NFL - Are You Ready For Some Football?! - 2010 Offseason

[Al B. Sure!]

Speaking of Keith Bulluck...

http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/nfl/news/story?id=5407144

Free-agent linebacker Keith Bulluck officially joined the New York Giants on Saturday, after nailing a private workout Monday in the oppressive Meadowlands heat.

Also, TO looks to be signing either with the Rams or the Bengals. Either case, he's not going to be much of a difference maker so here's hoping he signs with Cincinnati just so we can have the TO and Ocho Cinco show and all the drama. TO on the Rams will be boring.

[Al B. Sure!]

Judging from OchoCino's twitter, looks like TO will be signing with the Bengals.

[SlowwHand]

I think "the experts" are half right about the next Super Bowl. Cowboys, yes. Jets, doubtful.

[Ben Kenobi]

The Jets got quite a bit better, and their QB is no longer a rookie.

[SlowwHand]

I know they're a good team, I'm just not convinced they're that good yet.

[Al B. Sure!]

What experts are saying the Cowboys will be in the Super Bowl?

[OzzyKP]

Judging from OchoCino's twitter, looks like TO will be signing with the Bengals.

This will be interesting.

[OzzyKP]

I think "the experts" are half right about the next Super Bowl. Cowboys, yes. Jets, doubtful.

What experts are saying the Cowboys will be in the Super Bowl?

I think by "experts" Sloww is talking about himself. And he decided to find an unusual way to disagree with himself publicly:

Saints vs. Dallas
Jets vs. Baltimore

Dallas vs. Jets

Dallas

[rah]

In this mornings paper. Do you think this will help him or hurt him.

Dez Bryant refuses the chores of a lowly rookie
By MJD

Veteran wide receiver Roy Williams was expected to clash with rookie Dez Bryant(notes) in competition for playing time at Dallas Cowboys training camp. I guess they're going to be clashing over some other stuff, too.
It's tradition at training camps for vets to make the rookies carry their pads after practice. Things like that have been going on as long as the NFL has existed. Rookies carry pads. Rookies get donuts. Rookies sing their school fight songs in front of everyone. Rookies are in the back of the line for everything.
After practice yesterday, though, Williams attempted to give Bryant his pads, but Bryant wasn't having it. He let Williams know he could carry his own pads. From Tim McMahon at ESPNDallas.com:
"I'm not doing it," Bryant said. "I feel like I was drafted to play football, not carry another player's pads."
"If I was a free agent, it would still be the same thing. I just feel like I'm here to play football. I'm here to try to help win a championship, not carry someone's pads. I'm saying that out of no disrespect to [anyone]."
Yeah, I think you're going to want to carry those pads, young man. You can tote some pads now, or be duct-taped to a field goal post later.
Every player on that team went through something unpleasant their rookie year, and if you think they're going to let you skate by because you made a few plays in college, I think you're probably wrong.
I'm not saying what the veterans do is right -- hazing should have his limits. But what exactly is your plan, Dez, to take on the entire institution of rookie hazing in the NFL? I don't think that's going to work out well for anyone.
You're probably way better off just carrying some pads and buying some ridiculous meals. I don't want this to end with you in a burlap bag in Jason Witten's(notes) trunk.

[SlowwHand]

Poor decision. I don't know how cool it was for Williams to choose him, but if/when Bryant takes his job, all would have evened out for Bryant. More than evened out.

[ColdWizard]

It's good to know that none of the other Cowboys are there to play football, just there to get someone to carry their pads.

[-Jrabbit]

Gee, another WR acting like a diva. What a shock.

[SlowwHand]

You think this is a Cowboys thing?

[ColdWizard]

That's not my point at all.

[rah]

Pay a guy millions of dollars and he won't carry the bags, GO FIGURE.