Yo... Moe

The Steelers will work it out with Bell. Thanks to the franchise tag, teams have all of leverage in the NFL, so he may not sign until after the exhibition season starts. But with a new OC [[even in-house), it's in your interest to get him signed ASAP. I'm going to watch that with interest because Mr. Rooney is known as a players' owner, so it'll be interesting if he pushes your GM to avoid horse trading and creating a PR mess of negotiations.

And Jai, I think the trade is okay for the Rednecks. Personally, I have no clue why they didn't sign Cousins to a five year deal three years ago. They could have done it with the guaranteed loot being about what they paid him with the franchise tag [[$44 million) for the past two seasons. Now, they've gone out and given an older dude $70 million guaranteed. I'm not keen on your O-line, but you better make sure you have a good one now.

They're not bad when healthy,he should have time to throw and if we can find a running back in the draft we might somehow survive but the[nfc]is tougher now and we know that the packers are gonna be back,moe i'm with jerry,the steelers will resign bell.

The Birds will face the Rednecks next season, Homeboy. Who ya got?

You mean your[birds]? I didn't know that,too early yet i'll get back to ya.

I know already. Bet on the Falcons. Bet big, bet often, bet early, and get all of your friends to bet. That way, you can't lose because you're going to make a lot of money in spite of Washington losing by 20 or 30 points.

Now jerry,you know how these things go,this will be the one game where the dumbskins actually look like a real team and blow the dirty burds out,way to early to bet.

Hey jerry,can you tell me what the heck is wrong with them[gizzards]???wall goes down and now they wanna play like a real team,well we'll see in the coming days as they play inferior competition and we know how they do in those games,stay tuned.

I was going to ask you about that. Beating Toronto without John Wall? Now you know why I call them the Quizzards. They're a head scratcher.

Man that team ain't right,can you imagine where they would be if they had won those games against the bad teams,but wall being out is kind of a blessing because they would stand around and wait for him to make one of his great moves but now they know that moving the ball is the only thing that will win for em,that and actually playing defense,oh well stay tuned,the big game coming up and i gotta go with the pats.

Yeah, they are a good example of a team that needs to learn what Michael Jordan learned. If you have talent around a great player, it's in his best interest to make sure they play as well as they can. If the other team has five players to worry about, the great player will feast. If the other four aren't involved, it's much easier for the other team to defend the great player. That's kind of what I was trying to explain to thomas96 about getting help for [[s)Cam Newton. I've seen Quizzards games where Beal and Porter are criminally underutilized.

Hey jerry they won again last night,actually beat a bad team badly,i don't believe i'm about to type this but here goes...satoransky is doing the job as back up point guard and so far he's doing it good...i know that the other shoe is gonna drop.

Enjoy it while it lasts, partner. Sometimes, it helps to take a player out of the equation for the others to jell. Hopefully, when J Wall returns, he'll add to what they are doing instead of being 90% of their focus.

Wow,how bout dem iggles,they are champs at long last,congrats to em,this may be the end of the pats long run to the superbowl,they gotta fix the defense as others are gonna be hungry to replace em,the steelers-the jags-denver,it will be interesting,in the nfc-philly could return but it ain't gonna be easy-the vikings-packers[with arron rodgers back]seahawks-panthers-saints-falcons,man next season will be a doozy,i can't wait til kickoff in september...[i wish i had a team-sigh!!]

Heck of a game, R&B. Glad the Eagles won! And why can't Brady go & shake Foles's hand after the game? That is NOT good sportsmanship!!

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Heck of a game, R&B. Glad the Eagles won! And why can't Brady go & shake Foles's hand after the game? That is NOT good sportsmanship!!

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I find it quite fascinating that Cam Newton leaving a press conference early is national news for days after the Super Bowl, even after he went out on the field like a man and shook Manning's hand, while when Brady has now three times not gone out and shaken Eli and Foles' hands and ran back to the locker room, nobody even notices...

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I find it quite fascinating that Cam Newton leaving a press conference early is national news for days after the Super Bowl, even after he went out on the field like a man and shook Manning's hand, while when Brady has now three times not gone out and shaken Eli and Foles' hands and ran back to the locker room, nobody even notices...

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Preach! They already have videos on YouTube showing Brady doing the same actions on the field and sidelines that Odell Beckham, Jr. gets criticized for. Nobody even bats an eye when Brady does it, though.

Worse than that, they're already covering for him by saying that Brady displayed his competitive side when he failed to shake hands instead of suggesting that he was a sore loser.

What I also notice is that LeBron James got excoriated by the media and many fans for using his leverage to put himself in a winning situation and to have a say in team moves. But when Tom Brady went around Bill Belichick's back to get Bob Kraft to trade Jimmy Garrapolo so he didn't have to look over his shoulder, nobody even batted an eye. He's still Tom Terrific.

I do not not understand why Brady [[at his age) doesn't want to retire & have a fulfilling life watching his kids grow up & other things. He took a bunch of knocks Sunday, courtesy of the Eagles. How much more can one take, especially at his age? The only answer I can come up with is EGO.

I think that new england's run may be over,the competition is better and i think they will fall in the playoffs.

Folks are now suggesting that John Wall is the reason why the Quiz have been inconsistent all season. Five games in a roll without him suggests that there has been a chemistry issue with him on court.

They play a more uptempo style when wall is in there,they don't have his speed so they know that they have to play more team ball,as long as they don't get anymore injuries and beat the bad teams they should survive til wall gets back...what am i sayin,these are the gizzards they will find a way to muck it up...sigh!!

Five games in a row, though. And on ESPN, they said that it sounds like Beal and Gortat are throwing subtle shade at Wall by suggesting that they're playing more team ball with him out of the line up. Do Beal and Wall get along off the court?

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John Wall: 'Shocking' to hear some say Wizards better without me

John Wall joins The Jump to address perception that the Wizards are a better offensive team when he's not on the court. [[0:53)


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Sidelined Washington Wizards point guard John Wall called it "shocking" to hear some people say the team is better offensively without him.


The Wizards are in the midst of a five-game win streak, one that's coincided with the absence of Wall, who had knee surgery last week and is expected to miss six to eight weeks. That has led some to wonder whether Washington is better without him on the court.
The Wizards have been engaged in trade talks involving center Marcin Gortat, who has one year and $13.5 million left on his contract and is averaging 8.9 points and eight rebounds per game in 53 starts this season.


Asked about such thoughts during an interview on The Jump on Tuesday, Wall said:


"It was funny to me at first, just to see some of the things that people were saying and certain type of comments. But I've seen these guys put in a lot of work every day, and we always say the motto is next man up no matter what. I think we moved the ball well early in the season, we just couldn't make shots. And we couldn't defend at all. I think now guys are stepping up and the first unit and second unit are playing very well.


"But it was kind of shocking to hear a couple people say the ball is moving a lot better, when that's what I pride myself off of, being more happy when my teammates are scoring than I am."


Appearing later on SportsCenter, Wall was asked about a tweet teammate Marcin Gortat sent out in which the center referred to a Feb. 1 win over the Raptors as a "Great 'team' victory."


"It was more just shock to hear it from him, understanding he gets the most assists from me and the most spoon-fed baskets ever," Wall told ESPN's Michael Smith.




"It was kind of shocking to hear a couple people say the ball is moving a lot better, when that's what I pride myself off of," John Wall said of those who say the Wizards are playing better without him. Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports
On both The Jump and SportsCenter, Wall also said if teammates have concerns with his style of play, they should come to him.


"I just think if you have a problem with anyone as a man and the principles I stand on, you talk face-to-face," he told The Jump. "They have my number, they can see me in person. If we have any discomforts we can talk."


On Saturday, All-Star Bradley Beal called it "comical" to hear people say the Wizards are better without Wall. Two nights earlier, Beal raised eyebrows after a 122-119 win against the Raptors by saying "everybody eats" when the Wizards pass the ball.


As for the surgery, Wall says he's still on crutches and waiting to get stitches out but overall is feeling great as the rehab begins.


"I'm very positive through this whole process, just mentally strong," he told The Jump. "Been through it before. It was just to a point where I knew I couldn't be myself and I just wanted to get myself healthy. I know I got a long career where that I want to play, and to jeopardize it on this season, I thought it was best to have surgery."

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http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/2...eam-better-him

I don't think that wall and beal are real tight,but they have been sharing the ball better since wall went down,because they have to,although they lost tonight they have been playing better team ball.

Yah, my Sixers found a way to beat somebody finally. Hopefully, we can play and beat you again soon.

Looks like Pats OC Josh McDaniels is staying in New England. He had agreed to the head coaching job for Indy, but backed out. What does that say about him?

It says that he expects Bill Belichick to quit in the next two years so he can take the New England job. He won't get offered another job in the NFL unless he signs the contract on the spot and that might not happen for a few years after he did this. But this shows how classy Bob Kraft and everybody in the Pats' organization is. If he sweetened the pot to make sure McDaniels didn't leave, why didn't he sweeten it to make sure he didn't interview and waste everybody's time?

That says he has good sense,indy sucks.

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yah, my sixers found a way to beat somebody finally. Hopefully, we can play and beat you again soon.

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yeah,you all were on an emotional high from the superbowl players being in da house and that big crowd,we didn't stand a chance.

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yeah,you all were on an emotional high from the superbowl players being in da house and that big crowd,we didn't stand a chance.

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Y'all were missing something. I can't quite think of what it might be..,
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Yep,that's my home teams,always trying to get over that hump,sigh!!

Hey jerry,them gizzards are at it again,did you hear that they are going after-drumroll..ty lawson who is currently tearing it up in china,meanwhile former mvp-jalen rose is sitting,i guess he couldn't help those gizzards coming off the bench,i mean they are gonna take the league by storm-labron better watch out...sigh-i wish i had a team!!!

Well, I am a bigger fan of the North Carolina basketball team than any other team, so Ty Lawson will always have a place in my heart. With that said, he flamed out in Denver and a weed head playing in DC might not be the best player in the right spot. Really flamed out and let me down. And for Derrick Rose, he quit on the Bulls, Knicks and Cavs, so who would want him? And he's lost a step to go along with no shooting ability. He's a bum. You guys are sitting at #4 in the east. Personally, unless you look like you're falling out of the 4-5 spot, I'd stand pat since you'll be playing the same team in the playoffs. You want to avoid playing Toronto, Cleveland and Boston in round 1 if you can.

Yeah,i guess you got a point about both those guys,oh well the gizz will go out in the first round anyhow with or without wall this season,i have very little confidence in them doing anything in the playoffs even against the raptors who are some choking dogs in the playoffs.

They won again tonight, by the way...

But it was the knicks,and they still had to come back from[27 points]down to do it,see what i mean they just don't get it,on any given night you can lose.

No lead is safe this season. Philly ran back on Miami after trailing by 24 in the third quarter. The Sixers have lost at least six 20+ point leads and lost games this year.

Wow. Just read an article that suggested that Deadskins, who have for three years refused to give Kirk Cousins a contract [[choosing to franchise tag him for the last two) might apply the franchise tag again to ruin his market value out of pure spite. What the heck is wrong with that team? They refused to give this guy a deal and now they're trying to bone him on his way out the door, even though they have a new QB secured. I don't normally care about the NFC East, but I might have a new team to root against in that division.

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/r...ettiness-game/

But kirk won't have to sign anything,this team is stuck on stupid,why do you think i call em-the dumbskins,the best thing for this team would be for the idiot to sell it,of course he won't as we know,i would love to buy this team and the very first thing i do is-change the racist name and if i hear any grumbling i move em to another city,of course i would have to put a winning team on the field..oh i wish i could!!

Now for my other headache-them darn gizzards[hehe]at least their owner appears to have good sense[although i wonder why ernie still has a job]they blew a golden opportunity in the first half with all those losses to sorry teams,now they gotta pay the piper cause the big boys are coming up starting with-the labrons,oh well at least they make the playoffs.

If they franchise Cousins, he should sign the tender immediately. It's for one year and $35 million. Between that and the $50+ million they're guaranteeing Alex Smith, he can screw them royally. Especially if he lets prospective trade partners know that he's not willing to sign a longer term deal. Having $60 million tied up in a QB and a backup QB would ruin the team's chances to improve in any other area. Heck, they'd have to cut a third of their top players. Stay tuned.

And you just need to take a couple of deep breaths regarding the Lizards. They'll be fine. Won't win a chip this season, but will fight until the end [[Toronto, Boston, the Land).