It was a classic spit take.
Upon reading the news of Brady Quinn's trade to the Denver Broncos for fullback Peyton Hillis and two late round draft picks, I proceeded to soak my laptop screen in soda. It completely caught me off guard.
What was surprising was not that Quinn got moved but rather where he got moved to. It was beginning to look like the Broncos were going to commit to Kyle Orton for the foreseeable future. Analysts thought the Broncos would ride Orton for a few years while head coach Josh McDaniels developed a draft pick.
Not anymore.
A year ago, McDaniels stirred the pot by attempting to trade then-starter Jay Cutler to acquire Matt Cassel from New England. That didn't work. Cutler got mad and was on his way to Chicago while Orton was sent to Denver. Orton had not [...]
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February 23, 2010 by
Lars Hanson |
2010 NFL Draft,
Brandon Marshall,
Broncos,
Cardinals,
Deion Branch,
Jimmy Clausen,
Kevin Mawae,
LaDaianian Tomlinson,
Matt Hasselbeck,
Nate Burleson,
NFL draft,
Pete Carroll,
rumors,
Sam Bradford,
Seahawks,
TJ Houshmandzadeh
In an effort to further inform the readers on NFLtouchdown.com and especially the Seahawks section I’ve decided to have a weekly article about any and all Seahawks notes and rumors from around the league.
With the Seahawks being one of the most “link attached” teams this off season it will be interesting to see what unfolds under this new direction of Seahawks football under head coach Pete Carroll and general manager John Schneider.
With the Seahawks having an owner in Paul Allen, who early in the off season made it apparent that he is not afraid to make a bold statement with a lot of cash attached to that statement.
The [...]
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February 16, 2010 by
Lars Hanson |
2010 mock draft,
2010 NFL Draft,
bills,
Brady Quinn,
Broncos,
Darrell Revis,
Free Agency,
Julius Peppers,
Lions,
Lofa Tatupu,
Marcus Trufant,
Matt Hasselbeck,
Mike Holmgren,
Pete Carroll,
Rams,
Seahawks,
Tyson Jackson
In my second installment of my 2010 NFL Mock Draft I received some comments from outspoken Redskins and Lions fans discussing their opinion on my selections of a quarterback and offensive tackle respectively.
Well now that the Senior Bowl has come and gone that has only a very slight effect on the third edition of my mock draft. So with that being said here is the third edition of my 2010 NFL Mock Draft. Click here for my first and [...]
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January 21, 2010 by
Paul Preibisius |
49ers,
atlanta,
Bears,
Broncos,
carolina,
chicago,
Denver,
Dolphins,
falcons,
Football,
Giants,
houston,
Jacksonville,
Jaguars,
Miami,
New York,
NFL,
Panthers,
pittsburgh,
Playoffs,
san francisco,
Steelers,
tennessee,
Texans,
Titans
With several teams falling just short of the playoffs this year, it begs the question, what of these teams can find a way to secure the two or three extra wins necessary to take themselves into the playoffs. This mid-range covers all 7-9 and 8-8 teams, as well as the 9-7’s that fell short of a wildcard berth.
Chicago Bears
The Bear narrowly avoided entrance to the first list by way of back to back wins to close out the year. A preseason darling for a deep postseason run, Chicago lands itself as one of the biggest disappointments of the year.
Why They Can: Defensive emotional leader Brian Urlacher was gone for the year. With him back the team will have more fire and swagger. Jay Cutler may be turnover prone, but he can air the [...]
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January 15, 2010 by
Lars Hanson |
2010 NFL Draft,
Brandon Marshall,
Broncos,
Deion Branch,
Denver Broncos,
Jedd Fisch,
Jeremy Bates,
NFL draft,
Pete Carroll,
Seahawks
First off this is just a rumor, thought up three weeks ago by ESPN NFC West blogger Mike Sando. Sando, who is a good friend of mine, suggested that the Seahawks could package one of their top three draft selections in the 2010 NFL draft as well as Deion Branch, who has underperformed in Seattle to the Denver Broncos in exchange for the standout Brandon Marshall, who is a restricted free agent this off season.
Sando does bring up a good point about shipping Branch and one of the Seahawks first three [...]
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Last week I talked about the possible general manager replacements for the Seattle Seahawks after Tim Ruskell resigned with only three months left on his contract. That list included former Seahawks head coach and GM Mike Holmgren, former Seahawks GM Randy Mueller, current Eagles GM Tom Heckert and current Steelers GM Kevin Colbert.
Now that the Cleaveland Browns, led by owner Randy Lerner are putting on the "full court press" to have Mike Holmgren become their football operations "Czar". Looking at the situation in Cleavland it looks like [...]
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October 28, 2009 by
Lars Hanson |
Adam "Pacman"Jones,
Bears,
Brandon Marshall,
Brett Favre,
Broncos,
Chris Henry,
Donte Stallworth,
Jay Cutler,
Josh McDanials,
Larry Johnson,
Michael Vick,
Roger Goodell,
Tank Johnson,
Twitter
The media icon that is the NFL seemed to go from a league with players playing to win and get the prize inside every box (the Super Bowl) to a league that's been loaded with player conduct problems, divas, and players just in it for the money.
On Aug. 8, 2006, Roger Goodell was selected to succeed retiring commissioner Paul Tagliabue, voted on by 31 NFL GMs (Oakland abstained from all voting).
Goodell officially became the acting commissioner on [...]
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Two up, two down for the Seattle Seahawks and Jim Mora Jr. The Seahawks, after picking up a 27-13 win at home over the Denver Broncos improve to 2-0 in the preseason and 2-0 under new head coach Jim Mora Jr.
Coming [...]
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Quick-hitting run down of all the Week 10 action in the NFL, including the Denver Broncos vs. Cleveland Browns NFL Network game, and the Philadelphia Eagles vs. New York Giants.
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