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After Jets' acquisitions of Santonio Holmes & Antonio Cromartie, HBO is changing title of "Hard Knocks" to "Oz" (inspired by @janesports)

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No but really, hats off to Jets GM Mike Tannenbaum. 
 
Jets WR corps is deadly

You have the perfect slot guy in Cotchery
The deep speedy reciever in Holmes
The big red zone target (if he doesnt drop them passes) in Edwards
The wildcat guy in B.Smith
and a solid cuy in Stuckey
 
i hope the jets moves improve the team which they should but we've seen teams stack up on talent in the offseason and look good on paper but not produce when the games come around. i like this jets team though, they overacheieved alot last year and theres going to be high expectations going into this year but its going to be fun watching them in 2010.
 
Holmes dealt to Jets despite suspension
Receiver Santonio Holmes, who was traded to the New York Jets on Sunday from the Pittsburgh Steelers, will be suspended for the first four games of the 2010 season for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy, a source confirmed to ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.

The Jets acquired the talented but troubled receiver from the Steelers for a fifth-round pick in this month's draft. ESPN 1050 in New York first reported the trade, which Jets owner Woody Johnson publicly confirmed on Monday at the team's camp in Cortland, N.Y.

"He's known by members of the team," Johnson said. "Everybody has a lot of respect for him. He's tough. He's a clutch receiver. I don't think pressure gets to him in a game. We were happy to start this [relationship]."

Holmes is heading to New York Monday morning to take a physical, sources told ESPN. He will then will meet with Jets officials before the trade is officially announced.

No news conference is expected Monday.

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported Monday that according to sources, the Steelers were prepared to release Holmes had they not been able to trade him.

Holmes will have to wait to get on the field. Saturday, Pro Football Talk.com first reported Holmes was facing a suspension. The Web site reported it was unknown whether Holmes tested positive for a prohibited substance or committed some other violation of the policy, such as missing a required test, and that the Holmes' appeal process had not been finalized.

Schefter's source told him Monday that although the four-game suspension has not officially been announced by the NFL, it has been finalized.

Holmes, the 2009 Super Bowl MVP, gives second-year quarterback Mark Sanchez another big-time target to throw to in an offense that already included receivers Braylon Edwards, Jerricho Cotchery, promising tight end Dustin Keller and recently signed running back LaDainian Tomlinson.

Holmes has 235 career catches for 3,835 yards and 20 touchdowns, but also brings his share of off-field issues, which could explain the relatively low price the Jets paid to get him.

In 2008, Holmes was arrested for possession of marijuana, and he was involved in a domestic violence incident in 2006; the misdemeanor charges were dismissed.

The 5-foot-11 Holmes, a first-round pick out of Ohio State in 2006, adds a speedy complement to the Jets' passing game. He's coming off the best season of his career statistically, after having 79 catches for 1,248 yards and five touchdowns. His presence should allow Cotchery to assume more of a slot role, where he is extremely effective, and take double coverage off Edwards.

Holmes has one year remaining on his contract.

"Wow we got Holmes this is crazy," All-Pro cornerback Darrelle Revis posted on his Twitter account. "We makin big moves this off-season. Putting the pieces together to get closer to that superbowl ring."

After making it to the AFC Championship Game last season, the Jets and general manager Mike Tannenbaum have been aggressive despite the league's "Final Eight" restrictions that have limited who they could sign. New York has traded for Holmes and cornerback Antonio Cromartie, and signed Tomlinson, safety Brodney Pool and kicker Nick Folk.

Add in the draft-day trade with Cleveland to select Sanchez last April and the acquisition of wide receiver Edwards from the Browns in October, and the Jets have made quite a splash during the last 12 months.

The Jets are still also waiting to hear from free agent linebacker-defensive end Jason Taylor, who met with the team for two days last week. The NFL's active sacks leader went back home to Weston, Fla., on Friday without a deal in place, but is expected to make a decision sometime this week whether to join the team he has considered an enemy for most of his 13-year career.

The Jets have shown themselves to be unafraid of adding players with questionable backgrounds. They traded for Edwards two days after he was accused of punching a friend of NBA star LeBron James in October outside a downtown Cleveland nightclub.

New York also acquired Cromartie last month from San Diego even though he was dealing with paternity issues. Cromartie has fathered seven children by six women in five states, and the Jets advanced him $500,000 to clear up his legal troubles.

The Jets acknowledged having interest before last year's draft in former Giants receiver Plaxico Burress, who's currently serving a prison sentence. Burress pleaded guilty last August to attempted criminal possession of a weapon for having a loaded handgun in a nightclub that went off and shot him in the leg in November 2008.

Despite being benched earlier in the 2008 season for the marijuana arrest, Holmes made a number of big plays for Pittsburgh -- none bigger than in the Super Bowl against Arizona. His tiptoe catch in the corner of the end zone of a 6-yard touchdown pass from Ben Roethlisberger with 35 seconds left sent the Steelers to a 27-23 victory. He caught nine passes for 131 yards in the game.

The move for Holmes could also end speculation that the Jets might have interest in acquiring Denver's Brandon Marshall. Despite saying those rumors were unfounded, New York has been grouped among numerous teams who could make a move before the draft for the Broncos receiver
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A former Superbowl MVP (only 2 seasons ago, mind you) for a 5th round pick? He'll miss the first four games, but it's whatever.

As much as I'm glad the Yankees and baseball are back, I want the Jets season to start ASAP 
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[h1]No charges against Roethlisberger [/h1]
MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. -- Authorities in Georgia won't charge Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger after a 20-year-old college student said he sexually assaulted her.
District Attorney Fred Bright made the announcement Monday.

The student had told police that Roethlisberger sexually assaulted her last month at a nightclub in the central Georgia college town of Milledgeville.

Bright says questions still persist about what happened between Roethlisberger and the student inside a bathroom at the club.

Roethlisberger, who is 28, owns a home about 30 miles north of Milledgeville on Lake Oconee.

He also is being sued by a woman who claims he raped her in 2008 at a hotel and casino in Lake Tahoe, an allegation he strongly denies.


If this fool gets less them Holmes got in suspension, it will be a travesty and a shame
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Holmes suspension is due to the substance abuse policy, not criminal conduct. Isn't the 4 games mandatory? I still think the team suspends Ben. The off season is usually so quiet as a Steeler fan, I miss those days
 
[h3]Tony Sparano to meet with Jason Taylor?[/h3]
The Jason Taylor saga is taking another turn this week as the Dolphins may be putting on a last-minute effort to keep the veteran outside linebacker.

NFL senior insider Chris Mortensen of ESPN reports that Taylor and Sparano are scheduled to meet in person this week.

"I've been told Coach Tony Sparano and Jason have a pretty good relationship and will meet sometime this week and then Jason will make a decision," Mortensen reported on NFL Live.

I have not been able to confirm this report yet but decided to share it with you for the sake of giving you the latest on the matter. Mortensen did not say who told him this meet was planned, but everyone knows Mortensen is tight with Bill Parcells.

I'll update as details become available.


Read more: http://miamiherald.typepad.com/dolphins_in_depth/#ixzz0kvEiJEgH
 
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Kroenke is trying to buy the other 60% of the Rams??!?!!!?

Updated: Surprise! Kroenke decides to exercise his matching rights

By Jim Thomas

St. Louis Post-Dispatch


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Stan Kroenke, the Missouri native and collector of pro sports franchises, is trying to collect another. Kroenke has decided to exercise his matching rights and attempt to purchase the 60 percent share of the team currently owned by Chip Rosenbloom and Lucia Rodriguez.

Yes, the same 60 percent that Urbana, Ill., businessman Shahid Khan had entered into a sales agreement with Rosenbloom and Rodriquez to buy. Kroenke already owns 40 percent of the team, so if he’s successful in this attempt, he will own 100 percent of the club.

“We are pleased to announce that we have exercised our right to purchasee the remaining interest in the St. Louis Rams football team under the terms of our partnership agreement,
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Originally Posted by ddot7

Originally Posted by Laced Up Jordans

Jets WR corps is deadly

You have the perfect slot guy inhttp://niketalk.yuku.com/...reply/id/8700455?page=92 Cotchery
The deep speedy reciever in Holmes
The big red zone target (if he doesnt drop them passes) in Edwards
The wildcat guy in B.Smith
and a solid cuy in Stuckey
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Unfortunately (for him) Stuckey went to the Browns in the Edwards trade.

Point taken tho.
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Was gonna post the same thing.


I want my dude Clowney to start getting some burn.
 
Originally Posted by dmxfury

The off season is usually so quiet as a Steeler fan, I miss those days
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Agreed. This off season is WAY too loud for my liking. Fortunately, we got the noise turned with Ben case done and Holmes gone.

  
 
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