Yardbarker: Michael Vick

Two QB Set Offense on the Field...No Seriously...

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:39:58 -0500

ALL Right I know this doesn't happen on a consistent basis matter of fact it actually does in one high school in Cali, yeah Hi Skool, lame but its a start. Every new idea has a start and this one I believe is brilliant and should be implemented into college and in the NFL. Though I always fooled around with stuff like this in video games, now some high school out in California is playing with a Two QB set Offense. Krazy yes, but clever. What makes it even more chaotic is the fact that everyone is an eligible reciever including the underappreciated offensive line. The defense now has to worry about two Quarterbacks. Its like dealing with TwoFace's coin deciding ones fate, coin is always heads and win win for TwoFace and lose lose for that persons fate just like for the offense its win win and lose lose for Dfenses. Win Win as in the Offense has plethora of ways to confuse the defense with myriad ways of distributing the ball, while the defense i beleive will be on their heels majority of the time wondering what the hell is going on. As hard as it is too sack a QB in the NFL, dealing with two is even worse. Football has become more of a chess game which is cool to see, icing a kicker is not a chess game, more like AD agencies paying coaches so the game can go into tv timeout and show commericals of these ad agencies. This is one smart coach, use the rules to his advantage and just screw the way the games supposed to play. As the JOker says, :Introduce a little anarchy, you upset the established order, and everything becomes chaos. And you know the thing about chaos, Harvey? It's fair: Sorry for the Batman references.....Actually I'm not....It is fair, humans just outsmarting one another is all fair game in my opinion just no Cheating Bill Belichick. Its all good you got what you deserved when my Giants beat you in the Superbowl.... ....Sorry Roy Williams this Offense recommends you to sit on the bench when in display. Also Sam Madison take a seat, Ive seen enough of you getting burned on the tube. And Ray Lewis I would love to see how you react to two Qb;s. Im pretty sure you would powerbomb the starter in each game so this type of offense doesnt happen ever but that still has to be seen. See Micheal Strahan knew what was going on, he left at the right time hahha... Now if the NFL has some decent backup QB's to make this happen. I'm too lazy to scan all the backups and where its possible...Be my guest YardBarkians and spread the knowledge....

Arthur Blank Gets No Love

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:07:36 -0500

Arthur Blank: I'd like to believe that Blank, having served as the NFL's most shameless enabler (for Michael Vick), has snapped out of his adulatory haze and will now become the star he has always had the potential to be. I'd also like to believe that the hiring of former Patriots scouting director Tom Dimitroff [...]

TONY STEWART: PATRON SAINT TO POLICE DOGS

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:06:58 -0500

by Jarrett Carter, Stet Sports Blog

Tony Stewart is donating bulletproof vests to police dogs in five states.

(Insert Michael Vick joke here)

Now to be clear, it wasn't like Stewart woke up and thought to himself, "Damn, a whole lotta police dogs are getting killed out here. Let me do something about it." A formal request was made to his foundation, and now, 30 dogs can patrol the streets with a renewed sense of safety and security.

Cause' you know, most criminals are prone to go after the dog when they are surrounded by 19 cop cars.

Seriously, I don't have a problem with this kind of donation. Police dogs are a valuable part of domestic paramilitary operations. It's just the weirdness of it. Buying armor for battalions over in Iraq? That would be a good one.

Rescuing abused dogs, very cute.

Police dogs are kind of nasty. Not that they don't get shot at, but they might just be better than humans in handling their biz. Humans just don't hold that kind of fear over other humans, you know?

Top 3 Idiots Within This Year

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:30:54 -0500

These are my Top Three Idiots of the year so far. Every once in a while I will add new ones. These three are very obvious choices. Last years top three last year would have been: 1. Michael Vick 2. Adam "Pacman" Jones 3. Barry Bonds. Yea there is probably alot more i couldnt think of on each list but heck those are the first three that come to my mind. I want to hear what your ideas are. What do you have to say about this year and last year. What are your top three?

TOP 10 IMPLICATIONS FROM THE NFL'S VIDEOTAPE REVIEW FOR GANG SIGNALS

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:02:59 -0500

by DMtShooter, Five Tool Tool

In case you missed this, here's a link. Now, on to the list!

10. The league office is running out of excuses to fine people

9. Michael Vick has become a criminal mastermind in his time in the stir, and is plotting something big for his revenge

8. The Shocker Gang terrifies (and fascinates) league officials

7. That Darius Miles / Quentin Richardson Fists On Thing haunts their dreams

6. Players are stubbornly refusing to become robots

5. If Sicilian hand gestures were good enough for Brono Nagurski and Johnny Unitas, they are good enough for all of you punks

4. Rock Paper Scissors at the league office is punishable by immediate termination

3. Everyone involved in decision making at the league office is over 50, concerned about prostrate health, and whiter than the driven snow

2. The League's Negroes, despite persistent monitoring and counseling, still display symptoms of uppityness

1. The league's likely epidemic of HGH and steroid abuse, rampant mediocrity, a startling decline of proficiency at the quarterback position, lack of team in the second largest media market, open and festering PR chancres sores from Spygate and the NFL Network... are all less important than something that probably doesn't exist

NEWS AND NOTES

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:56:37 -0500

--Bob Smizik is reporting that Mark Madden is going to join WXDX 105.9 FM, a Clear Channel station and current employer of Tim Benz.

But how about the rumor that Jerome Bettis may be in negotiations to replace Madden's drive-time slot? Does anyone else see the irony here?

--On the topic of Double M, here's a link someone sent to Mark's new wrestling column on Wrestlezone.com.

--As the Steelers' ownership struggle continues, Bob Smizik brings up an AJR letter printed in Ruanaidh to drive home a point about the Chief's probable disapproval with how this has played out.

--William Rhoden of the New York Times compared the Rooney family to Michael Vick during an appearance on ESPN's The Sports Reporters, because of the Rooneys' involvement in dog racing. Sure you want to go down that route, Bill?

--Kordell Stewart is spotted partying at LAX nightclub at the Luxor in Vegas. Anyone care?

--Oaks Christian High in LA features a star-studded stable of player fathers, including Joe Montana, Wayne Gretzky, and Will Smith. Shown below: Nick Montana, Trevor Gretzky, and Trey Smith.

--How bad does Baltimore hate the Steelers? The Baltimore Sun tries to figure it out. Don't worry, the feeling's mutual.

--ESPN 1250's Chris Mack started a blog called "Chris Mack Smells Like Cheese".

--Sacha Baron Cohen (a.k.a. "Borat"), duped an Arkansas crowd into watching gay wrestling for his new movie, Bruno. Predictably, the crowd turned ugly.

--Is this the end of Cheap Sexson Mondays in Seattle? Home Run Derby investigates.

--Any table hockey players out there? There's a recruiting effort going on by the OVTHL (Ohio Valley Table Hockey League), so contact Eric at eddibacco@landam.com.

--Billy Packer is reportedly out at CBS. Never before has the word "curmudgeon" applied to a human being more appropriately.

Send your interesting links to mondesishouse@gmail.com for these fun little buffers between "real" posts.

NEWS AND NOTES

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:56:37 -0500

--Bob Smizik is reporting that Mark Madden is going to join WXDX 105.9 FM, a Clear Channel station and current employer of Tim Benz.

But how about the rumor that Jerome Bettis may be in negotiations to replace Madden's drive-time slot? Does anyone else see the irony here?

--On the topic of Double M, here's a link someone sent to Mark's new wrestling column on Wrestlezone.com.

--As the Steelers' ownership struggle continues, Bob Smizik brings up an AJR letter printed in Ruanaidh to drive home a point about the Chief's probable disapproval with how this has played out.

--Kordell Stewart is spotted partying at LAX nightclub at the Luxor in Vegas. Anyone care?

--Oaks Christian High in LA features a star-studded stable of player fathers, including Joe Montana, Wayne Gretzky, and Will Smith. Shown below: Nick Montana, Trevor Gretzky, and Trey Smith.

--How bad does Baltimore hate the Steelers? The Baltimore Sun tries to figure it out. Don't worry, the feeling's mutual.

--ESPN 1250's Chris Mack started a blog called "Chris Mack Smells Like Cheese".

--Sacha Baron Cohen (a.k.a. "Borat"), duped an Arkansas crowd into watching gay wrestling for his new movie, Bruno. Predictably, the crowd turned ugly.

--Is this the end of Cheap Sexson Mondays in Seattle? Home Run Derby investigates.

--Any table hockey players out there? There's a recruiting effort going on by the OVTHL (Ohio Valley Table Hockey League), so contact Eric at eddibacco@landam.com.

--Billy Packer is reportedly out at CBS. Never before has the word "curmudgeon" applied to a human being more appropriately.

Send your interesting links to mondesishouse@gmail.com for these fun little buffers between "real" posts.

Fantasy Insider: How to Spot A Fantasy Football Sleeper

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 07:24:12 -0500

How to Spot A Fantasy Football Sleeper is a knack that could make or break your fantasy team. Daniel Kalles gives all you fantasy owners a "How To" locate and find fantasy sleepers and plenty of time to exam the players you feel could be sleepers this season. Best of luck this season. As Daniel Kalles, The first thing you need to know about finding a "sleeper" is figuring out what a sleeper is. Many people will have many different explanations as to what a sleeper really is, where to find them and how important they are, but they will pretty much agree that a sleeper is someone who doesn't have a big name, probably doesn't start, hasn't put up big numbers in the past, who now might have a chance to have a breakout season and be a difference maker on your team. Sleepers are usually either late round draft picks or waiver-wire pick-ups who went undrafted. Now how to spot sleepers, when to draft them, and how long you wait until you believe they are actually worth putting in your lineup are all a little different. Having one of the few sleepers who pan out and be a worthy starter can make the difference in winning your league or not winning. No one starts off the season knowing which sleeper will for sure breakout; all you can do is try and draft one or two and hope that a couple of things fall your way and your sleeper goes from nobody to somebody just like that. It's very hard to go into the draft focused on the guys who will be drafted in the later rounds, but the truth is many drafts are won in the later rounds. If you can have a good draft from top to bottom, it will help you down the line; having a deep team will help you in the event of an injury or to make trades. It's not very difficult to draft players in the first bunch of rounds, guys like Alexander, Tomlinson, Owens, Moss, these players have a history, they have done it before, we can look at their numbers and see where they should be drafted, but a sleeper is different. Most sleepers haven't played enough to accumulate enough stats to make decisions on, so you have to take a small sample (if one exists) to figure out who might be the sleepers of this year's draft. There are many different places and ways to find sleepers. One way is to look for 2nd or 3rd year players who had a chance to play near the end of the year before. At the end of most seasons, the teams out of the playoff hunt will look at some young players, giving them starts and letting veterans sit out. Watching these players can sometimes give you a hint into who might be a good sleeper the next season, if they play a good game or two. Look at Willie Parker who was undrafted out of college and was sitting on the bench in 2004 when the Steelers went 15-1. In the last game of the season, once they had already clinched home field advantage, they decided to rest veteran running back Jerome Bettis, and see what Parker could do. He went into Buffalo, on a cold January Sunday, to face the hottest team in football. The Bills were looking to get a victory and a spot in the playoffs. Well, Parker gained 102 yards on only 19 carries, to help the Steelers win the game, and give anyone who was actually paying attention to this Steelers backup a 1200 yards rusher out of nowhere in 2005. Now this doesn't mean things will always work out for you, but it's a good way of finding a sleeper. Another way of finding a sleeper is to watch the player and coach movement in the off-season, and see which players have been put in situations where they might be able to break out, with the help of certain coaches and their philosophies. A player who might have been going downhill in his career, or hasn't been able to find his way yet might be able to change that by being on a team whose system better suits their abilities. Koren Robinson is a good example. He's a former 1st round pick of the Seahawks, and while he had a couple of solid seasons with them (78 for 1240 yards and 5 TD's in 2002), he was let go at the end of 2004 because of off-field and poor behavior issues. He latched on to the Vikings as their top return man and part time WR. During the off-season they hired new head coach Brad Childress, who brings with him his West Coast offense, and they traded Nate Burleson, leaving the spot of #1 WR open. With those and many other changes the Vikings made on offense, they go into the season looking for players to step up and be leaders. Robinson has a good chance of doing that because he is a step ahead of most of the other WR's because he played in the West Coast offense while in Seattle. He could be in for a very big season. While all this looks good and could very well happen, many times it doesn't, and guys like Robinson will always be picked up for his potential, but might never realize it, because he can't control his other issues. These are just a couple of the many ways to find a sleeper. So, make sure to always pay attention to injury situations, and follow closely what players are doing at training camp. Doing this can help you find many sleepers. Lastly, don't forget that you can still find sleepers after the draft in the first couple of weeks of the season. If you see a player break out and do better then expected, don't sit on the sidelines and watch - make an effort to pick them up and see if they can sustain that output. Or if you know that a starting player has any injury at all, make sure you're the one to get anyone who might back that player up, because once a player goes down, whoever takes over can be a real steal.

Vick Thinking About The Future

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:44:30 -0500

Michael Vick traded his red and black jersey in Atlanta for the black and white stripes of a prison uniform and still can't seem to get away from the legal system. This past Monday, Vick's new lawyers filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection in Newport News, VA, as he sat in a federal penitentiary on dog fighting charges. Vick reportedly still owes anywhere from $10-$50 million to a multitude of creditors. Paul Campsen and Dennis Lewandowski of Kaufman & Canoles, P.C., out of Norfolk, VA, represent him now. Among the creditors that Vick owes are the Atlanta Falcons, for $3.75 million from his signing bonus. Vick owes approximately $13.2 million to seven other large creditors. He is being sued by his former agent and lawyer for not paying past legal bills. Vick owes $4.5 million to Richmond-based Joel Enterprises Inc., and $550,0000 owed to Radtke Sports Inc. for a breach of contract. Others on the list are a Canadian bank, and Wachovia bank for loans they gave Mike to open a restaurant and wine store in Atlanta. Vick is serving a 23-month prison sentence at the U.S. Penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kansas. As everyone knows, he plead guilty to bankrolling a dog-fighting ring in his hometown of Norfolk, VA. After denying the charges for a while, Vick finally pleaded guilty to dog fighting charges. The Falcons then sued Mike in an attempt to recoup $20 million in bonuses that Vick earned from 2004 to 2007. A federal judge ruled that Vick is entitled to keep all but $3.75 million of the money paid to him for playing football through the 2014 season. That $3.75 is included in the Ch.11 Bankruptcy Protection he filed for. Vick stated from prison that he "will seek to rebuild his life and career" upon the end of his prison time. Filing for protection is the first move in restoring his future and is another good tactic by Vick and his new advisors. After messing up BIG TIME by participating in the dog-fighting ring to begin with, he put himself in the "doghouse" even further when he denied the allegations. He then showed up positive for marijuana on a court drug test, further tarnishing the Vick name (his brother Marcus both had many legal run ins). His first good decision came when he decided to start serving his sentence early, and apologized a couple times. Now, after losing millions and everything else, he is making another good decision. This time it is a financial decision, by protecting his future assets now and filing for protection. It's about time Vick learns from his mistakes and starts thinking about the future. On the topic of Mike Vick's future, some people have compared his return to football after jail to Barry Bond's returning to baseball after his steroid allegations. We can see how that is going for Barry now. With the MLB trade deadline nearing the end of month, Barry has yet to be picked up by any team. Others, including myself, think it will be easy for Vick to get back in the NFL. He is Michael Vick, can run like a running back, and throw the ball 70 yards while playing QB. I'm sure some NFL team would love to pick him up. Recently, he has made better decisions and after time I believe some of this will blow over. PETA will move on, and so will some NFL managers when Vick becomes a free agent. I am not condoning his actions for the despicable crime he committed. I just believe that he is paying for it to the fullest now and will make a serious comeback. The Vick family is plagued by legal troubles; it is about time Mike learns from the many Vick family woes and begins to act with respect toward the judicial system. After losing all his sponsors, money, credit, credibility, and everything else you can think of, he should make amends and then make millions again. I heard on ESPN a month back that Vick was playing all time quarterback for the prison football team. I bet Vick's getting his act together in jail, mentally, and physically, lifting and preparing to make his return. Everyone deserves a second chance and when Vick gets his I believe he will be a sick NFL QB once again. With the help of a good WR, a decent defense and a chip on his shoulder, he has a decent shot at winning the Lombardi trophy.

Favre Situation Scarcely Close To Marino’s

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 14:15:15 -0500

Many fans are tired of hearing the name Brett Favre, but you know what, I'm not. The truth is that we are not talking about Michael Vick or some other classless jerk. We are talking about a QB who owns a ton of NFL records and has exuded class at every turn. Now, his situation [...]

Fantasy NFL Nightmares to Avoid

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 07:18:11 -0500

With the NFL fantasy season rapidly approaching, Screaming Sports' Hugh Duckwall takes a look at nine potential nightmares. The saga of Brett Favre? That's trouble. Shaun Alexander? That's also trouble. And Chicago quarterbacks? Don't even think about it.

Chris Henry Wants Your Tax Dollars

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:05:21 -0500

Even though he's made $2.5 million since 2005, a figure greater than that of 80% of the population, Chris Henry is broke. Flat out broke. Chris Henry is so broke that he wants us to pay for a record of his trial.

Sure, he signed a five year, $6 million contract in '05, but the jack-rabbit is um, poor. Last week, his trial for an assault charged ended in a mistrial when the jury couldn't reach a unanimous verdict. There's definitely a joke to be had about the jurors forcing a mistrial in a Chris Henry case, I just haven't found it yet.

But yeah, the dude is dead broke:

Henry, who has been suspended by the NFL, is destitute. "He has no funds whatsoever and can't even meet his current obligations," Ancona told the judge. Henry's $360,000 Kentucky house was auctioned in May when he failed to pay the mortgage. Henry's SUV was repossessed last month.

Immediately after reading this, a disgruntled Henry voiced his displeasure with being labeled a hooker. "I ain't no destitute!"

Chris, I speak for myself and all of my friends and family when I say, "No, I don't want you to have my money." I would say "You can't have my money", but it really isn't up to me, which is another story. Quit being such a moron.

Boy, that Marvin Lewis really is a character guy just like they always said. He really had a positive impact on Henry, no?

WOW; Michael Vick and Chris Henry on JSF in the span of 24 hours! It's 2006 all over again!

[Dayton Daily News]

Vick Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:31:15 -0500

Suspended Falcons quarterback Michael Vick filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in a federal courtroom in Virginia on Monday. Vick is claiming debts of 10-million to 50-million-dollars and has listed among his creditors the Atlanta Falcons for a claim of 3.75-million-dollars of a pro-rated signing bonus. Six other creditors listed include banks and Joel Enterprises, with a [...]

Vick Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:31:15 -0500

Michael Vick is The Ultimate Prodigal Son

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 07:18:47 -0500

Michael Vick has wasted dogs. Michael Vick has wasted his talents. Michael Vick has wasted his opportunities. And as it turns out, Michael Vick has wasted his money. Find out what Dan Le Batard and Michael Wilbon of Pardon the Interruption have to say about that! Thanks to ESPN