August 26th, 2011 
JC 
Posted in Previewing the Colts game. THINGS TO WATCH: 1. Offensive Line: How well veterans LG Lang & OL Newhouse play in the game. How goes the roster battle position at center go between backups McDonald and Dietrich-Smith. How well do rookies guard Schlauderaff and LT Sherrod play? 2. Tight Ends: How goes the interesting battle for [...]
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Gridiron Preseason Preview: Packers at Colts
Two of the NFL’s marquee teams will go head-to-head when the Colts host the reigning Super Bowl champion Packers Friday at Lucas Oil Stadium, though only one of the participants will have its franchise quarterback available for this preseason showdown. The Colts had hoped to use this week’s tilt as a means to get their [...]
Gridiron Preseason Preview: Rams at Chiefs
A Rams team that’s trying to turn the corner in 2011 can look across the sidelines at its next preseason opponent for inspiration. The Chiefs produced one of the NFL’s biggest turnarounds last season, rising up from a dreadful 4-12 campaign in head coach Todd Haley’s 2009 debut to record 10 wins and a surprise [...]
Eagles Fly High in Preseason 24-14 Beat Down of Cleveland
The Philadelphia Eagles ‘dream-team’ has had a rough welcoming into the pre-season, splitting the first two games by large margins, and then finishing the third by blowing out the Cleveland Browns 24-14. This game sheds a substantial amount of light on the Eagles current roster, and what Andy Reid is likely to do heading into [...]
Browns Front Office Doing Things the Right Way – Finally
By Browns Gab Columnist Derek McQuaid Tuesday our own Matt Loede reported that Pro Bowl left tackle Joe Thomas and the Cleveland Browns have reached an agreement on a seven-year, $84 million contract extension. The extension includes a reported $44 million in guaranteed money. The huge payday makes Thomas the highest paid offensive lineman in [...]
Dallas CB Orlando Scandrick Gets New Deal
At only 24 years old, Orlando Scandrick is already a player of experience. He was drafted in the 2008 draft and immediately took hold of the slot cornerback position. Now it seems all the growing and work that Scandrick put in is paying off, literally. Scandrick signed a 5-year extension on his current deal that [...]
Giants-Jets game Moved From 7 to 2 PM Due to Hurricane Irene
After spending most of Thursday stating that they wouldn’t make any adjustments to Saturday’s game schedule, the Giants and Jets have rescheduled their preseason showdown according to Ebenezer Samuel of the New York Daily News. The two teams will now play their annual preseason game at 2 p.m. at the newly renamed MetLife Stadium, instead [...]
Titans Coach Mike Munchak Says Team Won’t Trade RB Chris Johnson
Jim Wyatt of the Tennessean reports with Chris Johnson contract talks still at a stalemate, Coach Mike Munchak acknowledged at some point the Titans will have to consider adding another running back to the mix. But he said the Titans would not trade Johnson, even if Johnson asks for a trade at some point. “I [...]
