03-18-2010, 11:52 AM
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#661
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Appealing my suspension
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Just outside Enemy Lines
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Originally Posted by cheevers
Im no football expert by any means by why would Detroit not take an offensive lineman. Stafford got absolutely killed last year, why not protect your golden boy. Seems they would learn from Texas' mistake with Carr.
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Heresay has it that the Lioins think their current Left Tackle isn't that bad a player. That said, if there is an upgrade available and I think Okung is, than take him move the other guy over to the right side and try to keep Stafford upright for 16 games. Unlike Carr....I think Stafford does have what it takes to be a very effective QB so they should protect him. They also play in a Division where they'll face Julius Peppers and Jared Allen twice a season, as well as Dom Capers schemes.
If I'm Detroit I'm realistic to know I'm not winning now in that Division, and by getting help on the O-Line I keep Stafford protected so that a year or two down the road he's around when the chance is there. You can get defensive help later in the draft or next year.
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03-18-2010, 11:53 AM
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#662
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: in your blind spot.
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Suddenly the head office in SF in unsettled.
There was a sudden meeting between the GM, Scott Mcloughan and 49ers upper management yesterday. After the meeting some files were removed from the GM's office. John York (team owner) was in London doing prep work for the regular season game scheduled there but is now scheduled to fly back directly to SF instead of stopping at his home in Ohio.
Today Mcloughan's agent says the GM is not stepping down, but something suddenly came up.
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03-18-2010, 12:17 PM
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#663
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Lethbridge
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Originally Posted by cheevers
Im no football expert by any means by why would Detroit not take an offensive lineman. Stafford got absolutely killed last year, why not protect your golden boy. Seems they would learn from Texas' mistake with Carr.
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The Lions have a ton of holes on their team and can pick up effective Offensive Linemen in the 2nd and 3rd rounds.
No reason to reach for a guy like Okung who doesn't appear to be a difference maker on the line. Especially when the rest of the line will still be fairly weak.
I would prefer they take the best player available draft for need later in the draft and pick a top OL next year when they draft in the top 5 again.
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03-18-2010, 01:08 PM
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#664
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: in your blind spot.
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Further update on the 49ers:
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An NFL source with knowledge of the 49ers’ situation said this morning that the team is operating as if Scot McCloughan no longer is the GM.
There’s no definitive word on his potential departure–first reported by Matt Maiocco last night–but the 49ers’ half-day silence on the issue is speaking loud and clear.
McCloughan is either out as GM or is about to be out.
Whether he and Jed York call it a resignation, a firing, or something else… that’s mostly just semantics at this point.
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http://blogs.mercurynews.com/kawakam...ponsibilities/
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"The problem with any ideology is that it gives the answer before you look at the evidence."
—Bill Clinton
"The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance--it is the illusion of knowledge."
—Daniel J. Boorstin, historian, former Librarian of Congress
"But the Senator, while insisting he was not intoxicated, could not explain his nudity"
—WKRP in Cincinatti
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03-18-2010, 02:44 PM
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#665
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: CowTown
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Man if shawn andrews could ever stay healthy...
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03-18-2010, 03:16 PM
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#666
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Calgary
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I want the 49ers to succeed, but they seem so Raiderish.
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03-18-2010, 04:23 PM
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#667
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: in your blind spot.
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Originally Posted by mykalberta
i want the 49ers to succeed, but they seem so raiderish.
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bite your g.d. Tongue.
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"The problem with any ideology is that it gives the answer before you look at the evidence."
—Bill Clinton
"The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance--it is the illusion of knowledge."
—Daniel J. Boorstin, historian, former Librarian of Congress
"But the Senator, while insisting he was not intoxicated, could not explain his nudity"
—WKRP in Cincinatti
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03-18-2010, 06:15 PM
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#668
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: in your blind spot.
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So it is starting to leak out that McCloughan is going through a divorce. Adam Schefter is saying the Niners are calling it a leave of absence.
Apparently almost all of McCloughan's work for the draft is film work and he has completed it and the draft board is pretty much set. Coach Singletary is interviewing the potential draft choices to gauge their football desire and McCloughan isn't involved in that.
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"The problem with any ideology is that it gives the answer before you look at the evidence."
—Bill Clinton
"The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance--it is the illusion of knowledge."
—Daniel J. Boorstin, historian, former Librarian of Congress
"But the Senator, while insisting he was not intoxicated, could not explain his nudity"
—WKRP in Cincinatti
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03-19-2010, 09:23 AM
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#669
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Fearmongerer
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Wondering when # became hashtag and not a number sign.
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Something not quite right with this SF story IMO. He is leaving because he is going through a divorce?? Really?
IMO that may be the company line for now, but no doubt there must be something more to it...perhaps the reason he is getting divorced?
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03-19-2010, 01:41 PM
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#670
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Sadly not in the Dome.
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Originally Posted by Papi34
Man if shawn andrews could ever stay healthy...
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Andrews was/is a head case. there are a tonne a rumors floating around that he just basically gave up on football. Never any real commitment in any of his rehabs and a serious lack of work ethic.
He had the talent and the abilities to be one of the best. Unfortunately heart means a lot in sports and he had very little.
Eagles also released Curtis and Howard. Trade for and signed Tapp from Seattle.
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03-19-2010, 02:06 PM
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#671
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: in your blind spot.
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Originally Posted by transplant99
Something not quite right with this SF story IMO. He is leaving because he is going through a divorce?? Really?
IMO that may be the company line for now, but no doubt there must be something more to it...perhaps the reason he is getting divorced?
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"Family needs to come first and I lost sight of that with my position at the 49ers," McCloughan was quoted as saying. "I will be back in league at some point and be very successful."
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http://blog.pressdemocrat.com/49ers/...ith-49ers.html
Still no official word from 49ers brass.
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"The problem with any ideology is that it gives the answer before you look at the evidence."
—Bill Clinton
"The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance--it is the illusion of knowledge."
—Daniel J. Boorstin, historian, former Librarian of Congress
"But the Senator, while insisting he was not intoxicated, could not explain his nudity"
—WKRP in Cincinatti
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03-19-2010, 02:43 PM
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#672
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: CowTown
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Alge Crumpler lands in NE
Still need another TE as hes the only qualified one on the roster expect a draftee there.
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03-19-2010, 05:10 PM
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#673
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Victoria
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Originally Posted by Galakanokis
Eagles also released Curtis and Howard.
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Very happy to hear this. Curtis is irrelevant and is probably the least clutch player on the team. The Eagles probably make it to the Super Bowl two years ago if the guy could catch a pass.
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03-19-2010, 08:53 PM
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#674
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Lifetime In Suspension
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Originally Posted by Galakanokis
Andrews was/is a head case. there are a tonne a rumors floating around that he just basically gave up on football. Never any real commitment in any of his rehabs and a serious lack of work ethic.
He had the talent and the abilities to be one of the best. Unfortunately heart means a lot in sports and he had very little.
Eagles also released Curtis and Howard. Trade for and signed Tapp from Seattle.
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Andrews has been battling depression now for quite a while. I don't know so much about commitment as serious personal issues. Hope he can get himself back together.
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03-22-2010, 03:30 PM
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#675
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Sadly not in the Dome.
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Originally Posted by rubecube
Very happy to hear this. Curtis is irrelevant and is probably the least clutch player on the team. The Eagles probably make it to the Super Bowl two years ago if the guy could catch a pass.
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Well, with Jackson as the number one and Maclin having an excellent rookie year the writing was on the wall. You really have to like the Eagles' top three with Avant included in there. Throw in Celek and Ingram and the passing game looks very promising.
If Bell stays the running game looks very good as well. A lot will depend on how that line plays but I think they will be fine.
Last edited by Galakanokis; 03-22-2010 at 03:41 PM.
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03-22-2010, 03:40 PM
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#676
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Sadly not in the Dome.
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Originally Posted by ResAlien
Andrews has been battling depression now for quite a while. I don't know so much about commitment as serious personal issues. Hope he can get himself back together.
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The depression is what some people are generally questioning. If I remember correctly even the Eagles brass questioned his depression. There were a couple articles from Spardaro alluding to that fact. It is just floating around a few websites.
It is to bad but hopefully The Big Kid is alright.
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03-23-2010, 11:10 AM
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#677
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First Line Centre
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So former coach of the Seahawks Mora goes off in an interview and proves what we already knew, he's an idiot. I can't believe he would say these things, including some confidential team information (Sims not going to be with the team). I really hope this is grounds for the Seahawks to not have to pay out the rest of his contract.
http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=292&sid=301189
some tidbits from the interview.
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Originally Posted by Mora
Rob Sims is out of there, they've already told him. They aren't letting Rob Sims work out at the facility, so he's gone, he will not be a Seahawk next year. I talked to Rob last week and he told me that they (Seahawks) have given him word that they did not want him around the facility working out because they didn't want him to get injured.
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Originally Posted by Mora
I had no idea who Charlie Whitehurst was until there was talk about him, I'd never heard of the guy.
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Originally Posted by Mora
I know Snyder... Schneider or whatever the GM's name is, I'm not sure what his first name is...
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I'm so glad he's gone, he just seems like an adult child.
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03-23-2010, 11:13 AM
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#678
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by The Ditch
So former coach of the Seahawks Mora goes off in an interview and proves what we already knew, he's an idiot. I can't believe he would say these things, including some confidential team information (Sims not going to be with the team). I really hope this is grounds for the Seahawks to not have to pay out the rest of his contract.
http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=292&sid=301189
some tidbits from the interview.
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Not sure what's in his contract, but none of that seems confidential. The info about Sims might appear confidential, but if Sims is telling people outside the organization that kind of blows it.
Mora comes off as a bit of a jackass, but he doesn't seem all that different from the majority of coaches out there.
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03-23-2010, 11:28 AM
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#679
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Lethbridge
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He sounds like a bitter jerk for sure. Not sure what he thought he would gain from this.
The really odd thing is saying that he doesn't know who Whitehurst was. That only seems to make him look bad not the Seahawks new regime.
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03-23-2010, 11:39 AM
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#680
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Portland, OR
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Now you see why we Saints fans were so disappointed when he left the Falcons...
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