We're under two weeks away from the start of training camp (check out your team's reporting dates here), and so, finally, the sports wasteland that exists between the end of hockey season and the beginning of football season is almost over. Thank God, too, because if I watch one more Cubs game, I'm liable to shave my head, climb up a tall building and start shooting random passers-by.
Right. Anyway, the biggest news coming into training camp is that the NFL has suspended the Green Bay Packers' Johnny Jolly for all of 2010 and possibly beyond. Ouch.
The other news is, of course, the non-news as Brett Favre continues to hold the Minnesota Vikings hostage, as they head into camp not knowing for sure whether or not they'll have to start Tarvaris Jackson at quarterback. Of course, we all know Favre is coming back. He's just holding off on the announcement and saying that his ankle "still hurts," because if he says everything is fine and he's coming back, it'd be mandatory for him to attend training camp. By him not being direct about his status, he's able to skip until he wants to.
Will the Saints repeat? (Probably not.) Will vuvuzelas make their presence known at NFL stadiums this season? (Almost certainly, and I want the first person who does it shot on sight.) But, as always, it's sure to be an interesting year. Let the discussion begin!
Wait, what's that, Lassie?
The Bears have a new offensive coordinator? And his entire offense is based around the quarterback making 7-step drops while the receivers dart down the field? And it minimizes the tight end, who happens to be their best receiver, by making him a blocker? And they didn't get any new wideouts? And the offensive line is still a bunch of worthless goddamn gutless fucking assholes who couldn't push back a line of kittens? So Cutler will actually get decapitated on the field this year? And the new defensive coordinator is one of Lovie Smith's buddies, who didn't even want the promotion but took it because there was no one else after the team got pantsed by every other candidate? And there's still no secondary? And the same coaching staff is in place? The whole thing?
Fuuuuuuuuuuuuck.
Right. Anyway, the biggest news coming into training camp is that the NFL has suspended the Green Bay Packers' Johnny Jolly for all of 2010 and possibly beyond. Ouch.
The other news is, of course, the non-news as Brett Favre continues to hold the Minnesota Vikings hostage, as they head into camp not knowing for sure whether or not they'll have to start Tarvaris Jackson at quarterback. Of course, we all know Favre is coming back. He's just holding off on the announcement and saying that his ankle "still hurts," because if he says everything is fine and he's coming back, it'd be mandatory for him to attend training camp. By him not being direct about his status, he's able to skip until he wants to.
Will the Saints repeat? (Probably not.) Will vuvuzelas make their presence known at NFL stadiums this season? (Almost certainly, and I want the first person who does it shot on sight.) But, as always, it's sure to be an interesting year. Let the discussion begin!
Wait, what's that, Lassie?
The Bears have a new offensive coordinator? And his entire offense is based around the quarterback making 7-step drops while the receivers dart down the field? And it minimizes the tight end, who happens to be their best receiver, by making him a blocker? And they didn't get any new wideouts? And the offensive line is still a bunch of worthless goddamn gutless fucking assholes who couldn't push back a line of kittens? So Cutler will actually get decapitated on the field this year? And the new defensive coordinator is one of Lovie Smith's buddies, who didn't even want the promotion but took it because there was no one else after the team got pantsed by every other candidate? And there's still no secondary? And the same coaching staff is in place? The whole thing?
Fuuuuuuuuuuuuck.
