2009 NFL Thread, part 2

[Immortalfire]

Or they can simply drop the Pro Bowl all together

I'm for that

 

[Dr. Evil]

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/g...of-officiating

Sunday will mark the final game of Mike Pereira's career as head of the NFL's officiating department. After a long and arduous search, his replacement has finally been tabbed.

Carl Johnson, a current line judge, has been hired by the league to replace Pereira, FOXSports.com has learned. Pereira informed fellow league employees during a staff meeting Tuesday morning.

Johnson just completed his ninth season as a league official, and was the line judge at Super Bowl XLII in 2008 between the Giants and Patriots. He's also officiated four divisional playoff games, including this year’s Dallas-Minnesota game, two wild card playoff games, and one Pro Bowl. On the NFL's 2009 roster of officials, the league lists his current profession as a district sales manager.

A native of Thibodaux, Louisiana, Johnson played football at Thibodaux High School and baseball at Nicholls State. He became a head linesman and line judge in the Southland Conference in 1994. From 1996-2000, he officiated as a head linesman in the Big 12 Conference and worked the 1996 and 1997 Sugar Bowl games, the 1998 Rose Bowl, and the 1999 Big 12 championship game.

Still won't change the fact that 1000 flags will be thrown per game in 2010.

 

[Kane52630]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gG6qB1X9Y2k
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[Cmill216]

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/story?columnist=wojciechowski_gene&id=4881412

I love how Reggie Bush isn't interviewed.

 

[Raiden]

Drew Brees, Reggie Wayne, Jared Allen in line for Madden curse

It's never too early to start thinking about the NFL player(s) who'll appear on the cover of the next edition of the Madden video game franchise.

We're still not sure anyone actually plunks down $59.99 plus tax because of the NFL player(s) pictured on the cover, and if they do there are several hundred Nigerian crown princes who surely would like to get their e-mail addresses.

Still, it has become part of the Madden culture, likely due to the perception that a "curse" attaches to the assignment. (If that's the case, the curse was only 50-percent effective in 2009; Cardinals receiver Larry Fitzgerald had another solid season and was not hit with a significant injury. Steelers safety Troy Polamalu, on the other hand, played in only a few games due to multiple knee injuries.)

This year, a trio of players are finalists for the cover, according to ESPN.com: Saints quarterback Drew Brees, Colts receiver Reggie Wayne, and Vikings defensive end Jared Allen.

Voting opens today right here, and it continues through March 15.

So if the Saints lose on Sunday, you can blame it on the Madden curse.

And if the Colts lose on Sunday, you can blame it on the Madden curse.

And since Allen likely agreed to be a finalist before the Vikings lost to the Saints in the NFC title game, you can blame it on the curse.

And since Brees likely agreed to be a finalist before the NFC title game, a loss by the Saints could have been blamed on the Madden curse.

So who will you vote for the Madden cover? I'm kind of disappointed that Peyton Manning isn't one of the candidates.

 

[Cmill216]

Reggie Wayne?

 

[omid17]

Tebow-to-Jags talk isn't sitting well with at least one actual Jag

 

[RAMORE]

He won't be saying that if Tebow is signed

 

[BlackLantern]

Peyton has probably said NO already....LT said no when they wanted him for the cover....I believe in the Madden Curse...how can you not??

 

[Immortalfire]

Peyton has probably said NO already....LT said no when they wanted him for the cover....I believe in the Madden Curse...how can you not??

Indeed, Madden curse is real.

 

[Astrø]

Anyone know Miami's draft pick number?

 

[omid17]

Tomlinson says he won't be back with Bolts

http://www3.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/feb/04/tomlinson-says-he-wont-be-back-with-bolts/

 

[Avatar]

How would you guys feel about no football next year ? That would suck ass

http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d81634978&template=with-video-with-comments&confirm=true

 

[El_Citrus]

There's going to be football next year, just with no salary cap. It's the year AFTER, the 2011 season, that is in serious jeopardy. The stupidity of the NFL would know no bounds if a deal doesn't get done before then.

 

[Dr. Evil]

The NBA has their current deal expire in 2011 as well. I think Baseball is the same, although it could be after 2011.

 

[SurfDUI]

Petros and Money had the founder of the new USFL on yesterday, apparantly they'll be playing in the spring next year. It wouldn't be in comp with the NFL, but if it works, I could see it influence it could have with the pending negotiations

 

[SurfDUI]

Less than 24 hours after Smith characterized the threat of a 2011 lockout “a 14’’ on a scale of 1-10 in a stirring press conference at the Super Bowl media center, Goodell turned down the intensity and denied that owners are bracing for a year without football.

SOURCE

Goodell didn't offer any substantial reasons for optimism on labor negotiations that apparently will lead to a season without a salary cap in 2010.

SOURCE

 

[Dr. Evil]

Well if there is an NFL lockout, maybe Brett Favre will actually retire for good.....then again.....

 

[KALEL114]

2010 Hall of Fame Class

Russ Grimm
Rickey Jackson
John Randle
Jerry Rice
Emmitt Smith

Dick LeBeau
Floyd Little

 

[Matt]

Good for Grimm, though I wish the poor guy would get a head coach job. He's been trying for god knows how long and interviewing for basically every vacancy and he just can't get it.

 

[Dr. Evil]

Buffalo expressed interest in Grim, but he wasn't interested.

Surprised that Shannon Sharpe did not make it.

 

[Matt]

Buffalo expressed interest in Grim, but he wasn't interested.

Can you blame him?

Surprised that Shannon Sharpe did not make it.

You know the selection committee, needs to have one high profile snub per year.

 

[Dr. Evil]

Wasn't surprised that Reed, Carter and Brown did not go in. None of them were going in anyways until Jerry Rice was getting in.

 

[FaT_tONle]

Well if there is an NFL lockout, maybe Brett Favre will actually retire for good.....then again.....

Guess it's time to move on. Baseball went through it, hockey, basketball... it is what it is. Gonna be a long ass year. Hopefully I am doing something productive to keep myself busy that fall. Every sport has it's glory days I guess. It's never quite the same after that. All we can do is reminisce about the good old days of Montana, Elway, Brady, Manning, and yes... Farve. Hate to be all doom and gloom, but I will lose a ton of interest in the sport if we end up with another MLB, and Jerry and Snyder are buying up the joint. I guess they'd structure the draft differently, but it will just **** up everything. Oh well, at least we will get things going with the comic book movie rush in 2011 into 2012, to sort of make up for the writers strike that crippled us fanboys in 2009. Just gotto move on to the next resource. Before you know it, Hollywood and sports will succumb to it's raving fans that can never be satisfied, and that's when I'll have the gun ready and loaded as I sit quitely on the sofa... what a way to kick off Super Sunday Goodell, well done... well freaking done... who am I kidding, it's my fault...

 

[Addendum]

Well, I would have thought that any other sport would have paid attention to the NHL lockout and saw what happened afterward and say "we don't want that to happen to us". Difference is, I think.

But if a lockout does happen after this upcoming season, I gots my Tiger basketball (the only game here in Memphis) and my Xbox.