2011 NFL OffSeason

[PETE'S BROTHER]

i think it's perfect...perfect timing.

n recent weeks we've discussed the NFL's inane definition of a catch, the awful rule about calling a timeout before a field goal and how the league reprimands too many players for having fun. We've written about bad coaching and even worse officiating. We've criticized the potential 18-game schedule and wondered what life would be like if the NFL has a work-stoppage next year.
Even though it's the most lucrative sports league in the world and we love it more than anything, sometimes it seems like the NFL isn't doing much right. A decision today may either advance that thinking or reverse it, depending on your opinion.
[Photos: Stunning photos of Marisa Miller]
The league announced that Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Marisa Miller will become the new spokesperson for the NFL. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Miller's first responsibility will be to help promote the upcoming San Francisco 49ers-Denver Broncos game in London.
Either you appreciate the fact that the NFL is using a model to promote the sport or you're baffled why the league would choose now -- right in the middle of the Brett Favre scandal -- to announce this move.
[Related: Ten most beautiful athletes]
Dubbed the "SuperFan," Miller is also set to appear in both print and television commercials for the league. The former Victoria's Secret model will be an NFL spokesperson through at least the 2011 Super Bowl.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/SI-swimsuit-model-Marisa-Miller-is-the-new-NFL-s?urn=nfl-276175

[chefcraig]

Great. This should effectively take fan's minds off the idea that there more than likely will not be a NFL season next year.

[Bob_R]

i think it's perfect...perfect timing.

n recent weeks we've discussed the NFL's inane definition of a catch, the awful rule about calling a timeout before a field goal and how the league reprimands too many players for having fun. We've written about bad coaching and even worse officiating. We've criticized the potential 18-game schedule and wondered what life would be like if the NFL has a work-stoppage next year.
Even though it's the most lucrative sports league in the world and we love it more than anything, sometimes it seems like the NFL isn't doing much right. A decision today may either advance that thinking or reverse it, depending on your opinion.
[Photos: Stunning photos of Marisa Miller]
The league announced that Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Marisa Miller will become the new spokesperson for the NFL. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Miller's first responsibility will be to help promote the upcoming San Francisco 49ers-Denver Broncos game in London.
Either you appreciate the fact that the NFL is using a model to promote the sport or you're baffled why the league would choose now -- right in the middle of the Brett Favre scandal -- to announce this move.
[Related: Ten most beautiful athletes]
Dubbed the "SuperFan," Miller is also set to appear in both print and television commercials for the league. The former Victoria's Secret model will be an NFL spokesperson through at least the 2011 Super Bowl.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/SI-swimsuit-model-Marisa-Miller-is-the-new-NFL-s?urn=nfl-276175

What you have failed to mention is that my avatar will be the new logo for the NFL.

[PETE'S BROTHER]

What you have failed to mention is that my avatar will be the new logo for the NFL.

i was gonna save that tasty morsel for tomorrow

[PETE'S BROTHER]

What you have failed to mention is that my avatar will be the new logo for the NFL.

damn, wuzzup wit da dupes?

[PETE'S BROTHER]

somewhat enheartening.....

Rodgers back at practice
Posted by Mike Spofford on October 14, 2010 – 12:14 pm

QB Aaron Rodgers was back at practice on Thursday, rotating with QB Matt Flynn during the opening jog-through portion. Both were taking snaps.
TE Donald Lee also was back on the practice field after sitting out on Wednesday.
The following players were sitting out during the portion of practice open to the media: LB Clay Matthews, LB Brandon Chillar, T Mark Tauscher and DE Ryan Pickett. Also, DE Mike Neal left after the jog-through.
Stay tuned to Packers.com for Coach McCarthy’s press conference transcript, plus today’s feature story and notebook. Rodgers is expected to talk to reporters following practice today.

[PETE'S BROTHER]

lord....

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/Ines-Sainz-is-returning-to-work-but-not-to-NFL-?urn=nfl-277054

Because of that, and the uproar that ensured, Sainz wants to stay away from the locker room. On Thursday at a news conference near Hollywood, she explained her decision:
"I'm not going into the locker rooms anymore. It's not a good place right now for me. I don't want to be in there."
I need to wait one month to work again because I don't want to be the focus. I'm not looking for that kind of publicity. It affects my career and development in the States."
[Video: See more of reporter Ines Sainz]
Sainz's first assignment will be to interview Pittsburgh Steelers players next week. (Interesting choice, given that Ben Roethlisberger(notes) is returning from his own personal issues as well.) Following that, she will return to speak with the Jets, an event which will become a media event in itself.


HA, absolute circus

[PETE'S BROTHER]

lord....

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/Ines-Sainz-is-returning-to-work-but-not-to-NFL-?urn=nfl-277054

Because of that, and the uproar that ensured, Sainz wants to stay away from the locker room. On Thursday at a news conference near Hollywood, she explained her decision:
"I'm not going into the locker rooms anymore. It's not a good place right now for me. I don't want to be in there."
I need to wait one month to work again because I don't want to be the focus. I'm not looking for that kind of publicity. It affects my career and development in the States."
[Video: See more of reporter Ines Sainz]
Sainz's first assignment will be to interview Pittsburgh Steelers players next week. (Interesting choice, given that Ben Roethlisberger(notes) is returning from his own personal issues as well.) Following that, she will return to speak with the Jets, an event which will become a media event in itself.


HA, absolute circus

[PETE'S BROTHER]

lookin' kinda "ruff" in that pic too.

[Little Texan]

Tony Homo is the biggest choke artist QB in the league! Whenever there is a pressure situation, you can bet your life savings that Homo is gonna fold like a deck of cards and throw an INT every fucking time! I'm tired of these chronic underachievers...FUCK Dallas, I need a new team.

[PETE'S BROTHER]

i told my wife we aren't watchin' packer games at her bar anymore. there is a new sunday bartender that started two weeks ago. we have lost the last two weeks in overtime, coincidence? i think not.

[hambon4lif]

What the fuck is going on with San Diego? They usually start slow, but the Raiders beat them for the first time in 9 years, and yesterday they fell to the St. Louis Lambs!!

If that's not a red alert of a franchise in serious trouble, I don't know what is....

[Von Halen]

What the fuck is going on with San Diego?

I have two words to say.

Norv Turner

[Little Texan]

[chefcraig]

Police: Alcohol, drugs not suspected in crash involving former NFL star linebacker Junior Seau

By Associated Press/Sun Sentinel

12:24 AM EDT, October 19, 2010

CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) — Former NFL star linebacker Junior Seau drove off a seaside cliff and was hospitalized with minor injuries Monday, less than nine hours after he was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence.

The 12-time Pro Bowler's white Cadillac SUV was found on the beach about 100 feet below the roadside, said Carlsbad police Lt. Kelly Cain. Cain said it wasn't a sheer cliff but was a significant, rough slope.

Carlsbad police dispatcher Matthew Pinell said late Monday alcohol and drugs are not suspected to be factors in the crash "at this time."

Seau told investigators he drove off the cliff because he fell asleep.

Cain said the lack of skid marks leading up to where the vehicle plunged off the cliff supported Seau's statement.

"If you have somebody fall asleep, that's the kind of exit you will have," Cain told the North County Times.

Murray "Moose" Lee told the newspaper he saw the crash and was standing just north of the spot with no guardrail where the SUV left the road.

"It went whipping right by me," Lee said. "It didn't even look real."

Seau's 25-year-old live-in girlfriend told authorities that Seau assaulted her during an argument Sunday night at his Oceanside home, according to Oceanside police. She appeared to have minor injuries and did not require medical treatment.

Seau, 41, was arrested outside his home about two hours after police arrived. He wasn't home when authorities got there, but they asked him to return when he called his girlfriend.

Seau posted bail and was released from the San Diego County jail in Vista.

"At this point we think he's fine, but we really don't have any comment," said Richard Doan, who answered the cell phone of Bette Hoffman, who works for Seau's foundation. "There are no injuries, but he seems to be a little shaken up."

Hospital spokeswoman Lisa Ohmstede declined to comment on Seau's condition, and it was unclear whether he remained hospitalized Monday night.

Seau was a star linebacker with the University of Southern California before going to the San Diego Chargers with the fifth pick overall in the 1990 draft. He led the Chargers to the Super Bowl following the 1994 season and remained in San Diego until being traded to the Miami Dolphins in 2003.

He left football briefly in August 2006 after 13 seasons with San Diego and three with Miami. He signed with the New England Patriots four days later and started 14 of the 27 games he played for them over two seasons. He retired after the 2007 season, then came out of retirement for the final four games in 2008. Seau played seven regular-season games in 2009, all as a backup, and made 15 tackles.