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But that's old. The report the NFL and Giants leaked was that it was one incident and one only. That one incident was he grabbed her writers and left marks on them and that was it.
 
the NFL was hand tied with the Brown stuff but it seems now they are able to pursue action

Giants still should have cut him in August, he's a damn kicker, they are a dime a dozen in the 2nd round
 
Cam was on top of the world last season, now he's a running joke. Life comes at you fast
 
Blanket Coverage: NFL head coaching on a sharp downward trajectory

Greg A. Bedard
GREG A. BEDARD
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Everyone is searching for reasons as to why the on-field NFL product appears to be slipping. The practice restrictions in the 2011 collective bargaining agreement certainly have something to do with it. At the end of the last decade, Don Shula used to have three-a-day padded training camp practices with full tackling in the South Florida heat. Now the average is probably one session with thudding every other day. The CBA has also helped to eliminate many veteran players from rosters and replaced them with younger and cheaper versions. Some think the quarterbacks aren’t good enough today, although I disagree with that theory (more on that below). And don’t forget that the college game has changed as well with practice restrictions, and the best players are leaving from school early. That certainly doesn’t help.

But if I were to pinpoint one reason why the game just doesn’t seem to be as good and compelling as it used to be, I would point to the headsets. We are in the midst of a brain drain, if you will, among NFL head coaches and it’s difficult to see that improving.

Consider this: In 1985, you had six future Hall of Fame coaches roaming the sidelines and doing battle (Don Shula, Tom Landry, Chuck Noll, Bill Walsh, Joe Gibbs, Bill Parcells). Thirty-one years later, you have one: Bill Belichick. Maybe you could make the argument for Pete Carroll, but how many others?

Let’s even take a take step further by looking at good coaches who could hold their own with the best in their era. Certainly it’s a subjective list, but I came up with 10 additional good coaches in 1985. Some were no-brainers (Chuck Knox, Bud Grant, Bum Phillips, Tom Flores, Dan Reeves, Don Coryell), while others could be argued (Raymond Berry, Mike Ditka, Sam Wyche, John Robinson). That’s a total of 16 good-to-great coaches in the then 28-team league, or 57 percent. Kids today don’t understand that those of us that grew up in the 1980s used to tune into NFL games because of the coaching matchups. Just in the NFC East alone, you couldn’t wait to watch Landry, Gibbs and Parcells match wits, and cross-divisional matchups that mixed in Walsh, Shula and Noll were a treat. Even watching a Wyche, Knox, Flores, Coryell or Reeves team (to name a few) was going to be worth your time because they were creative and/or well coached.

Flash forward to today and there’s only one coaching matchup that would cause you to stop everything and watch, Belichick vs. Carroll. That’s it. (Although Carroll vs. Bruce Arians this Sunday night isn’t bad at all). The list of remaining good coaches today is definitely a point of contention considering that Andy Reid has never won a Super Bowl, Gary Kubiak was mediocre with the Texans, some Packers fans ask for Mike McCarthy’s firing on a weekly basis, and Mike Tomlin’s in-game strategies can be picked apart (sorry, Peter King). But my list for good coaches, with a chance to be discussed for Canton, would be: Carroll, John Harbaugh, Reid, McCarthy, Mike Zimmer, Kubiak, Sean Payton, Bruce Arians and Mike Tomlin.

Arians and Zimmer haven’t even reached a Super Bowl yet, Kubiak has gone to won one, and Payton could be looking at his third-straight losing season (would be fifth .500 season or less in 10 seasons), so we’re stretching to get a total of 10 good to great coaches in 2016 after a definite contender (Tom Coughlin) was let go after last season. That’s stretching to get to 31.3 percent of league is adequately coached.

You could also make the argument that the best coaches after Belichick aren’t even in the NFL, be it Saban and Jim Harbaugh in the college ranks, or Cowher and Gruden in the television booth.

That’s a significant drop off even from a decade ago, when Hall of Famers like Gibbs, Parcells, Tony Dungy and Belichick (HOF-to-be) had significant competition from Marty Schottenheimer, Mike Shanahan, Bill Cowher, Mike Holmgren, **** Vermeil, Dennis Green, Jon Gruden, Brian Billick, Reid and Nick Saban. Nearly half the league (46.9%) had at least good coaching in 2005. Here’s another way to look at the coaching deficit. Belichick is the one sure-fire Hall of Fame coach, and Carroll will have a good case.

Apply the same rationale to quarterbacks. Tom Brady (definitely in), Drew Brees (nearly a sure thing), Ben Roethlisberger, Aaron Rodgers and Russell Wilson have at least a good shot if they stay on their current career trajectories. Philip Rivers, Andrew Luck, Eli Manning and Cam Newton look like they’ll at least be discussed.

It’s not a passer problem, it’s a coaching issue, and the future doesn’t look a lot brighter.

In a decade, the good coaching ranks have slipped from 46.9% of the league to 31.3%. Considering that Belichick, Reid, Zimmer, Carroll and Arians are either in their 60s or close to it, the ranks are threatening to dwindle even more. Forget about replenishing the number of good coaches; who is going to step up and at least be adequate to replace those that leave?

Maybe Rex Ryan, Dan Quinn, Jason Garrett or Bill O’Brien takes the next step. It’s certainly possible that hotshot coordinators like Teryl Austin, Kyle Shanahan, Frank Reich and Sean McDermott will bring new bloodonce ready for their shot. Perhaps retreads like Josh McDaniels, Eric Mangini, Jim Schwartz and Scott Linehan will be better the second time around, if given the chance. Maybe Saban, Harbaugh, Jim Mora Jr. and David Shaw jump back to the pros from college. Or maybe Gruden, Cowher and Shanahan decide to give it one more shot.

It could happen a number of different ways, but the bottom line is the NFL needs an infusion of good thinkers that can at least approach holding their own with the likes of Belichick. Not too long ago fans would tune in specifically for the coaching matchups, a meeting of the minds. With the current brain drain, fans are more likely to tune out due to the poor coaching.

Bring on the brains. Please.
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trey ohh five said:
Cam was on top of the world last season, now he's a running joke. Life comes at you fast
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“It's better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than open it and remove all doubt”
The Collector said:
He's a intelligent guy
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we sure on this?

I don't know dude personally, obviously.. and some folks just aren't good at public speaking and all that

but bomani clowning him always always ALWAYS is the first thing I think of when stuff like this comes up

 
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A prison sentence seemed inevitable for Jackson, too, so much so his mom enlisted him in a scared-straight visit to county jail at age 11 so he could see what would happened if he kept getting in trouble. The only problem was when Jackson visited the jail, he actually liked what he saw
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Don Jackson running for 150 tonight
 
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one things for sure I know my husband was told Not to take a Knee and he went with his heart and he took one,” Terricka wrote on Instagram, attached to a screenshot of Irsay denouncing the protests. “And that cost him his Job.. and Clearly this Statement backs that up.”

Irsay cited the growing movement of players refusing to stand for the song honoring America as part of the ratings problem the NFL has experienced this season. Irsay has taken issue with players making their objections on a national stage, during events that draw crowds looking for entertainment.

“I think it’s the wrong venue,” the Colts owner told USA Today in a story published Wednesday. “It hasn’t been a positive thing. What we all have to be aware of as players, owners, PR people, equipment managers, is when the lights go on, we are entertainment. We are being paid to put on a show. There are other places to express yourself.”
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From Antonio Cromartie's wife.  Maybe Miko Grimes wasn't talking out of her *** after all.
 
macbk said:
SAS wants Fitzpatrick on the Steelers?

I'll drive him to Pitt myself.
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Wtf. Hell nah lol.

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YoungThunderCat said:
Funny how the media hasn't jumped on this dude brown. DV is DV right and it's wrong on all accounts right?
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well he only beat on a woman. not like he messed with PSI levels in the football. that's a real concern for the league.
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Right. We can't have that thuggery in our league.


2016 is just a giant L for cam. hate it had to be him.
 
That Uncle Tom Karma catching up to Cam quick. Isn't dude married with a newborn and he's out here creeping already? This is the dude who was supposed to be the next face of the league. Superman? Little kids are supposed to look up to this illitierate clown and his smile and charm lol. This is the same guy who knocked up and wifed a stripper so I'm not surprised. I don't know what's more embarrassing for him his thirstyness, infidelity, whack game, horrible grammar, or that font? Cam is surpassing RG3 like cornball. I guess because he's Cam Newton he expected ol girl to bow down to his greatness and accept his whack game. I would hate to see Cam's POF or Tinder inbox lol.
 
TimidTebow said:
That Uncle Tom Karma catching up to Cam quick. Isn't dude married with a newborn and he's out here creeping already? This is the dude who was supposed to be the next face of the league. Superman? Little kids are supposed to look up to this illitierate clown and his smile and charm lol. This is the same guy who knocked up and wifed a stripper so I'm not surprised. I don't know what's more embarrassing for him his thirstyness, infidelity, whack game, horrible grammar, or that font? Cam is surpassing RG3 like cornball. I guess because he's Cam Newton he expected ol girl to bow down to his greatness and accept his whack game. I would hate to see Cam's POF or Tinder inbox lol.
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Did cam smash your girl or something? my goodness.
 
TimidTebow said:
That Uncle Tom Karma catching up to Cam quick. Isn't dude married with a newborn and he's out here creeping already? This is the dude who was supposed to be the next face of the league. Superman? Little kids are supposed to look up to this illitierate clown and his smile and charm lol. This is the same guy who knocked up and wifed a stripper so I'm not surprised. I don't know what's more embarrassing for him his thirstyness, infidelity, whack game, horrible grammar, or that font? Cam is surpassing RG3 like cornball. I guess because he's Cam Newton he expected ol girl to bow down to his greatness and accept his whack game. I would hate to see Cam's POF or Tinder inbox lol.
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just to be clear, you do or don't like Cam?
 
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