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NFL News and Notes for September!!!

gardenman — Wed, 02 Sep 2015 14:44:00 GMT

And the regular season is now nearly upon us! Thursday, September third is the one time all year when all 32 teams will be playing on the same day. After that, everything becomes focused on week one of the regular season.

A lot of questions have already been answered through the pre-season, but some big ones remain. We now know that Sam Bradford is healthy and a good fit in Chip Kelly's offense. The Eagles are averaging 39 points per game so far and look better than anyone they've played. We know the RGIII is not the answer in Washington.

Among the questions still remaining are: Can the Cowboys just plug anyone in and replace DeMarco Murray's production? How will the Patriots fare with a rebuilt secondary and Brady's issues? Are the Giants as bad as they looked this pre-season? Will Tim Tebow hang on in Philly? (I think yes, but we'll know more on Saturday.)

Re: NFL News and Notes for September!!!

teganslaw — Thu, 03 Sep 2015 17:07:03 GMT

Now that Brady is able to play, the opening game next Thursday against the Steelers will probably have huge ratings. I have no comment on the ruling except to say that I hope Indy beats New England in October. That will make me very happy.

The Colts are preparing to face Tyrod Tayler. Rex Ryan had hoped to keep Indy guessing as to who the quarterback would be, but it was impossible to keep the news quiet.

As the final cuts are made, I'm thinking that RB Vick Ballard, who was injured the past two seasons, might be one of the players gone from Indy. He is a decent player, but just had a lot of bad breaks.

There is an article (one person's opinion) about how Tim Tebow isn't qualified to be in the NFL. According to the aricle, Tebow can't read plays properly, holds onto the ball too long, and isn't quick enough. Kellly seems impressed with Tebow, though, so have to see what happens. Things will become clearer in the next two days.

Re: NFL News and Notes for September!!!

gardenman — Thu, 03 Sep 2015 20:36:11 GMT

I don't know if Tebow will make the team or not, but the one thing I hear is that he's improving every day in practice. Where is his ceiling? I think that's the big question with him. If Chip thinks he can keep improving and ultimately be competitive as a starter, then Tebow will likely hang around. He's got that rare combination of size, athleticism, drive, and high morals that you love in a guy.

His competition for that roster spot is Matt Barkley who's been a bit careless with the ball while Tebow is very, probably overly, cautious with it. If you get down to your third quarterback, a big, strong, rugged guy who won't turn the ball over isn't a bad option.

As to reading defenses, with Chip's hurry up ofense, Chip is on the helmet speaker telling the quarterback what the defense is and where to go with the ball as the ball is snapped, so there's little need for precise reads when the coach is doing it for you. In the NFL that helmet speaker shuts off when the play clock hits a certain time, but Chip's offense is so fast the play is started before the speaker shuts down, so Chip is guiding the QB on what the defense is and where to go. I'm guessing the NFL will revise that rule at some point in the future, but it's largely the reason every quarterback Chip has used has played their best under him. A couple have commented on how weird it is at first to have the coach talking to you at the snap, but all agree it's a big help.

Re: NFL News and Notes for September!!!

gardenman — Thu, 03 Sep 2015 21:06:24 GMT

On a somewhat humorous note, though I'm not sure Dianna Russini thinks it's all that funny, Scot McCloughan (the GM of the Redskins) learned his wife Jessica tweeted out that Dianna Rossini, the ESPN reporter, exchanged oral sex for scoops. Lots of apologies have come out since then and Jessica's Twitter account has been deleted, but the damage was done. ESPN is not happy about it. We could see a defamation suit come out of this. It has taken the Redskins quarterback chaos out of the spotlight though.

Re: NFL News and Notes for September!!!

gardenman — Fri, 04 Sep 2015 02:09:09 GMT

TIm Tebow looked pretty good tonight while Matt Barkley underthrew a wide open receiver for an interception. Tebow's looking better tonight. He threw one interception but it was on a fourth and eight when he had to try and squeeze the ball in, so you don't mind that too bad.

Re: NFL News and Notes for September!!!

sunshine45 — Fri, 04 Sep 2015 12:08:03 GMT

@gardenman wrote:
On a somewhat humorous note, though I'm not sure Dianna Russini thinks it's all that funny, Scot McCloughan (the GM of the Redskins) learned his wife Jessica tweeted out that Dianna Rossini, the ESPN reporter, exchanged oral sex for scoops. Lots of apologies have come out since then and Jessica's Twitter account has been deleted, but the damage was done. ESPN is not happy about it. We could see a defamation suit come out of this. It has taken the Redskins quarterback chaos out of the spotlight though.

wow......had not heard that story!

that was horrible what mccloughans wife did....

Re: NFL News and Notes for September!!!

gardenman — Fri, 04 Sep 2015 13:34:26 GMT

@sunshine45 wrote:
@gardenman wrote:
On a somewhat humorous note, though I'm not sure Dianna Russini thinks it's all that funny, Scot McCloughan (the GM of the Redskins) learned his wife Jessica tweeted out that Dianna Rossini, the ESPN reporter, exchanged oral sex for scoops. Lots of apologies have come out since then and Jessica's Twitter account has been deleted, but the damage was done. ESPN is not happy about it. We could see a defamation suit come out of this. It has taken the Redskins quarterback chaos out of the spotlight though.

wow......had not heard that story!
that was horrible what mccloughans wife did....

Yeah, it was more than a little tacky and uncalled for. It was the perfect example of how not to be a good executive's wife. Dianna had just broken a story on how the Redskins' front office was split on what to do with RGIII. I'm guessing McCloughan's wife thought she was having a private chat with Dianna on Twitter and blowing (pardon the expression) off steam about the leak and speculating on how word leaked out, only to have it blow up on her. It's a mistake she won't make again. ESPN has wisely downplayed the whole thing, it's not ideal to demean one of your own reporters, and other media have been hesitant to give it more exposure, but several sources ran with the story.

Here's a link to the original tweets.

http://blacksportsonline.com/home/2015/09/redskins-gms-wife-tweets-espn-reporter-used-oral-sex-to-get-scoops

Re: NFL News and Notes for September!!!

gardenman — Fri, 04 Sep 2015 20:57:39 GMT

And it looks like Tim Tebow won the QB derby in Philly. Matt Barkley has been shipped to Arizona for a seventh round pick. Unless the Eagles go with just 2 QB's or pick up someone else, Tim Tebow is back in the league.

Re: NFL News and Notes for September!!!

Spurt — Sat, 05 Sep 2015 16:50:00 GMT

@gardenman I concur Gardenman--last place finish again, I was thinking 6 or 7 wins myself-Redskin's GM McC, still has lots of work to day to turn the Redskins around--- (our secondary is a MESS) and the youngsters on the line although promising Moses (who was hurt last year) & Scherff have a learning curve.....the TE position has been decimated by injuries and who knows if Reed can manage to stay healthy...... And let's see if Pot Roast has anything left.....yep, still work to do.......

BTW I thought this was an interesting quote from Capt Kirk---

“I’ve always felt it’s very important as a backup quarterback to not overstep your bounds,” said Cousins, who has backed up Robert Griffin III for most of his career since the two were drafted in 2012. “It’s not your team. It’s not necessarily your offense, and so to be strong and opinionated and say this is how it should be, I think that that’s reserved for the starting quarterback. Or if you have an opinion, I think you need to defer to the starting quarterback.”

"So as a starting quarterback now, I think I need to be a little more outspoken, opinionated, share my thoughts with the offense, with the coaches, with the other quarterbacks, but certainly as a backup there’s a place to step back and allow the guy who is playing to have those opinions and run the show. That’s a balance that you want to be able to walk when you are a backup.”

Even though Cousins praised the way Griffin has handled the situation after losing his starting job, I wonder if he was sending a polite message to Robert----HMMMMMMM?

And interesting how a veteran, WR Pierre Garcon, stepped up and spoke up and described Kirk was a natural born leader.....VERY INTERESTING!!! No support for Robert from his WRs.....or am I reading too much into all this?????

“Kirk is a very enthusiastic guy,” Garcon said. “He commands the huddle, he has a lot of faith in us, that we can help him do well. He is a natural-born leader, he’s definitely been planning for that for a long time. You can tell from what kind of person he is that he’s a leader, he’s been doing it for a long time and he’s excited about the opportunity. We definitely want to keep him excited and never want to, you know, have him lose that faith in himself. He’s definitely ready and eager to get the season started to prove to everybody what he can do.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dc-sports-bog/wp/2015/09/04/kirk-cousins-says-its-important-for-a-backup-qb-to-not-overstep-his-bounds/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dc-sports-bog/wp/2015/09/02/pierre-garcon-describes-kirk-cousins-as-a-natural-born-leader/

OMG OMG OMG---watching the Redskin/Jag game with my choice for starting QB Colt McCoy---announcer's comment--- look how Colt rolls out of the pocket to make the adjustment to AVOID the pressure....and my personal observation--- he did not hold on to the ball very long either!!!! BUT the BIGGER news---it appears that the team plans to keep RGIII on the roster for 2015 as the 2nd QB---GARDENMAN, PLEASE tell me that this is only because of the concussion protocol, or perhaps working on a trade---reporter said if the team cuts him still on the hook for 6mill (money well spent to get rid of him-JMHO)--- why take a chance on naming him 2nd QB and if something happens to Cousins (God forbid), RGIII goes in gets hurt and he's guaranteed 16 mill---doesn't even make sense UNLESS this is due to the ACE IN THE HOLE (and I mean toilet bowl) also known as DAN SNYDER!!!! GRRRRRRRRRR

Re: NFL News and Notes for September!!!

Spurt — Sat, 05 Sep 2015 16:52:33 GMT

@teganslaw wrote:
Now that Brady is able to play, the opening game next Thursday against the Steelers will probably have huge ratings. I have no comment on the ruling except to say that I hope Indy beats New England in October. That will make me very happy.

The Colts are preparing to face Tyrod Tayler. Rex Ryan had hoped to keep Indy guessing as to who the quarterback would be, but it was impossible to keep the news quiet.

As the final cuts are made, I'm thinking that RB Vick Ballard, who was injured the past two seasons, might be one of the players gone from Indy. He is a decent player, but just had a lot of bad breaks.

There is an article (one person's opinion) about how Tim Tebow isn't qualified to be in the NFL. According to the aricle, Tebow can't read plays properly, holds onto the ball too long, and isn't quick enough. Kellly seems impressed with Tebow, though, so have to see what happens. Things will become clearer in the next two days.

@teganslaw

LOL---Yep RGIII, Trent Richardson--they would be quite a pair-- instead of 100 top players or an All Decade Team we can put together an ALL COMPLAINING TEAM---

It's always sad to see a veteran mainstay released without any fanfare despite a good player that gave his all to the team and the fans....glad the Seahawks picked Fred up.

I was so HAPPY that the Redskins released OL Willie (the seive as I liked to call him) Smith....not to be confused with Will Smith the ACTOR who would've probably played better....(rolling my eyes).....

I FINALLY saw that Direct TV commercial with Andrew Luck and "the beard"---TOO FUNNY.......

I read where TEBOW has worked very hard with a QB Coach to improve his game---which is more than someone that wears the burgundy & gold--- and that description---it sounds like someone got their article mixed up instead that sure sounds a lot like someone named Robert Griffin III and NOT Tebow---LOL!!!

As far as Brady---what a crybaby---the judge reversed the decision more on a technicality than whether the evidence, or lack thereof, cleared Brady's name-- oh well, I just wish ALL the networks would just move on and talk about FOOTBALL now that the season is ready to begin---of course everytime the Patriots play on the national TV games we will have to hear the SAME story rehashed OVER AND OVER AGAIN!!! As NFL fans I think we should sue Brady for all the time the fans had to endure and being bored to death with this story(rolling eyes).....Hey Brady be careful you know what they say about karma--and I'm hoping it can start with a Colt victory & payback

Re: NFL News and Notes for September!!!

Spurt — Sat, 05 Sep 2015 14:35:25 GMT

@gardenman wrote:
TIm Tebow looked pretty good tonight while Matt Barkley underthrew a wide open receiver for an interception. Tebow's looking better tonight. He threw one interception but it was on a fourth and eight when he had to try and squeeze the ball in, so you don't mind that too bad.

@gardenman I hope Chip keeps him on the roster and gives him a chance---

Re: NFL News and Notes for September!!!

Spurt — Sun, 06 Sep 2015 04:10:37 GMT

@gardenman wrote:
On a somewhat humorous note, though I'm not sure Dianna Russini thinks it's all that funny, Scot McCloughan (the GM of the Redskins) learned his wife Jessica tweeted out that Dianna Rossini, the ESPN reporter, exchanged oral sex for scoops. Lots of apologies have come out since then and Jessica's Twitter account has been deleted, but the damage was done. ESPN is not happy about it. We could see a defamation suit come out of this. It has taken the Redskins quarterback chaos out of the spotlight though.

@gardenman "team drama" aka The Redskins strike again.... Jessica's story about Ms. Russini appears to be absolutely false and defamation suits could definitely be on the way, but who knows-- sometimes truth is stranger than fiction on what goes on behind closed doors of any company....I remember a "behind the scenes" book came out about ESPN and some of their employees (and I DO mean interesting)---some unflattering information came out about Mike Tirico of MNF fame for one.....I lost respect for him after that...And ESPN suspended Tirico! ..Ya never know .....

From Wikipedia---

"Tirico's period at ESPN has not been without controversy. Two books about the network, ESPN: The Uncensored History (2000) by former New York Times sportswriter Michael Freeman and 2011's These Guys Have All the Fun (by Washington Post writers James Andrew Miller and Tom Shales), recount allegations of sexual harassment. Tirico, for example, was suspended by the network for three months in 1992 for multiple incidents involving attempted groping, sexual solicitation, and stalking of female co-workers."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Tirico

Oh and as far as ESPN---people that live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones either--- it appears they "fight from within", Michelle Beadle almost lost her job, and she did lose endorsements because what a rival employee said about her regarding an ESPY After Party --- a person had started a FALSE rumor about Michelle being drunk and on drugs at the party and they also said Michelle had some something rather inappropriate and vulgar to Aaron Rodgers too. The story got all the way to ESPN's top brass and Michelle got hauled into her boss's office at the request of ESPN's Executive VIP, John Walsh--and almost got fired---Michelle had to defend herself , and so she went to Deadspin to set the record straight. Michelle said she lost many endorsements too, because if a prospect googled her name the inaccurate story came up.......I'm not excusing what McC's wife did, but it seems EVERYONE has fallen into the NATIONAL ENQUIRER type of stuff and social media has made it even worse because people are so quick to believe any rumor or gossip that's put out there without truely checking it out to be sure it's TRUE--instead they are looking to have their "15 minutes of fame" to be the first to tweet it or post something "sensational" or to get revenge on someone---It seem some so called "adults" in the sports media & sports world need to GROW UP!!!!

Re: NFL News and Notes for September!!!

Spurt — Sat, 05 Sep 2015 14:47:30 GMT

@gardenman Yep, after all Jerrah didn't get Johnny Football when his son prevailed and picked an OL instead---so for Jerrah, RGIII would be a consolation---and it would be fun for him to stick Snyder (who they say are friends during the OFFSEASON).....something to jab him about while they are on vacation together (TRUE STORY--they had a photo of them on a cruise ship together one year showing how they vacationed together with their families and an article of all things The WSJ with a Snyder interview which touched on the strange friendship)...

Re: NFL News and Notes for September!!!

teganslaw — Sat, 05 Sep 2015 14:57:44 GMT

The Colts got LB Sio Moore from the Raiders in exchange for a 6th round draft pick. I didn't know much about Moore, but after reading notes and blogs on him, it seems to be a good trade. He was a beast, and should do well with the Colts organization. Makes me wonder why the Raiders would let someone like him go. But then....it's the Raiders. LOL.

Why would Washington keep RG111? The article said that it was a decision by Gruden and Snyder. Maybe I'm mistaken, but it seems that Snyder would overrule everyone else. Isn't he the one who likes RG111 so much? Colt McCoy might be 3rd stringer, then.

It sounds like Tebow is staying with the Eagles. Chip Kelly keeps saying that Tebow is improving, so I doubt that the Eagles will release him. However, nothing Kelly does at this point would surprise me.

Re: NFL News and Notes for September!!!

Spurt — Sat, 05 Sep 2015 15:10:02 GMT

@teganslaw wrote:
The Colts got LB Sio Moore from the Raiders in exchange for a 6th round draft pick. I didn't know much about Moore, but after reading notes and blogs on him, it seems to be a good trade. He was a beast, and should do well with the Colts organization. Makes me wonder why the Raiders would let someone like him go. But then....it's the Raiders. LOL.

Why would Washington keep RG111? The article said that it was a decision by Gruden and Snyder. Maybe I'm mistaken, but it seems that Snyder would overrule everyone else. Isn't he the one who likes RG111 so much? Colt McCoy might be 3rd stringer, then.

It sounds like Tebow is staying with the Eagles. Chip Kelly keeps saying that Tebow is improving, so I doubt that the Eagles will release him. However, nothing Kelly does at this point would surprise me.

@teganslaw The decisions the Redskins make just boggles the mind!!!! They just better keep McCoy on hand.....

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Wolfpack Fan — Sat, 05 Sep 2015 15:50:01 GMT

The complaints I've heard about Tebow are that, while he does make some accurate passes, he throws too many bad passes. The second is that he can't read defenses. You see other quarterbacks get lined up and all of a sudden, they change the play after they see how the defense lines up. This is what some of the people on the sports channels (ESPN channels and NFL Network) keep saying.

I get sick of people on these channels talking over and over and over about the same players. In the last ten years or so, I've heard them talk mostly about Peyton, then Brady, Tebow, Russell Wilson, etc. I think people dislike Tebow, not because he's a Christian, but because he's all they heard about on ESPN for years.

Re: NFL News and Notes for September!!!

Spurt — Sat, 05 Sep 2015 16:06:06 GMT

@Wolfpack Fan wrote:
The complaints I've heard about Tebow are that, while he does make some accurate passes, he throws too many bad passes. The second is that he can't read defenses. You see other quarterbacks get lined up and all of a sudden, they change the play after they see how the defense lines up. This is what some of the people on the sports channels (ESPN channels and NFL Network) keep saying.

I get sick of people on these channels talking over and over and over about the same players. In the last ten years or so, I've heard them talk mostly about Peyton, then Brady, Tebow, Russell Wilson, etc. I think people dislike Tebow, not because he's a Christian, but because he's all they heard about on ESPN for years.

@Wolfpack Fan I agree these networks are RIDICULOUS---it's the SAME players and SAME teams over and over again and they seem to blow everything out of proportion too and the fans get sick and tired of it all---which creates "the Tebow rebllion"!!!! Whatever happened to GOOD sports journalism--- And it's funny how ESPN takes a few topics/stories and on each and every one of the shows in their entire lineup has to give their take and repeat THE SAME THINGS---OVER AND OVER AND OVER---ENOUGH ALREADY!!!! Any wonder why ESPN is considered to have lost some of it's luster---and Fox and NBC Sports are just as bad and can't fill the gap either---so it appears it's just gonna be more of the status quo---and sport's fans can't get REAL information on their favorite players or team, unless they happen to be one of the sport's networks favorite Best example--my NBA Spurs---according to the networks "a boring team", because they play as a TEAM---share the ball--don't have a ball hog in their lineup--focused on WINNING CHAMPIONSHIPS--nice guys too---but let's not do a story on those guys---nope, let's instead BORE the NBA fan but talking nothing but LeBROn, LeBron, LeBron, Kobe (when was the last time his team has been relevant), or Carmelo Anthony even though he's on a CRUDY team!!!! Thanks for letting me vent!

Re: NFL News and Notes for September!!!

Wolfpack Fan — Sat, 05 Sep 2015 16:31:22 GMT

Eagles Release Tim Tebow!

I think he would make a team if he would agree to play some other position.

Re: NFL News and Notes for September!!!

Spurt — Sat, 05 Sep 2015 16:45:44 GMT

@Wolfpack Fan wrote:
Eagles Release Tim Tebow!

I think he would make a team if he would agree to play some other position.

@Wolfpack Fan I wish him well in his broadcasting career at ESPN. And yet a totally incompetent QB wearing the burgundy & gold remains on a roster....

Re: NFL News and Notes for September!!!

teganslaw — Sat, 05 Sep 2015 17:09:09 GMT

Well, I was wrong about Tim Tebow. I was listening to the analysts predictions about what the Eagles had in mind for him. The general idea was that Tebow was staying because Barkley went to Arizona. Turns out no one knows what Chip Kelly will do next. Gardenman, do you think that Kelly purposely tries to mislead the media? I don't mean that in a bad way, but Kelly did say that Tebow had improved and he seemed to give the impression that he wanted Tebow on the roster. Kelly doesn't seem to care about the media, so it would be like him to say something that gives a different idea just to make things interesting. Or it could be that the media was second guessing Kelly, which is impossible to do.

Art Jones was placed in IR list and will miss the entire season. That's a big loss for the Colts. Jones was one of the better players. Hopefully, other can step up to take his place.