Monday Round Up
In a slight change to what we’re hoping will be normal service, Friday’s round-up ended up being delayed till Monday. Still, enjoy. Here’s a wrap up of some of the top stories from around the NFL last week.
AFC EAST
Jets
Did anyone expect otherwise? Geno Smith is apparently outplaying Mark Sanchez at the Jet’s Training Camp.
Patriots
WR Julian Edelman is back at the Patriots training camp, and the team have ended the week with four new signings.
Bills
Who is going to win out in the QB battle between Kevin Kolb and EJ Manuel? Bleacher Report Senior Analyst Soven Bery’s money is on EJ.
Dolphins
Injuries abound at Miami where wide recivers who aren’t injured are a pretty rare commodity.
AFC NORTH
Ravens
Aaron Wilson at the Baltimore Sun takes a look at the Ravens as they try to make up for Dennis Pitta. Ed Dickson has replaced Pitta at tight end, but making up for his pass-catching contributions is expected to be a collective effort.
Steelers
Steelers to run the pistol formation? In short, no. And in case you were wondering about their intentions, “We’ve never missed the playoffs two years in a row since I’ve been here since 2002. And we don’t plan on it this year.” says Larry Foote
Bengals
Is Andy Dalton on the verge of become an elite QB?
Browns
The person to watch this season may actually not be on the pitch and there have been questions over owner Jimmy Haslam’s other businesses. Let’s hope this settles them, if Haslam goes under, bang goes the latest attempt at a Browns turnaround.
AFC SOUTH
Texans
With injuries making the news, the Houston Texans can boast some recoveries, Arian Foster being the lead here. He still didn’t practice on Sunday though.
Titans
Shonn Greene appears to be settling in well with the Titans and adds a depth to the RB position with Chris Johnson’s ankle still a possible problem
Colts, Jaguars
The focus of the news for the Colts and Jaguars is training camp and improving their defences. Funnily enough both camps are hopeful for improvements.
AFC WEST
Bronco’s
Who’s this charging up the Bronco’s depth charts? It’s safety Duke Ihenacho that’s who. No, we don’t know who he is either.
Chiefs
Round up of the weeks training camp so far, Jamaal Charles is jumping, the roster’s full of depth and apparently the weather’s lovely! Jolly good. Ice cream all round.
Chargers
There isn’t a huge amount of depth across the team, but there is good news from the defensive line.
Raiders
CB Tracy Porter is over losing out on his number 24 jersey to Charles Woodson and will play in number 31 instead. Meanwhile, the Raiders have genuine problems to worry about.
NFC EAST
Eagles
The media storm isn’t subsiding over WR Riley Coopers idiotic racist outburst this week, but the Eagles are attempting to move the situation on.
Giants
The latest from Giants Training Camp – WR Hakeem Nicks is taking a while to get back into training camp, but QB Eli Manning says he’s right to be cautious.
Cowboys
More offensive line woes for the Cowboys, with more issues for the defensive line.
Redskins
RGIII’s passing game is looking accurate at camp, according to the Washington Post. Meanwhile it’s rained so much they’ve had to get a helicopter in to dry the field.
NFC NORTH
Bears
If Jay Cutler has ever had a season in which he needs to prove his worth, it’s this one.
Vikings
Greg Jennings smooths things over with the Packers. “Everything I say is all out of fun. I’m just saying something to say it. They know that’s not me.” Well that clears that up then. I expect Favre said something similar.
Packers
Head Coach Mike McCarthy is happy with the pace at Training Camp (video)
Lions
Megatron is back on the WR top spot according to Cris Carter.
NFC SOUTH
Panthers
This indicates some serious trouble at training camp for Hangartner if he has been released.
In addition Thomas Davis and Jon Beason are still to fully recover, allowing veteran Chase Blackburn to assert himself
Saints
The new season approaches along with several new rule changes. These changes have not been mentioned for a while but the Saints have now had on hand experience with the with a visit from NFL officials this week
Buccaneers
More roster changes with some new faces and a return of their star punter Koenen. Changes have been made as well to the offensive line with Brice Schwab and Jason Weaver waived. Roger Allen and Howard Barbieri have taken their places.
Falcons
Nolan says top picks Desmond Trufant, Robert Alford battling for Falcons’ starting right corner spot.
NFC WEST
Seahawks
The big news hasn’t just been Percy Harvin’s injury, but what the Seahawks are doing to top up the talent pool to make up for it. Early Doucet didn’t have a great season with the Cardinals and will hope to make the best of the opportunity at Seattle.
49’ers
With CB Chris Culliver out with a torn ACL many expected Nnamdi Asomugha to be a shoe-in, but it’s far from guaranteed according to Defensive Coordinator Vic Fangio. “We didn’t really know what we were getting when we got Nnamdi. He’s had some good days out here and some days where you weren’t sure if he was going to still have it,”
Chargers
Thanks to Bleacher report it’s a wrap up of what’s going down in San Diego.
Cardinals
Is CB Patrick Peterson about to metamorphose into a WR?
Rams
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again, the NFC is super-competitive this year. If the Ram’s don’t succeed it’s because of the sheer strength of the competition.
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