Heeeeeeee's Baaaccckkk!

It's been a long time since last here. A lot challenges, pain, and general discomfort felt. After surving all of that, it's great to be back. The instrument was put down to collect thoughts and makes observations, but it now time for the resurection. I'm not talking about myself here. I am talking about the starting quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles named Michael Vick. They were planning on this once they traded McNabb. It had nothing to do with Kolb but everything to do with what they saw in Mike.

Shouts out to Switzer

This came from MMQB. I can't stand Peter King, but I had to mention this.
Switzer's bar tab from the Superbowl with Pittsburgh was $100K. What was he drinking?

Switzer is a G.

Pearlman writes that Troy Aikman was disgusted by Sanders. And Barry Switzer too. He also notes that Switzer's liquor tab during the week of the Pittsburgh-Dallas Super Bowl in Arizona was $100,000. That's a heck of an example to set, Barry. What a great hire.

The Wing T

As you know Sir Thomas, I am a disciple of the Wing T. That is my theme offense and I seek it in all football. I want to send shouts out to Miami for out scheming Belichek.

They removed football fundamentals and created an even playing field. It was a pleausre and joy to see Ricky running bye as the Wing. Quite honestly, that offense is a perfect way to utilize two backs.

With a healthy Vince Young, Tennessee can do that a few times with Chris Johnson running by. Imagine him with a head start around the corner.

Shouts out to Jason Campbell. The media is hard on black quarterbacks and he shut them the f up by solid gameplay. Over 70% is Steve Youngish, and he has outplayed Hassleback at this stage in the offense.

Remember that Hasslbeback was so bad that they had Trent Dilfer in as their starter. Did you get Cube yet?
War Ed Hochuli!

Zebras

I wish people would give Hoculi a break. Did he make an awful call and cost the Bolts the game...absolutely. But, you can't tell me he didn't man up. He admitted his mistake...he is crucifying himself and actually responding to his hate mail and death threats. Let's be honest here, he is arguably one of the best refs in the game. He and Mike Carey have to be #1 and #2 (in no particular order), he explains the rules on calls and is a master of his craft. Compare this to NBA refs tanking games, MLB umps being plain bad, and Soccer refs doing whatever Soccer refs do...I mean c'mon they actually fall for those fake injuries.

In the most important game, the game of life, Ed and his pipes are true pros. They owned up to their mistake and took responsibility.

Your draft

How do you feel about it?
Don't give up on the blog. You are an early adopter and need to weather the storm. We can shift focus and talk about fatherhood. I guarantee there is more money on the line that way.

I wanted to draft Ricky Williams. I may trade for him.

Colt Brennan is ok. I think can be above average for the long haul.

Cube's new album drops tomorrow. It may be a classic!

Is China the greatest country in the world now?
Seriously!

Look at your boy Stew

He's been getting more press lately.
I hope Garrett keeps him when Wade rides off into the Sunset.

My boy Cromartie

As we have discussed numberous times on here, Cromartie is sick and is better than Champ in my opinion. I watched Champ grow up in Washington, an Antonio is just ill.

In short, he’s one of those guys who can do just about anything, as Williams found out during Cromartie’s personal workout for the NFL before being drafted. As Cromartie was getting ready to do the vertical jump, he told Williams he would hit the 50-inch mark.

“I said, ‘Antonio, you’re not going to do that, you’re not an Olympic high jumper,’ ” said Williams, who has worked with Olympic athletes such as sprinter Lauryn Williams. “He just said, ‘We’ll see.’ So we get to the vertical jump and they set the top height at 44 inches.


“Well, Antonio jumps up and cups his hand over the top of the whole thing. Everybody goes silent and just kind of looks at each other. They didn’t know what to really do. But it takes awhile to set up the apparatus to measure the jump, so they just write 45 and move on. It was just ridiculous. It was way past 45, whatever it was.”


When it comes to Cromartie, it seems that the only boundaries are the dimensions of the field.

Can't knock the Dan hustle

The Redskins have had their best offseason in like 10 years. I can understand the rationale behind each and every thing that they have done. Instead of letting Erasmus James hit the waiver wire, they went and traded for him before the official release. This ensured the skins could get him. A seventh round pick may not even make the team, so to get him with that pick for only a million per year is brilliant. Even if he knee is only at 85 percent. He is more ready to play than any rookie and there no pressure for him to learn. The key factor is that the Skins D-line coach was Erasmus James' coach in college. Redskins fixed their D-line issues while still getting 2 receivers and the best tight end. All Good this time around by Daniel Snyder.

Roy Williams

He may be a liability but there is a roster spot for him on my team.
I don't want him to cover, I want him to wreak havoc. Roy needs a nerd with him at safety to line him up. He does not need to be the leader or captain. He needs to be harnessed like the weapon that he is. Remember when he blew up Emmitt and made him cry afterwards.

Some G-ish

Fred Smoot is my probably my 2nd favorite Skin behing Portis and the late S. Taylor.
He told the trainers to get him some water and then bounced back to the field during a playoff game.

CB Fred Smoot suffered severe cramps and began throwing up blood.. The team carted him into the locker room where they hooked him up to IV's.. While watching the fourth quarter and seeing his team possibly blow another late lead, Smoot asked the trainers to go get him something, when they left the room, he ripped the IV's out of his arm and ran back out onto the field and told Gregg Williams he was playing..

Clifton Smith to the Bucs

Tampa signed him to a free agent contract after inviting him up to mini-camp.
He showed out.

LINK!

They know! They know!

Name to remember

The best undrafted free agents are signed right away.

The overlooked ones are fortunate to score tryouts somewhere.

But Fresno State running back Clifton Smith made the most of his. The Buccaneers brought him to Tampa for last weekend’s rookie minicamp and the 5-foot-9, 192-pound Smith made such an impression that the Buccaneers signed him Monday to a free-agent contract.

The Buccaneers believe Smith, Fresno State’s team MVP last season, could be a sleeper, helping them not only in the backfield but in the return game. Last season, Smith averaged 14.4 yards per punt return.

Of course, it’s a long way from now until the final cuts, but for now, Tampa Bay is encouraged.

Danny's new Toy

Have you seen the Redskins?

They traced a 1, 3 and a 5 for three 2nd rounders. They got the guy they wanted in the first in the 2nd and got Fred and Malcolm for a 3rd and 5th respectively. Now Dan is swapping a lot of players. He found a new toy to play with and it's called the draft. The Redskins will be big players in the draft going forward.

Growth and evolution!

In Ocho we trust

I'm not mad at Ocho for turning on Marvin. Rosenhaus and Danny have a great relationship and have shown the ability to get deals done. I think this will make it easy for them to go after Chad and Lance. I am not investing any hope in Chad and will instead will push a Bernard Berrian deal. He is a great vertical threat and is tall, which are both good for Campbell. They must replace Lloyd.

Daniel Snyder is the new Head Coach for the Skins

Washington Redskins just hired Jim Zorn to be there head coach. Before discussing Zorn I must make a quick point. Daniel Snyder is now the actual head coach. He did a great job of putting together an excellent coaching staff. He interviewed all of candidates and learned what was needed to coach(be a CEO/Politician).

He gave Zorn the title but don't fool yourself. Zorn's top priority will be Jason Cambpell. They are investing the whole franchise and infrastructure in young Jason. All in baby! It's been proven over time that head coaches don't have the time to spend on a young QB. This is true, but offensive coordinators(in terms of responsibilities not the title) do have the time.

He may be a head coach in title, but in reality he is a QB developing offensive coordinator in terms of roles and responsibilities. Since he was a QB, he already knows how to manage the game. He will take care of that for Coach Daniel. This is like Ownership 2.0(interactive) style. Jerry Jones is like ownership version 1.5.

Basketball players make an easy transition into coaching, why can't football players. It's not rocket science. The reason this is taboo is because it violates the "put your time in" concept even though it truly doesn't matter.

This may seem like a stretch to make the jump from a position coach to head coach. I would normally agree, but I truly believe that life and situational experience is more important that specific job experience. Zorn is a top notch world class football coach, and if he has the political abilities then he is qualified.

Mike Tomlin was a hell of a coach and was a natural politician who understands organizational structure. Even if Zorn isn't a natural but can grasp what's required from a leadership standpoint, I'm ok with that. I think this is very refreshing and Jim Zorn may be like Joe Gibbs(1st term) reincarnate. I prefer him to everyone else, even Mooch.


I'm watching Mo Betta Blues. This may be the only movie with both Wesley and Denzel.



LINK!!

The Danny

not sure what he is going to do now. Jim Fassel? Really? screw it go with Mooch I guess. Spagnuolo used him for a 3 year huge raise. well done.


great take on Super Bowl- couldnt agree more. cant believe football is over. signing day for colleges has turned into a soap opera- pretty cool though.just goes to show how HUGE football is in our country.

UCLA held their class together. could be the beginning of the battle- The U as we discussed cashed in. Florida st may be in some problems.

Im saying now watch Will Hill for the gators- safety that might start and may play some O.

Shaq in the desert? interesting. marion fit that team so well but i think they came to conclusion that they werent going to be able to win with that style as long as Tim Duncan was playing- Nash getting older now was the time. funny thing is they just traded for the most dominant inside scoring threat ever and i dont think they even care if he makes it to that end of the court. rebound and be a presence on D they set.

so you are like Mccain? a liberal conservative. and i am a conservative liberal?Obama did well- romney out as of today.

only thing left is her and Obama- did you see the she loaned her campaign 5 million otday? if it comes down to money Obama could out raise her- that itself is crazy.

Superbowl thoughts

The Superbowl was a interesting on many fronts. There was a lot new themes and concepts which highlight the NFL's current status in America. There are so many unrelated aspects that I must shift the style to a bulleted format.

Kanye West said that his song "Stronger" was created to be played in stadiums.
His wish came true because that is the song the Giants stomped on the field to when they entered.

The NFL tried to make the Superbowl glamorous like the Oscars.
It was awful seeing Seacrest associated with football. What is his fanbase? Who likes the guy? Red Carpets and football don't go together because a carpet doesn't look good with grass stains on it. If I was a high school girl, I guess I would have liked it, but I'm a grown A$$ man and I don't need to see a Red Football Carpet. It gave me Bizarro world visions of Boise State's field.

The first drive by New York changed the whole day's strategy. That drive messed up the commercial schedules, TV timeout schedules, and the Patriots whole frame of mind. I don't remember the Patriots even having the ball in the first half.

Steve Smith is a stud, straight up. Eli's blossoming coincided with Steve's development. He was Eli's Bondsmen all playoffs bailing him out of most difficult situations.

Jeremy Shockey lost all negotiation power for the future. He is great(when healthy), but not essential. The rookie TE is really good and has a bright future and is cheaper.

Corey Webster was a stud at LSU his junior year. He got hurt his senior year and has never reached the level he played at in college. Guess who emerged on the scene like he had been great forever. Maybe it's coaching, or maybe it's the fact that he finally is healthy, but he played great.

New York's GM is smooth. He had a great draft and provided a great future. The key was how he handled Strahan. He keep the door open for him and didn't cave in to coaches or fans. None the aforementioned reason is why he is smooth, I just wanted to let people know that he was.

Brady was hurt far worse then announced. He is not a scrambler, but he is fluid in the pocket most of the time save for last night.

New England should have rested their players down the stretch of season. Perfection has a cost, and no human is supposed to play 19 games at 100% effort. It is impossible.

San Diego destroyed New England in the AFC Championship. They physically brutalized them.

David Tyree made the greatest play of his life, just after Eli did. Most young players drop that type of ball in the Superbowl.

If Eli drives up the field to beat you at the end, then you deserve to lose.
The person most vilified at the beginning of year played his best when it counted the most.

Justin Tuck was the MVP of the playoffs. He owned pro-bowler Logan Mankins. He was a personal matchup problem and they had no answer for his size, strength and speed ratio.

The key of the whole game was Kevin Faulk's shaky wheel. Kevin Faulk pretty much made every key 3rd down catch for the Pats this postseason. With him not there, it leaves an extra man to cover Welker.

Assante Samuel is going to the Redskins and was the Patriot's best player on defensively. If he would have made that pick, they would have won.

Number 55 Mitchell for the Giants was a difference maker. He seemed like the fastest player in the box and made some key blitzes.

New York Giants run blitzed perfectly. The best example was that 3rd and 1 were Maroney got stopped. New York blew the line up and set the tone for the rest of the game.

Bill should have kicked the 50 yard field goal instead of going for it.

Secondary coaches who are D Coordinators like to blitz a lot. Why? Because they are best at understanding the affect of pass rush vs. coverage.

New York's ability to disrupt the pop screens was the key to victory.

Fool's Arms

Why are you always concerned about a fool's bicep size?
He wouldn't get out of his car or something trivial and then went unstable. I'm glad he didn't do something worse.
Like P said, he's got issues man.

Are we Surprised????

You remember Coach P's stories? the dogs and the Mercedes? unreal....

Look at him now

what can you say? he is the man with the arms long before Tuck and the rest of the Giants D-line

Moochie as the new Redskin Coach- West Coast instantiation in DC

Steve Mariucci's name has surfaced in the Redskin's coaching search.
The new OC is a West Coast style guy. I like him more than Fassell and Blache is fiery enough to make up for Steve's sensitivity. Blache is more than capable to run the defense and so is the DB coach Jerry Gray, so the they will be fine on defense.
Maybe Jason learned the West Coast already. There is a slight chance Al Borges ran it when he was Auburn. West Coast forces him to scramble more and that is a good thing. Don't doubt Daniel quite yet.

The key factor is that Blache and Moochie have worked together already!!!!!

LINK!

The Skins game

Who wrote that about Dan?
The Redskins set themselves down a path of disarray.
The worst thing that could have happened was a another system for Jason Campbell. The potential best thing that could have happened to him is a real QB coach that can teach him. Because he has seen so many systems, and good QB coach can help him memory map and lead him to elite status quickly. The defensive system will most likely be the same so the transition may not be as drastic as we may think. What's up with your photos? How are you attaching them? Start off with larger or higher quality photos and I think the blurriness will lessen. Gregg Williams should have left earlier for a head job. He made a corporate America mistake. Take any opportunity you can because your company doesn't care about you. He forgot that rule.