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So apparently Pagano went after both Luck and Grigson in his post-game PC last night. I think that guy knows he's going down in flames and is determined to throw some fuel onto the fire on his way out the door. He has no clue how to run an offense so I could see it being plausible that he and Luck don't see eye to eye and he and Grigson don't get along because they are both bad at their jobs and continually point the finger at the other guy.
 
WolverineFan said:
So apparently Pagano went after both Luck and Grigson in his post-game PC last night. I think that guy knows he's going down in flames and is determined to throw some fuel onto the fire on his way out the door. He has no clue how to run an offense so I could see it being plausible that he and Luck don't see eye to eye and he and Grigson don't get along because they are both bad at their jobs and continually point the finger at the other guy.
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There's throwing fuel on the fire and then there's dousing that SOB is fuel and dancing a jig around it.

Can't turn the damn ball over. It's not that hard. It's not trigonometry
Pagano on Luck and #colts leaky O-line: 'Been the case for 3 years now, has it not? Should be more than comfortable dealing with (it).'
 
WolverineFan said:
So apparently Pagano went after both Luck and Grigson in his post-game PC last night. I think that guy knows he's going down in flames and is determined to throw some fuel onto the fire on his way out the door. He has no clue how to run an offense so I could see it being plausible that he and Luck don't see eye to eye and he and Grigson don't get along because they are both bad at their jobs and continually point the finger at the other guy.
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I thought he brought Pep Hamilton in to run the offense.
 
PapaL said:
There's throwing fuel on the fire and then there's dousing that SOB is fuel and dancing a jig around it.

Can't turn the damn ball over. It's not that hard. It's not trigonometry
Pagano on Luck and #colts leaky O-line: 'Been the case for 3 years now, has it not? Should be more than comfortable dealing with (it).'
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That's what I'm talking about... man up boiiiiiiii
 
thunderkyss said:
I thought he brought Pep Hamilton in to run the offense.
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He did. But he's a defensive HC who doesn't understand how to make that side of the ball work. Pep Hamilton is an awful OC who has made an NFL career out of "coaching" Andrew Luck at Stanford. When things aren't working, Pagano should question his underwhelming OC who hasn't made an adjustment since he got hired. Instead he publicly calls out the franchise QB.
 
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That was horrendous. They glance one QB and a flag, they rip Hoyers helmet off, nothing.

Come on man.
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In defense of the zebras, if the ability of the QB is any indicator of how much protection they'll get, I wouldn't expect Hoyer to get a call even if he were stabbed right in front of a ref.
 
Even Phillie Phanatic thinks Ragnar asked for too much money

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/13719798/ragnar-priced-job-minnesota-vikings-mascot

Ahh the Viking mascot is cool but not $20,000 per game cool.

Hell I bet if the Viking start pumping techno music during the intro's this guy will just show up for free







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From a Titans perspective..........but an excellent insider look for a Texans fan.

Behind Enemy Lines: An Inside Look at the Colts
Posted 4 hours ago
Jim Wyatt Senior Writer/Editor TitansOnline.com
[TitansOnline.com Senior Writer and Editor Jim Wyatt catches up with Mike Chappell, who has covered the Colts since 1984, now with Fox59/CBS54, for some insight on the team he covers.]


NASHVILLE, Tenn. – After opening the season with back-to-back road games, the Titans will play their home opener at Nissan Stadium on Sunday against the Colts.

It’s a key AFC South game, and big for both teams. The Titans (1-1) will be looking to snap a seven-game losing streak against their division rivals, while the Colts (0-2) will be looking to bounce back after a rocky start.

This week I caught up with Mike Chappell, who has covered the Colts since 1984, now with Fox59/CBS54, for some insight on the team he covers. You can follow Chappell on Twitter at @mchappell51.

Wyatt: I’m going to keep it simple out of the gate. This team was predicted to be a Super Bowl contender. What’s wrong the Colts?

Chappell: “The biggest problem is the offensive line. I thought it would be OK, but it hasn’t been. The most telling comment from after the game against the Jets came from coach (Chuck) Pagano, when he was asked if Andrew Luck was having to speed up his game because of the pressure, and he just said. 'He’s been dealing with this the last three years. We have to get it fixed.' It has been an ongoing problem, and right now the issue is they just can’t handle the blitz. Luck is getting clean shots on him, and someone is always breaking down. Todd Herremans is the right guard, and he just isn’t very good. Lance Louis, the left guard, has really struggled as well. Everybody else has just done OK. Anthony Castonzo at left tackle has been OK, but Jeff Mewhort at right tackle is learning. To me, I think it has left Luck skittish. He was sacked twice and hit 11 times against the Jets. On one of the interceptions he was getting hit. So the main problem is the offensive line. And until they get it fixed, I don’t care if the opponent is a blitzing team or not, they’re going to blitz.”

Wyatt: Quarterback Andrew Luck has sure struggled himself, and he’s coming off a game when he threw three interceptions. Are the Colts concerned with his play?

Chappell: “Well, he had 22 turnovers last year, which was second in the league behind Jay Cutler, and he has six already this year – five interceptions and a fumble. Pagano, again, seemed frustrated with that. He said, 'We can’t turn the damn ball over.' And he directly got on Luck for it, telling him he can’t turn it over and how he needs to make better decisions. It was so reminiscent of 2001 when Jim Mora went after Peyton Manning after he had five turnovers against the 49ers. Mora was like, 'Don’t blame the defense, you can’t turn the ball over' and yada, yada. People have said, Pagano is 'throwing the quarterback under the bus' when talking about Luck. Well, he has six turnovers. You just can’t be doing that. And until Luck gets this straightened out it’s going to be tough. Whether he is trying to do too much or what, I don’t know. But six turnovers by Luck, it makes it hard. This team has so many flaws, and Manning covered them up when he was here and Luck did early, but if the quarterback is making mistakes like that they have no chance. None.”

Wyatt: The fan base in Indianapolis has been used to winning over the years. The team’s won four of the last six AFC South titles. But I saw fans filing out of Lucas Oil Stadium early on Monday night. What’s the mood in Indy?

Chappell: “It’s frustration, and anger. They were booing in the third quarter. The expectations are there, and they were probably higher than they should have been because of what they have done. The team hasn’t really bought into the Super Bowl-or-bust hype, but the fans sure did, and fans are upset. And then you have the real or perceived rift between (Colts GM Ryan) Grigson and Pagano, and this is only going to make it worse. So there’s frustration and there’s anger, and the only way to silence that is to start winning. They’re 0 and 2 for the second straight year, but this is different. They showed some life against Denver and Philadelphia last year, but they’ve fallen to double digit deficits by halftime in the first two this year. The defense played well enough for them to win Monday night against the Jets, but until this offense gets fixed it’s going to be a train wreck from one week after another. Until they get the offense fixed it’s going to be a major struggle for everybody.”

Wyatt: The Colts have had a lot of success against the Titans of late, winning seven straight in the series and 12 of the last 13. Is this the week the Colts right the ship and begin to turn things around?

Chappell: “I think going into the season everybody thought Houston was going to be the team to contend with, but with the way things have started with Marcus Mariota and the Titans, you just don’t know. It’s just two games, so you don’t know what’s going to happen, especially with a rookie quarterback. I think they still look at Houston as the team most likely to challenge. The Colts, with Luck, have dominated the AFC South. I think the record is 16-2, so the Colts have had a lot of success in the division. With the Titans, Jaguars and Texans coming up there’s a chance to get things right against teams they’ve had success against. But I’ll be honest – the Colts haven’t given anyone reason to think the AFC South is suddenly going to be a cakewalk the way they’ve played. The pressure is on the Colts to go into Tennessee and win. They’ve overcome 0 and 2 starts a few times and made the playoffs, but they’ve never overcome an 0 and 3 start and made the playoffs. Until they show something more, it’s hard to say they’re on the verge. I sort of expect them to win Sunday, but right now I don’t know what evidence I’d give to say they’re going to all of a sudden turn things around.”

Wyatt: Pagano is in the final year of his contract with the Colts. Is he on the hot seat?

Chappell: “I think it is warm. Initially I thought it was a perceived rift with Grigson and Pagano, and really I don’t know if the rift is between Pagano and Grigson, or (owner Jim) Irsay and Pagano. I just don’t know. Last night it made it clear to me, when Pagano took a shot at the offensive line and said 'the offensive line has been like this for three years,' well, that’s a shot at Grigson. They have just not done much to fix the offensive line. And I think the fact that Irsay only offered Pagano a one-year extension with a minimal raise in the offseason, that’s hardly an endorsement of your head coach. So I think there is something there, and Monday night was as angry as I’ve ever seen Pagano in a post-game press conference. He is either feeling the heat, or he just isn’t going to stand there and give us coach-speak. So there is something there, and as long as things go like this, it is only going to get worse. I wouldn’t begin to say that Irsay would make a change during the season because how often has that worked? But it’s clear there is something there and the longer this goes like this it is only going to get worse.
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CloakNNNdagger said:
From a Titans perspective..........but an excellent insider look for a Texans fan.
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I watched two of the Titans' preseason games & their front seven looked as if it had been seriously upgraded. I don't know if that carried over in the regular season... but I'm rooting for the Titans to win this week.
 
thunderkyss said:
I watched two of the Titans' preseason games & their front seven looked as if it had been seriously upgraded. I don't know if that carried over in the regular season... but I'm rooting for the Titans to win this week.
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Same here. The Colts are 0-2, but they still have Andrew Luck. Oh, and they started 0-2 last year, too.
 
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Same here. The Colts are 0-2, but they still have Andrew Luck. Oh, and they started 0-2 last year, too.
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But their offensive line is pretty bad and they're trying to implement two aging players on offense as major go-to guys in Frank Gore and Andre Johnson. Positions that are better suited for younger guys. If you can cover T.Y. Hilton you have a good chance to beat the Colts this year. Their defense is still soft like butter. Their secondary is garbage.

We may not be any better, as we're 0-2 also, but I expect the Texans to give the Colts two competitive games this year. Just like we did last season when the Colts were a better team than they are now. The Colts are in some trouble this year. I think they'll be 0-3 after the Titans spank 'em. That game is going to be in Tennessee too.

The Titans are the frontrunners in the AFC South right now.
And they can prove that on Sunday by beating the Colts.
I really don't think the Jaguars are that good even though they're 1-1.

The Texans may have a chance to be in the mix. 8-8 takes our division this year!
 
When, after Dr. Andrew's second opinion, it was initially announced that Brees was going to start Sunday (yesterday he was finally ruled out), it very much surprised me. As I posted before, a "bruised" rotator cuff is commonly associated with bone bruise. A bruised rotator cuff can be sore for a relatively short period of time, and can be helped along easier since it is soft tissue. If indeed he has an accompanying shoulder bone bruise, moving that shoulder can be extremely painful for quite a long time, and has less options exist to hurry things along since injection treatment is not possible with bone pain. Debilitating symptoms associated with bone bruises of the shoulder can remain present from weeks to months. And further trauma to a bone bruise that is not healed can lead to an overt fracture of the bone.
 
Also guys, what's up with Derek Carr of the Raiders? He's looking pretty good. I thought he was automatically going to become a bust because his older brother was so bad. Should we have drafted him? I mean, considering we took Xavier Su'a-Filo at 33. Carr went 36 to the Raiders.
 
Bulls on Parade said:
Also guys, what's up with Derek Carr of the Raiders? He's looking pretty good. I thought he was automatically going to become a bust because his older brother was so bad. Should we have drafted him? I mean, considering we took Xavier Su'a-Filo at 33. Carr went 36 to the Raiders.
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He was their for the picking but I feel McNair has Carr nightmares after Davids bust of a career. Derek and Cooper have the Raiders looking legit.
 
I don't know that I've ever seen a player with worse run after catch than Owen Daniels. He's just so awkward with the ball in his hands and is brought down with the lightest contact. Not something new of course, he's always been that way.
 
Big Ben underwent an MRI. Shows a Grade III MCL tear along with bone bruise. Bone bruises are associated with MCL tears in ~50% of the cases. The MCL tear likely keeps him out ~ 6 weeks. The bone bruise could affect him longer, in severe cases quite a bit longer......6 months to a year. It also depends at what depth the bruise manifests itself....under the cover layer of the bone, or under the cartilage, or in the marrow of the bone. These can be extremely painful injuries, and if the player is brought back too soon, the damage can extend. The implication of the bone bruise is it is accompanied by damage and/or separation of the cartilage from bone or degeneration of the overlying cartilage. No good comes to the addition of bone bruise to any diagnosis.
 
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Ben's MCL has now been reported as a Grade II tear. Because of it's accompanying bone bruise, the prognosis time wise is little changed. With being so little mobile to begin with, and the position he plays, the recovery can be expected to affect him less than other positions. But, again depending on the extent, that bone bruise can be a significant factor in his ability to weight bear, anywhere from weeks to many months, with common concerns re. significant arthritic changes over the next few years.

A lot of the prognosis is also dependent upon where the bone bruise has occurred. If the bone bruise occurs within the knee joint surface (as opposed to the front of the shin for example) as is the rule with an MCL tear, the overlying articular cartilage is at very high risk for permanent damage. The one thing is sure, with an injury like this, nobody better be pushing Big Ben to return before it's time.
 
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With all due respect to Stephen A. Smith's man crush on Aaron Rodgers...
Amari Cooper is a bad bad man. Best young wide receiver in the game.

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Andrew Brandt ‏@adbrandt
In sum, Bears on hook for roughly $11.7M Cap and cash for three games in 2015. Panthers Cap and cash hit for 2015 will be $823,500.

Bears trading Jared Allen to Panthers, per @JayGlazer. Huge financial net loss for Bears, paid him $11.5M in March, now for 3 games.​
 
I dont know about his contract, but Rick should do everything in his power to bring Marty B home.
 
Bears punter punted so many times he sprained his knee

Chicago Bears punter Pat O'Donnell was called on to punt after every single one of his team's drives on Sunday and now has a sprained knee, according to Rand Getlin of NFL Network.

O'Donnell is "day-to-day" with the knee injury after punting 10 times in a Week 3 game against the Seattle Seahawks. The Bears finished the game with seven first downs, but never scored in the 26-0 loss and instead punted on every drive.

While that means the Bears were able to avoid a turnover with Jimmy Clausen under center, it also means the team was never even close enough to warrant a field goal attempt or a shot at going for a fourth down conversion.










http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2015/9/28/9409391/bears-punter-pat-odonnell-injury-sprained-knee
 
Playoffs said:
Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter
More trades from Chicago: Bears have traded LB Jon Bostic to the Patriots, per @FieldYates.​


Throwing in the towel? Wonder how bad Cutler's hammy is? Matt Forte next? Martellus Bennett?
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They are saying it's a "strain...not really severe" and he will be out "at least 2 weeks." How much we can take from these statments is debatable.

To hang your hat on............... Grade 1 hamstring strains/tears should be rested from sporting activity for about three weeks and Grade 2 injuries for a minimum of four to eight weeks. In the case of a complete rupture (Grade 3) which at least with these statements doesn't seem to be a consideration, the muscle may have to be repaired surgically and the rehabilitation to follow will take about three months.
 
After three weeks of the 2015 NFL season we can write in a Packers / Patriots SB.

Final score
Packers 56
Patriots 55

Those two offenses are sick.
 
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