Questions surrounding the Bears defense and rightfully so, but that part of the Chicago Bears team set the tone early, forcing a fumble during the Browns opening drive. That led to a short drive, led by backup quarterback Todd Collins, who started the game while the Bears let Jay Cutler rest on the sidelines. This led to a three-play, 19 yard drive which ended in a 15-yard touchdown pass from Collins to tight end Greg Olsen. The two teams traded field goals in the second quarter, going into halftime at a 10-10 tie. After two hopeful chances at the beginning of the second ...
Considering their interest in Vincent Jackson, it is not a surprise that the Seahawks are trying to offload T.J. Houshmandzadeh and his $7 million salary. And word that the Hawks are shopping Houshmandzadeh most likely means the Seahawks are making progress in talks with Jackson’s agents. The much less believable option is that the Hawks are comfortable going into the season with injury-prone Deion Branch, comeback-kid Mike Williams, rookie Golden Tate, second-year man Deon Butler, and one other receiver―probably Ben Obomanu or Brandon Jones. Subtracting Houshmandzadeh without adding Jackson, on the heels of trading cornerback Josh Wilson, would be a major step back ...
The Philadelphia Eagles closed their preseason on Thursday night with a 21-17 loss to the New York Jets. More important than the score were the final impressions made, and now the Birds have less than 48 hours to decide on and assemble their 53-man roster. The NFL’s mandated 53-man deadline is 4 p.m. Saturday, and until then, speculation will run rampant on which bubble players made it and which didn’t. If I were Andy Reid and/or GM Howie Roseman, this is how that final group would look. Of course, all positions (and the practice squad) are subject to change depending ...
Not too long ago, there were rumors that Colt McCoy would be cut from the Cleveland Browns' squad. Since then, the third-round draft pick from Texas has done nothing but impress. Thursday night was no different.McCoy finally got to start a preseason game, an accomplishment in itself even though the Browns' first- and second-string quarterbacks received the luxury of taking a game off. The game did not start off well for him though.On his first snap from his own 20-yard line, McCoy fumbled the ball and it was snatched up by Chicago Bears linebacker Kevin Maiast. The Bears would go on ...
The Minnesota Vikings are currently facing a big question mark at the wide receiver position. What appeared to be an offensive strength, now looks like a couple of average guys supported by journey men. Anyone familiar with Brett Favre's career knows that he has been able to turn water into wine with average WR. A perfect example is Javon Walker. Walker is the WR the Vikings have signed hoping to replace some of what will be missing with Sidney Rice out for at least six games after hip surgery. The Vikings also traded for Greg Camarillo from the Miami Dolphins. I think ...