2011 NFL Training Camp/Preseason Thread
 

Figured we could use a new thread to look ahead and put the lockout fully behind us.

Lions rookie RB Mikel Leshoure tore his achilles today and is out for the season.

Fellow rookie 1st rounder Prince Amukamara broke his foot over the weekend and is out for 8-10 weeks.

Miami completely pissed away their off-season for a ticket in the Andrew Luck sweepstakes.

Did something change with Prince, I saw he would miss 2 months.

If anybody's hanging out at home this afternoon, the entire Hard Knocks: Kansas City Chiefs series is being shown on NFL network starting at 2:00 PM EDT.

This hurts...

Maybe Doak Walker's pal Ricky Williams could be a replacement?

Ricky already signed with the Ravens.

Dammit.

Watching the Hard Knocks marathon has reminded me how far the Chiefs and their talent level has come since Pioli took over as GM. Holy moly.

No, he's still listed as 8-10 weeks.

Sorry about that, edited the post.

Technically, Leshoure was picked in the 2nd, so that would also negate your referring to Amukamara as a "fellow 1st rounder." Edit #2? :popcorn:

Insert the comma between "rookie" and "1st" if it helps you.

Good stuff about Randy Moss:



SI Link

Just catching up from a weekend at the softball field, and I don't really care much about Hall of Fame stuff to begin with, but I have to ask... who the hell did the sculptor think he was sculpting?! It looks like Troy Aikman! Holy crap is that bad.

Lions signed Jerome Harrison and Mike Bell, who were traded for each other last year.

It does look like Troy Aikman.

Really, that's supposed to be Deion?

Apparently.

It looks like him to me. With the Bronze, I think the shadows effect the way it looks from certain angles. I saw a side view of it some where and it looks like him.

The smile is not his at all, and the eyes are nothing like his. He's got Aikman's eyes, that's the major problem. His smile is ALWAYS wider than that, and his bottom lip comes down more, kinda like the Joker in a way.

Look at the eyes:

Power of suggestion -- I hadn't seen it before, and didn't know who it was supposed to be, and now I can't shake thinking that it's Troy Aikman.

Looks like vampire Deion.

All of these stories about the leadership of Tom Brady. The redemption of Albert Haynesworth. The wacky hijinks of Chad Ochocinco....

This is why I love football so much.

And the Deion sculpture looks like drunken stoned Dan Marino to me.

Too lazy to search for the Free Agency thread but the Eagles signed Steve Smith of the Gmen. Awesome signing for Philly. Smith is gonna' start the year on PUP but he's a great 3rd option there.

I'm going to the Eagles-Ravens game tomorrow night. Pretty sure the crowd's going to be insane.

Russell Okung was just carted off the field.

Did they change intentional grounding again? I thought you were allowed to throw the ball away if you were outside the 'tackle box'. Yet they flagged Jackson for it in the Seahawks-Chargers game.

Pats looking good in preseason.

Haha.

Mallet looked good actually...for a rook. Hoyer's great. Ridley looks like an actual find at RB, and Taylor Price is a stud WR.

If it's the play I remember seeing, the bell didn't make it to the line of scrimmage.

Doesn't sound like a ringing endorsement of Jackson.

That pass was tipped. I think it would have made it to the line of scrimmage if it wasn't.

Hi, jb!

That was the obvious intent of my post ;)

Lee Evans to the Ravens. He's possibly done, but it just shows how cheap the Bills are. Gotta save that 5 million bucks.

Obama was given a share of Packers stock today at their White House visit. First thing he said after that, "Now that I am owner, I think we will need to work out a trade to get Rodgers down to the Bears."

Hilarious.

He'll actually have a quarterback and a good team that wants to win. The Bills have to worst franchise in pro sports. Ralph Wilson needs to go soon.

Ringing endorsement of Cutler...

The Saints, the experts at finding small school gems the past few years, might have found another one. Joseph Morgan from small Walsh University in Ohio went undrafted, and there was absolutely no pub on him before this game. But out of nowhere he started as punt returner today, and he looks electric. Already has a punt return for a TD and has shown great speed and instincts for it. If he has halfway decent hands to be an emergency WR, he has a decent chance to make the team as Reggie's PR replacement.

Thought that was what they brought Darren Sproles for?

Sproles is the offensive replacement for Bush. Not a shoe in to be a starting returner.

Andy Dalton had a rough night, including get tackled by his head by Suh. Welcome to the NFL kid.

And of course, Henne went 1-5 for 10 yards vs. the Falcons first string defense.

:rolleyes:

Bengals are worse than I could have imagined. They have 0 depth to their team and there starter aren't all that great in most places. I stand by a statement I made earlier that there are only two chances on their schedule to win a game.

The Bucs looked good in Kansas City last night.

Josh Freeman looked pretty good, continues to play smart (doesn't rush his throws but moves in the pocket to make time), but ended up running on a couple of occassions when it looked like he had guys wide open. Since he's 6'5", it's really about getting that game-time awareness back.

2nd string QB Josh Johnson continues to improve. He's not Michael Vick, but I think when he's in his prime, he'll play a game similiar to Vick's game back in Atlanta. Good arm, great mobility, probably the wrong system though as Tampa basically works Freeman as a classic dropback QB.

The Bucs WR's are a great corp of receivers, but they lack that ball-possession guy. Insert Kellen Winslow (he didn't play last night) and suddenly we'll have that again.

The Defense looks FAST. They were all over every play. Breaking down the Chief's line at will, big hits from their secondary, swarmed to the ball-carriers....the 3rd and 4th string teams were dropping late-hits/stupid-hits at the end of the game which showcased their enthusiasm...but not their ability to play the game of football.

Barring a couple of illegal shifts and one empty backfield that left Josh Johnson (with ball outstretched to hand-off) doing a 180 into a swarm of angry Chief lineman and LB's----the Bucs looked sharp and ready to play. Very positive sign for the 1st pre-season action.

Next up, The New England Patriots...I think they will be more prepared than the Chiefs, but that's just a hunch. :) I'm taking my wife to that game...excluding the predicted 35,000 Pats fans, I can't wait.

Rex Grossman.


MVP.

I stand by the Niners are going to be the worst team in the NFL. Their OL played nearly the entire first half and gave up five sacks. Yes the Saints blitzed a lot but that is just insane. That offense is flat out awful.

Don't 'rolleyes' at me... I'm a huge Dolphins fan. And by all accounts last night was painful. :lol:

And Alex Smith still sucks...when will this franchise learn that!!!!! :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

Or better yet, when is Alex Smith going to start living up to his wildly amazing potential and start producing? And no, I'm not suggesting he's great simply because my 15-team FF league starts 2 QB's and I landed this schlub....or....ok, I guess maybe I am. :(

I don't know why I am watching the damn Bills game...trading Lee Evans....grr..

I do like the look of their white jerseys