While most people are talking about the New York teams’ two starting quarterbacks, the Giants’ Eli Manning and the Jets’ Chad Pennington, the story behind the story is not the second-stringers but the third-stringers, the youngsters holding the clipboards. Gang Green drafted Kellen Clemens this year from The University of Oregon. Early in camp, I spoke to a former reporter from the Hartford Courant who now works for the Oregonian. He was just one in a long line of people who has seen Clemens throw the heck out of the ball. If Pennington’s shoulder can’t hold up a year or two down the road, this kid can throw.

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1 - Will Donte Stallworth become a star (fantasy or not) in Philadelphia?

2 - Should Green Bay bench Bret Favre in favor of Aaron Rodgers?

3 - Is Chad Pennington a good fantasy option?

4 - Is the Redskins loss to England a sign of the Redskins downfall?

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- Listener Question: Fenando Lopez (Sydney Smashers)

I have a request for a segment about drafting IDP.

-Whos are the tops guys?
-When do they normally go in the draft?
-How much are they really worth?
-Whats the difference between the top ones and the medium ones? (standard
deviation type thing, y’know RBs vs QBs etc..)

And anything else about them you might think relevant.

- FROM THE PRESS BOX - featuring Bill Chachkess

- NFL News

1.The Raiders sign 39 year old QB Jeff George.

2.The Titans sign QB Kerry Collins

3.The Eagles trade New Orleans a 4th round pick and backup linebacker Mark
Simoneau

4.Cowboys fine TO 9,500.

5.Cincinatti destroys GB 48-17

6.New England destroys Washington 41-0.

7.Chad Pennington named starter.

8.J.P. Losman named starter

9. Bears and Vikings interested in trade for Deion Branch

10.Curtis Martin and Priest Holmes to enter season on PUP.

11.Ahman Green returns to starting lineup (8-18)

12.Domanick Davis rumored to be on the hot seat, might not make final roster.

13.Eagles wide receiver Jeremy Bloom placed on injured reserve.

14.Rams WR’s Holt and Bruce return to practice.

— WHO CARES —

T.O. overslept

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1 - Will Blaylock or Barlow be the feature back in New York?

2 - Is Miami the new team to beat in the AFC East?

3 - Should the preseason be shorter?

4 - Last pick of the draft?

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- “From the Press Box” featuring Bill Chachkes

- Arizona looking not so hot to Bill Chachkes

- Bills/Bengals not as lopsided as the score described.

- Will Griese be the man in SF?

- Gore now the niners top back

- Romo rumors

- Is Larry Johnson mailing it in or is the Chiefs running game declining?

Will Shields suffered high ankle sprain

- Maturity issues in Tennessee

- Rhodes has the edge on Addai

PENAL LEAGUE
- Reuben Droughns - 2 counts harassment and 1 count of assault - trial set

for Feb 5.

- Koren Robinson’s DWI - ups Travis Taylors FFL value

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- LaVar Arrington - sore knee
- Steve Smith - strained left hamstring

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NFL Preseason has kicked into high gear!

Scores, injuries, drama, and spitting.

1 - LISTENER SUBMITTED: Should the NFL realign the Conferences/Divisions
to create more geographic or regional rivalries?not unless new teams are added.

2 - Will RB Larry Johnson be exposed with Roaf’s retirement?

3 – is mike bell smokescreen, light a fire for cobb dayne and t.bell

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- Listeners leagues are set

- “From the Press Box” featuring Bill Chachkes

- Sebastian Jankikowski kicks FGs from 50, 51, 24 yards in HOF win.

- McNabb looks good on opening drive - goes 3/3 against Raiders back ups.

- Garcia goes 5-10 and an INT against the waterboys.

- Despite win, All Raiders QB perform poorly
- Aaron Brooks 1/3 1 TD 1 INT
- M Tuiasosopo 5/15 1 INT
- A Walter 3/10

- Game featured 8 fumbles and 4 interceptions

- Carson Palmer getting more reps in practice

- Jets seeking replacement for Curtis Martin

- Broncos make Cutler second string quarterback, Bradlee Van Pelt moves to
third string

- Broncos make Undrafted Rookie free agent Michael Bell starting RB over
Tatum Bell, Ron Dayne, and Cedric Cobb

- Team Signings

- FP - Penal League
- Bengals OG Eric Steinbach arrested for drunken boating

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- Saints Donte Stallworth injurs hamstring misses scrimmage
- T.O. Misses practice with ’sore hamstring’ MRI shows no damage but
Owens does not practice and will not play preseason game, coach 50-50 on starting room.
- Colts- Dwight Freeny misses practice for an MRI on his shoulder – results negative
- Chargers Ladanian Tomlinson missed practice with sore neck. Was nothing.
back in practice.
- Culpepper looks ready for preseason opener
- Roethlisberger looks ready for preseason opener
- Reggie brown (receiver eagles) strained calf, doesn’t appear serious
- Glenn doesn’t practice because of blisters on both feet.
- Brian Westbrook doesn’t practice Tuesday because of foot sprain
-Browns OL devastated at center, guard and tackle
- Wide receiver Braylon Edwards may be ahead of schedule in his return
- Domanick Davis on the sidelines with swelling on his knee.
- Bears Cedric Benson will be out 2-3 weeks with a shoulder injury

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