The Reverend Al Sharpton has a reputation for sticking his nose in places it doesn’t belong, and raising racial issues where they may or may not be warranted, just to see his name in the papers again.
The NFL is no stranger to Sharpton, who has been critical of hiring practices for coaches, assistant coaches and general managers in the past.
Now, Sharpton is targeting another level of the NFL–ownership. And he isn’t just claiming racism–he’s declaring that a potential owner is…”Anti-NFL?”
In a move that will likely be seen by many Jets fans as a move towards taking the AFC East division title, the New York Jets traded for Browns wide receiver Braylon Edwards this morning.
At first glance, the move would appear to make sense for the Jets–they’ve lacked a big name wide receiver this season, who can stretch the field and take some pressure off of the running game. Led by a defense that is ranked 3rd in points allowed and 4th in yardage allowed in the NFL and the effective (if not spectacular, for a rookie) play of QB Mark Sanchez, the team started 3-0.
But the Jets passing game is also ranked 27th in the NFL after four games, and Sanchez looked more like a rookie QB last week against the Saints, a team that, while improved defensively, has not had a reputation for having a stout defense in recent years. And while the running game is currently ranked 9th in the NFL by yardage, that can’t be expected to continue if the team can’t effectively move the ball through the air, as teams will start to put 8-9 guys in the box regularly to stop Thomas Jones and Leon Washington.
Edwards brings to the Jets a rare combination of size and speed, and the pedigree of being a #3 overall pick, in the 2005 draft. But to be honest, that’s about all the positivity that he brings to the table for the Jets.
This past spring, we wrote a quick post about the Seahawks planning to utilize a lime green alternate jersey during the 2009 season. The story was leaked around April 1st, though, and we added an update that the jersey appeared to be, in fact, an April Fool’s joke.
Seahawks Green Jerseys
After Sunday, I guess the joke was on us, as the Seahawks rolled out the jerseys for their home game against the Bears.
We can only hope that the Bears 25-19 victory means that the green jerseys will be put in mothballs permanently–and this is coming from a guy who still lists the Buccaneers creamsicle orange jerseys amongst his favorites of all time.
It isn’t the lime green that’s the problem for me–in fact, the Orlando Thunder lime green uniforms are also amongst my favorites of all time. After all, a guy can’t tackle you if you’re uniform is so bright that it blinded him (of course, blinding your own offensive players might cause problems too).
But combining the lime green with that putrid greyish-blue that is the Seahawks primary color–that’s what I don’t get. I would list the Seahawks amongst the teams that I think should start using a throwback alternate, and then once they find the right mix, go back to it permanently.
Jerome Bettis was a pretty good NFL running back (some might say great–I’m not sure I’d go that far). And he hasn’t been horrible as an NFL analyst since he retired, working with NBC and the NFL Network.
Somewhere along the way, he’s even gotten himself a column on Sports Illustrated’s Website, called Bus Stops (or Buss Stops, when the editors are too busy wading through Peter King’s latest weekly novel).
This week, amongst some tidbits about the Raiders pathetic QB situation (that’s going out on a limb), and theorizing that the Titans should have paid Jim Schwartz like a head coach (which only would have worked if money was all that mattered to him), Bettis graces us with his Class of 2010 Hall of Fame thoughts.
Jerry Jones, owner of the Dallas Cowboys, decided it would be a good time to open his mouth regarding the upcoming labor negotiations with the players union, under the guise of encouraging the people of Minnesota to deliver a new stadium to Zygi Wilf and the Vikings. As usual, Jones was wrong.
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