2012年8月16日星期四

Orlovsky has the value of having NFL thrown passes





Orlovsky has the value of having thrown passes to Houston's Andre Johnson and Detroit's Calvin Johnson, two of the NFL's best receivers. Texans coach Gary Kubiak taught him ''a whole new perspective on what it means to play quarterback, how to practice as a quarterback, cheap authentic jerseys how to carry yourself as a quarterback.'' Then he got to spend a year around Manning, who impressed Orlovsky with ''the demand for excellence, NFL the high, high, high standards of excellence, the expectations that he asks of the people around him.''
''That's also part of what I'm trying to give to Josh, in a sense,'' he said.
Freeman, entering his fourth NFL season, has not been around a veteran quarterback since Byron Leftwich started the first three games of his rookie season. That didn't seem like a problem a year ago when Freeman was coming off a NFL 10-6 season in which he threw 25 touchdown passes and only six interceptions. Last year those numbers reversed to 16 touchdowns and 22 INTs, no small factor in the Bucs' miserable 4-12 season.



''As far as the game goes, he's good and he could be great,'' Orlovsky said. ''That's part of my role to make discount nfl jerseys sure I do what I can to get him there, but also knowing that if called upon, to go out there and play winning football.''
Much of his time on the field figures to be in the preseason, which opens Friday night at Miami.
''It's my time to go play, sure,'' NFL said Orlovsky, who will be running his seventh different offense. ''Being new here, I'm just going to go out and run the offense; it's important for me to gain guys' trust, gaining this team's trust and this coaching staff's trust. I'll do that by doing my job. It's fun to go out and play NFL and compete, so I look forward to that.''
NOTES: The Bucs released cornerback Derrick Roberson NFL on Wednesday, and defensive end Jayme Mitchell left the team. Cornerback James Rogers and defensive tackle Teryl White, first-year players, were added to the roster.



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The used car salesman can't always get the NFL deal done.





One of the most stressful jobs in the NFL is the salary cap manager. He or she doesn’t get an untethered vacation, they are consistently clawed at by players and agents for more of the salary nfl jerseys cheap pie, and have to please a GM, a head coach NFL and of course, their owner(s). In doing so, they are constantly negotiating year round to keep, acquire and cut salaries of players.



When you do business long enough in the NFL, you get a good idea of how these cap managers operate. Including their strengths, their weaknesses NFL and their tactics. Conversely, they also get a cheap authentic jerseys feel for the style and strategy of the multiple agents that they must deal with.
Here are a few different styles and tactics that I have run across over my time as an NFL agent.




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Dolphins' Davis gets call from NFL grandmother





''Once a player arrives here, it doesn't matter to me whether he was a first-round pick or not. And I said to  Vontae, aside from even the bladder conversation, 'Look, if nobody was nike nfl jerseys on you, you should really get concerned.' I think he understands that.''
While Davis was willing to address NFL the ''Hard Knocks'' HBO episode, wide receiver Chad Johnson refused to discuss it.



The outspoken Johnson was a star in the season premiere. One of the many segments featuring the veteran wide nfl jerseys cheap receiver involved his press conference early in camp. The press conference made for entertaining television, but its NFL profanity didn't sit well with his coach.
Philbin later told Johnson that he needed to watch his language when talking to the media. Philbin maintained that stance on Tuesday.
''Everybody has an obligation to get on board with the program,'' Philbin said. ''We're not going to be a great football team if we've NFL got 51 guys who are doing it a certain way and we've got two guys who are on their own program. It's too hard. We've got to get guys who think the same way. If somebody doesn't want to buy NFL into the program, yeah, that's a problem.''
Johnson didn't take any chances on Tuesday.
''I don't do media anymore,'' he said after the team's walk-through in the morning.




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Quarterback Drew Brees likened NFL to a scrimmage atmosphere.





With only four days between games, the New Orleans Saints are being very cautious with players dealing with various injuries.
Wide receivers Devery Henderson cheap nfl jerseys NFL and Adrian Arrington , cornerback Patrick Robinson and linebacker David Hawthorne are among those not expected to play at New England on Thursday night.
Tight end Jimmy Graham left practice following a hard fall, but is expected to be fine.
"We're on a short week, so you kind of want to be smart on a short week," interim coach Joe Vitt said.

Most important has been the ability to get in two days of practice against the Patriots.



"Absolutely," Vitt said when asked if he has been pleased about the week. "We got a lot of situational work yesterday. We were able NFL to go through all the film with our players last night. Again, nike nfl jerseys you're going against some great skill here and another great quarterback.
"Absolutely, we got a lot out of this."
It's also an opportunity for a change of scenery and to hit opponents rather than teammates - although contact was limited.
"Maybe I'm an inexperienced player, but NFL's great to be able to look at different fronts and different looks," said defensive lineman Cameron Jordan. "Coming up here gave us a nice break from all the humid weather down south."

 "It breaks up that monotony of camp. We like NFL getting out of that humidity in New Orleans. If you've ever been down here this time of the year, it's not too pleasant during camp," he said. "You come up here to get a fresh outlook. You go against a different scheme, different set of personnel.




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2012年8月15日星期三

Cuomo, Schumer move to keep NFL Bills in town





Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday announced the appointment of a sports expert to advise the state in its efforts to secure the Buffalo Bills' future in western New York.
Sen. Charles Schumer, meantime, said he has asked the National Football League for changes in a stadium renovation loan cheap authentic jerseys program that NFL said would advance the same goal.
The moves come as negotiations are under way between the Bills and Erie County and New York state to extend the Bills' lease at Ralph Wilson Stadium in suburban Buffalo. The current deal expires in July 2013.

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The talks include how to divide the costs of proposed renovations to the 40-year-old facility, estimated at upwards of $200 million to $220 million. Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz has said the Bills and the NFL have been asked to contribute an undisclosed share.
At a news conference at the stadium Wednesday, Schumer, D-N.Y., said he has spoken with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell about his NFL idea that a ''due on sale'' clause in the NFL's G-4 loan program discount nfl jerseys be waived for teams that have had the same owner for at least 20 years. The clause requires owners to fully repay the loans if the team is sold.
Although the Bills' 93-year-old owner Ralph Wilson has maintained that he has no intention of selling the team during his lifetime, NFL he has indicated his heirs would sell the team, meaning any G-4 loan the Bills might receive for stadium upgrades would likely have to be repaid before the end of 18- to 20-year term of the loan.
''It could end up offering very little benefit to the Bills,'' Schumer said.
The G-4 program provides matching dollars NFL from a league loan pool for investments teams make in their stadiums.

 



Tice all but guaranteed that Cutler's days as a crash-test dummy are behind NFL.

Looking forward NFL to making his preseason debut





Griffin joked he would prefer not getting hit on Thursday, when the Redskins travel to open their preseason schedule against the Buffalo Bills.
''To be honest, if I don't get NFL hit in nfl jerseys cheap the preseason, I would be very OK with that,'' he said. ''I am not going to go in the game, saying, 'I hope Marcell Dareus hits me as hard as he possibly can.' That's not going to come out of my mouth.''
Good luck with that. Because Dareus and the rest of the Bills' high-priced, retooled, Mario Williams-led defensive line have a much different intention after NFL displaying glimpses of their pass-rushing and havoc-creating potential in training camp.

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''I wouldn't mind getting a sack,'' Dareus said with a giggle.
As for Williams, the defensive end already issued Griffin a warning when the two spoke recently.
''I told him I was coming for him, NFL so he knows I'll be looking for him,'' said Williams, who shares the same agent as Griffin. ''But it's all fun. It's preseason. And it's actually better for him to get hit earlier than later, so it's not a shock.''
Though the starters for each team are expected to get no more than a couple of series in the first quarter, their cameo appearances come with much anticipation.
Griffin is the new fresh face of the Redskins (No. 25 in the AP Pro32). The Heisman Trophy-winning Baylor star was cheap authentic jerseys selected with the NFL No. 2 pick in the draft, and has raised hopes in D.C. that the Redskins might finally have their first bonafide franchise quarterback since Joe Theismann's career ended with a broken leg in 1985.
There's a growing buzz in Buffalo (No. 19), too, that fortunes might finally be looking up for a team that's not made the NFL playoffs in 13 years - the NFL's longest active drought. The reason for the raised expectations centers around a new-look defensive line that will get its first chance to display its potential.
It's a unit that has plenty of depth and is designed to pressure opposing passers, something the Bills have had difficulty doing over the past five seasons.



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Britt will accept whatever punishment comes NFL way





Kenny Britt says he is willing to accept whatever punishment NFL commissioner Roger Goodell might dish out to him as nike nfl jerseys a result of his DUI arrest NFL last month on the Fort Campbell army post.
Britt, speaking to media for the first time since the arrest, said via TitanInsider.com that he is worried about being punished, but accepts whatever happens to him.
“He wasn't that pleased at seeing NFL in there,” Britt said of Goodell. “No person would like to see their players in their office twice in one year.”

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Britt, who now has eight incidents involving police since the Titans drafted him, was summoned to see Goodell last year following a string of incidents during the lockout. Goodell let him off with a warning at the time.
Britt did not reveal details of NFL conversation with Goodell on Monday, but he said he will take whatever punishment nfl jerseys cheap or suspension comes his way.
“It was a personal meeting. I'd rather wait to see what happens,” Britt said. “I'll go off what off his decision is....I'm a man about what I did and I'm going to take it on the chin, whatever he decides, and move forward.”
He did reveal a little bit of a a sense of humor, even in the wake of facing discipline. Asked by a reporter how he got into his current mess, Britt replied, "What? Don't you read the NFL news?"
On another note, Britt, who is on PUP following three knee procedures, said his knees feel good and that this is the best he has felt since has last surgery four weeks ago on his left knee.


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Saints, Patriots bring 3 top TEs to NFL same field





In college, Gronkowski played 22 games at Arizona and set school career records for tight ends of 75 catches and 1 cheap nfl jerseys,197 yards receiving. In the pros, he scored 20 touchdowns quicker than any tight end, needing just 26 games. Mike Ditka held the old record of 31.
The tight ends are major options for quarterbacks Tom Brady and Drew Brees.
Gronkowski and Graham are ''two totally NFL different animals,'' Saints safety Roman Harper said. Graham ''is more of a slider and he comes out of the break and he's just like, 'Drew, throw it up.' He's more of a rebounder. 'I'm going to get it.' He's more athletic.

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''Then you've got Gronk, who's just a big guy and he's a big target, a little body action. And, of course, Tom is putting it right on him, and Gronk makes his money after the catch.''
Hernandez had 111 catches in 40 games at Florida. In two seasons with the Patriots, he already has 124 receptions for 13 touchdowns. Is he NFL different from the other two? Well, he's certainly more elusive than Gronkowski and Graham, with skills of a tall wide receiver.
''I approach it with speed and quickness,'' nike nfl jerseys Hernandez said, ''and (Gronkowski) approaches it with just being big and physical.''
When the Patriots have both tight ends on the field, along with wide receiver Wes Welker, defenses face a difficult challenge.
''We only have 11 (players) and they have 11. You can only double so many guys,'' Spagnuolo said, ''so you've got to pick your spots.''
Gronkowski doesn't feel like he's competing NFL with Graham. But Graham said there is a bit of that for him, especially since they had similar statistics last season. Also, the media - frequently comparing them - adds to that as well.
''It's a friendly competition,'' Graham said.
In games, the three tight ends face much fiercer competition against defenders trying to come up with ways to control them.
''You'd have to be really big, fast and athletic to cover one of those guys,'' Brees said. ''Maybe the only guys who could cover them are each other.''
Said Vitt: ''We like our guy and the guys they've NFL got keep me up at night trying to defend them.''
It's up to Vitt, Patriots coach Bill Belichick and their staffs to devise plans to keep Gronkowski, Hernandez and Graham in check.
''They can run. They can catch. They can run routes. They can block,'' Vitt said. ''They can get to the edge and kill you. They can catch the deep ball. They catch outside the framework of the body.''
Anything else?
''They're all good dancers, they're good cooks,'' he added with a smile, ''and they love kids.''



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2012年8月14日星期二

In part to remind him of the player he was and can be NFL again.



 Johnson and running backs coach Jim Skipper have watched a lot of film from when Johnson was a dominant runner, ''I've cheap nfl jerseys watched NFL everything on him and so has he. All we did was see what he was doing, so he can keep repeating it,'' Skipper said.

Coach Mike Munchak plans to give Johnson a few more carries in preseason than he has received in the past to get him ready for the regular season. The Titans' first preseason game is Saturday night in Seattle.''He's going to want his touches,'' Munchak said. ''I think maybe discount nfl jerseys more so than in the last couple of years, (he will get reps in preseason). ... I think he wants to get some good work in.''Johnson, his coaches and teammates like what they have seen thus far in training camp, including Monday's scrimmage with the Atlanta Falcons in Dalton, Ga.



''He looked great,'' Hasselbeck said of NFL Johnson's effort against the Falcons. ''He's looked like he's had a NFL good camp so far. The next step will be getting him more involved in the passing game, but he caught a couple of balls today, and the more we can do that, the better.''
For Johnson, the focus is on him getting better but also the Titans (No. 21 in the AP Pro32) getting better. As he points out, he hasn't NFL been to the postseason since his rookie year in 2008. He would like to get back to the 2,000-yard plateau, but even that takes a back seat to winning.

''Basically (my goal is) just to win,'' he said. ''I want to be the first guy to run for 2,000 yards twice, but I just want to come in here and win and have a good year.''




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Chargers defensive backs need NFL to do their part.




Pagano, whose brother Chuck Pagano was the Ravens' defensive coordinator before becoming coach of the Indianapolis Colts, plans NFL high-speed chess match that isolates opposing blockers against his best pass rushers.
Although free safety Eric Weddle nfl jerseys cheap had the best year of his career, making seven interceptions and earning his first Pro Bowl selection, the rest of the secondary struggled. The front office allowed strong safety Steve Gregory to NFL sign with the New England Patriots; signed veteran strong safety Atari Bigby; drafted a strong safety, Brandon Taylor; and cut nickel back Dante Hughes.
Jammer, now 33 years old, was in the throes of a divorce last season and said it clouded his performance.



''I didn't have a good year last year, but I will have a good year this year,'' he said. ''I'm better mentally. nike nfl jerseys Last year, I was out of it mentally.''
The defensive line added NFL rookie Kendall Reyes, a 6-foot-4 end out of Connecticut, and backup nose tackle Aubrayo Franklin, a 10-year veteran. The club didn't bring back two veterans, Luis Castillo and Tommie Harris.
Chargers coach Norv Turner expects the defense to bounce back after the offseason moves.
''I love what we're doing from the NFL standpoint of our defensive staff, what John's doing, and then obviously our players are really buying in,'' he said. ''We're a very athletic group. We're a fast group - we've got to use that to our advantage,
''I really think with the combination of NFL personnel and our scheme that we'll be able to put more pressure on the quarterback than we have.''



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Vereen's receiving skills mesh well with NFL Patriots' offense





We know the Patriots will have their fourth different leading rusher in the past six seasons. Who that back will be and how carries and NFL receptions will be divvied up is another story.
After letting BenJarvus Green-Ellis, the offenses primary back the past two seasons, walk in free agency and cheap authentic jerseys sign with the Bengals, early signs pointed to second-year back Stevan Ridley getting a heavy workload for 2012. As a rookie, he led the team with five rushes of 20 yards or longer. Ridley is likely to be the No. 1 back, but he might not get the lion's share of work that "The Law Firm" received.
We didnt get to see much of Shane Vereen last season because of injuries, but a full offseason appears to have been a positive for Vereen, who has carried over his strong spring performance into training camp. Vereens ability as NFL receiver  one source indicated that Vereen has nfl jerseys cheap established a nice chemistry with Tom Brady  could allow him to be part of the Pats screen game, a wrinkle we might see more of in 2012.



The way we hear it, one of the noticeable differences of having Josh McDaniels back as offensive coordinator has been an emphasis on practicing screen passes. In the PFW 2011 Draft Preview, Nolan Nawrocki wrote that Vereen was a very effective receiver  can split out and has soft hands. When asked about the screen plays last week, Vereen told reporters, I enjoy anytime the coaches can get the ball in my hands and anything I can do for the team.
With talk focused this summer on Ridley and NFL Vereen, Danny Woodhead has become a forgotten back. While he is expected to still be a change-of-pace option, especially in the second half, Vereen might cut into Woodheads snaps as a receiving back. Woodhead led Patriots backs with 18 catches in 11 and 34 in 10, but the offense could look to get Kevin Faulk-type production from a back as a receiver, such as Vereen, especially if the screen NFL game will be a bigger focal point. From 2000-09, Faulk had 40.6 receptions per season. Woodhead still might get the snaps if the team is in a hurry-up or late-game situation.
Another back who might be in the fold is undrafted rookie Brandon Bolden, who has received a lot of praise from observers, although one NFL cautioned that the Ole Miss product has had rookie hiccups. Director of player personnel Nick Caserio had this to offer to reporters on Monday about the 5-11, 220-pound Bolden: Had some injuries a little bit his senior year, but NFL was a productive player: big, strong, caught the ball well, a good runner.



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Jets owner surprised NFL by amount of Tebow coverage




Woody Johnson expected more reporters and TV cameras around his New York Jets than usual with Tim Tebow in town.''I think the enormity of the coverage kind of surprised me a little bit,'' Johnson said Tuesday during the team's NFL practice at training camp.
Tebow, the Jets' backup quarterback, is one of the NFL's most popular players because of his tough play on cheap nfl jerseys the football field and his Christian beliefs and humble approach off it. So, when the Jets (No. 17 in the AP Pro32) acquired him from Denver in March, the media attention was expected to increase - and the 200 or so who covered Tebow's introductory news conference was a sign of things to come.



Still, the fact ESPN was camped NFL out at SUNY Cortland for nearly a week providing live look-ins to practice, and the hordes of cameras and reporters showing up every day during training camp has surprised Johnson.
''Well I knew there would be press, nike nfl jerseys there would be interest,'' Johnson said, ''but even by our standards, this is pretty amazing.''
And, Johnson and the Jets embrace it all.
''Absolutely,'' he said. ''We are in NFL media business and we want to give our fans an insight and the fact that they're interested, I think works out well for us. We'd rather have them interested in it rather than apathetic and not paying attention.''
It has been an interesting situation during camp as Tebow has been the clear fan favorite, judging by the cheers every time he runs NFL around on the field, and the T-shirts and jerseys in the stands. Meanwhile, starter Mark Sanchez is having a solid summer and firmly establishing himself as the leader of the team.
But the extra cameras and reporters are here for one player: Tebow.
''I don't like it or not like it,'' Johnson said. ''It is what it is. You guys (media) are deciding that that's important for you and your NFL audience, so you're making that decision and emphasizing that more, than maybe look into some of the other stuff on what's happening with the team.''
Despite the overwhelming reception Tebow has received from the media and fans, Johnson doesn't think the quarterback has had a major impact on the team's marketing and sales - saying he doesn't know ''if any single player does that.''



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