[NFL] 2008 Offseason

[kcxiv]

I dont even bother with espn on tv. IF i want to watch certain highlights i just go to their website. ESPN the tv channel is horrible now days. Espn the Magazine kicks ass though.

[Akileese]

Originally Posted by kcxiv

I dont even bother with espn on tv. IF i want to watch certain highlights i just go to their website. ESPN the tv channel is horrible now days. Espn the Magazine kicks ass though.

Well, I try to watch Mike and Mike...but they fucking force sportscenter on you during that now. Before they use to have brief 2 minute run throughs at the top of each hour. Now there's a fucking 10 minute run through every 20 minutes. It's like, they get one segment and then BAM! Sportscenter update. Sage Steele is fucking brain dead by the way.

ESPN the magazine is awesome. I just feel it's a shame that they've ruined all their regular programming.

[Radahr Manasponge]

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[Man0warr]

Cowboys should be higher. If Pacman gets reinstated then all of last seasons weaknesses will be covered except a good 3rd WR.

Plus the new coaching staff is nuts, Garret, Campo, and Houck from the old days coaching the O-line.

[Gigfc]

Pats' Belichick lashes out at ex-video assistant - Yahoo! News

New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick lashed out at the team's former video assistant Friday, saying in a televised interview that Matt Walsh was a low-level staffer who was fired for "poor job performance." "There's not a lot of credibility," Belichick said in an interview broadcast on "CBS Evening News."

"You know, he's tried to make it seem like we're buddies, and belong to the same book club and all. That's really a long, long stretch."

Big Bill fryin up Walsh.

[Tea on tuesday]

Originally Posted by Radahr Manasponge

Discuss

The Bengals are going to suck next year, but I'm not sure the Ravens will be able to limp past them out of the AFC north cellar.

[Moontayle]

Originally Posted by Man0warr

Cowboys should be higher. If Pacman gets reinstated then all of last seasons weaknesses will be covered except a good 3rd WR.

Plus the new coaching staff is nuts, Garret, Campo, and Houck from the old days coaching the O-line.

Don't even really need Adam Jones to come back, they met their need for a corner in the draft. Jenkins will give Henry a run for his money in training camp and it's a tossup as to who'll get the start. The receiver issue isn't that big of a problem. They were 3rd in the league last year in receiving yardage. Their biggest issue is trusting the guys they've developed and putting them on the field more. I have no doubts that Miles Austin and Sam Hurd could contribute a hell of a lot more if given the chance.

Of course, you also have to figure in the sheer randomness that is the NFC East. Anything goes.

[Sunder]

Originally Posted by Moontayle

Don't even really need Adam Jones to come back, they met their need for a corner in the draft. Jenkins will give Henry a run for his money in training camp and it's a tossup as to who'll get the start. The receiver issue isn't that big of a problem. They were 3rd in the league last year in receiving yardage. Their biggest issue is trusting the guys they've developed and putting them on the field more. I have no doubts that Miles Austin and Sam Hurd could contribute a hell of a lot more if given the chance.

Of course, you also have to figure in the sheer randomness that is the NFC East. Anything goes.

One problem with your analysis that all is well in the Dallas secondary....


As long as that man is on the field, any coverage scheme run by the Cowboys is suspect at best.

[Phlean]

I've heard rumblings locally that not to be suprised if Roy Williams gets released June 1 or whenever Adam Jones gets reinstated. Move Ken Hamlin to SS, Henry to FS and Jones or Jenkins at CB. They where thinking about moving Henry to safety last year cause of Williams but felt that they didnt have good enough depth at CB to offset everything.

[Sunder]

Originally Posted by Phlean

I've heard rumblings locally that not to be suprised if Roy Williams gets released June 1 or whenever Adam Jones gets reinstated. Move Ken Hamlin to SS, Henry to FS and Jones or Jenkins at CB. They where thinking about moving Henry to safety last year cause of Williams but felt that they didnt have good enough depth at CB to offset everything.

That would be great... if they do it. So far they haven't, and Jerry has shown no indication that he even wants to cut ties with Williams. Of course he never would until the announcement comes down that he's been cut, but until that day actually occurs, the Cowboy secondary is not fixed. I don't care how many CB's you draft/sign. If Williams is on the field, the RB/TE is open running down the middle of the field.

[Adam12]

Originally Posted by Sunder

One problem with your analysis that all is well in the Dallas secondary....


As long as that man is on the field, any coverage scheme run by the Cowboys is suspect at best.

And Romo, he's a hack.

Wait, I'm trolling, so I'll explain. Seriously, that guy needs to get his head straight. As much as he wants to be Brett Favre, he never will be. Less gunslinger and more thought would be nice.

[Phlean]

They have to wait till after June 1st to do it anyways since it helps with the cap. I dont know what his signing bonus was or how much left they still owe him but basically if they cut him before june 1st they take whatevers left on the signing bonus for this years cap, if they wait till after June 1 they can prorate it on the cap over 2 yrs.

Other than all that I agree with you, he sucks. He needs to go, or get less playing time and until he does our secondary will be a question mark with all of the talented and athletic TE's everyone keeps picking up.

[Moontayle]

Originally Posted by Adam12

And Romo, he's a hack.

Wait, I'm trolling, so I'll explain. Seriously, that guy needs to get his head straight. As much as he wants to be Brett Favre, he never will be. Less gunslinger and more thought would be nice.

Hmmm. Actually, I have a valid argument that says you're wrong. Back during the previews for the Giants vs. Cowboys playoff game, NFL Total Access had Trent Dilfer in doing guest analysis and they asked him to review Romo. Trent admitted outright that he expected a wild gunslinger with little technical skill and a lot of luck. He said that he changed his mind after reviewing several of the Cowboys' games and admitted that Romo is a very technically gifted QB and went on to explain why.

His mistakes, to me, can be chalked up to the fact that he has only started one and a half seasons. How many guys have won championships that had less than 2 seasons worth of starts under their belt? Big Ben did but his team was pretty stacked to begin with and remember he couldn't do anything with a 15-1 team his first trip to the playoffs.

For better or for worse, Romo is our guy for a few more years. I think he can lead us to at least one Super Bowl but this is a team sport. Our loss against the Giants has less to do with him than the sudden breakdown of our O-line in the 4th quarter and Crayton dropping 1 pass and giving up on a gimme route that would have been a TD. Romo did what he could but his teammates weren't there during crunch time. And our defense isn't to blame because they kept getting Romo the ball.

Meh, water under the bridge. Moving forward I think we'll see Romo quiet the naysayers.

At any rate, I think Williams will get beat out in Training Camp by someone if he doesn't step up. I also think Campo will be the guy to motivate him. He lead the secondary during our top rated defenses of the 90s and he'll do wonders in getting him back into wanting to give a shit again.

[cdyhybrid]

Big Ben did but his refs were pretty stacked to begin with and remember he couldn't do anything with a 15-1 team his first trip to the playoffs.

Fixed.

[Radahr Manasponge]

NFL owners opt out of labor agreement

In a nutshell, the owners unanimously voted to end the labor agreement this morning.

There's a whole new NFL coming. I'm hoping the smaller market teams like my Packers, or the Bills, aren't completely and totally curbstompraped by megatwats Snyder, Jones, Davis, Kraft, et al.

I'm worried...