NFL - Are You Ready For Some Football?! - 2009 Regular Season

[Ming]

but the team is also avoiding a distraction down the stretch

DISTRACTION...



The way the team is playing, they NEED a Distraction!

[Ben Kenobi]

I'm happy. I knew as soon as the NFLPA said they couldn't suspend him for 2 games, that they would cut him.

Now, he can go play on a decent team. It's really hard to run when your team just plain sucks!

Hey, the good thing is that he still gets paid by the Chiefs. Double-dipping.

[-Jrabbit]

You'd better hope LJ gets a connection. No guarantees there. Just ask Ced Benson. Or Shaun Alexander.

[Lord Avalon]

The Race for #1

Draft pick, that is.

All tied at 1-7: Cleveland, Detroit, KC, St Louis and Tampa Bay.

Key game on 11/22: Browns at Lolcats. Browns have another key game 12/20 at KC.


On the outside looking in (or, Really? They won twice?): Oakland, Tennessee, Washington.

[-Jrabbit]

That's 8 teams -- parity achieved!

[snoopy369]

having fun eating those words?

Wha...? I wasn't suggesting DET should win that game, or would. Just that it looked like they were dominating SEA in the first quarter... which they were. Says something about SEA though that the game was that close, doesn't it?

[Ben Kenobi]

Would be nice to see Larry Johnson, starting RB for the Houston Texans. 7 fumbles in 6 years, he's a beast!

[SlowwHand]

Don't count on it.

[snoopy369]

Some Bears writers/bloggers have been suggesting we sign him. Lovie even commented on it at some point.

Anyone else want to do the l-o-l for me or should I?

[Ming]

At least we wouldn't have to give up a first or second round draft pick for him

Yeah, I was listening to sports radio today and some people were in support of that.

WHAT ARE THEY THINKING

[SlowwHand]

If anyone had any lingering doubt about if Michael Vick was a jerk, this should seal the deal. The dude gets another opportunity, then whines. Anyone that signs him is a fool.

Michael Vick doesn't sound so thrilled about being an Eagle

By MJD

While being really, really careful not to say anything that would make waves, Philadelphia Eagles "quarterback" Michael Vick(notes) said yesterday that he's
not thrilled about his role in the Philadelphia offense. He doesn't dig the Wildcat, and if it's up to him, he won't be doing it next year.

"It would be hard," Vick said of returning to the Eagles, according to excerpts released by NBC. "It would be an everyday struggle. But I would have to take that time to hone my skills and get better. I'm excited about the opportunity I have moving forward whether it's with Philadelphia or another team." [...]

"I won't be a Wildcat guy. I can't," Vick told NBC. "It's a different style of play. It's almost like a hit-or-miss type of thing. My position is quarterback. That's what I was born to do."

What he does next year isn't really up to Vick, though. The Eagles have the option to keep him around next year for $3.6 million, though it's got to be seen as unlikely that the Eagles would pay that much for a guy whose only function seems to be to prevent the offensive from functioning smoothly or with any rhythm.

Not that that's Vick's fault, mind you. That Andy Reid brings him to stall the offense periodically is Andy Reid's decision. Maybe Vick can't make plays anymore ... maybe he can't throw or run. If that is the case, though, might I present this crazy idea to Andy Reid? Stop putting Vick in the game.

Again, Vick wouldn't talk about specifics for next season, and just reiterated that he wants to help the Eagles win a championship. Tony Dungy wasn't shy about talking about potential future Vick destinations, though.

"I told Michael to just worry about this year," [Dungy] said. "It's technically up to Philadelphia. If they want him back, he has to stay there. If they don't, there are some teams looking for quarterbacks: Cleveland, St. Louis and Washington.

"But I think a dark horse is Buffalo. They talked originally. There was some communication there. I think that could be a good spot."

Buffalo. Interesting. The Bills did pretty much admit that they signed Terrell Owens(notes) for the "wow" factor,
to increase their profile and make a splash with the media. Vick would certainly do that.

But it's way too early to be thinking about that. Except for Cleveland. Michael Vick, Dawg Pound ... we probably don't want to do that.

[Ben Kenobi]

Hey if Chambers can get 2 TDs from the Chiefs, anything can happen with Larry Johnson.

[ColdWizard]

If anyone had any lingering doubt about if Michael Vick was a jerk, this should seal the deal. The dude gets another opportunity, then whines. Anyone that signs him is a fool.

No one wants to be a wildcat quarterback.

[SlowwHand]

He needs to be thankful he's being considered as anything. He's not a QB.

[Ben Kenobi]

If by "wildcat" they mean an RB who thinks he's a QB, then yes.

Broncos are who we thought they were.

Chargers one game down now.