I can think of two people who might be at least a little irritated with Tampa Bay defensive lineman Da’Quan Bowers right now. But before we get to that, I should give you a quick rundown on Bowers himself. Before coming to the NFL in 2011, Da’Quan Bowers was one hell of a player. As a junior at… Read More »
So many choices for that post title, and now I’m sort of sad that I could only go with one. Can you really go wrong with groin stories? I’ll have a clearer answer on that after I give a toast at an upcoming wedding where I’m the best man. Yesterday, Jaguars receiver Cecil Shorts said something that I… Read More »
Based on my last few posts, you might think I’m just a cynic who loves to doubt everyone’s rosy injury rehab timelines. You might be right. But even a callused pessimist like myself had to stop and chuckle at the latest news to come out of St. Louis. Rams’ head coach Jeff Fisher talked to the St. Louis… Read More »
This seems to be the first week (probably of many) where NFL players recovering from knee injuries come out to say that they are, “ahead of schedule,” without giving us a single reason why they feel that way. I dug into the topic earlier when NaVorro Bowman seemed to be speaking out of his butt. I guess nobody… Read More »
Why do players think they can get away with optimistic injury sound bites without providing any details to back it up? For once, I have an answer. They do it because they can. Nobody ever seems to question them about it. There’s a curious story developing right now with San Francisco 49ers’ linebacker NaVorro Bowman. Bowman pretty… Read More »