Archive for April, 2009

Bills Not Giving Any Hints If They are Looking to Move LT Peters

There continues to be rumors in the Bills camp about the team looking to move two-time Pro Bowl left tackle Jason Peters, but according to the Buffalo News, the team isn’t letting on about their plans with Peters. “We obviously value Jason as a player,” COO Russ Brandon said. “We’d like to have him on [...]

Jaguars Ink RB Jones-Drew to a Five-Year Extension

The Jaguars have made sure that young running back Maurice Jones-Drew will be around for awhile, as today the team signed him to a contract extension. Reports say that the deal is worth $31 million over five seasons. Jones-Drew will be the feature back for the Jags after the team released long-time back Fred Taylor, [...]

Sunday September 13th Couldn’t Come Soon Enough in Cleveland

The Cleveland Browns 2009 schedule was released and the wait is on until September 13th when the Vikings come to town, a team the Browns haven’t beat in over twenty years. Even though I have already gone over the schedule a few times looking at the opponents seeing who I think we will beat is [...]

Pittsburgh Brings Back QB Charlie Batch to Backup Roethlisberger

On Sunday the Steelers lost out on Byron Leftwich as the backup last season signed with the Tampa Bay Bucs. Now the team has quickly made amends for that, as on Tuesday the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported that the Super Bowl champs agreed to terms with backup Charlie Batch on a one-year, $895,000 contract. Batch would [...]

Source: Browns WR Edwards to the Giants Close to Happening

In the leagues worst kept secret, it’s becoming more and more obvious that Browns WR Braylon Edwards will be wearing the blue of the Giants come the 2009 season. It’s been bantered about for weeks that Edwards was on his way out, and the Browns even stated they had at one point talked to New [...]

Echoes Of The Past: A tribute to Harry Kalas – the Voice of the Phillies and NFL Films

Take the thing you love, and make it your life. For the City of Philadelphia, Harry Kalas was so much more than an announcer. Harry Kalas was home. No matter how far away we traveled or how long we stayed, Harry’s deep honey-dripped baritone voice could cross oceans and generations to stir vibrant memories of [...]

2009 NFL Gridiron Gab’s Mock Draft 9.0

#1 Detroit Lions: Jason Smith OT. The Lions will pass on Matthew Stafford because they simply need to build a line first, so the quarterback can run the offense. #2 St. Louis Rams: Eugene Monroe OT. The Rams desperately need depth at this position, with their top tackle Alex Barron set for free-agency next year. [...]

A Look Back at the Top 10 Redskins Draft Picks Since 1990

APRIL is the cruellest month…mixing Memory and desire, stirring Dull roots with spring rain. -T.S. Eliot, “The Wasteland” My man T.S. Eliot sure got it right when it comes to the Modern-Era NFL’s 12-month “season.” Leading up to the 2009 NFL Draft on April 25-26th, April is an agonizing month for those of us starving [...]