NFL Preseason Blitz: Peyton Manning looks fine in Gary Kubiak's offense You wonder if sometimes coaches do certain things in the preseason as a bit of a wink to pundits who have asked the same questions over and over through the offseason. When the Denver Broncos came out for Peyton Manning's first preseason play in Gary Kubiak's offense in the shotgun, with four receivers and an empty … [Read more...]
Tim Tebow comes in fourth for Eagles, doesn’t play too much
Tim Tebow comes in fourth for Eagles, doesn't play too much For all of the recent positive stories about Tim Tebow’s chances of making the Philadelphia Eagles, coach Chip Kelly played him as the fourth quarterback on Friday night, and time is running out in the preseason for Tebow to make a grand impression. Tebow came in after Sam Bradford, Mark Sanchez and Matt Barkley took their snaps in … [Read more...]
Chiefs LB Dee Ford has rib broken on crushing Christine Michael block
Chiefs LB Dee Ford has rib broken on crushing Christine Michael block Outside linebacker Dee Ford's night was going pretty well in Friday's preseason game against the Seattle Seahawks. [Yahoo Sports Fantasy Football: Sign up and join a league todayl] Ford, the Kansas City Chiefs' first-round pick last year, got a chance to start as Tamba Hali rested. Ford played well, with a couple … [Read more...]
Bears legend Jim McMahon calls Bill Belichick ‘a liar’
Bears legend Jim McMahon calls Bill Belichick 'a liar' With the eyes of the known world on the Patriots and Bill Belichick, there are opinions aplenty. So it's always valuable to get the point of view from people who have actually dealt with the people in question. That number includes the legendary Punky QB, Jim McMahon. Once a thorn in the NFL's side for his outspoken ways as a member of … [Read more...]
No Browns QB controversy yet, but Johnny Manziel is showing real progress
No Browns QB controversy yet, but Johnny Manziel is showing real progress The Cleveland Browns haven't really opened the door for Johnny Manziel to be their starting quarterback to open this season, and there's a long way to go before that's a possibility. Manziel played fairly well against the Buffalo Bills on Thursday night, starter Josh McCown threw a couple interceptions, but Browns … [Read more...]
Is Tyrod Taylor moving closer to earning Bills’ starting quarterback role?
Is Tyrod Taylor moving closer to earning Bills' starting quarterback role? Don't discount the importance of Tyrod Taylor's performance for the Buffalo Bills on Thursday night against the Cleveland Browns. Taylor's statistics in one half's worth of work were modest, and he led the Bills to only three points, but his effort must be put in perspective. The Bills were down their top five … [Read more...]
Robert Griffin III left Redskins game early, being tested for concussion
Robert Griffin III left Redskins game early, being tested for concussion Washington Redskins QB Robert Griffin III left the game against the Detroit Lions in the second quarter Thursday night, suffering what the team called a stinger at first but later added that he was undergoing concussion testing. Head coach Jay Gruden said after the game that Griffin was going through the league-mandated … [Read more...]
Former pass rusher Simeon Rice wrote, directed new feature film ‘Unsullied’
Former pass rusher Simeon Rice wrote, directed new feature film 'Unsullied' Former NFL pass rusher Simeon Rice, who is 17th on the league's all-time sack list with 122, has transitioned quite nicely to his post-playing career. In fact, he's now a movie director, and his first feature-length film, "Unsullied," for which Rice also co-wrote the script, opens nationwide on August 28. Here's the … [Read more...]
Patriots point out ESPN apologized to them, but not over deflate-gate report
Patriots point out ESPN apologized to them, but not over deflate-gate report We're inching closer to the New England Patriots pretty much operating as a rogue operation, acting in contempt of the NFL offices and the 31 other teams. The latest DGAD move ("don't give a darn," for this is a family site) was to tweet NFL broadcast partner ESPN's apology for twice referencing a report about Super … [Read more...]
Former NFL quarterback Erik Kramer survives apparent suicide attempt
Former NFL quarterback Erik Kramer survives apparent suicide attempt Former NFL quarterback Erik Kramer survived an apparent suicide attempt Wednesday night, California law enforcement sources and his former wife told NBC News. Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies arrived at a Calabasas motel at around 8 p.m. to find Kramer wounded from a non-life-threatening gunshot, according to the … [Read more...]