Archive for January, 2010

Vikings Childress Says There’s No Deadline on Favre

Brad Childress said all the things regarding the Favre situation that Favre wished Mike McCarthy and Ted Thompson had said after 2007. “I don’t have an expectation,” Childress said in regards to Favre’s retirement status. “I know he had a great experience here. I know it too well to know that emotions are a little [...]

Vikings CB Cedric Griffin In Question for 2010

Cedric Griffin is coming off of easily Paymah his best season of his career. Over the last year and a half, Griffin has improved to the point where he is getting a name for himself as a great tackling corner, and had a career high four interceptions in 2009. There will be a set back, however, [...]

Eagles Assistant Coach Brian Stewart Heads to Houston

The Eagles have lost assistant coach Brian Stewart to the University of Houston (or Kevin Kolb University) as I like to call it. He will be filling the defensive coordinator position there. Stewart only spent one year in Philadelphia but has coached at the professional level with the Cowboys, Texans, and Chargers as well as [...]

On Human Fallibility

NFLGridironGab.com reader Ron Lispman sent me the following, which I felt was a good enough piece to share with our fans – enjoy! This past Sunday’s NFC championship game contained a poignant lesson for more than just football fans. The game featured the New Orleans Saints versus the Minnesota Vikings. With my pathetic Redskins having [...]

Arizona Cardinals 2009 Season in Review

The 2009 Arizona Cardinals were a difficult team to gauge at times. Their season consisted of a list of “did” and “did not” moments. For instance, they didn’t reach the Super Bowl for a second straight year, but they did win their second straight NFC West division title. They didn’t come close to playing championship [...]

Why Did the Rams Coaches Say “No Thanks” to Coaching in the Senior Bowl?

The invitation to coach in the Senior Bowl is extended by the NFL to the team in each conference with the worst record provided they are not going through a coaching change.  The Rams had the worst record in the NFL and were offered the chance to coach a team in the Senior Bowl and [...]

Ravens QB Coach Jackson Taking Over Raiders Offensive Duties

The Raiders have a new offensive coordinator, as today Hue Jackson says he is leaving his job as quarterbacks coach in Baltimore to take the job for Oakland.Jackson told the Ravens team Web site Tuesday he will be the primary play-caller for the Raiders. The team has not made an official announcement. Coach Tom Cable [...]

President Obama Picks New Orleans to Win Super Bowl XLIV

And the winner is…The New Orleans Saints! President Barack Obama revealed his pick last night in an exclusive interview with ABC’s Diane Sawyer “You know, I think both teams are terrific,” Obama told Sawyer. “I guess I am rooting a little bit for the Saints as the underdog, partly just because when I think about [...]