MATT BOWEN RUMORS & GOSSIP

Breaking down two tight end sets

After drafting two top-tier tight ends the Colts are widely-viewed as perhaps moving towards a Patriots-style offense. We all know the Colts loved to run two tight-ends in Manning's early career so there is a precedent for that preference. Matt Bowen at the National Football Post has an excellent series in which he explains some of these concepts including the Patriots two-tight...
Via The Colts Authority  |  3 days ago
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Matt Bowen of National Football Post ranks Eagles' Brandon Boykin among Top 5 mid-round value ...

Thanks to Matt Bowen (former NFL safety) for bailing me out today...I was knocking my head against a wall on a story I was researching about the Cleveland Browns' version of Eagles Eye... it's a version of our own Bored called Orange and Brown Report, and it features a guy who fancies himself the voice of reason akin to the leader of our Eagles Bored, the esteemed GK Brizer...
Via Eagles Eye  |  19 days ago
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The Flip Side of Free Agent Tuesday... some Eagles will be cut...

Lost in the excitement of the potential new Eagles to be signed today and this week is the grim reality that some of our fave Birds are going to be released...I turned to a friend of this column, Matt Bowen, former NFL player who now writes for the Chicago Tribune, for his insight on what it's like to be cut from an NFL team on the eve of free agency...Matt Bowen played safety...
Via Eagles Eye  |  March 12, 2012
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Monday Morning View: Bounties Have No Place in the NFL

If you’ve been away this weekend or cooped up in a hole to avoid the weather, you might have missed the big story that hit all the media outlets on Friday afternoon. I first found out through our friends at CheeseheadTV that the New Orleans Saints have been found guilty of offering bounties (or payouts) to defensive players as a performance incentive. It wasn’t only for interceptions...
Via Jersey Al's Packers Blog  |  March 05, 2012
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Robert Griffin III Runs an Unofficial 4.38 40-Yard Dash

Heisman trophy winner Robert Griffin III ran an unofficial 4.38 40-yard dash at the NFL combine on Sunday. “Seeing RG3 run a 4.38 40 at #NFL Combine is unreal. Even more impressive that he did it in Indy…lot of stress there on these prospects,” tweeted Matt Bowen,‏ The National Football Post. Griffin ran times of...Read the Rest...
Via Tweets Center  |  February 26, 2012
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Who is Joe Philbin? Former Iowa players Brian Ferentz, Matt Bowen explain what makes the new Miami Dolphins coach tick

While we cover the Super Bowl here in Indianapolis and watch the Peyton Manning drama unfold – Manning’s camp says he’s been cleared medically, and Colts owner Jim Irsay says he has not been – we return to our regularly scheduled Dolphins coverage and a look at new head coach Joe Philbin. We’ve heard plenty [...]
Via The Daily Dolphin  |  February 03, 2012
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WR class lacking burners

The wide receiver class in this year’s draft offers a lot of size, but at the top of the board there aren’t many speed merchants, and that could impact where Buffalo seeks to find a worthwhile addition at that position this offseason. Former NFL safety and National Football Post columnist Matt Bowen believes there are receiving prospects that can help NFL offenses, but...
Via Inside the Bills  |  January 26, 2012
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