New Sheriff In Town: Captain Comeback NFC South 1. San Francisco 49ers (8-8) – The stage is set for the team with the most urgency to win now in the NFC West. A change at the helm could be the biggest move in the division aside from Kevin Kolb being traded to Arizona. Jim Harbaugh, [...]
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2011 Division Previews: NFC West
August 25th, 2011 
Russ Loede 
Posted in 2011 Division Previews, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, St. Louis Rams 
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Collins to Start Week One for the Colts if Manning Isn’t Ready
Colts executive Bill Polian confirmed that Kerry Collins — not Curtis Painter — will start in Week 1 if Peyton Manning (neck surgery) can’t. The decision isn’t sitting well with some Colts. “We don’t even know him, we ain’t vanilla, man, we ain’t no simple offense,” Reggie Wayne said. “So for him to can come [...]
Packers RB Ryan Grant Agrees to Take a Pay Cut
Earlier this month, Packers running back Ryan Grant agreed to a restructured contract that reduced his base salary by $1 million, Bob McGinn of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports. Grant’s salary dropped from $3.5 million to $2.5 million, but that amount is fully guaranteed, which assures Grant of a spot on the team’s 53-man roster. Grant [...]
Panthers Owner Richardson Decrees to QB Newton – “No Tattoos or Piercings”
By Panthers Gab Columnist Trey Woody Apparently Jerry Richardson sat down with Cam Newton about certain expectations for his appearance on the team. Newton was asked if he had any tattoos or piercings to which he replied, “No sir, I don’t have any.” Richardson then promptly said, ” We want to keep it that way…we [...]
Gridiron Preseason Preview: Browns at Eagles
By Eagles Gab Columnist Chris DeSantis Well here we are in week three of the preseason. It’s a week that could be crucial for most teams. Last week the Philadelphia Eagles took a beating, so this week is especially critical for them. In comes the Cleveland Browns, who I like to refer to as “The [...]
Seattle Seahawks Waive Former First Rounder Kentwan Balmer
The Kentwan Balmer era is over in Seattle, the team announced that they have waived the former first round draft pick of the San Francisco 49ers. The Seahawks dealt a sixth round draft pick last season in exchange for Balmer. I would consider the move somewhat surprising because Balmer started 11 games for the [...]
Kirk Morrison Joins Shawne Merriman and Nick Barnett In Bills LB Squad
Kirk Morrison has joined a pretty impressive linebackers group by signing with the Buffalo Bills (Kaplan, Sirius/XM). The Bills have Shawne Merriman, Chris Kelsay, Reggie Torbor, Andra Davis, and Nick Barnett who all have at least seven years of experience. Kirk Morrison’s best year was 2007: 10 passes defensed, 1 sack, 4 INT for 94 [...]
Seahawks Have Five Players In ESPN’s Top 200
Although it does take awhile to get to their highest ranked player (Chris Clemons at No. 99) the Seattle Seahawks have five players who rank amongst the top 200 players according to ESPN. Along with Clemons, recently acquired Sidney Rice (No. 124) , Zach Miller (No. 175), as well as Russell Okung (149) and [...]
