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After listening on the radio, hearing the reviews and seeing some of the highlights, I believed that JP had a so-so game. But, after watching it on NFL network, I think JP played well and that, but for a couple of dropped balls and Evans falling down, the Bills could have scored in the first two drives. In the first series, he hit Evans on a deep out route at the sideline. I thought initially it was thrown into the ground, but upon closer review, it hit Evans in the chest and was a catchable ball thrown where only Evans could catch it. Next, he had Evans open on a fly pattern in which Evans was tripped by the defender and fell. It was a nice touch pass and could have been a big gain. In the third series, the drive was stalled when Josh Reed bobbled another nice ball thrown low and away where nobody else could catch it. A catch would have been a first down. In the fourth and fifth series, JP's looked good in passing and running, both drives ending in scores. He had one bad throw into traffic down the middle that Haddad ended up catching. Throughout, Evans used his athletic ability to escape the rush and throw a short pass or run for a good gain. The most troubling part was his two passes down the middle into traffic that could have been intercepted and, of course, his fumble at the beginning of the third quarter. However, overall, I came away with a lot better feeling about his performance.

OJ says he is a fan of Mao Tse Tung? Huh? It sounds like a freudian slip. He thinks Mao did a lot of good things for his people before his actions and policies led to famine, repression and death. And, OJ was a great running back, successful actor and pitch man before his actions led to...

It looks like Phil is choking, again. I thought he only choked when he was head-to-head with Tiger.

It didn't help matters. He didn't play worth a sh#t.

I jumped off his bandwagon when he f'd up during the Ryder Cup last year after he changed clubs the week of the Cup. His priorities shown through.

While I have no less sympathy for those who die from lung cancer, people have known for a long, long time that smoking is bad for your health. It's a myth that only during the 70's we found out. It doesn't take a scientific study to determine that inhaling smoke into your lungs is not good for you.

The offensive play calling was perfect for JP, a lot of bootlegs to cut the field in half and play-action passes--similar to Roethlisberger last season. JP will be fine with that type of offensive game-planning.

Trenton Times=Mike Florio

SIRIUS Satellite Radio to Broadcast Every Game of 2005 NFL Pre-Season SIRIUS Satellite Radio will have live play-by-play action of every 2005 NFL pre-season game live starting with the American Bowl (Colts vs. Falcons) from the Tokyo Dome in Japan on Saturday, August 6th - through the Denver Broncos-Arizona Cardinals game on Friday, September 2nd. The NFL’s annual Hall-of-Fame Game in Canton, Ohio, featuring the (Dolphins vs. Bears), will be played on Monday, August 8th. SIRIUS will air the game on three channels, allowing listeners to hear the broadcasts of CBS Radio Sports/Westwood One (Ch 125), WBBM Radio in Chicago (Ch 124) and 790 ‘The Ticket’ in Miami (Ch 123). Check out the full pre-season broadcast schedule after the jump… Channels: Home Away American Bowl - Tokyo, Japan Sat 8/6 5:00 AM Indianapolis Colts at Atlanta Falcons 124 123 Hall-of-Fame Game - Canton, Ohio Mon 8/8 8:00 PM Miami Dolphins at Chicago Bears (National) 125 Mon 8/8 8:00 PM Miami Dolphins at Chicago Bears 124 123 Week 1: Thu 8/11 8:00 PM San Diego Chargers at Green Bay Packers 124 123 Fri 8/12 7:00 PM Detroit Lions at New York Jets 124 123 Fri 8/12 7:30 PM New England Patriots at Cincinnati Bengals 126 127 Fri 8/12 8:00 PM Chicago Bears at St. Louis Rams 181 121 Fri 8/12 8:00 PM Kansas City Chiefs at Minnesota Vikings 102 125 Fri 8/12 8:00 PM Seattle Seahawks at New Orleans Saints 110 138 Fri 8/12 8:00 PM Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Tennessee Titans 134 Sat 8/13 7:30 PM Baltimore Ravens at Atlanta Falcons 125 126 Sat 8/13 7:30 PM Miami Dolphins at Jacksonville Jaguars 181 121 Sat 8/13 8:00 PM Buffalo Bills at Indianapolis Colts 148 143 Sat 8/13 8:00 PM Denver Broncos at Houston Texans 141 142 Sat 8/13 8:00 PM New York Giants at Cleveland Browns 135 138 Sat 8/13 8:00 PM Washington Redskins at Carolina Panthers 124 123 Sat 8/13 10:00PM Dallas Cowboys at Arizona Cardinals 102 110 Sat 8/13 10:00PM Oakland Raiders at San Francisco 49ers 127 134 Mon 8/15 8:00 PM Philadelphia Eagles at Pittsburgh Steelers 124 123 Week 2: Thu 8/18 8:00 PM New Orleans Saints at New England Patriots 124 123 Fri 8/19 7:30 PM Tennessee Titans at Atlanta Falcons 123 Fri 8/19 8:00 PM Cincinnati Bengals at Washington Redskins 127 126 Fri 8/19 8:00 PM Minnesota Vikings at New York Jets 124 125 Sat 8/20 1:00 PM Cleveland Browns at Detroit Lions 124 123 Sat 8/20 6:00 PM Green Bay Packers at Buffalo Bills 125 123 Sat 8/20 7:30 PM Jacksonville Jaguars at Tampa Bay Bucs 180 181 Sat 8/20 7:30 PM Miami Dolphins at Pittsburgh Steelers 102 121 Sat 8/20 8:00 PM Carolina Panthers at New York Giants 124 126 Sat 8/20 8:00 PM Chicago Bears at Indianapolis Colts 141 142 Sat 8/20 8:00 PM Oakland Raiders at Houston Texans 110 127 Sat 8/20 8:00 PM Philadelphia Eagles at Baltimore Ravens 134 135 Sat 8/20 8:30 PM Arizona Cardinals at Kansas City Chiefs 138 136 Sat 8/20 9:00 PM San Francisco 49ers at Denver Broncos 148 143 Sun 8/21 4:00 PM St. Louis Rams at San Diego Chargers 124 123 Mon 8/22 8:00 PM Dallas Cowboys at Seattle Seahawks 124 123 Week 3: Thu 8/25 8:00 PM Atlanta Falcons at Jacksonville Jaguars 124 123 Fri 8/26 7:30 PM Cincinnati Bengals at Philadelphia Eagles 121 123 Fri 8/26 8:00 PM Baltimore Ravens at New Orleans Saints 126 Fri 8/26 8:00 PM Buffalo Bills at Chicago Bears 110 Fri 8/26 8:00 PM Carolina Panthers at Cleveland Browns 124 Fri 8/26 8:00 PM New England Patriots at Green Bay Packers 125 134 Fri 8/26 8:00 PM New York Jets at New York Giants 111 102 Fri 8/26 8:00 PM Pittsburgh Steelers at Washington Redskins 127 Fri 8/26 8:00 PM San Diego Chargers at Minnesota Vikings 136 Fri 8/26 9:30 PM Arizona Cardinals at Oakland Raiders 180 181 Fri 8/26 10:00PM Tennessee Titans at San Francisco 49ers 138 Sat 8/27 7:30 PM Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Miami Dolphins 123 125 Sat 8/27 8:00 PM Houston Texans at Dallas Cowboys 121 138 Sat 8/27 8:00 PM Indianapolis Colts at Denver Broncos 124 126 Sat 8/27 8:30 PM Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs 127 134 Mon 8/29 8:00 PM St. Louis Rams at Detroit Lions 124 123 Week 4: Thu 9/1 7:30 PM Atlanta Falcons at Miami Dolphins 136 Thu 9/1 7:30 PM Houston Texans at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 133 Thu 9/1 7:30 PM New York Jets at Philadelphia Eagles 181 Thu 9/1 8:00 PM Cleveland Browns at Chicago Bears 180 125 Thu 9/1 8:00 PM Green Bay Packers at Tennessee Titans 123 Thu 9/1 8:00 PM Jacksonville Jaguars at Dallas Cowboys 124 Thu 9/1 8:00 PM New York Giants at New England Patriots 110 102 Thu 9/1 8:00 PM Pittsburgh Steelers at Carolina Panthers 134 Thu 9/1 8:00 PM Washington Redskins at Baltimore Ravens 138 Thu 9/1 9:00 PM New Orleans Saints at Oakland Raiders 127 Thu 9/1 10:00PM San Francisco 49ers at San Diego Chargers 126 Fri 9/2 7:00 PM Detroit Lions at Buffalo Bills 123 126 Fri 9/2 7:30 PM Indianapolis Colts at Cincinnati Bengals 102 110 Fri 9/2 8:00 PM Kansas City Chiefs at St. Louis Rams 124 125 Fri 9/2 9:00 PM Minnesota Vikings at Seattle Seahawks 134 127 Fri 9/2 10:00PM Denver Broncos at Arizona Cardinals 138 121

Florio's high level league sources say TD is just lucky. He's lucky that he got a 3rd for TH and lucky that WM's knee healed properly and became a top-flight rb.

Reese said that during the draft, he offered two 5th round picks for TH. Reese knew that TH was worth a 3rd rounder, but, as a "cheap-skate", he was trying to give away as little as he had to. Reese kept in touch with TD following draft. After Fred Taylor's workout, Jacksonville expressed an interest in TH. Reese does not know whether this was the result of a bad workout or not, but after Jacksonville's discussions with Bills heated up, the Titans stepped up to the plate. TD told Reese that he would accept the offer from the first team to offer a 3rd.

I like Patrick, but Kilborn is so f'ing smug and would try to insert his political commentary into a Sportscenter. Why is he so smug, he has a talk show that comes on at 2:00 am that nobody watches. Is it still on the air, anyway?

Ok, so it mentions Flutie as an honorable mention, but ... Backup plans: Top five No. 2s who could be No. 1s July 13, 2005 By Clark Judge CBS SportsLine.com Senior Writer Some people say Tom Brady's the NFL's best quarterback; others insist it's Peyton Manning. Me? I'm sitting this one out, content to evaluate neither Manning nor Brady but to choose this year's five most significant backups. Entering his 10th season, Jay Fiedler jumps from the Fins to the AFC East rival Jets. Yes, backups. First, let's go over the ground rules: (1) To be significant, these guys must play for teams that are potential playoff candidates, and (2) they must be in situations where they have a chance of starting at some point. That, then, disqualifies Green Bay's Aaron Rodgers because quarterbacks who sit behind Brett Favre do nothing but sit. It also rules out San Francisco's Tim Rattay, who happens to work for the league's ball and chain. It doesn't, however, eliminate the Jets' Jay Fiedler, Buffalo's Kelly Holcomb or Jeff Garcia of Detroit, a team that last year suffered five of its last six losses by 18 points -- or just over a field goal per game. I think you get the idea. If your team is decent, and your starter is vulnerable, you qualify. These are five backups who could have the greatest impact on this season: 1. Jay Fiedler, N.Y. Jets: Another smart pickup by the club. Last year it turned to Quincy Carter while Chad Pennington was recovering from a sore shoulder, and he won two of three starts. This year, it has the proven Fiedler behind Pennington, who returns from surgery for a torn rotator cuff in his throwing shoulder. Fiedler is the perfect fit. He's from Long Island. He needed a change of scenery. And the guy's a winner. He was languishing in Miami, where he led the Dolphins to two playoff appearances and won twice as many as he lost (35-17) before last season, but now he has a chance to make an impact. There are a couple of things to consider here: 1) The Jets made the playoffs three of the past four years, and 2) Pennington has yet to play an entire season, missing nine games the past two years to injuries. Just a hunch, but Fiedler will play a role in the Jets' fortunes. 2. Jeff Garcia, Detroit: Smart move, numero dos. Like Fiedler, Garcia has the credentials, with three consecutive Pro Bowl appearances on his resume. Like Fiedler, he needed a change of scene. So he moves to Detroit, where he's paired with coach Steve Mariucci, and I'm not sure who needs who more. Mariucci last had a winning season in 2002 when Garcia led the 49ers to the playoffs; Garcia last had a winning season in 2002 when Mariucci ... I think you can see where this is going. Garcia is a safety net for Joey Harrington, with the Lions ready to pull the plug if Harrington falters again. I know the Lions haven't won more than six games in any season since 2000, but trust me -- they're a factor in the NFC North, and Garcia could be the panacea for an offense that features three first-round draft picks at wide receiver, a potentially great running back and an enigma at quarterback. 3. Josh McCown, Arizona: The Cardinals have the lineup to make a run at first place in the NFC West -- provided, of course, they figure out how to beat San Francisco and keep one quarterback on the field. This year that quarterback is Kurt Warner, but tell me the last time he played an entire season. OK, I'll help: It was 2001, when he was the league's MVP. Since then, he has had 16 starts in three years, including nine last season before he was pulled. That's not exactly what the Cards have in mind. So the question is: Who's behind the guy? Enter McCown, who coach Dennis Green once said reminded him of Brett Favre but later benched in favor of Sean King. So Green doesn't believe in the guy, but let's face facts here: McCown was 6-7 as a starter in his first crack at the job. That's not bad. 4. Kelly Holcomb, Buffalo: The Bills' Tom Donahoe has built a career out of outmaneuvering opponents, and his signing of the former Cleveland backup qualifies as this year's clever move. Holcomb not only is good; he's so good he shredded Pittsburgh for 429 yards and three touchdowns in a 2002 playoff loss and hit 30 of 39 for 413 yards and five TDs last year against Cincinnati. Buffalo qualifies as a potential playoff candidate, largely on the strength of its 8-2 finish last year. Yes, the Bills start an unproven quarterback in J.P. Losman, but Donahoe saw enough talent there to make him a first-round draft pick. That's the good news. The bad: Losman missed most of his rookie season with a training-camp injury and played sparingly. The Bills are in his hands, but if he struggles -- and he could -- the cavalry is waiting. 5. Jon Kitna, Cincinnati: The Bengals are going to be trouble this year, and it's because -- hallelujah -- they have a quarterback who looks like the real deal. In his first year as a starter, Carson Palmer grew into the job in a hurry, throwing for 11 touchdowns in his last four games before bowing out with a knee injury. I don't know if Palmer is fragile; all I know is that he missed the last three games. Kitna stepped in and won two of them, which runs his two-year total at Cincinnati to 10-9. I'll take that from a backup, especially with Kitna throwing 30 touchdown passes over that span. Palmer makes this team dangerous, but Kitna is what every coach would love to have: a veteran with the experience of playing and winning if you're forced to make a move. Honorable mention, Doug Flutie, New England: OK, so I just broke the ground rules. Tom Brady hasn't missed a game since joining the starting lineup in 2001. The Patriots know that, too, yet they signed Flutie, 42, as insurance just in case. And that's the point. If something happens to Brady, the Patriots want protection, and Flutie's the ticket. He can win games. He can win big games. And he's made a career of doing both. Look at it this way: Which would you rather have as your first option behind Brady -- Flutie or Rohan Davey and Matt Cassel? I thought so. Flutie has 66 career regular-season starts; Davey and Cassel have none. The Patriots were looking for experience in the event of an emergency -- someone who could keep the train moving forward -- and they found it. No, I don't know what he has left either, but with Flutie, it has never been as much about talent as it has guts, tenacity and willpower. The guy's a terrific competitor -- he was San Diego's co-most inspirational player in 2003 when he backed up Drew Brees -- and his addition is another strong move by the shrewdest operation in the business.

If Chris Brown can learn to stay healthy, he can be a very good back: Chris Brown stats: -- RUSHING -- -- RECEIVING -- YEAR ATT YDS AVG LNG TD REC YDS AVG LNG 2004 220 1067 4.9 52 6 20 147 7.4 21 What if Brown outplays Henry in camp and earns the starting role? Will Henry whine again? Either way, I can't see the Titans just benching their thousand yard back and giving Henry all the carries.

It seems to be little more than an affirmative action program to help get more black players into broadcasting after their playing days are over.

Agreed. And then when that referee screeches, "First doooowwwwnnnnnnn!!!". That whole "And, twiiiinns!!" campaign was awful. If that wasn't bad enough, little Richie adopted that referee's screech during his "hot seat" type of studio interview segment saying "First dooooowwwwnnnn!!", second and so-on for every question. I could have strangled him.

The mitigating factor that makes Subway the worst is that during football, their commercials comes on at every commercial break. It's not just Jaret. I still have the "Henry, John Henry..." idiot jingle from a few years ago embedded on my mind.

Agreed. It's done by a group of punks who look like the types who do ecstacy and smoke pot regularly. My personal least favorite is Jaret from Subway. I have personally boycotted the place because of my extreme dislike of the nerd.

While I think Rosenhaus is a jackass who is bad for football, I think it is the player unhappy with his contract who seeks him out. He is just a symptom and not the disease.

You mean this one: Horrible Song

Tater, I suggest that you respond as a cash strapped former NFL qb named Rob Johnson and keep this going ala McGillicuddy.

Best: Reagan Worst: Clinton the rapist in chief.

What is worse, Shar-Apova, or this: Surfin jp

Saints QB Brooks backs Gandy's salary cut refusal By Larry Weisman, USA TODAY Before the New Orleans Saints put their hand in Wayne Gandy's pocket, they should consider the other pocket; the one that protects quarterback Aaron Brooks from pressure. Gandy, the left tackle, is under a bit of pressure himself. The Saints front office has let him know it would like him to accept a cut in pay for the coming season, and he has declined. Thanks to an accelerator in the contract he signed in 2003 when he joined the Saints as a free agent, his base is $5.25 million. Brooks says this about Gandy: "I think the guy deserves every penny of it." Gandy goes into his 12th season as a pillar on which the Saints can try to build. At 34 he has seen the highs and lows of this league, from being a No. 1 draft pick of the St. Louis Rams in 1995, through four seasons (and two playoff berths) with the Pittsburgh Steelers and two years with the Saints that fell short of postseason opportunity. When their minicamp ended a little more than a week ago, the Saints gathered at a hotel ballroom in downtown New Orleans for a farewell party, hosted and paid for by Gandy. Yes, the same Gandy who bought pizzas for the team during the voluntary workouts. "I think that besides being a heck of a football player he does a lot for this team off the field," coach Jim Haslett says. Haslett has reasons for wanting to keep the veteran. Haslett is in the second to last year of his contract, and the club hasn't made the playoffs since the 2000 season, his first. The personnel department might be on a different timetable. The Saints drafted Jon Stinchcomb in the second round two years ago as the heir apparent on the left side of the line, but he has played in only 10 games, started in none. He's been on the inactive list 20 times. His strongest appeal might be a salary approximately $5 million lower than Gandy's. The likely starting right tackle this season will be No. 1 pick Jammal Brown. That's just not enough experience for a pair of tackles. By contrast, Gandy has started 168 games in the last 11 seasons, missing only one start since 1995. With a retooled offense that will rely more on the run, the Saints seek better balance and improvement in a line that will undergo changes at several positions. Brooks can only hope Gandy remains the fierce protector of his back side. "Tapping on Wayne's shoulder for a pay cut is not the answer," Brooks says. "That's kind of unfair, in my opinion. I respect him. I look up to him, as a player and as a person."

I was looking for an audio file for her grunt, and I ran across this little dity. Sharapova