Kevin Kolb is clearly the starter, or so we thought. ESPN's Adam Schefter is reporting that Kevin Kolb is out for several weeks with a rib injury. The offensive line didn't do anything to help him, allowing twenty-three sacks in the last three games alone. With Kolb being injured, John Skelton gets another shot at being the quarterback and if plays like he did in relief of Kolb last season, he could finally solidify his role as the starter, but let's not forget, it was Skelton who was set to be the starter before he got injured and got replaced by Kevin Kolb. This could be good for fantasy owners, as John Skelton loves to throw to Larry Fitzgerald. (Who wouldn't?)
Holmgren Out in Cleveland, Shurmur Next?
Browns General Manager Mike Holmgren will retire at the end of this season according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. The Browns have not been very successful under Holmgren. The Cleveland Browns are 10-28 with Holmgren as General Manager and the outlook is not looking good for the Browns this year. One can assume that head coach Pat Shurmur is next right? It could be likely, but you didn't hear that from new Browns owner Jimmy Haslem according to Michael David Smith profootballtalk.com. Smith writes that Haslam said that in order for Shurmur to keep his job they need to have the team on the upside, but would not specify a record that would determine either way.
“I don’t know that — I would never stand up here and say we have to have x amount of wins, or whatever,” Haslam said. “I think you want to see a positive direction."
On the surface the team does look better. But they are a young team that needs to learn to finish games. They have gone up early multiple times this year, but yet they still lost games against the Eagles and the Giants. Haslam seems like an owner that is hands on and wants to make a better team, this could be good for the Browns.
"It’s been a tough year for our coaching staff and our players because, I mean, let’s face it — arguably our best defensive player, one of our best players, missed four games,” Haslam said. “If Joe had played all four of those games, would we have won a couple more? It’s purely speculative, I don’t know, but it’s a young team — I think we’re the youngest or second youngest team. I think you want to see improvement, continued improvement, and you want to see them play hard. And if you’ve seen our team, we’ve played hard every game.”
No Structural Damage for Morris Claiborne or Mike Jenkins
There is some good news for Cowboys fans. According to Josh Alper of profootballtalk.com, corners Morris Claiborne and Mike Jenkins both showed no structural damage on their MRI's. This means they should be able to play Sunday against the Carolina Panthers. Running back DeMarco Murray is showing to be doubtful even though his foot injury doesn't show to be as bad as feared.
Personal Note:
Just as they did with "Tebow Time" last year, the media are putting the win against the Chargers on Peyton Manning's shoulders. That is not fair to the entire team. Yes Peyton Manning had three touchdowns all in the second half. But San Diego was driving to put more points on the board, but defensive end Elvis Dumervil knocked the ball out of Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers' hand and defensive back Tony Carter scooped it up and ran it back for a touchdown. Had that play not happened, we would likely be talking about what is wrong with the Broncos and not what is so great about Peyton Manning. Let's not forget about the four interceptions that Rivers threw to Chris Harris, Tony Carter, and Jim Leonhard. Yes the offense put up 21 points, but the Chargers scored 24 points, so the defense was the difference between a win and a loss Monday night. But just with the scrutiny that comes with a loss, the quarterbacks get a lot of praise for their teams' wins.
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| (The Denver defense celebrates a big play. Photo acquired from http://sbn.to/V4bSLZ) |
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