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Ravens' Rookie Camp Wrap-Up
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Ravens Rookie Camp Summary
The Baltimore Ravens are holdig their Rookie Mini-Camp this week and Wednesday was the first of two days the media was invited. Because this is titled a "Rookie Camp," only the drafted and undrafted rookies, along with assorted other players that spent last year on the team's Practice Squad, were...
Saying what's up and a Greg Blache tribute
Hey guys -- Skin Patrol recently honored me by asking if I wanted to jump up to the author position at this site, and I'm flattered to take him up on it. Thanks for having me, and I hope I can provide some good stuff. Down to business -- my suspicion that Greg Blache is awesome was recently...
Perfection: Understanding the cold, simple effeciency of the Colts offense
Not long ago, MasterRWayne provided us a great article breaking down the benefits of the Cover 2 defense and why it is the premiere defensive scheme in the modern NFL. A small follow up with that: Teams like the Denver Broncos are going back to the Cover 2 after a year of trying something else. On...
Colts/Redskins recap: So Jim Zorn coaches quarterbacks?
Let's get this out of the way: Your Head Coach wins his game-calling debut 30-16 and his quarterbacks play out of their minds, the hyperbole will run wild. So that I don't have to keep reminding reader(s) of the fact below, all my pending effusive phrase should be contextualized by the fact that it...
Around the internet: Training Camp roundup
First, though, I'll open with my closing thoughts on TC from yesterday. I'm trying not to pilfer too much from the fine works of Gary Fitzgerald over at the Official Site, but he identified some compelling camp battles that deserve additional discussion. Moving along to... Third Cornerback:...
Can Bulger bounce back?
Somewhere along the way Brett Favre fumbled his pride, or maybe that's the problem, too much pride. Either way, I've tired of the whole saga, the daily back and forth in the media. I always liked Favre, and even the Viking face painters would have to admit he's one of the greatest to ever play the...
Friday Fantasy Tipsheet: Torry Holt and Al Saunders
We know Randy McMichael's in for a career resurgence under new offensive coordinator Al Saunders. We also know that Steven Jackson figures to be the Rams offensive weapon of choice, the second coming of Preist Holmes and LT all rolled into a top four fantasy draft pick. But what about Torry Holt?...
Leonard in the middle
I thought of something this morning, something about Brian Leonard's role in the Rams Al Saunders' led offense. (Yes, I think about Brian Leonard while I'm driving to work.) So far, much of the talk about Saunder's breath of fresh air in the Rams offense ahs revolved around the big expectations...
Sherman Smith was named offensive coordinator of the Redskins in 1994
Unknown at the time to the contractual participants, a promise was made sometime around 1994 that would ultimately land Sherman Smith at his current home and occupation in Washington D.C. as Your Offensive Coordinator. Or so says The Times: Zorn and Smith became close friends. So close that 12...
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