Bucs coach Raheem Morris says our best WR, arguably our best offensive player, is gone because “we’re going in a young direction.”
Um, OK. So we’re cutting a very productive 29-year-old WR, but we’re keeping Michael Clayton who is a 27-year-old WR who’s been nothing but a disappointment after his rookie year?
St. Pete Times: Antonio Bryant’s career in Tampa Bay is over
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Poor Tebow. First he gets crushed in one of the biggest games in his career. Then he’s shown crying on national television.
Maybe God couldn’t see the scripture under his eyes because of all the tears.
I’m not a Falcons fan, but I actually like their coach Mike Smith. I also think DeAngelo Hall is a huge D-bag who needs to be popped.
That aside, this is the second time Smith has been involved in a scuffle with opposing players. I know he says “I’m always going to have my players’ backs and I’m going to take care of them” and I’m sure his players think it’s cool, that it makes him a real “take no crap” tough guy.
But neither he nor his players better be outraged when a player decks him. I don’t want to hear any crap about how it’s despicable that a player dared lay a hand on him. If he wants to be a tough guy, go ahead. I think it’s cool too. But sometimes tough guys get punched.
Atlanta Falcons head coach Mike Smith fined for his role in sideline melee.
Barrett Ruud, Earnest Graham, Antonio Bryant and Gaines Adams model the 1976 throwback uniforms that the Bucs will wear for a Nov. 8 game against Green Bay.
On Nov. 8, against the Green Bay Packers, Bucco Bruce makes his return. The infamous “winking pirate,” along with the creamsicle orange and white uniforms, are luckily only back for one game.
While I’ll admit to a little bit of that’s cool, from a nostalgia standpoint, as soon as I saw the photo above of Ruud, Graham, Bryant and Gaines in those horrible uniforms I quickly remembered why they are gone. And why they should stay gone.
In a meeting with NASCAR team owners Tuesday the sanctioning body announced that the newly redesigned Nationwide Series racecar would make its limited debut in 2010 with an eye towards becoming the full time racecar in 2011.
Hey small, local papers … you know how you haven’t really invested as much as you should into your websites because you didn’t want it to take away from your print editions? Well, here comes the reaper.
From the NYTimes on July 19:
Not content with being a sports colossus with broadcasts in 200 countries, ESPN is taking aim at hometown sports coverage, threatening one of the last strongholds of local newspapers and television stations.
ESPN is creating local sports websites, starting with the major cities first and then moving down. They did a pilot test in Chicago and in three months they became the city’s top sports site.
ESPN’s offshoots may hurt native news operations, possibly speeding the flow of fans from print to the Web. Local papers’ sports sections generally do not generate much advertising revenue, but sports news helps keep subscribers loyal.
Yep. Better start bolstering that online local sports coverage now.
Oh, and you local TV guys should worry too.
The site also offers a daily Chicago edition, three to six minutes long, of its flagship “SportsCenter” program.
“Huge” is how Stacey Woelfel, chairman of the Radio Television News Directors Association, described the potential threat to TV stations, in part because their Web presence in sports “tends to be fairly weak.”
Sorry, guys, the world is going to the web whether you want it to or not. So, you better figure out your web situation fast. Because if ESPN gets this to work don’t think CNN won’t quickly follow this model to scoop up the rest of the local news.
Charles Barkley is such a great interview. He’s funny, has an opinion on everything and isn’t afraid to share them. So when you get a chance to ask him some questions, you pretty much toss up every subject in the news today and see what you get. Most of it will be gold.
After watching tonight’s race I have to admit TNT has come a long way with their NASCAR coverage.
They are definitely better than NBC ever was and probably better than FOX, who gets points off for that stupid animated gopher (Digger) they shoved down our throats each week. I’m not sure they are quite as good as ESPN, but I’m partial to Dale Jarrett.
Wherever TNT ranks is mostly due to Kyle Petty, who has really become a pleasure to watch. He’s knowledgable, fun, and not afraid to give his opinions. Whatever the situation with Bill Weber, his suspension and the bump up for Ralph Sheheen has proven to be a blessing in disguise. The combination of Sheheen and Petty are magic, and easily carry Wally Dallenbach who has improved but is still the weak link.
The one issue I have with TNT is how quickly they end their broadcasts. Perhaps instead of two hours worth of prerace we could have 30-45 minutes of prerace and 30-45 of postrace. It would be nice to talk to more than one or two drivers, maybe see the updated points race, and even get a little analysis of the race we just saw.
Until we get that from TNT I can’t call them the top NASCAR broadcasters. But hey, at least there’s no Digger.
It was announced on Friday that the Knicks have made trades, dumping quality players for a little less quality players who are cheaper and will be finished with their contracts by 2010. The point, everyone assumes, is to make salary room for the summer of 2010 when several high-profile players – most notably LeBron James – will be available as free agents.
Stephen A. Smith, ESPN’s NBA analyst, called it a “fantastic job” by Knicks management.
Regardless of whether or not the Knicks will actually be able to land LeBron, Chris Bosh or one of the other potential free agents, am I the only one who thinks this is disgraceful move? So, let me get this straight … you finally get a coach that is at least getting a decent game of this team and you want to dump players? For a chance at something big not this year, not next year, but in 2010?
Really?
If the Knicks players went out on the court and purposefully dumped games in hopes that they could get a high draft choice or something like that, the media would have a field day. Quitters, cheaters, and other names would get thrown at them. How is this any different? The Knicks management is purposefully packing in this season and next in hope … hope … that they can throw enough money at LeBron James in 2010.
Make no mistake, this isn’t rebuilding. They aren’t saying that they have some young guys with potential that they want to make room for. They aren’t dumping dead weight. They are getting rid of players who are finally starting to produce in order to make a run at another team’s player in a couple of years.
What would happen if the Knicks fans paying hundreds or even thousands of dollars to watch the games decided that they would simply stop buying tickets until 2010?
Oh man, this would be a great feud. I hope it keeps rolling into Daytona and beyond.