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The Dolphins have been a part of the Peyton Manning talk for quite some time. I think that, even if Peyton Manning were not going to be on the market, that the Dolphins were probably over Chad Henne. That’s fine. He was like a backup plan that didn’t work. So, whatever. However, now that the Dolphins are not going to work to re-sign him…
Not only is RG3 the Heisman winner, someone who took Baylor football (of all things) to great heights, and a remarkable athlete, but he is very wise. He’s moved his pro day so that he can better prepare for both the combine and his rescheduled pro day. Plus, he’s going to wait to throw in front of scouts. Why?
Because he knows that his mechanics are going to be picked apart faster anything Peyton Manning or Jim Irsay are saying right now. He’s seen what happens to quarterbacks that are deemed to have poor mechanics. Not only that, but he knows that his image is gold right now and he needs to keep it that way. Sure, people have passed judgment on his abilities, but that does not mean that he is a pariah, yet.
Just read that all teams in the NFL, combined, have $711 million of cap space to use during the offseason. In case you didn’t know, that’s a lot of money. So, who do you spend it on? Who can you sign that is going to make your team better?
Well, if you are desperate for a quarterback, you might spend it on that, but you have to be getting someone who could win you a Super Bowl right now or a person who will be with you for the next 7-10 years.
Tim Tebow has been working out at the UCLA football complex. He’s there working with UCLA offensive coordinator Noel Mazzone. This is yet another attempt to “fix” Tebow’s mechanics. Well, is he fixable or is this just a disaster waiting to happen again? Think about it.
Tebow has been the best player on every team he was on since he was, what, maybe 5. So, he’s never had to actually work on this. It was never a problem. Remember, he was so good coming into Florida that Chris Leak had to share time with him because Urban Meyer couldn’t just have Tebow on the sidelines. However, he was never asked to throw from the pocket like everyone else. Now, we’re seeing that he’s trying to actually figure out his mechanics. Good.
The Minnesota Vikings have a tentative stadium deal. So, whoever is next in line to move to Los Angeles needs to step up. Please head to window two and the NFL (and the LA stadium people) will be right with you. We’re sorry for the delay, but the Vikings couldn’t get their act together and we’ve been waiting forever to find out what they were going to do. Your call is very important to us…”booooooooooooop.”
What’s going on around TCU football right now is puzzling. This program had ascended so high that, while you figure some college kids are going to do dumb things, it seemed like TCU was a model for other schools to follow. Well, for some of the players, that’s apparently not the case.
When a pack of TCU football players ends up getting arrested in a drug sting that followed a very long investigation, you know something is definitely not right. Gary Patterson said in a statement that:
Ok, I know this is not a new idea, but isn’t Jim Irsay one of the biggest hypocrites in the history of everything? At first, it was about the money and Peyton’s health and you can’t go to the media (because you have to keep everything in the family.) Apparently, now, it doesn’t work that way. I’ve been trying to think of another way to go at this. Maybe it’s not so bad? No, it’s bad. It’s just the kind of thing you would expect from an incompetent owner who has no idea what he’s got (and won’t until it’s gone.)
I’m going to say this out loud because I think it is worth discussing considering we are in an age where Peyton Manning is likely hitting the market and the Redskins are going to be in the market (and totally willing to pay.)
Is Mike Shanahan a good coach? Honestly, we need to talk about this.
Think about it. Look at the old Broncos. They went to three Super Bowls and lost them all with John Elway. However, Dan Reeves was their coach. He went on to take the Giants AND the Falcons to the Super Bowl as well. He properly utilized Michael Vick and made Kerry Collins into a Super Bowl quarterback.
If the Steelers are not going to retain Hines Ward, I really hope that they are planning on cutting and re-signing him to a cheaper deal. Not having Ward playing in a Steelers uniform is just unnatural to me. I don’t even understand how this team thinks it will go on without him, and I think, perhaps, he has earned the right to retire on his own terms. He’s a hall of famer, isn’t he?
Back in the 1970′s, the NFL didn’t want to televise playoff games at all, and that drew the attention of the President at the time, Richard Nixon.
First, let me say that I had no idea this was such a big deal. I can imagine what it must have been like if the league was hoping to keep games off TV because Pete Rozelle was afraid football would become a “studio show.” Too bad, those studios are BIG business. So, the President, acting in the public interest(in his own mind,) was willing to help the NFL by pushing legislation that would allow for blackouts of all games whether they were sold out or not.
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