Albert Pujols has gone on record to say the Cardinals should make a run at free agent masher (and headache) extraordinaire Manny Ramirez. “I speak with Manny every three days and he tells me, ‘Man, no one wants to sign me,’” Pujols said. “I’m not an agent or general manager, but I can’t understand how [...]
Archive | January, 2009
Pujols Puts in Manny Pitch
Written by Dan Zinski | January 29, 2009 | Comments Off | Other Blogs, Pacman Jonesin'
Assistant Coaching Carousel
Written by Dan Zinski | January 29, 2009 | Comments Off | The Viking Age (Vikings)
The St. Louis Rams are treating the Vikings‘ coaching staff like a buffet. Today they hired away assistant defensive line coach Brendan Daly, who will serve as defensive line coach under new head man Steve Spagnuolo, who just a week ago snatched up former Vikings special teams coach Paul Ferraro as well. Clearly, Spagnuolo has [...]
Some Quick Hits
Written by Brian Miller | January 29, 2009 | Comments Off | Phin Phanatic (Dolphins)
I got back from vacation on Monday and now am saddled with what appears to be the beginning of Pnemonia or strep throat, so if content lacks over the next day or two…you will know why. For now I have managed to pull myself out from under 3 blankets to check on…you guessed it…Miami Dolphins [...]
Zampese Loses to Jagodzinski in Tampa
Written by David | January 29, 2009 | Comments Off | Stripe Hype (Bengals)
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have tapped former Boston College coach Jeff Jagodzinski for the offensive coordinator position.
Bengals QB coach Ken Zampese had interviewed for the job on Monday.
Dallas Morning News Reporter Goes Bonkers On Readers!
Written by thelandryhat | January 29, 2009 | Comments Off | The Landry Hat (Cowboys)
Slow day in the newsroom for Dallas Morning News writer Jean-Jacques Taylor, who today bashed his readers for failing to help him do his job.
Taylor has been writing some scathing columns about the Dallas Cowboys, and frankly, many readers are just getting tired with it. So, he challenged some of his readers to come up [...]
Lynch to Pro Bowl
Written by Tim Redinger | January 29, 2009 | Comments Off | BuffaLowdown (Bills)
The Bills can boast a second Pro-Bowler on the roster now, as Marshawn Lynch has been added to the AFC squad set to take on the NFC in Hawaii.
Lynch was added after Chris Johnson who backed out due to a high ankle sprain suffered in this years playoffs.
Lynch will be the first Buffalo Running Back [...]
Jeff Jagodzinski, The New Bucs Offensive Coordinator
Written by Sec119RayJay | January 29, 2009 | Comments Off | The Pewter Plank (Bucs)
In my post last week speculating about the lack of an offensive coordinator, I mentioned a guy that was not being mentioned as a candidate for the offensive coordinator position, Jeff Jagodzinski. Today, according to Buccaneers.com, the Bucs have hired Jagodzinski to be the OC.
Jagodzinski has experience on both the NFL and college levels, [...]
Martellus Bennett Gets What Was Coming to Him
Written by Dan Zinski | January 29, 2009 | Comments Off | Other Blogs, Pacman Jonesin'
Cowboys tight end Martellus Bennett has been fined $22,000 by the team for his infamous profanity-laced rap video. Finally, the Cowboys have done something worthy of applause. Memo to Martellus: Next time to want to freestyle about Jerry Jones, Tony Romo (the “homo”) and Jason Witten, don’t wear a Cowboys helmet and have someone film [...]
AD is FedEx Ground Player of the Year
Written by Dan Zinski | January 29, 2009 | Comments Off | The Viking Age (Vikings)
Adrian Peterson has been named the FedEx Ground Player of the Year after leading the NFL with 1760 yards. FedEx will make a donation of $25,000 to the Minneapolis chapter of Safe Kids USA in honor of AD’s accomplishment. Drew Brees of the Saints was named Air Player of the Year after nearly breaking Dan [...]
League Reviews Bynum Lung-Crush Foul on Wallace
Written by Dan Zinski | January 29, 2009 | Comments Off | Other Blogs, Pacman Jonesin'
Andrew Bynum’s flagrant foul on Charlotte forward Gerald Wallace is being reviewed by the league, who may choose to discipline the Lakers center. It was really no big deal: Bynum just smashed Wallace in the ribs, sending him to the floor where he writhed and struggled to breathe, moaning like a dying horse. Then Wallace [...]
Chris Simms? Spleen Does Not Bleed for Him
Written by Dan Zinski | January 29, 2009 | Comments Off | Other Blogs, Pacman Jonesin'
Jon Gruden got called a scumbag by Simeon Rice and two-faced by Michael Clayton, but don’t think the former Buccaneers coach is ready to take their bait. Nope – it’s the high road all the way for Gruden, who today broke his silence on all the criticism being leveled against him, telling Chris Mortensen:
I’m not [...]
Martellus Bennett A Little Less Rich
Written by thelandryhat | January 29, 2009 | Comments Off | The Landry Hat (Cowboys)
Martellus Bennett’s rapping career came to a screeching halt today.
Unfortunately, his hip-hop You-Tube extravaganza was taken down because the Dallas Cowboys organization blew a lid with all of the “N” and “homo” language the rookie tight end used. Plus, he bragged about all his Jerry Jones Money. Oh man, how dumb.
The DMN reports that Bennett [...]
10 Greatest Athlete Cross-Dressers
Written by Dan Zinski | January 29, 2009 | Comments Off | Other Blogs, Pacman Jonesin'
The Super Bowl has been invaded by a cross-dressing Telemundo reporter named Joel Bengoa, who sashayed his fanny into the middle of press row Tuesday and started handing out boxes of chocolates to players. “They told me it was going to be crazy, but I just thought it was going to be a lot of [...]
Super Bowl Snack
Written by Kim | January 29, 2009 | Comments Off | Predominantly Orange (Broncos)
Super Bowl week continues, and I’m going to throw something out there for the guys reading this. Instead of bringing just beer to the Super Bowl party you’re going to, step outside the box, and try a new recipe. As a woman, I’m not the greatest cook in the world. In fact, I like to use [...]
Miami Draft Needs
Written by Brian Miller | January 29, 2009 | Comments Off | Phin Phanatic (Dolphins)
Shane, our resident college expert, wrote a great article for the website NFLMocks.com. You can check it out by following this link. Shane takes a good look at the draft and the positions that the Phins may target with their picks. Check it out and find out why Shane doesn’t think the Phins will draft [...]
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