Orton and Quinn fight for Broncos QB spot
Saturday, April 3rd, 2010
Who will get the starting job in Denver?
In case you didn’t know, the Denver Broncos made another offseason move with the addition of Brady Quinn for the 2010 NFL football season. The Broncos acquired the former first-round draft pick from the Cleveland Browns for fullback Peyton Hillis, a 2011 sixth-round draft pick and a conditional pick in 2012.
The big question the Denver Broncos are trying to answer now is who will get the starting nod from coach Josh McDaniels? Will it still be Kyle Orton or newly acquired Brady Quinn? Quinn’s departure comes one day after the Browns agreed to terms with free agent Jake Delhomme on a two-year contract. Quinn went 3-9 in 12 starts for Cleveland , which drafted him with the 22nd pick in the first round in 2007 out of Notre Dame.
Quinn won Cleveland’s starting job last season, but was benched after 2 1/2 games for Derek Anderson. Quinn eventually got his job back when Anderson struggled but he was hindered by inaccuracy. He completed only 53 percent of his passes last season for 1,339 yards with eight touchdowns and seven interceptions. His rating was 67.3.
Interestingly, the Broncos reportedly pursued Brady Quinn last season when they were trying to replace Jay Cutler. Instead, they dealt Cutler to Chicago for a bevy of draft picks and Orton, who beat out Chris Simms for the starting job in June.
The Denver Broncos said that they are satisfied with the work of Orton, who led the Broncos to a 6-2 start before a 2-6 finish kept them out of the playoffs for a fourth straight season. This marked the longest drought in the 26 years Pat Bowlen has owned the team. Bowlen recently said he likes Orton as his quarterback but would like to see the Broncos draft a passer next month.
The Broncos offered Orton, a restricted free agent, a first-round tender offer that would pay him $2.261 million this season. But like hundreds of other players caught up in the league’s labor issues, Orton is expected to boycott his team’s start of offseason training.
Does that mean the starting spot in Denver…
Will Brett Favre come back next season?
Monday, March 15th, 2010
The FAVRE WATCH continues…
With still more than a few months left before we get to see what the 2010 NFL football season has in store for us, Brett Favre ain’t budging yet when asked on what exactly are his plans for his imminent future in the NFL.
You see, Brett Favre said that he still hasn’t decided yet on whether he’ll play again next season, and doesn’t expect to make an announcement anytime soon. Well, we can’t say we haven’t heard something like this from him before.
Appearing on NBC’s ”The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” Favre, who played for the Minnesota Vikings last season, politely balked when host Jay Leno asked for his thoughts on returning for the 2010 season.
”Well Jay, it’s only been a month, and I know now that I’m just not going to say anything anytime soon, just going to kind of sit back, relax, enjoy the offseason,” Brett Favre said in his first public appearance since the Minnesota Vikings lost in the NFC championship game at New Orleans back in January 24.
The pride of Kiln, Miss., Favre is the NFL’s career leader in nearly every major passing category. Hell, the guy’s a three-time league MVP too. The former star quarterback of the Green Bay Packers had one of his best seasons ever after doing what was once unfathomable, playing for Green Bay’s rivals, the Minnesota Vikings.
The Vikings were rewarded with 33 touchdowns and the lowest interception rate of Favre’s career. But Minnesota’s loss at New Orleans left the 40-year-old battered. He said afterward that his decision probably wouldn’t take months and that his main concern was whether his body could hold up for another season.
Asked if that defeat still upsets him…
Where will Brian Westbrook go next?
Monday, March 15th, 2010
Like Tomlinson, Westbrook has began looking for teams to play for.
With the 2010 NFL football season still more than a couple of months away, guys like Tomlinson and Westbrook have more than enough time to find a new place to call home where they try to salvage what’s left of their playing career.
In case you haven’t heard, the Philadelphia Eagles decided to part ways with their all-time leading rusher by releasing Brian Westbrook a few weeks ago. Westbrook, who has a history of injuries, missed eight games in 2009 after suffering ankle injuries and two concussions.
In his eight-year career with the Philadelphia Eagles, he never played a full season. This seems to be part of the reason why Philadelphia didn’t want to bring him back in 2010. He was also due to make $7.25 million.
Now that he’s a free agent, Westbrook may have to accept the fact that he will most likely be signed by a team for a limited role as a no.2 (or even no.3) running back. Here are just some teams that may consider signing Westbrook now that he is no longer with the Eagles.
The Minnesota Vikings may be a good choice for Westbrook since running back Chester Taylor is now a free agent and hasn’t been re-signed by the team. Not only would Westbrook be a good back playing behind a player like Peterson, but the Vikings will most likely be a Super Bowl contender next season, whether Brett Favre returns or not, with a strong running game and one of the top defenses in the NFL.
What could make this deal even more likely is the fact that Brad Childress is the head coach for the Minnesota Vikings. Childress spent seven seasons on the Eagles coaching staff before taking the head coaching position in Minnesota, including four years with Westbrook.
He’s given other former Eagles, such as…
NFL Rule Book needs to be updated
Sunday, March 7th, 2010
They should, because, I don’t know about you but, I’m sick and tired of coin tosses deciding the outcome of an NFL game.
A standard NFL game consists of four quarters each with 15 minutes. The clock stops after certain plays. If an NFL game is tied after four quarters, the teams play an additional period called overtime game lasting up to 15 minutes.
NFL overtime rules say that in an NFL overtime game, the first team that scores wins, even if the other team does not get a possession. This is known as the sudden death. On the other hand, if neither team scores during the overtime, then the game is considered as a tie. In an NFL playoff game, additional overtime periods are played, as needed, to determine a winner.
The sudden death overtime rules call for a 15 minute period to follow the end of regulation. The first team to score wins. During the regular season, if after the end of the overtime period, no team scores, the game is recorded as a tie.
Playoff games will continue with multiple overtime periods until somebody does end up scoring. At the end of regulation time the referee will immediately toss a coin at the center of the field in accordance with the rules pertaining to the usual pregame toss. Unfortunately, the key to the game often rests on the flip of the coin.
There has been a public clamor to change the rules of the overtime for the longest time because of the problems the teams face. Some of the problems with the current system include; only three, or in rare cases, two points are required to win the game and the team that loses the toss, may never even touch it in the overtime period.
The team who wins the coin toss can elect to receive or kick away the ball. The teams that elect to receive usually go on to win, but not always. According to NFL stats, 60 percent of the games are won by the team that wins the toss, a very decisive advantage.
The NFL should seriously consider other options that…
Brian Westbrook released by the Eagles
Monday, March 1st, 2010
My my, teams are really letting some once great running backs go these last couple of days huh?
Brian Westbrook won’t be playing for them Eagles no more once the 2010 NFL football season gets here. Yes, just like LaDainian Tomlinson not playing for them Chargers anymore. You see, after two cases of concussions last season, the Eagles finally let him go, stirring up some rumors that he may just call it quits and walk away from football.
However, Brian Westbrook claims that is simply not the case. ”My plan is not to retire. My plan is to continue to play football,” he said in an interview with a local radio station in Philly. ”There’s 32 teams out there. Hopefully I’ll have an opportunity to go and play with another team.”
Yes, after two concussions that kept him out for a good portion of Philly’s last campaign in the NFL, Westbrook feels he can still play football and bang heads with guys like Jared Allen and Patrick Willis. And in case you’re wondering, no, he doesn’t have a death wish.
Westbrook, who thanked Philadelphia Eagles fans and coach Andy Reid for all their support, said his agent has already heard from three or four teams about his availability for 2010. Of course, we don’t know if those three or four teams play in the NFL. Hell, he may end up playing for some team in Canada for all we know.
Westbrook also said that he understood why the Eagles got rid of him the way they did.
”It’s hard for teams to keep veterans, especially aging veterans at a higher salary number, when they can get younger guys,” Brian Westbrook said. ”Especially when guys have battled injuries the way I have the last year and a half or so. I understand that. I completely do.”
As for the rest of the Eagles…
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