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Ken Harvey Talks About Redskins' Brian Orakpo at DE/LB
I am certainly ready for some non-Bruce Allen/Vinny Cerrato discussions. You? A big tailgating topic is why haven't the Redskins moved Orakpo to DE full-time? Ken Harvey and I spoke earlier about his personal experiences and thoughts yesterday: Ken Harvey: In Arizona when I was drafted, all my...
Brian Orakpo Draws Heavy Praise from Chris Samuels and London Fletcher
Homer McFanboy aka Brian Murphy has been a staple at Redskins training camp and spoke with Chris Samuels and London Fletcher about Orakpo's progress. It's officially time to get excited people: "You know, I'll tell you, this young kid is going to be awesome at this level," said offensive tackle...
Chris Wilson Moving to Strong Side Linebacker
Chris Wilson was on Doc Walker and Kevin Sheehan's 'The Locker Room,' yesterday talking about Chris's move from DE to Linebacker. I paraphrased the interview below, or you can listen to it in full here. Doc: Chris, you're moving away from the line to linebacker. Are you OK with this? Chris:...
Great article on Colts new MLBer Buster Davis
Buster Davis doesn't care what you think about his "size."Photo (cropped): DetroitLions.com Even though I personally am 6'5 and weigh 200 pounds, I root for the little guy. Always have. So, I am more than a little pleased that the Colts have signed former-Florida star LBer...
Cause for Concern: OLB Boss Bailey
Let me first intorduce this piece by stating that it is not my intention bring unwaranted negativity to this site. On the contrary, I vehemently oppose it. But the title of this series should make it clear what my goal here is: Cause: \koz\ n. Something that brings about an effect or...
Rosy Colvin: Come to your senses, man!
Adam Shefter of NFL.com (tip to DoTheMathis98) says that two teams are vying for Rosevelt Colvin's services: the Colts and the Texans. With the Texans, Colvin has a chance to start because, well, aside from DeMeco Ryans the Texans LBers stink. If Colvin wants to up his sack totals and play for a...
DJ's "Development"
Kcchiefs.com posted a fairly underwhelming interview with Derrick Johnson yesterday. I don't claim to be an expert in how to extract information from professional athletes, but as we saw on Hard Knocks last year, athletes are coached to be cordial and avoidant. So I would do everything I can to...
So what exactly is the "Ted" linebacker?
I know many readers of Niners Nation know what the "Ted" linebacker is and how that position fits into the 49ers 3-4 scheme. While I have a general understanding of the 3-4 and the "Ted," I have still been quite curious about the position. One of the primary position battles in training camp will...
2008 Colts Draft Pick: LB Philip Wheeler
AP Photo/Phil Coale Right after the Colts made Philip Wheeler their 3rd round draft choice, I received this email from David Halprin, head writer over at Blogging the Boys telling me that the Colts had "drafted his guy." David is a huge Philip Wheeler fan, and I got the sense he...
Colts potentially adding Dominic Rhodes and Rosevelt Colvin
With the news that Dom Rhodes was cut by Oakland yesterday, it seems logical to assume the Colts will look into bringing him back into the fold. Rhodes was a very popular member of the team. Despite his arrest last year for getting drunk and peeing in his pants, Dom is not known as a trouble maker...
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