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PFTV Looks At Which L.T. Will Show Up In 2009

Mike Florio — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 16:07:26 +0000

We addressed earlier today the fact that Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson is now 30 — and that he doesn’t seem to think it will change him. But the bigger question is whether his next (and possibly final) season in San Diego will have a different outcome, with Tomlinson not being injured when the season is [...]

PFTV Looks At Quarterbacks On The Hot Seat

Mike Florio — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 03:12:14 +0000

One of our recent PFTV segments explored the issue of starting quarterbacks on the hot seat in 2009. But since we try to keep these segments short, and because Joe Brocato was in a hurry to leave the studio to go cover a volleyball game or a dog show or something, we only got to a [...]

PFTV Does The NFC North Over/Under

Mike Florio — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 16:17:23 +0000

We’re continuing our time-filling strategy for the sssslow period on the NFL calendar by devoting one PFTV segment per week to an early preview of each NFL division. This week, it’s the NFC North, over/under style. That means there are only two divisions left, which in turn means that we’ll soon have to come up with a [...]

PFTV Looks At Plaxico’s Problems

Mike Florio — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:12:17 +0000

While perusing the new batch of PFTV segments, we realized that we forgot to post one of the five new videos from a week ago. Here’s one on the Plaxico Burress situation, which given Friday’s news makes us look like we know what we’re talking about. For a change. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkUUpthmUTY

PFTV Looks At Peppers Deal

Mike Florio — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:43:10 +0000

With no one else willing to fork over one or more draft picks and to pay Julius Peppers a big pile of cash, Peppers opted to sign his franchise tender. With no strings attached. And so he won’t necessarily be an unrestricted free agent in 2010, if the Panthers choose to use the franchise tag on him [...]

PFTV Looks At The NFL’s New Billboards

Mike Florio — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:09:22 +0000

As more and more teams begin to strike deals to place corporate logos on practice jerseys, plenty of you want to know whether this means that more and more ads will be infiltrating the currently commercial-free zone of the NFL game uniform (except for the Reebok logo) and the playing field (with a few exceptions, [...]

Mike Florio — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 16:17:46 +0000

Happy Father’s Day, from all your favorite non-condom-using current and former NFL players.

Will The Commish Slam Stallworth?

Mike Florio — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 02:23:52 +0000

With most people thinking that Browns receiver Donte’ Stallworth is luckier than a leprechaun with a birthmark on his butt that resembles Lou Gehrig, there’s a bigger question looming. Will his luck run out at the league office? Stallworth has been suspended indefinitely from the NFL in the wake of his guilty plea to DUI manslaughter. A [...]

PFTV Does The NFC East Over/Under Thing

Mike Florio — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 13:30:42 +0000

Several weeks ago, PFTV co-host Joe Brocato suggested doing an over/under thing as to the expected wins for each of the NFL’s eight divisions. The goal? To help us come up with enough topics for PFTV during the sssslow period of the NFL calendar. We’ve previously done the AFC East, AFC North, AFC South, and AFC West. The [...]

Brandon Marshall Heads Back To Orlando

Mike Florio — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 01:48:57 +0000

After wrapping up a youth football camp in Aurora, Colorado on Friday, Broncos receiver Brandon Marshall headed for Orlando, according to the Denver Post. If and when he returns to town remains to be seen. He didn’t provide any answers before leaving. “So much gets thrown at you at once sometimes, you’ve got to be able to embrace [...]

Mike Florio — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:02:51 +0000

First he beats him, then he eats him.

Mike Florio — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:52:17 +0000

Retaining full editorial control comes with a small price.

PFTV Looks At The Training Camp Holdout Angle

Mike Florio — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:39:37 +0000

With offseason camps breaking and training camps on the horizon, fans of some teams are fretting about the possibility that one or more players won’t show up. As we explained last night, it’s expensive. Far more expensive than skipping a mandatory offseason camp. So who might hold out? PFTV explores the issue. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toQrGEt_c0U

It’s The PFTV AFC West Over/Under

Mike Florio — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 15:51:11 +0000

I just remembered that we still have some new PFTV segments in the hopper. So here’s one of them. It’s the PFTV AFC West over/under for the 2009 season. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBAFF0alqjQ

PFTV Looks At Whether Rex Ryan Should Shut Up

Mike Florio — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:02:30 +0000

We like Rex Ryan, the new head coach of the Jets. But we think he’s asking for trouble by choosing to antagonize the likes of Pats coach Bill Belichick and Dolphins linebacker Channing Crowder. We elaborate on this point in a new PFTV segment. So turn on the speakers and watch it during that Friday morning pre-work [...]

PFTV Looks At The Brett Favre Situation

Mike Florio — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:41:34 +0000

With conflicting reports regarding the status of “retired” quarterback Brett Favre, we decided it would be appropriate to devote one of our five weekly PFTV segments during the sssslow time on the NFL calendar to the situation. In a nutshell, we think that these whispers of deadlines and temporary suspensions of pursuits might be coming from [...]

Vince Young Knows He’s Stuck

Mike Florio — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:25:28 +0000

Last week, Titans quarterback Vince Young pulled the play-me-or-trade-me card on the team that benched him last year for Kerry Collins. This week, Young says that, if he’s not the starter, he realizes he’s not going anywhere. “I mean, if it happens, I ain’t got no choice,” Young tells ESPN’s Michael Smith (via FanHouse’s Michael David Smith). [...]

Cowboys Considering Bringing Back Pacman Jones

Aaron Wilson — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:40:12 +0000

Just when we thought Pacman Jones was out, Dallas Cowboys team owner Jerry Jones is thinking about pulling him back in? Wow. During the George Strait concert over the weekend, Jerry Jones acknowledged that he’s thinking about bringing back the troubled cornerback, according to Clarence Hill of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He even asked a reporter, “Would you beat me [...]

PFTV Looks At The AFC South Over/Under

Mike Florio — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 17:25:56 +0000

So I stopped by the hotel room long enough to do the thing that I can’t properly do in a public restroom (apart from combing my hair), and I figured that it made sense to post something. Here’s the PFTV look at the prospects for the AFC South this year, in over/under style. Maybe I’ll post something [...]

Marshall’s Trial Gets Moved Back

Mike Florio — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 13:04:46 +0000

Broncos receiver Brandon Marshall was due to stand trial later this week on two misdemeanor battery counts, arising from a March 2008 incident with his ex-girlfriend, Rasheedah Watley. According to John Barr of ESPN, the trial has been moved back to August. No reason for the continuance has been given. It’s possible that one side or the [...]

Mangini Reacts To Bus Trip Blow Back

Mike Florio — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 01:08:16 +0000

A week since the 19 Browns rookies took a “voluntary” trip by bus, ten hours each way, to work coach Eric Mangini’s football camp in Hartford, Connecticut, the story has died down but the potential implications remain. The NFLPA has said that it’s looking into whether the move violates the Collective Bargaining Agreement, and we’ve picked [...]

PFTV’s AFC North Over/Under

Mike Florio — Sat, 30 May 2009 12:06:04 +0000

We’re working our way through the NFL’s eight divisions by looking team-by-team at a potential win total (as offered by Joe Brocato) followed by an assessment from yours truly regarding whether the team will have more or less wins than that. Our over/under on our accuracy percentage is 50 percent. We’d bet the under. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGT9ch1Iwn0

Weekends In The Summer Equal Visits To The Slammer?

Mike Florio — Fri, 29 May 2009 12:10:37 +0000

One of this week’s PFTV segments looks at the problem of arrests when the temperature rises and the various teams’ access to NFL players drops. We got a glimpse of it last weekend with Randy Starks allegedly pulling a Malachi crunch on a police officer and Asaph Schwapp being caught with a portion of Dwight Schrute’s [...]

Quinn, Anderson Sharing Reps Equally

Mike Florio — Thu, 28 May 2009 12:52:59 +0000

Last week’s voluntary Browns minicamp resulted in widespread reports that Brady Quinn has a hammerlock on the starting quarterback job over last year’s starter, Derek Anderson. On Wednesday, coach Eric Mangini clarified the situation in remarks to the press. “That was just the starting rep of the starting day,” Mangini said of the perception that Quinn will [...]

PFTV Looks At Summer Hot Seats

Mike Florio — Thu, 28 May 2009 10:22:59 +0000

With the start of the 2009 season roughly three months away and three Super Bowl-winning coaches eyeballing a possible return to the game in 2010, the pressure will be even higher on the guys who otherwise would be on the hot seat this year. So who are on the hottest seats as May becomes June? PFTV explores [...]

So Will The Williamses Be Suspended?

Mike Florio — Wed, 27 May 2009 20:21:04 +0000

The statement from the NFLPA indicating an intention to appeal the StarCaps case reminded us that we’ve got a new crop of PFTV segments. And one of them looks at whether, in the end, Vikings defensive tackles Kevin and Pat Williams will be suspended four games. Here’s what we had to say about it as of late [...]

PFTV Looks At The Intersection Between T.O. And Buffalo

Mike Florio — Sun, 24 May 2009 15:32:59 +0000

We’ve got two problems this weekend. First, there isn’t a whole lot happening. Second, we’ve got one PFTV segment left in the hopper from last week. Problems potentially solved. The folks in Buffalo recently gave Terrell Owens the key to the city. So will they at some point be changing the locks? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QNATX2zhy4

The Impact Of The NFLN-Comcast Deal

Mike Florio — Thu, 21 May 2009 13:13:14 +0000

As the news has had a chance to sink in to our otherwise thick and oft-impenetrable skulls, the significance of the recent deal between NFL Network and Comcast gradually has become more clear. Since we’ve had access to NFLN since its November 1, 2003 launch (two years to the day after PFT launched), we’ve taken for granted [...]

Weird Parallels Between Porter And Harrison

Mike Florio — Wed, 20 May 2009 23:31:20 +0000

The ongoing brouhaha regarding Steelers linebacker James Harrison’s preference to be perceived an idiot instead of a coward displays some intriguing similarities to the last time the Steelers took a trip to the White House. As Harrison has pointed out, no one noticed in 2006 his decision not to travel from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to 1600 Pensylvania. Apart [...]

PFTV’s First “Over/Under” Segment

Mike Florio — Wed, 20 May 2009 22:51:18 +0000

Joe Brocato has proven to be more than just the guy who sets me up for saying something that has a good chance of being flat wrong. He also takes a first crack each week at coming up with the PFTV topics. This week, Joe had a new idea. (And in appreciation of his efforts, we [...]

Should The NFL Care About Legalized Gambling?

Mike Florio — Wed, 20 May 2009 11:27:49 +0000

As we empty last week’s PFTV vault in anticipation of loading it up with five new segments, here’s a look at the NFL’s ongoing interest in blocking Delaware from establishing sports betting. Meanwhile, the league reportedly is considering the licensing of team logos for placement on lottery tickets. So should the NFL care about legalized gambling? Specifically, [...]

PFTV Looks At The Jets’ Latest Contract Mess

Mike Florio — Tue, 19 May 2009 11:14:58 +0000

Despite signs of progress between the Jets and one of their disgruntled tailbacks, the fact remains that this franchise is facing yet another summer of discontent involving one or more of its players. This time around, the unhappy future campers are Thomas Jones and Leon Washington. In a recent PFTV segment (which we decided to post here [...]

PFTV Talks 2009 Rookie Of The Year

Mike Florio — Mon, 18 May 2009 13:57:08 +0000

Since we’re entering the ssssssslow portion of the NFL calendar, we’ve manufactured some PFTV ideas by resorting to the essentially meaningless debates that people nevertheless love to conduct. In that vein, let’s consider who the potential 2009 rookie of the year will be. Only four months before any of them actually play in an NFL game. So click on [...]

Where Will The Big Show Play In 2010?

Mike Florio — Sat, 16 May 2009 20:14:41 +0000

To the delight of every NFL head coach who needs to win in 2009 or face termination in January, former Packers and Seahawks coach Mike Holmgren had made it known that he plans to return to the league in 2010. But where will he be working? PFTV takes a look at the situation. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRjYdIObwVw

Emptying The PFTV Vault

Mike Florio — Thu, 14 May 2009 23:47:33 +0000

We’re getting ready to cut a new set of PFTV segments — five for the typical posting on YouTube and one exclusively for Sprint NFL Mobile Live. We’ve got a tentative list of topics, but we’re always interested in stealing someone else’s good idea being receptive to the wishes of the audience. So post in the comments [...]

PFTV Goes Overtime To Debate London Super Bowl

Mike Florio — Thu, 07 May 2009 11:04:24 +0000

When we started up PFTV nearly two years ago, we envisioned that, from time to time, yours truly and Joe Brocato would engage in spirited debates. The only problem? Yours truly is usually right, and Brocato usually knows it. And since we decline to gin up phony Salisbury-Clayton verbal tussles solely to generate interest, the interest-generating arguments [...]

So, Will Favre Play In 2009?

Mike Florio — Thu, 07 May 2009 01:37:45 +0000

The various reports and rumors and whatnot regarding the future of Brett Favre have devolved into a stew of conflicting information. Some outlets flirt with the notion that it’s a done deal. Others focus on evidence suggesting that Favre will continue to drive his tractor. The situation quickly has taken on a life of its own, [...]

Will Dolphins Fans Accept Pat White As A Quarterback?

Mike Florio — Wed, 06 May 2009 23:40:57 +0000

As we prepare to post a new set of PFTV segments, we’ve realized that we inadvertently failed to post one of our two-minutes-or-so discussions from last week. And the omitted video relates to one of our favorite topics — Dolphins quarterback Pat White. Today’s topic: Will Miami fans accept the grooming of White as a quarterback, or [...]

Mike Florio — Wed, 06 May 2009 13:30:55 +0000

There’s a party brewing at the “undisclosed location.”

More On The Rookie Wage Scale

Mike Florio — Sat, 02 May 2009 13:02:39 +0000

As we engage in actual journalism (it’s so much easier to just make stuff up) regarding the pros and cons of a rookie wage scale, we’re committed to playing it down the middle, without the injection of our own opinions. And, actually, as we gather more information about the situation, our opinions might be changing. Here’s the [...]

PFTV Looks At The Teams With The Best Drafts

Mike Florio — Fri, 01 May 2009 04:10:02 +0000

As we continue to process the outcome of the 2009 edition of the annual incoming player selection meeting, we offer up a PFTV segment that looks at the teams that had the best drafts. Based, of course, only on the picks and without the benefit of knowing who becomes good players — and who doesn’t. In other [...]

PFTV Looks At The Teams With The Riskiest Drafts

Mike Florio — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 23:29:43 +0000

As we’ve said (more times than you likely care to hear), there’s no way of knowing whether a given draft for a given team will be good or bad, because we simply don’t know whether guys who can play college football at a moderately high level ever will be able to survive or thrive in [...]

Mike Florio — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 16:13:16 +0000

Make room for Matthew?

Which Teams Could Shake Up The Draft?

Mike Florio — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 14:02:27 +0000

As we continue to unload the PFTV hopper, we look now at the teams that could shake up the NFL draft. There’s still six hours to go until the draft starts (as of this posting), so you’ve got time to check it out. Heck, maybe your favorite team is mentioned. (There, that should get about 50 people [...]

PFTV Looks At Late Risers In The Draft

Mike Florio — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:49:29 +0000

We’re unloading the PFTV hopper more quickly than usual, primarily because most of them deal with the draft and the draft starts on Saturday. So here’s one about late risers in the draft. And, yeah, we might mention a guy whose name rhymes with “What Pite.” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pes9cn88OQ

The Curious Case Of Michael Crabtree

Mike Florio — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:31:45 +0000

With the Browns reportedly yanking receiver Michael Crabtree from their draft board, where will the Texas Tech wideout whose draft stock apparently wasn’t hurt by an inability to run the 40-yard dash for scouts land? It’s a mystery. An enigma. A conundrum. PFTV looks at the issue. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DcJljoniMA

PFTV Looks At The Eagles Contractual Conundrum

Mike Florio — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 01:46:16 +0000

As promised earlier in the day, one of our brand-new PFTV segments looks at the fundamental problem with the Eagles’ practice of signing certain young players to ultra-long-term deals. Watch it, and then post a comment as to whether you agree or disagree. We’ll delete the latter. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4dRBSII-ls

So When Will The NFL Return To L.A.?

Mike Florio — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 23:47:50 +0000

Sam Farmer’s recent item regarding the folding of the AFL’s L.A. Avengers gives us the perfect opening for placement of our final PFTV segment from last week. In it, we explore when/if the NFL will return to Los Angeles. We’ll be cutting some new spots in the next few days. Feel free to post any suggestions you [...]

PFTV Looks At The First-Round Receivers

Mike Florio — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 09:36:36 +0000

Last year, no NFL team with a first-round draft pick selected a receiver. This year, Sporting News Today recently suggested that as many as six could be taken in round one. We’d say more, but I need to get ready to hop a train from Philly to New York for this “no one else was available” speaking [...]

PFTV Looks At The First-Round Quarterback Class

Mike Florio — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 02:44:59 +0000

Several weeks ago, a scout opined to us that the cream of this year’s crop of quarterbacks wouldn’t be worthy of first-round status in any other year. So why will Matthew Stafford and Mark Sanchez and Josh Freeman be drafted in round one? PFTV explores the situation. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7g5C7JdCKU