Eric, "The Penguin", Mangini is not letting up in his second season as a coach. Mangini became well known for a grueling first training camp last season.
"If anything, he has put his foot more on the gas," Jets receiver Laveranues Coles said yesterday. "I look at the calendar every day, and I'm just dreading the fact that (training camp) has to come around."
I remember Jim Mora (Sr.) once saying that coaches should always err on the side of working their team too hard in their first training camp. You can always ease off the pedal. Looks like Mangini isn't ready for that.
Jerry Jones, promotion maven that he is, likes the fact that Tony Romo likes the fact that Tony Romo has a colorfull off-field life. That's great, but the implication in this story that Romo's star wattage and Hispanic Heritage somehow had something to do with his "franchise quarterback" status is either insulting or ridiculous if true.
Laurence Maroney is looking more like Manny Ramirez every day, which probably isn't a good thing.
The forgotten members of the New England receiver group are Jabar Gaffney and Reche Caldwell. Gaffney especially got a rough shake. He had the best stretch of his career in the playoffs last year, gaining 244 yards with two scores in three games. Now he has a serious uphill battle just to make the team.
I understand the Patriots needing to upgrade, but a lot of articles imply that the team came up one wide receiver short of the Super Bowl last year. To repeat: the Patriots averaged 32 points in the playoffs last year, including 34 in the AFC Championship. Their defense, especially at inside linebacker, was the problem.
Someone also needs to tell Kelley Washington that he's a roster cut walking if everyone stays healthy.
It's early, but the reports about Pittsburgh second-round LB LaMarr Woodley are outrageously positive. First-round pick Lawrence Timmons has barely seen the field, so Woodley looks more likely to start in Week 1 at this point.
A position coach on Woodley, "Compared to the other guys we've had here and trying to make the transition with them, he's further along than anybody we've had."
Could Dwayne Bowe take Eddie Kennison's starting spot? Admittedly, I assumed Bowe would play opposite Kennison, not replace him. Herm Edwards is all about the youth movement this season and it's not hard to imagine a scenario where Bowe is starting opposite Jeff Webb late in the year.
If you are looking for John Elway reality show racing updates, the Rocky Mountain News has intense coverage.
Ray Lewis recommends sleeping 12-14 hours a day for maximum health. Which would have made me NFL-ready when I was in college.
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