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      Giants should be embarrassed by their effort vs. Panthers

      December 27, 2009 /

      The New York Giants owe their fans an apology after the horrendous effort they gave today in their 41-9 loss to the Carolina Panthers.

      Despite having their playoff hopes on the line and the fact that they were playing their final game at Giants Stadium, New York couldn’t have cared less. Their effort was pathetic on both sides of the ball and it was clear from the start that their players wanted nothing to do with football today.

      This is a loss where somebody losses their job. It won’t be Tom Coughlin, but I can’t see any scenario in which defensive coordinator Bill Sheridan is retained for next season. The Panthers were without DeAngelo Williams, yet the Giants allowed Jonathan Stewart to rush for 206 yards and a touchdown, and for Matt Moore to throw for three scores. I realize Stewart is a fine back and Moore is gaining confidence week to week, but there’s no excuse for a team with playoff aspirations to allow 416 total yards and 41 points at home. None.

      Sheridan has to go; New York has to hire someone that understands that the team’s best attribute defensively is its defensive line. That said, his players should be embarrassed with the way they played today. They didn’t tackle, they didn’t play disciplined and they played with zero emotion.

      The Giants didn’t deserve to go to the playoffs this year and maybe this was a fitting end to their season.

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      Rams to trade Steven Jackson? GM says no.

      December 26, 2009 /

      Rams general manager Billy Devaney says that the team won’t look to trade running back Steven Jackson this offseason.

      From the St. Louis Dispatch:

      Devaney shot down such rumors in October as the trade deadline approached. And with the offseason just 10 days away for the Rams, he was more than happy to shoot them down again.

      “It’s something that’s never even crossed my mind,” Devaney said in a recent interview. “It’s something that I couldn’t imagine. We’re trying to bring good players into the building. Why would we want (to trade) our best guy — one of the best players in the NFL regardless of position?”

      The idea isn’t too far fetched; the Rams are many pieces of away from being competitive, so why not trade Jackson and get extra draft picks?

      But it’s hard enough for teams to find a trade partner, nevertheless one that will surrender multiple draft picks to acquire a player. So even if the Rams do find a trade partner, will they find one willing to give up a at least a first and a third round pick to acquire Jackson? And if they don’t find a trade partner, then they have to worry about alienating Jackson in the process.

      The Rams would be better off keeping Jackson and allowing Devaney to build the roster through the draft. They need to find a quarterback and to continue to rebuild the offensive line before they start taking chances like trading Jackson. It just doesn’t seem like a prudent move right now.


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      Haynesworth already frustrated in Washington

      December 26, 2009 /

      Albert Haynesworth isn’t happy with the way things are in Washington and expressed his frustrations shortly after being sent home early on Friday for missing a team meeting. Haynesworth, who was given $41 million in guaranteed money last offseason, mainly expressed his frustration with defensive coordinator Greg Blache.

      From the Washington Post:

      In a lengthy phone interview shortly after he was sent home from practice by Coach Jim Zorn for disciplinary reasons, Haynesworth for the first time discussed his poor relationship with Blache and provided his most detailed explanation yet about the flaws, in his opinion, of Blache’s disciplined scheme, which has helped the Redskins rank ninth overall in defense. Haynesworth expressed fear that owner Daniel Snyder’s major investment in him — the Redskins guaranteed Haynesworth $41 million in signing him this past February — would be wasted unless he again is given freedom to “create havoc” as he did in his first seven seasons with the Tennessee Titans.

      “If they keep this system the way it is, then they would label Albert Haynesworth a bust who didn’t live up to the contract,” Haynesworth said. “Everybody would say he just took the money and ran off. And I’m still playing as hard as I possibly can. But you can only do so much within the system that’s put around you. And I’m not talking about the players. The players have been great. I couldn’t ask for any better guys. I’m talking about the system. And [the coaches] can say whatever they want about that [the reason he was sent home Friday]. The main thing it’s coming from is what I said after the game about leadership and about the team.”

      Haynesworth will likely get his wish if he wants to see Blache gone, because once Zorn is fired in the offseason the new head coach (Mike Shanahan?) will clean house and bring in his own coordinators. So Haynesworth’s frustrations will probably be short lived.

      That said, it isn’t good when a team invests $41 million in guaranteed money in a player and he gets sent home early, then openly complains about his defensive coordinator.


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      Chargers wax Titans 42-17 on Christmas night

      December 25, 2009 /

      The San Diego Chargers didn’t need to make a statement on Christmas night in Tennessee after winning nine straight coming into the game with the Titans, but they made one anyway.

      The Bolts routed the Titans 42-17 on Friday night to secure the No. 2 seed in the AFC. Their offense racked up 425 yards, including 259 through the air and 166 on the ground. Philip Rivers completed 21-of-27 pass attempts for 264 yards and two touchdowns while shredding Tennessee’s soft secondary. LT also notched two touchdowns while rushing for 59 yards on 16 carries. The Chargers’ offense is a finely tuned machine right now and isn’t having trouble scoring against any opponent.

      But perhaps the most impressive thing about tonight’s game is the way San Diego’s defense stepped up. They weren’t dominant by any stretch of the imagination, but they did force three turnovers, including two in the first half after the Titans had driven the ball to midfield. Chris Johnson (142 rushing yards, 1 TD) still got his, but the Chargers limited his big-play potential after allowing him to break a 30-yard run on his first carry of the game. Of course, it helped that Vince Young was brutal tonight. He threw two horrible interceptions and also lost a fumble in the first half after scrambling for a first down.

      I could note how having home field advantage is huge for the Chargers in the playoffs, but they’ve beaten teams on and away from their home turf this season so it might not matter. And perhaps the biggest thing to keep in mind is that they’ve had great success against the Colts over the past three years, beating them twice in the postseason and once in 2008 regular season.

      Indy might have plenty of reason to be nervous at the moment. (Or as nervous as an undefeated team could be.)


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      Haynesworth sent home after missing team meeting

      December 25, 2009 /

      According to the Washington Post, Albert Haynesworth was sent home from practice Friday because he was late for a team meeting.

      Zorn said Haynesworth would play Sunday night against the Cowboys, but he didn’t commit to starting the lineman. He would not disclose the nature of Haynesworth’s infraction, but said it happened Friday morning.

      The defensive tackle signed with the Redskins for a record $41 million guaranteed money last winter, and his season has been marked by several controversies. He’s missed three of the team’s past five games with ankle injuries, was fined $10,000 after trading blows with Giants running back Brandon Jacobs Monday Night, and ended the night by complaining about his role on the team’s defense and the franchise’s lack of a leader. Fans and some media members have criticized Haynesworth for appearing winded during several games; he was also limited in Thursday’s practice because of what the team described as a leg injury.

      Everyone makes mistakes, but one would think that for $41 million in guaranteed money that Haynesworth would show up on time for meetings.


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