NFL 2011 season

[Ed Anger]

I loathe Tedy Bruschi on ESPN. Even more than Schlereth.

[Liep]

With the NFL 12 cover athlete being from the Browns, at least the Madden curse can't do any serious damage to a contending team this year.

[JacobL]

Being reported that Bucs Hall of Famer Lee Roy Selmon has passed away tonight of a stroke.   


Edit:  Enough conflicting reports saying he is alive but in bad shape.  Might still pull through.

[jimmy olsen]

I loathe Tedy Bruschi on ESPN. Even more than Schlereth.

Any particular reason beyond being a prominent ex-Pat?

[Neil]

I loathe Tedy Bruschi on ESPN. Even more than Schlereth.

Any particular reason beyond being a prominent ex-Pat?

Isn't that enough?

[Ed Anger]

Timmy can take his questions and shove them up his ass.

[Valmy]

I do not remember when this started but I just do not get why we stopped starting the NFL season on Labor Day Weekend.  Pre-Season on this most sacred of football Holidays is perverse.

[sbr]

I do not remember when this started but I just do not get why we stopped starting the NFL season on Labor Day Weekend.  Pre-Season on this most sacred of football Holidays is perverse.

I assumed it was a TV ratings thing.

[CountDeMoney]

Hey Neil, some surprises:

The club released a list of its final cuts Saturday. Those players are: linebackers Tavares Gooden, Prescott Burgess and rookies Josh Bynes and Chavis Williams, wide receivers Marcus Smith, Brandon Jones and James Hardy, defensive tackle Lamar Divens and rookies Bryan Hall and Derek Simmons, cornerbacks Danny Gorrer and rookies Talmadge Jackson and Josh Victorian, running backs Jalen Parmele and rookie Damien Berry, centers Jason Murphy and rookie Tim Barnes, tight ends Davon Drew and rookie Johdrick Morris, and rookie safeties Mana Silva and Nate Williams.

Other players waived included: rookie guard Justin Boren, quarterback Hunter Cantwell, fullback Ryan Mahaffey, offensive tackle Andre Ramsey and long snapper Patrick Scales.

Left tackle Ramon Harewood has been placed on injured reserve.

[Neil]

Yeah, I've been following the Twitter feed today.  Gooden, Burgess and Marcus Smith are surprises, although maybe not so much.  After all, Smith and Burgess are special teams demons, and special teams is being de-emphasized by the league.  Josh Bynes had a monster Game 4, so I think he'll have a home somewhere.

Jason Phillips made the team.  I'm happy.

[Valmy]

Glad to see Sergio Kindle made it on the depth chart.

[CountDeMoney]

Glad to see Sergio Kindle made it on the depth chart.

Skull may be broken, but he's fast as all hell.

[MadBurgerMaker]

Chris O was cut by the Texans.  That sucks....I was hoping they'd keep him over Slaton.  Hope he gets picked up elsewhere.

[CountDeMoney]

Wow.

The Ravens reached a one-year agreement Sunday with five-time Pro Bowl center Andre Gurode, increasing questions about Matt Birk's availability for the season opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

His deal, which has a maximum value of $3 million, according to ESPN, is contingent on him passing a physical.

[Neil]

That's a powerful pickup.  And Reed's suspension means they don't even need to cut anyone.