Jacksonville Jaguars: Secondary Articles
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Buc 'Em (Sander) —
The roster moves keep on coming for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers . They have just announced waiving wide receiver Tyler Shoemaker , who they signed as an undrafted free agent out of Boise State. Taking his spot is Greg Ellingson , a wide receiver who went undrafted in 2011, failed to stick on a team and then played for the New Orleans Voodoo of the AFL. He caught 33 passes for 475 yards and 8...
The Phinsider (Kevin Nogle) —
As we discussed last night, the Miami Dolphins begin their first full organized team activity, aka OTA, today. These practices will serve as the chance for the coaching staff to begin installing the new offensive and defensive systems that, up until now, were primarily discussed in classroom type settings. But that's not all these OTAs will start. The Dolphins will begin the process of...
Buc 'Em (Sander) —
According to Brian McIntyre of NFL.com , the Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed Preston Parker to a one-year contract extension earlier this month, keeping him under contract through the 2013 season. The wide receiver will earn $1,000,000 in 2013 and received a $50,000 signing bonus as part of the extension. He was set to earn $540,000 this season as an exclusive-rights free agent. The Florida...
The Falcoholic (Dave Choate) —
Over and over this off-season, I've heard chatter about the Panthers. Pundits and fans alike are concerned about the Panthers taking a big leap forward in 2012 from their 6-10 record and two embarrassing losses against our beloved Falcons . A merely decent secondary, Cam Newton's growing pains and their usual brand of fun injuries definitely held the team back in 2011, and they had a...
SBN: Big Blue View (Mike Farley) —
Good morning fellow Giants fans. It's Monday, so we won't tell you how many weeks until the start of the NFL season today, but suffice to say it was 90 degrees here in Wisconsin over the weekend and probably in many places in the country. So summer is pretty much here. And that means a few things--the least of which is that with each passing weekend, football season gets closer and closer. ...
SBN: Turf Show Times (papapegasus) —
Image courtesy of turfshowtimes.com The Rams started out the new year with many needs, among them, the offensive line. Perhaps no other facet of the game needed to be addressed more than the big men protecting the Rams $50 million quaterback, Sam Bradford . Many fans, myself included, wanted to see a new direction; specifically the release of Jason Smith and the drafting of a blue...
Yahoo.com: Shutdown Corner (Mike Tanier) —
Any website can post "offseason grades" for NFL teams, mixing the draft and free agency into transaction soup, then straining it through the mind of some sportswriter who doesn't know who half the players are. Only the Shutdown Corner has the resources to get actual players, coaches, and executives from each team to evaluate their own offseasons! That's right: over the next few weeks, you will...
Mile High Report (KaptainKirk) —
Jack Del Rio wants Broncos to have a top 10 defense - NFL.com Jack Del Rio has taken over a Denver Broncos defense that finished last season ranked 20th overall in the NFL. The team's new defensive coordinator is challenging his players to reach higher in 2012. Report: Ryan Clady, Denver Broncos open extension talks - NFL.com The Denver Broncos have opened talks to extend the contract...
Cincy Jungle (Brennen Warner) —
The 2011 Bengals weren't hit particularly hard by the injury bug. There were a few notable injuries, but in comparison to the rest of the league, the Bengals had it easy. According to Football Outsiders' metrics, the Bengals were the 13th healthiest team in the league in 2011 . Football Outsiders calculates what they call Adjusted Games Lost for every team, based on how many players...
Music City Miricals (Jimmy) —
"New offensive coordinator Bob Bratkowski says skipping this week's organized team activities isn't doing Maurice Jones-Drew any favors." When I read that sentence from the ESPN AFC South blog this morning and couldn't help but think back to the saga last offseason between Chris Johnson and the Titans . It just sounds all to familiar. The star running back, who wants a new contract, is...
Pride of Detroit (Sean Yuille) —
Last month, after the 2012 NFL schedule was announced, point spreads were released for the games in Week 1. Now, thanks to the folks at Cantor Gaming , we have point spreads for the first 16 weeks of the 2012 season. Is this a bit premature? There's no doubt considering a lot will change by the time these games are actually played. Even so, it's interesting to see how the Detroit Lions ...
SBN: Turf Show Times (Joe Mazzi) —
The St. Louis Rams are surrounded by question marks at the linebacker position. Concerns aren't just for the players on the field, but also the coaches who will be overseeing their development. In both cases, experience could prove to be an issue. Nonetheless, it could also be a perfect marriage of eager, ambitious teachers and a group of young students who are only entering their prime. ...
Mile High Report (KaptainKirk) —
There isn't any Bronco news this morning, so I thought I'd fill the top layer with the most interesting articles. FOOTBALL OUTSIDERS: Innovative Statistics, Intelligent Analysis | 2011 Adjusted Games Lost for Team Units Today, we present some additional details about adjusted games lost (AGL) for the 2011 NFL season. Last week, we presented the overall team totals, so click over if you...
The Phinsider (Kevin Nogle) —
Earlier this week, we took a look at the teams most likely to miss the 2012 NFL Playoffs despite making it in 2011. With a 50% turn-over rate in the NFL's playoffs every year, there will typically be three teams from each conference that join the playoffs, having not been there the year before. Today, we start trying to predict which teams will make it into the postseason tournament in the...
NBCSports.com: ProFootballTalk (Michael David Smith) —
Jaguars offensive coordinator Bob Bratkowski thinks running back Maurice Jones-Drew is going to be playing catch-up whenever he reports to work. Jones-Drew, who wants a new contract and isn’t participating in the Jaguars’ organized team activities, hasn’t yet done any work with the new offense that Bratkowski and Jaguars coach Mike Mularkey are installing. As…