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It’s not about parity, it’s about QBs

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:34:35 +0000

Skolnick: Sure, the Saints won the Super Bowl. But they didn’t do it because of the league’s famed “parity.” Ask most NFL observers, and they’ll argue that quarterback stability creates coaching stability . With their quarterbacks in place, the Patriots, Colts and Eagles had no need to keep changing head coaches – and so they didn’t. They also thrived during the last decade.

Skonick: Elite QBs — not parity — behind NFL success

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:34:35 +0000

Skolnick: Ask most NFL observers, and they’ll argue that quarterback stability creates coaching stability . With their quarterbacks in place, the Patriots, Colts and Eagles had no need to keep changing head coaches – and so they didn’t. They also thrived during the last decade.

NFL preview: division breakdowns, predictions

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:25:54 +0000

Rosenthal: The 2010 NFL season is finally here. Did your team address enough of its issues entering training camp to be a contender? Or will those issues prevent a playoff run? We have answers and predictions for every division.

Life without Roethlisberger begins for Steelers

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:49:39 +0000

Ben Roethlisberger loves to be the guy who gets his team out of trouble, throws the big touchdown pass, makes the play that changes a season.

White undergoes surgery on torn right Achilles

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:33:07 +0000

Broncos running back LenDale White doesn’t have to go far for advice as he recovers from a surgically repaired torn right Achilles’ tendon that will sideline him for the season.

Bruce Allen responds to trade talk

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:15:20 +0000

Washington Redskins general manager Bruce Allen says there’s nothing to report regarding a potential trade of defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth to the Tennessee Titans, according to Post beat man Rick Maese. ESPN’s Chris Mortensen reported Tuesday morning that the Redskins and Titans were talking about a trade that would send Haynesworth to his former team.

The Redskins are still asking for too much in return for Haynesworth, according to Mort. Pro Bowl outside linebacker Brian Orakpo told reporters Tuesday that players were attempting to focus on the Dallas Cowboys rather than Haynesworth’s situation.

“It’s very distracting, but we try not to let it get to us,” said Orakpo. “Because we’re tired of talking about it, Albert’s tired of talking about it, [Mike] Shanahan’s tired of talking about it. Everybody is. We want to move on to be a normal team in this league and not worry about individualism. … We got a big game coming up and we can’t be worrying about No. 92 right now and all this speculation.”

PFT: Brady downplays talk of contract extension

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:37:27 +0000

Jets re-sign Richardson, sign 3 to practice squad

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 05:58:31 +0000

Tony Richardson is back paving the way for the New York Jets’ running game.

PFT: Housmandzadeh takes parting shot at Seahawks

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 05:42:01 +0000

“This is my opinion: me not being there, I can promise you, had nothing to do with football. Not in my opinion,” wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh said of the Seahawks. “Nobody on that team beat me out.”

Tebow Watch: No official word on No. 2 job

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 04:20:25 +0000

Denver coach Josh McDaniels told reporters Tuesday that he has not decided who his backup quarterback will be Sunday at Jacksonville.

McDaniels said that rookie Tim Tebow and veteran Brady Quinn will still compete this week for the job.

“We’re not going to name [the No. 2 QB] right now,” McDaniels said. “We got three that we like and … (Tebow and Quinn) are going to compete and we’ll try to make the decision that we feel is best on game day for our team, based on how we’re going to play the game … There’s a lot of factors that will go into that. How they practice and how things look during the week will probably play a large role in determining who we name as the No. 2.”

Tebow has to be the favorite to be the No. 2 in Denver on Sunday because he moved the ball better than Quinn in the preseason, the team has plans to use Tebow in packages this season and the team has more invested in Tebow than Quinn. Plus, Tebow replaced starter Kyle Orton in the past two preseason games.

Another major hint is that, at this point, the plan is to have just two quarterback active on the 45-man roster. With Tebow likely to get on the field in some packages, such as the Wildcat and in the red zone, he will likely be on the active roster.