Shawne Merriman’s departure from the Bills opens a door for Kyle Moore and Jarron Gilbert. The Dolphins cut FB Ryan Mahaffey after he slipped behind Jorvorskie Lane on the depth chart. Looking at Patriots RB Shane Vereen’s night as the team’s starting tailback. P T.J. Conley doesn’t expect the Jets to bring in competition for…
An MRI on Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant’s knee showed no structural damage, but it’s unclear whether he’ll play again in the preseason. A source told either Todd Archer or Calvin Watkins (or maybe both) of ESPNDallas.com that Bryant was diagnosed with a case of patella tendinitis, and it was unclear whether he’d play again in…
The Cowboys are starting to run out of people to catch Tony Romo’s passes. Miles Austin will be out a while longer with his hamstring injury, Jason Witten is in a holding pattern after lacerating his spleen and now Dez Bryant will be headed to the MRI machine. Nick Eatman of the team’s website reports…
Earlier in the offseason, Cowboys undrafted rookie wide receiver Cole Beasley said he didn’t like people comparing him to Wes Welker. Perhaps he’d be happier with Donovan McNabb. During Saturday night’s game against the Chargers, cameras caught Beasley vomiting on the field after a spiked ball stopped the clock during a two-minute drill. Beasley had [...]
There’s nothing to see here. Keep moving. No cause for concern. That’s what the National Football League essentially is saying as it tries to hold together, with duct tape and dried-up glue, a collection of third-tier-and-worse replacement officials who have struggled at times through two weeks of preseason games. And it’s much more than bad…
Last year, the Chiefs lost starting safety Eric Berry in Week One. This year, the team’s other starting safety has an injury, before the real games even start. Kendrick Lewis injured his right shoulder on Saturday night against the Rams. Arm in a sling, he’s out indefinitely. Coach Romeo Crennel said after the game only…
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is not optimistic about receiver Miles Austin returning soon from a hamstring injury. Jones said after Saturday night’s preseason game that he expects to see some of the players who missed that game to return for the third preseason game. But not Austin. “He’s not one of the ones I’m thinking [...]
S Delano Howell is making a bid for more playing time with the Bills. Dolphins coach Joe Philbin deemed T Jonathan Martin’s play not “God awful” against the Panthers. Five Olympic medalists will be honored at the Patriots’ game on Monday night. RB Shonn Greene is frustrated with the Jets offense continually shooting itself in…
On a night when the newest AFC West quarterback has thrown two interceptions, the longest-tenured AFC West signal-caller has tossed a pair of picks, too. Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers has completed nine of 11 passes. The two incompletions were picked off by the Dallas defense. One came when Rivers was trying to connect with receiver [...]
Apart from whether replacement officials will make mistakes between the snap and the whistle, the question becomes whether the Plan C and worse referees will know how to properly determine and administers penalties. And whether, even if they get it right, it takes too long to get there. It’s a point that was made Thursday [...]
What Needs Work
Chargers: Turnovers. The Bolts have had -6 takeaway/giveaway ratios each of the last two seasons, missing the postseason both years. They had +24, +4 and +8 ratios the first three seasons of Norv Turner’s regime, grabbing the AFC West crown each time. 3 turnovers were notched last week at home against the Packers (on the bright side, the Chargers got 4 takeaways.
Cowboys: Offensive line. They are having major issues protecting Romo, a problem that first surfaced early last season. The Cowboys allowed 2 sacks in Oakland on Monday, and are in the midst of a healthy battle at the #3 WR position.
Where to watch
Cowboys broadcast (Bill Jones, Babe Laufenberg):
KTVT 11 (CBS; Dallas)
KMYS 35 (MyTV; San Antonio)
KEYE 42 (CBS; Austin)
KWKT 44 (FOX; Waco)
KJTL 18 (FOX; Wichita Falls TX)
KTEN 10.3 (ABC; Sherman TX)
KFXK 51 (FOX; Tyler TX)
KBTV 4 (FOX; Beaumont)
KVCT 19 (FOX; Victoria TX)
KRIS 6 (NBC; Corpus Christi)
KRGV 5 (ABC; Harlingen)
KVTV 13 (CBS; Laredo)
KSAN 3 (NBC; San Angelo)
KRBC 9 (NBC; Abilene)
KWES 9 (NBC; Odessa)
KMYL 14 (MyTV; Lubbock)
KCIT 14 (FOX; Amarillo)
KFOX 14 (FOX; El Paso)
KOCB 34 (CW; Oklahoma City)
KOTV 6 (CBS; Tulsa)
KARK 4 (NBC; Little Rock)
KFTA 24 (FOX; Fayetteville AR)
KTAL 6 (NBC; Shreveport LA)
KARD 14 (FOX; Monroe LA)
KASY 50 (MyTV; Albuquerque)
Chargers broadcast (Dan Fouts, Billy Ray Smith)
KFMB 8 (CBS; San Diego) – tape delay
KCBS 2 (CBS; Los Angeles) – tape delay
KLAS 8 (CBS; Las Vegas)
KPSP 2 (CBS; Palm Springs) – tape delay
KBFX 58 (FOX; Bakersfield)
KKFX 11 (FOX; Santa Barbara)
KGMB 9 (CBS; Honolulu)
NFL Network (this usually features both broadcast teams)
Saturday, August 18th @ 10 PM ET
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The Jets are still thinking about the day that the defense had 99 problems and the ability to tackle Victor Cruz wasn’t one. Dolphins WR Roberto Wallace, despite starting on Friday night, lived up to his “Ankle Weights” nickname when trying to get separation. Bills WR Donald Jones may have gotten some separation from T.J.…
Maybe it was the snooze button. Regardless of the reason, Cowboys tailback Ed Wesley showed up 15 minutes late for a Friday walk-through practice on the last day of training camp, and the Cowboys decided to cut him. According to the team’s official website, the decision came not long before the team broke camp in [...]