I haven’t done quotage posts in a while. That’s because either I’ve been away for the day or been busy doing other things.
We do have time today so we have our first quotage from Fox Sports which includes Fox NFL Kickoff and Fox NFL Sunday. Take a look.
FOX NFL SUNDAY NOTES – 11/23/14
Bradshaw Blasts Commissioner Goodell’s Handling of Adrian Peterson Case: “It’s a Double Standard and It Makes No Sense”
Johnson: Relationship Between Gruden & RGIII is Beyond Repair; Believes RGIII is Done in Washington
Long: If Romo Stays Healthy, Dallas is Frontrunner in NFC East
Randy Moss Sits Down for 1-on-1 Interview with Tom Brady: http://foxs.pt/1vCzxKMFOX NFL KICKOFF on FOX Sports 1
Three-time Super Bowl-winner and NFL on FOX analyst Daryl Johnston joined the program from Minneapolis, site of today’s Packers vs. Vikings game. Johnston described the meeting he had with Green Bay Packers players yesterday: “This is as confident a group that I have ever been around since I’ve been a broadcaster. They feel like they can just go out and move the ball at will. Add to that this defense which has been taking the ball away and scoring points, so this is a pretty tough team to play right now.”
Six-time Pro Bowl quarterback and FOX Sports 1 NFL analyst Donovan McNabb believes the Denver Broncos offense is more dangerous than the Green Bay Packers offense: “Everything that I’ve seen from the Denver Broncos and the talent that they have all around on offense puts them in a position where in total offense in the last eight weeks, they are second in the NFL.”
Super Bowl-winning defensive coordinator Dave Wannstedt commented on Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Lovie Smith facing his old team, the Chicago Bears this afternoon: “I’ve been in his shoes before. To the media, to his staff to everybody, he’s going to say the coach talk, ‘It’s another game.’ But he’s going to call [quarterback] Josh McCown in behind closed doors and he’s going to say, ‘They fired both of us and we can go in there and win this game!’ Psychologically, this is worth two wins for Lovie.”
From FOX NFL SUNDAY on FOX
Two-time Super Bowl winning head coach Jimmy Johnson weighed in on what unfolded earlier this week between Washington Redskins head coach Jay Gruden and quarterback Robert Griffin III: “It’s not going to end, because in my opinion, Robert Griffin is done in Washington. The question is, is Jay Gruden done and is he going down with this quarterback? Robert Griffin tried to be a leader with his words. But in the NFL, players don’t care about words; they want to see the action on the field. Are you going to help them win ball games? You look at Jay Gruden he has never bought in to Robert Griffin as his quarterback. How many coaches have you ever seen in a press conference call out their quarterback and point out his mistakes in a press conference? As far as Robert Griffin’s teammates, they don’t respect his work ethic and they don’t respect what he is doing on the field, because it’s not helping them win. It’s a shame because Robert Griffin is a talented guy, but I don’t think you can repair this relationship.”
Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive end Michael Strahan questions whether owner Dan Snyder will make the ultimate call on Griffin: “He [Griffin] isn’t a Gruden guy, we know that. But is he a Snyder guy? I guess we’ll find that out if Snyder picks up the option on his contract.”
Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive end Howie Long says the NFC East race will favor the Cowboys, provided quarterback Tony Romo and his ailing back can hold up: “The bye couldn’t have come at a better time for Dallas. One, they get some defensive players back. Tyrone Crawford, Rolando McClain, who is probably their best defensive player up front and they’re going to work Josh Brent back in as he comes off of his suspension. Stephen Jones said something really interesting during their bye. He said, ‘Don’t blame Tony Romo for the shortcomings of the Dallas Cowboys over the last few years. Blame the Jones family, because we didn’t do a good enough job of surrounding him with talent. ‘Well, I am going to give you some love Stephen because [this year] you’ve done a great job of surrounding him with talent. But my question is, will he be upright through the second half of the year? They play three games over the next 12 days and with that fractured back, will Tony Romo have the ability to finish the football season? If he can, the Dallas Cowboys are the frontrunner to win the NFC East.”
Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Terry Bradshaw was upset by Commissioner Roger Goodell’s decision to suspend Minnesota Vikings’ running back Adrian Peterson for the rest of the 2014 regular season: “Let’s go back to September when the Commissioner bungled the Ray Rice situation. He came out publicly and said, ‘Hey I screwed it up, I’m sorry, give me a second chance and I’ll get it right the second time.’ That’s what Adrian Peterson did. He had a misdemeanor reckless assault charge, for whipping his son with a switch. He said he was sorry and would never do it again. He was given 80 hours of community service and a $4,000 fine. It was time to go back to work, but wait a minute, he didn’t show enough remorse according to the Commissioner and because he didn’t beg and cry and plead, and so therefore he cannot come back to work. On December 2nd, they are going to sit down and try to get him reinstated and I don’t think it is going to happen. It’s amazing to me that the Commissioner can say, ‘Forgive, me, I’ll do a better job next time,’ still keeps his job, still makes $40 million a year and Adrian Peterson is sitting outside with no job. It’s a double standard and it makes no sense.”
NFL on FOX insider Jay Glazer reports that the Vikings organization was surprised and disappointed by the NFL ruling that Peterson will be suspended for the remainder of the season: “The Minnesota Vikings were a little bit taken aback this week, because they thought there was a legitimate shot that AP would come back. Mike Zimmer addressed the team and said, ‘Guys, I am going to say one thing publicly, but privately we all feel the same way, but we have no choice now but to move on.’ Their only glimmer of hope is Harold Henderson, who is the appeals officer. He is the same guy who actually reduced Brandon Marshall’s suspension a few years ago from three games to one game, but also the same guy who upheld Josh Gordon’s full suspension.”
Glazer reports that the Washington Redskins front office wants to see Robert Griffin play out the team’s final six games before making an off-season decision on his contract option for 2015: “There is a discrepancy of the leash between the front office and the head coach. What I mean by that is, they have to pick up a contract option on RGIII for $15 million for next year, so the front office wants a longer leash and they have to know, because they have committed an awful lot to this guy. Jay Gruden, he wants a shorter leash. This week, RGIII got up and addressed the team on Monday, tried to apologize and eventually Ryan Clark got up as well and said, ‘Guys, we’ve got to move on.’”
Glazer explains the sideline argument that took place between San Francisco 49ers linebacker Ahmad Brooks and defensive line coach Jim Tomsula: “The real story wasn’t the argument, it was what happened that led up to the argument. He knew his role was going to be a little bit limited with the return of Aldon Smith. Still, when it happened, he got ticked off, pulled himself after the first series, took the tape off of his shoes, took his shoes off like he put himself in timeout and that’s what led to the argument.”
Johnson says the Seahawks have to find a way to manage running back Marshawn Lynch, because his production warrants patience: “You don’t ever treat players the same. If he rushed for 2 yards per carry, rather than 4.5, they would have cut him a long time ago. It would be great if they could sign him to a new contract and he could stay with Seattle.”
Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback and three-time Super Bowl Champion Troy Aikman joined the show from Gillette Stadium where he is calling today’s Detroit Lions-New England Patriots game. Aikman assessed the inconsistency of the Detroit offense this season: “I don’t know that it’s going to be fixed today, I don’t know that it’s going to be fixed as we move through the remainder of this season. You look at the Lions offensively and they’re inconsistent. A big reason for that is Joe Lombardi, who is a first-time offensive coordinator in the NFL, put in an entirely different offense for Matthew Stafford and this group. And Stafford has been without some key guys, Calvin Johnson has missed considerable time, Brandon Pettigrew has been out, Reggie Bush is out again today. The only real constant that he has had has been Golden Tate, so they have had to rely heavily on that No. 1-ranked defense, unlike years past and I think that’s going to be the case throughout the rest of the regular season.”
That will do it. CBS quotage is next.
