Potencial

Some people have been wondering about Adarius Bowman. This list was initially compiled with the intention of publicizing information as quickly as possible. I did not bite on a supposed Brady Leaf rumor, but otherwise decided to publish anything that did not directly contradict other information. That process ended up working reasonably well. The Bowman tip has not been remotely confirmed, and I currently have no idea as to his actual status.

Arizona Cardinals - QB Anthony Morelli, OT Thaddeus Coleman, DT Keilen Dykes, G Hercules Satele, LB Ali Highsmith, DL Bryan Robinson, OT Carlton Medder, FB Dionte Johnson, CB Marcus Brown, S Dennis Keyes, OT Peter Clifford, WR Lance Long, DE Jason Banks

Atlanta Falcons - DE Brandon Miller, P Jimmie Kaylor, CB Glenn Sharpe, RB Jamar Brittingham, LB Ike Brown, OT Mike Butterworth, S D.J. Wolfe

Baltimore Ravens - DL Lorenzo Williams, LB Jameel McClain, QB Brad Roach, TE Scott Kuhn, K Piotr Czech, P Ben Dato, C Isaiah Wiggins, OL Brandon Barnes, OG Adam Kraus, OG Sean Dumford, TE Joe Reitz, WR Ernie Wheelwright, OG Brandon Burns, QB Xavier Lee (tryout)

Buffalo Bills - QB Luke Drone, DT Teraz McCray, FB Mike Viti, LB Joe Brockington, LB Jon Banks, WR Jason Jones, OG Robert Felton, LB Marcus Buggs, RB Bruce Hall

Carolina Panthers - S Joe Fields, QB Taylor Tharp, TE Chris Conklin, WR Damon Morton, CB Cortney Grixby, DE Casper Brinkley, FB Breyone Evans, DT Brandon Jenkins, CB Darren Toney, P Dan Zeidman

Chicago Bears - QB Nick Hill, WR Curtis Hamilton, QB Caleb Hanie, K Shane Longest, CB Leslie Majors, OT Cody Balogh, CB Trey Brown, DE Joe Clermond, DT David Faaeteete, DE Nick Osborn, WR Ashton Gronewold (tryout), DB Damon Nickson (tryout), LB Darren Mustin (tryout), P Geoff Price, WR James Townsend (tryout)

Cincinnati Bengals - FB Tyler Whaley, S Simeon Castille, OL Justin Britt, DT Micheal Marquardt, RB Bradley Glatthaar, DE Anthony Hoke, WR Maurice Purify (tryout), OT James Blair, WR Clyde Logan, OG Mike Fladell (tryout)

Cleveland Browns - RB Tony Temple, CB Darnell Terrell, QB Craig Hormann, RB Austin Scott (tryout), DE Xavier Mitchell, WR Lance Leggett, S Justin Harrison, K Jason Reda, LB Nick Moore, DE Chase Ortiz, OG James Lee, DT Brian Schaefering, C Robbie Powell, TE Kolo Kapanui, WR Brandon Copeland, TE Ben Barkema, RB Travis Thomas, CB Gerard Lawson, CB Andrew Hawkins (tryout), FS Kevin Hoyng (tryout), TE Matt Champa (tryout), CB Jerrid Gaines, OG Eric Young, CB Jonathan Zenon, WR James Banks, LB Jermaine Dias, P Ben Woods, LB Lenny Trusnik, RB Hugh Charles (tryout), DL Ryan Pentimalli (tryout), RB DeShawn Baker, DT Kyle Lockett, DT Steven Friend, OT Brian Stamper

Dallas Cowboys - WR Danny Amendola, DE Marcus Dixon, S Dowayne Davis, TE Drew Atchison, LB Darrell Robertson, QB Daniel Polk, P Jay Ottovegio, FB Julius Crosslin, OG Brandon Hale, WR Mark Bradford, OT Andrew Brecher, RB Keon Lattimore, LB Alain Karatepeyan, P Brett Curran, WR Joe West

Denver Broncos - WR Anthony Alridge, P Brett Kern, OT Mitch Erickson, K Garrett Hartley, OT Tyler Polumbus, WR Lorne Sam, LB Wesley Woodyard

Detroit Lions - RB Allen Ervin, QB Mark Nicolet, LB Tyronne Pruitt, S Bobbie Williams, S Justin Sanders (tryout), LS Jonathan Weeks, TE Buck Reed (tryout), WR Darrell Blackman, DE Rudolph Hardie, OG Carroll Madison

Green Bay Packers - P Kenny DeBauche, TE Michael Peterson, LB Danny Lansanah, RB Kregg Lumpkin, WR Taj Smith, LS J.J. Jansen, RB Justin Beaver, C Brennen Carvalho, LB Marcus Riley, WR Jake Allen, LB Josh Ferguson (tryout), LB Durell Mapp, LB A.J. Raebel, WR Rod Harper, TE Joey Haynos, S Tierre Green (tryout), DT Fred Bledsoe, CB Kyle Ward, C Adam Hill, OL Ryan Considine, RB Louie Runnels (tryout)

Houston Texans - LB Ben Moffitt, WR Ryan Grice-Mullin, WR Darnell Jenkins, DE Jesse Nading, DT Gabe Long, LB Marcus Richardson, TE Cole Bennett, OT Chris Capps

Indianapolis Colts - WR Samuel Giguère, DT Dan Davis, CB Brandon Foster, DE Curtis Johnson, DT Eric Foster, OT Darren Marquez, S Jamie Silva, QB Adam Tafralis, LB Jordan Senn, DL Colin Ferrell, LB Anthony Adams, WR Charles Dillon, WR Preston Nicholson (tryout), RB Chad Simpson

Jacksonville Jaguars - QB Paul Smith, WR Adam Bishop, DE Alex Boston, TE Chris Brown, WR Rudy Burgess, FB Anthony Catrone, WR Clyde Edwards, CB Isaiah Gardner, CB Michael Grant, WR Jeron Harvey, DT Theo Horrocks, C Drew Miller, LB Lamar Myles, CB Brian Witherspoon

Kansas City Chiefs - LB Steve Octavien, K Connor Barth, QB Ricky Santos, DT Derek Lokey, DT Johnny Dingle, FB Mike Cox, OG Chris McDuffie, WR Luke Swan, WR Sean Bailey, LB SirDarean Adams, DE Jonal Saint-Dic, S Ron Girault, WR Sean Bailey, RB Kalvin McRae, WR Jabari Arthur, DT James McClinton (tryout), S Greg Hay, S Pig Brown, LB Weston Dacus (tryout), DE Jason Parker, S Jose Yearwood (tryout), CB Maurice Leggett, WR Brandon Breazell, RB Dantrell Savage (tryout), OG Ian-Yates Cunningham, WR Jeremy Trimble (tryout), WR Justin Wynn

Miami Dolphins - WR Davone Bess, LB Kelly Poppinga, OT Dan Gore, QB Jayson Foster, TE Matt Mulligan, OL Daren Heerspink, K Dan Carpenter, OT Mike Byrne, DT Kory Robertson, LB Brendan Pahulu, FB Rolly Lumbala, DT Anthony Toribio (tryout), DL Brandon Jones (tryout), CB Scorpio Babers, QB Willie Copeland, WR Selwyn Lymon, TE Kris Kasparek, WR Marcel Reece, CB Aaron Lane, LB Brandon Renkart

Minnesota Vikings - LB J Leman, S Husain Abdullah, DE Martail Burnett, DT Leger Douzable, S Marcus Griffin, K Steven Hauschka, LB Erin Henderson, WR Nate Jones, CB Travis Key, C Tim Mattran, OG Drew Radovich, WR Darius Reynaud, CB Brandon Sumrall, CB Marcus Walker, QB Kyle Wright, RB Albert Young, RB Tom Busch (tryout), OT Pedro Sosa, C Matt Roan, OT Brandon Joyce, LB Mike Sherels (tryout), RB Amir Pinnix (tryout), TE Jeff Fielder (tryout), WR Anthony Schreiber (tryout), P Brent Halfmann (tryout), TE Tyler McNitt

New England Patriots - LB Vince Redd, DT Chris Norwell, P Mike Dragosavich, RB Kenny Cattouse (tryout), DT Casey Tyler, OT Josh Coffman, C Ryan Wendell, TE Jon Stupar, DE Casey Tyler, DE Carlos Feliciano, LB Keith Saunders, LB Gary Guyton, TE Tyson DeVree (tryout), DT Anthony Toribio, RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis, S Mark Dillard

New Orleans Saints - QB T.C. Ostrander, S Rocky Schwartz, S David Roach, LB Luke Sanders, OT Akim Millington, DE Jeremy Geathers, C Jason Boone, WR Todd Blythe, FB Olaniyi Sobomehin, OT Jason Boone, P Waylon Prather, LS Ryan Senser, OG Nate McManus, K Jeremy Ito, C Kevin Tuminello, OT Gerald Davis, WR Evan Moore, DE Dominic Lewis, LB Shonda Faulkner (tryout), WR Byron Ross (tryout), CB Lionell Singleton (tryout), RB Lynell Hamilton

New York Giants - S Nehemiah Warrick, DE Wallace Gilberry, DE Antonio Reynolds, OG Glenn Bujnoch, OT Dylan Thiry, OT Carnell Stewart, OL Andrew Bain, DT Nate Robinson, WR D.J. Hall, TE Jake Sears (tryout), K Owen Tolson, TE Eric Butler. DT Josh Muse, DT Ogemdi Nwagbuo, LB James Terry (tryout), OG Earl Cager

New York Jets - RB Danny Woodhead, RB Jehuu Caulcrick, DE Bryan Mattison, S Nate Lyles, CB Alfred Phillips, FB Justin Valentine, WR Prechae Rodriguez, OL Brett Byford, DE Jacob Owens (tryout), K Patrick Fisher (tryout), LB Kenwyn Cummings, WR Charles Sullivan (tryout), WR Alan Turner (tryout), TE Brad Listorti, RB Kareem Huggins, OG Shawn McMackin

Oakland Raiders - C Adam Spieker, FB Matt Hahn, LB Shane Simmons, TE Chris Wagner, RB Louis Rankin, OL Brandon Rodd, CB Derrick Brown, LB Malik Jackson, DL Derrick Gray, TE Darrell Strong, QB Brian White, DL Greyson Gunheim

Philadelphia Eagles - OT Franklin Dunbar, WR Terrell Golden, CB Kyle Arrington, FB Jed Collins, WR Frantz Hardy, WR Shaheer McBride, LB Justin Roland, LB Gary Butler (tryout)

Pittsburgh Steelers - WR Micah Rucker, C Doug Legursky, K Julian Rauch, LB Donovan Woods, NT Josh Thompson, FB Doug Jones, CB Travis C. Williams, CB Darren Toney, LB Patrick Bailey, CB Roy Lewis, QB Mike Potts, DL Martavius Prince, DL Jordan Reffett, TE Dezmond Sherrod, OG Pat Schwenke, DT Kyle Clement

San Diego Chargers - OL Tyler Luellen, FB Mike Tolbert, WR Gary Banks, DT Keith Shologan, S Brian Bonner, OG Andrew Crummey, DT Erik Bakhtiari, TE John Tereshinski, CB Josh Bell, TE Wade Betschart, WR Brandon Jackson, DT Lamar Divens, OG Brandyn Dombrowski, FB Roy Betschart, CB Stanley Franks, WR Billy Pittman, WR Greg Bracey, P Billy Vinnedge

San Francisco 49ers - WR Cameron Colvin, WR Robert Jordan, LB Ezra Butler, TE Joe Jon Finley, S DJ Parker, DE Louis Holmes, LB Lance Brandenburgh, OG Brian de la Puente, DE Shaun Richardson, LB Lewis Baker, OG John Booker

Seattle Seahawks - S Jamar Adams, CB Donovan Alexander, WR Travis Brown, WR Michael Bumpus, LB Matt Castelo, G Dustin Dickinson, CB DeMichael Dizer, LB David Hawthorne, S Kelin Johnson, T William Robinson, WR Anthony Russo, S Eric Wicks

St. Louis Rams - FB Brandon McAnderson, OG Stephen Sene, RB Yvenson Bernard, LB Vince Hall, WR Josh Hyman, DT Josh Thompson, LB Mark Magro, WR Matt Caddell, DT Vernon Bryant, DE Rodney Hardeway, CB Justin McKinney, FB Russ Weil

Tampa Bay Bucs - WR Amarri Jackson (tryout), S Jonathan Hefney, DT Tywain Myles, OT Jared Carnes (tryout), OT Walt Walker (tryout), DE Vegas Franklin (tryout), S Steve Tate, WR Derrek Richards, DT Chris Bradwell, CB Elbert Mack, K Chris Gould (tryout), FB Carl Stewart, DE Tommy Blake (tryout), LB Adam Kadela (tryout), LB Corey McKeon (tryout), OT Floyd Headen, WR Wes Doyle, QB Sam Keller (tryout)

Tennessee Titans - WR Jason Rivers, RB Omar Cuff, G Eric Scott, S Tony Joiner, LB Jerrell Freeman, C Fernando Velasco, DT Barry Booker, RB Rafael Little, OT Brock Pasteur, WR Edward Williams

Washington Redskins - OG Kerry Brown, OT Shannon Boatman, OT Devin Clark, S Kevin Mitchell, CB Matterral Richardson, DL Dorian Smith, C Kyle DeVan, QB Bret Meyer, WR Horace Grant, LB Bryan Wilson, S Justin Scott, DE Curtis Gatewood, DE Alonzo Dotson, TE Jason Goode (tryout)

Note: I had absolutely nothing to do with discovering this. It’s just a useful observation that’s worth noting.

A while back, a few posters on BBI noticed an interesting trend. Quoting directly:

Aaron Ross (6.72) 3rd among all CBs
Steve Smith (6.68 ) 4th among all WR
Zak Deossie (6.96) 4th among all LB
Kevin Boss (6.96) 1st among ALL TE
Adam Koets (7.44) 1st among all OT
Ahmad Bradshaw (6.70) 2nd among all RB Read the rest of this entry »

Some scary quotes in the Star Ledger this morning:

Shockey, 27, who suffered a broken fibula in a Dec. 16 loss to the Redskins, feels his career is being cut short by all the blocking he has been asked to do since Tom Coughlin became coach of the Giants in 2004. While blocking is an integral part of a tight end’s job description, Shockey believes he was more effective as a receiver under former coach Jim Fassel and offensive coordinator Sean Payton, now the coach of the New Orleans Saints, who are interested in trading for Shockey.

Shockey has complained about his role several times since Coughlin arrived. Late in the 2004 season he griped about being turned into “an average player” by the new coach’s offense. This came three months after he complained about pre-snap motion, which made him “tired before I get to my final spot.”

In addition to neutralizing his receiving ability, Shockey believes the number of injuries he has suffered over the past few years can be attributed to all the blocking he has done. He has battled several ankle sprains, including one that nearly sidelined him for the game against the Redskins in which he broke his leg. Read the rest of this entry »

from Bob McGinn:

Justin Beaver 18
Bryan Bergman 24
Marcus Coleman 21
Ken DeBauche 26
Nick Hayden 17
Paul Hubbard 22
Ben King 24
Taylor Mehlhaff 27
Luke Swan 25

In his latest MMQB column, Peter King stirs up the hornet’s nest again.

 “9. I think, Giant beat writers, you might sniff around this one: New Orleans is not through trying to acquire Jeremy Shockey.”

Ugh. Weeks after Jerry Reese definitively put this to rest.

Mike Garafalo did some digging and found out what the Saints offered in January:

“All I know is what I heard recently - that the Saints’ original offer was a second-round pick (No. 40 overall, if it was this year’s pick they offered) and S Roman Harper, their second round pick in ‘06.”

The Giants instantly hung up after getting that offer. He’s not on the market, and it’s frankly irresponsible for Peter King to try to fill space in his column by starting this garbage up again. NO can call all they want, absolutely nothing is going to happen. I’m frankly sick to death of this topic. I don’t want to hear another round of the New York media being idiotic. Give it a rest. Go bark up some other tree.

Here’s an interesting post I read from the DMN Cowboy blog

From a NYT article last year

The visits are arranged and paid for by the teams, which are allowed to meet with a player only once and for no longer than a day, the league spokesman Greg Aiello said. Visits may not include any physical activity, he said, and teams can meet with as many as 30 draft-eligible players. That limit, however, does not apply to players who attended college or high school in the same metropolitan area, or players whose parents reside nearby. Read the rest of this entry »

It’ll be interesting to see if Ronnie Brown is hurt.

The Dolphins aren’t nearly as bad as their record. The only thing they really do poorly is stop the run. They’re 29th in the NFL in turnovers, and 29th in penalties. Those three stats are coaching-related, understandable given Cameron’s inexperience. They’re also tied for 24th in sacks with a lot of teams. Houck has that OL playing really well, and Red Hadnot might be getting Pro Bowl consideration if he was on a better team.
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Manning was a  mixed bag. The drops were infuriating, but both INTs looked very bad. The 2nd one was clearly out of frustration, as there had been a crucial drop on the play before. He should have had another INT, but Plaxico made a ridiculous circus catch to slightly counterbalance the earlier drops my him and Shockey.

Ward is looking decent at RB. He can move the chains. But during our last drive, it was evident that we needed Jacobs. This game would have been much better if both backs could have been alternated and we tried pounding Jacobs a little. Hope he comes back soon. They probably should have used Droughns a little to bring some more power. Read the rest of this entry »

Some thoughts based on the news out of camp: 

QB: Manning will improve somewhat-to-decently over last years numbers. Will up completion percentage and lower INTs. Lorenzen looks much better this year.

RB: Should be ok, even though not at Barber’s level. Jacobs looks very good. Droughns is just a backup. Bradshaw is the sleeper and will be the next Dave Meggett in a few years. Read the rest of this entry »

What if Juan Gonzalez doesn’t turn down an 8-year, $140 million contract from the Tigers in 2000?

Believe it or not, he actually thought he could get more given the era. Instead, he struggled with injuries for one year and then signed a 1-year deal with the Indians, before flirting with the Mets and stealing more money from the Rangers. Read the rest of this entry »