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Sounds like Travis was star struck and glad to become a Bronco. This is the only non move by the Titans that has me guessing. All the others weren't worth it but this upsets me. We're going to take our lumps this year I'm afraid. I just hope it's worth the wait. New Broncos Henry, Graham Dreaming Big By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer Published March 12, 2007 Travis Henry has arrived in Denver with some lofty ambitions in mind. But the newly signed Broncos tailback prefers to keep his rushing goals private, at least for now. "I'll let it out soon," Henry said with a smile. "I want to put up numbers like T.D. (Terrell Davis) did when he was here." Henry, who signed a five-year deal with Denver on March 5 with $12 million in guaranteed bonuses, is setting the bar high. Davis rushed for 1,538 yards in 1996, 1,750 in '97 and 2,008 in '98. "My main thing is coming in ready to tote the load and keep the legacy going," Henry said. "It's a challenge knowing that every back that they've had has gone over 1,000 yards." Henry was in town with tight end Daniel Graham for a meet-and-greet Monday afternoon. Graham recently signed a five-year deal that includes $15 million in guaranteed money. Henry and Graham weren't the only moves Denver made in the offseason. The Broncos picked up cornerback Dre' Bly in a trade with Detroit, and defensive lineman Dan Wilkinson in a deal with Miami. The team also signed offensive lineman Montrae Holland and fullback Paul Smith, and reportedly agreed to terms with backup quarterback Patrick Ramsey. Those players were not in attendance Monday. Wide receiver Quincy Morgan, acquired during the 2006 season from Pittsburgh to boost the team's kickoff yardage, also re-signed Monday. "The club has been extremely busy over the last few weeks in trying to improve this football team going into 2007," Broncos general manager Ted Sundquist said. "We're going to use every avenue we can to improve." The Broncos dropped the season finale to San Francisco last season and snapped a three-year string of postseason appearances. Henry would love nothing more than to help Denver get back into the postseason, a place he's never been in six seasons. Graham, on the other hand, has made the playoffs four of the last five seasons with New England, winning two Super Bowl titles. Both players cited Denver's winning tradition as reasons why they signed with the Broncos. "Denver is a team that every year is a contender," said Henry, who rushed for 1,211 yards last season for Tennessee. "That's one thing I looked at." Graham just wanted to come home. He played high school football in Denver and starred at the University of Colorado. Graham's father, Tom, was a linebacker with Denver from 1972-74. "In my heart, I always wanted to come back here," Graham said. "They made it happen." Yet there is a drawback playing so close to home. "I think about the 1,000 tickets I'm about to be asked (for)," Graham said with a grin. Graham said he was frustrated with his role in New England, but accepted it for the good of the team. He had 120 catches in five seasons with the Patriots, but was considered a blocking tight end. "I'm looking forward to extending my role more," Graham said. Sundquist said the reason the Broncos were drawn to Henry was his ability to explode through a hole. "He runs with authority, a guy that can bring ... authority back to our running game," Sundquist said. "Travis is a proven rusher in this league." Henry still can't believe he's in Denver, where the Broncos have produced a 1,000-yard running back in 11 of the 12 seasons that coach Mike Shanahan has been in charge. "Chill bumps went all through my body," Henry said when he discovered Denver's interest in him. "I just knew I wanted to be a part of it." Henry said Denver's one-cut and go system is made for him. "I break a lot of tackles," he said. "I run up in there and can get out of certain things that most backs can't. I just run hard the whole game. With this scheme, it's going to fit well." His next order of business will be to try to pry away No. 20 from fellow Denver running back Mike Bell. Henry wore dog tags Monday emblazoned with diamonds and a No. 20 in the middle. It's his good-luck number. "I'm going to offer him like 10 grand," Henry said. "Hopefully that will be enough. Whatever it takes. I'm just used to having '2-0' on my back." Before signing with Denver, Henry had heard nothing but glowing remarks from Broncos tailback Damien Nash, who died in his suburban St. Louis home Feb. 24 after playing in a basketball tournament that raised money for heart transplant research. The two were teammates and friends while with the Titans. "He was a good guy," Henry said. "It's sad to see something (like that) happen."

I think it's obvious where the Titans want to go now. They have a quarterback that they consider to be a possible hall of famer and he has come to this team with a hodge podge of younger and older players. It appears that the Titans plan to build a formidable team from scratch. The Colts have placed a strategic offense around their QB to be sure he succeeds and I'm certain that they want a roster of rookie receivers and O-line to grow up with Young. That will allow them to keep a core group of guys for a few years before their contracts go out the top and become too difficult to manage. They are taking a few pages out of the Colts and Patriots books and charging "Head On" and applying it straight to the forehead.

Peyton worship aside, you cannot find another player with as much decency at such a high profile. I'm sure he's not perfect and sometimes things that look perfect usually have severe flaws. I just think in this case, Peyton has done most everything you could ask for from a player of this elite caliber and our society seems quick to want to find the warts. We've all been let down by players we put on pedestals but we couldn't ask for a better role model for our kids. Until he messes up really bad, I tend to think he's an alien from another planet. I mean, how does a guy with so much money around him not get influenced in a more negative way? It's just nice to have someone to point at with a finger to my coming grandson and say, " You see this player, that's Peyton Manning and he's the greatest player that ever lived and a great person too".

I still can't believe Drew dropped that pass!

I agree with that.

DANG! All over it again Gotmilk! Just the facts man, just the facts. /cool.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="B)" border="0" alt="cool.gif" /> Like you say, if he was WILLING, key word willing, to restructure and take a cut, his contract would have been done ASAP to keep him from leaving the team or having bad pub. The Mighty Peyton Manning was ready for his negotiations and got it done with time to spare so they could get their act together on who to prepare to trade for or pick. The sooner you know where you stand with your money, the better planning you can make for NFL Draft Day. /cool.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="B)" border="0" alt="cool.gif" /> Want to be MY lawyer? I wouldn't ask just anybody that. /biggrin.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" />

You're all over it GotMilk! /rolleyes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":rolleyes:" border="0" alt="rolleyes.gif" />

Thank God Pacman is such a role model Gerry. Hope you and the Punkman have a great career together.

The Latest... From James Alder, More Bad Pub for Pacman Things continue to spiral out of control for Tennessee Titans cornerback Pacman Jones, who was at the scene of a triple shooting last week that witnesses say was sparked by Jones and his entourage. Jones has not been charged in the incident, but his already-poor reputation took another serious hit, and recent reports indicate the team is actively shopping his services to the highest bidder. (So far they're up to a used set of shoulder pads and half a bag of stale Doritos.) On Monday, Nashville's local News Channel 5 added another chapter to the Jones saga by releasing wiretapped phone conversations from a drug investigation that didn't exactly paint a pretty picture of Jones as a dedicated, law-abiding NFL football player. Convicted drug dealer Darryl Moore, a friend of Jones, was the center of the investigation which resulted in multiple arrests and the confiscation of a Cadillac linked to Jones in March of 2006. Keep in mind the following comments were made by a convicted felon, but they were also made without his knowledge and without solicitation: "We gotta slow down, man. We gotta get him focused on football, man. He's focused on too much other s****," Moore said. "You know, I was talkin' to him the other day about smokin', and he was like man, if I didn't smoke I couldn't take all the stress that I'm dealing with right now." Moore also brought up Titans Head Coach Jeff Fisher who he said visited Jones at home. "Fisher's being as patient as a m*****f***** as he can. Fisher gotta win. Fisher trying to win...He ain't putting up with that s***," Moore said. "He gotta concentrate on season...that ******* drug test coming up," he said. "We telling him he needed 33 days before he took his ******* test; dry-out, and he didn't...that's let me know right there that he ain't taking his ****** job serious." In another conversation, Moore reportedly talked about Jones betting thousands of dollars on college games to make a quick buck. All we can say is, wow! If there's any truth to these allegations, Jones really has some explaining to do. And in the meantime, his trade value has dropped from that previously-mentioned bag of stale Doritos to a half-eaten Ho-Ho. Things have gotten so bad, even the Bengals are talking about how hard core the guy is.

Jamarcus Russell is a stud. I've questioned his ability to make defensive reads but his last year quelched all my concerns. If I needed a good backup QB, I would pick Quinn but for a starter, JR is the man.

THE NBA DISSES PACMAN Fisher says NBA players behaved themselves in Vegas ESPN.com news services Derek Fisher, who was named president of the NBA Players Association over All-Star weekend, says his fellow players are being unfairly linked to reports of crime and violence from All-Star weekend in Las Vegas. "To associate the violence with the players, that's not a fair assessment." -- NBA union president Derek Fisher "I've heard a lot of opinions [in the media], but those ought to be reserved for when something actually happens. To associate the violence with the players, that's not a fair assessment," the veteran Utah Jazz guard was quoted as saying in the Los Angeles Times. Las Vegas police made a reported 362 arrests, and several shooting incidents were reported, although none were fatal. The only professional athlete linked to any of the violence was Tennessee Titans cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones, whom police say sparked a melee that led to a triple shooting when he showered nightclub dancers with several thousand dollars as a visual effect. A scuffle broke out when the Houston promoter who hired the dancers told them to pick the money up. "This Pacman story came out, which has been the biggest story of the weekend, and he doesn't have anything to do with the NBA," Fisher said, according to the Times. "We're not happy that he's in that situation, but it's frustrating that it's being tossed into our pool when, as far as I've heard to this point, our guys handled themselves responsibly, got in, had a good time, put on the best show they could put on and went back to their respective teams." Fisher said he witnessed no disorderly conduct by his peers during All-Star weekend. "I never experienced or saw anything that was even remotely out of character," Fisher said, according to the Times. "I didn't see any violence, no fights, not even any shoving." "I'm not saying we're not concerned about our fans, and making sure people who want to come to events and have a good time can do so without feeling threatened and unsafe," Fisher said, according to the Salt Lake Tribune. "But we can only control that at our venues. We can't control strip clubs and large gatherings and other places that aren't NBA venues."

Gerry, you of all people defending PacMan? If it takes an explanation to you as to why this idiot should be gone from the Titans TODAY, I'm wasting my time. You must LOVE the Cincinnatti Bengals. I rest my case. The Pacman Jones Rule is overdue ESPN.com By Jemele Hill Page 2 Well, at least Pacman Jones' lasting impact on society may not be just introducing us to the concept of "making it rain." Pacman Jones AP Photo/Mark Humphrey Thanks to Pacman Jones' actions in Vegas, the NFL might finally clean up. Turns out Pacman's influence will reach far deeper, possibly changing the NFL forever. Thanks to his extensive relationship with the police -- including his possible role as an agitator in a triple shooting in Las Vegas during NBA All-Star Weekend -- the NFL is seriously considering instituting a penalty program for players who spend more time in squad cars than training rooms. Something had to be done, because it's clear the NFL is in the midst of an escalating problem. David Stern had to clean up his league. Now Roger Goodell must do the same with his. If just a small portion of the allegations against Pacman are true, he should be expelled from the NFL. Pacman reportedly grabbed a stripper by the hair, slammed her face into the stage and threatened to kill a security guard before a gunman -- alleged to be a member of Pacman's party -- shot up the place. Three people were wounded, including one person who is now paralyzed from the waist down. According to Pacman's attorney, Worrick Robinson, the Titans cornerback is not a suspect in the shooting and is cooperating with police. Robinson says neither Jones nor anyone with him had a gun, fired a gun or was involved in any criminal activity at the club. The police have not named Jones a person of interest in the case, although they recently seized $81,000 in cash that they say belongs to Jones and sparked the melee at the club. Nonetheless, this is the eighth time in two years that the police have questioned Pacman. Arrests versus convictions matter little to me, because athletes are often guilty of terrible judgment even when they're found "not guilty" of a crime. It has taken Pacman's problems to chide the NFL into attacking a problem that has gone unchecked for far too long. Truthfully, this shouldn't be the Pacman Jones Rule, but the Lawrence Phillips or Cecil Collins Rule. If the NFL patterned a three-strikes code of conduct program after its substance abuse policy, it would be revolutionary, welcome and a perfect way to combat behavior that is truly embarrassing and unruly. If the NFL already had a three-strikes program in place, maybe the Cincinnati Bengals wouldn't have more arrests in the last year than victories. Maybe Tank Johnson, who has been arrested three times in the past 18 months, would be looking for work and never would have had the privilege of playing in a Super Bowl. Maybe Dominic Rhodes, who was arrested for drunken driving last week, wouldn't have to fear punishment from just an Indiana judge, but also from the league, which would have the authority to suspend him for multiple games. And, just maybe, this rule finally would persuade NFL teams not to draft these fools. The Titans are hardly exempt from blame in the Pacman situation. They knowingly drafted a player who had been charged with malicious assault in college (it was later bumped down to a misdemeanor) and have continued to pacify him after his numerous transgressions. Considering NFL teams want everything from a player's third-grade report card to his DNA sample before drafting him, there is no way the Titans didn't know Pacman potentially could appear on "America's Most Wanted." Besides, is it too much to ask that NFL players not get arrested? There are very few companies in working society that don't have some sort of code of conduct for their employees. NFL player representatives support a three-strikes program because they have grown tired of being lumped in with thugs. And the only players who will have a problem with this are probably the same ones who are incapable of behaving with good sense. "They care … that we're all painted with the same brush," Gene Upshaw, head of the NFL players' union, told the Los Angeles Times. "Ninety percent is doing the right thing, and we've got 10 percent that's not." Of course, any NFL behavioral policy would have to be written so that it's not based strictly on convictions. Not all players who are arrested are guilty. Not all those who claim to be innocent actually are. And being arrested for a suspended driver's license should not be put in the same category as domestic violence. Yes, that would force the NFL to play detective and judge. But the perception of the league is at stake.

I don't have to defend myself and your argument lacks credibility. Pacman has had several chances and after the November issue, he vowed to fly straight and like most of the people here in the south, they are very forgiving and believe in giving people another chance when they appear to mean it. I think your summation is unfair. NOBODY thought that he would do this again at this high of level. I'm old school and expect old school ways of dealing with it. If I had my way as a coach or owner, the old Italian in me would come out and whip his butt all over my office right before I cut him from the team. Obviously, with no witnesses. Anyone that brings shame to my community deserves much worse than that.

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Manning pocketed $11.5 million in endorsements in 2005, highest among football players, according to Sports Illustrated. Tiger Woods led all U.S. athletes with $87 million in endorsement earnings. .....and probably double that amount in 2006 once his tax records become public. Manning is as smart off the field as on. And if nobody has figured it out yet, Peyton Manning has the NFL Draft figured out too. Just this week, Peyton restructured his contract to the tune of 8 million dollars to make room for teammates and future draft picks. This guy, unlike punks as PacMan, has brains to realize he can make more money by marketing himself through the media and unleverage himself from the teams cap space to allow for another run at the Super Bowl. He's obviously studied this genre as much as his playbook, which by definition, means that Peyton is setting the bar and rewriting the business strategy playbook of how to be the greatest NFL football player of all time. When time passes and the Hall of Fame comes knocking, Peyton Manning will be the epitome of an NFL Poster Child, the proverbial Moses of the lost generation.

PACMAN AT IT AGAIN AND THIS TIME MIGHT BE HIS LAST

I heard it too. I've done all the searches and found nothing. It hasn't broke the papers yet.

I thought the same thing. I'm not dissing the Purple Rainman, I feel there were plenty of alternatives. BUT, as I explained to my daughter who was complaining just as much as you, that Prince was from the era that most NFL fans were influenced by "The 80's". This group of football lovers spend more money than any other group on football. It was just simply Prince's turn. Next year, maybe Kiss, maybe ZZ Top again, or maybe Billy Idol Heck, you might even get Personally, I'm not really complaining. Halftime is great for debating your own analysis with your guests.

Yep, I would put the haters in a "REDNECK" category except that it would be too high of a group rating for the haters so what would you name the "HATERS"?

Good job guys! I've been on a trip to the Great Lakes for a couple of days and now I come back to read this thread. I'm still laughing. In fact, I'm proud of the people that understand when role models win big games that they are the ones to praise many times over to compensate for all the thugs that usually represent that role sometimes in this sport and mostly in others. Every parent should understand that this is as great of a sports metaphor to teach in Sunday school class as there is. There are just too many good role models on this team to not use it. I say use it and use it often. You've got at least a year to call special attention to the many accomplishments of these great players to solidify your teachings. Kids understand sports and kids need "GOOD" role models. Don't miss out on this great opportunity because obviously, the opportunity came and went when D2D was growing up

I never laughed so hard about a football game in my life ever. All I could think about was ALL the Peyton bashing that continually dominated the airwaves for the last several weeks and the idiots that bought into it. Yep, Peyton will forever be remembered as the QB that few gave a chance to ever be in a SuperBowl much less win one which ranks as close to Joe Namaths' historic predition to win his SuperBowl against the Colts. It is, in such an odd way, the final redemption for the Colts after the embarrasing loss against Namath and the washouts of recent years in the playoffs. Peyton will now be annointed the all time greatest quarterback to ever play the game, no longer compared to Jim Kelly and four tragic attempts, or Dan Marino with one shot at the big game. Tony Dungy gets to exorcise his demons from the Tampa Bay debacle. After all, Tampa Bay was a team of demons being coached by a saint of a man. The best thing to ever happen to that man was to lose his job there. Seems I remember one defensive lineman as Satan himself. At least there is a life lesson to learn in this big game, some people just never know when to shut up and listen, watch and learn about how the game is played. We've learned that running of the mouth with no "REAL" knowledge of the game can make you look foolish like D2D. We also learned that probably the best knowledge brought to this forum about the SuperBowl matchup was RAPBWOOD. And last but not least, we learned that believing in your team and special player no matter how much bashing and embarrassment he suffers, personifies a TRUE fan of the game with the last and final laugh.......2PRICELESS. Congratulations to all of you. You will always be remembered for what you brought to this forum. Especially you D2D!

How can you even predict a coming out for Rex when he's barely showed up all year? Predictions should be based on data, not whimsical random emotional neuron impulses. Anything's possible, but a prediction as such, is simply ridiculous. Rapbwood, as far as scenarios, you're all over it. I hope you're wrong, but your thought processes demand reasoning with intelligent thought from past games and knowledge of where the game is to be won or lost. You went way up in my list of respectables.... like that matters to you

Does anybody know what CHS stands for anyways?

and more money than you or I could spend in a lifetime.