NFL Off Topic

[SPTO]

At least Buffalo has decent guys on the radio. Thurman Thomas has a weekly thing on WGR and while he has his moments mangling the english language he can make a solid point every now and again. I know he had a local pregame TV show for YEARS (last I saw an episode was maybe a year or two ago) and again, while he has issues with the english language from time to time he is very good at explaining schemes and what the Bills need to do to win games.

Steve Tasker of course is probably the best former Bill media wise. He's very astute, has a strong grasp of the game and is a joy to listen to. He comes on here in Toronto every once in a while and his interviews are usually well spoken or he brings something up that I didn't think about before.

[NDAlum]

Steve Smith will likely be on the radio in Charlotte when he retires. He's pretty good so hopefully Portis/Bly will get the boot...or come on at midnight.

[wwharton]

Quote: Originally Posted by NDAlum

Steve Smith will likely be on the radio in Charlotte when he retires. He's pretty good so hopefully Portis/Bly will get the boot...or come on at midnight.

I hope he stays in the Baltimore area and does that, though I doubt it. He will be great to hear when the time comes.

[jyoung]

The Titans have become so bad that they are making their younger fans cry:

[ProfessaPackMan]

Per PFT.com

Quote:

The Marc Trestman experiment reportedly will be ending, soon. According to Dan Bernstein of WSCR in Chicago, Bears ownership met in the wake of Monday night’s 31-15 home loss to the Saints. Per Bernstein, the team “likely” will fold the tents on the Trestman regime. It’s not known whether the Bears also will be parting ways with the man who hired Trestman, G.M. Phil Emery. The Trestman hire was unconventional, to say the least. A long-time NFL assistant who was a candidate for head-coaching jobs but never hired eventually left the pro game after the 2004 season for N.C. State, where he served as offensive coordinator. After two years with the Wolfpack and a season out of football, Trestman became the head coach of the CFL’s Montreal Alouettes. After five years in Canada, Emery decided to give Trestman a try. His laid-back, professorial style hasn’t gotten the most out of his players, especially with the locker room devoid of vocal leaders. While most General Managers get two chances to hire a head coach, Emery’s blunder becomes underscored by the fact that one of the other finalists for the job was Bruce Arians, who has compiled a record of 21-9 to date in Arizona. Trestman is 13-17, and it feels even worse than that. Also working against Emery was the decision to make a real, multi-year commitment to quarterback Jay Cutler. At a time when more teams are using year-to-year deals that protect the franchise against a dramatic downturn in ability, Emery gave Cutler $54 million guaranteed over three years. To get out of the contract after one season, the Bears would have to watch $38 million walk out the door. The alternative may not be any more palatable, since it could become harder to hire a new head coach if the new coach inherits a quarterback he may not want.

[Steven78]

Jay Gruden says it's important to get a lead so Robert Griffin doesn't have to do a lot of dropback passing and defense reading.

Damn.

[N51_rob]

Quote: Originally Posted by Steven78

Jay Gruden says it's important to get a lead so Robert Griffin doesn't have to do a lot of dropback passing and defense reading. Damn.

It's being reported that way but that's not that he said. That part was paraphrased from a longer quote.


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[ProfessaPackMan]

If you read the quote of what he said, then that's not exactly what he said and/or meant.

Classic case of local media twisting his words around. Lazy journalism as we like to call it.