Some NFL happenings-
The Jets might draft Matt Ryan with their sixth overall pick. At least that is what the NFL network thinks. Most people see them taking a defensive player that can help out right away with their first round pick, but the Jets do need a long term solution at quarterback and if Ryan drops to them, they might be tempted to grab him. Currently it’s expected that they won’t take a QB in the early rounds of this draft and let Chad Pennington and Kellen Clemens fight it out for the starting job this year… After watching Pennington struggle to throw down field last year, I think Clemens will be named the starter with Chad acting more as a mentor this year.
The NFL was debating re-seeding the playoff seeds going forward, but only 3 teams supported the move. The thoughts behind this were that wildcard teams could get a first round playoff bye if they record was better than a divisions winner. This could force division winners into the 1st rounds and potentially force teams that have clinched playoff births to play to win in week 17 in order to get a bye in the playoffs. While the idea would benefit the fans who would be more interested in a last regular season game that matters, the owners don’t seem interested in forcing division winners into the first round of the playoffs.
It looks like Brian Urlacher will be skipping some of the Bears opening off season workouts. It’s contract negation time for the Urlacher camp, and he is refusing to participate in the early practices until he gets a new deal. We see this every year with players who are trying to get more cash or contract extensions, and while Urlacher has been doing this quieting, it’s bee reported that his camp has been negotiation with the Bears for at least the last 6 weeks.
More Super Bowl news–
The city of New Orleans did not submit a bid to host the 2012 Super Bowl even though they said earlier in the year that they would. Currently the 3 cities that have bids in are Houston, Glendale, and Indianapolis. While missing the cut off of 2012, New Orleans is expected to submit a bid for the 2013 Super Bowl, and I would expect them to get it. After all, who doesn’t like to party in Big Easy?
