From 2002-2009, Pitts did a great deal for Houston by serving as their offensive guard. The 31-year-old is now receiving a lot of interest.
The 6'4", 310-pound guard had just finished workouts with the Indianapolis Colts and the Pittsburgh Steelers and he drew a lot of interest to both teams.
It just got me thinking: The Colts jerseys just need to sign Pitts.
Tony Ugoh is struggling as of late and just got moved to guard. In my books, I just don't feel confident in him starting at guard.
Indianapolis just might as well sign Pitts and take place of Ugoh. Ugoh can have some experience and it would beneficial for all sides of the deal.
First, Ugoh never had been mentored. The Colts football jerseys drafted Ugoh so he could take his first year off to learn from one of the best offensive tackles in the league at the time: Tarik Glenn. Sadly, Glenn retired and Ugoh had to do it with no experience whatsoever.
He did good in his first year, but struggled a bit. Now Ugoh has been moved to the guard position after Charlie Johnson recently just outperformed him.
It still wouldn't be right for Ugoh to start. This should be the year he should just have a year off from starting. This is where Chester Pitts comes in.
Let's have a guy who has a lot of experience at the position. Pitts will be entering his ninth season in the league and could really help this Indy team out.
As it stands on the team's depth chart, Mike Pollak and Kyle DeVan stand as the starting guards. Personally, Pollak should just be replaced. DeVan can stay, after a very successful year.
Pollak was originally drafted as a center and he should stay that way. Jeff Saturday wil leave in just a few seasons, so with Pollak backing him up and getting mentored, he can step up right away and make instant impact.
Last season, they were saying it will be tough for the Colts to Donald Brown make it to the playoffs with Marvin Harrison gone and with the other teams in the AFC South rising. Bull.
The Colts managed to go to 14 straight wins and make it to the big show. So what if some of those games they got lucky? When it all goes down, it's a win. A win is a win. Just simple as that.
Now here we go again.
Now many of the critics say that the Houston Texans will rise over Indy. Nope. Their time will come, but it's too early to say for this year. Although, in my opinion, I do see them making the playoffs finally.
And then there's another thing about them not making it back to the Super Bowl. I can see why.
Let's look back at the past ten Super Bowl teams that lost.
In 2000, the Tennessee Titans fell one yard short to the St. Louis Rams. They have never made it back to the Super Bowl and have struggled since then pretty much. Their best year came in the 2008-09 season, but failed against the Baltimore Ravens.
Then came the New York Giants, who got smothered by the Baltimore Ravens, 34-7. However, they managed to come back to the Super Bowl, beating the then-undefeated New England Patriots 17-14.
The St. Louis Rams got knocked off by the New England Patriots in the 2002 Super Bowl, 20-17. Since then, they have failed to make it to the Super Bowl and are now known as one of them bottom three teams in the National Football League right now.
Then came the Oakland Raiders getting destroyed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 48-21. Since that loss, they have not even managed to go towards a single playoff appearance. But now, after almost a decade, they finally have high hopes of a playoff berth for this season.
Then along came the Carolina Panthers, barely losing to the New England Patriots in a 32-29 loss. The Panthers have made it to the playoffs a couple times, but never managed to get to another Super Bowl appearance.
Then came the Philadelphia Eagles getting beaten by the Patriots in 2005, 24-21. They have made it to the playoffs many times after that, but they couldn't get a Super Bowl appearance.
2010年7月27日星期二
2010年7月25日星期日
The Jacksonville Jaguars signed Stanley
Drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the sixth round out of Louisville in 2006, Stanley failed to make the team's active roster out of training camp and joined the St. Louis Rams' practice squad to begin the regular season.
The Jacksonville Jaguars signed Stanley to their active roster just eight days later. He played in three games and recorded four tackles, half a sack, and a forced fumble before being waived in November.
Stanley was signed to the Cowboys' active roster later in the 2006 season and re-signed with the team as an exclusive-rights free agent the following offseason.
Waived by Dallas during cutdowns during the 2007 preseason, Stanley was claimed off waivers by the Atlanta Falcons on Aug. 28.
Stanley went on to see his most extensive playing time with the Falcons, appearing in 14 games (six starts) for the team in 2007 while totaling 29 tackles.
A roster casualty prior to the 2008 regular season, Stanley signed with the New Orleans Saints in October and appeared in just one game.
Re-signed by the Jaguars in 2009, Stanley appeared in a career-high 15 games (no starts) and recorded 20 tackles, one sack, and three pass deflections.
After re-signing with the Jaguars jerseys as a restricted free agent in March, Stanley was waived on April 26. He had joined the UFL's Omaha Nighthawks before being signed by the Dolphins.
What are you going to wear?
The answer is more important than you might think.
In every stadium, there are over-achievers who paint their bodies, Reggie Nelson build costumes, and think up crazy chants to scream their "fanhood" to the world. For the rest of us, buying a jersey is a simpler, less messy (and sometimes cheaper) way to make that statement.
Whether the Jaguars jersey you'll sport this fall came from the team's store at David Garrard The Jack or out of a box shipped to you in Australia, whether it's one from a closet-full or your very first, and whether it's teal or white, owning it is a rite of passage for you.
After all, you'll have plunked down at least $50 on a shirt you can't wear without representing your team. That's real commitment. (Unless you're one of those jerks who tapes over the name on the back. Just own it, guy.)
But what exactly are you representing when you pull that elastic neck hole—or jaunty V-neck, if it's one of the new ones—over your head?
The Jaguars football jerseys are only part of it, because there's also a name and number screen-printed (or stitched, if you've got $300 to burn) on the front and back. In a sea of teal, black, and white, your choice of which player to honor says a lot about the kind of fan you are.
Dishonorable Mention: The Joker. Having shelled out $100 for the right to put whatever name you'd like on your jersey, you blew it on a misguided attempt to be funny.
The Jacksonville Jaguars signed Stanley to their active roster just eight days later. He played in three games and recorded four tackles, half a sack, and a forced fumble before being waived in November.
Stanley was signed to the Cowboys' active roster later in the 2006 season and re-signed with the team as an exclusive-rights free agent the following offseason.
Waived by Dallas during cutdowns during the 2007 preseason, Stanley was claimed off waivers by the Atlanta Falcons on Aug. 28.
Stanley went on to see his most extensive playing time with the Falcons, appearing in 14 games (six starts) for the team in 2007 while totaling 29 tackles.
A roster casualty prior to the 2008 regular season, Stanley signed with the New Orleans Saints in October and appeared in just one game.
Re-signed by the Jaguars in 2009, Stanley appeared in a career-high 15 games (no starts) and recorded 20 tackles, one sack, and three pass deflections.
After re-signing with the Jaguars jerseys as a restricted free agent in March, Stanley was waived on April 26. He had joined the UFL's Omaha Nighthawks before being signed by the Dolphins.
What are you going to wear?
The answer is more important than you might think.
In every stadium, there are over-achievers who paint their bodies, Reggie Nelson build costumes, and think up crazy chants to scream their "fanhood" to the world. For the rest of us, buying a jersey is a simpler, less messy (and sometimes cheaper) way to make that statement.
Whether the Jaguars jersey you'll sport this fall came from the team's store at David Garrard The Jack or out of a box shipped to you in Australia, whether it's one from a closet-full or your very first, and whether it's teal or white, owning it is a rite of passage for you.
After all, you'll have plunked down at least $50 on a shirt you can't wear without representing your team. That's real commitment. (Unless you're one of those jerks who tapes over the name on the back. Just own it, guy.)
But what exactly are you representing when you pull that elastic neck hole—or jaunty V-neck, if it's one of the new ones—over your head?
The Jaguars football jerseys are only part of it, because there's also a name and number screen-printed (or stitched, if you've got $300 to burn) on the front and back. In a sea of teal, black, and white, your choice of which player to honor says a lot about the kind of fan you are.
Dishonorable Mention: The Joker. Having shelled out $100 for the right to put whatever name you'd like on your jersey, you blew it on a misguided attempt to be funny.
2010年7月21日星期三
Indianapolis Colts tight end Dallas Clark
That's not to say he's infallible. We all saw chinks in the armor a little last season, with the biggest coming in the Super Bowl. Teams have caught on to the pre-snap antics and have countered with tactics of their own, showing several looks to try to keep him guessing. Despite being pressured less than any other QB, his 16 INTs in 2009 were the highest in 8 years. Some of that stems from his increasing late-game reliance on Dallas Clark and Reggie Wayne, but he missed a few more reads than in the past. At 34 and looking increasingly un-athletic as he ages, Peyton just might be getting to the point where he starts to decline ever so slightly. His legendary durability can't last forever either, though because he has such a quick release and exceptional pocket awareness it's more likely he gets hurt in some minor fluke injury.
The Colts are praying that he makes every start for the 13th consecutive year, because they're in deep trouble without Manning. Curtis Painter looked very much like a greenhorn 6th round rookie in limited duty, and his inability to handle pressure appears chronic. The Colts football jerseys have only carried two QBs for years now, but a birdie tells me they like Drew Willy just enough that he'll stick on the practice squad as the #3.
RB: There is a wide gulf between potential talent and actual results here. Joseph Addai is a versatile, shifty back that can make the first man miss and has good wiggle in the open field. Or at least he flashes those skills, because too often he seems indecisive and unable to break the big runs. His longest effort last year went just 21 yards, and his 3.8 yards per carry is not good enough. Some of that goes on the line in front of him and the pathetic blocking effort of the tight ends and wide receivers (more on those later), but the former 1st rounder just has not been the dynamic rusher they expected or need. He gains some of that back by being an exceptional receiver, and the Colts jerseys love using him on swing passes. Addai also thrives on draw plays, in part because of his great patience but also how well Peyton Manning sells it.
Donald Brown, their first round pick in 2009, struggled in his rookie season. He often looked Adam Vinatieri unsure of where to take the run and a little too intimidated by what might be waiting for him, or as one opposing LB told me late last year, "That boy don't want no piece of gettin' smacked". To be fair to Brown, he was suffering from a chest injury, but tentative running tends to be a problem that doesn't get healed. Brown also had issues in pass protection and seemed uncomfortable with the precise timing of the pass offense, which struck me as bizarre considering I know Brown to be one of the most intelligent hombres in the league. I suspect he'll be better in his second season, but it's hard to imagine him proving worthy of the 1st round pick.
Mike Hart is the #3 and is far and away the toughest back on the team despite being the smallest player on the roster. Blessed with huge thighs and relentless drive forward, he is the best short-yardage (intentional short yardage, that is) back and is also the best pass blocker of the group. Hart could see more opportunities this year if Brown continues to struggle. There are always the caveats that Hart is reliably injury-prone and one of the slowest backs in the league. Speedy Devin Moore should stick as the 4th back, which the Colts seldom put on the active roster. That's still a meatier role than fullback, which the Colts have basically eradicated from Lucas Oil Field.
WR/TE: The Colts have talent in spades here. Reggie Wayne has stepped from Marvin Harrison's shadow and become a legit star in his own right. Long, lithe, and blessed with some of the best body control you'll ever see, Wayne can run all the routes and make all the catches. Bagging 100 receptions last season for 1300 yards and 10 TDs, Wayne clearly established himself as an elite weapon. He should post similar yardage and TD totals this year, but a return to the 100-catch plateau seems unlikely.
Indianapolis Colts tight end Dallas Clark, selected to the Pro Bowl for the first time after the 2009 season, will serve as the grand marshal of the Brickyard 400 on Sunday, July 25 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Clark will wave the green flag to send the field of 43 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers at speed into Turn 1 at IMS. The race starts at 1 p.m. (ET).
"Being a NASCAR fan, it is an honor to be grand marshal for the Brickyard 400," Clark said. "We were at training camp for so many years prior to this, so it will be my first opportunity to see a race at the Brickyard. I am really excited."
After all, the team has done nothing over the past seven seasons but win at a record pace. The one constant in that stretch has been Manning, who threw for 4500 yards and 33 touchdowns last season in leading the offense to a 26 point per game average. The four time MVP returns as does the team's deadly receiving corps, which will be even more potent with the return of Anthony Gonzalez from a 2009 knee injury.
The Colts ground game did not do much last year, posting a league worst 80.9 yards per game, but that number reflects more on commitment than talent. Indy's offensive focus clearly centers on the passing game, leaving running backs Joseph Addai and Donald Brown few occasions to shine. The talented tandem may get a better opportunity this season, though, as the coaching staff has indicated a renewed commitment to improving the run blocking along the offensive line.
Indianapolis fielded a quality defense last year, ranking 18th in yards and eighth in points per game allowed. The offseason saw some contributors take their services elsewhere (Marlin Jackson CB, Raheem Brock DE), but the unit's biggest stars are back, including Dwight Freeney, Bob Saunders (who knows for how long), Gary Brackett, and Robert Mathis. The Colts also upgraded the defense through the draft by adding TCU linebacker/defensive end Jerry Hughes and Iowa linebacker Pat Angerer with its first two picks.
The Colts are praying that he makes every start for the 13th consecutive year, because they're in deep trouble without Manning. Curtis Painter looked very much like a greenhorn 6th round rookie in limited duty, and his inability to handle pressure appears chronic. The Colts football jerseys have only carried two QBs for years now, but a birdie tells me they like Drew Willy just enough that he'll stick on the practice squad as the #3.
RB: There is a wide gulf between potential talent and actual results here. Joseph Addai is a versatile, shifty back that can make the first man miss and has good wiggle in the open field. Or at least he flashes those skills, because too often he seems indecisive and unable to break the big runs. His longest effort last year went just 21 yards, and his 3.8 yards per carry is not good enough. Some of that goes on the line in front of him and the pathetic blocking effort of the tight ends and wide receivers (more on those later), but the former 1st rounder just has not been the dynamic rusher they expected or need. He gains some of that back by being an exceptional receiver, and the Colts jerseys love using him on swing passes. Addai also thrives on draw plays, in part because of his great patience but also how well Peyton Manning sells it.
Donald Brown, their first round pick in 2009, struggled in his rookie season. He often looked Adam Vinatieri unsure of where to take the run and a little too intimidated by what might be waiting for him, or as one opposing LB told me late last year, "That boy don't want no piece of gettin' smacked". To be fair to Brown, he was suffering from a chest injury, but tentative running tends to be a problem that doesn't get healed. Brown also had issues in pass protection and seemed uncomfortable with the precise timing of the pass offense, which struck me as bizarre considering I know Brown to be one of the most intelligent hombres in the league. I suspect he'll be better in his second season, but it's hard to imagine him proving worthy of the 1st round pick.
Mike Hart is the #3 and is far and away the toughest back on the team despite being the smallest player on the roster. Blessed with huge thighs and relentless drive forward, he is the best short-yardage (intentional short yardage, that is) back and is also the best pass blocker of the group. Hart could see more opportunities this year if Brown continues to struggle. There are always the caveats that Hart is reliably injury-prone and one of the slowest backs in the league. Speedy Devin Moore should stick as the 4th back, which the Colts seldom put on the active roster. That's still a meatier role than fullback, which the Colts have basically eradicated from Lucas Oil Field.
WR/TE: The Colts have talent in spades here. Reggie Wayne has stepped from Marvin Harrison's shadow and become a legit star in his own right. Long, lithe, and blessed with some of the best body control you'll ever see, Wayne can run all the routes and make all the catches. Bagging 100 receptions last season for 1300 yards and 10 TDs, Wayne clearly established himself as an elite weapon. He should post similar yardage and TD totals this year, but a return to the 100-catch plateau seems unlikely.
Indianapolis Colts tight end Dallas Clark, selected to the Pro Bowl for the first time after the 2009 season, will serve as the grand marshal of the Brickyard 400 on Sunday, July 25 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Clark will wave the green flag to send the field of 43 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers at speed into Turn 1 at IMS. The race starts at 1 p.m. (ET).
"Being a NASCAR fan, it is an honor to be grand marshal for the Brickyard 400," Clark said. "We were at training camp for so many years prior to this, so it will be my first opportunity to see a race at the Brickyard. I am really excited."
After all, the team has done nothing over the past seven seasons but win at a record pace. The one constant in that stretch has been Manning, who threw for 4500 yards and 33 touchdowns last season in leading the offense to a 26 point per game average. The four time MVP returns as does the team's deadly receiving corps, which will be even more potent with the return of Anthony Gonzalez from a 2009 knee injury.
The Colts ground game did not do much last year, posting a league worst 80.9 yards per game, but that number reflects more on commitment than talent. Indy's offensive focus clearly centers on the passing game, leaving running backs Joseph Addai and Donald Brown few occasions to shine. The talented tandem may get a better opportunity this season, though, as the coaching staff has indicated a renewed commitment to improving the run blocking along the offensive line.
Indianapolis fielded a quality defense last year, ranking 18th in yards and eighth in points per game allowed. The offseason saw some contributors take their services elsewhere (Marlin Jackson CB, Raheem Brock DE), but the unit's biggest stars are back, including Dwight Freeney, Bob Saunders (who knows for how long), Gary Brackett, and Robert Mathis. The Colts also upgraded the defense through the draft by adding TCU linebacker/defensive end Jerry Hughes and Iowa linebacker Pat Angerer with its first two picks.
2010年7月19日星期一
The Colts have been working on extending
Condon, who represents Sanders, told The Indianapolis Star on Monday that the two-time Reggie Wayne Pro Bowl safety, who has struggled with shoulder and bicep injuries in the previous two seasons, doesn't have any new problems. Condon also said Sanders' contract situation hasn't changed.
A team spokesman agreed, saying, "Nothing has changed since June."
That's when Sanders, who played in just eight total games in 2008 and 2009, finally returned to practice with the Colts jerseys. At the time, Sanders said he was healthy and ready to play.
"It's fun to get out there and compete and enjoy the weather," said Sanders, the 2007 NFL Defensive Player of the Year. "This is the first time I've been able to do OTAs in years. I've always been rehabbing a lot and spending a lot of time in the training room. It feels great to not go into the training room and going into the weight room."
The Colts have been working on extending the remaining one year Adam Vinatieri left on Manning's contract, but have been stalled because of collective bargaining agreement rules.
"What we don't know is what the system is going forward," Colts president Bill Polian told ."It makes it really difficult working out a deal that makes sense for everybody because you don't know what the [salary] cap will be, what the ramifications are, how things count."
Manning, 34, is coming off his second-straight NFL MVP, throwing 4500 yards, 33 touchdowns and 16 interceptions while leading the Colts to the Super Bowl.
When the deal does get done, it is expected to be the richest in the history of the Robert Mathis sport, exceeding an average of $22 million a year.
Both Wayne and Mathis are unhappy with the remaining two years on their contracts and have been holdouts at camp.
Wayne is set to get paid about $6.3 million each of the next two seasons, while Mathis is getting $12 million over the same span of time.
Wayne, 31, is coming off one of the best seasons of his nine-year career, finishing with 100 receptions for 1,264 yards and 10 touchdowns.
A team spokesman agreed, saying, "Nothing has changed since June."
That's when Sanders, who played in just eight total games in 2008 and 2009, finally returned to practice with the Colts jerseys. At the time, Sanders said he was healthy and ready to play.
"It's fun to get out there and compete and enjoy the weather," said Sanders, the 2007 NFL Defensive Player of the Year. "This is the first time I've been able to do OTAs in years. I've always been rehabbing a lot and spending a lot of time in the training room. It feels great to not go into the training room and going into the weight room."
The Colts have been working on extending the remaining one year Adam Vinatieri left on Manning's contract, but have been stalled because of collective bargaining agreement rules.
"What we don't know is what the system is going forward," Colts president Bill Polian told ."It makes it really difficult working out a deal that makes sense for everybody because you don't know what the [salary] cap will be, what the ramifications are, how things count."
Manning, 34, is coming off his second-straight NFL MVP, throwing 4500 yards, 33 touchdowns and 16 interceptions while leading the Colts to the Super Bowl.
When the deal does get done, it is expected to be the richest in the history of the Robert Mathis sport, exceeding an average of $22 million a year.
Both Wayne and Mathis are unhappy with the remaining two years on their contracts and have been holdouts at camp.
Wayne is set to get paid about $6.3 million each of the next two seasons, while Mathis is getting $12 million over the same span of time.
Wayne, 31, is coming off one of the best seasons of his nine-year career, finishing with 100 receptions for 1,264 yards and 10 touchdowns.
2010年7月15日星期四
Teams like the Indianapolis Colts
I must say, this could quite possibly be the most difficult team in the series for me to personally commend. I really don't like this team for one glaring, persistent, humiliating reason:
The Dolphins have never defeated the Texans. Not once, in five meetings.
On Wednesday, a team that has advanced to the playoffs twice in three years Jeff Saturday unveiled a financial report that demonstrates a drop of nearly $25 million in operating profits in only two years. On Friday, a team that has won a total of six games in those same three years will formally commence a process that many expect to result in a contract that guarantees $50 million to a man who has never played a down in the NFL.
Sure, the Rams made Bradford the 2010 draft's first overall pick. And, yes, the jump to $50 million represents the next logical step in the development of a process that slowly has gone haywire over the past decade.
But why continue? The Rams have no obligation to spend the money. Dwight Freeney Under the labor deal, they must tender to Bradford a one-year contract worth the rookie minimum salary of $320,000, nothing more. With the salary floor gone and the rookie salary pool establishing only an easily circumvented ceiling on the first-year pay to each team's entire class of rookies, the Rams can decide to take a stand.
Some NFL insiders believe they should. In a year before owners are expected to Donald Brown lock out the players, the Rams could spark a process that, as a practical matter, locks out the first-round picks who aren't willing to accept whatever teams will pay. With a potential work stoppage coming up in 2011 and an even greater likelihood of a rookie wage scale looming for the next agreement, the prospects of sitting out a year have become less attractive than ever before.
Like most bold moves, a hard line from the Rams would entail significant risk. If more teams follow suit, the inevitable collusion claim from the NFLPA arising from depressed free agency activity will be strengthened. Moreover, if Bradford refuses to budge (and, trust me, agents Tom Condon and Ben Dogra will insist that Bradford holds firm), the Rams will have to deal with a fan base that wonders whether the franchise is serious about improving on its 1-15 finish in 2009.
But these are unusual times. Teams like the new Indianapolis Colts jerseys and New England Patriots have decided not to sign their respective franchise quarterbacks to long-term deals until the labor situation is resolved, and barely a peep has emerged in response.
The Chargers have undermined their championship ambitions for 2010 by playing hardball with top receiver Vincent Jackson and left tackle Marcus McNeill.
There'll be a few sparse difficulty options to meddle with (Rookie, Pro, All-Pro, All-Madden), and five-minute quarters, which is far more generous than what's offered in EA's FIFA demos. Only the Jets or Colts playbook will be available in the demo.
The Dolphins have never defeated the Texans. Not once, in five meetings.
On Wednesday, a team that has advanced to the playoffs twice in three years Jeff Saturday unveiled a financial report that demonstrates a drop of nearly $25 million in operating profits in only two years. On Friday, a team that has won a total of six games in those same three years will formally commence a process that many expect to result in a contract that guarantees $50 million to a man who has never played a down in the NFL.
Sure, the Rams made Bradford the 2010 draft's first overall pick. And, yes, the jump to $50 million represents the next logical step in the development of a process that slowly has gone haywire over the past decade.
But why continue? The Rams have no obligation to spend the money. Dwight Freeney Under the labor deal, they must tender to Bradford a one-year contract worth the rookie minimum salary of $320,000, nothing more. With the salary floor gone and the rookie salary pool establishing only an easily circumvented ceiling on the first-year pay to each team's entire class of rookies, the Rams can decide to take a stand.
Some NFL insiders believe they should. In a year before owners are expected to Donald Brown lock out the players, the Rams could spark a process that, as a practical matter, locks out the first-round picks who aren't willing to accept whatever teams will pay. With a potential work stoppage coming up in 2011 and an even greater likelihood of a rookie wage scale looming for the next agreement, the prospects of sitting out a year have become less attractive than ever before.
Like most bold moves, a hard line from the Rams would entail significant risk. If more teams follow suit, the inevitable collusion claim from the NFLPA arising from depressed free agency activity will be strengthened. Moreover, if Bradford refuses to budge (and, trust me, agents Tom Condon and Ben Dogra will insist that Bradford holds firm), the Rams will have to deal with a fan base that wonders whether the franchise is serious about improving on its 1-15 finish in 2009.
But these are unusual times. Teams like the new Indianapolis Colts jerseys and New England Patriots have decided not to sign their respective franchise quarterbacks to long-term deals until the labor situation is resolved, and barely a peep has emerged in response.
The Chargers have undermined their championship ambitions for 2010 by playing hardball with top receiver Vincent Jackson and left tackle Marcus McNeill.
There'll be a few sparse difficulty options to meddle with (Rookie, Pro, All-Pro, All-Madden), and five-minute quarters, which is far more generous than what's offered in EA's FIFA demos. Only the Jets or Colts playbook will be available in the demo.
2010年7月13日星期二
Falcons wide receiver Kerry Meier
The team will be comprised of several players and cheerleaders and they Matt Ryan will be at the location from 5:00 until 7:00 pm giving out a variety of prizes and fans will get an opportunity to win tickets for the Falcons game at the Georgia Dome against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers game on November 7.
Ticket Raffles will also be held at 5:45 and 6:15 during the scheduled appearance.
Publix customers who buy five or more select products from various Jamaal Anderson brands will also be eligible to win Falcons prizes as well.
The Falcons have signed four of their six draft picks. Meier and Falcons first Atlanta Falcons jerseys round draft pick Sean Weatherspoon are the remaining unsigned rookies.
"We'll definitely have it done before training camp," McElroy said. "We should be done withit next week."With the players set to report for training camp on July 29, Weatherspoon's deal could go down to the wire.Only one player selected in the first two rounds has signed and no first round pick has signed yet.
Meier, 23, began as a quarterback at Kansas, but was switched to wide Tony Gonzalex receiver in 2007. The 6-foot-2, 224-pound receiver set career (226) and single-season (102) receiving marks for the Jayhawks.After the draft, Meier was asked about his favorite routes while at Kansas."I caught a lot of balls over the middle," Meier said. "A lot of over routes, whether if they came off of a boot or a naked (boot). I caught a lot of balls over the middle, catching like digs . . . the intermediate routes. I got a lot of mileage out of catching balls over the middle."
The competition at the wide receiver position will be fierce in training camp. After Roddy White, Michael Jenkins and Harry Douglas, there are seven players on the roster fighting for two or three spots.
2010年7月11日星期日
Jacksonville's highest-profile lobbyist
"That means I'm effective," he said matter-of-factly.
Networking
Harden, a lawyer, has been lobbying City Hall for the past 25 years. The names change, but he has found a way to strengthen his existing relationships and build new ones.
City Councilman Richard Clark, one of Harden's closest friends on the council, said that's how he outworks the competition.
Back on election night in 2007, Clark was making the rounds at various victory parties, hoping to introduce himself to newly elected council members before state Sunshine laws forbade them from meeting privately. He ran into Harden twice.
"I'm out there trying to build relationships with new guys and people I don't know," Clark said. "Paul was out there working."
Harden's extensive client list is a product of his successes over the years.
He was a lobbyist for Waste Management when it was awarded the Trail Ridge contract in 1991 and has had the company as a client ever since. This year, he again lobbied for - and won - a once-dead settlement deal to allow Waste Management to operate the landfill for another 26 years.
He has been the lobbyist for SMG ever since the city awarded the company a 1992 contract to operate the stadium, arena, baseball grounds and all other sports and entertainment facilities. That contract has been renewed four times since then, keeping SMG from the uncertainty of competitive bidding.
Harden is also the lobbyist for courthouse builder Turner Construction and has been the Jacksonville Jaguars jerseys voice in City Hall since their inception. Then there are the dozens of landowners and developers he has represented over the years on zoning issues, his main area of interest.
The Redskins open their first training camp under new head coach Mike Shanahan on July 29.
Williams was the fourth overall selection in the 2002 NFL Draft by Buffalo and struggled at times through four seasons at tackle with the Bills. He spent the 2006 season with the new Jacksonville Jaguars jerseys.
The 30-year-old University of Texas product was out of the league for two seasons before resuming his career in 2009 with the Redskins and seemed to have found his niche moving to the interior of the offensive line during the eight games he played in a year ago.
2010年7月7日星期三
Everyone in Philadelphia wants to see a Super Bowl
As my impatience grows more and more by the days, hours, and seconds, I need to know how this season is going to shake out. Fast forward to the end of the movie and tell me how this thing is going to end. I am willing to take Madden simulations, stories about your dog picking winners, or anything else that may shed some light on the ultimate outcome of the 2010-11 campaign.
And I don't want a wise response that says, "It will end the same way it has since 1960: Without a Championship."
I want to know how many wins the Vikings jerseys will have, if they have a shot to win the division or even—no I won't go there right now.
This is when I turn to the good ol' Internet and the wild world of sports gambling.
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Minnesota Vikings jerseys QB Tarvaris Jackson said Tuesday he will "welcome" Brett Favre back to the team -- if the 40-year-old QB decides, as expected, to return for a 20th NFL season.
Jackson joined a group of players training in Minnesota with Arizona Cardinals WR Larry Fitzgerald on Tuesday. And he told the Minneapolis Star-Tribune that he will approach training camp the same way regardless of whether Favre is coming:
"You all watch TV the same way I do. He ain't working out for no reason. I welcome him back. There's nothing I can do about it so I'm going to welcome him back and hopefully get to the Super Bowl."
And I don't want a wise response that says, "It will end the same way it has since 1960: Without a Championship."
I want to know how many wins the Vikings jerseys will have, if they have a shot to win the division or even—no I won't go there right now.
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Surprisingly, these thieves of the World Wide Web offer similar or the exact same odds found in Vegas, so let's take a look at the numbers, find out what they me
Minnesota Vikings jerseys QB Tarvaris Jackson said Tuesday he will "welcome" Brett Favre back to the team -- if the 40-year-old QB decides, as expected, to return for a 20th NFL season.
Jackson joined a group of players training in Minnesota with Arizona Cardinals WR Larry Fitzgerald on Tuesday. And he told the Minneapolis Star-Tribune that he will approach training camp the same way regardless of whether Favre is coming:
"You all watch TV the same way I do. He ain't working out for no reason. I welcome him back. There's nothing I can do about it so I'm going to welcome him back and hopefully get to the Super Bowl."
2010年7月5日星期一
New England Patriots Quarterbacks
QUARTERBACKS
Tom Brady (pictured) is Tom Brady — still one of the league's elite quarterbacks, and likely even more confident this year with a full season on his reconstructed knee behind him. Questions linger as to whether his commitment to the team has been affected by being married to a globe-trotting supermodel, but he professes that it is as strong as ever. Brian Hoyer, an undrafted rookie out of Michigan State, was the only backup last year, showing that the team has confidence in him. New England Patriots might bring in a veteran, likely to serve as the third-stringer and not necessarily to take Hoyer's job as the No. 2 guy.
RUNNING BACKS
New England Patriots has an experienced group of runners, but their experience (read: age) makes it difficult to express a great deal of confidence in their ability to produce at a high level. Fred Taylor, Kevin Faulk and Sammy Morris will all be 33 or older when the season starts, and both Taylor and Morris missed time last year to injury. Laurence Maroney will once again be itching to prove that he isn't the first-round disappointment he's largely been to this point, though it would certainly be a positive if his newfound fondness for the end zone were to continue (a career-high nine touchdowns in '09). In a perfect world, Maroney would be the first- and second-down back, Morris would get the short yards, Taylor would be the goal line back and Faulk, as always, would be lined up all over the field. New England did not draft a running back to add fresh legs to a decidedly middle-of-the-pack ground game.
RECEIVERS
It is unlikely that Wes Welker, who tore his left ACL and MCL in the regular-season finale, will return to the field before November, and there is no way of knowing how he will respond when he does play. Though he appeared to be progressing well in offseason workouts, it is best to plan to play without the league's leading receiver from a year ago, meaning New England will be counting on an aging Randy Moss and a young Julian Edelman to carry this unit. Assuming Moss as the No. 1 and Edelman, seen as something of a Welker clone, as the No. 2, someone needs to step up as a viable No. 3, something New England didn't have last year. The leading candidates are veteran Torry Holt, second-year pro Brandon Tate and rookie Taylor Price, who is seen as a vertical threat. The tight end has seemingly disappeared from the offense in recent seasons, but with the drafting of Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez, that could change. Brady has shown that he can make do with an average group of receivers, and right now that's what this group looks to be — two once-great players who are on their last legs and a host of others still learning the nuances of the offense.
Only three players — Smith, kicker John Kasay and left tackle Jordon Gross — remain from the team that reached the Super Bowl following the 2003 season before losing to the New England Patriots. Change is the word these days in Charlotte, and the locker room has had a decidedly different vibe than in recent years.
That's the word from Smith, who arrived in 2001 as a third-round draft pick before becoming one of the NFL's top receivers.
"I think it does, I mean, obviously it does," he says. "That's a good thing. I'm not trying to take away from anybody who was here in the past, (but) I'm also not trying to take anything away from anybody coming in. I'm really just looking at it like, 'Hey, it's a clean slate for everybody, for myself … for Matt Moore, for everybody.' It's just a different dynamic.
He could be paired at inside linebacker with former Tennessee Volunteer Jerod Mayo. The two have already had fun with their college rivalry.
"He was a great player at Florida," Mayo told NESN. "Those are kind of our rivals, if you want to call it that, even though they beat us the last, about, five times. I wouldn't really call it a rivalry right now at this present time, but he was a good player in college."
Cunningham Adjusts- The Patriots took Jermaine Cunningham to be a hybrid in their 3-4 sets. He played defensive end all four years in college for the Gators, and recorded 19.5 sacks in three seasons as a starter. He is a natural at getting to the quarterback, something the New England defense struggled to do last season.
Most of Cunningham's snaps are expected to come from the outside linebacker position. Tully Banta-Cain had a breakout season for the Patriots last year, and he could take one of the outside linebacker positions.
If Guyton stays as an inside linebacker, there could be an open starting position for Cunningham. If Guyton moves outside, it could be Spikes who takes the starting job on the inside. It looks likely that one Gator will start at linebacker for the Patriots, but two at this point may be a stretch.
Pouncey Pushes to Start- The Pittsburgh Steelers selected Maurkice Pouncey to bolster an offensive line that was getting up in years. He has already brought plenty of versatility and has become a candidate to start at multiple positions.
Pouncey started his Florida career at guard before moving to center, and those are the two spots he has lined up at for Pittsburgh. Head coach Mike Tomlin said last month
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