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RE:NFL News - 12/10/2007 7:27:36 PM   
John Childress


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Status: offline 		Is Carson Palmer as good as he was?
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RE:NFL News - 12/10/2007 7:35:05 PM   
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Status: offline 		[quote="John Childress"]Is Carson Palmer as good as he was?[/quote] I really think he's been beaten down a bit by that lockerroom/coaches/defense sucking. If you put him in another situation or clean up that one, I think he's a PB qb again, and the 3rd best QB in the league again. The talent is still there.
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RE:NFL News - 12/10/2007 10:35:11 PM   
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Status: offline 		Dustin - agree 100% on Palmer. (See, we don't always argue! :lol: ) I think if some team is willing to pay a huge price for him, he'll flourish with a lesser set of WRs. He's a guy who seriously needs a change of scenery, a la Dillion. Call me crazy, but I don't think that the Packers matchup all that poorly against the Pats right now. On defense, the physical corners we have play right into the weaknesses of the NE WR set and we can generate a solid pass rush without blitzing. On offense, we can rush the ball effectively and with our WRs and TE, we can really take advantage of the middle of the field on NE. I believe that we can keep up with NE scoring and that the defense can slow them down enough. Granted, the Dallas game wasn't pretty, but now that Woodson, Collins and KGB are back, the defense is a better unit. I may just be drunk on the green and gold Kool-Aid though.
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RE:NFL News - 12/10/2007 11:09:58 PM   
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Status: offline 		[quote="John Childress"]Is Carson Palmer as good as he was?[/quote] ATTN: Johnny C... I have to agree w/ Messrs Dustin and Cheeseball Craig. I'd snap Carson Palmer up in a half-second. He's in a terrible situation. Coach Marvin Lewis has lost control of his team. Chad Johnson calls the shots....sorry Coach Lewis....you CALL THE SHOTS! Palmer has got skills. He's the best USC QB since........Pat Haden....Paul McDonald.....Matt Leinart.....Ellie Mae Botty.....Carson is a very good QB!
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RE:NFL News - 12/10/2007 11:19:50 PM   
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Status: offline 		Inside word from some very knowledgeable Bengal fan friends of mine is that teams are taking away the deep outside throws, making Carson beat them with throws over the middle...........which they say he's not been nearly as effective at.
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RE:NFL News - 12/10/2007 11:51:22 PM   
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Status: offline 		[quote="Andy Lowe"]Inside word from some very knowledgeable Bengal fan friends of mine is that teams are taking away the deep outside throws, making Carson beat them with throws over the middle...........which they say he's not been nearly as effective at.[/quote] If this is true, a kick-ass running game would seem to be just what he needs. You can't both take away the deep outs/corners and stack the box. Both require safety help.
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RE:NFL News - 12/10/2007 11:58:43 PM   
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Status: offline 		[quote="Andy Lowe"]Inside word from some very knowledgeable Bengal fan friends of mine is that teams are taking away the deep outside throws, making Carson beat them with throws over the middle...........which they say he's not been nearly as effective at.[/quote] That is my feeling as well. I remember when Jaws or someone did an expose on him and showed that some crazy number like 65% of his deep completions were outside the numbers. Since that time his QB rating and production has not been the same. This year he is only two slots above Daunte Culpepper at #17. Overall, this year he has 10 TDs to 3 INTS outside the numbers and 11 TDs and 12 INTs inside the numbers. 47% of his throws are outside the numbers so teams are apparently forcing him inside. last year it was 54%. I would imagine a new coach will be there next year. I can't imagine Marvin Lewis, Chad Johnson, and chris Henry call coming back next year. Heck, all 3 could be gone as the Bengals try to go Brad Childress! GREEN BAY I don't think that they match up well at all with New England. While they do have Kampman and KGB (if healthy) to cause havoc for Brady, Al Harris can't guard Moss and I don't think Woodson at this stage of his career has the consistent quickness to mark Stallworth and Welker. On the other side of the ball Assante Samuel is not going to make the mistakes other CBs have against the young guns you have. And the Pats will hold on to some of those Favre prayers. The key for GB in that game is staying patient and keep running the ball. If Favre tries to win the game with big plays it would get ugly quickly. First you have to beat Dallas...in Dallas.
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RE:NFL News - 12/10/2007 11:58:49 PM   
John Childress


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Status: offline 		[quote="Andy Lowe"]Inside word from some very knowledgeable Bengal fan friends of mine is that teams are taking away the deep outside throws, making Carson beat them with throws over the middle...........which they say he's not been nearly as effective at.[/quote] That is my feeling as well. I remember when Jaws or someone did an expose on him and showed that some crazy number like 65% of his deep completions were outside the numbers. Since that time his QB rating and production has not been the same. This year he is only two slots above Daunte Culpepper at #17. Overall, this year he has 10 TDs to 3 INTS outside the numbers and 11 TDs and 12 INTs inside the numbers. 47% of his throws are outside the numbers so teams are apparently forcing him inside. last year it was 54%. I would imagine a new coach will be there next year. I can't imagine Marvin Lewis, Chad Johnson, and chris Henry call coming back next year. Heck, all 3 could be gone as the Bengals try to go Brad Childress! GREEN BAY I don't think that they match up well at all with New England. While they do have Kampman and KGB (if healthy) to cause havoc for Brady, Al Harris can't guard Moss and I don't think Woodson at this stage of his career has the consistent quickness to mark Stallworth and Welker. On the other side of the ball Assante Samuel is not going to make the mistakes other CBs have against the young guns you have. And the Pats will hold on to some of those Favre prayers. The key for GB in that game is staying patient and keep running the ball. If Favre tries to win the game with big plays it would get ugly quickly. First you have to beat Dallas...in Dallas.
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RE:NFL News - 12/10/2007 11:59:43 PM   
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Status: offline 		[quote="El Duderino"][quote="Andy Lowe"]Inside word from some very knowledgeable Bengal fan friends of mine is that teams are taking away the deep outside throws, making Carson beat them with throws over the middle...........which they say he's not been nearly as effective at.[/quote] If this is true, a kick-ass running game would seem to be just what he needs. You can't both take away the deep outs/corners and stack the box. Both require safety help.[/quote] No way is Palmer going anywhere!
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RE:NFL News - 12/11/2007 2:36:09 AM   
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Status: offline 		[quote="djskilbr"][quote="John Childress"]Is Carson Palmer as good as he was?[/quote] I really think he's been beaten down a bit by that lockerroom/coaches/defense sucking. If you put him in another situation or clean up that one, I think he's a PB qb again, and the 3rd best QB in the league again. The talent is still there.[/quote] Carson is still great but he has had no help from his O-Line and defense. So much pressure has been put on the passing game and they have been trying to do too much. The defense has played better recently but I believe they need to shore up their O-Line.
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RE:NFL News - 12/11/2007 2:52:41 AM   
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Status: offline 		[quote="Rob Viking"][quote="djskilbr"][quote="John Childress"]Is Carson Palmer as good as he was?[/quote] I really think he's been beaten down a bit by that lockerroom/coaches/defense sucking. If you put him in another situation or clean up that one, I think he's a PB qb again, and the 3rd best QB in the league again. The talent is still there.[/quote] Carson is still great but he has had no help from his O-Line and defense. So much pressure has been put on the passing game and they have been trying to do too much. The defense has played better recently but I believe they need to shore up their O-Line.[/quote] You could say that about any QB. Palmer has had top notch offensive talent around him his whole career. I would like to see him QB the 05-06 Vikings or 07 Titans before I call him great.
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RE:NFL News - 12/11/2007 4:06:22 AM   
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Status: offline 		[quote="John Childress"][quote="El Duderino"][quote="Andy Lowe"]Inside word from some very knowledgeable Bengal fan friends of mine is that teams are taking away the deep outside throws, making Carson beat them with throws over the middle...........which they say he's not been nearly as effective at.[/quote] If this is true, a kick-ass running game would seem to be just what he needs. You can't both take away the deep outs/corners and stack the box. Both require safety help.[/quote] No way is Palmer going anywhere![/quote] No doubt. Lewis and Johnson will be gone long before him.
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RE:NFL News - 12/11/2007 4:51:18 AM   
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Status: offline 		[quote="El Duderino"][quote="John Childress"][quote="El Duderino"][quote="Andy Lowe"]Inside word from some very knowledgeable Bengal fan friends of mine is that teams are taking away the deep outside throws, making Carson beat them with throws over the middle...........which they say he's not been nearly as effective at.[/quote] If this is true, a kick-ass running game would seem to be just what he needs. You can't both take away the deep outs/corners and stack the box. Both require safety help.[/quote] No way is Palmer going anywhere![/quote] No doubt. Lewis and Johnson will be gone long before him.[/quote] Agreed.
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RE:NFL News - 12/11/2007 2:20:34 PM   
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Status: offline 		I am so tired of hearing about how Brady and the Pats were slighted by the "guarantee". 10 minutes of ESPN GARBAGE If I was a coach and any player I had DIDN'T say that we were going to win would be cut! Man, I can't stand the Pats and the worship.
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RE:NFL News - 12/11/2007 3:49:38 PM   
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Status: online 		And to add to that John - has anyone heard the soundbytes from Tom Brady on the radio Monday morning. He basically made fun of Smith and his guarantee and talked about Smith being a guy who is only in the game because of injury and he shouldn't be talking. The whole thing was completely classless on Brady's part, and the fact that he's still talking about it is so unprofessional. He has deteriorated into an extremely unlikeable doink.
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RE:NFL News - 12/11/2007 4:07:17 PM   
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Status: offline 		[quote="Lynn G."]And to add to that John - has anyone heard the soundbytes from Tom Brady on the radio Monday morning. He basically made fun of Smith and his guarantee and talked about Smith being a guy who is only in the game because of injury and he shouldn't be talking. The whole thing was completely classless on Brady's part, and the fact that he's still talking about it is so unprofessional. He has deteriorated into an extremely unlikeable doink.[/quote] He plays for the classless Bilicheat. Is it any suprise that he is classless as well? This isn't the first time he has appeared arrogant. He is good as a QB but he can be a real prick sometimes.
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RE:NFL News - 12/11/2007 4:27:52 PM   
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Status: offline 		Brady has it all. The best looking, most talented, QB for the best team, etc. etc. So I suppose a measure of arrogance should be expected. Still I can't wait until he has to deal with failure again. I"m simply an underdog guy.
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RE:NFL News - 12/11/2007 5:54:48 PM   
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Status: offline 		Alright enough Tommy bashing, you know I know a guy who is his cousin and I can't join in because all I know about him is he is as great a guy as he is a quarterback. I love that he loves my guy Moss. Let's make fun of someone new! A past draft pick I salivated for, but once again has shown what a baby he and LT can be. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3149230 Shawn and LT lost man points for me last year when they cried about the Patriots doing the lights out dance on their field after they lost in the playoffs. First of all my opinion is if you don't want that crap(LO dance)thrown back in your face, don't do it yourself. Now Merriman is convinced that Fisher put a Hit out on him. Here is the LT quote: Asked if he thought it was a dirty game, running back LaDainian Tomlinson said: "I don't know what you classify 'dirty' as. I don't know. I think it was a competitive game. I think sometimes throughout a competitive game things happen. Guys go to extra distance to make a play, make things happen. "But understand something -- that's the way the game was played a long time ago, when guys like Deacon Jones played," Tomlinson said. "I think sometimes we forget it's football and guys before us played the game harder than the way we play it now. There's so many rules; you can't do this, you can't do that. And so when things like yesterday happen, people always say, 'Well it was a dirty game, dirty play.' I don't know. It's behind us now. This ain't the only time we're going to get played like that. We're going to have to face it again." If no is your answer, LT, you could have saved us reading that dribble and given that one word answer to this question. By giving the answer that you did, to me is basically saying this is not you Daddy's football, but the new gentler, kinder football, so in other words under the new set of rules, You, LT, think it was dirty.
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RE:NFL News - 12/11/2007 6:07:04 PM   
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Status: online 		Tim, I think Brady USED to be a great guy and a humble guy, etc. - but fame and fortune has definitely run up his ego. It happens to the best of them, and he's not immune to the constant attention and adoration and lauding.
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RE:NFL News - 12/11/2007 7:09:03 PM   
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Status: offline 		[quote="Lynn G."]Tim, I think Brady USED to be a great guy and a humble guy, etc. - but fame and fortune has definitely run up his ego. It happens to the best of them, and he's not immune to the constant attention and adoration and lauding.[/quote] This is total gossip, but I have heard that Brady was a bit of a pot smoker, and that his recent character change is like that slightly drugged out, laib back dude we all know who then stops smoking and becomes a real prick. Like I say, total gossip. Merriman is a crying baby, but to me, LT's answer was pretty good. I read it as saying it was a good, tough play, but that the rules have changed so much that plays like that always get questioned as dirty. player speak for "i don't want to throw my teammate under the bus, but let's stop talking about it an play". I like LT, I think he's a cool dude. He definitely let Marty get into his head, crying about it, but all of a sudden here they are with a winning record and possibly heading into the playoffs with a chance to win a game. Something they never did and never would with Cockingheimer.
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RE:NFL News - 12/11/2007 8:18:56 PM   
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Status: offline 		Brady is a jerk He HAS become full of himself. You saw him run down field and start jawing with the defenders. More to the point, his comments on Smith were incredible. So what if a "3rd string safety who is only playing because of injury" wants to get himself pumped up. That is even more reason for you to ignore his comments. This is not the famed Phil Simms versus Ronnie Lott showdown. Brady is so arrogant that he "takes offense" at anyone else not worshipping him. Can't wait until they lose
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RE:NFL News - 12/12/2007 1:27:43 AM   
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Status: offline 		Sportsline is reporting Petrino is bailing the Falcons for U of Arkansas. Another college guy who couldn't cut it? or smart enuff to know the Falcs will stink for a while?
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RE:NFL News - 12/12/2007 2:04:59 AM   
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Status: offline 		[quote="Mr. Ed"]Sportsline is reporting Petrino is bailing the Falcons for U of Arkansas. Another college guy who couldn't cut it? or smart enuff to know the Falcs will stink for a while?[/quote] ESPN also reported that and that he would be taking a pay cut to go there. Arkansas will pay him $3M a year and that is more then Miles at LSU
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RE:NFL News - 12/12/2007 5:52:04 AM   
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Status: offline 		[quote="Jim Frenette"][quote="Mr. Ed"]Sportsline is reporting Petrino is bailing the Falcons for U of Arkansas. Another college guy who couldn't cut it? or smart enuff to know the Falcs will stink for a while?[/quote] ESPN also reported that and that he would be taking a pay cut to go there. Arkansas will pay him $3M a year and that is more then Miles at LSU[/quote] Man, the SEC has some ridiculous coaching right now. Meyer's the best coach in the country to me. And then you have Miles, Saban, Tuberville, Spurrier, Petrino now, etc.... Geez.
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RE:NFL News - 12/12/2007 6:29:20 AM   
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Status: offline 		Petrino is a SCUMBAG He didn't even look his players in the face and tell them. He spent 15 seconds telling his assistant coaches. What a clown. Time to stop hiring these college coaches because they are gutless like Saban. I am sure there is one or two who will stick it out like Jimmy Johnson but lately they are complete failures. Petrino's players called him classless and they are dead on.
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