Quote of the Day

"The question is are we going to be able to move past the past and are we going to be able to live with each other moving forward."
                                                                              -John Mara, Owner NY Giants

The G-Men talking a Plax reunion.  This is a tough call, because which "past" is Mara discussing here?  The one where Plaxico strolled into the end zone with :33 seconds on the clock to take down the 18-0 New England Patriots, or the Plaxico that shot himself in the dick in a night club.  The Football Ranter isn't John Mara or Jerry Reese, but look at the facts.  Plaxico was having a garbage season even BEFORE he shot himself in '08, and he's 3 years older now.  Anyone expecting Plaxico to come in and ride off into the Superbowl sunset with Eli Manning on his back is misguided at best, and slow and eating paint chips off an asbestos covered floor at worst.  He's no better than a decent #2 WR this year, mark my words.

Quote of the Day

"Washington believes it is ridding itself of a player it had no intention of bringing back to its team this season, while New England is getting added help along its defensive line for a reduced price."
                                 -Adam Schefter, remarking on Albert Haynesworth being traded to the Patriots

The Dark Lord does it again, snaking a top malcontent for almost nothing (a 5th rounder).  This won't work out at well as the Randy Moss trade did, but the Football Ranter is willing to bet Haynesworth has a good year for the Pats and pundits will spend an inordinate amount of time jerking the Dark Lord off for being a visionary.  Not that it's not warranted, but yea...it'll still happen.  The only real question here is where will Haynesworth play?  The Pats already have 350lb behemoth Vince Wilfork at NT, so a second 350lb player gives the Patriots a gargantuan defensive line.  And where is the pash rush coming from?  Haynesworth isn't going to rack up 10+ sacks all on his own.  Nevermind, there's no point in questioning the Dark Lord.  He finds my lack of faith disturbing.         

Quote of the Day

"Carson [Palmer] signed a contract. He made a commitment. He gave his word.  We relied on his word. We relied on his commitment. We expected him to perform here. He's going to walk away from his commitment. We aren't going to reward him for doing it."
                                                             -Mike Brown, Owner Cincinnati Bengals 

How is letting Carson Palmer NOT play for the Bengals anything other than a reward?  Has Mike Brown actually watched a Bengals game since 2005?  Are you kidding me?  Carson Palmer must be the happiest man alive right now. 

Quote of the Day

"Football's back."
                        -Roger Goodell

IT'S BACK!  IT'S BACK!  ICE CREAM!  ICE CREAM!  Swap out ice cream for football and have a picture of exactly what happened in the Football Ranter's apartment yesterday when the NFLPA signed off the deal that ended the lockout.  Thank god it's back, because I was sick and tired of writing about how much it sucked and how big a douchebag Roger Goodell is...bahaha!  Just kidding- he's still a douchebag.  But football is back, so it doesn't matter any more. 

Happy NFL Football is back day, Lunatics!

Quote of the Day

"If there are no players eligible for a supplemental draft, there is no supplemental draft.  It is for players whose circumstances have changed in an unforeseen way after the regular (college) draft. It is not a mechanism for simply bypassing the regular (draft)."
                                                                           -Greg Aiello, NFL Spokesman

BAHAHA!  Wow, scumbag bros Pryor and Rosenhaus must LOVE this one.  Pryor bolts for the NFL because he's essentially suspended from playing in college only to sit around and watch as there's no supplemental draft.  Probably should have acted a little less entitled, huh?  Karma is a bitch Terrelle, and she is junk punching you all the way to the NFL.  

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Quote of the Day

"I think it's wimping out, making football more soft.  No reason to try and make camp easy.  I get concerned you're making football players weaker because you don't push them past that threshold. ... I get concerned with the same thing with the quarterback stuff, that they turn it into flag football; they turn it into little pansy stuff."
                                                                                  -Bart Scott, LB NY Jets

Bart Scott is a man.  He is manlier than this guy, this guy, this guy and this guy.  He could kill this small girl with his aura of manliness just by standing near her.  Bart Scott's rides a Tyrannosaurus Rex to practice.  Chuck Norris has nightmares about Bart Scott.  Superman has Bart Scott pajamas. 

Don't fuck with Bart Scott...ever.