Id bet that someone would be picking up Woodson fairly quickly. Not sure how much he has left in the tank, but would be a great veteran leader

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/18/daquan-bowers-arrested-for-carrying-gun-at-airport/

He must've just returned from a heart to heart talk with Andre Smith.

Seriously, how fucking stupid can you be? Especially with the recent topics surrounding guns and the past decade of airport security.

Te'o reporting that he has met with the Houston Oilers representatives several times at the Combine and they have expressed "legit interest."

BR1986FB;1393661 wrote:Te'o reporting that he has met with the Houston Oilers representatives several times at the Combine and they have expressed "legit interest."

Was this face to face or on the phone? Did he verify it was really them?

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/20/pats-alfonzo-dennard-convicted-of-felony-assault-on-police-officer/related/

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/blog/eye-on-football/21743110/chip-kelly-calls-reports-he-was-going-to-cleveland-erroneous

BR1986FB;1393661 wrote:Te'o reporting that he has met with the Houston Oilers representatives several times at the Combine and they have expressed "legit interest."

LOL. On a serious note regarding Te'o.....

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/blog/mike-freeman/21733199/2013-nfl-combine-manti-teo-under-several-teams-microscopes

NFL teams are really looking closely at his past to see if there is anything other then the catfish to worry about. So far...they've found nothing at all that could be considered negative. It's still likely he goes in the 1st round. If he somehow slips to the bottom of the 1st...no way the Ravens don't snatch him up.

killer_ewok;1393958 wrote:It's still likely he goes in the 1st round. If he somehow slips to the bottom of the 1st...no way the Ravens don't snatch him up.

Must be me, I don't see him being a first round worthy pick even before the catfish stuff. Maybe a third rounder.

Denard with an unofficial 4.34 in the forty this morning. Tavon Austin and Marquise Goodwin, but sub-4.3s.

Sonofanump;1394484 wrote:Must be me, I don't see him being a first round worthy pick even before the catfish stuff. Maybe a third rounder.

This. He's far too slow for the NFL which I never thought I would say. The NT showed a ton

Wow Knile Davis just blazed a 4.3.

Onterrio mccaleb just ran 4.21. You can tell hes a track guy.

Mulva;1395254 wrote:Wow Knile Davis just blazed a 4.3.

Midstate01;1395273 wrote:Onterrio mccaleb just ran 4.21. You can tell hes a track guy.

SEC speed :rolleyes:

Good for Davis after a terrible injury.

Lotulelei might have a heart condition

http://espn.go.com/nfl/draft2013/story/_/id/8981415/2013-nfl-draft-combine-star-lotulelei-heart-condition-work-monday-according-sources

Mulva;1395429 wrote:Lotulelei might have a heart condition

http://espn.go.com/nfl/draft2013/story/_/id/8981415/2013-nfl-draft-combine-star-lotulelei-heart-condition-work-monday-according-sources

Wow that's terrible hope he's alright. He's going to be a stud

Mulva;1395429 wrote:Lotulelei might have a heart condition

http://espn.go.com/nfl/draft2013/story/_/id/8981415/2013-nfl-draft-combine-star-lotulelei-heart-condition-work-monday-according-sources

Will be an interesting draft with the two best players (J Jones) both having medical conditions.

It sounds like a team has a trade in place for Alex Smith. The trade can't be announced until the new league year on 3/12. The teams speculated are the Browns, Jags & Chiefs with heavy speculation being the Chiefs. God I hope it's not Cleveland.

Heard on Sirius XM this morning that the Rats expect to tag Flacco with the regular franchise tag.

The Chiefs?

I mean, trading for Alex Smith is the equivalent of marrying a 5 who you aren't sure you really are in love with.

Why settle?

I mean I guess Alex could still turn it around, but is there anything more telling than his own team, who was the conference winner, benching him halfway through the season for someone completely unproven?

Azubuike24;1395733 wrote:
I mean I guess Alex could still turn it around, but is there anything more telling than his own team, who was the conference winner, benching him halfway through the season for someone completely unproven?

He wasn't benched. He got hurt. His backup came in and performed. That's not being benched. He didn't get benched for poor play. He got dropped in the depth chart due to a more versatile player being better.

Completely unproven is something else I would disagree with.
11-17 117 yards. 8 rushes for 66 yards and a TD. Tie game against St.L. Not that great.
16-23 243 yards 2 TDs. 4 rushes for 10 yards. blow out win against Chicago. Pretty good.

He proved in those two games he offered more than Alex Smith.

hasbeen;1395738 wrote:He wasn't benched. He got hurt. His backup came in and performed. That's not being benched. He didn't get benched for poor play. He got dropped in the depth chart due to a more versatile player being better.

Completely unproven is something else I would disagree with.
11-17 117 yards. 8 rushes for 66 yards and a TD. Tie game against St.L. Not that great.
16-23 243 yards 2 TDs. 4 rushes for 10 yards. blow out win against Chicago. Pretty good.

He proved in those two games he offered more than Alex Smith.

Exactly. It happens in sports. Some proponants say you shouldnt lose your spot to an injury, especially one that doesnt keep you out that long, but I think the proof is in the pudding. Kap took them to the SB with some spectacular play. The QB position is a bit different when it comes to injuries. If it was a RB, lineman, WR, CB, etc, you usually still get some playing time after you come back from an injury even if the replacement plays great. QB play is diff where you dont interchange guys like yo udo the other spots.

I think Smith can be a good QB for a team to give them some time to get the rest of the team in place and find their franchise QB.

When this happened I was like wow...that takes alot of balls to do what Harbaugh did and didnt initially agree with it because Smith was playing well and the team was winning. It wasnt like Smith was struggling. He was doing well AND QBd the team to the Championship game the eason before...but then I though back to my own coaching career.

There are times when you see what a player brings to the table in practice and know expect him to do better then the starter. We always got 5-6 new guys each summer from the JV/Frosh team, and many times the returning starter was returning. You could just see the talent, and yes the intangible factor, in practice and drills that does make you replace the starter who did nothing at all wrong. I can remember one instance it took exactly 2 double play ground balls in the first practice to know that the incumbant starter was going to be replaced. It was that apparent. That is the most difficult part of it when you have a starter who didnt do anything wrong an dyou replace him with a new guy who you just feel will do so much better by what he does in practice. That was always the hardest thing to explain and usually brought some discussions with parents. The GOOD thing though is that MOST times the incumbant starter was still good enough to start at a new position when he got squeezed out of his original one.

I imagine that the Niners will do what they can to either keep SMith or get a great deal for him. They have cap room from what I have read.

Te'o ran a 4.8. Surprise.

You shouldn't be surprised at all. I wonder if he'll even be draftable at all after that.

Pick6;1395862 wrote:Te'o ran a 4.8. Surprise.

So did minter from lsu. Not a big deal. Considering if you saw him run his form wasn't the greatest so if he had good form I'm sure he could have been in the 4.7's. either way I think 40 times are retarded to begin with. There's a difference between teach speed and football speed

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/nfl/news/20130225/tom-brady-new-england-patriots-contract/

I'm sure everyone on here hates Tom Brady, but he just did something that is pretty darn cool and you hardly ever see anymore. He signed a contract for way below market value to help the Patriots win for the length of his contract. I'm sure 99% of people on here hate the Patriots and I still do, but honestly have huge respect for Brady being about winning and not just making as much $$$ as he can. I know he's made a ton already and will still be making a lot, but still, pretty awesome to see a top player take a big pay cut just to win.

I've wondered why more guys in his position don't do that. He has made plenty of money from his NFL contracts and has to have made a pretty good chunk of change through endorsements. I'm sure the NFLPA isn't exactly thrilled with the move, but if you're really wanting to win, why would you hamstring your team?