauson have been looking [...]
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Don't expect to see the starters in this one for very long. Neither Jake Delhomme or Seneca Wallace are going to play. The main objective for the Browns is to avoid injuries.
Dress rehearsal for the season was last week against the Detroit Lions. This week will be the last auditions for a few backup spots. To the players on that list, this game is huge.
On defense, the linebackers really need to step up. With their mediocre play so far, a few surprise cuts could be in store. Kaluka Maiava and David Veikune are two players that may need big games. Titus Brown still has a shot but also [...]
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Any speculation that Arizona Cardinal's quarterback Matt Leinart could be traded to Oakland can be put to rest. The Raiders issued a press release stating they are happy with their current quarterbacks.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter is once again making untrue statements about The Oakland Raiders, this time regarding Matt Leinart. The Raiders have never discussed trading for Leinart. The Raiders are very happy about their quarterback [...]
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I don't know if there has been larger pressure on any Dallas rookie than there is on Dez Bryant. Over the last several years television and NFL coverage has expanded which has put every NFL team under a microscope.
Combine that with the fact that Dez Bryant was suspended by the NCAA for lying about corresponding with Deion Sanders, and also the fact that he's such an amazing talent with a team that many believe will go to the Super Bowl where their own stadium is hosting, and you get a kid who's got a mountain on top of him.
Well, he's going to have to wait a little longer to show what [...]
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The Detroit Lions-Cleveland Browns game is over, and a lot of burning questions have been settled.
Can Jahvid Best produce big plays? Yes.
Has Matthew Stafford grown as a player? Definitely (and he didn't even have to separate a shoulder to impress us this time).
Is the defense there yet? Not quite.
The sentiments are mostly the same, and with a few exceptions, we know who the impact players are going to be for the Lions this season.
So instead, with the first round of cuts coming up soon, let's focus on the bottom half of the roster. With rosters soon to be cut down to 53, [...]
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September 1, 2010 by
Craig Santucci |
David Carr,
Eli Manning,
Hakeem Nicks,
jeff garcia,
Jerry Reese,
Jim Sorgi,
Kerry Collins,
Perry Fewell,
Rhett Bomar,
Tom Coughlin
The Big Blue fan base is concerned. Where's the passion? Where are the improved defensive scheme's from our new defensive guru. Why are there so many injuries and has anyone checked to see if there is a back up QB on this team that can direct the offense if needed.
This team has a ton of talent; however, there are some major issues shaping this 53 man roster. And it starts at the top. Why did Jerry Reese not sign a qualified, proven back up quarterback. Jim Sorgi who is a nice guy, has little NFL experience and is not the battle tested veteran this team needs.
No [...]
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Today was the day all NFL teams had to get their rosters down to 75 players in preparation for a bigger roster cutdown after Thursday's preseason games. Only one player was released from the New England Patriots, CB Terrence Johnson (who I went to college with at California University of PA, so good luck especially to him going forward). A few players ended up on the Patriots' "stash-and-save" injured reserve, including DT Darryl Richard (2009 7th round pick about to take his second straight season off the field) and safeties Bret Lockett and Josh Barrett (who the team claimed off waivers [...]
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SEATTLE- This time of year fans are accustomed to seeing notable players released due to poor performance or other specific reasons. Today, however, the Seattle Seahawks made a shocking move by trading former second-round pick Josh Wilson to the Baltimore Ravens.
Wilson, 25, was the teams second cornerback opposite Marcus Trufant since he's been with the team and figured to have the same role this season until today. The move comes as a major surprise for several reasons.
One, Wilson's replacement former first-round pick Kelly Jennings has been held back by durability issues and his [...]
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August 31, 2010 by
Jeremy Smith |
Bengals,
bills,
Buffalo Bills,
CJ Spiller,
Detroit Lions,
Miami,
Miami Dolphins,
nfl predictions,
Terrell Owens,
Trent Edwards
This past Saturday, the Bills matched up against the Cincinnati Bengals, which also brought Terrell Owens back to Buffalo since being released at the end of last year.
The Bills came into the game with a ton of injuries and the lingering uncertainity of their QB. However, they proved the Bills faithful and many [...]
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I'd love to sit here and throw compliments at the Falcons for their victory in Miami against the Dolphins Friday night, but it's pre-season. Everything is so vanilla and the number one priority is keeping players healthy. Based on the loss of rookie receiver Kerry Meier for the season I'd give the team a 'B' in that department.
The Falcons have kept a tight leash on free-agent aquisition cornerback Dunta Robinson. They refuse to let him on the field before the season opener and I applaud that effort. I know how much he wants to be out there but he's really needed against Pittsburg. My [...]
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This Thursday, against the New Orleans Saints, marks the Titans fourth and final preseason game before taking on the Oakland Raider at home in week on of the NFL regular season.
The good news is that Thursday is a Titans home game. The bad news is that the starters aren't likely to play much, if at all. No worries folks, that is a pretty standard form of operation around the NFL, no need to get any of the starters banged up with just one week until the games start to actually mean something. But also, there is an advantage to letting role players and players considered to be "on the [...]
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The Seahawks made their first five cuts to trim the roster to 75 and former Canadian Football League sack leader Ricky Foley highlighted the list. Seattle also waived wide receiver Kole Heckendorf, guard Gregg Peat and kicker Clint Stitser and defensive tackle Jonathan Lewis.
None of the five were impact players so there are no surprises to the list.
Next Saturday the Seahawks, and the other 31 teams in the NFL must trim their roster down to the final 53. However don't expect wide receiver T.J Houshmandzadeh to be cut even though on 710 ESPN Seattle Brock Huard said the team would be [...]
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