Which is exactly what the Pats said after Spygate, more or less. Misinterpreted a memo.I love that their excuse both times is basically that they didn't understand the rules.
Which is exactly what the Pats said after Spygate, more or less. Misinterpreted a memo.I love that their excuse both times is basically that they didn't understand the rules.
Depending on what he said and the message delivered, I don't think that's necessarily a bad call. A lot can be learned for young guys when they see a former star talking about the mistakes he made and how his career was over too soon because of them. Probably a lot more effective coming from Rice (provided he was genuine and that was his message) than listening to some nobody from the office.They brought in Ray Rice to speak to the rookies today, as well. Banner day all around.
He probably told them that that Cris Carter's advice to rookies last year ("Get yourself a fall guy") was insufficient. They also have to disable any cameras.Depending on what he said and the message delivered, I don't think that's necessarily a bad call. A lot can be learned for young guys when they see a former star talking about the mistakes he made and how his career was over too soon because of them. Probably a lot more effective coming from Rice (provided he was genuine and that was his message) than listening to some nobody from the office.
Would you bench or cut Solder or Vollmer to make room for him?
Any chance the Patriots would take Monroe?
With Vollmer's injury history and him on the last year of his contract, I'd consider moving Vollmer to the 3rd tackle. Monroe would be owed 3 years and $20 million from the Patriots. I'd have to be comfortable with his injury history which is an issue. But, if you're looking to re-sign Vollmer and it's going to be more than what Vollmer wants I'd consider trading for Monroe.Would you bench or cut Solder or Vollmer to make room for him?
You could also easily cut Marcus Cannon and save over $3 million while opening up a spot on the OL depth chart.Would you bench or cut Solder or Vollmer to make room for him?
Yeah, but then you still have to bench someone (or kick someone to G).You could also easily cut Marcus Cannon and save over $3 million while opening up a spot on the OL depth chart.
Why is Monroe taking a backup job and backup money at age 29?You could also easily cut Marcus Cannon and save over $3 million while opening up a spot on the OL depth chart.
Ozzie Newsome is a brilliant GM and was an incredibly talented player. I've liked him since the 1980s. But the last few years, his off-field track record makes it REALLY hard for me to like "him".Yahoo suggests it's Monroe's stance on getting the NFL to approve marijuana as a painkiller that has led to this
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/ravens-suddenly-trying-to-dump-marijuana-supporter-eugene-monroe-142235682.html
Article is hilarious. Ravens can save over $4M in cap money this year; Monroe missed 15 games in the last two years; their just-drafted, stud left tackle hasn't practised Stanley anywhere but LT - and all of a sudden because the Ravens didn't cut him on June 2 like everyone thought they are trying to dump him for views that he has been expressing for months? Yeah right.Yahoo suggests it's Monroe's stance on getting the NFL to approve marijuana as a painkiller that has led to this
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/ravens-suddenly-trying-to-dump-marijuana-supporter-eugene-monroe-142235682.html
Man, he is such a whining baby. It is unbelievable.http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/17405819/benjamin-watson-baltimore-ravens-expected-season-tearing-achilles
Harbaugh is aware that he does not need to play his players in these games right? All the guy does is complain an take no responsibility for anything.
Granted, he does complain and whine a lot; that said, on this one I agree with him.Man, he is such a whining baby. It is unbelievable.
Tom Brady got hurt in the first quarter of the first game of 2008. Should the NFL stop playing the first quarter because of it? A player can get hurt anytime, including at practice. If Harbaugh was so worried about the injury bogeyman, he should have sat all his best players. He didn't, obviously, because he wants to give them some work to get the ready for the season, which is the point of these games.Granted, he does complain and whine a lot; that said, on this one I agree with him.
Preseason games are a complete and utter joke, they are a huge accident/season killer waiting to happen.
I remember one year in the final preseason game, the Patriots lost Veris, Lippett and Tippett to season ending injuries and speaking of ending, that ended the season right then and there for the Patriots.
College football doesn't have preseason games, don't understand why the pros do.
Oh wait; just another cash grab for the billionaire owners, forcing season ticket holders to buy tickets for these games.
As Harbaugh said, they used to play 6 of these, then they cut it to 4, but naturally, they expanded the season from 14 to 16 games in the process. Guaranteed at some point they'll cut them to 2, but expand the season again to 18 games.
They either need to expand rosters or shitcan these preseason games altogether.
Once the season starts, all bets are off, whatever happens happens.Tom Brady got hurt in the first quarter of the first game of 2008. Should the NFL stop playing the first quarter because of it? A player can get hurt anytime, including at practice. If Harbaugh was so worried about the injury bogeyman, he should have sat all his best players. He didn't, obviously, because he wants to give them some work to get the ready for the season, which is the point of these games.
You get a 90 man roster for most of preseason and a 75 man roster for the end of it. You can literally not play any of your starters if you don't want to. Gronk hasn't played since 2012. Tough shit for Harbaugh. If Brady got hurt on Friday night we wouldn't be bitching about preseason, we'd more likely be bitching that he was out there at all (and of course fuck Goodell)Once the season starts, all bets are off, whatever happens happens.
And yes, a player can get hurt in practice too; ie, anytime, anywhere.
Or a player can slip on a banana peel at home and get hurt too.
I get it.
When it comes to preseason games, it's a variable that can be somewhat controlled through proactive thinking by the league.
But it's the NFL, so there is such thing as proactive anything when it comes to them.
I am reasonably sure that college football teams play scrimmages, either intra-squad or against other teams.Granted, he does complain and whine a lot; that said, on this one I agree with him.
Preseason games are a complete and utter joke, they are a huge accident/season killer waiting to happen.
College football doesn't have preseason games, don't understand why the pros do.
Plus the games against 1-AA cupcakes are essentially preseason games.I am reasonably sure that college football teams play scrimmages, either intra-squad or against other teams.
Injuries are just as likely to happen in any game situation whether it be in a practice, scrimmage, pre-season game or regular game. I can speak directly to the high school level, where each of the last 5 seasons the team that I coach has lost a player for the season due to an injury during early season practice. It happens.