Cleveland Browns 09/21/2006 8:22 AMThe Dayton Daily News reports should TE Kellen Winslow II have popped off so quickly, after only two games? Probably not. Did he sum up seven years of frustration for Browns fans in a couple of sentences Monday when he called the team's play-calling too conservative? Definitely. What is it with this team and offensive coordinators? Why can't the next rising genius ever turn up on a Cleveland sideline? They tried to prop up Chris Palmer as such in 1999 when he became the first head coach of the new Browns. Fired after two horrible years, Palmer later turned up in Houston as offensive coordinator and was let go in the middle of the season after failing miserably.Read more
Cincinnati Bengals 09/21/2006 8:20 AMThe Dayton Daily News reports QB Carson Palmer's news conference was rated "R" on Wednesday. For respect. "Hate" wasn't mentioned in the same breath with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Not like in the spring, when Palmer â a USC guy â said, "I hate them. I hate them even more than I hate UCLA." "Being the defending world champs, you have to respect them," Palmer said this time. "But they are our rivalry. They're our big rival. I don't think there's a person in this locker room who likes the Steelers or roots for the Steelers or hopes they do well. We enjoy playing them. We look forward to the challenge." Palmer's left knee was wrecked in the Bengals' 31-17 home playoff loss to Pittsburgh on Jan. 8. Surely his injury â which required eight months of rehabilitation â adds fuel to the fire. Right?Read more
Philadelphia Eagles 09/19/2006 7:39 AMThe Trenton Times reports Eagles DE Jevon Kearse is lost for the season with torn medial collateral, lateral collateral and posterior cruciate ligaments in his left knee. During his weekly press conference yesterday, HC Andy Reid said Kearse still was getting tests done, giving hope that maybe it wouldn't be as bad as first thought.Read more
Detroit Lions 09/19/2006 7:36 AMThe Detroit Free Press reports pressed by reporters at his Monday news conference, HC Rod Marinelli explained why WR Mike Williams was not in uniform for the Lions' first two games. Williams, the 10th pick of the 2005 draft, has made progress recently, but he still hasn't reached the standards the coaches have set and won't play until he does. "He did get better last week," Marinelli said. "We'll go on from there." Asked if Williams was better but just not where he needs to be yet, Marinelli said: "Right."Read more
