Excuse by Blaine Gabbert?

After not getting Tim Tebow in a trade with the Denver Broncos, the Jacksonville Jaguars are now pumping out spin for their starting quarterback Blaine Gabbert.

According to the Florida Times-Union’s Gene Frenette, Blain Gabbert says that for the majority of the 2011 season he played with a toe injury. Excuse or not the guy played bad. Therefore, any way to give fans hope for next season is a good move.

Tags: 2011, Blaine Gabbert, Denver Broncos, football, Jacksonville Jaguars, Jags, NCAA, quarterbacks, spin

Urban Meyer Back at it Again

Ohio State new head football coach is back to what he loves best, recruiting. He has his eyes on the quick, speedy wide receiver LaQuon Treadwell from Crete, Illinois. Treadwell is a 6`3, 185 pound wide receiver that runs a 4.40 40-yard dash.

Treadwell is a prospect in the 2013 class.

Last season, he totaled 75 receptions for 1,400 yards and 18 touchdowns. He is clearly a complete mold of Meyer’s ideal wide receiver.

He has offers from Arkansas, Alabama, Michigan State, Michigan, Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Mississippi State, Vanderbilt, Ole Miss, Minnesota, Notre Dame, USC, Illinois, and Oklahoma State.

Tags: Alabama, Arkansas, college football, Crete, football, Illinois, Indiana, IOWA, LaQuon Treadwell, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Mississippi State, NCAA, Nebraska, Notre Dame, ohio state, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, Urban Meyer, USC, Vanderbilt, Wide Receiver, WR

NCAA Still Investigating Oregon

Was on YouTube and saw FOXSports.com’s Pete Fiutak discussing possible recruiting violations for Oregon. 

Tags: Ducks, football, FoxSports, NCAA, Oregon, YouTube

Randy Moss Return Realistic?

Wide receiver Randy Moss is looking to make a return to the National Football League after quitting of three teams last season. Moss, 35, said on Ustream that he would like to return to play football this upcoming season.

Moss’s agent Joel Segal said that three teams has already called about his client in the past day. However he didn’t specify which teams. These statements were made on PFT Live.

Tags: Agent, Joel Segal, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, nfl, Randy Moss, Tennessee Titans, Wide Receiver

Good News at UVA

After being courted by Tampa Bay Bucccaneers new head coach Greg Schiano, University of Virginia offensive coordinator Bill Lazor will remain at UVA.

One of the best new coordinators will continue to help rebuild the once struggling programs. Head coach Mike London is to be excited about this news. He said in a statement, “I was very happy when Bill told me he was still going to be a member of our coaching staff. He has done a wonderful job with the development of our team and I know he believes we can make even more improvement this year. I’m happy he will be here to help us continue to build something special at Virginia.”

Tags: Bill Lazor, Greg Schiano, Mike London, NCAA Football, offensive coordinator, Tampa Bay Bucccaneers, University of Virginia, UVA

Steelers May Move On With Hines

Steelers’ wide receiver Hines Ward won’t be back next season according to NFL Network’s Jason La Canfora. Hines is in his 15th season and likely will retire if he isn’t brought back. Although, many think he could return for a 16th season with another team.

Tags: AFC North, football, Hines Ward, Jason LaConfora, nfl, NFL Network, Pittsburgh, retire, Steelers

Big Missouri Welcome

With just days left to national signing day, Missouri fans made a highly sought after wide receiver recruit feel welcomed.

A game against Texas Tech that doesn’t necessarily get much attention, got a lot of attention this past Saturday. Star WR out of Hillcrest High in Missouri, Dorial Green-Beckham made a visit to Missouri, one of his final three schools.

Green-Beckham is the number one recruit by several scouting services. Gary Pinkel is starting to build a nice recruiting class.

Tags: Dorial Green-Beckham, ESPN, football, Gary Pinkel, MISSOURI, NCAA, NCAA Football, WR

49ers and Alex Smith Resurrection

Many people have been wrecking their brains trying to figure out how Coach Harbaugh changed a below average quarterback into a winning quarterback that makes few mistakes. The answer is simple and not as farfetched as football analysis makes it seem.

As a coach that has the task of developing quarterbacks and offensive systems, it is quite simple to figure out Coach Harbaugh solution to the once meager unwanted quarterback.

The San Francisco 49ers offense is predicated on running the ball and safe short passing plays. It uses the advantage of having a great offensive line to build around. Thus, when Coach Harbaugh made his decision to be the coach there he knew his offensive style would work well. As long as he could get Alex Smith to complete passes between 3-10 yards with a seemingly somewhat accurate rate they would be fine.

His biggest task was resetting Smith’s focus and confidence. And that was apparent in the playoff game against the New Orleans Saints. With a pregame get together, and specific play calls that allowed Smith to feel connected as the leader of his team.

Football is a mental game as much as a physical one. And at the quarterback position it’s more mental than physical in most cases. For any successful QB having the knowledge and understanding of both offense and defense is important. And for Smith, the shift of learning and having a better mental understanding and confidence has proven to develop the balance with the former number one overall pick physical ability.

Tags: confidence, developing quarterbacks, football, Jim Harbaugh, leader, mental, nfl, offense, offensive line, playoff, San Francisco 49ers, STANFORD

Penn State New Guy? Bill O’Brien

After A year of scandal, Penn State seems to have their guy to replace Joe Paterno. Multiple sources have said the New England Patriots offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien will be the new head coach at Penn State.

Penn State has not commented. And if true, it’s not clear if O’Brien will coach the Patriots in the NFL Playoffs.

Tags: AFC, Joe Paterno, New England Patriots, nfl, Penn State, Playoffs

Tim Tebow Music Video

ALL I DO IS WIN Tim Tebow version

Tags: Denver Broncos, Florida, football, NCAA, nfl, Tim Tebow