SEATTLE, Wash. — The 2-3 Seattle Seahawks went into their bye week knowing full well that with the trade deadline approaching on October 18, there would be more than enough time to investigate any possible roster additions. And with starting quarterback Tarvaris Jackson nursing a shoulder injury, and backup Charlie Whitehurst displaying limited returns [...]
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Seahawks just fine being ‘have-nots’ at the trade deadline
October 20th, 2011 
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October 20th, 2011 afcbeast SEATTLE, Wash. — The 2-3 Seattle Seahawks went into their bye week knowing full well that with the trade deadline approaching on October 18, there would be more than enough time to investigate any possible roster additions. And with starting quarterback Tarvaris Jackson nursing a shoulder injury, and backup Charlie Whitehurst displaying limited returns [...]
Posted in Around The League Tags: Adam Schefter, being, Bye Week, Carson Palmer, Charlie Whitehurst, Coach Pete Carroll, Deadline, Donovan McNabb, ESPN, fine, head coach, Just, Mike and Mike, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Oakland Raiders, Paul Hackett, Quarterback Position, Roster Additions, Seahawks, Seattle Seahawks, Seattle Wash, Shoulder Injury, Thought Process, trade, Trade Deadline, ‘havenots’ No Comments »When the lockout ends, expect a few days of glorious chaos
July 19th, 2011 afcbeast By nearly all accounts, the lockout will be ending later this week (and if it doesn’t, given all that we’ve been told, a violent mob gathering outside of league offices would not feel like an inappropriate response). When we’re unlocked, expect teams to get a grace period of a few days to prepare themselves, followed [...]
Posted in Around The League Tags: 280 Park Avenue, Acceleration, Bad Decisions, Big Time, Chaos, Clerical Error, Contract Negotiator, Days, Ends, ESPN, expect, free agent, Glorious, Grace Period, History Of The Nfl, Inappropriate Response, Jerry Maguire, Johnnie Lee Higgins, Lockout, Lockout Ends, Mike and Mike, Mob, Nightmare, Pandemonium, Pat Kirwan, Time Agent No Comments »Mike Francesa Accuses Jimmy Johnson and Troy Aikman of “Revisionist History”
July 10th, 2011 afcbeast WFAN’s Mike Francesa argues that Jets head coach Rex Ryan should have followed the lead of former Cowboys head coach. Johnson, according to Francesa, benched quarterback Troy Aikman during the team’s 1989 season and started Steve Walsh. Later in the show, Francesa is interviewing Johnson and Johnson corrects Francesa. Johnson explains that Aikman was injured. [...]
Posted in New York Jets Tags: accuses, Aikman, Coach Johnson, Cowboys, Francesa, head coach, History, Interviewing, Jets, Jimmy, Jimmy Johnson, Johnson, Johnson And Johnson, Lead, Mike, Mike and Mike, Mike Francesa, Quarterback Troy Aikman, Revisionist, Revisionist History, Revisions, Rex Ryan, Steve Walsh, Troy, Troy Aikman 25 Comments »Rex Ryan Continues TV Book Tour
May 23rd, 2011 afcbeast twitter @BrooklynFans Rex Ryan is learning the difference between an interview with Mike and Mike and a sit-down on late night TV. Doesn’t seem like Rex would ever have a problem getting a word in edgewise, but it’s a different game on Colbert or Letterman… you better shoehorn in your Patriots barbs and Super Bowl [...]
Posted in New York Jets Tags: barbs, Bicycle, Bluster, Book, Colbert, comedy, Continues, Different Game, Giants, Jets, Jokes, Late Night Tv, Letterman, Mike and Mike, patriots, Rex Ryan, Rex Tv, Ryan, Super Bowl, tour, Tv Book No Comments »Bills considering Blaine Gabbert at No. 3?
April 28th, 2011 afcbeast Buffalo Bills coach Chan Gailey is pictured on the sidelines during third quarter action against the Miami Dolphins at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park, New York, September 12, 2010. REUTERS/Doug Benz (UNITED STATES – Tags: SPORT FOOTBALL) While appearing on Mike and Mike on Thursday morning, ESPN’s Adam Schefter said that the Bills will [...]
Posted in Around The League Tags: Adam Schefter, Athleticism, Bills, Blaine, Blaine Gabbert, Buffalo Bills, Buffalo Head, Cam Newton, Coach Chan Gailey, considering, ESPN, Gabbert, head coach, Miami Dolphins, Mike and Mike, Orchard Park, Orchard Park New York, Quarter Action, Ralph Wilson Stadium, Reuters, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Smokescreen, Sport Football, T Mobile No Comments »ESPN Tom Jackson picked Pats to inspire Jets?
January 20th, 2011 afcbeast Maybe he’s trying to land the coveted MLB gig that Joe Morgan used to have? After being called out by New York Jets LB Bart Scott, ESPN Analyst Tom Jackson, who picked the New England Patriots to beat the Jets 30-10, took to the airwaves to explain that in picking the Patriots, he was merely [...]
Posted in The Jet Press Tags: Angrier, Bart Scott, Bunker Mentality, Defensive Player, ESPN, Espn Nfl, Espn Sunday Nfl Countdown, game, Gig, inspire, Jackson, Jet Press, Jets, Joe Morgan, Mike and Mike, Mike And Mike In The Morning, Mlb, New England, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Pats, picked, Population, Score, Segment No Comments »Tom Jackson insists he picked Pats because it’d inspire Jets to win
January 20th, 2011 afcbeast Tom Jackson wasn’t alone in picking the New York Jets to lose to the New England Patriots on Sunday. Oddsmakers installed the Pats as 9.5-point favorites and nearly everyone on the morning pregame shows was predicting Tom Brady and company would advance to the AFC championship. But in his postgame interview with ESPN, Jets linebacker [...]
Posted in Around The League Tags: Afc Championship, Bart Scott, Because, Bunker Mentality, Defensive Player, ESPN, ESPN Radio, Espn Sunday Nfl Countdown, Insists, inspire, it'd, Jackson, Jets, Mental Manipulation, Mike and Mike, Mike And Mike In The Morning, New England, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Objective Observers, Oddsmakers, Pats, picked, Point Favorites, Postgame Interview, S Scott, Time Tom, Tom Brady No Comments »The real story behind the rookie wage scale
August 6th, 2010 afcbeast Over the last year, the dialogue between the NFL and the Players’ Association has featured enough "he said, she said" to fill out the script of a really bad Telemundo soap opera. But due to the public uproar surrounding the rookie contracts of recent first overall picks JaMarcus Russell(notes), Matthew Stafford(notes), and Sam Bradford(notes), both [...]
Posted in Around The League Tags: 100 Million, Ada, Behind, Common Purpose, Disability Assistance, Draft Class, Executive Director, General Counsel, Jeff Pash, Logical Place, Mike and Mike, Mike And Mike In The Morning, NFLPA, Pensions, Performance Plan, Public Uproar, Radio Show, Real, Retiree Benefits, rookie, Rookie Contracts, scale, Soap Opera, story, wage, Wage Scale No Comments »Nessler and Dilfer in, Mike and Mike Out For Late MNF Telecast
July 26th, 2010 afcbeast by Milton Kent Filed under: Chargers, Chiefs, Jets, Ravens, AFC West, Sports Business and Media Brad Nessler and Trent Dilfer have been handed the keys to ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” booth for the second game of the season-opening doubleheader, the network announced Monday. Nessler, the longtime college football and basketball play-by-play man, and Dilfer, who [...]
Posted in Around The Web Tags: Arrowhead Stadium, Baltimore Ravens, Basketball Play, Brad Nessler, City Game, Dilfer, ESPN, Fanhouse Nfl, Jon Gruden, late, Mike, Mike and Mike, Mike Ditka, Mike Golic, Mike Greenberg, Mike Tirico, Monday Night Football, Morning Radio, Nessler, New York Jets, Play Man, Radio Duo, Ron Jaworski, telecast, Trent Dilfer No Comments »
