sirmoonie wrote on Aug 10^th, 2008 at 10:00am:


Yeah, it appears the report I heard was premature.

Matt(the great white hope) Ryan looks good!

TomL wrote on Aug 10^th, 2008 at 5:25pm:



It appears to be so.

Yinz,  Big debate on talk radio here in the Burgh.  Is this the end of Charle Batch?  IMO good question.  To be answered in the next few weeks.

Some Guy wrote on Aug 11^th, 2008 at 7:57pm:


Didn't Atlanta cut him?

Some Guy wrote on Aug 11^th, 2008 at 7:59pm:


Oh ok,  That must have been the other quarterbacks.

Some Guy wrote on Aug 11^th, 2008 at 8:10pm:


Shades of Bobby Petrino?

robpop wrote on Aug 11^th, 2008 at 7:51pm:


Cowher would keep Batch. Tomlin I think will go with the best option. If Dixon and Leftwich look good they stay and Charlies gone.I really think Tomlin who knows what Batch is will look at the 2 that are left and pick best 2of 3.Lets hope its a non issue as the season plays out or its curtains.See you guys..off fishing in BC with my son for 2 weeks!

Some Guy wrote on Aug 11^th, 2008 at 8:13pm:


sorry I was...

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Aug 11^th, 2008 at 8:58pm:

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Aug 11^th, 2008 at 9:07pm:


Real tough one there.  Toughest schedule in the league.  I'm going over!!!!  Ben is good enough to win 4 or 5 games on his own.  (Don't tell Meggie but two of those are against the Browns).

Ya know what, Meg and I should make a bet on those games.  We'll talk in Nashville. 

Some Guy wrote on Aug 12^th, 2008 at 8:54am:


My nephew got it.  He called me and wants me to come over later and play.  I hate getting beat by a six year old though.

Michael Vick's post-prison job prospects look pretty good
By MJD
Most guys in Cell Block D don't have a plan this good, but most guys in Cell Block D aren't Mike Vick.

Michael Huyghue, the commissioner of the upstart United Football League, which plans to start play in 2009, is chomping at the big to throw millions at Vick. He sees Vick as the star attraction of his soon-to-be fledgling league.

From Peter King's Monday Morning Quarterback:


The big news, I suppose, from my talk with Huyghue was this: He said the chances of a UFL team signing Michael Vick to play the 2009 season are "98 percent.'' Strange percentage, but that's what he said.

"Michael's not going to be able to walk right back into the NFL,'' Huyghue said. "He's going to need some kind of buffer before he signs in the NFL, and we'll be able to provide that for him.''

I don't know if Vick's going to need a buffer or not, but he is going to need cash. And I can't see any NFL team giving him more than the veteran's minimum, whereas the UFL could conceivably pay him in the neighborhood of $4 million a year. The prestige of being an NFL player is nice, but not being broke is probably a higher priority.

And it would be completely worth it for the UFL, too, even if Vick is never the player he once was. The attention and curiosity he'll generate is something they won't be able to get from any other player, I don't care who they pluck off an NFL roster.