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: NFL PLAYERS | Tags: Chiefs, Drew Bledsoe, Matt Cassel, NFL football, Patriots, Pats, quarterback, Super Bowl, Tom Brady
It’s amazing how important a single player can be for an NFL Football franchise, specifically the quarterback. Let’s take Tom Brady as the best example.
The Patriots are trusting on an inexperienced QB on Matt Cassel to finish the NFL season since Brady got injured in the first minutes of New England’s opener against the Chiefs.
Cassel hasn’t done that bad though, but is he able to lead the Pats to a good record? That is to be seen…
Tom Brady just underwent knee surgery and the question here is: Is he going to be the same quarterback after being absent during a whole pro football season? Or will he become just another from the bunch?
Certainly Matt Cassel is not the new Tom Brady but he did start this NFL 2008 season in the same position than Brady back in 2001 when he replaced Drew Bledsoe as the starting quarterback for the Patriots due to a football injury Bledsoe suffered.
If Cassel can raise his level to something similar of Brady’s, then the Patriots have a good chance of repeating at the Superbowl.
Filed under: NFL PLAYERS | Tags: best QB in NFL history, Brett Favre, Dan Marino, Dolphins, famous NFL quarterback, Favre, first round draft, Most Touchdown Passes, NFL, NFL football, NFL football hall of fame, NFL football history, NFL football league, NFL Most Completions, NFL passing records, playoffs, Pro Bowl, quarterback, Super Bowl victory
It’s funny that when you look back into NFL football history, you find players like Dan Marino, a pick #27 of a first round draft , who in spite of his late selection, became an emblem of the NFL football league.
The famous NFL quarterback spent all of his career with the Dolphins wearing the now-retired jersey number 13 and is currently a member of the NFL football hall of fame, and has held almost all NFL passing records.
Despite of being selected for the Pro Bowl 9 times, Dan Marino never achieved a Super Bowl victory, though he led the Dolphins to the playoffs a few times.
Brett Favre was the only quarterback to surpass a few of the records imposed by Marino at the NFL, among those, Favre broke the Most Attempts, Career: 8,358 record, the NFL Most Completions, Career: 4,967 record and the Most Touchdown Passes, Career: 420.
So when you ask yourself, who the all-time best QB in NFL history is, both Brett Favre and Dan Marino are pretty tight there at the top, but let’s remember that the two quarterbacks had played in different decades, and NFL football has somehow changed along the way, so just by a personal opinion, I would say Marino has an edge over Favre.
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Plaxico Burress, Osi Umenyiora and other pro NFL football players
NFL football games are about to begin, and the Giants are looking to defend their throne with all they have.
The main question? Is Plaxico Burress going to play as good as he did back in the most important NFL football game: the Super Bowl? I bet he will, but the Giants will need to pay attention to Burress demands, as he’s not really happy with his current contract and they know that most of the outcome of Eli Manning’s performance is due to Plaxico’s talent.
Now, let’s not forget that Michael Strahan retired from NFL pro football, and to find a replacement for a hall of famer like him will be no easy task, though, Osi Umenyiora appears as the guy with the talent to take his position.
Another important factor is that the NFC is the toughest in the NFL this upcoming pro football season, and for New York to make it to the NFL post season, they will have to remain focused on who they are right now, and what they achieved just a few months ago, and with such mentality, they are the team to beat.
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DESCRIPTION: NFL pro football season is almost here and I decided to make some predictions on Plaxico Burress, Eli Manning, Osi Umenyiora and other NFL pro football playeres
