West Coast offenses, Cover 2 fading away (Yahoo! Sports) - With the game becoming more diverse from a schematic standpoint, teams are getting away from philosophies that were once staples.
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:32:00 PDTBengals Team Report (Yahoo! Sports) -
When the Bengals were selected to play in the Hall of Fame Game, coach Marvin Lewis saw it as a perfect opportunity to find out what he had with his younger players on the roster. It also turned out to be the perfect opportunity to get a floundering passing game back on track.
With the addition of Terrell Owens and drafting of Jermaine Gresham and Jordan Shipley, Marvin Lewis lived up to his offseason goal of providing Palmer with as many weapons as possible. Unlike last year when Palmer missed most of the preseason due to an ankle injury he has had plenty of chances to work with his new cast this year.
"We've got a very good corps," Palmer said. "We've obviously got the two big guys but there are young guys behind them that are working hard to get a roster spot.
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:20:52 PDT
Source: Kraig Urbik was in demand (The National Football Post) - Cut by the Pittsburgh Steelers this weekend, offensive guard Kraig Urbik was a popular man today.
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 19:40:14 PDT
Scrubs? Not so fast ... practice squad players get good money (Yahoo! Sports) - Here's an interesting job description. WANTED: Oversized, freakishly athletic (and currently unemployed)...
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 16:54:50 PDT
Bengals cut backup QB O'Sullivan, claim LeFevour (SportingNews.com) - The Cincinnati Bengals released second-string quarterback J.T. O'Sullivan and claimed quarterback Dan LeFevour off waivers from Chicago on Sunday. O'Sullivan completed only 35 of 60 passes for 396 yards with two interceptions and five sacks during five preseason games, working with the Bengals' second-string players. He appeared in only three games last season as Carson Palmer's backup. Palmer's younger brother, Jordan, is the third-string quarterback.
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 14:28:00 PDT
Leinart, Houshmandzadeh released as NFL teams trim to 53 (SportingNews.com) - Matt Leinart might get a second chance, but for the Arizona Cardinals he was a first-round bust. The team released Leinart on Saturday, marking another career setback for the 10th pick of the 2006 draft and the 2004 Heisman Trophy winner. Another team may sign Leinart as a backup quarterback -- perhaps the Seattle Seahawks, for whom his former college coach, Pete Carroll, is now the head coach. However, Leinart's inability to beat out Derek Anderson for the Cardinals' starting job raises the question whether Leinart will ever be good enough to start...
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 14:02:00 PDT
Bengals claim LeFevour, cut J.T. O'Sullivan (The National Football Post) - The Cincinnati Bengals acquired rookie quarterback Dan LeFevour off waivers from the Chicago Bears and...
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 12:28:00 PDT
Bengals cut backup QB O'Sullivan (AP) - The Bengals have released second-string quarterback J.T. O'Sullivan, who struggled during the preseason. O'Sullivan completed only 35 of 60 passes for 396 yards with two interceptions and five sacks during five preseason games, working with the Bengals' second-string players. He appeared in only three games last season as Carson Palmer's backup.
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 12:07:57 PDT
Fitz's final preseason draft board (ProFootballWeekly.com) - Originally posted Sept. 1, 2010 @ 1:12 p.m. ET. Updated Sept. 5, 2010 @ 3:02 p.m. ET Pat Fitzmaurice, a winner of the...
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 12:02:31 PDT
NFL cutdown day: AFC South (SportingNews.com) - Teams had until 5 p.m. ET Sept. 4 to reach the NFL-mandated 53-player roster limit. Here's a team-by-team look from SN's correspondents at cuts and other decisions by teams in the division: Houston Texans Coach Gary Kubiak called it "the toughest decision I've had to make" when he kept kicker Neil Rackers over Kris Brown, the last original Texan. Brown was 4-of-5 on field-goals attempts in preseason, and his only miss was a 56-yarder.
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 23:11:00 PDT
