raiders
April 24, 2010 by Trend PK
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Oakland Raiders Trade LB Kirk Morrison to Jacksonville Jaguars!
Leading into the draft, there was talk that linebacker Kirk Morrison could see a time share at the position because the Oakland Raiders wanted to upgrade the position, or that he could be traded to another team.
Well, it appears the Raiders went with Plan B.
Morrison, who will be entering his sixth season in a Jags uniform, is a great pickup for Jacksonville, whose defense was porous at time last year. The Jags also received a fifth-round pick in this year’s draft.
Meanwhile, the Raiders didn’t get much in return, settling for just a four-round pick, where they selected Jacoby Ford, a wide receiver from Clemson.
In 2009, he made 133 tackles in his final year with the Raiders. He has proven that he has a knack for finding the ball and taking down the ball carrier, averaging more than 100 tackles per season and set a personal high of 135 in 2008.
He also has five sacks and seven interceptions to his credit while playing for the black-and-silver.
Oakland tipped its hand that there might be a deal after drafting 20-year-old Alabama linebacker Rolando McClain in the first round with the No. 8 pick. He’ll inject some youth into the position not to mention bring a lot of athleticism to the field; however, it’s a little bit of a head scratcher for the team to deal Morrison since he is only 28 and has several good years still in front of him.
Morrison confirmed the deal Saturday morning on his Twitter page, and Jags running back Maurice Jones-Drew welcomed the linebacker via a tweet he posted to his account.
source:sportsgather
washington redskins donovan mcnabb
April 5, 2010 by Trend PK
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I feared they were finished. Kaput. Dynasty derailed. I figured time had passed them by, that their title-winning window had closed, that younger, hungrier rivals had condemned them to the depths of history’s dustbin, below communism and Baby on Board stickers and the Oakland Raiders being relevant. Only I was wrong. Wholly so. With one swift and thunderous move — Sunday’s acquisition of perennial Pro Bowl quarterback Donovan McNabb — they made a mockery of my doubts and elevated themselves to a familiar, well-worn perch.
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AP Photo/Matt RourkeDonovan McNabb has made the Washington Redskins the offseason champs!
Ladies and gentlemen, your 2010 NFL offseason champions: The Washington Redskins. We’re back, baby!
Here’s the thing about pro football fandom in the nation’s capital: the home team hasn’t accomplished anything of on-field significance since a special edition of “In Living Color” delivered a ratings beatdown to an ice skating-themed Super Bowl halftime show. That’s almost 20 years. Twenty long years of Norv Tuner looking befuddled, unsold Bruce Smith sack king t-shirts, Michael Westbrook going Bruce Lee on Stephen Davis, Jim Zorn looking bewildered, Gus Frerotte head-butting a concrete wall with predictably diminished returns, Brandon Lloyd earning about $2.5 million per caught ball, Steve Spurrier looking like the smartest man in Osaka and … I could go on, but even medieval flagellantes took coffee breaks every now and then.
Not anymore are we the laughingstock. Washington is a mind’s eye winner once again, a paper juggernaut, a Madden 11 force to be reckoned with. At least until the first official downloadable roster update. Let the naysayers bemoan the club’s patchwork offensive line, its unproven receiving corps, its questionable secondary, its aging running backs, its continual coaching turnover, its general lack of youth and depth, the fact that McNabb might shatter the single-season sacked record, provided he remains upright and ambulatory. Not me. Such prosaic concerns are for the regular season. I’d rather live in the here and now — where the sun is shining and the helmets are unscratched and the best is always, always yet to come.
Speaking of which: Tim Tebow is sure to be available at No. 4 in the NFL Draft. And T.O. is still available, right?
Bruce Allen,Vinny Cerrato
December 17, 2009 by Trend PK
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TrendPK.com Bruce Allen,Vinny Cerrato:Vinny Cerrato has resigned as the Redskins’ executive vice president of football operations, the team announced Thursday morning, and Bruce Allen, the son of former Redskins coach George Allen, will take over as the team’s top executive.
Bruce Allen served as a senior executive with the Oakland Raiders from 1996-2003. [...]
Watch Eagles Vs Redskins Score
Watch Eagles Vs Redskins Score, only people who enjoy the Philadelphia Eagles lost to the Oakland Raiders and Washington Redskins loss to the Kansas City Chiefs fans at least Philadelphia and Washington – were executives from ESPN. Why? Because the Eagles and Redskins are on Monday Night Football this week.
What a dog of a game this will be. The Eagles three victories came against teams with a combined record of 3-17, while the Redskins are the first team in NFL history to play their first six games in a row against a team without a win. His record is only 2-3. These are two bad teams.
To make matters worse, both teams have good defenses. That might be more a reflection of the level of competition that these two are good defense, but the Eagles are ranked 4th overall and the Redskins are ranked 6th. That may be good in terms of football, but it’s sure to be a ratings disaster for ESPN.
After the loss to the chiefs, head coach Jim Zorn was stripped of his play functions. That work has already been given to Sherm Lewis, who was calling the bingo numbers in a retirement home two weeks ago. Nothing against Sherm Lewis, who was a fine offensive coordinator in his day, but his time has passed. Interestingly, his last job was as offensive coordinator of the Detroit Lions in 2004 when the current offensive coordinator, Marty Mornhinweg was the head coach. How the hell is supposed to be Lewis plays when you do not know the strengths and weaknesses of their personnel and probably not too familiar with the whole playbook. How could you be familiar with the playbook? It is your offensive and just arrived. This kind of stupidity could only happen under Daniel Snyder. OK, Jerry Jones could do something so stupid as well. Sherm Lewis moves two weeks after calling bingo is a recipe for disaster.
The Redskins are sticking with Jason Campbell, QB, although the offense is ranked 23rd overall in the NFL. (All Jim Zorn’s fault, remember?) This is the best hope for the Eagles to a victory. Campbell simply sucks. Campbell has demonstrated that his game is not a point of departure the NFL QB, but somehow he is 3-2 in his career against the Eagles. Its global crapiness has a negative effect on their environment-in-the best WRs. The best offensive weapon is the Redskins TE Chris Cooley. If Lewis is no point going to throw the ball to Cooley all day against the Eagles, as their linebackers can not cover anyone. The already shaky offensive line took a big hit when LT Chris Samuels was lost during the year. That, in turn, effect on how well RB Clinton Portis can run the ball with his own calf injury.
The Eagles defense is better to defend the pass, but again, when you’re facing guys like Josh Johnson, Jake Delhomme, JaMarcus Russell and Matt Cassell, you have to try not be a defense overpass. The Redskins will most likely try to establish the run with Portis and Cooley throw to take advantage of LBS Eagles. Foolish enough to bring a coach out of retirement and turning their offense to him within two weeks can be, what about signing a MLB, who has not played in two years of retirement and put him in the starting initial? The Eagles did with Jeremiah Trotter, who tells him how bad his game this season was LB. He was left alone Zach Miller DT score in the loss to the Raiders. The Eagles are so desperate that now traded for Will Witherspoon, who will start against the Redskins. Yes, what could go wrong with that? Campbell and Redskins WRs are off the Eagles D-backs, but that’s nothing new. I predict that color ESPN commentator Ron Jaworski, compare Asante Samuel aversion to address that of Deion Sanders, at least once.
Watch Eagles Vs Redskins Score was first posted on October 27, 2009 at 7:27 pm.
