The Answer
04-02-2007, 12:09 PM
http://www.profootballweekly.com/PFW/default.htm
• Word is the Patriots are considering changing to more of a zone-blocking scheme to take advantage of RB Laurence Maroney (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=7770)'s cutback ability. Last year's blocking scheme was better-suited to Corey Dillon (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=3914)'s straight-line, off-tackle running style.
• Word from New York is that RB Curtis Martin (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=3164) will announce his retirement by June 1. Martin, a future Hall of Famer, missed last season with a knee injury that has prevented him from returning to the field.
• The key to the Bills' decision to trade OLB Takeo Spikes (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=4278) was the acquisition of DT Darwin Walker (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=5100), whose pass-rush ability is expected to provide a big boost. Walker has nearly as many sacks the past five seasons (26½) as all the Bills defensive tackles combined (28) over that span.
• We hear that if the Dolphins had matched the money offered by the Jets for the services of valuable reserve DE David Bowens (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=4808), he would've stayed in South Florida. However, the Dolphins let him go as they continue to rid themselves of players from the Nick Saban era.
• We hear that it's a good bet that WR Troy Brown (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=2415) will be back for his 15th season with the Patriots, despite the fact that he turns 36 in July and is coming off knee surgery. Coach Bill Belichick values Brown's versatility and dependability and has said he will find a role for Brown this fall.
• Though there had been talk about RB Chris Brown (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=6429) possibly returning to Tennessee following Travis Henry (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=5505)'s departure, spies say there has been little, if any, recent contact between the team and Brown's camp.
~The Answer
• Word is the Patriots are considering changing to more of a zone-blocking scheme to take advantage of RB Laurence Maroney (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=7770)'s cutback ability. Last year's blocking scheme was better-suited to Corey Dillon (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=3914)'s straight-line, off-tackle running style.
• Word from New York is that RB Curtis Martin (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=3164) will announce his retirement by June 1. Martin, a future Hall of Famer, missed last season with a knee injury that has prevented him from returning to the field.
• The key to the Bills' decision to trade OLB Takeo Spikes (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=4278) was the acquisition of DT Darwin Walker (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=5100), whose pass-rush ability is expected to provide a big boost. Walker has nearly as many sacks the past five seasons (26½) as all the Bills defensive tackles combined (28) over that span.
• We hear that if the Dolphins had matched the money offered by the Jets for the services of valuable reserve DE David Bowens (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=4808), he would've stayed in South Florida. However, the Dolphins let him go as they continue to rid themselves of players from the Nick Saban era.
• We hear that it's a good bet that WR Troy Brown (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=2415) will be back for his 15th season with the Patriots, despite the fact that he turns 36 in July and is coming off knee surgery. Coach Bill Belichick values Brown's versatility and dependability and has said he will find a role for Brown this fall.
• Though there had been talk about RB Chris Brown (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=6429) possibly returning to Tennessee following Travis Henry (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=5505)'s departure, spies say there has been little, if any, recent contact between the team and Brown's camp.
~The Answer