Filed under: 2009 NFL SEASON, NFL PLAYERS | Tags: free agents, Kansas city chiefs, Matt Cassel, New England Patriots, NFL drafts, nfl season, NFL trades
To continue in the subject of free agents, drafts and trades, The Kansas City Chiefs just received an upgrade on their roster. The New England Patriots sent off quarterback Matt Cassel and veteran linebacker Mike Vrabel in exchange for the Chiefs 34th draft pick, made this past April.
This is something that everyone might see as weird and shocking, because honestly the Patriots gave way too much for something too little.
But if we look at it from a different perspective, the Chiefs had one of its worst franchises, finishing 2-14. These key players can be their boost for next NFL season. Let’s take a brief look back at Cassel’s and Vrabel’s background.
Since he was drafted in 2005, Cassel hadn’t played until Tom Brady was injured and stepped in to replace him. From that moment on he has completed 3,693 yards in passes and 21 touchdowns.
Looking at Vrabel’s side, he has won 3 Super Bowl’s with the Patriots. He has been with them for 8 years and has helped out the linebackers’ side, due to injuries and weak performances.
If you want to check the Chiefs side of the deal, the player they sent off Tyler Thigpen, who took quarterback duties this past NFL season. Although he lost 10 out of 11 games he started, he was pretty successful, finishing the season with 21 touchdowns and 2,994 yards.
So, this looks like someone was stealing candy from a baby. But, it’s not a bad deal for the Chiefs. They now have effective players on their roster and this might increase the team’s power and strategies. Don’t leave the Kansas City Chiefs on the sideline for the next time you place your NFL bets, they might give us a surprise this next NFL season.
Filed under: 2009 NFL SEASON, NFL PLAYERS | Tags: Adam Jones, Cowboys, dallas cowboys, free agent, Hall of Fame, NFL, NFL draft, NFL games, NFL off season, nfl season, Pacman Jones, Tennessee Titans
The soap opera that has followed Adam “Pacman” Jones during his career seems to be far from over. After a mediocre NFL season on the field and yet another year filled with off field troubles, the Dallas Cowboys cut the problematic cornerback.
This has implications for the upcoming NFL Draft because the trade that brought Jones from the Tennessee Titans to the Cowboys had different selection scenarios.
The Titans got a fourth round pick from the Dallas Cowboys but lost a sixth-rounder next year.
Meanwhile the Cowboys will get a fifth-round pick in 2009 because of the suspension the player received after an October 7th altercation with his bodyguard. This part of the agreement between the teams shows the lack of confidence Dallas had on Pacman’s ability to stay away from trouble.
Twelve times before ever putting on a Dallas jersey, Jones had being involved on cases that needed police intervention plus he was arrested six other times.
After Monday Jones is officially a free agent. Only this time around the player is not coming out a stellar year.
He played in only nine NFL games, 9 as a starter with only 31 tackles and no interceptions. He averaged 4.5 yards and didn’t score a single touchdown on punt returns.
Now Pacman is looking for a new team, but it’s not for sure that there are teams behaving like “ghosts” and looking for Pacman. Right now it looks like Jones’ NFL career is one step closer to the end, despite all the Hall of Fame potential.
This is only one of the news that will hit center stage during this NFL off season.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: A.J. Smith, Brett Favre, Chargers, LaDainian Tomlinson, NFL, nfl 2009 season, NFL football, nfl season, Peyton Manning, quarterback, quarterback Philip Rivers, san diego chargers, Superbowl, Tom Brady
A.J. Smith, whom is the general manager for the San Diego NFL football team said on Tuesday that the team is ready to begin negotiations with Philip Rivers, their starting quarterback, hoping to agree to a long-term contract with the player.
Smith is hoping to retain Rivers, whom is a very skilled athlete and whom has been part of the team for a while now, they are expecting that the contract which is being offered to Rivers will be satisfactory enough for the QB, as his tenure with the team ends after the NFL 2009 season.
This current NFL season, Rivers became the main man for San Diego Chargers and the center of their offensive, and last season, he threw for 34 touchdowns and 4,009 yards which is enough to say that the young quarterback is a star in the rise, and a player the Chargers are more than happy to have on their roster.
But most importantly, he has led the team to the playoffs all 3 seasons with him as the starting quarterback and also, his touchdown-to-interception ratio is higher than the ones of Peyton Manning, Brett Favre and even Tom Brady.
So if you are to choose between keeping Tomlinson (whose salary might take up a big chunk of salary cap for the Chargers) and Rivers, I must say that the quarterback is always the main man on a team, and I don’t necessarily think that LaDainian Tomlinson, being a running back, would be more essential than Rivers when it comes to win a Super Bowl.
Final words: Keep Rivers, and let’s see if there is space for Tomlinson.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: 2008 football season, best nfl player, Chiefs, dallas cowboys, defensive coach, Detroit lions, football season, go lions, Kansas city chiefs, NFL, nfl cheerleaders, nfl record, nfl season, NFL teams, Super Bowl, wade Philips, worst nfl team
Worst team in the NFL 2008
We are only a few weeks away from the exciting Super Bowl, and we seem to be recapping on what was this current NFL season: who should play during the Super Bowl on February 1st? Who was the best NFL player of the season? Who was the worst team? For this one there no reason on waiting for the NFL season to be over:
Readers have been clear on their thoughts on which of the NFL teams had the worst game and this article is about who the readers believe was the worst NFL team during this football season.
The first runner up is sadly, the team with the best NFL cheerleaders: the very well known Dallas Cowboys, I wonder if maybe they get distracted with the hotties or something. Fans blame it on the coaches, even though Wade Philips is a great defensive coach the rest of the staff is definitely not doing its job.
Second runner up: The Kansas City Chiefs, I have to admit I was a little bit surprised with this one, until I thought it out deeply: In the NFL there is no room for mediocre people and it seems that this team is completely unmotivated; this was definitely not a good NFL season for the Chiefs at all.
Now, the team our readers have decided is the worst NFL team of the current football season is by far the Detroit Lions: They did not win a single game during the 2008 football season; week after week they delivered a poor game turning into a NFL record break where 0-16 loss, which has never happened before: Go Lions!!!
If you have anything to add, please be my guest and comment along…NFL season is almost over and now is the time to hear what fans have to say. My guess, no Detroit Lions fans will show up…
Filed under: NFL ANYTHING, NFL FOOTBALL FACTS, NFL PLAYERS | Tags: american football, ed memorial thorp trophy, national football league, NFL, NFL championship, nfl championship games, nfl championships, nfl records, nfl season, Super Bowl
To continue feeding the NFL fever I wanted to share with all of you NFL fans an interesting facts that shows the power, strength and spirit of true American Football. Let’s start by remembering that since 1970, the Super Bowl has served as the NFL championship game, prior to that merge, the National Football League Champion was determined by a team’s win-loss percentage, with ties omitted.
Since1934 the winning team for the NFL championship received the Ed Thorp Memorial Trophy, named like that in honor to a noted referee, rules expert, sporting goods dealer. The trophy was passed along from champion to champion each NFL season and each year the championship team’s name used to be inscribed on it along with a replica trophy for them to keep, however the original NFL championship trophy is now missing.
Among the most impressive NFL records of these championships:
· The Cleveland Browns’ Edwin “big play” Berry was the MVP for six straight appearances in the NFL championship game.
· The Green Bay Packers were the team with most NFL championships (12 in total) and won 3 straight championship games.
· In the 37 NFL Championship the teams from the Western Division / National / Western Conference won 25 of the games to the Eastern Division / American / Eastern Conference teams total of 12.
Regarding attendance to the NFL championship games, there are two very impressive dates:
- Largest – 85,693 in 1955 at Los Angeles.
- Smallest – 13,341 in 1941 at Chicago.
With all these fun facts, we would like to continue enjoying this year’s Super Bowl, NFL history is definitely being made while you are here reading this small article.
Filed under: NFL ANYTHING, NFL PLAYERS | Tags: 2008 nfl season, mlb teams, national football league, NFL, nfl exhibitions games, nfl organization, NFL PLAYERS, nfl season, NFL teams, nfl training, Super Bowl
All through out August most NFL teams were congregating to conduct the normal NFL training camps, although some teams do have Off Season Training sessions, most of the teams start theirs a few week before the NFL season starts. This is also a common practice among MLB teams. The off season sessions are held during the months of April, May, and June; also, new players to the NFL from mid-June to mid-July attend seminars and lectures by the NFL, all of these activities help new players and coaches to acclimate themselves to new teammates, and regular NFL players get a chance to practice and improve their game.
Off season trainings however, have been discussed since there have been complications in the past; NFL Training camps starting in late-July have proved to be dangerous since they are conducted in the middle of the summer and have caused several cases of dehydration. For example, in 2001, Minnesota Vikings player Korey Stringer died from medical condition based from dehydration and heatstroke, this situation prompted the NFL to change their training policies. The hot temperatures of the summer not only affect practices and performance but also NFL exhibition games.
It is known that heat-related illnesses are caused when an individual is subjected to extreme temperatures and humidity, and is unable to cool down. The NFL organization has been giving advice to coaches to prevent health issues among players such as allow 10-14 days for adjusting to warmer climate/temperatures, schedule practice during cooler times of day and schedule and enforce frequent drink breaks and rest periods during training camps. The NFL has also requested coaches to monitor high risk players: those with a prior history of heat illness, overweight or obese players, those with a medical history of gastrointestinal, diabetic, kidney, or heart problems; they have also recommended these NFL players wear net-type jerseys, avoid sweatshirts and remove helmets unless they are playing.
As we know, this NFL season all recommendations were followed and no further issues come up before the games. The 2008 NFL Season is the 89th season of the National Football League and the respective Super Bowl is expected to be played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida on February 1, 2009.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: NFL, nfl career, NFL draft, nfl history, nfl picks, NFL PLAYERS, nfl season, NFL team, NFL teams, Pro Bowl, Super Bowl
NFL moves during the off season
There have been quite a few changes for the NFL during the past off season. Some players have accepted deals with different NFL teams and this will definitely set a difference on the upcoming NFL season. These are some of the changes we will be enjoying this coming season:
- Jeremy Shockey, former New York Giants tight has moved to the New Orleans Saints. Shockey has earned four Pro Bowl selections in his career and received a Super Bowl ring with the Giants in the NFL Super Bowl XLII.
- Originally drafted by the Miami Dolphins during the 1997 NFL Draft, Jason Taylor will be playing for the Redskins this season. Taylor was honored by CBS Sports’ James Brown with a JB Award, given annually to NFL players who have demonstrated a commitment to building better communities and stronger families.
- Adam “Pacman” Jones will continue to make NFL history playing with the Dallas Cowboys.
- While one Jones enters the Cowboys team, another Jones leaves: Julius Jones has left his position as Dallas’ running back to play for the Seattle Seahawks.
- After four successful years with the Chicago Bears, wide receiver Bernard Berrian will continue his NFL career playing with the Minnesota Vikings.
- Veteran player Warrick Dunn will now leave his running back position with the Falcons to move back to his first NFL team: the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, where he played his first three seasons.
- Receiver Javon Walker has left the Denver Broncos line up to continue on the NFL playing with the Oakland Raiders. Walker has also played for another awesome NFL team: Green Bay Packers.
There has been a few more changes on the NFL line ups, and most of the will start practicing this coming weeks to perform for their new teams. Make sure you keep track of all these changes in your NFL picks before the season starts in a few weeks.
