? Chicago has interest in Patriots WR Deion Branch but isn't willing to part with a high draft pick. Branch, a refined route runner with a flair for the dramatic, was given permission to seek a trade as negotiations remain stalled on a long-term extension. Bears observers believe Branch, if acquired, would quickly become the No. 1 receiver and a reliable target for QB Rex Grossman.? Thanks to strong play in training camp and preseason -- and with veteran RB Mike Anderson not faring as well as the team had hoped -- we hear Ravens RB Musa Smith could earn the top backup role behind Jamal Lewis soon.? We hear that the lengthy holdout of WR Deion Branch and the slow-healing hamstring of rookie Chad Jackson, coupled with the depth of talent at the TE position, will lead the Patriots to heavily utilize their tight ends this season. In fact, look for some four-TE sets -- likely the first time those will be used by an NFL team since the Redskins of the early 1980s. ? Word from Jets camp is that veteran free-agent pickup Anthony Clement may have the inside track on the ORT spot over former starter Adrian Jones, who has been used more as a swing tackle and has even seen some action inside at guard. Clement's size (he's three inches taller than Jones and weighs 20 pounds more) looks to be a better fit for the Jets' new offensive scheme.? Stallworth, who had four catches for 49 yards in the third preseason game, had recently regained his starting position before being traded. Devery Henderson, who was working with the starters during Stallworth's stint as a backup, had a terrible training camp.? Sources close to the Saints tell us RB Deuce McAllister, who sat out the first preseason game before starting in Weeks 2 and 3, has not experienced any setbacks in his recovery from a torn anterior cruciate ligament. Despite the smooth recovery, we're told McAllister may not be as explosive a runner as he was pre-injury, but he will be as competent a runner as ever.? We hear rookie WR Marques Colston, a seventh-round pick from Hofstra, has moved up the Saints' depth chart and will make the roster. The 6-foot-4, 223-pound Colston was viewed as a tight end by some clubs, but we're told the Saints saw him as a receiver all along. They are excited by his potential as a red-zone target -- he had a 15-yard TD catch in the Saints' third preseason game.
:LMAO: :LMAO: :LMAO: :LMAO: 4 TE sets??? :LMAO: :LMAO: :LMAO: :LMAO: Only Bill Belichick could get away with this without being the laughingstock of the NFL...
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>? We hear rookie WR Marques Colston, a seventh-round pick from Hofstra, has moved up the Saints' depth chart and will make the roster. The 6-foot-4, 223-pound Colston was viewed as a tight end by some clubs, but we're told the Saints saw him as a receiver all along. They are excited by his potential as a red-zone target -- he had a 15-yard TD catch in the Saints' third preseason game.</div>Just for the Record. I told you so. :whistling:
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (AdropOFvenom @ Aug 29 2006, 02:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>? We hear rookie WR Marques Colston, a seventh-round pick from Hofstra, has moved up the Saints' depth chart and will make the roster. The 6-foot-4, 223-pound Colston was viewed as a tight end by some clubs, but we're told the Saints saw him as a receiver all along. They are excited by his potential as a red-zone target -- he had a 15-yard TD catch in the Saints' third preseason game.</div>Just for the Record. I told you so. :whistling: </div>Ummm, like anyone disagreed? This is a guy I was saying the Jets should draft, after all....
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jon_Vilma @ Aug 29 2006, 01:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>? Stallworth, who had four catches for 49 yards in the third preseason game, had recently regained his starting position before being traded. Devery Henderson, who was working with the starters during Stallworth's stint as a backup, had a terrible training camp.</div>Just for the record, I told you so.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Thanks to strong play in training camp and preseason -- and with veteran RB Mike Anderson not faring as well as the team had hoped -- we hear Ravens RB Musa Smith could earn the top backup role behind Jamal Lewis soon.</div>That's what I was thinking all along. Musa's been looking very impressive in the preseason and Mike Anderson could also play FB for us.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jon_Vilma @ Aug 29 2006, 03:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>? We hear that the lengthy holdout of WR Deion Branch and the slow-healing hamstring of rookie Chad Jackson, coupled with the depth of talent at the TE position, will lead the Patriots to heavily utilize their tight ends this season. In fact, look for some four-TE sets -- likely the first time those will be used by an NFL team since the Redskins of the early 1980s. </div>Just for the record. I told all of you so. :thumbsup:
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (JHair @ Aug 29 2006, 07:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>hahah what you talken bout brooksie?</div>No clue. But everyone else was saying they told everyone so. I had to join the par-tay.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>? We hear that the lengthy holdout of WR Deion Branch and the slow-healing hamstring of rookie Chad Jackson, coupled with the depth of talent at the TE position, will lead the Patriots to heavily utilize their tight ends this season. In fact, look for some four-TE sets -- likely the first time those will be used by an NFL team since the Redskins of the early 1980s. </div>I'm fairly certain the Titans were forced into a 4-TE set some last year.
