Tinker:
Its raining LSU spring college football all over Louisianas deep south bayou state, that will help the flowers bloom in may. And if it's raining, have no regrets; Because, it isn't raining rain, you know, It's raining violets.
I always liked that Al Jolson song...http://www.youtube.com/Its raining LSU spring college football all over Louisianas deep south bayou state, that will help the flowers bloom in may. And if it's raining, have no regrets; Because, it isn't raining rain, you know, It's raining violets.
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Tinker Town: "Hi GoldRing where have you been?"
"I was caught inside this old time PC computer, man that was a struggle, what's going on!?"
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"I was caught inside this old time PC computer, man that was a struggle, what's going on!?"
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http://lsufootball.net/
LSU Football - Geaux Tigers!!!
| College Football News | Spring Preview: The preseason polls will be ...? LSU No. 10 |
| Shreveport Times *1 | Guilbeau: Bennie Logan viewed as versatile defensive lineman |
| Shreveport Times *1 | Guilbeau: LSU Notes - Yet another tailback emerges for Tigers |
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/
- By Gregg Rosenthal
The new regime in Oakland finally picked up a quarterback it actually wants.
The Seattle Seahawks traded backup quarterback Matt Flynn to the Oakland Raiders on Monday in exchange for two draft picks, sources told NFL.com's Albert Breer. Flynn will sign papers to finalize the deal Monday morning.
Fox Sports insider and NFL Network contributor Jay Glazer first reported the trade.
The Raiders also are working on a trade with the Cardinals to send Carson Palmer to Arizona for a late-round draft selection, sources informed of the talks told Rapoport. Palmer is expected to restructure his contract in order to make the trade happen. No matter where Palmer lands, the quarterback's brief career with the Raiders is over.
General manager Reggie McKenzie is familiar with Flynn from their days together in Green Bay. More importantly, Flynn was scheduled to make less than half of what Palmer was set to earn in 2013. The Raiders reportedly were looking to re-do Flynn's contract, which would pay out $11.5 million to Flynn over the next two years. It's unclear if the Raiders did indeed restructure the contract.
Flynn has only two career starts under his belt, both with the Green Bay Packers. He was brought to Seattle last offseason as the presumptive favorite to start, but rookie Russell Wilson beat him out in training camp. Now Flynn will face more competition, this time from third-year-pro Terrelle Pryor. We give Flynn a better chance of winning this one.
The Raiders never were comfortable paying Palmer $13 million this season, even if they have to eat a lot of "dead money" on the salary cap to get it done. McKenzie has been all about erasing the errors of the previous regime. Hue Jackson traded a first- and second-round pick to the Cincinnati Bengals get Palmer in 2011.
Even though Palmer has been blamed for too much of the Raiders' recent woes, that trade was a huge mistake.
Flynn should give the Raiders similar production at quarterback at a far lesser price. The Raiders should not be done shopping for their long-term quarterback, yet.
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Sharieff Rhaheed-Muhammad (LSU Commit)
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- Geno Smith to visit with Chiefs on Monday
- Ex-Bama AD Moore dies at 73
| Scarborough - Sources: Four bowls bid on semis rotation
- Michigan's Toussaint: Leg 85-90 percent better
- USC's Grimble to miss spring with chest injury
- Barkley goes 55 of 60 in workout | Huard
- CB Mathieu takes part in LSU pro day | Laney
- Lattimore does drills, is cheered by scouts
- SE Louisiana: 137 ineligible athletes competed
- NCAA Miami report author says nothing amiss
- Joyner: Can Virginia Tech crack the BCS?
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LSU DE Jordan Allen working way back
A slight tweak in attire doesn’t generally merit much discussion,
but LSU defensive end Jordan Allen might quibble with the notion.
Recovering from a knee injury against Washington that cost Allen his sophomore season, the West Monroe native shed his green jersey for the Tigers’ second scrimmage of spring, a less-than-innocuous development indicating a
return to bruising contact.
Not a moment too soon,
either, for a position hit hard by graduation and the departure of junior bookends Barkevious Mingo and Sam Montgomery for the NFL draft.
Locked in an early bout with sophomore Danielle Hunter, Allen keenly grasps there’s a potential spot in need of filling opposite Jermauria Rasco, whose five tackles and three sacks this week seemed to hint he’s clenched his grip on the left side spot.
“To learn from those guys and take advantage of last season would have been key for me,” Allen said. “There’s an extra chip on my shoulder to really hold up the right side. Rasco’s solid, and he’s going to do great over there.”
A season ago, Allen’s expectations were reasonably modest considering the Tigers’ were well-stocked with edge rushers, but any slim chance at reps were nixed during a rout of the Huskies.
On a kickoff, Allen planted his leg as he used his 6-foot-6, 260-pound frame to apply leverage on a Washington blocker trying to kick him out as the return man bolted up field. With the full mass planted on his right leg, the push back caused a pop in his knee.
“I assumed it was a random pop,” Allen said. “As soon as I tried to put weight on it, my knee felt like it was being held together by rubber bands.”
Similar to running back Alfred Blue, who went down with a torn left ACL against Idaho, Allen quickly underwent surgery and faced a five-month rehabilitation window before even entering the fringes of any discussion about his landing spot on a depth chart.
The hands of the clock started moving after Allen, whom Rivals.com rated a four-star prospect and the state’s
No. 3 player in 2010, after he was wheeled out of surgery. Naturally, there was the assumption of quick and steady gains in returning strength and flexibility. Hardly. To add five pounds of weight to lift sometimes took two weeks.
“I didn’t realize how much of a time thing it was going to be,” Allen said. “It’s been like that ever since. I don’t really look every day for the change. I embrace it when it finally comes.”
Compensating for the seeming crawling pace of his recovery, Allen flipped on film cut-ups to study technique. He delved into the playbook to plumb its contents for greater knowledge of scheme. There were more questions lobbed in meetings for tricks to be applied later.
The hope: Any potential physical detriments could be offset by better knowledge as a student in LSU defensive coordinator John Chavis’ system.
“For every moment you’re not out here getting that physical work, you want to do something,” Allen said. “You just start feeling this emptiness. It’s like, ‘Where did football go?’ There was a lot of that for me.”
Entering spring, there’s relatively little on Allen’s résumé separating him from Hunter.
In his freshman campaign, Allen saw action in just four games on special teams, notched a lone tackle against Northwestern State and only played last season against Washington.
Meanwhile, Hunter, a 6-5, 235-pound product of Katy, Texas, played in 12 games and tallied nine tackles.
In essence, the right end spot is a blank slate, and LSU coach Les Miles didn’t shed much light on which man might have a tentative hold on the spot.
“I don’t know,” Miles said. “It would be premature for me to say.”
For now, Allen continues a pilgrim’s slow and steady progress. Early on, he favored his right leg slightly, but over nine practices has felt fine outside of an occasional pop. His reads at full speed are back. And on stunts and blitzes calling for him to compress the pocket, there’s been enough strength to do the job.
“The first two or three days, I was more mentally aware of it and trying to go easy on it,” Allen said. “Every day, I’ve picked up the pace a little bit more and see what more I can do on it. I’ve had one or two little scares here and there, but nothing really severe.”
Recovering from a knee injury against Washington that cost Allen his sophomore season, the West Monroe native shed his green jersey for the Tigers’ second scrimmage of spring, a less-than-innocuous development indicating a
return to bruising contact.
Not a moment too soon,
either, for a position hit hard by graduation and the departure of junior bookends Barkevious Mingo and Sam Montgomery for the NFL draft.
Locked in an early bout with sophomore Danielle Hunter, Allen keenly grasps there’s a potential spot in need of filling opposite Jermauria Rasco, whose five tackles and three sacks this week seemed to hint he’s clenched his grip on the left side spot.
“To learn from those guys and take advantage of last season would have been key for me,” Allen said. “There’s an extra chip on my shoulder to really hold up the right side. Rasco’s solid, and he’s going to do great over there.”
A season ago, Allen’s expectations were reasonably modest considering the Tigers’ were well-stocked with edge rushers, but any slim chance at reps were nixed during a rout of the Huskies.
On a kickoff, Allen planted his leg as he used his 6-foot-6, 260-pound frame to apply leverage on a Washington blocker trying to kick him out as the return man bolted up field. With the full mass planted on his right leg, the push back caused a pop in his knee.
“I assumed it was a random pop,” Allen said. “As soon as I tried to put weight on it, my knee felt like it was being held together by rubber bands.”
Similar to running back Alfred Blue, who went down with a torn left ACL against Idaho, Allen quickly underwent surgery and faced a five-month rehabilitation window before even entering the fringes of any discussion about his landing spot on a depth chart.
The hands of the clock started moving after Allen, whom Rivals.com rated a four-star prospect and the state’s
No. 3 player in 2010, after he was wheeled out of surgery. Naturally, there was the assumption of quick and steady gains in returning strength and flexibility. Hardly. To add five pounds of weight to lift sometimes took two weeks.
“I didn’t realize how much of a time thing it was going to be,” Allen said. “It’s been like that ever since. I don’t really look every day for the change. I embrace it when it finally comes.”
Compensating for the seeming crawling pace of his recovery, Allen flipped on film cut-ups to study technique. He delved into the playbook to plumb its contents for greater knowledge of scheme. There were more questions lobbed in meetings for tricks to be applied later.
The hope: Any potential physical detriments could be offset by better knowledge as a student in LSU defensive coordinator John Chavis’ system.
“For every moment you’re not out here getting that physical work, you want to do something,” Allen said. “You just start feeling this emptiness. It’s like, ‘Where did football go?’ There was a lot of that for me.”
Entering spring, there’s relatively little on Allen’s résumé separating him from Hunter.
In his freshman campaign, Allen saw action in just four games on special teams, notched a lone tackle against Northwestern State and only played last season against Washington.
Meanwhile, Hunter, a 6-5, 235-pound product of Katy, Texas, played in 12 games and tallied nine tackles.
In essence, the right end spot is a blank slate, and LSU coach Les Miles didn’t shed much light on which man might have a tentative hold on the spot.
“I don’t know,” Miles said. “It would be premature for me to say.”
For now, Allen continues a pilgrim’s slow and steady progress. Early on, he favored his right leg slightly, but over nine practices has felt fine outside of an occasional pop. His reads at full speed are back. And on stunts and blitzes calling for him to compress the pocket, there’s been enough strength to do the job.
“The first two or three days, I was more mentally aware of it and trying to go easy on it,” Allen said. “Every day, I’ve picked up the pace a little bit more and see what more I can do on it. I’ve had one or two little scares here and there, but nothing really severe.”
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