New York Jets linebacker and smack-talking lieutenant Bart Scott has a threatening message for New England Patriots receiver Wes Welker: your days in a uniform “will be numbered.”
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It’s something that most NFL fans are aware of, but have chosen to ignore throughout this season. I’m talking, of course, about the potential lockout, and if you were to talk to Browns linebacker Scott Fujita (an NFL union executive committee member), and many other players I’m sure, it’s the future the league is heading towards. One of the biggest reasons for this potential lockout is the league’s desire to switch to an 18-game season. In addition to potentially reduced salaries and the issue of insurance, players have a lot of gripes with the current collective bargaining negotiations. The current [...]
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John Scott put it bluntly after the Hawks’ 3-1 loss to the Blues on Tuesday. “It was embarrassing,” Scott said. “If we play like that we’re going to lose the rest of the year.”…
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The first time was bloody. The second time … not so much. The Hawks’ John Scott and the Kings’ Kevin Westgarth met for the second time this season Sunday. It was a solid fight by both tough guys. No…
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SAN JOSE, Calif. — The blue-line line is back together for the Hawks Saturday against the San Jose Sharks. Defensemen Jordan Hendry and John Scott will play wing on the fourth line with center Jake Dowell.
The Hawks only recalled Jeremy Morin from the Rockford IceHogs. Morin flew in Friday night as the Hawks continue to shuffle him back and forth to limit his cap hit.
Did the Hawks think about recalling another forward? Rob Klinkhammer made his NHL debut against the Dallas Stars on Wednesday.
“We could of,” coach Joel Quenneville said after Saturday’s morning skate. “We did last game. It was an option.”
So the only other option the Hawks had was putting Hendry, who last played Nov. 7, back in the lineup. Scott and Hendry were used on the same line on Nov. 3 against the New Jersey Devils. Neither played in third period of the 5-3 loss.
Quenneville is still OK with using them together.
“One thing about defensemen up front is that you know they’re responsible [with] a defensive mindset, [which is] kind of like the way we want to approach it,” Quenneville said. “Plus, we get Jordan in the lineup, which is something we’re looking forward to.”
Scott is still a better fit at forward in the Hawks system.
“His size is certainly noticeable when he’s out there,” Quenneville said. “He’s been fine up front and he was fine on the back end. He’s done a pretty good job of where he is right now. So we’ll keep him going up front right now.”
Here are the Hawks’ projected lines and pairings for Saturday vs. the Sharks:
Stalberg — Toews — Skille
Morin — Sharp — Kopecky
Bickell — Bolland — Brouwer
Scott — Dowell — Hendry
Keith — Seabrook
Hjalmarsson — Campbell
Boynton — Cullimore
It’s hard to say this one is a surprise, but it is disappointing news nevertheless. The rumors have been confirmed, and according to Mike Herndon of the Press-Register:
B.J. Scott, one of the jewels of Alabama’s top-ranked 2008 recruiting class, is looking to transfer and may be headed to South Alabama, according to two sources close to the situation.
According to one of the sources, who asked not to be identified, Scott has not yet been granted a release from Alabama, but a transfer could be complete by the end of the week.
Again, this one really cannot be considered much of a surprise. Five-star recruit or not, any time a player gets all of one meaningful snap in three years, with a non-injury related redshirt thrown in during his true sophomore season, then something is clearly amiss. Most always thought his long-term position was cornerback, regardless of his theatrics at Vigor with the ball in his hands, but for whatever reason that transition just never worked out.
I’ll be honest, his struggles are really nothing short of mystifying. He wasn’t a character case, that much we know for certain, otherwise he wouldn’t have lasted three years under Saban. A lot of people speculated that he could never grasp the playbook, but we’ve never seen anything at all to confirm that, and he was a good student in high school so I tend to doubt that was the case. Clearly he has talent and he was heavily recruited by every school in the country, so the fact that he couldn’t get on the field with a coach with the position expertise of Saban — who, just a year ago, literally put three kids in the NFL who most never thought were even legitimate SEC prospects — will probably always be a mystery. His interception against Tennessee in Knoxville this season will end up being the only on-field contribution that anyone remembers him by.
Nevertheless, while he never put it together on the field, in many ways Scott served his purpose. His commitment to Alabama in July of 2007 played a major role in our re-taking of the recruiting hotbed of Mobile, and his commitment also helped us sign several other heavily recruited players because he helped our recruiting efforts tremendously down the stretch. Scott never did anything as a player, but he helped push a lot of other kids to Tuscaloosa who have done very well.
Wherever he ends up, and it looks like South Alabama for now, best of luck to him.
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