April 3rd, 2008
Blogcasting the National Football League, Blogcasting the NFL
It’s preseason with a tinge of the playoffs. That will be one of the highlights of a 13-game national television preseason schedule that was announced today by the NFL, along with the complete list of 2008 preseason matchups. All 12 of the 2007 NFL playoff teams will be […]
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February 22nd, 2008
Blogging the National Football League, Blogging the NFL
The winter storm that has an icy grip on Indianapolis has slowed things down outside. But as promised, today was a whirlwind of activity around the Media Work Room here at the 2008 NFL Scouting Combine. The players being shuttled in and out were mostly wide receivers, running […]
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January 10th, 2008
Blogging the National Football League, Blogging the NFL
Buffalo Bills TE Kevin Everett is just one of many fantastic stories of courage and achievement that make up the 2007 class of The Ed Block Courage Awards.
It’s well-known that Kevin suffered a spinal cord injury covering a kickoff in the Bills’ season opener against the Broncos. […]
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October 21st, 2007
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Blogging the National Football League, Blogging the NFL
Did you have Tennessee Titans K Rob Bironas on your fantasy team today? Probably not because he only had four FGs entering today’s game with Houston. But if you somehow received divine inspiration to pick him up, you’re smiling because he not only set […]
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September 28th, 2007
Blogging the National Football League, Blogging the NFL
In another story of amazing recovery from a potentially paralyzing hit on the football field, Houston Texans DT Cedric Killings surprised his teammates by walking into practice today after suffering a broken vertebra in his neck during last weekend’s loss to the Colts. Cedric wore a neck brace […]
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July 14th, 2007
Blogging the National Football League, Blogging the NFL
I read a great article on David Carr in the latest ESPN Magazine (”Don’t Think, Just Throw” - July 16, 2007). I’ve always been a fan of David. I believe he got a raw deal in Houston. Which is an understatement. I mean, let me count the ways […]
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April 20th, 2007
Back on April 9 I listed my selections for the Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA) Awards. The winners were announced today. Here they are with my picks (again) in parentheses next to each one:
HALAS AWARD - For the individual in the NFL who overcame the most adversity to succeed last season. Winner was Drew […]
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March 23rd, 2007
Just one day after signing QB Matt Schaub in a trade from Atlanta, the Houston Texans released (as predicted) QB David Carr. But they also purged RB Domanick Williams (formerly Davis). Talk about erasing your history in one fell swoop. Although the Texans have only been in existence for five years, Carr was very nearly […]
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March 21st, 2007
Houston, you still have a problem. And it isn’t your quarterback. I know the Texans want more consistent play out of David Carr, but it’s hard to be anything but sympathetic with a guy who has been sacked 249 times in his short five-year career.
Earlier today, Houston traded second-round Draft picks (this year and […]
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