Said former Bills QB Jim Kelly of new offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt, “Sometimes it takes football smarts and not educational smarts. It takes a special mind to
be able to see something without having to think too much. I think that’s what Alex has. I
think he has the intangible it takes to be a good football mind.”
Dolphins WR Greg Camarillo may have moved back to the top of the list of contenders to start opposite Ted Ginn Jr.
Patriots coach Bill Belichick had plenty of praise for RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis on Friday.
Jets LB Calvin Pace will spend his four-game suspension working out with MMA star Randy Couture.
Finally healthy, it looks like WR Demetrius Williams is ready to be a contributor to the Ravens offense.
Bengals running backs DeDe Dorsey and Brian Leonard will be sweating out the final hours before the roster cutdown deadline.
Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer wonders if the Browns might cut RB Jamal Lewis on Saturday.
Said Steelers coach Mike Tomlin, “Willie Parker’s our runner. Rashard [Mendenhall]‘s
done a nice job and he’s going to get an opportunity to get his
touches, but more important than anything else, Willie Parker is our
runner.”
Colts coach Jim Caldwell has happy with the progression shown by rookie RB Donald Brown during preseason.
Gene Frenette of the Florida Times-Union has seen the writing on the wall and will be sorry to see LS Joe Zelenka leave the Jaguars.
Said Titans coach Jeff Fisher, “We have returners and I’m not concerned about that. We’ve got guys on the roster that can do it, but I’m not concerned about it.”
Broncos defenders feel that Thursday night’s shutout was a sign that they’ve turned a corner.
With a deep group of tailbacks, strong performances by Louis Rankin and Gary Russell might not help them make the Raiders.
With the loss of DT Jay Alford for the season, Zak DeOssie will take on all of the Giants long snapping duties.
Eagles WR Reggie Brown wouldn’t be surprised if the team parts ways with him on Saturday.
Redskins coach Jim Zorn said that there were no injury situations that would impact decisions about the final roster.
It looks like the Bears will have six receivers and 11 defensive backs once their 53-man roster is set.
Lions coach Jim Schwartz is fairly certain the 53 players he keeps on Saturday won’t be the same 53 on the team for the first game.
Packers DT B.J. Raji’s sprained ankle probably won’t keep him from playing in the season opener.
The Falcons didn’t end preseason feeling too confident about their secondary.
Steve Reed of CarolinaGrowl.com predicts the Panthers 53-man roster.
Saints RB Pierre Thomas called himself “questionable” for the season opener against the Lions.
Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt expects that several teams will try to pick up S Aaron Francisco who was cut on Friday.
X-rays of his injured rib showed no fracture, but Rams RB Samkon Gado’s status for Week 1 remains in doubt.
Danny O’Neil of the Seattle Times predicts that WR Ben Obomanu will be on the final roster because of his special teams contributions.
Bye Bye Reggie!!!
“Patriots coach Bill Belichick had plenty of praise for RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis on Friday. ”
As we all should. I wish I had a name almost as awesome as that.
The Browns will not cut Jamal Lewis. Who would they have as RB on the roster? Even if James Davis starts who else? Jerome Harrison has missed all preseason, Noah Herron is not good and Craig Jennings is too raw.
BenJarvus Green-Ellis was given the perfect nickname last year “Law Firm”
Demetrius Williams has an average of 3 good games in him a season. He just had the first on Thursday night..
This is if he doesn’t get injured in week 2..
Agreed cannonarm, the Browns may be higher than Ricky Williams on James Davis but they’re not stupid enough to hand the keys to a rookie for a whole season.. and Jerome Harrison hasn’t played a snap in preseason, like you said.
Jamal stays..
Bengals halfback group is almost as bad as Seattle’s.