March 17, 2010 by
Jeremy Smith |
2010,
bills,
Brady Quinn,
Buffalo Bills,
Derek Anderson,
Free Agency,
Lee Evans,
lock out,
Marshawn Lynch,
NFL,
Ralph Wilson,
Terrell Owens
With the draft only 30 days and some loose change away, many are wondering what the Bills are going to do. One of those many is myself.
The Bills are signing free agents at a snail's pace. Without boring you to much, the few things the Bills organization has done really has me wondering. The Bills have a new "big name coach," new GM, no T.O., uncertainty at QB, an over-paid running back, no offensive scheme or offense for that matter, a left guard who retired at the tender age of 24, a defensive end who doesn't know if he wants to retire nor will he let the franchise know, and most importantly fans who are fed up with losing.
So where do they go from here? Well, first they need to be more aggressive in free agency. Signing offensive tackle, Cornell Green last week and linebacker, [...]
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March 17, 2010 by
Rick Bridges |
2010 Free Agency,
2010 NFL Draft,
Antonio Cromartie,
BEN ROTHLISBERGER,
Brady Quinn,
Derek Anderson,
jake delhomme,
LADANIAN TOMLINSON,
NFL,
NY Jets,
Pittsburg Steelers,
Roger Goodell
Well, March madness has arrived and it's not just basketball this year. This has been a really strange off-season so far. In two weeks time, there has been much to reflect on. Some expected, some just flat out mind numbing. Lets start with some of the things we all saw coming.
Brett Favre hasn't decided if he's going to retire or not. No surprise there. I wouldn't expect his answer to come until August. There is no way he's going to suck it up and go through the OTAs. Even at 40 years old he's still one of the best in the game. Sure, he makes mistakes but last season proved he could limit those mistakes and give his team a serious chance at a Championship. Ironically, it was his final mistake that sealed the Vikings fate for 2009.
Mike Holmgren has completely revamped the 2010 [...]
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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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I have not been avoiding the topic of Terrell Owens possibly becoming a Cincinnati Bengal. I simply have not had time to offer my thoughts on whether or not he could be a productive addition to the offense. For or against the acquisition, media members and bloggers have formed very strong opinions on the subject.
Owens' track record of being a horrible teammate is well documented. His stops in San Francisco, Philadelphia and Dallas were all filled with drama. He has always come off as a player with outstanding ability from the neck down and nothing from the neck up. His selfish attitude has alienated teammates and fans.
I also think the Bengals should sign him.
Why, you ask?
The Bengals need a wide receiver.
Last season, it was obvious that Chad [...]
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With free agency is full effect, the 2010 NFL season is officially underway. I am not going to try and make sense of the concept that is free agency because, frankly, it just gives me a headache. Whether or not a player is a restricted or unrestricted free agent doesn't really matter to me. Personally, I am more excited to watch Chad Ochocinco on Dancing with the Stars than to discuss tender offers and compensatory draft picks.
One roster move that did catch my attention occurred yesterday when the Bengals released wide receiver Laveranues Coles. Coles had a very disappointing season, catching just 43 passes for 514 yards and five touchdowns. He was due to make $4.65 million in base salary this season.
Perhaps the most honest and accurate reaction to the Bengals [...]
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Well, it's official.
When rumors started flowing yesterday afternoon, I tried not to get sucked in. Several websites reported the news. The social networking world was all atwitter (See what I did there?). However, I did not want to get too excited until I heard an official announcement.
Last night, ABC announced the cast for the upcoming season of Dancing with the Stars, which contains three figures from the sports world: Olympic Gold Medal Winner and World Figure Skating Champion Evan Lysace, ESPN reporter Erin Andrews and Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Ochocinco.
There will be plenty of people who think this is just another publicity stunt by Ochocinco. So what if it [...]
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February 28, 2010 by
Jeremy Smith |
1000 catch,
5 touchdowns,
Bengals,
bills,
Buddy Nix,
Buffalo Bills,
Chan Gailey,
contract,
Drew Rosenhaus,
key to the city,
NFL,
NFL draft,
Ravens,
Terrell Owens,
TO
As I predicted throughout the season, Terrell Owens will not be returning to Buffalo next season. The Bills announced this week that they will not pick up the second year option on the receiver that Buffalo gave the "key to the city" less than a year ago.
Terrell had less then a stellar year with the Bills this past season. Of course, not all of his short comings were his fault. Throughout the season the Bills fired their offensive coordinator two weeks [...]
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A very nice thing Bullitt did with his father. According to Yahoo! Sports' blog Shutdown Corner, safety Melvin Bullitt has given his AFC Championship ring to his dad:
[...] rather than dwell on a Super Bowl XLIV loss to New Orleans on Feb. 7, the third-year pro is giving the AFC ring to his father, Jerry.
"I decided that after we lost," Bullitt said Wednesday, in reference to the 31-17 defeat in Miami. "It was really more about how I don't want to accept the fact we didn't reach our goal.
"Each day, it eats at me. Every day. It crosses my mind every day."
[...]
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As the 2009 season unfolded, it was clear that this Cincinnati Bengals team would be very different from years past. Since Carson Palmer became the team's quarterback, the Bengals have been considered a passing team. Fans have grown accustomed to seeing balls thrown deep into the secondary to the likes of Chad Ochocinco, T.J. Houshmandzadeh and Chris Henry.
With Palmer missing all but four games in 2008, that season became a complete disaster. The offense was one of the worst I have ever seen. Houshmandzadeh left for Seattle after the season, creating a huge void. Other holes remained unfilled as the team's top draft choice, offensive lineman Andre Smith, was unsigned and not in playing shape. Tight ends Reggie Kelly and Ben Utecht both suffered season-ending injuries [...]
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February 8, 2010 by
Josh Dhani |
Austin Collie,
Brett Favre,
College Football,
Drew Brees,
Garrett Hartley,
Gregg Williams,
hank baskett,
Indiana Hoosiers,
Indianapolis Colts,
Jeremy Shockey,
Joseph Addai,
Marques Colston,
Matt Stover,
Minnesota Vikings,
NCAA,
NCAA Football,
New Orleans Saints,
NFL,
NFL playoffs,
Peyton Manning,
Pierre Garcon,
Reggie Bush,
Reggie Wayne,
Sean Payton,
Super Bowl,
Tracy Porter
As a Colts fan, this game really disappointed me. But hey, the New Orleans Saints wanted it more. They needed this. After all New Orleans has gone through for the past few years with Hurricane Katrina and all that. Along with that, the Saints were never a good football team. The NFC Championship was the farthest they’ve ever gone before the season started. And they only made the NFC Championship once in their life.
The Saints were undervalued. With losing to teams like the Buccaneers with their starters, the Saints were not favorites entering the playoffs. They proved everyone wrong. And then, the heroics of Tracy Porter came in the NFC Championship game. After that pick, it was over. It happened last night in the Super Bowl, against a high-powered Colts’ team.
The first quarter [...]
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