SB Nation User Blog: OneMore

Looking forward to Sunday Night....

OneMore — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:44:47 -0000

Regardless of the records and who's injured, the Pats-Colts games are some of the best games in terms of heated rivalries. Here's to a good game, a relatively injury free game, and an all out slug fest on Sunday Night Football. GO PATS!!!!!!

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Brady's Knee -- 3rd time's a Charm

OneMore — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:56:06 -0000

Listening to the radio this morning, I learn that Brady's knee has undergone a 3rd attempt at "cleaning" out the infection that plagued the area. The Herald is reporting that if the knee does not begin to heal properly, doctors will have to go in and REDO the entire reconstruction.. WTF!!! This is beginning to sound more like the south after the Civil War -- RECONSTRUCTION. By the time he's finished going under the knife he will have had more surgeries than Joan Rivers . Should I be panicking?? Is everything under control?? How will this affect his approach to contact in a game? I'd love to say I'm not worried, but I am.

Brady's Knee -- via Boston Herald

Good Cause

OneMore — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:15:56 -0000

Just read this ....

Je'Rodd Cherry raffling his 1st Super Bowl ring for charity....

"Cherry, who now resides in Macedonia, is raffling off his ring from Super Bowl XXXVI after the 2001 season to benefit and create awareness for Asia's Hope, which builds orphanages for kids rescued from slave trafficking in Asia and Africa. "

"Tickets can be purchased at netraffle.org for $2 apiece with a minimum purchase of five.

The winning ticket will be randomly drawn by a computer on Nov. 27.

The winner will receive the 14-karat white gold Super Bowl ring worn by Cherry. It features 142 diamonds, red garnets and blue sapphires in the Patriots logo, platinum, a large marquis diamond and two tapered baguette diamonds. The ring is valued at $53,750.

Cherry said the winner also will be a paid a sum equal to the estimated taxes of $16,000. "

http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2008/10/nfl_insider_cherrys_donation_r.html

Lamont Jordan signed..

OneMore — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 12:08:52 -0000

Looks like the Pats are looking for some insurance in case anyone gets hurt again this year. With Sammy Morris injured last year, Maroney injured off and on his entire career, and the suppporting cast trying to make up the difference --- I leave Kevin Faulk out because he is a Jack of all trades and is too versatile to list as just your run of the mill running back -- I believe the Pats are looking to secure their backfield. Jordan was a decent enough back-up for the Jets but never really made a splash with the Raiders ... Here's to hoping the Pats eke out whatever life he has left in those legs of his. Maybe they'll use him more along the fullback lines and have him blow through the line for Faulk, Maroney, or Morris. Orrrr they could cut him at the end of camp. Who knows what the evil genius is up to....

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/story/2008/07/26/patriots-jordan.html

"The New England Patriots signed veteran running back LaMont Jordan on Saturday, a day after he was released by the Oakland Raiders.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

The Raiders were unable to trade Jordan and released him Friday."

A little confused

OneMore — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:23:32 -0000

"Under orders from Roger Goodell to resolve their impasse with Brett Favre, the Green Bay Packers have begun making calls about their former franchise QB, according to online reports.

Goodell talked to Packers GM Ted Thompson, who confirmed the team was ready to move on without Favre. Goodell asked Thompson to begin exploring the market for the disgruntled QB, acccording to WEAU 13, an NBC television affiliate in Wisconsin.

The report also says Goodell told Thompson that he will reinstate Favre as an active player, should he make the request and that the commissioner has also spoken to Favre and promised his assistance."

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/8370402/Report:-Goodell-tells-Packers-to-resolve-Favre-issue?CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=5#

What right does Goodell have in telling a team how to handle a contract issue?? I do not understand where Goodell can actually order a team to resolve an issue that basically comes down to wanting to be traded...

What's next?? A player wants more money and Goodell orders the team to honor his request??

PRICELESS!!!

OneMore — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:31:56 -0000

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/Introducing-your-official-NBA-Champion-Celtics-w?urn=nba,88656#comments

Funny stuff from a big clown. Looks like he's really having fun with it -- Good for you BB......Here's to you and the rest of the CHAMPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Specter drops "probe"

OneMore — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:35:28 -0000

"Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., who threatened a congressional inquiry into the way the National Football League handled its "Spygate" investigation of the New England Patriots' videotaping practices, said he will not seek hearings on the matter, the Philadelphia Daily News reported.......Specter said he didn't seek a hearing on Spygate before the Judiciary Committee because the committee already has "too much to do," the Daily News reported. "

This guy is just another blowhard who uses his political leverage to try and get things done when they do not benefit him....the last sentence in the article is what gets me. For someone so hell bent on making sports a fair and balanced game and then posturing in the national media, his stance on the basketball allegations is somewhat confusing...

"As for other sports scandals, Specter said he's "not interested" in recent allegations made by former NBA referee Tim Donaghy claiming that the league influenced referees as to the outcome of playoff games."

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3448051&campaign=rss&source=NFLHeadlines

Patriots Celebrity Softball Game

OneMore — Fri, 16 May 2008 13:58:49 -0000

If anyone lives around the Brockton,MA area this is an event that is worth checking out -- cheap fun and you get to see some of your favorites goofing around outside of football. I went last year and it was a good time.

http://www.brocktonrox.com/therox/headlines/index.html?artic le_id=755

The Rox have learned that Vince Wilfork, Laurence Maroney, and other members of the New England Patriots have signed up to be a part of the Second Annual Kevin Faulk Celebrity Softball Game.

New England Patriots’ running back Kevin Faulk will return to Campanelli Stadium in 2008 to host the event to benefit the United Way. The second annual softball game will take place Saturday, May 17th and will include a VIP tailgate party with proceeds to aid the efforts of the United Way. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. with gates opening at 6:00 p.m.

The all-star list of participants at this year's event will include: Kevin Faulk, Vince Wilfork, Laurence Maroney, Doug Flutie, Ellis Hobbs, Jabar Gaffney, Matt Cassel, Ty Warren, Santonio Thomas, Sammy Morris, James Sanders, Matt Gutierrez, Stephen Gostkowski, Eric Alexander, Pierre Woods, Chris Hanson, Billy Yates, Le Kevin Smith, Antwain Spann, Sam Aiken, CJ Jones, Jason Webster, Kelly Washington, Chad Jackson, Lonnie Paxton, and Larry Izzo.

The VIP tailgate party will begin at 5:00 p.m. at The Shaw’s Center, adjacent to Campanelli Stadium. It will feature a silent auction with priceless memorabilia, a menu befitting a spring tailgate party including an open beer and wine bar, and the opportunity to meet Kevin Faulk and the other celebrity participants. VIP guests will also have a reserved seat behind the dugout for the softball game. VIP tickets are $133. General Admission tickets are also available for $10.

To purchase tickets for the Kevin Faulk Celebrity Softball game, call the Rox Front Office at (508) 559-7000 or visit www.brocktonrox.com.

Spector

OneMore — Wed, 14 May 2008 19:39:40 -0000

Senator ( and I use that term loosely) Spector wants a "Mitchell-like" investigation into the Patriots videotaping debacle. This, after Goodell announced that he is satisfied with the punishment doled out earlier in the season and that nothing new was revealed on the tapes presented to him by Walsh...

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2008-05-14-spector-spygate-probe_N.htm?csp=34

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NFL Battling Comcast

OneMore — Thu, 08 May 2008 13:06:53 -0000

I used to have the NFL network, I watched it constantly, during the season and the off season, I'd sit there for hours and watch show after show -- and then they put it on a higher tier. That really pissed me off, so I decided not to jump up to the next tier -- now it seems Comcast decided to play hardball with the NFL because they wouldn't sell x amount of games to them. Talk about screwing over your customers.

"Tagliabue’s one-page declaration is an exhibit in the league’s filing, which contends that Comcast, the nation’s largest cable operator, is discriminating against the NFL Network. He said that Brian Roberts, Comcast’s chief executive, warned him on Jan. 27, 2006, that, having decided not to sell the eight-game package to Versus, “Your relationships with the cable industry are going to get very interesting.”

In Tagliabue’s view, Roberts’s statement “foreshadowed Comcast’s retaliation” later that year to relegate the NFL Network to the sports tier, which requires an extra fee"

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/08/sports/football/08broadcast.html?ref=sports

Wonder if Spector will investigate this??