Archive for April, 2009

Jeff Garcia has made his return to the Bay Area, this time as an Oakland Raider. A homecoming that has been two years in the making took nearly a month of negotiations to iron out a one-year contract. Having played in four cities over the last five years, Oakland will likely be the final stop on the Jeff Garcia NFL tour. So the question begs to be asked: What does the arrival of a 39-year old backup quarterback mean to the 23-year old incumbent starter? No, JaMarcus Russell is in no real danger of losing his job just because Garcia [...]

Tom Cable continues his workmanlike rebuilding of the Raiders by starting from the ground up. The reconstruction of the Oakland foundation shifted from the offensive line to the defensive side of the ball with a signing and yet another re-signing. Linebacker Sam Williams checks in as the 11th Raider re-signing posted on Raiders.com in ’09, while defensive tackle Ryan Boschetti makes his entry as just the 5th signing and is the first new defensive lineman to arrive in Oakland. It should be noted that cornerback Chris Johnson would make it 12 re-signings, but his status still has yet to be officially [...]

Since I welcomed Kansas City Chief QB Matt Cassel into the Wild AFC West, it is only right that I roll out the same welcome mat for the newest Bronco, Kyle Orton. All this is based on the assumption that you will be the starter, Kyle. You know better than anyone that nothing is guaranteed in the NFL, having lost your job on separate occasions to Rex Grossman and Brian Griese. So, without further ado, here is a little advice for you, Orton, as you transition from the Second City to the Mile High City.  1) Own the Chiefs and [...]

I love being right! The reports of Pat Bowlen finally giving in to the trade demands of butt hurt, Pro Bowl quarterback Jay Cutler is not news around these parts. If you frequent JBB, then you knew about this two weeks ago when I said “So long” to Cutler. If you’re a Bronco fan, then you’ll certainly want to read up on how your franchise is going to go about exorcising the Curse of Kiffin. Your boy Bowlen is a JBB reader and he’s just getting through the first step of ridding the Broncos of the curse by trading JC. [...]