Tom Brady returns to Football Field
Monday, June 1st, 2009
Yes, he’s back on the field.
And while it’s still quite early to say that Tom Brady is back to his usual form just in time for the coming 2009 NFL football season, you have to admit that seeing the guy back in uniform throwing footballs again on the field is a sign of better days ahead, especially if you’re a Pats fan.
It seems it was only yesterday when Tom Brady was nailed down to the ground by Kansas City Chiefs safety Bernard Pollard. That sack ended Brady’s season since they later found out that he had to undergo surgery.
Of course, the New England Patriots faltered without the quarterback. Although then Patriots backup quarterback Matt Cassel did a fine job filling in for their fallen leader, the Patriots just were not the same, missing the playoffs with Brady sidelined.
After almost nine months since Brady was last seen limping off the field, he’s back with a few more pounds, a wife and a huge knee brace. Of course, he had time to talk to some reporters. After all, this was his first news conference since torn knee ligaments finished his 2008 season.
‘’The reality is, in this sport, you really never know. Any day could be your last day in football,’’ Tom Brady told a crush of reporters after practice. ‘’I don’t think about the end too often. Hopefully this is still, relatively, in the early part of my career.’’
‘’I think when you sit on the sidelines for an entire year you realize how much you love it. You experience things in a much different way, and a way that I never experienced as an athlete.’’
‘’I love being out here. I love participating and being around these guys.’’
Brady also talked about some other stuff like admitting to reporters that he is a few pounds over his playing weight, would rather not wear the unfashionable knee brace and is relieved that they’ll play the Buccaneers in London this year and not Tampa.
‘’I’d much rather play in…”
Detroit Lions aim for better NFL Year?
Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
And since they’re coming off an 0-16 season, accomplishing the feat shouldn’t be much of a burden.
The 2009 NFL football season is still a few more months away and yet, teams have already been busy preparing for the next war to be waged on the football field the moment the Steelers won the world championship back in Tampa.
One team undergoing a major overhaul is the Detroit Lions. Rumors began coming out that the Lions are going for a fiercer, more intimidating look for the coming season probably to help them do better than the laughable 0-16 campaign they suffered last year.
Yes, it has been rumored for a while that the 0-16 Lions would be unveiling a new logo, new colors, and even new uniforms. However, people from the Lions organization were kind of tight-lipped about it, probably because they prefer to reveal their new stuff at a higher-profile time and destination.
Unfortunately, some dude got so excited about his team that he decided to post a model truck for sale on NFL.com sporting the new Detroit Lions logo. It wasn’t until recently that the world found out that the new Lions logo that leaked all over the Internet was actually real.
The Detroit Lions will no longer sport the bland Lion on their uniforms. Instead, they now have this fiercer Lion that has stripes to indicate a mane, better separated paws up front, an eye, (apparently the Lion they had before was blind…) some fangs and a distinguishable crotch.
The Lions will also have this new text logo. They will no longer have the standing straight up font with little embellishments in the middle of the letters that made it look like something you’d see in a saloon in 1893. For the 2009 season, the Lions will have this new italic font that is slightly curvy to make it look like downright aggressive.
The only problem is, the new font STILL reads…
Can Broncos keep Jay Cutler happy?
Monday, March 16th, 2009
It looks like the transition in the Broncos franchise has not been a smooth one.
And while CHANGE in Denver went to a positive direction as far as the Nuggets are concerned, the same can’t be said of the Broncos coming to the 2009-10 NFL football season.
You see, for those of you who didn’t know, the Denver Broncos tried to acquire Matt Cassel as they shopped starting quarterback Jay Cutler for a willing trading partner. Unfortunately, the Patriots already had a deal with the Chiefs and Cassel ended up moving to Kansas City. That left Denver’s quarterback situation in disarray and now they have a young up and coming star itching to leave.
You can’t really blame Jay Cutler. I mean, after everything you have done for the team, they’re still willing to get rid of you just because a new head coach walks in who feels the quarterback he worked with last season suits better to Denver.
I’m referring to Josh McDaniels, the guy who took over the head coaching job in Denver when Mike Shanahan was let go. He worked under the New England Patriots coaching staff last season when Matt Cassel, the guy he wanted in Denver, was starting in place for the injured Tom Brady.
Now as the new head coach in Denver, it looks like Josh McDaniels has a lot of fixing to do with regards to his starting quarterback.
Apparently, the situation between McDaniels and Jay Cutler has gone from bad to worse. You see, there was a conference call between the disgruntled quarterback and the Broncos management and unfortunately for their fans, NOTHING was worked out.
In the conference call, the Broncos’ brass was…
Terrell Owens to play for Buffalo Bills
Thursday, March 12th, 2009
The city of Buffalo found a way to make people talk about their team.
In case you didn’t know, Terrell Owens will be playing for the Buffalo Bills once the 2009 NFL football season gets here. It was only a matter of time before the Cowboys released Owens after he just kept on going at it with Cowboys team leaders, Tony Romo and Jason Witten, Buffalo gives T.O. a new start and for now, he’s quite happy about it.
‘’I’m leaving America’s team (for) North America’s team,’’ Terrell Owens said at a news conference. ‘’This may not be the most ideal place for a lot of people, but I’m the guy. I beat to my own beat sometimes, my own thinking, my own intuition.’’
Contrary to what he said, the Dallas Cowboys left him, not the other way around. And I’m not surprised to hear T.O. say ‘’me’’ again only days after signing with the team.
While his prior stints in Dallas, Philadelphia and San Francisco all ended badly, Owens is a major upgrade for a Buffalo Bills team seeking more offensive firepower, statistically speaking. Buffalo was already rebuffed earlier this offseason in attempts to sign wide receiver Laveranues Coles and running backs Fred Taylor and Kevin Jones. With the singing of T.O., the Bills will now have two deep threats with Lee Evans coming off one of his best seasons in his career. The question is, can the Bills co-exist with Owens in Buffalo.
Owens is among the NFL’s career leaders in catches, yards and touchdowns. Despite that. the Cowboys became the third team to get rid of him because of his divisiveness. He left after eight seasons with the 49ers and two with the Eagles.
Despite that, there were still teams willing to sign him after he was released by Dallas, the Raiders and the Redskins, among other teams, were initially interested in him. In the end, the controversial wideout…
Aftermath of the NFL Free Agency
Friday, March 6th, 2009
Of course, the next Super Bowl is still a LOOONG way from here.
But with the big wave of NFL free agency behind us, let’s have a look at a few of the teams who made a splash and what it means to their current Super Bowl future odds.
First we have the Washington Redskins, who dove into the deep-end of the free agency pool. Always known as big, but not smart, spenders, the Redskins signed one of the highest profile FAs available when they threw $100 million at DT Albert Haynesworth, formerly of the Tennessee Titans.
Owner Daniel Snyder was quoted as saying, ‘’I know $100 million is a lot of money, but we had to land a franchise quarterback who can lead this team to a Super Bowl.’’ At that point an assistant leaned over and told him Albert Haynesworth was a defensive tackle. Snyder’s head slumped and he walked away from the press conference muttering incoherently.
The ‘Skins also re-signed CB DeAngelo Hall and added offensive lineman Derrick Dockery from the Buffalo Bills.
Snyder has spent a ton over the years, but has nothing to show for it. Even with the additions, they are listed at 40-1 to win the big game next year. Online sportsbook SportsBetting.com reported some betting action on the Skins after the Haynesworth announcement, both on their future odds to win the Super Bowl and on their odds to win the NFC Championship (16-1), but it was still moderate.
Over in the AFC, the Kansas City Chiefs got better, and it started by hiring Scott Pioli, the man partially…
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