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Tebow Might Find Title Town Closer To Home
The clock has likely struck midnight on Tebow Time.
With Peyton Manning in discussions to sign a blockbuster deal with the Denver Broncos, the NFL future of incumbent quarterback Tim Tebow is in serious doubt. The crossover football star will almost certainly be traded by the team, ridding coach John Fox and John Elway of a player whose popularity and penchant for comebacks made him an albatross on their plans to mold the franchise in their own image.
Multiple outlets report that the Broncos will try to trade Tebow once the deal with Manning is finalized. He should have no shortage of suitors. He’ll never be a Manning or a Tom Brady, but in the right system, Tebow could flourish as a change-of-pace quarterback or hybrid player. Read More >>
Seahawks Hope Lightning Strikes Twice With Backup Green Bay QB
The national speculation when Matt Flynn left Seattle on Friday for a scheduled meeting with the Dolphins was that the free-agent quarterback would decide to reunite with his former offensive coordinator in Miami.
Sunday, the speculation proved to be unfounded, as Flynn agreed to terms on a multiyear contract with the Seahawks. Flynn, 26, spent the past four seasons as the backup to Aaron Rodgers in Green Bay, where new Dolphins head coach Joe Philbin had been the Packers’ offensive coordinator.
Flynn was widely considered the top QB available in free agency, until the Indianapolis Colts released future Hall of Famer Peyton Manning on March 7 – and despite the fact that Flynn started only two games with the Packers. Read More >>
The Irsay Connection
It may not be included in a Ripley’s Believe It or Not museum, but the connection between the Colt’s QB Peyton Manning – Colt’s Owner Jim Irsay situation, and the former Colt’s QB Johnny Unitas – former Colt’s Owner Bob Irsay (Jim’s father) situation is particularly uncanny. Both QB’s are NFL Hall of Famer’s (Manning universally recognized as a future HOFer), arguably the best QB’s of all time, spent the majority of the careers with the Colts, (Manning 14 seasons, Unitas 16 seasons), and were fondly remembered by the fanbase as the face (Sheriff) of the Colt’s franchise throughout their tenures.
In a way this connection is less coincidence, and closer to the old addage “the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree”. Both father and son owners saw an aging QB, and a promising young QB that could replace them. Read More >>
Top Five NFL Combine Risers
Now that all the players have been measured and interviewed, have taken their physicals and worked out, let’s look at the 10 players whose draft stock changed significantly at this year’s NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis:
Top Five Combine Risers:
1. Kirk Cousins, QB, Michigan State, 6-3 1/2 214; new likely draft position: High second round. Cousins has really helped himself since the end of the 2011 season. He had a strong showing at the Senior Bowl followed by an outstanding performance in Indianapolis. Cousins was the best of the quarterbacks who threw at the Combine; he displayed ideal footwork and passing mechanics to get rid of the ball quickly. Those mechanics helped him show off his NFL-caliber arm strength, and he was accurate on every pass. Cousins still needs to answer questions about his interceptions at Michigan State. Read More >>
“Warded” Off, Hines Ward’s 14-year Tenure With Steelers Comes To An End
Hines Ward’s constant, ear-to-ear smile tucked behind a black facemask has been a lasting image for Pittsburgh Steelers fans the past 14 seasons.
They won’t see it again.
At least, not in a black-and-gold uniform.
The franchise’s all-time leader in just about every meaningful receiving category will be released sometime in the next two weeks said president Art Rooney II on the team’s website on Wednesday.
“We had a conversation today with Hines Ward and informed him that we plan to release him of his contract prior to the start of the 2012 NFL calendar year,” Rooney said. “Hines has been an integral part of our success since we drafted him in 1998, and we will forever be grateful for what he has helped us achieve.”
A four-time Pro Bowl selection and MVP of the 2006 Super Bowl, Ward will finish his Steelers career with 1,000 catches, 12,083 yards and 85 receiving touchdowns. He helped Pittsburgh to three AFC championships and a pair of Super Bowl wins. Read More >>
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 >>
Look Who’s Talking Now
If you like “A 6-5, 230 pound quarterback, with a laser rocket arm” maybe Peyton Manning isn’t for you…
Football scenery in Indianapolis has shifted into the apocalyptic over the past two year. The Indianapolis Colts finished the NFL season with an overall 2-14 record; giving them the proud ownership of the 1st overall pick in the NFL Draft. And it just so happens that Andrew Luck, college football’s most highly touted quarterback prospect since (Indy’s own) QB Peyton Manning, will be foregoing his senior season at Stanford, and entering the 2012 draft.
This unique situation wouldn’t be tracking proverbial substance across the ground if Manning hadn’t sustained a severe neck injury that caused him to miss the entire 2011-2012 season, and is currently putting the future of his playing career in doubt. A $28 million contract option bonus due from the Colts to Manning on March 8th would give the Colts financial justification to part ways with the QB. And the strategic advantage of drafting the young Andrew Luck could make the ”rebuilding” phase of the talent-ridden franchise all the more smooth. (Let’s be honest, all the prime-time Colt’s games last year we’re not fun to watch). 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.
Calling All Arms
Thanks to the NFL lockout, the league’s free-agent market didn’t open as scheduled in March, and there has been a freeze on player transactions in the two months since.
Whenever teams can get back to the business of signing, trading and releasing players, here’s a rundown of what veteran quarterbacks are expected to be available. With the league expected to operate on 2010 rules in the wake of a short-term labor solution, it would limit the unrestricted free agents at the position to players with six or more accrued seasons.
Matt Hasselbeck proved in the playoffs that he still has something left to lead a team, despite the fact he turns 36 in September. If he’s protected well, he can provide one decent year as a starter. Vinnie Iyer ranks him as the top free agent QB available. (AP Photo)
Top five unrestricted free agents
With Peyton Manning and Michael Vick both tagged as franchise players, it leaves a mixed bag of aging stopgaps and young passers out of favor with their current teams:
1. Matt Hasselbeck, Seahawks. He proved in the playoffs that he still has something left to lead a team, despite the fact he turns 36 in September. If he’s protected well, he can provide one decent year as a starter.
2. Marc Bulger, Ravens. Baltimore didn’t need to use him as a No. 2 last season because Joe Flacco continued to be very durable. There’s a chance Bulger could end up with a non-Rams team in the NFC West. One team that needs to become more interested is Chicago because Bulger knows Mike Martz’s offense and could be a solid backup to Jay Cutler.
3. Alex Smith, 49ers. San Francisco reportedly made an early offer to re-sign the 2005 first overall pick and still would like to bring him back after drafting Colin Kaepernick in the second round. Smith deserves another shot, whether it’s San Francisco or somewhere else.
4. Tarvaris Jackson, Vikings. After drafting Christian Ponder in the first round, it doesn’t appear the Vikings are interested in re-signing Jackson. He’s worth a flyer because he comes with good experience at just 28.
5. Kerry Collins, Titans. Collins has stuck around because of his big arm, and as long as he has time to throw, he can still help a team that has everything—running game, line, receivers—in place around him.
Top five QB-needy teams
1. Cardinals. Even though they had quite a mess at the position with Derek Anderson, Max Hall and John Skelton shuffling through the pocket, they passed on drafting a QB. No wonder they are reportedly banking on a big trade.
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