Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there’s nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump. Well, against the Bobcats, O’Neal took Doc’s diminished expectations and stuffed them…
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Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there’s nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump. Coach Doc Rivers said he didn’t know whether O’Neal would ultimately require…
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GLENDALE, Ariz. – In doing everything they could to win games to close out the season, the Cowboys didn’t want Stephen McGee to have to play. Now they may have no choice.
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Chris Greisen is back in the NFL. The former Sturgeon Bay standout is expected to sign with the Dallas Cowboys on Monday for the final game of the regular season after Cowboys quarterback Jon Kitna injured a hip in Saturday’s loss to the Arizona Cardinals.
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The optimism entering the regular season faded long ago. [...]
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Game Could Have Been Closer
The Chargers dominated last night from the beginning of the game until the end but had a couple of breaks went the other way, the Niners would have hung in there a little bit longer. The first break was when Ahmad Brooks dropped a sure pick six at the end of the second quarter when the score was 10-0. The next play, Rivers hit Kelly Washington for a 36-yard gain and questionable late hit call tacked on another 15-yards. Four plays later Rivers hit Jackson for his second of three TD receptions and the Chargers [...]
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EJ Biggers is poised to take over at corner.
Plenty of good reading on this Friday morning. We’ll jump right in with Yahoo Sports who has a good piece on EJ Biggers stepping into the starting role to replace Aqib Talib. Biggers is excited for the opportunity and clearly seems poised to try and make a big impression over the last four games of the season. Biggers was taken out of Western Michigan in the 7th round last season. The article details the Bucs’ secondary problems this season and Biggers’ personal turmoil having missed his entire rookie season. It seems he made the most of his lost season though, and it caught the eyes of coach Raheem Morris.
“I really didn’t want to talk too much about Biggers this summer, but I felt this thing coming with E.J.,” Raheem Morris said. “He worked so hard in the offseason and he kind of redefined what a player on I.R. should do. He’s also been smart enough to absolutely live behind Ronde.”
Sounds like a smart guy, and incredibly opportunistic. Good qualities in a corner. Biggers could take over for Ronde when the 35 year-old ironman corner finally does call it quits.
Josh Freeman takes out his frustration after tossing a pick.
Freeman Gets Fined
Josh Freeman was fined five big for clobbering Brent Grimes out of bounds in the Buccaneers loss to the Falcons last weekend. It’s kind of weird seeing a quarterback get popped for hitting someone else, but when you consider Freeman is 6′6 250 and Grimes is slightly bigger than a smurf, I can understand how the NFL might have cared. Frankly, that’s more of a size mismatch than when James Harrison killed those Cleveland Browns a couple months ago. Incidentally, does anyone else thinks that maybe the Steelers should stop while they’re ahead? The commissioner uncharacteristically reduces the suspension of their serial sex offender quarterback after his indiscretions in a bathroom in Georgia with a college girl, and they have the audacity to claim the NFL is targeting them when they’re stopping just short of decapitating quarterbacks and a slot receivers!? I shouldn’t have gotten started…
Bucs Schedule
The St. Pete Times talks about the strength of the Bucs schedule in comparison to the rest of the NFC contenders. I mentioned this a couple of days ago, the Bucs are really in a position to control their own destiny if they can just keep winning. It’s not going to be easy beating the Saints, but games against the Redskins, Lions and Seahawks are all winnable and the Bucs could be 10-5 with an 8-3 NFC record heading into their week 17 match-up in New Orleans. At that point the Bucs could even make it in with a loss and a 10-6 (8-4) record if they have a little help, but if they win out they will be 11-5 (9-3) and that WILL get them into the dance.
IRVING, Texas – If facing Drew Brees and Peyton Manning in a 10-day span wasn’t tough enough … Behind Door No. 3 is Michael Vick, the NFC’s highest-rated passer (105.7) who has added 467 rushing yards and six touchdowns to his aerial attack.
By playing two of their final four games against Philadelphia , the Dallas Cowboys catch the Eagles at the worst possible time. The Eagles have consistently shown a strong finishing kick under coach Andy Reid. In this century, the Eagles are 63-26-1 in the final two months of the season for a .706 winning percentage. Only New England is better, at 66-22 for a .750 winning percentage.
Jerry Jones said the Dallas Cowboys have had such a bad year that even his friend George Steinbrenner, the late owner of the New York Yankees, would have fired him as general manager.
Jason Garrett turned to baseball to illustrate the difficulty Stephen McGee faces in transitioning from impersonating the quarterback the Dallas Cowboys faced last week, Peyton Manning, to the one they’ll host Sunday night, Michael Vick.
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The Celtics still are smarting from their loss in Cleveland on the second night of the season, which came just more than 24 hours following their opening night win against Miami. In a small quirk of the NBA calendar, they return to Quicken Loans Arena tonight.
“I think we went in and our thoughts were still in the Miami game, and we didn’t go about it the way we should have played,” Glen Davis said. “Now we can’t do that. At the end of the day, we need these games for home-court advantage.”
As a result, Davis claims his team speaks a new language.
“We don’t know no English,” he said. “All we know is ‘kill.’ That’s it. No more English. Switzerland. That’s all we know is ‘kill.’ Kill, kill, kill. That’s our mentality. That’s how we have to be the rest of the season — not taking Toronto for granted, not taking Cleveland for granted. No days off. We should be undefeated right now.”
Bad grammar and cliched European references aside, Glen Davis makes sense. He claims the Celtics will take seriously the weaker teams on their schedule. We’ll see. What I do know for sure, a talkative Glen Davis is gold for bloggers. Pure gold.
While it’s hard to imagine a team overlooking the mighty Celtics, the Cavs have a giant distraction looming: LeBron James returns to Cleveland Thursday night. Advantage Boston.
On Page 2, Rondo has high praise for Avery Bradley’s defense.
“You try not to put too much in his head,” said Rondo. “You let him learn for himself, or he can ask Nate [Robinson] or coach Rivers. He has guys in front of him who are willing to teach him [and] help him learn the game.”
And Rondo can vouch for the NBA-ready defense that Rivers had raved about.
“He’s way past me,” said Rondo. “Defensively, he’s way past me now, probably, as far as the pick-and-roll. He’s very physical… He’s a physical presence. He gets into you on picks, he gets up into you, defensively, and he turns you, makes you dribble with your back towards the basket.”
ESPN Boston – Bradley working overtime
I’m excited to see Bradley on the court, pressuring the ball. It’s this type of defensive aggression that will earn him minutes. If Eddie House was capable of running bringing up the ball for the second unit offense, I’m sure Bradley can do it.
The rest of the links:
Globe – Davis rolling with punches | Herald – Keep it simple BBD | ESPN Boston – Injuries force Cs to alter plans | Maine Mondays | Cs #3 in power rankings | Shaq’s unexcused absence | WEEI – Time for Plan B | CSNNE – Celtics prepare for Cavs athletic bigs |