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| Originally posted by XaNaX Plus he was coached by Jeff Tedford so he is pretty much doomed to fail in the NFL |
So from the point of view of those of who aren't Packer fans, what do they do?
The way I look at it right now, if I'm Ted Thompson I basically go into 2008 with the assumption Rodgers is going to fail and therefore you're season is 50/50 at best, try to figure out who I need to lock down beyond 08, and go QB shopping.
They won't do poorly enough to get a really high draft next year, so I don't think counting on wasting another draft pick on a QB is an option.
And to be honest, I hope I have to eat all these words sometime this fall. 
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| Originally posted by RJT So from the point of view of those of who aren't Packer fans, what do they do? The way I look at it right now, if I'm Ted Thompson I basically go into 2008 with the assumption Rodgers is going to fail and therefore you're season is 50/50 at best, try to figure out who I need to lock down beyond 08, and go QB shopping. They won't do poorly enough to get a really high draft next year, so I don't think counting on wasting another draft pick on a QB is an option. And to be honest, I hope I have to eat all these words sometime this fall. |
http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/n...-madden-nfl-09/
http://awfulannouncing.blogspot.com...en-2009-is.html
"According to the Facebook site for Madden NFL 09, the cover athlete is expected to be announced on April 25. Moreover, a quick check of the CBS schedule for Late Show with David Letterman shows that Favre is going to appear as one of Dave's guests tonight (April 24). For the past few years, EA has used late-night shows to announce the Madden cover. Last year Jimmy Kimmel's show was used to announce Tennessee Titans quarterback Vince Young for Madden 08.
A source at the taping describes how it went:
Brett: I have retired
Dave: Did you sign your retirement form?
Brett: I have not signed my retirement form.
(grins)
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lol if they actually choose Favre for the cover.
Madden is unwilling to let him go from his life. The possibilities for the madden curse in his case intrigue me 
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| Originally posted by Eddie N MIAMI lol if they actually choose Favre for the cover. |
Lol - I now officially will not buy Madden 09. 
Sooooo am I the only one who's been glued to the draft for the past 3 and a half hours?
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| Originally posted by RJT Sooooo am I the only one who's been glued to the draft for the past 3 and a half hours? |
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| Originally posted by RJT Sooooo am I the only one who's been glued to the draft for the past 3 and a half hours? |
and the bears don't draft a qb.....again.
i am sure al davis hasn't fapped this much to a running back like mcfadden as much since he picked up bo jackson.
anyways, thanks to the chicago bears! they drafted craig steltz, lsu safety. he went to my high school alma mater. 
so with the 1st pick the Dolphins officially got this guy !(playing guitar hero in the vid)
feel the excitement.
they also drafted 2 DE's to send Jason Taylor a message. Personally I think he shoudve waited to do that dancing show after he retired. There was no way they were trading Taylor for anything less than a 1st round pick though so interesting to see how it all develops.
not really feelin the fact that the Dolphins chose the Michigan QB who coudnt beat a division 2 team .....
sucks that the QB i liked was chosen right be4 our pick by the Packers...ugh...
couple of random picks I liked...Bucs getting Talib was a great choice that late in the 1st round.
Desean Jackson is gonna kick ass in Philly...Im thinkin he ll be another Devin Hester.Who is from?...
speakin of da U....now with Kenny Phillips picked with the last pick in the 1st round , it makes it 13 straight years a University of Miami player is chosen in the 1st round. A New York team always seems to get em too.
jeremy shockey ... senorice moss ... kenny phillips .. it's all about da U
notables from this weekend:
ray rice to the ravens
john david booty to minny
colt brennan to the redkins
mike hart to the colts <== a big steal in the 6th round
dennis dixon to the steelers <== another kordell / antwan randel el ? we'll see here.......
kevin smith to the lions <== bust. come on. what the hell is matt millen thinking ?
steve slaton to the texans <== wtf! talk about looking ahead to the future beyond ahmen green. interested to see how this pans out
*random eddie reference of the night* eddie royal, wide receiver, going to the denver broncos
early doucet to the cardinals <== possible bryant johnson replacement or is boldin/fitzgerald expendable ?
taylor mehlaff to the saints in the 6th round <== typical butters moment when it comes to drafting ..... picking those kickers too early in the draft 
.... and the random guy who is picked last in the NFL draft this year is David Vobora to St Louis.
a very weird draft this year. 7 of the first 10 picks in the draft were defensive related.
as for detroit, the city is celebrating, because detroit DID NOT choose a wide receiver in the first round. they chose a guy named Gosder Cherlius from Boston College ........however, the detroit fans are disappointed they ONLY chose 1 wide receiver this year.
Do you really think Kevin Smith will be a bust Butters? Sure he played against some mediocre competition but he put up a buck fifty and 2 tds against Texas (tops against the run in the Big 12).
Obviousy college success isn't an immediate indicator of pro ability, but I think he'll be a capable player...
for you Mel Kiper Jr fans
http://www.joesportsfan.com/mediaspace/?id=17
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| Originally posted by Scoops for you Mel Kiper Jr fans http://www.joesportsfan.com/mediaspace/?id=17 |
Report: Harrison investigated in shooting outside bar
story here
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Report: Harrison investigated in shooting outside bar
ESPN.com news services
Updated: May 2, 2008, 6:36 PM ET
Report: Colts WR Marvin Harrison Allegedly Involved In Shooting
Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Marvin Harrison is under investigation in his hometown of Philadelphia in a shooting that took place earlier this week, a source close to the investigation told Anthony Gargano of Philadelphia's WIP Radio.
Harrison was interviewed by police about the shooting near his North Philadelphia bar this week.
Lt. Frank Vanore said the investigation of Tuesday's shooting was continuing. Harrison has not been arrested or charged.
"He was interviewed," Vanore said Friday. "Why he was interviewed, that is all part of the investigation. No one is a suspect."
After the first day of their rookie minicamp, Colts coach Tony Dungy said he knew little more than had been reported.
"My phone has been ringing, too, but I don't have any details," Dungy said. "I really don't have any more information than you do."
Calls by ESPN to Harrison and his agent have not been returned. NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said the league was "aware of the report, and we are looking into it."
The source said the alleged victim came into the bar, Playmakers, around 5 p.m. and engaged in an argument with Harrison, who was at the bar. The victim then left the bar, heading to his car, with Harrison following. Gunfire broke out, the victim was hit in the hand, and a young girl was slightly injured by flying glass from a car that apparently was hit by a bullet.
Police came to scene, but the victim did not identify a shooter. On Wednesday, according to the source, ballistic tests showed that the gun that had fired the shots was a custom-made Belgian weapon, and police determined that Harrison owned such a gun. A source told ESPN.com's John Clayton that the gun is registered.
Police then went to a Philadelphia car wash owned by Harrison to question him about the gun. Harrison admitted owning such a weapon, but claimed it never left his suburban Philadelphia home.
However, the source said the gun was discovered in a bucket at the car wash, and tests showed that it had fired seven bullets that matched those found at the scene.
The source said police were contacted Friday by an attorney representing a second alleged victim in the shooting, and police are now waiting for that individual to come forward.
Harrison, a prep football star at Philadelphia's Roman Catholic High, has owned Playmakers since July 2004, according to state records.
Harrison has played his entire 12-season career with the Colts and is the franchise's record-holder in every major receiving category -- receptions (1,042), yards (13,944), touchdowns (123) and 100-yard games (59). The 35-year-old is one of only four players in league history to top 1,000 receptions.
But after eight consecutive Pro Bowl appearances, last season was the most frustrating of Harrison's career.
He injured his left knee against Denver on Sept. 30, finished with 20 receptions for 247 yards and one TD and missed all but five games.
Team president Bill Polian said in February that Harrison was recovering from offseason arthroscopic surgery on his right knee and had been rehabilitating the inflamed capsule in his left knee. He was not expected to be completely healthy for the start of the Colts training camp July 24.
The typically quiet Harrison has a reputation for being humble on and off the field.
But he's still one of the Colts' most visible players -- and their longest tenured veteran. Harrison, along with Peyton Manning and Edgerrin James, were nicknamed Indy's triplets in the late 1990s. He was a first-round draft pick in 1996 out of Syracuse and wound up the best receiver in a class that included Keyshawn Johnson and Eric Moulds.
Off the field, Harrison was sued following the 2005 Pro Bowl when three boys accused him of attacking them when they tried to get his autograph. The suit alleged Harrison "violently and physically attacked" the minors, including placing a "potentially deadly choke hold" on one of the boys, but it was later dismissed.
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say it ain't so! probably one of the best wide receivers this past decade may have his career in jeopardy! 
not marvin harrison.
in other superstar arrest news....okay not really a superstar
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3380764
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| Bears running back Cedric Benson, the fourth overall pick in the 2005 NFL draft, was charged with boating while intoxicated and resisting arrest Saturday night near Austin, Texas, according to a published report. Both charges are misdemeanors. Benson, who starred at the University of Texas, failed a field sobriety test on his boat, a Lower Colorado River Authority spokesman told the Chicago Tribune. When police tried to get Benson to take the sobriety test on land, Benson resisted and refused to put on a life jacket, police told the newspaper. According to the report, there were 12-15 people on Benson's boat, but the running back was the only one arrested. Last season, Benson played in only 11 games for the Bears due to injury and gained 674 yards for a career-low 3.4 yards per carry average. He did have a career-best 123 receiving yards in 2007. |
The local Appleton/Green Bay paper doesn't have the article online yet, but early off season confidence in Aaron Rodgers is at an all time low in Wisconsin.
Sports editor wrote a scathing editorial on how he thinks starting Rodgers this year is the worst mistake the Packers can make - that the kid can't take a hit, and that if he does wind up starting the season, he's expected to last through the first four then go down in a blaze of "I'm a pussy" glory.
No idea what he's basing it on, but my confidence in Rodgers is not that high either.
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| Originally posted by RJT No idea what he's basing it on, |
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| Originally posted by Lebezniatnikov |
The Raiders fan in this clip is hilarious
so brett favre wants to come back.........
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| Originally posted by verndogs so brett favre wants to come back......... |
Breaking news from ESPN about Brett Favre
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| Report: Favre sends text message to Packers GM Thompson |
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