Yardbarker: Pat Ross

Looking back at St. Pierre

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 17:56:38 -0500

If this blog had been around when Brian St. Pierre was quarterbacking at BC, I probably would have spent an inordinate amount of time criticizing him. St. Pierre is an interesting link in the chain of BC QBs. He was TOB's first true QB recruit and served as the template for how TOB and Bible ...

Recruiting geography and other links

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:44:28 -0500

This SI.com article is sparking all sorts of discussion in the blogosphere. The premise -- that the talent in the south is deeper and better and gives southern schools an advantage -- overstates that advantage and also overlooks the other factors in winning. As BC has shown, you can win when you ...

Madden 09 roster update #3 to be released Friday

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:45:13 -0500

The third Madden 09 roster update is set to be released today by EA Sports. This update won't feature many changes in terms of attributes, but many roster changes will be made, including the injuries to Tom Brady and Vince Young. Below is the complete list, from PastaPadre.com: Transactions FB Reagan Mauia ? Signs with Bengals LB Jon Corto ? Added to Bills LB Blake Costanzo ? Added to Bills DT Alvin McKinley ? Released by Broncos DT Josh Shaw ? Signs with Broncos LB Antwan P...

Center Johnson Placed on IR with Knee Injury

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 01:53:02 -0500

The Cards have placed center Al Johnson, who suffered a knee injury early in training camp, on injured reserve.? He started 14 games last season for the Cardinals after coming over to the team from the Cowboys as a free agent.? The team also moved? center Pat Ross to the roster from the practice squad, [...]

BREAKING NEWS: Cardinals Place Al Johnson on IR

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 19:15:08 -0500

Well, maybe Anquan Boldin has something on the Cardinals after all.

Short Passes

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:29:21 -0500

Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Just a few other tid-bits from the the land of the Arizona Cardinals today. LT Mike Gandy was able to practice today.? His status for this weeks game is still not known, however they expect him to be able to practice on Wednesday and may be able to make a

Cardinals Sign 8 to the Practice Squad

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 19:50:39 -0500

AZCentral.com reported today that the Cardinals signed eight players to the practice squad on Monday: CB Michael Adams, DE Jason Banks, DT Keilen Dykes, WR Lance Long, OL Pat Ross, CB Wilrey Fontenot, WR Onrea Jones, and OL Anthony Oakley.

The Turk Has Spoken

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 18:00:17 -0500

Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 The Cardinals made their cuts.? Most of the cuts went the way I expected with a few exceptions.? Here is a complete list of the players cut: Steve Baylark, Chris Vincent, Kelly Butler, Carlton Medder, Peter Clifford, Jasper Harvey, Jamaica Rector, Alex Sh

AFTERNOON THOUGHTS

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:10:53 -0500

Here are my quick thoughts of the day....

...If Favre does this retirement deal, he will lose many loyal supporters. MANY....

...The Arizona Cards signed OT Kelly Butler today. Butler had been with the Lions and the Browns. He has talent, but has never loved the game. This is his last chance, he needs to make it work....

...Arizona claimed and was awarded OC Pat Ross from the Panthers. The Cards must have a ton of injuries in their offensive line....

...No one claimed Mike Williams of the Titans. That was not difficult to predict....

...Shawn Andrews has a website stating he is available for motivational speeches. He might need to give one to himself....

...Detroit signed two centers today. One of them is Andy McCollum, formerly of the Rams. The Lions must have problems at center right now. I signed Andy 14 years ago from the Arena League 2. He has had one hell of a career.

...The only thing keeping Ahmad Bradshaw from making a lot of money in this league will be his off-the-field conduct....

...I have been hearing that the Ravens offensive line was bad before all the injuries. What does that tell you?

...Even though Fabian Washington will have to serve a one-game suspension, I think the Ravens did a smart thing trading for him. With both starting corners over 30, they need some youth in the secondary. By the way, this might be the first time many Raven players have been in a hard-hitting NFL camp. Under Brian Billick, camp was not tough.

...I think DT Red Bryant of Seattle is going to be a very good player. I know he just got hurt, but this time next year he will be a bear to block....

...Speaking of DTs, the Bengals' Pat Sims can really be a load. He has great talent and will give Cincy a physical player inside. He just needs to have a football-first mentality....

Johnson Out For the Rest of Camp

Sun, 03 Aug 2008 12:03:20 -0500

Center Al Johnson had successful knee surgery on Friday and the team is hopeful he can return to the field by game 1 or two of the regular season.? This injury leaves the Cardinals mighty thin at the Center position.? Third string C Scott Peters also got hurt this week and is out for the season.? That leaves second string Lyle Sendlein as the starter for now.? Being so thin at the position, the Cardinals signed C Pat Ross, who just got waived by the Carolina Panthers?. Al Johnson is a 6th ye...

Cards Claim Center Pat Ross off Waivers from Carolina

Sat, 02 Aug 2008 21:17:42 -0500

The Cardinals have been awarded center Pat Ross off of waivers from the Panthers.

Rosey Passes on Indy, 4 Waived, and An Updated Roster Preview

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:26:53 -0500

Long title, short blog.? In some lucky news, Rosevelt Colvin passed on the Indianapolis Colts to sign with the Houston Texans.? This surprised me, as Indianapolis is his home town.? He even has a house in the area.? The money was almost certainly the deciding factor.? My guess is the Colts offered him a veterans minimum contract while the Texans offered one of a much higher value.? I'm glad he passed on the Colts.? With all of the injuries the Colts had last season, adding an injury prone...