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| Murphy Holloway is leaving basketball for the NFL, hoping to follow in the footsteps of other tight ends like Tony Gonzalez and Jimmy Graham. Photo credit to baltimoreravens.com. |
Unless you are interested in a list of draft picks that
signed contracts last week, there wasn’t a whole lot going on in the NFL last
week. Still, I skimmed through the news to put together a few topics of
interest.
Ravens Searching for
Diamonds
Baltimore’s defense stood out even from Joe Flacco’s 11-0
TD:INT ratio in the playoffs, but the Ravens have lost a lot of players on that
side of the ball. In an attempt to build the unit back up in as little time as
possible, Baltimore hired Steve Spagnuolo on Friday to be their Senior
Defensive Consultant. His association with the New Orleans Saints’ defense in
2012, the worst in NFL history in at least one category, may hurt his chances
of becoming a coordinator for a while, but he still has a very good defensive
mind and is a very good addition to Baltimore’s staff.
He isn’t the only possible ‘diamond in the rough’ the Ravens
landed last week. Murphy Holloway, a power forward from Ole Miss who was
integral in helping the Rebels advance to the 2nd round as a #12
seed in this year’s NCAA Tournament, signed with the Ravens as a tight end. Murphy
averaged 14.5 points per game and 9.7 rebounds per game and helped Ole Miss win
27 games this year, tying a school record.
AP Says No Jokes
about 2,500
Shortly after the Vikings’ week 17 game against the Packers
ended, and halted Adrian Peterson’s rushing total for the season just 9 yards
shy of Eric Dickerson’s record, Peterson announced that he would come back even
stronger in 2013. His goal? 2,500 yards, a total that would smash Dickerson’s
record by nearly 400 yards.
On Wednesday, Peterson told the media that his goal was no
joke, saying, “Enjoy this last year because the record’s going down, with
ease.”
2,000 yards has been the goal standard for running backs for
a long time, and is even more so today as 2-back teams are in the majority
across the league. Peterson is hoping the set the bar even higher.
Dolphins to Move?
I really doubt there’s anything to this story. However, a
bill that would help the Dolphins with stadium renovations was shot down over
the weekend, and it will significantly hurt their bid to host Super Bowl L, a
game many stadiums are vying to host.
Dolphins’ owner Stephen Ross said that there will be no
renovations without help from public funds and of course the media immediately
took that to mean that a move is possible, or even likely, in the Miami Dolphins’ future.
Like I said, there is little chance the Dolphins’ will move,
and certainly nothing that has happened that suggests that it is likely. Still,
the Los Angeles Dolphins has a certain, odd ring to it.
Brian Banks Fighting
for Roster Spot
Some of you may still not know him by name, but you all know
the story of the young man who had a bright future in football but was wrongly
accused of rape while in high school. He lost several years of his life but has
an attitude and a focus that even the biggest hater has to admire.
The Falcons picked him up, and they insist it wasn’t
charity. The 27-year-old rookie is on the roster as a linebacker and ran the
defense from the middle during Atlanta’s rookie minicamp.
Of the experience, Banks said, “It was real good today to
get out there. I’ve been in film the last two weeks, so to get a chance to get
out there and put all the knowledge that we’ve been putting on paper out onto
the field was a really good experience for the first time. It was really
fast-paced. I made a lot of really good moves, made a lot of mistakes, so
adjustments will be made.”
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