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Player’s Journal: Playoff Intensity

When it comes to intensity, playoff football in the National Football League is like nothing else you will ever experience as a player.
Ever.
There is almost a progression of sorts when it comes to the NFL and intensity. It starts in the pre-season, which is like going to an afternoon matinee. Sure, guys play hard, [...]

Diner News: Around The NFL

When I read what Mark had written, it was clear that Ralph Wilson wants to shake up the staff and bring in new coaches on one side of the ball or the other.

Tuesday Ten

Now that the Monday Night game is behind us, here is my recap of the best and worst from Week 16 of the NFL…

National Football Post Diner News

One thing you have to admire about the Bears is their resiliency and determination. They are not an easy team to watch on offense, and gaining 10 yards sometimes is an adventure, but they keep playing.

Cerrato Says Zorn Will Be Back

From Jason Reid of The Washington Post:
A day after the Washington Redskins were eliminated from playoff contention, Vinny Cerrato, the team’s executive vice president of football operations, reiterated yesterday that first-year head coach Jim Zorn will return next season.
“Yeah,” Cerrato said when asked if Zorn would lead the Redskins in the 2009 season. During [...]

Coaching Carousel

One of my Christmas traditions has me reading a book I am giving someone in my family before wrapping it. It’s a quick skim but it may explain why it takes me three hours to wrap a book.

National Football Post Tavern Talk

With his team left for dead and everyone calling for his head, Turner has been able to put together a three-game win streak — and with some help from the Broncos, he can put San Diego in the playoffs. The Chargers have seemed to find their grove and might be playing their best football of the season.

National Football Post Diner News

You knew this would happen. The Ed Hochuli call in Denver that gave the Broncos the first Chargers game is coming back to haunt the league and Big Ed.

Eagles’ Playoff Hopes Shrink

By JOSEPH WHITE, AP Sports Writer
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) Jim Zorn sure didn’t look like the worst coach in America on Sunday. Instead, he’s the coach who got his Washington Redskins turned around a week too late - with a stop at the 1-yard line on the game’s final play.
As Reggie Brown caught the ball [...]

You Think?

I saw a couple of quotes in the news this week from players discussing their futures – or lack thereof — with their current teams. As someone who worked in a front office the past nine years, I had to shake my head at what they were saying and ask rhetorically, “You think?”

Fantasy Draft Guide