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I bleed Green, so I could not leave the last post about the Bears...

BEARS

I just wanted to post another video..

Garcia out, Feeley extended..

In the last few days the buzz around Philly, is Jeff Garcia has not been made an offer to stay as the second string QB. Instead, the management extended A.J. Feeley's contract another three years. Now, Garcia is a free agent, he made implications that money is not an issue, and he would take a considerable pay cut in order to end his career in Philadelphia. I am sure that issue will send shock waves through the Philly fans. The same fans that were screaming to put Feeley in when McNabb went down. I also agree for them to be upset Garcia proved his worth, and the McNabb injury is still up in the air on when he will return, if he will be 100% also.
Garcia is soon to be 37 years old in the NFL that is old.

Its a valid argument from any angle. Not everyone can be the GM of the Eagles.

NFL Combine

Today was the first day of the NFL combine. The annual event can be viewed on the NFL network. It ends on Feb 28th, the combine is an invite to potential draftees from various universities and colleges around the nation. The athletes perform in simple and complex drills (running, sprinting, weightlifting, and more difficult drills geared towards there position(s). There will be scouts and coaches present. This all boils to who gets picked and when in late April when the draft occurs. Major football fans would know all about this events also analysts and press. Any comments?

(Feb. 19, 2007) -- The coaching changes in the NFL that began with the firings of Jim Mora and Dennis Green on New Year's Day continued into mid-February when the Chargers parted ways with Marty Schottenheimer. In all, seven teams have made coaching changes since the end of the 2006 regular season. Here is a rundown of all the head-coaching moves this offseason.

Movin' out, Movin' in

-TEAM- - Previous Coach - - New Coach -

Arizona Cardinals - Dennis Green - Ken Whisenhunt

Atlanta Falcons - Jim Mora - Bobby Petrino

Dallas Cowboys - Bill Parcells - Wade Phillips

Miami Dolphins - Nick Saban - Cam Cameron

Oakland Raiders - Art Shell - Lane Kiffin

Pittsburgh Steelers - Bill Cowher - Mike Tomlin

San Diego Chargers - Marty Schottenheimer - Norv Turner

Big SURPRISE!!!

SAN DIEGO (Feb. 19, 2007) -- Norv Turner got his third shot at an NFL head coaching job when he was hired Monday by the San Diego Chargers, a week after the surprise firing of Marty Schottenheimer.
The hiring came less than 24 hours after the Chargers wrapped up their interviews. The team planned to introduce Turner at an afternoon news conference. Five years ago, Turner interviewed for the job that went to Schottenheimer.
Turner, the San Francisco 49ers' offensive coordinator, was the only one of the six candidates who's been an NFL head coach, and the only one from the offensive side of the ball.
He inherits a team that was an NFL-best 14-2 last season but melted down in its playoff opener, a stunning 24-21 loss to the New England Patriots.
Turner had trouble winning in the regular season, going 58-82-1 in head coaching stints with Washington and Oakland. Schottenheimer had trouble winning in the postseason, going 5-13 overall and 0-2 with the Chargers.

Hardaway Comments....

Recently, Tim Hardaway former NBA All-Star had made elicit comments about gays in professional sports. Now I am kind of torn about this issue. One hand I understand today's culture, I believe "you are what you are", in the world of sports whether it be professional, collegiate, or even high school a open gay individual would not survive. Once that label is placed he or she will have a tough time regardless of talent level. It will be very uncomfortable for the other athletes, and lose focus at time to time. In turn make production go down and ultimately result in losses. Also, create controversy and players lose the desire to even be on the team anymore. One day we will come around and see the light, but until then we will have to deal.

I know this particular statement did not stem from football, but it is a topic involving the entire sports industry.