Thursday, January 13, 2011
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
WR Burress will likely find friendship in Bears
Although it has not been comfirmed which team will sign the free-agent, the Bears players has approved their interest in working with WR Plaxico Burress.
It was reported recently by the Chicago Sun-Times that Devin Hester, likely one of the players who would be most affected by a Burress coming, was ready to welcome the former Giant. He was confident that by signing Burress will improve the team a lot. He also said it would not be difficult for Burress to adapt himselt to the Bears rules.
The Bears is one of the two teams who showed interest in signing Burress openly, the other are the Jets.
It was reported recently by the Chicago Sun-Times that Devin Hester, likely one of the players who would be most affected by a Burress coming, was ready to welcome the former Giant. He was confident that by signing Burress will improve the team a lot. He also said it would not be difficult for Burress to adapt himselt to the Bears rules.
The Bears is one of the two teams who showed interest in signing Burress openly, the other are the Jets.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Saints are unlikely to repeat Super Bowl win in 2010
During the past eleven years, the New England Patriots are the only team that managed to win the Super Bowl game again in the next season to their previous Super Bowl victory. In the whole NFL history, there have been 44 Super Bowl champion teams but only eight of them managed to repeat Super Bowl win the next season. And it’s unlikely the Saints will be the ninth team.
First of all, let’s recall what happened before the Patriots repeat their Super Bowl win in 2005. The Patriots head coach Bill Belichick reached former Dallas Cowboys coach Jimmy Johnson for advice on repeating victory after the Super Bowl XXXVIII win. What Belichick was told was that he should first manage higher expectations, including fans’ expectation on the team to win again and players’ expectation to be stars with better contracts.
Indeed, what the Saints are facing now indeed is what Johnson described more than ten years ago. As the team is trying to keep their key players with new contracts, some other players are staying away from team activities while their agents are negotiating with the team for better contracts. Helping the team win a Super Bowl game has made the players feel better with themselves and want more valuable contracts before wearing back their Saints jerseys.
While the Saints are dealing with all these post-victory problems, their opponent teams are working harder in preparation for new season. The Falcons, Buccaneers and the Panthers are not necessarily doomed to lose each game against the Saints as they are improving any way, while losing any game to each of the three teams would mean moving backward of the Saints and will cause early frustration that may keep the team even further away from the Super Bowl.
First of all, let’s recall what happened before the Patriots repeat their Super Bowl win in 2005. The Patriots head coach Bill Belichick reached former Dallas Cowboys coach Jimmy Johnson for advice on repeating victory after the Super Bowl XXXVIII win. What Belichick was told was that he should first manage higher expectations, including fans’ expectation on the team to win again and players’ expectation to be stars with better contracts.
Indeed, what the Saints are facing now indeed is what Johnson described more than ten years ago. As the team is trying to keep their key players with new contracts, some other players are staying away from team activities while their agents are negotiating with the team for better contracts. Helping the team win a Super Bowl game has made the players feel better with themselves and want more valuable contracts before wearing back their Saints jerseys.
While the Saints are dealing with all these post-victory problems, their opponent teams are working harder in preparation for new season. The Falcons, Buccaneers and the Panthers are not necessarily doomed to lose each game against the Saints as they are improving any way, while losing any game to each of the three teams would mean moving backward of the Saints and will cause early frustration that may keep the team even further away from the Super Bowl.
Friday, May 14, 2010
Vikings receivers Rice and Harvin are candidates for receptions leader
The Minnesota Vikings witnessed young wide receivers rising up to be stars and leaders in pass catches. While third-year pro Sidney Rice led the team in receptions with 83 catches, rookie receiver Harvin was as impressive as the starter with 60 receptions. So, just as expected, both are qualified candidates for 2010 receptions leader.
The other candidates include receiver Bernard Berrian, running back Adrian Peterson and tight end Visanthe Shiancoe. All of them have great chances of becoming the leader, but Rice and Harvin obviously have more advantages.
With 60 catches in his first year of wearing Minnesota Vikings jersey, Harvin was named the 2009 AP Offensive Rookie of the Year. After showing his great hands and explosion during last season, he is on a solid ground to receive more playing time to narrow the gap between himself and Rice.
With excellent playing skills and flexible catch radius, Rice managed to become quarterback Brett Favre’s favorite target in 2009. So if Favre returns and Rice stays with the Vikings, the receiver is very likely to remain the receptions leader of the team. But if Rice was signed away by another team, the title will most likely to go to Harvin.
The other candidates include receiver Bernard Berrian, running back Adrian Peterson and tight end Visanthe Shiancoe. All of them have great chances of becoming the leader, but Rice and Harvin obviously have more advantages.
With 60 catches in his first year of wearing Minnesota Vikings jersey, Harvin was named the 2009 AP Offensive Rookie of the Year. After showing his great hands and explosion during last season, he is on a solid ground to receive more playing time to narrow the gap between himself and Rice.
With excellent playing skills and flexible catch radius, Rice managed to become quarterback Brett Favre’s favorite target in 2009. So if Favre returns and Rice stays with the Vikings, the receiver is very likely to remain the receptions leader of the team. But if Rice was signed away by another team, the title will most likely to go to Harvin.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Former basketball player Greg Paulus joined Saints as quarterback
The New Orleans Saints are actually in lack of an experienced veteran quarterback to be back up for Drew Brees, but at the moment they just add more rookie quarterbacks and it seems that they may get a quarterback from the green-hand group.
Two days after the rookie minicamp ended, the Saints signed another undrafted free agent, quarterback Greg Paulus, who used to play basketball in college but converted to football in senior year. Now the Saints have as many as three options in backup quarterback, including Chase Daniel and Sean Canfield.
"I think anybody that could be put in the same category as Drew Brees, that's something you want to be a part of,” Paulus told the New Orleans Times-Picayune. “He's just won a Super Bowl, he's had an unbelievable career in the NFL and just to be considered for something like that—trying to be a part of his team—that's something that I'd love to have."
By so far, the backup quarterback of last season, Mark Brunell, is still uncertain about whether to continue wearing Saints jersey. It’s been reported that the New York Jets hold interests in him, but the player himself seems still like staying with the Saints. If he returns, Daniel, Paulus and Canfield will be contenders for the No.3 quarterback.
Two days after the rookie minicamp ended, the Saints signed another undrafted free agent, quarterback Greg Paulus, who used to play basketball in college but converted to football in senior year. Now the Saints have as many as three options in backup quarterback, including Chase Daniel and Sean Canfield.
"I think anybody that could be put in the same category as Drew Brees, that's something you want to be a part of,” Paulus told the New Orleans Times-Picayune. “He's just won a Super Bowl, he's had an unbelievable career in the NFL and just to be considered for something like that—trying to be a part of his team—that's something that I'd love to have."
By so far, the backup quarterback of last season, Mark Brunell, is still uncertain about whether to continue wearing Saints jersey. It’s been reported that the New York Jets hold interests in him, but the player himself seems still like staying with the Saints. If he returns, Daniel, Paulus and Canfield will be contenders for the No.3 quarterback.
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Addition of Charles Brown caused trade discussion on Jammal Brown
The New Orleans currently have two outside linebackers with surname of Brown: restricted free agent Jammal Brown, and rookie Charles Brown. At first it was considered to be a good thing to Saints defense, but later people began to worry whether the addition of young Brown could make elder Brown expendable to the Saints.
Basically, Jammal Brown has done a good job with the Saints as a left tackle. Being drafted by the Saints as a first-round pick in 2005, he started at left tackle from 2006 to 2008. However, he missed all of the 2009 season because of injuries and became a restricted free agent in March. As he has not signed a new contract offer of $3.6 million a year, there is simply good chance for him to take off Saints jersey and play with a new team. Missing all the team’s offseason program by so far, Jammal seems ready to leave the New Orleans. But reportedly, both sides still have the intention to retain the relationship, so what we are sure now is that Jammal is going to play for 2010 season, whichever team he is going to play with.
As for Charles, who was taken from the second round of 2010 NFL draft, he is totally a green hand but his performance during college football career was just amazing enough to make him a good fit in Saints defense. With the experience of starting at tight end and left tackle for the Trojans respectively in 2008 and 2009, the young Brown has been highly expected to improve Saints’ defense a lot, or at least offer the team with more freedom to rearrange the line.
Basically, Jammal Brown has done a good job with the Saints as a left tackle. Being drafted by the Saints as a first-round pick in 2005, he started at left tackle from 2006 to 2008. However, he missed all of the 2009 season because of injuries and became a restricted free agent in March. As he has not signed a new contract offer of $3.6 million a year, there is simply good chance for him to take off Saints jersey and play with a new team. Missing all the team’s offseason program by so far, Jammal seems ready to leave the New Orleans. But reportedly, both sides still have the intention to retain the relationship, so what we are sure now is that Jammal is going to play for 2010 season, whichever team he is going to play with.
As for Charles, who was taken from the second round of 2010 NFL draft, he is totally a green hand but his performance during college football career was just amazing enough to make him a good fit in Saints defense. With the experience of starting at tight end and left tackle for the Trojans respectively in 2008 and 2009, the young Brown has been highly expected to improve Saints’ defense a lot, or at least offer the team with more freedom to rearrange the line.
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