AFC Teams

Jags’ Mike Thomas blames coaching for poor season

April 8, 2012

Two years ago, Mike Thomas was one of the league’s up-and-coming receivers, hauling in 66 passes while playing on a basic, run-first offense. In 2011, he couldn’t repeat that success — not even coming come close — and now lets us know why. Thomas told the Florida Times-Union that the prior coaching staff may be [...]

Ed Reed feels he deserves new deal from Ravens

April 5, 2012

On the same day his defensive teammate, cornerback Lardarius Webb, agreed to a six-year, $52.74 million pact, the Ravens’ Hall of Fame-bound safety hinted he wants the same treatment. Appearing on 105.7 The Fan Wednesday, Ed Reed indicated that he’d like a new contract from Baltimore after negotiations “took the back seat” last year. “My [...]

Bernard Pollard rips Goodell: ‘This is not flag football’

April 4, 2012

It’s not surprising, but Roger Goodell is taking more flak than usual this week, particularly in regard to his handling of BountyGate, the Saints’ whirlwind scandal. It started with protestors marching outside the Superdome Sunday, questioning Goodell for the punishment he levied upon the organization. Now, it’s ramped up a bit as one of the [...]

Bart Scott: “I’m back to my fighting weight”

April 4, 2012

Bart Scott has gone from, “Can’t wait!” to cut weight. In an interview at an event in Manhattan Tuesday, the Jets’ mouthy linebacker told Bruce Beck of 4 NBC New York that he’s slimmed down considerably, enough to reveal a few previously hidden aspects of his body. “I’m back to my fighting weight,” Scott said. [...]

QB coach: Andrew Luck still a work in progress

April 1, 2012

Eschewing an enormous amount of hype and major declarations from pundits, Andrew Luck’s personal coach thinks we should hold off on placing the former Stanford Cardinal in Canton. George Whitfield Jr., whose worked closely with Luck as his private quarterbacks coach, told the Indianapolis Star that the consensus No. 1 overall pick in this month’s [...]

Jets gave Tim Tebow cursed jersey number?

March 30, 2012

From Nike suing Reebok over his licensing rights to Madonna (of all people) wanting to give him a tour around the Big Apple, Tim Tebow has seen his share of strange stories in recent days. This next one, however, may just be the strangest … and you should probably have your rabbit’s foot handy when [...]

Ed Reed wants to play another four to five years

March 30, 2012

On two separate occasions this offseason, we’ve heard that Ed Reed will be back in Baltimore for an eleventh season. But, what we didn’t know is if the eight-time Pro Bowler had his druthers, he’d play well beyond 2012. After being inducted into the University of Miami Hall of Fame, Reed reiterated to the South [...]

Cutcliffe: Peyton Manning in ‘great, not good’ shape

March 29, 2012

Now that the dust has settled on Peyton Mania, and the $96 million man is getting acquainted with his new team, the next question becomes: Is he physically ready to step out onto the field, and into a huddle? One man who knows Peyton Manning better than most all but answered the question with a [...]