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Email Update 8/4/02 Volume 3 Issue # 51
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IN THIS ISSUE
1. Pro Bowl DE John Abraham Out 4-6 weeks
2. Sapp's Talking Angers Strahan
3. Northcutt Impressing the Browns
4. Stat of the Day: Best Wide Receivers at Home in 2001
5. Stat of the Day II - Redzone Catches 2001
6. Philadelphia DT Hollis Thomas out for the year?
7. Jim Miller, the clear-cut starter in Chicago?
8. Kitna in tough competition with Gus Frerotte
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1. Pro Bowl DE John Abraham Out 4-6 weeks
Clipped from the ESPN article:
New York Jets Pro Bowl defensive end John Abraham sprained his left
knee during practice Saturday.
Abraham will undergo an MRI on his left knee Monday morning, ESPN.com
senior writer Len Pasquarelli reports. The procedure was originally
scheduled for Sunday. The typical recovery period for injuries
similar to Abraham's is four to six weeks.
"I don't want to predict how long he'll be out," coach Herman Edwards
said of Abraham, who led the Jets with 13 sacks last season. I don't
know when he's coming back."
Abraham sprained the medial collateral ligament in his knee when
another player rolled on him on a goal-line play during a mock
scrimmage.
If Abraham misses significant time, Bryan Thomas, the team's No. 1
draft pick, likely will step in as the starter. Thomas, who was
drafted out of Alabama-Birmingham, has been working behind Abraham at
right defensive end.
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This is very bad news to a team that looked to be a sleeper on
defense. John Abraham will obviously get back on the field, but will
lose valuable time conditioning. The Rookie will get his shot
whether he is ready or not.
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2. Sapp's Talking Angers Strahan
Clipped from the NY Daily News article:
Tampa Bay Bucs defensive tackle Sapp believes there should be an
asterisk next to the sack record Michael Strahan set last season. The
Giants defensive end believes Sapp is a "jackass" who "wishes he was
me."
"And I hope he reads that," Strahan said yesterday, sitting in his
car after lunch at the University at Albany. "He'll see me to my face
and he'll be nice, but Warren is a jackass. So get out of the first
round of the playoffs, then you can talk to me."
Strahan was responding to quotes from the Tampa Bay defensive tackle
published in last Sunday's Orlando Sentinel. When Sapp was asked
about Strahan and his record of 22-1/2sacks, the first word he said
was "asterisk" - an obvious reference to the controversial record-
breaking sack Strahan got when Green Bay quarterback Brett Favre slid
into him with 2:43 left in the Giants' season.
"I just don't get it," Strahan said. "I just hope that Warren would
realize he needs to worry about getting better because he's talked
about going to the Super Bowl for eight or nine years and he has yet
to see one. I've seen one. He can talk about getting the sack record.
He didn't come close. I've got it. He's talked about all these other
things he has yet to do.
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You gotta love the defensive heavyweights in a good verbal sparring.
This week on Fox's Celebrity Boxing.....But I question why Sapp would
say whet he said especially after recording a measley 6 sacks last
season.
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3. Northcutt Impressing the Browns
Clipped from the Democrat and Chronicle article:
Looking for a No. 2 receiver so wide receiver Kevin Johnson has more
room to operate, Browns coach Butch Davis has been raving all week
about Northcutt's play in training camp.
The third-year veteran continued to impress his coach in Saturday's
scrimmage against the Buffalo Bills.
Northcutt burned the Bills secondary -- first beating cornerback
Jason Bostic, then running toward the corner away from safety Coy
Wire -- to haul in a touchdown bomb from quarterback Kelly Holcomb.
"I came here to see guys compete and step up and make plays," Davis
said. "Dennis made plays. If guys do that on a regular basis, they'll
become a major part of the game plan."
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Kevin Johnson is the only sure thing at receiver for the Browns. We
still believe Quincy Morgan is the most likely number two, but
Northcutt could get some playing time.
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4. Stat of the Day: Best Wide Receivers at Home in 2001
|--- Rushing ----| |-- Receiving ---|
Name ATT YD TD REC YD TD FPT
------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+------
1. Marvin Harrison | 0 0 0 | 66 986 13 | 177
2. Terrell Owens | 2 15 0 | 51 666 8 | 116
3. Jerry Rice | 0 0 0 | 44 616 8 | 110
4. David Boston | 2 16 0 | 50 838 4 | 109
5. Torry Holt | 1 2 0 | 46 848 4 | 109
6. Derrick Mason | 0 0 0 | 47 684 6 | 104
7. Rod Smith | 2 24 0 | 52 688 5 | 101
8. Randy Moss | 2 27 0 | 44 653 4 | 92
9. Jimmy Smith | 0 0 0 | 58 640 4 | 88
10. Curtis Conway | 4 47 0 | 45 615 3 | 84
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Wow. Not that you would not start Marvin every game anyway, but this
is extremely impressive.
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5. Stat of the Day II - Redzone Catches 2001
|--- Rushing ----| |-- Receiving ---|
Name ATT YD TD REC YD TD FPT
------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+------
1. J.J. Stokes | 0 0 0 | 11 96 7 | 52
2. Rod Smith | 1 17 0 | 11 64 7 | 50
3. Marvin Harrison | 0 0 0 | 9 63 7 | 48
4. Jimmy Smith | 0 0 0 | 14 102 6 | 46
5. Tim Brown | 0 0 0 | 10 93 6 | 45
6. Terrell Owens | 0 0 0 | 9 72 6 | 43
7. Joe Horn | 0 0 0 | 9 72 6 | 43
8. Ricky Proehl | 1 5 0 | 10 70 5 | 38
9. Keenan McCardell | 0 0 0 | 13 130 4 | 37
10. Curtis Conway | 2 -6 0 | 7 65 5 | 36
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Interesting to see who tops the field. JJ Stokes? - We are warming
up to JJ this season since the 49ers did not secure the services of
Willie Jackson in the off-season. JJ will surely get single coverage
playing opposite of Terrell Owens. He knows the system. And he is
going late in most fantasy drafts. And he looks to have no
competition for the #2 WR job this season.
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6. Philadelphia DT Hollis Thomas out for the year?
Clipped from NJ.com
The Eagles' worst fears were realized when it was learned that
defensive tackle Hollis Thomas suffered another fracture in his right
foot.
Reid said he wouldn't know much more until he consults with a foot
specialist, but in all likelihood the 300-plus-pound Thomas will be
lost for the season.
"I want to talk to the specialist," Reid said, acknowledging that it
was tough to get a hold of a doctor over the weekend. "I do worry
about big guys when they hurt their foot. But I'm not a doctor."
Defensive tackle was one of the position the Eagles ignored in both
the draft and free agency this offseason. They did sign undrafted
rookie free agent Jeremy Slechta from Nebraska, whom they like, but
passed on more highly-regaded players.
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Other than DT Sam Adams, who is close to signing with the Ravens,
there are not a lot of options in the free agent market. This is a
big loss for a very good defensive unit.
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7. Jim Miller, the clear-cut starter in Chicago?
Clipped from the article at Chicago Sports:
"I think the fans understand that I work hard," Miller said at
training camp Friday. "I'd like to think I'm a no-nonsense guy who
packs a flashlight and a lunch pail and goes to work.
He's not a leap of faith anymore, but he remains the subject of a
skepticism normally reserved for weeping religious statues. The Bears
were 13-3 last season and might have done better in the playoffs if
Philadelphia's Hugh Douglas hadn't given Miller's shoulder a bad case
of separation anxiety. Miller left holding his right arm, and the
Bears' season soon followed.
But now the talk is of Chris Chandler, the latest version of new and
improved. Before Chandler it was Shane Matthews, and before that it
was Cade McNown. How many times does Miller have to prove himself
before the naysayers say yea?
"A lot of times you get labeled," he said. "It's funny. When I left
Pittsburgh I was labeled a sack waiting to happen. Last year I was
the least-sacked quarterback in the league. Hopefully I've shed that
label.
Bears coach Dick Jauron says Miller is the Bears' quarterback this
year, but no one seems to believe it. They can't see Miller leading
this team.
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We are one of those that does not believe it. Miller is adequate,
but Chris Chandler throws a better deep ball. We see Chris getting
some time behind center this year as well.
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8. Kitna in tough competition with Gus Frerotte
Clipped from the Cincinnati Enquirer:
The first round went to Jon Kitna, though not by much. Kitna threw
the only touchdown pass during the Cincinnati Bengals' intrasquad
scrimmage Saturday, keeping himself ahead in the two-man competition
for the starting job.
Newcomer Gus Frerotte also looked sharp in his first turn during the
Bengals' annual audition for a passer.
"I think it's been pretty doggone close," coach Dick LeBeau
said. "I've been pleased with both of them, and I think they both
moved the team well. I think both guys acquitted themselves
well."
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We believe Kitna will start the season as the #1 QB and will likly
hold onto that job unless he is injured.
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That's going to do it for today so I can finish the projections.
David Dodds
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