2009/2010 NFL Thread

i think WR's always seem to do better in the system they are used to. im happy with our guys and just hope DHB comes along a bit faster.

However I'm very keen on FA QB's and am not a fan of drafting them at all.
 
If I were an oakland fan I'd not be a fan of taking QBs either, since your front office is shithouse.

Running backs and O-line never seem to fail as first round picks imo.
 
True that, besides Robert Gallery of course.
 
I just want Cable to stay on as coach. He realises that Russell is shit, hes had great playcalling most of the year and this has been our best season since we made the superbowl and the players love him. KEEP CABLE!!!!!!
 
good game in Cincinnati

*Have a nice life Shayne Graham.

*Cedric Benson was unstoppable, yet they mostly let Carson overthrow it to receivers that were being shut down.

*Darrelle Revis is the best CB in football. thats coming from a Raiders fan!

*Sanchez was pretty impressive for a rookie in a playoff game.
 
Revis is amazing!

Pats should sign him!
 
a few big news moments today........

NEW YORK -- Maybe the award should be renamed Most Valuable Peyton.

Peyton Manning became the first player to win The Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player honor four times. The Indianapolis Colts' sensational quarterback romped to the award Saturday in balloting by 50 sports writers and broadcasters who cover the league.

He received 39 1/2 votes to 7 1/2 for Drew Brees of New Orleans. Only four players -- all quarterbacks -- earned votes. The other two were Philip Rivers of San Diego (2) and Brett Favre of Minnesota (1).
NFL MVP voting
Player Pos. Team Votes
Peyton Manning QB Colts 39 ½
Drew Brees QB Saints 7 ½
Philip Rivers QB Chargers 2
Brett Favre QB Vikings 1

Manning also won in 2003, 2004 and 2008, breaking a tie with Favre at three MVPs.

"I'm very humbled and grateful to be honored with this award and I really feel like it is a reflection of our team," said Manning, who guided the Colts to a 14-0 record before they rested starters in the second half of two games and finished 14-2.

"I have to believe that starting 14-0 and having seven comeback wins has a lot to do with this award coming our way, and I'm very grateful to all the players and the coaches and our fans, who were a big part of it. There were a number of other extremely deserving candidates."

The Colts play in the divisional round next week and have home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs. The Super Bowl is Feb. 7 in Miami, the same place they won it three years ago.

Manning threw for 4,500 and 33 touchdowns this season. Perhaps most impressive, he led the Colts to all those comeback victories. The 33-year-old quarterback has started every game in his career, 192 in the regular season and 15 in the playoffs.

He is durable and dynamic, dependable and decisive. In other words, most valuable.

"He's been such a highly accomplished performer year in and year out. Just when you think you've seen his best, he improves upon it," said Jim Caldwell, who succeeded Tony Dungy as coach and benefited from the same kind of performances Manning gave Dungy. "This year is one of those in terms of when you look at his numbers and how he's been able to play consistently well over a long period of time. It's been remarkable.

"I think a lot of it has to do with his drive. He just has an innate sort of will to excel. He never gets bored with it. That, I think, is highly unusual."

Manning joined the truly elite of team sports: Wayne Gretzky (9), Barry Bonds (7) and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (6), the leaders for MVP awards in their sports.

"I'm not comfortable having my name on that list or drawing comparisons to those guys," Manning said Saturday. "I think all of those people would probably echo the sentiments that I had before about being very humbled, especially in football which I think is the ultimate team game."

Manning, the 2007 Super Bowl MVP when he won his only league championship, noted the support and stability he's enjoyed in his career.

"I've been the beneficiary of having the same owner, the same team president all four times," he said. "I've received great coaching from our head coaches and assistants and a number of different teammates who have all had a huge impact on me."

But even when Dungy turned over the coaching to Caldwell last year, Manning and the Colts adapted.

"This offseason brought more change than any other year around here," he said. "We have had that consistency till this year, with losing a head coach and Marvin (Harrison), sort of replacing by committee with a group of young receivers. I think dealing with those changes says a lot."

Manning lost his longtime favorite receiver, Harrison, this season. Harrison's replacement, Anthony Gonzalez, went down with a right knee injury in the opener.

Manning simply turned to his latest fave, Reggie Wayne, who had 100 catches for 1,264 yards and 10 touchdowns. And to Dallas Clark, who joined Tony Gonzalez as the only tight ends with 100 receptions in a season when he grabbed exactly that many for 1,106 yards and 10 scores.

Plus, Austin Collie tied for the rookie lead in receptions with 60 and scored seven times. Pierre Garcon, nurtured in dozens of passing sessions with Manning, developed into a prime deep threat and averaged 16.3 yards on 47 catches, with four TDs.

"What he's been able to do this year with Pierre and Austin -- and obviously Dallas had a year that will go down in the record books," linebacker and defensive captain Gary Brackett said. "And I think it really says something when you can work young guys like that."

Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press
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Good stuff. sucks Chris Johnson wasnt even in the top 3, but go Peyton!
 
Seattle Seahawks




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Seahawks reach agreement with Carroll on parameters of contract

NFL.com Wire Reports


Seattle Seahawks CEO Tod Leiweke is headed to California to meet with Pete Carroll, as the team closes in on finishing a deal with the charismatic coach at Southern California.

Carroll has reached an agreement with the Seahawks on the major principles of a contract to become coach and director of football operations, but has not signed the contract, according to NFL Network's Jason La Canfora.
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A Seahawks spokesman confirmed Saturday night Leiweke will fly to Los Angeles on Sunday to interview Carroll, and that the talks could last into Monday morning.

The Seahawks expect an announcement within a few days, according to La Canfora.

Vikings defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier was one of several candidates interviewed for the vacant position, league officials told La Canfora, putting the Seahawks in compliance with all regulations for their coaching search. Interviewing Frazier allowed Seattle to satisfy the Rooney Rule, in which teams have to interview at least one minority candidate for the job. On Saturday, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell -- speaking in Cincinnati before the Jets-Bengals wild-card playoff game -- said that the Seahawks complied with league regulations regarding the Rooney Rule.

Carroll's agent, Gary Uberstine, did not return calls and e-mails from The Associated Press.

A league official with direct knowledge of Seattle's coaching search told The AP Saturday the two sides are closing in on a coaching contract, and while the team is in "discussions" with Carroll it does not plan on giving him the additional title of president.

NFL Network's Michael Lombardi reported Leiweke and a staff of team executives, including legal counsel Lance Lopes, first met with Carroll. The relationship started because of Lopes and his brother, Steve Lopes, who is on the USC staff as a senior associate athletic director, according to Lombardi.

Carroll was 6-10 in 1994 with the New York Jets and then 27-21 while twice reaching the playoffs from '97-99 with the New England Patriots. He restored a dynasty at USC beginning in 2001.
Chris Covatta / NFL
Pete Carroll took the Patriots to the playoffs in two of three seasons as the team's coach.
Pete Carroll's career as NFL coach
Year

Team

W-L

Playoffs
1999

Patriots

8-8

None
1998

Patriots

9-7

0-1
1997

Patriots

10-6

1-1
1994

Jets

6-10

None
Totals:

33-31

1-2

A month before firing Jim Mora, the Seahawks forced general manager and president Tim Ruskell to resign. That left them without a coach, general manager or president less than four years after they reached the Super Bowl.

La Canfora also reports the Seahawks still plan to interview Green Bay director of football operations John Schneider and New York Giants director of college scouting Marc Ross next week for the team's general manager vacancy.

The Los Angeles Times reported that the Seahawks -- owned by Microsoft Corp. tycoon Paul Allen -- are believed to be offering Carroll a five-year contract worth $7 million a season to be president and coach. That would be a raise of more than $2 million annually on what Carroll is thought to be earning at USC.

Carroll's agent, Gary Uberstine, did not return calls and e-mails from the AP on Friday and Saturday.

The Seahawks are 9-23 since their last playoff game in January 2008. Four weeks ago they forced general manager and president Tim Ruskell to resign. Friday's firing of Mora, who had three years and $12 million remaining on his contract, left Seattle without a coach, general manager or president less than four years after reaching the Super Bowl.

Carroll was 6-10 in 1994 with the Jets and then 27-21 while twice reaching the playoffs from 1997-99 with the Patriots. He then restored a dynasty at USC beginning in 2001.

This opportunity is unique for Carroll. The Seahawks still do not have a GM, so he could conceivably have authority over football matters as he has at USC, and far more than he would have had filling any of the NFL coaching openings to which he's been connected in recent winters.

This was perhaps the best time to leave the Trojans since he arrived in 2001. USC's string of seven consecutive Pac-10 titles ended with four losses this season. And the school has been under several years of NCAA scrutiny for alleged improprieties on Carroll's team and in athletic director Mike Garrett's beleaguered department.

When receiver Damian Williams announced he would enter the NFL, the news release of his departure Friday night didn't include a comment from Carroll, who often lavishes praise on his early-entry candidates.

If Carroll is indeed leaving college, USC's recruits must now decide whether to honor their commitments to the Trojans or re-enter the recruiting derby late in process.

University of Washington coach Steve Sarkisian left his friend Carroll and the Trojans 12 months ago for his first head coaching job. He was asked if he'd like to be a head man in the same city as his mentor.

"That would be kind of fun," Sarkisian said. "He's a great coach."
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Crazy stuff. SC was really Pete Carrolls team. I wonder if hes gonna go crazy trying to draft and trade for SC guys lol.
 
One step closer

01/08/2010
15 modern-era nominees join senior candidates as finalists for Class of 2010


Three first-year eligible players, Tim Brown, Jerry Rice and Emmitt Smith, are among the 15 modern-era finalists who will be considered for election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame when the Hall’s Selection Committee meets in South Florida on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010.


Tim Brown

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Joining the three first-year eligible players, are 11 other modern-era players and a longtime head coach. The 15 modern-era finalists, along with the two senior nominees announced in August 2009 (former Detroit Lions cornerback Dick LeBeau and former Denver Broncos running back Floyd Little) will be the only candidates considered for Hall of Fame election when the 44-member Selection Committee meets. To be elected, a finalist must receive a minimum positive vote of 80 percent.

The official Hall of Fame Selection Committee’s 17 finalists (15 Modern-Era and two Senior Nominees*) with their positions, teams, and years active follow:

Tim Brown – Wide Receiver/Kick Returner – 1988-2003 Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders, 2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Cris Carter – Wide Receiver – 1987-89 Philadelphia Eagles, 1990-2001 Minnesota Vikings, 2002 Miami Dolphins

Don Coryell – Coach – 1973-77 St. Louis Cardinals, 1978-1986 San Diego Chargers

Roger Craig – Running Back – 1983-1990 San Francisco 49ers, 1991 Los Angeles Raiders, 1992-93 Minnesota Vikings

Dermonti Dawson – Center – 1988-2000 Pittsburgh Steelers

Richard Dent – Defensive End – 1983-1993, 1995 Chicago Bears, 1994 San Francisco 49ers, 1996 Indianapolis Colts, 1997 Philadelphia Eagles

Russ Grimm – Guard – 1981-1991 Washington Redskins

Charles Haley – Defensive End/Linebacker – 1986-1991, 1999 San Francisco 49ers, 1992-96 Dallas Cowboys

Rickey Jackson – Linebacker – 1981-1993 New Orleans Saints, 1994-95 San Francisco 49ers

Cortez Kennedy – Defensive Tackle – 1990-2000 Seattle Seahawks

Dick LeBeau* – Cornerback – 1959-1972 Detroit Lions

Floyd Little* – Running Back – 1967-1975 Denver Broncos

John Randle – Defensive Tackle – 1990-2000 Minnesota Vikings, 2001-03 Seattle Seahawks

Andre Reed – Wide Receiver – 1985-1999 Buffalo Bills, 2000 Washington Redskins

Jerry Rice – Wide Receiver – 1985-2000 San Francisco 49ers, 2001-04 Oakland Raiders, 2004 Seattle Seahawks

Shannon Sharpe – Tight End – 1990-99, 2002-03 Denver Broncos, 2000-01 Baltimore Ravens

Emmitt Smith – Running Back – 1990-2002 Dallas Cowboys, 2003-04 Arizona Cardinals

Carter, Dawson, Dent, Grimm, Kennedy, Randle, Reed, and Sharpe have all been finalists in previous years. Although they were eligible in previous years, this is the first time Coryell, Craig, Haley, Jackson, Little, and LeBeau have been finalists.

From this year’s list, five players – Dawson, Grimm, Kennedy, LeBeau, and Little – spent their entire NFL career with just one team.

LeBeau and Little were selected as senior candidates by the Hall of Fame’s Seniors Committee at their August 2009 meeting. The Seniors Committee reviews the qualifications of those players whose careers took place more than 25 years ago. The remaining 15 modern-era finalists were determined by a vote of the Hall’s 44-member Selection Committee from a list of 131 preliminary nominees that earlier was reduced to a list of 25 semifinalists. To be eligible for election, modern-era players and coaches must be retired at least five years (prior to 2007 coaches were eligible immediately after retiring).

Since Coryell retired prior to the 2007 change in coach’s eligibility, he has been eligible the longest of the modern-era nominees, 23 years. Grimm has been eligible 14 years, while Craig has been eligible 12 years. Jackson has been eligible for 10 years, Dent eight years, Haley six years, Reed, Dawson and Kennedy five years, Carter three years, Randle and Sharpe two years. Brown, Rice and Smith are in their first year of eligibility. Senior nominees LeBeau and Little have been eligible 33 years and 30 years respectively.

The Selection Committee will meet in South Florida, on Saturday, February 6, 2010, to elect the Hall of Fame Class of 2010. The election results will be announced at 5 p.m. ET during a one-hour NFL Network special, live from the Broward County Convention Center.

At the 2010 selection meeting, the selectors will thoroughly discuss the careers of each finalist. Although there is no set number for any class of enshrinees, the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s current ground rules stipulate that between four and seven new members will be selected each year. No more than five modern-era nominees can be elected in a given year and a class of six or seven can only be achieved if one or both senior nominees are elected. Representatives of the accounting firm Deloitte & Touche will tabulate all votes during the meeting.

At the announcement, Pro Football Hall of Fame President/Executive Director Steve Perry will be presented with an envelope containing the names of the nominees elected. Each newly elected member will be contacted immediately by the Hall of Fame. Members of the Class of 2010 in South Florida for the Super Bowl will be asked to join the live announcement show. Those not able to attend will be asked to join via teleconference.

Fans heard
Also, for the first time fans are invited to vote for their choice for the Pro Football Hall of Fame with the Van Heusen Pro Football Hall of Fame Fan’s Choice at http://www.fanschoice.com.

The Pro Football Hall of Fame, Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation and JC Penney Company have teamed to provide the first-ever dedicated forum for fans to debate, discuss and voice their choice by voting for the Hall of Fame Enshrinee Class of 2010. The robust forum also includes stats on all candidates and opinions from football experts, Hall of Fame players and fans around the country.

The Van Heusen Fan’s Choice campaign which launched in September, mirrors the Hall of Fame’s selection process and will name the first-ever Fan’s Choice Class live on NFL Network just prior to the official announcement from the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

The Van Heusen Fan’s Choice Top 15 list includes seven candidates who also appear on the official Pro Football Hall of Fame Selection Committee list including: Tim Brown, Cris Carter, Richard Dent, Charles Haley, Jerry Rice, Shannon Sharpe and Emmitt Smith.

Others who made the Van Heusen Fan’s Choice Top 15 list who didn’t make the official Hall of Fame Selection Committee list include an athletic trainer, Otho Davis; a coach, Tom Flores; as well as former players, Cliff Branch, Todd Christensen, Ray Guy, Lester Hayes, Ed “Too Tall” Jones , and Jim Plunkett.

The Final Round of fan voting begins today and the top 15 Fan’s choices will be combined with the Hall of Fame Selection Committee choices for one powerhouse list of candidates looking for fans’ votes to become a part of the inaugural Fan’s Choice class.

Fans are encouraged to visit http://www.fanschoice.com to vote for their favorites before the Fan’s Choice Class is revealed on February 6.
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Lets go Brown, Randle & Rice!!!!!!!!!! This looks like its going to be an epic HOF class. 2 Oakland guys in with a chance (although rice is more a 9ers guy) and one of my all time fave players in John Randle as well.
 
Aaron Rodgers has this ball on a string!!! Let's go Packers, who else is hopping aboard this wagon with me?
 
Im a big fan of Kurt, so lets go Cards!! 5 TD passes today for warner, insane
 
on a side note, i just saw a subway ad starring Michael Strahan on the american coverage that im watching. I swear if he tried, he could fit that sandwich between his 2 front teeth
 
****, pack in again 45-45
 
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