May 10th, 2009 
Chris Boynton 
Posted in As we approach the second wave of impending free agency, there are still players available who could provide depth to an already strong Viking team. The list of Free agents will likely grow as teams look to shed expensive contracts or rid themselves of unneeded players after assessing their draft results. Opportunities will become available, [...]
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New Tight End Gonzalez Ready to Be a Force in the Falcons Offense
Think Matt Ryan isn’t excited about having a 10-time Pro Bowl tight end to throw to? Think again. “Well, yeah, certainly as a quarterback, any time you get a new toy, you want to try it out,” Ryan said Friday after a practice with his new TE. “I threw a couple of balls his way, [...]
Steelers Run Game Looking to Rebound in 2009
Go back to 2008, and it was not your typical type of Steelers winning season when it comes to offense. Usually the formula for the Steelers to win and go deep in the playoffs includes a physical, punishing running game and a passing game that does enough to get the job done. Not so in [...]
Ocho Cinco Suddenly Motivated to Play for the Bengals?
The latest blurb about Chad Ocho Cinco comes from super agent Drew Rosenhaus, who said the following on his Twitter feed about the wide out: Chad Ocho Cinco has been working overtime this offseason with his training. He is in the best shape of his career & very motivated. Interesting. Can you believe it for [...]
Skins Orakpo at Linebacker: Puzzling or Another Sign of Genius?
Listening to Sirius NFL Radio this week, I was struck by some sound from an interview with Redskins CB DeAngelo Hall on Brian Orakpo and the coaches’ decision to work him out at linebacker. If you had simply read the quote, you would have seen that Hall thought Orakpo “looks great” executing drills during mini-camp. [...]
Taking a Look at the 2009 Position Battles for the Colts
The Colts have now signed some new players in free agency and got some new guys from the draft. It brings me to the position battles. A lot of controversial picks but let’s see how it goes. These players will battle for the top, to win their position. Let’s go! Quarterbacks: 1. Peyton Manning 2. [...]
Falcons First Round Pick DT Jerry Leaves Practice w/ Knee Injury
Injuries will happen, you just don’t like to see them this soon in minicamp and to a young player that needs to be on the field getting time. It happened today though, and it happened to one of the Falcons promising rookies – defensive tackle Peria Jerry. Jerry was the Falcons first-round pick, 24th overall [...]
Jets with Interest in Troublemaking CB Adam Jones
Could the screwed up world of the NFL give Adam “Pacman” Jones yet another shot? Well, that looks like it could be the case, as NFL Fanhouse is reporting that the New York Jets have an interest in Jones, who was released after the season from the Cowboys, already his second NFL club. Here’s the [...]
