NFL News And Rumors: Week 17

gmrcharity · 12-27-2007, 03:13 PM

All signs point towards Kellen Clemens returning to the starting lineup for the Jets' season finale against the Chiefs

gmrcharity · 12-27-2007, 03:13 PM

MLive.com's Tom Kowalski reports that the "most likely scenario" is that Lions offensive coordinator Mike Martz will retire or resign after the season is over.

var8rfan · 12-27-2007, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Coachnorm

I would have to wonder as to how valuable this thread is at this point to most of you from a fantasy viewpoint? Maybe you feel the info would still valuable to have here just for vbookie or other betting considerations. We have a postseason FF tourney going and continuing the news would be useful for those participating.

Come post in this thread if you have any thoughts and ideas on this.

I think the News and Rumors thread is still viable even in the off-season. It will definitely be useful through the playoffs with the vbookie and the playoff battle and just general NFL news.

I wouldn't mind seeing a "2008 NFL Off-season News and Rumors" thread. It would be great for members to post anything they hear about trades, acquisitions, hirings and firings, off-season surgeries, etc. Sometimes news can be hard to find in the off-season.

Anyways, just a thought.

Coachnorm · 12-28-2007, 03:26 AM

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Originally Posted by var8rfan

I think the News and Rumors thread is still viable even in the off-season. It will definitely be useful through the playoffs with the vbookie and the playoff battle and just general NFL news.

I wouldn't mind seeing a "2008 NFL Off-season News and Rumors" thread. It would be great for members to post anything they hear about trades, acquisitions, hirings and firings, off-season surgeries, etc. Sometimes news can be hard to find in the off-season.

Anyways, just a thought.

I agree, It's still useful in it's current full blown form. With posters making vbookie bets throughout the playoffs and with The SO Playoff challenge going on. Just finding out the current status of players during the playoffs can enhance just the watching of playoff game. We have a lot of materials/info at our fingertips from our league sites every week but it can be handy to our posters just to come here and just see the important info conveniently separated out from the mountain of generated at a Yahoo/MFL site. Even if our info is not total in context it can still alert a fantasy owner that "hey, this player might not play, I must look into this further". Or a player may upgrade or downgrade during the week and this is a quick place to pickup this info.

My thinking right now is that we should continue this like it is going through the Super Bowl. After that, I am hoping that we can continue the news thread in a Monthly format, if it doesn't become too bulky. My thoughts on this being that as next season approaches our posters can come here and read several monthly threads and get a cram course of nearly everything happened in the off season. This I hope will be useful to our posters as it will have detail. As the season comes around there are a lot of articles on what happened in the offseason but the nature of these articles are usually limited to mentioning 10-12 top moves at best, just due to article size limitations. That's why I think that these monthly offseason News and Rumors threads could be very useful. As our members leagues start to wind up again they can come here and invest several hours to catch up on the offseason right away and have a leg up on the competition. It would also provide a quick but complete reference tool to come too when compiling cheathsheets etc.

The NFL draft itself will present a challenge unto itself and we may have to sticky a Draft News thread just to contend with this News Flood itself.

The detail and format of the off season News and Rumors content will of course depend on how many help by bringing news by. (hint, hint, var8rfan, gmrcharity and others who have contributed to the news. this year.)

The News and Rumors thread this year became and excellent fantasy tool this year. That was due to all the hard work of our posters who brought us news and insight. I was amazed and very pleased by all the participation in the news thread. It became a well oiled news machine with posters/contributors updating each others items. I marveled at the amount of news that was generated and and at the speed at which we were on top of everything as it broke.

Great Job, everyone!!!

eaglechick · 12-28-2007, 08:26 AM

Great job, Norm

and everyone else, of course.

I've really enjoyed and utilized this thread this year. I agree that an off-season thread would be good as well, especially for those junkies (like me) who tend to hang about during the off-season lol.

Coachnorm · 12-28-2007, 11:33 AM

The Associated Press reports Dallas Cowboys WR Patrick Crayton has signed a four-year contract extension worth up to $14 million, according to his agent. Crayton will receive $6 million in guaranteed money.

Good move by the Cowboys to wrap up Crayton. With the future status of Terry Glenn up in the air.

Coachnorm · 12-28-2007, 11:42 AM

- Eight-time Pro Bowl receiver Marvin Harrison returned to practice with the Indianapolis Colts on Thursday after missing 10 games.

"We would like for Marvin to be able to go and get some playing time in. That's our hope. We'll see if it materializes," coach Tony Dungy said earlier this week.

Harrison practices with Colts after missing 10 games

Coachnorm · 12-28-2007, 12:04 PM

Dallas Cowboys TE Jason Witten needs nine catches to break Kansas City Chiefs TE Tony Gonzalez's record of 102 receptions in a season by a tight end.

Cowboys WR Terry Glenn may get to start this week. Sounds like he may be ready to play but if field conditions are bad he may be scratched.

gmrcharity · 12-28-2007, 04:14 PM

49ers coach Mike Nolan named Chris Weinke his starting QB for Week 17 on Friday.

Brodie Croyle (probable, hand) practiced fully again on Friday and will start in Week 17 against the Jets.

Marvin Harrison (questionable, knee) took part in all phases of Colts practice for the second straight day Friday. He will start in Week 17.

Saints coach Sean Payton said Friday that Aaron Stecker (foot) will be a game-time decision against the Bears on Sunday.

The Jaguars are expected to hold both Maurice Jones-Drew and Fred Taylor out of Sunday's game against the Texans.

LaBrandon Toefield figures to carry the bulk of the load

gmrcharity · 12-28-2007, 04:15 PM

Colts signed S Bob Sanders to a five-year, $37.5 million extension through 2012. The deal includes $20 million in guarantees.

The deal makes him the NFL's highest paid safety.

gmrcharity · 12-28-2007, 04:16 PM

Rudi Johnson (hamstring) has been ruled out for Week 17, effectively ending his season.

Plaxico Burress (ankle) is listed as probable for Week 17.

Wow this is the first time this year Plaxico is listed as probable so he will probably sit out haha.

var8rfan · 12-28-2007, 06:25 PM

He may need an artificial hip replacement, and his career is certainly over, whether he announces it soon or not. Smith underwent microfracture surgery on the same hip last February and didn't play a down in 2007. He will go down as the greatest undrafted receiver in NFL history, a guy whose toughness playing hurt in 2006 ultimately ended his career and will jeopardize his post-football life.

source: Rotoworld

var8rfan · 12-28-2007, 06:30 PM

49ers coach Mike Nolan named Chris Weinke his starting QB for Week 17 on Friday.

Shaun Hill isn't healthy enough to play. Weinke, who has a career record of 2-17, will make his first start since late last season, when he was a member of the Panthers. This will not help Frank Gore or Vernon Davis. Dec. 28 - 5:11 pm et

source: Rotoworld

Phicinfan · 12-28-2007, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by gmrcharity

Rudi Johnson (hamstring) has been ruled out for Week 17, effectively ending his season.

Take this for what it is worth, but the local beat writer on the Bengals reported full faith that Rudi is a cap casualty next year. He is over 3 Million next year and they didn't get what they expected. Look for Rudi to be gone, Landon Johnson to be gone, Madieu Williams to be gone...and look at OT Willie Anderson also to be gone(rumor is his foot injury is worse than expected and won't be ever healed fully).

The Ram · 12-28-2007, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Phicinfan

Take this for what it is worth, but the local beat writer on the Bengals reported full faith that Rudi is a cap casualty next year. He is over 3 Million next year and they didn't get what they expected. Look for Rudi to be gone, Landon Johnson to be gone, Madieu Williams to be gone...and look at OT Willie Anderson also to be gone(rumor is his foot injury is worse than expected and won't be ever healed fully).

Quick! Someone give Miller a hug!

gmrcharity · 12-29-2007, 04:04 AM

Dolphins VP of player personnel Bill Parcells will decide the future of coach Cam Cameron and GM Randy Mueller "quickly" to be "fair" to both men.

Parcells will work on a decision this weekend, and both could be gone by Monday. The Tuna can begin interviewing potential replacements Jeff Ireland (as GM) and Tony Sparano (as coach) during Dallas' playoff bye. Ireland is the Cowboys' VP of scouting. Sparano is Wade Phillips' assistant head coach.

gmrcharity · 12-29-2007, 04:05 AM

Todd Collins is expected to be the Redskins' starting quarterback in the Wild Card round if Washington makes the playoffs.

gmrcharity · 12-29-2007, 04:06 AM

An examination of QB Shaun Hill this week revealed shattered transverse processes in his lower back

gmrcharity · 12-29-2007, 04:07 AM

Newsday's Arthur Staple believes the Giants will pull their starters by the third quarter Saturday night.

Staple believes coach Tom Coughlin is "playing a game" by acting like he intends to play to win, and that the Giants will sit players like Brandon Jacobs and Plaxico Burress if the Patriots jump out to a comfortable first-half lead. Staple thinks that the Giants will indeed try to win - but with their backups.

gmrcharity · 12-29-2007, 04:09 AM

The Patriots have downgraded RB Kyle Eckel, TE Kyle Brady, OG Stephen Neal, DB Willie Andrews, and OT Nick Kaczur to "out" for Week 17.

12-28-2007, 11:42 AM	#27
Coachnorm Bloggin' Outlaw Premium Member Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Naples, Fl Posts: 10,687 vCash: 121039 Donate Blog Entries: 6	Colts WR Marvin Harrison May See Action - Eight-time Pro Bowl receiver Marvin Harrison returned to practice with the Indianapolis Colts on Thursday after missing 10 games. "We would like for Marvin to be able to go and get some playing time in. That's our hope. We'll see if it materializes," coach Tony Dungy said earlier this week. Harrison practices with Colts after missing 10 games

12-28-2007, 06:25 PM	#32
var8rfan A.D.I.D.A.S Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Rocky Mount, VA Posts: 1,772 vCash: 5070 Donate	Broncos WR Rod Smith needs more surgery on his hip. He may need an artificial hip replacement, and his career is certainly over, whether he announces it soon or not. Smith underwent microfracture surgery on the same hip last February and didn't play a down in 2007. He will go down as the greatest undrafted receiver in NFL history, a guy whose toughness playing hurt in 2006 ultimately ended his career and will jeopardize his post-football life. source: Rotoworld

12-28-2007, 06:30 PM	#33
var8rfan A.D.I.D.A.S Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Rocky Mount, VA Posts: 1,772 vCash: 5070 Donate	Weinke to be Niners' starting QB Sunday 49ers coach Mike Nolan named Chris Weinke his starting QB for Week 17 on Friday. Shaun Hill isn't healthy enough to play. Weinke, who has a career record of 2-17, will make his first start since late last season, when he was a member of the Panthers. This will not help Frank Gore or Vernon Davis. Dec. 28 - 5:11 pm et source: Rotoworld

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gmrcharity Outlaw Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 733 vCash: 246368 Donate	All signs point towards Kellen Clemens returning to the starting lineup for the Jets' season finale against the Chiefs

12-28-2007, 08:26 AM	#25
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12-28-2007, 11:33 AM	#26
Coachnorm Bloggin' Outlaw Premium Member Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Naples, Fl Posts: 10,687 vCash: 121039 Donate Blog Entries: 6	The Associated Press reports Dallas Cowboys WR Patrick Crayton has signed a four-year contract extension worth up to $14 million, according to his agent. Crayton will receive $6 million in guaranteed money. Good move by the Cowboys to wrap up Crayton. With the future status of Terry Glenn up in the air.

12-28-2007, 12:04 PM	#28
Coachnorm Bloggin' Outlaw Premium Member Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Naples, Fl Posts: 10,687 vCash: 121039 Donate Blog Entries: 6	Dallas Cowboys TE Jason Witten needs nine catches to break Kansas City Chiefs TE Tony Gonzalez's record of 102 receptions in a season by a tight end. Cowboys WR Terry Glenn may get to start this week. Sounds like he may be ready to play but if field conditions are bad he may be scratched.

12-28-2007, 04:14 PM	#29
gmrcharity Outlaw Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 733 vCash: 246368 Donate	49ers coach Mike Nolan named Chris Weinke his starting QB for Week 17 on Friday. Brodie Croyle (probable, hand) practiced fully again on Friday and will start in Week 17 against the Jets. Marvin Harrison (questionable, knee) took part in all phases of Colts practice for the second straight day Friday. He will start in Week 17. Saints coach Sean Payton said Friday that Aaron Stecker (foot) will be a game-time decision against the Bears on Sunday. The Jaguars are expected to hold both Maurice Jones-Drew and Fred Taylor out of Sunday's game against the Texans. LaBrandon Toefield figures to carry the bulk of the load

12-28-2007, 04:15 PM	#30
gmrcharity Outlaw Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 733 vCash: 246368 Donate	Colts signed S Bob Sanders to a five-year, $37.5 million extension through 2012. The deal includes $20 million in guarantees. The deal makes him the NFL's highest paid safety.

12-28-2007, 04:16 PM	#31
gmrcharity Outlaw Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 733 vCash: 246368 Donate	Rudi Johnson (hamstring) has been ruled out for Week 17, effectively ending his season. Plaxico Burress (ankle) is listed as probable for Week 17. Wow this is the first time this year Plaxico is listed as probable so he will probably sit out haha.

12-29-2007, 04:04 AM	#36
gmrcharity Outlaw Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 733 vCash: 246368 Donate	Dolphins VP of player personnel Bill Parcells will decide the future of coach Cam Cameron and GM Randy Mueller "quickly" to be "fair" to both men. Parcells will work on a decision this weekend, and both could be gone by Monday. The Tuna can begin interviewing potential replacements Jeff Ireland (as GM) and Tony Sparano (as coach) during Dallas' playoff bye. Ireland is the Cowboys' VP of scouting. Sparano is Wade Phillips' assistant head coach.

12-29-2007, 04:05 AM	#37
gmrcharity Outlaw Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 733 vCash: 246368 Donate	Todd Collins is expected to be the Redskins' starting quarterback in the Wild Card round if Washington makes the playoffs.

12-29-2007, 04:06 AM	#38
gmrcharity Outlaw Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 733 vCash: 246368 Donate	An examination of QB Shaun Hill this week revealed shattered transverse processes in his lower back

12-29-2007, 04:07 AM	#39
gmrcharity Outlaw Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 733 vCash: 246368 Donate	Newsday's Arthur Staple believes the Giants will pull their starters by the third quarter Saturday night. Staple believes coach Tom Coughlin is "playing a game" by acting like he intends to play to win, and that the Giants will sit players like Brandon Jacobs and Plaxico Burress if the Patriots jump out to a comfortable first-half lead. Staple thinks that the Giants will indeed try to win - but with their backups.

12-29-2007, 04:09 AM	#40
gmrcharity Outlaw Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 733 vCash: 246368 Donate	The Patriots have downgraded RB Kyle Eckel, TE Kyle Brady, OG Stephen Neal, DB Willie Andrews, and OT Nick Kaczur to "out" for Week 17.