The Chicago Bears’ fan convention is a month away, and head coach Lovie Smith and general manager Jerry Angelo will arrive with new contracts.
Smith was given a four-year deal on Wednesday and Angelo received an extension through the 2013 season.
Read the rest of this story »When is the right time to draft a quarterback in the first round?
The correct answer is when you have a first-year head coach. For example, the Raiders should have taken a quarterback, say Matt Leinart, last year because it was Art Shell’s first season. They didn’t and Shell had no excuse to fall back on before being fired. And it’s definitely why they will take a quarterback this year, having hired Lane Kiffin, an offensive head coach. The two men can grow together. Most believe that Kiffin will tell owner Al Davis that of the draft’s top two quarterbacks, he prefers JaMarcus Russell to Brady Quinn.
Read the rest of this story »Could the first draft pick in April really look like some oversized Eddie Murphy character? Yes, that’s a shot at chubby LSU quarterback JaMarcus Russell, who definitely didn’t arrive at the NFL Combine as a lean machine. Russell may have even tipped the scales at 280 pounds in the biggest game of his life, throwing for a career-best 322 yards in the Sugar Bowl win over Notre Dame.
Read the rest of this story »With so little going on in Buccaneers world that they have to resort to posting the five best moments from the 2006 season on their web site. And, really, with so many memorable and winning plays last year, it was a wonder they got through this article at all. But, really, the Bucs sucked last year and this was just a way for the team to look busy while they're getting ready for the combine where they can track players' 40 times down to the hundredth of a second because we all know it matters SO much. "You ran a 4.40? Pffft, I ran a 4.37, bitch. Now lick my sneakers clean!"
Read the rest of this story »So, another year, another time I get to post Ski's concession to me for his loss on our Super Bowl wager. And another year he does so with blatant disregard for the spirit of the bet. Ski, author of the highly read and always compelling BestB Bucs Blog template and the only slightly more frequently updated Best Bucs Blog has a bright future in politics ahead of him. That way he could blend right in with all the other white guys who promise the moon but then deliver green cheese.
Read the rest of this story »Michael Vick to call his own plays.
Possible writing angles:
1) Vick will only call quarterback draws and run-options to the halfback.
2) Compare Peyton Manning's and Michael Vick's brains.
3) Compare Terry Bradshaw's and Michael Vick's brains.
4) Vick is too high to remember the play when he calls it in the huddle.
5) Fieldturf is not a good surface in which to draw plays. (not enough making fun of Vick's brain.)
6) Vick on cell phone to ex-coach Jim Mora in the huddle (has added benefit of making fun of Mora at the same time.)
7) Vick 's terminology is all drug references.
8) Soliloquy of a scared and nervous Vick in the huddle in week 1 calling his first play. Also has munchies.
Hear that sound? That's the sound of Aaron Rodgers banging his head against his locker while sobbing uncontrollably.
But really, ten million dollars versus riding a tractor -- in Mississippi. Not a hard choice.