30 Copyright 2009, CBSSports.com http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/view/6315047 en-us Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:59:05 EST http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/18135486?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/18135486?source=rss_blogs_NFL When New England running back Fred Taylor was with the Jacksonville Jaguars, he told me that Bob Sanders was the heart of the Indianapolis Colts defense, not the great pass rushers up front. ... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:38:51 EST http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/18135486?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/18119708?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/18119708?source=rss_blogs_NFL Oakland Raiders coach Tom Cable has lasted through an alleged fight with an assistant coach, some serious allegations about spousal abuse, but he could be in big trouble in the next couple of weeks. ... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:46:09 EST http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/18119708?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/18064911?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/18064911?source=rss_blogs_NFL There are reports out Monday night that the Cleveland Browns have fired first-year general manager George Kokinis. ... Wed, 04 Nov 2009 9:51:37 EST http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/18064911?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/18061562?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/18061562?source=rss_blogs_NFL ---Bad situational coaching eats me alive. Rex Ryan is the culprit this week. When his Jets cut the Miami Dolphins' lead to 17-12 Sunday, he decided to go for two with 3:26 in the third quarter. Only a 5-yard penalty changed his mind. He kicked to ma ... Wed, 04 Nov 2009 9:10:15 EST http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/18061562?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17972336?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17972336?source=rss_blogs_NFL If I had a team, Vince Young wouldn't be my quartertback. ... Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:04:36 EST http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17972336?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17955943?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17955943?source=rss_blogs_NFL Memo to Tennessee Titans coach Jeff Fisher: Start Vince Young. ... Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:54:34 EDT http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17955943?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17920484?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17920484?source=rss_blogs_NFL ---The Cowboys giving outside rusher DeMarcus Ware a six-year contract extension for $80 million shouldn't come as a surprise. He's the NFL's best defensive pass rusher when he's healthy. He hasn't been as dominant this season, although he did get tw ... Wed, 28 Oct 2009 8:47:45 EDT http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17920484?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17843579?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17843579?source=rss_blogs_NFL So Vinny Cerrato says Jim Zorn will last the season. ... Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:07:00 EDT http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17843579?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17800770?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17800770?source=rss_blogs_NFL The Philadelphia Eagles made a good move trading for St. Louis Rams linebacker Will Witherspoon. ... Wed, 21 Oct 2009 1:15:31 EDT http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17800770?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17779890?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17779890?source=rss_blogs_NFL ---Is it Jason Campbell or the Redskins? I say it's the latter. I've documented here many times how they put him in obvious passing situations too many times and then ask him to make a play. Is he great? No. Can he be solid if he's given a chance? I ... Tue, 27 Oct 2009 7:17:23 EDT http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17779890?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17677758?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17677758?source=rss_blogs_NFL We've heard a ton about how Troy Polamalu's missing time has impacted the Pittsburgh defense. And it has. ... Sat, 17 Oct 2009 1:01:11 EDT http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17677758?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17658709?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17658709?source=rss_blogs_NFL ---We've heard a lot of talk this past week -- thanks to Ray Lewis -- that the NFL protects the quarterbacks too much. I don't believe it. Never will. They make the league go. So when the Titans were called for two late hits on Peyton Manning Sunday, ... Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:51:17 EDT http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17658709?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17563042?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17563042?source=rss_blogs_NFL Braylon Edwards got what he wanted. ... Sat, 10 Oct 2009 21:13:24 EDT http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17563042?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17536485?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17536485?source=rss_blogs_NFL ---Michael Crabtree is tired of sitting, I guess. Crabtree and his agent are on their way to San Francisco to meet with the 49ers. It's about time. Crabtree must have realized that there are only so many earning years in that body. This is one of the ... Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:16:44 EDT http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17536485?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17476093?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17476093?source=rss_blogs_NFL I love the big stink being made in Jacksonville about Jaguars coach Jack Del Rio prohibiting David Garrard from doing a radio show on Frirday afternoons. ... Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:49:40 EDT http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17476093?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17444955?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17444955?source=rss_blogs_NFL So the Cleveland Browns are turning to Derek Anderson at quarterback (story here ) and sitting down Brady Quinn? I bet Browns fans would like to see Eric Mangini and owner Randy Lerner sit down ... together on a plane out of town. ... Sat, 03 Oct 2009 21:23:19 EDT http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17444955?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17411062?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17411062?source=rss_blogs_NFL ---If reports are accurate that Miami Dolphins quarterback Chad Pennington is out for the year with a shoulder injury, Sunday's San Diego game will be his last in a Dolphins uniform. Pennington is a free agent after this season and he hasn't exactly ... Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:17:07 EDT http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17411062?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17339396?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17339396?source=rss_blogs_NFL The loss of safety Kenny Phillips for the year is a tough blow for the New York Giants. ... Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:07:56 EDT http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17339396?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17290670?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17290670?source=rss_blogs_NFL ---Washington Redskins coach Jim Zorn botched it at the end of the Redskins-Rams game. Faced with a fourth-and-1 at the St. Louis 2 at the two-minute warning, Zorn opted to run for a first down rather than kick a field goal, even though his team was ... Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:44:27 EDT http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17290670?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17201857?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17201857?source=rss_blogs_NFL I live in Jacksonville. I covered the Jacksonville Jaguars for years as a beat man before coming to CBS Sports.com. I was there for the entire process of the NFL coming to the city. ... Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:59:05 EDT http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17201857?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17188167?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17188167?source=rss_blogs_NFL Integrity of the game. ... Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:50:07 EDT http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17188167?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17163613?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17163613?source=rss_blogs_NFL ---The Colts will feel the sting of losing receiver Anthony Gonzalez for up to six weeks with a knee injury. Gonzalez spent a lot of time this offseason working with Peyton Manning on timing. Now he's down. That will force Pierre Garcon into the line ... Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:24:45 EDT http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17163613?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17162349?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17162349?source=rss_blogs_NFL What does the loss of linebacker Brian Urlacher mean to the Chicago Bears? ... Sun, 27 Sep 2009 11:52:19 EDT http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17162349?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17106215?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17106215?source=rss_blogs_NFL The Minnesota Vikings will have defensive tackles Kevin and Pat Williams Sunday against Cleveland, and probably will have them the entire season. ... Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:47:49 EDT http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17106215?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17074985?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17074985?source=rss_blogs_NFL In the past week we had two coaches pick starting quarterbacks and both made the right decision. ... Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:52:43 EDT http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17074985?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17065223?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17065223?source=rss_blogs_NFL Eugene Parker is doing his clients a disservice. ... Wed, 09 Sep 2009 22:33:14 EDT http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17065223?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17037355?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17037355?source=rss_blogs_NFL I love that the New York Giants are getting all worked up because the Washington Redskins, their opponent this week, signed quarterback Andre Woodson to their practice squad. ... Tue, 08 Sep 2009 8:56:01 EDT http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17037355?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17021135?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17021135?source=rss_blogs_NFL Can one move mean a man is both smart and vindictive? ... Tue, 08 Sep 2009 0:00:00 EDT http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/17021135?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/16968710?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/16968710?source=rss_blogs_NFL NFL commissioner Roger Goodell can be tough when it comes to handing out punishment for player discipline issues. ... Mon, 07 Sep 2009 5:38:07 EDT http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/16968710?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/16962690?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/16962690?source=rss_blogs_NFL Teams usually don't fire coordinators until after a few weeks -- if at all. ... Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:24:50 EDT http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6315047/16962690?source=rss_blogs_NFL 100 http://images.cbssports.com/images/cbsdm/spec/cbssportscom.gif http://peteprisco.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/view/6315047 100