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Music City Miricals (Jimmy) —
Mel Kiper has put out a list of second year guys that he expects to breakout in 2012 ( In$ider ). As you might have guessed from the title of this post, Jake Locker is one of the players on his list. Here is what he had to say about Locker: Now, Locker needs to win the job outright. But look at the situation he could come into. Chris Johnson could be reinvigorated, the offensive line...
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...
NBCSports.com: ProFootballTalk (Josh Alper) —
The Bills feel like they have stability on the interior of their offensive line. Five things to watch during Dolphins OTAs. Patriots DB Devin McCourty said that he’s still rehabbing a shoulder injury he suffered last season. Looking ahead to the tough start of the Jets’ schedule. Ravens S Bernard Pollard said that the team…
NBCSports.com: ProFootballTalk (Mike Florio) —
His first name ends with a pair of Ts. His last name has five letters. And that’s the only thing in common former Patriots left tackle Matt Light will ever have with former Packers, Jets, Vikings, and Vikings quarterback Brett Favre. Despite the best efforts of quarterback Tom Brady to persuade Light to return, Light…
SBN: Big Blue View (Ed Valentine) —
Good morning, New York Giants fans! Here are your Giants-related links for today. OTAs to begin Wednesday . . . likely without Osi Umenyiora | New York Daily News Boothe, Stanback continue their education Offensive lineman Kevin Boothe and wide receiver Isaiah Stanback are enrolled in a specialized executive MBA program administered by George Washington University. NFLPA says...
Battle Red Blog (Vega) —
As one gets older and creates oneself a family, one realizes that certain things that were once important become less of a big deal, and other things that one previously took for granted become invaluable. The most valuable of these newly scarce resources is time. It seems that as I get older and gain responsibilities in both my job and my family, I've not had the time for some activities...
The Phinsider (Kevin Nogle) —
Over the past 10-days or so, the Phinsider Community has predicted the 2012 NFL Playoffs. We started by looking at the AFC and NFC playoff teams from last year. Then, using the average 50% turnover from year to year that seems to have become standard for the NFL postseason, we eliminated the six teams, three per conference, that made the tournament last year. After that, we took a poll of...
Field Gulls (Danny Kelly) —
We've been talking about the 4-3 Under/Over and propensities for the 3-4 , the Defensive Front Seven ( PART I , PART II ), and just in general, player types and schemes to watch for on the Seahawks defense in 2012 a lot recently, so I thought I'd share a few more notes on the subject. Seahawks defensive coordinator Gus Bradley was on the Clayton show last Saturday and I thought...
The Baltimore Sun: Ravens Edge (By Jeff Zrebiec) —
From contract negotiations with quarterback Joe Flacco and running back Ray Rice to a potentially season-ending Achilles injury to star linebacker Terrell Suggs to coach John Harbaugh’s comments on the New England Patriots to mercurial safety Ed Reed’s controversial radio interviews, the Ravens have made plenty of off-the-field news this offseason.
The Phinsider (Kevin Nogle) —
The 2011 NFL season started at home for the Miami Dolphins , hosting the division rival New England Patriots on Monday Night Football. And the game would prove worthy of the time slot, with fireworks from both offenses, and two quarterbacks combining for a record 906 passing yards (a record that was broken in the final week of the season when Matt Stafford and Matt Flynn combined for...
Mile High Report (Brian Shrout) —
There has been a lot of talk about how tough Denver's schedule will be this year. This is largely due to the way the NFL chooses which teams will play which each season. The NFL uses the following format for scheduling: 1 Each team will play the other teams in it's division twice (once at home, once away). So Denver will play Oakland, Kansas City and San Diego two times each for 6 of...
Stamped Blue (Brad Wells) —
It's rainy here in New York. My socks are a little damp after stepping in a murky puddle somewhere around 19th Street and 5th Avenue. I'm in the mood for some cheering up. Thankfully, SmartFootball.com and Grantland writer Chris Brown hooked me up. Brown decided to write a thorough breakdown of just how beautifully simple, yet fundamentally complicated the Indianapolis Colts offense was...
NBCSports.com: ProFootballTalk (Evan Silva) —
Though there were early-offseason rumors that Dallas Clark might retire after being released by the Colts, that doesn’t appear to be his plan. The free agent tight end has flirted with the Broncos, Patriots, and Chiefs in free agency, and we can add a fourth team to Clark’s list of potential suitors. ESPN’s Adam Schefter…
NBCSports.com: ProFootballTalk (Josh Alper) —
A look at the changes wrought by a busy Bills offseason. Previewing the Dolphins’ battle at safety. Looking ahead to what will happen Patriots OTAs. New Jets defensive line coach Karl Dunbar expects to see improvement at the position this season. WR LaQuan Williams won’t have an easy time of holding onto his roster spot…
The Phinsider (Kevin Nogle) —
Over on SBNation.com, Ryan Van Bibber recently took a look at some of the typical offseason soundbites you will hear from NFL teams , and how most of those soundbites do not really say anything. Each of these quotes will fit in someway with every NFL team, despite all the differences between the franchises, players, fans, and cities. You could simply cut and paste the headline, replace a...