Said Bills DE Aaron Schobel, “It’s embarrassing. I mean, we’re technically, mathematically still in it, I guess, but it’s like what … are we doing here?”
If RB Ronnie Brown can’t play Thursday night, the Dolphins will likely use RB Lex Hilliard on some Wildcat plays.
Said Patriots coach Bill Belichick of T Sebastian Vollmer, “[Colts DE Dwight Freeney] got a couple plays on him, but Vollmer certainly held his own
and he blocked him a lot of times. Freeney’s the defensive equivalent
to Reggie Wayne. You can do everything right and there are still a few
plays that those guys are going to make, but Sebastian played well
against him.”
Jets coach Rex Ryan said that he plans to reach out to his father, Bill Parcells and other current and former coaches for advice.
After beating the Steelers, Bengals players found t-shirts with “N.D.C.Q.” printed on them in their lockers, which is thought to stand for “Not Dead Can’t Quit.”
John Harris of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review thinks the Steelers should put LB James Harrison and DE Brett Keisel back on special teams.
TE James Casey returned to Texans practice for the first time since undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery.
A look back at some of the most memorable comebacks QB Peyton Manning has led for the Colts.
Jaguars CB Rashean Mathis will have an MRI after injuring his groin against the Jets.
Said Titans coach Jeff Fisher of QB Vince Young, “He is making good decisions, changing the plays on the line of
scrimmage and doing what we expect the quarterback to do. The position
is hard enough to play, and he is playing it well right now. And we
just have to keep it going.”
The Broncos are having a hard time controlling the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball.
Chiefs coach Todd Haley admitted he’s had a hard time adjusting to being in charge of all the decisions during his first year as a head coach.
Raiders coach Tom Cable thinks WR Darrius Heyward-Bey’s issue with dropping passes is a matter of confidence.
Said Chargers QB Philip Rivers, “You start looking up and everyone is going to be talking about the
Chargers — ‘They’re right in the thick of the division’ — now we
(could) start worrying about this and that and fall into that trap.”
Jean-Jacques Taylor of the Dallas Morning News said the pressure is on T Doug Free to buck the Cowboys trend of drafting linemen who don’t pan out.
The results of games featuring upcoming opponents and potential rivals for playoff spots made for a happy Giants bye week.
Phil Sheridan of the Philadelphia Inquirer calls for the Eagles to shut RB Brian Westbrook down for the season.
Redskins coach Jim Zorn said RB Clinton Portis won’t lose his starting job because of an injury.
Although he was pulled during the loss to the 49ers, Josh Beekman was back at left guard for the Bears on Monday.
QB Matthew Stafford’s toughness has impressed the Lions.
The Packers utilized more quick, short passes against the Cowboys in an effort to take pressure off the offensive line.
Vikings DE Ray Edwards credits an increased focus on football with his improved play this season.
Falcons K Jason Elam took the blame for a missed field goal on Sunday.
The injury to T Jordan Gross means that the Panthers will be leaning heavily on OL Mackenzy Bernardeau.
Said Saints RB Reggie Bush of turnover problems, “It’s fixable. It’s not like it’s not fixable. It’s something that we can correct, and we are going to work on correcting. And it’s something we have no choice but to correct because if we
don’t we are going to find ourselves losing games here pretty soon.”
Buccaneers coach Raheem Morris said that the team doesn’t have the defensive personnel they need to stop teams on a consistent basis.
The Cardinals are stepping up their preparation to stop three of the league’s elite running backs in the next three weeks.
Said Rams DE Chris Long, “Hopefully guys weren’t in there yesterday just hoping we were going to
hang around and play them close. We have to have guys who
expect to win. When we are in that situation nobody should be saying,
‘Look at this. We’re playing the Saints close. We can go home now.’”
49ers QB Alex Smith squares off with Packers QB Aaron Rodgers, a fellow member of the 2005 draft class on Sunday.
Seahawks RB Julius Jones isn’t likely to play against the Vikings after bruising his lung on Sunday.
“Redskins coach Jim Zorn said RB Clinton Portis won’t lose his starting job because of an injury.”
But, he did say that if Portis doesn’t practice, he won’t play. Since Portis has pretty much not practiced the entire season, it makes this effectively the same thing. Portis is losing his job.
Uh, Raheem, another thing the Bucs don’t have, is a head coach that knows what he’s doing.
Rex Ryan needs to relax. First he’s crying at coaching meetings and now he’s seeking mentor advice?
He’s 4-5 in his first season on the team? He needs some steadiness, calm, and stability or it’s going to end up bad. I don’t think the head coach can be like this.
I guess this explains all of his bravado when they were 3-0 thinking they were the greatest team of all time.
Magic Johnson had this problem when he celebrated like they win the NBA Finals, when they had only one their first regular season game, and Kareem had to sit him down and calm him down because you can’t last with such high highs, and low lows. But Magic could get away with it, because he’s a player. head coaches should not be like this.
Rex Ryan will be gone in 2 years, and back to coordinating where he should be.
“If RB Ronnie Brown can’t play Thursday night, the Dolphins will likely use RB Lex Hilliard on some Wildcat plays.”
Ahhh yes…Lex Hilliard…you have been put on notice.
What’s with all the bruised lungs? This is like three years ago, when no one had ever heard of a “sports hernia”, and then all of a sudden twenty guys had it.
“Jets coach Rex Ryan said that he plans to reach out to his father, Bill Parcells and other current and former coaches for advice.”
Yeah, because Bill Parcells will be falling all over himself to give advice to a division rival on how to “right the ship”.
What advice is his pappy going to give him? “Here’s what you do boy; when things are looking bad in the game just run over and punch one of your coordinators, that ought to set the tone for the rest of the game…”
“Raiders coach Tom Cable thinks WR Darrius Heyward-Bey’s issue with dropping passes is a matter of confidence.”
Not really true….. It’s about your skill set.
# FumbleNuts says:
“Raiders coach Tom Cable thinks WR Darrius Heyward-Bey’s issue with dropping passes is a matter of confidence.”
Not really true….. It’s about your skill set.
That guy has had big eyes since the first exhibition game. He plays scared, and it seems short-sighted of the Raiders to put him out there as a starter just because they drafted him so high. He should be third or fourth receiver, not first.