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ESPN Coaches poll: Harrison is the “dirtiest”, Moss is pretty smart
Published 7/1/2008 by matt at Matt's Pats Blog
In a recent coaches poll, where coaches were advised not to vote for their own players, Patriots SS Rodney Harrison took home the gold in a fitting category: Dirtiest Player. 18 coaches responded to this question, and 11 of them picked Harrison. Harrison maintains he simply plays with a high level of intensity, and doesn’t consider himself dirty. Teammates, and ex-teammates agree. Deion Branch, for example, drew a line between Harrison’s 110% effort and the dirty-ness of Texans’ Travis Johnson (Johnson knocked out QB Trent Green, who suffered a concussion, and proceeded to stand over the QB while taunting him). "He’s not that type of ...

Ward's intelligence, mentorship are special
Published 7/1/2008 at ESPN.com - NFL Nation - Blog
Posted by ESPN.com's James Walker     Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Pittsburgh Steelers receiver Hines Ward was voted as the smartest offensive player (non-quarterback) by NFL head coaches this offseason. Ward's abilities to read defenses and discover tendencies ...

Ward's intelligence, mentorship is special
Published 7/1/2008 at ESPN.com - NFL Nation - Blog
Posted by ESPN.com's James Walker     Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Pittsburgh Steelers receiver Hines Ward was voted as the smartest offensive player (non-quarterback) by NFL head coaches this offseason. Ward's abilities to read defenses and discover tendencies ...

Moss earns respect in survey
Published 7/1/2008 at ESPN.com - NFL Nation - Blog
Posted by ESPN.com's Bill Williamson     Joe Robbins/Getty Images There is an interesting name who was a runner-up behind Pittsburgh receiver Hines Ward as the league's smartest offensive player in ESPN.com's survey of the league's head coaches: New England wide ...

COACHES THINK HINES WARD AND ZACH THOMAS ARE LEAGUE’S BRIGHTEST
Published 7/1/2008 by Josh Alper at ProFootballTalk.com
While they were surveying NFL coaches to find out which players were the dirtiest, ESPN.com also asked them who they thought were the smartest offensive (non-QB) and defensive players in the league. Hines Ward of the Steelers and Zach Thomas of the Cowboys came out on top of the voting. While Rodney Harrison dominated the voting for dirtiest player ...

Why QBs were excluded in NFL coaches survey
Published 7/1/2008 at ESPN.com - NFL Nation - Blog
Posted by ESPN.com's Bill Williamson The smartest offensive player question in ESPN.com's NFL coaches' survey had one caveat: Coaches couldn't pick quarterbacks. We knew if quarterbacks were eligible, they would dominate the answers. Many coaches pointed out they would have voted for Indianapolis' Peyton Manning or New England's Tom Brady if they had the opportunity. From the six coaches or so who mentioned it to me, I got the impression most thought Manning is the smartest player in the league. I do think it was the best approach to exclude quarterbacks because it gave players from other positions a chance to get noticed. ...

NEWS AND NOTES
Published 7/2/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (mondesishouse) at Mondesishouse.com
Since I always must tinker, I'm experimenting with a new link format...more links, less one-liners...think of it as a little test-marketing... TSN's NHL free agent tracker [TSN] John Challis driven to stadium by Alex Rodriguez [NY Post] Smizik: Now we'll see what Shero is made of [PG] Hines Ward voted NFL's smartest offensive ...

NFL head coaches prefer Chad Johnson over T.O.
Published 7/10/2008 at ESPN.com - NFL Nation - Blog
Posted by ESPN.com's James Walker Which Pro Bowl-caliber player would you not want on your roster? ...

Desert Chick Asks: WTF? (The AFC Edition)
Published 7/13/2008 by Desert Chick at ChicksInTheHuddle.com
The NFC may have my heart, but it’s not the only conference I’ve been keeping my eye on this offseason. After the jump, I break down some WTF moments from 2008 worth revisiting (and mocking.) AFC North Baltimore Ravens – Derrick Martin and Ravens Marketing Vice President Gabrielle Dow Ravens quarterbacks pass the ball. Ravens cornerbacks pass the dutchie…or last least one of them apparently does. CB Derrick Martin got busted trying to bring weed through, of all places…THE AIRPORT. I can’t even get ...