Red Zone Talk - An NFL Football Blog

Week 1 Preview and Picks

Finally. We head into the NFL regular season week 1. Football fans have been waiting for this day since February 8th. What great matchups with the reloaded Cincinnati Bengals against the New England Patriots. The Indianapolis Colts squaring off with the Houston Texans. The Kevin Kolb led Philadelphia Eagles welcoming the Green Bay Packers. Dallas [...]

Which NFL coach is on the hot seat?

According to Bodog.com, the NFL coach with the hottest hot seat right now is Cleveland Browns head coach Eric Mangini with the online betting service offering 2/1 odds that he will be the first NFL head coach to get fired this season. Mangini has to be feeling the pressure to perform this season after the [...]

Seattle Seahawks have cut TJ Houshmandzadeh

As expected, the Seattle Seahawks were unable to find a trad partner for veteran WR T.J Houshmandzadeh and have cut him. This move has been confirmed by both Adam Schefter and Jay Glazer within minutes of one another via Twitter. So where does the veteran head to now. According to Judd Zulgad, beat writer covering [...]

Will the Seattle Seahawks make a move for Matt Leinart?

The Seattle Seahawks have been the most active team in the NFL in drafting, trading for and claiming players this off season but are they interested now in acquiring Arizona Cardinals quarterback Matt Leinart? Matt Leinart is rumored now to be on the trading block and ESPN’s Adam Schefter is reporting that three team have [...]

Should the Chicago Bears pursue Chargers McNeill?

Should the Chicago Bears ask for permission to talk with the San Diego Chargers about LT Marcus McNeill? I received an unconfirmed report from someone in the Chicago area who said thay they heard on a local Chicago sports talk station that the Chicago Bears have received permission to speak with the San Diego Chargers [...]

Jets release WR Coles, next stop? Raiders? Vikings?

It is being reported that the New York Jets have released WR Laveranues Coles, so where is his next stop? Oakland Raiders, Minnesota Vikings, San Diego Chargers, or maybe a darkhorse team? The Oakland Raiders could use Laveranues Coles with Chaz Schilens ailing, however Louis Murphy had a big game Saturday night. The Minnesota Vikings [...]

Things I learned this weekend, Preseason week 1

The Jacksonville Jaguars should seriously think about starting Luke McCown over David Garrard at quarterback. McCown is known for having strong pre-season play but Garrard looked horrible only managing 35 yards passing. McCown was 11-15 244 yards and three touchdowns. Did the Philadelphia Eagles pull off a coup by signing Martell Mallett? Mallett, 5’11″ 200 [...]

The top five things I expect to see from the AFC in 2010

Every year in the NFL, there are unexpected teams which take everyone by surprise, players which come out of no where and generally 6 playoff teams get replaced every year. This year should be no different so let’s look at some of the things I am expecting to happen in 2010 within the AFC. Ray [...]

Now if I could only win the Lottery…..

In less than 36 hours, the first pre season game will be played in Canton Ohio. The introductory preseason Hall of Fame game which this year features the Cincinnati Bengals going up against the Dallas Cowboys. As a football fan, this is the greatest time of the year. It’s a time when you were a [...]

The Three Amigos or the Three Headed Monster?

August 3, 2010 by ericschmidt  
Filed under Cincinnati Bengals

Three divas walk into a bar………..Okay, they walk onto a practice field in Kentucky. Ochocinco, T.O. and Antonio Bryant. Now that’s a trio. Each one of the receivers comes with baggage. Two thirds of them have had reality shows. They all have had run-ins with coaches, they all are media hawks, they all are pretty [...]

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