30 Copyright 2009, CBSSports.com http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/view/6384866 en-us Check back regularly for senior writer Clark Judge's news and notes from around the NFL. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:59:50 EST http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/17917482?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/17917482?source=rss_blogs_NFL Smart move by Mike Singeltary to turn the ball over to Alex Smith. Look, I know the 49ers won some games with Shaun Hill, and winning is the only number that matters. But Hill has hit the wall, and the 49ers need a jolt. Smith may give it to them. Al ... Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:02:38 EST http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/17917482?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/17798856?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/17798856?source=rss_blogs_NFL A contract extension is in the works for Minnesota coach Brad Childress, with a new deal possible within the next two to three weeks. ... Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:03:19 EDT http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/17798856?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/17764453?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/17764453?source=rss_blogs_NFL With another miserable showing by Washington's offense, there will be changes. Coach Jim Zorn has agreed to relinquish the play calling, sources close to the club said Sunday night. Zorn met with the team's vice president of football operations, Vinn ... Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:57:56 EDT http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/17764453?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/17708596?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/17708596?source=rss_blogs_NFL There's been a lot of speculation about the Buffalo Bills trading Terrell Owens, which is fine except it's not going to happen. Sources close to the club told me that there has been no talk about dealing Owens and insist that there won't be. They als ... Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:17:11 EDT http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/17708596?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/17600127?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/17600127?source=rss_blogs_NFL I'm really not sure why the Giants aren't saying that Eli Manning will miss Sunday's game. There is no reason for him to play. It's the Oakland Raiders, for crying out loud, and the Giants could beat them with Eli Wallach at quarterback. Manning has ... Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:19:41 EDT http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/17600127?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/17562708?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/17562708?source=rss_blogs_NFL Here's my take on the Braylon Edwards deal: The Jets just gave Edwards all the leverage he needs for a new contract. ... Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:02:56 EDT http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/17562708?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/17551545?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/17551545?source=rss_blogs_NFL The idea to hire Sherman Lewis as an offensive consultant in Washington belongs to Vinny Cerrato, the Redskins' executive vice president of football operations, but make no mistake: Coach Jim Zorn is on board with it. ... Thu, 08 Oct 2009 7:30:59 EDT http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/17551545?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/17459225?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/17459225?source=rss_blogs_NFL Sitting down Brady Quinn just underscores just how deep the hole is that the Cleveland Browns have dug for themselves. Honestly, I know some expansion franchises that had better plans than the Browns seem to have today. To go to Derek Anderson and tu ... Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:57:01 EDT http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/17459225?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/17356303?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/17356303?source=rss_blogs_NFL From the For What It's Worth Dept. comes news that former New York Jets' draft pick Justin Miller was in for a visit ... with the New York Jets. Miller, a cornerback who was the team's second round pick in the 2005 draft, made his impact as a kick re ... Fri, 25 Sep 2009 18:54:16 EDT http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/17356303?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/17339486?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/17339486?source=rss_blogs_NFL Jeremiah Trotter worked out for Philadelphia on Thursday. Honest. What's going on? The guy hasn't played since 2007. Apparently, the Eagles just wanted to see what sort of shape he's in. Trotter keeps telling people he can still play, so the Eagles d ... Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:02:31 EDT http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/17339486?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/17339368?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/17339368?source=rss_blogs_NFL Wow, the New York Giants just took a body blow. Kenny Phillips out for the season? Ouch. The guy had a great game against Dallas and has a marvelous future ahead of him. This one hurts. To replace him the club claimed Aaron Rouse, waived a day ago by ... Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:48:52 EDT http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/17339368?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/17319555?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/17319555?source=rss_blogs_NFL I love it when coaches play mind games when they don't have to. Earlier this year Cleveland's Eric Mangini wouldn't announce his starting quarterback until the Cleveland Plain-Dealer did it for him. Now we have Philadelphia's Andy Reid -- one of my f ... Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:29:11 EDT http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/17319555?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/17305377?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/17305377?source=rss_blogs_NFL I will shocked if Washington doesn't make Chad Rinehart its next starting right guard. He had a solid summer and was considered a possibility as a starter until Randy Thomas returned and played well. now, with Thomas out, I can't imagine the Redskins ... Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:29:27 EDT http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/17305377?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/17173481?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/17173481?source=rss_blogs_NFL Man, I feel for Buffalo. But this is what happens to bad football teams: They find ways to lose. And the Buffalo Bills lost this game, just as they lost a game to Dallas two years ago on Monday night. That one was 25-24, too, and they should've won i ... Tue, 15 Sep 2009 0:21:47 EDT http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/17173481?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/17089586?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/17089586?source=rss_blogs_NFL I'm beginning to worry about the Philadelphia Eagles at right tackle. It was supposed to be Shawn Andrews, but he missed all of training camp and only recently returned to the team. He said he was OK, but if that's the case why did the Eagles have Jo ... Sat, 12 Sep 2009 1:31:01 EDT http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/17089586?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/17050857?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/17050857?source=rss_blogs_NFL In yet another stunning move, the Buffalo Bills today released their starting left tackle, Langston Walker. That means the club will promote Demetrius Bell to a starter's job and move Kirk Chambers, whom it re-signed after releasing him over the week ... Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:07:12 EDT http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/17050857?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/17031008?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/17031008?source=rss_blogs_NFL Sorry, but I couldn't help but notice something Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor said, and somebody please tell me the guy was joking. That's the only explanation that passes for what is one of the dumbest, dumbest, dumbest quotes of all time, a ... Tue, 08 Sep 2009 12:36:36 EDT http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/17031008?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/17003675?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/17003675?source=rss_blogs_NFL The Giants' release of Super Bowl hero David Tyree was expected by almost everyone close to the Giants, including Tyree himself. Derek Hagan's emergence as a bona fide threat made Tyree expendable. There were too many decent receivers (Steve Smith, D ... Sat, 05 Sep 2009 23:02:30 EDT http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/17003675?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/16990043?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/16990043?source=rss_blogs_NFL I can't say that the firing of Turk Schonert surprises me, but the timing sure does. I just don't get why you wait four preseason games to shake up your staff when you had the entire offseason to do it. But Dick Jauron made the decision -- not owner ... Sat, 05 Sep 2009 17:48:06 EDT http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/16990043?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/16988033?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/16988033?source=rss_blogs_NFL There are reports that as many as 10 to 12 NFL clubs could face blackouts this year, prompting outraged observers to call on the league to change its TV policy. But I'm not sure that is necessary. In fact, I'd try another approach with teams having t ... Sat, 05 Sep 2009 12:55:40 EDT http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/16988033?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/16976540?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/16976540?source=rss_blogs_NFL When the NFL estimated that 85 feet was a sufficient height to hang scoreboards above a field it made a mistake. The unusual admission was made by the league's excecutive vice president of football operations, Ray Anderson, Thursday at a meeting with ... Thu, 03 Sep 2009 23:21:13 EDT http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/16976540?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/16976214?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/16976214?source=rss_blogs_NFL Listening to Roger Goodell on Thursday it sure sounds as if we're headed for an uncapped season in 2010. So what? So it will change the way you look at the NFL, with free agency coming after six years, not four, which means guys like DeMarcus Ware an ... Thu, 03 Sep 2009 23:08:22 EDT http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/16976214?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/16964675?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/16964675?source=rss_blogs_NFL I'm sorry, firing an offensive coordinator a little over one week before the start of the regular season is not a good idea. This cannot, and will not, end up well for the Tampa Bay Bucs. I don't know why Jeff Jagodzinski was fired, but I had someone ... Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:13:05 EDT http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/16964675?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/16883891?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/16883891?source=rss_blogs_NFL The Denver Broncos turned down a trade offer last week from a club that was "really, really interested" in the guy, according to one GM. The reason: The offer was for a pair of draft picks, and the Broncos aren't going to deal the recalcitrant wide r ... Sun, 30 Aug 2009 19:50:36 EDT http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/16883891?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/16883868?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/16883868?source=rss_blogs_NFL The New England Patriots must not be comfortable with what they have behind Tom Brady. According to a couple of league executives, the team has been calling clubs n search of a veteran backup quarterback. That suggests they're either not that happy w ... Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:38:32 EDT http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/16883868?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/16871162?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/16871162?source=rss_blogs_NFL Congratulations, Denver. It was time to get tough with Brandon Marshall, and you did. People keep telling me the Broncos should trade the guy, but, no, they shouldn't. You trade him, and an army of dissidents follows him through the doors, demanding ... Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:37:42 EDT http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/16871162?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/16871088?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/16871088?source=rss_blogs_NFL Somebody tell me when Jerry Jones started running the NFL. The league's decision today to do nothing with the Cowboys' video board is dumb, dumb, dumb. OK, so the league's guidelines stated the board must be at least 85 feet above the field, and it's ... Sat, 29 Aug 2009 11:21:30 EDT http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/16871088?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/16839243?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/16839243?source=rss_blogs_NFL So now Jay Cutler has nothing but praise for his former coach, Josh McDaniels. Hmmmm, think it has anything to do with Cutler having to play in Denver this weekend? The more I hear from this guy the less I like him, and I didn't like him a whole lot ... Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:54:54 EDT http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/16839243?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/16830347?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/16830347?source=rss_blogs_NFL Be careful what you wish for. The New York Jets drafted Mark Sanchez with the idea of making him a starting quarterback, and now he is the team's starting quarterback. Rex Ryan made that decision after watching Sanchez and Kellen Clemens struggle aga ... Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:28:37 EDT http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/16830347?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/16612746?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/16612746?source=rss_blogs_NFL OK, I'll disagree with my colleagues, Mike Freeman and Pete Prisco. The Michael Vick signing makes perfect sense for Philadelphia. ... Fri, 21 Aug 2009 9:13:31 EDT http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6384866/16612746?source=rss_blogs_NFL 100 http://images.cbssports.com/images/cbsdm/spec/cbssportscom.gif http://clarkjudge.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/view/6384866 100