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Deal Or No Deal? Franchise Tag Most Likely For Hawk’s Lynch.
The Seahawks have slightly more than a week remaining to get a deal done with free agent running back Marshawn Lynch. If the Seahawks and Lynch cannot come to terms on a new contract by March 5, the Seahawks have the option of tagging him their “franchise” player, which would virtually assure Seattle would retain Lynch’s services.
If the Seahawks apply the franchise tag to Lynch, any other team signing him to an offer sheet would have to compensate Seattle with a pair of first-round draft choices, absurd compensation, particularly for a running back, and especially for one already in the second half of his NFL career.
Seattle’s other option is to use the “transition” tag on Lynch. In this event, the Seahawks would not be entitled to draft picks if Lynch signed an offer sheet with a competing club, but they would be able to match that offer. A match would ensure that Lynch, Seattle’s leading rusher the past two seasons, would remain a Seahawk. Read More >>
Super Story… (46)
The seconds passed, Brady steps into, out and back into the pocket again, fixes the spot in the endzone he wants to place the ball, and throws the last pass of Super Bowl 46. Down 21-17 in the last minute of the game, Tom Brady and Patriots tried to construct one last drive to win the game.
The Patriot’s drive stalled just below the wrong end of the 50-yard line, when it was time for Brady’s ‘Hail Mary’ to take flight. Aaron Herndanez, Patriot’s tight end, goes up in the endzone, using all his body and fundamental basketball force to block out the three Giant’s defenders, and make a play on the oncoming ball. The football seemingly glances off all eight pairs of hands to the side, while Rob Gronkowski, the Patriot’s other notable tight end, rhin-aceously charges toward the ball, but is too late to sweep-up the football before it hits the turf. Read More >>
Peyton Manning in Seattle?
The rebuilding of the Indianapolis Colts’ franchise is well under way, but one question persists: Will it involve the NFL franchise’s very foundation?
As the Colts move from what was to what will be, the future of quarterback Peyton Manning remains uncertain. Owner Jim Irsay holds Manning’s fate with the Colts in his hands and will make the call by March 8 when a $28 million option bonus is due.
In an exclusive interview with Indianapolis Star columnist Bob Kravitz, the NFL‘s only four-time MVP touched on several topics, including how things have changed at the team complex. That, by the way, is where he continues to rehab from Sept. 8 neck surgery that forced him to miss the 2011 season.
“I’m not in a very good place for healing, let’s just say that,” Manning said. “Everybody’s walking around on eggshells. I don’t recognize our building right now. There’s such complete and total change.”
The day after the Colts ended the season 2-14, Irsay fired vice chairman Bill Polian and vice president/general manager Chris Polian. He replaced them with general manager Ryan Grigson.
On Jan. 17, Irsay and Grigson fired coach Jim Caldwell and most of his coaching staff.
So many individuals key to the Colts’ long run of success—115 wins from 2000-09, a league record for a decade; a league record-tying nine consecutive playoff appearances; two trips to the Super Bowl, including a win over Chicago in Super Bowl XLI—no longer are around.
Super Bowl Sunday!!!
It’s 2007 all over again. As with that year, the New York Giants and New England Patriots will meet for the NFL championship. To start the two weeks of preparation, start with comparisons of the team. And then find out who we see winning the title game.
A head-to-head breakdown of NFL Super Bowl XLVI, to be played Feb. 5 at Indianapolis:
Offenses
The Patriots were second in total offense at 428 yards per game and third in scoring offense (at 32.1 points per game. The Giants weren’t too shabby either, finishing eighth (385.1) and ninth (24.6) in those categories, respectively. Tom Brady maintained his status as an elite passer, and his counterpart, Eli Manning joined him in that echelon with his best career season.
Each QB has two prolific targets. Brady’s steady playmakers work the inside, tight end Rob Gronkowski and wide receiver Wes Welker. Manning relies on starting wide receivers Hakeem Nicks and Victor Cruz to stretch the field and make big gains.
The difference comes in the supporting cast.
College Players On Display For NFL
The East-West Shrine College Game, which kicks off Saturday, marks the beginning of spring scouting travels. Every year a few players greatly improve their draft status in this showcase with a strong week.
Examples? The St. Louis Rams’ Rodger Saffold, the first pick of the second round in 2010, and Mike Kafka, a 2010 fourth-round pick by the Philadelphia Eagles, enhanced their profiles for NFL scouts last year.
After evaluating players on film and talking to scouts, we compiled a list of 10 College players NFL teams are interested to see this week.
In projected draft order:
Micah Pellerin, CB, Hampton, 6-0, 185 pounds
Despite his height, Pellerin has the foot quickness and smooth speed to stay with any receiver he faced. Now he must prove he can handle the speed of professionals. Pellerin is raw and must improve his backpedal and transition. This week will be a good test to see if he has the burst needed to catch up a receiver gets separation. If Pellerin shines, he could get a last-minute invitation to the Senior Bowl. PROJECTED: Late first round.
Matt Reynolds, T/G, BYU, 6-4, 310 pounds
NFC Checkdown
Congratulations to the NFL teams that survived the wild-card round of the NFC playoffs this weekend. Their reward, however, is a much tougher opponent on the road in the divisional round.
The New Orleans Saints were joined on Sunday by the New York Giants, who stopped the Atlanta Falcons cold for a 24-2 victory.
So there’s little time to celebrate what went right, because it’s now time to quickly right everything they did wrong for a different matchup in the next NFL round.
Although the forecast seems cloudy against a well-rested, well-prepared higher seed, here’s a look at what the Giants and Saints need to do to spoil the sunny outlook of the bye teams:
New York Giants
Chances of winning at Green Bay: 40 percent.
What they need to keep doing: Run the ball effectively. The Giants rediscovered their dormant running game—which was dead last in the NFL during the regular season—with an ideal combination to keep their offense balanced.
Brandon Jacobs and Ahmad Bradshaw both had 14 carries in the win over Atlanta and combined for 155 yards rushing. But now they need to bottle that Thunder and Lightning and take it with them to Lambeau Field. The Packers’ run defense has shown some cracks of late, so New York should look to keep its backs busy.
Playoff Picks
Tim Tebow and the Denver Broncos’ offense have lost their mojo. They struggled mightily the past three NFL weeks against the 3-4 defenses of the New England Patriots, Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs. Now he faces the Pittsburgh Steelers, who have a much better version of the alignment with the league’s top-ranked defense.
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AFC Game of the Week Pittsburgh Steelers at Denver Broncos, 4:30 p.m. Sunday. The Steelers like to be aggressive with their zone-blitz schemes under Dick LeBeau, but look for them to hold back a bit here. What has been working against Tebow is working to keep him in the pocket and locking up on his two outside receivers man-on-man. That leaves five to six defenders in the middle to stop the run and control shorter routes.
You can bet the Steelers will lean a lot on strong safety Troy Polamalu here. He will fill hard against the run, which the Broncos must do often. On the few occasions Denver will trust Tebow to drop back, Polamalu will be ready to either trick him into throwing an interception or fly upfield to limit his scrambling.
This is a pretty bad matchup for Tebow, because when he tries to throw to his wide receivers, he’ll see them struggle to gain separation against the Steelers’ physical cornerbacks. The Steelers will be without starting free safety Ryan Clark for this game and feature back Rashard Mendenhall in the playoffs. Mendenhall’s loss because of a knee injury might be a factor down the line, but not here. Read More >>
Playoff Story Lines
Twelve NFL teams are thinking postseason. For everyone else, the offseason has begun. Here are 10 story lines to ponder heading into the NFL playoffs:
Postseason
Without Rashard Mendenhall, the Steelers might be able to make a Super Bowl run. (AP Photo)
• Every playoff team looks vulnerable in some way. The Green Bay Packers were last in the NFL in total defense. The Patriots were last in the AFC. And those are the two No. 1 seeds.
Those defensive numbers are slightly misleading, because both the Packers and Patriots often built huge leads and gave up meaningless yards. The point is this: Good offensive teams move the ball against both Green Bay and New England.
Go ahead and make the Packers (15-1) the team to beat as the defending Super Bowl champs with the best record in football. But the New Orleans Saints touched the Packers for 34 points in Week 1. The New York Giants scored 35 against Green Bay in Week 13. Meanwhile, the Patriots lost their past three playoff games, including the past two at home.
Both Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady must bring their A games throughout the postseason. If not, their teams could get knocked off.
• The New York Giants were 9-7 and the last team to make the playoffs, but could be dangerous. They are coming off two impressive victories in pressure-packed situations. For them, the playoffs have already started and they have responded.
The return of Osi Umenyiora, added to Jason Pierre-Paul and Justin Tuck, gives the Giants three elite rushers to attack quarterbacks. Plus the Giants have a quarterback, Eli Manning, and a coach, Tom Coughlin, who already have Super Bowl rings. The Giants believe they can make a championship run like they did in 2007.
Seahawks sign new player: Get his name and number on any of your favorite Seahawks gear at Onthefield.com
The Seattle Seahawks have signed tackle Allen Barbre and placed tackle James Carpenter on injured reserve, the team announced today.
Barbre has played in 28 career games (seven starts), including three last season with the Seahawks. He most recently spent time with the Miami Dolphins before being released on September 6, 2011. Barbre (pronounced BAR-ber) was Green Bay’s fourth-round selection (119th overall) in the 2007 NFL Draft from Missouri Southern.
Carpenter was Seattle’s first-round draft choice (25th overall) in the 2011 NFL Draft and started nine games this season (8-right tackle, 1-left guard).
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Happy Har-Bowl-Giving
For the moment the plan is to make a quick appearance, take some pictures and shake some hands, and then scurry to a place where the television cameras can’t possibly get close enough to capture human emotion.
Of course, plans in the Harbaugh family have been known to go awry, particularly during the Thanksgiving holiday when football has always – always – trumped all. There were many a turkey dinner when one of the boys would call dibs on the wishbone and the other would snatch it, or one would insist on licking the last drop of creamed corn from the bowl and the other would steal it away, and about the only thing that could quiet the ruckus was a game of catch on the outside lawn in NFL Gear.
“Eating was always a competitive sport. Fun, messy, loud—I’m sure you can imagine. Our Thanksgivings were probably like every American household when the kids were growing up, with everyone eating until they’re stuffed and the night ending with football, either watching or playing it in our favorite NFL Gear from Onthefield.com,” Jackie Harbaugh was saying earlier this week.
The basics haven’t changed—there will be a roasted bird, a pigskin, some squabbles—but never has a Harbaugh Thanksgiving featured trimmings quite like this. Because as anyone worth their Madden NFL 12 surely knows, history will be made Thursday night when John and Jim Harbaugh become the first brothers to face each other as NFL head coaches.
— No turkeys on the field this Thanksgiving: Check Thursday’s NFL previews: Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions, 12:30 p.m. ET | Miami Dolphins at Dallas Cowboys, 4:15 p.m. ET | San Francisco 49ers at Baltimore Ravens, 8:20 p.m. ET
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