Let’s continue the Sunday NFL pregame show quotage with Fox NFL Sunday.
FOX NFL SUNDAY NOTES – 12/30/12
Bradshaw: Bears Would Be Worst Team In Playoffs
Long: “Peyton Manning is MVP. Adrian Peterson is offensive player of the year.”
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Co-host Terry Bradshaw believes that if the Chicago Bears make it to the playoffs, they will be the worst team in contention: “If this team makes it to the playoffs, it’d be the worst team in the playoffs. At one time this team was 7-1 with a defense that has scored nine defensive touchdowns, one short of the NFL record. They’re all about defense and have a quarterback in Jay Cutler who I don’t think even likes himself.”
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FOX NFL Insider Jay Glazer went through what he expects to be the future employment of several NFL head coaches. Below are a few noteworthy predictions from Glazer:
Philadelphia Eagles head coach Andy Reid: “I talked to Andy yesterday who said he’s going to meet with the owner Jeffrey Lurie on Monday. I think everybody realizes it’s a forgone conclusion that he’s out from there. He would like to absolutely coach this year coming up.”
Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett: “We told you last week that his job was safe. Nothing has changed. He is in.”
San Diego Chargers head coach Norv Turner: “We know that Norv is out and general manager A.J. Smith is out as well. It’s a very attractive job out there in San Diego.”
New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan: “I talked to Rex Ryan last night. He said ‘absolutely I want to come back and coach this team again.’ If he comes back and stays his offensive coordinator Tony Sparano will be gone. Rex Ryan has been given no indication one way or the other.”
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Analyst Jimmy Johnson gives his opinion on resting players vs. not resting players once your team has clinched a playoff berth: “It’s more important to be sharp in the playoffs than resting your players in a meaningless game. I like playing all healthy players into the third quarter. That way they can’t take their gear off at halftime. Then in the third quarter, rest your key guys.”
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Analyst Michael Strahan feels that the New York Giants stars need to play consistently: “To play well, you have to have your stars playing at a certain level – don’t drop below a certain level. The Giants stars are up one week and down the next. The stars need to be the consistent factor that the young guys can feed off of and that’s what they haven’t had.”
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Analyst Howie Long predicts who will be MVP this year: “Peyton Manning is MVP. Adrian Peterson is offensive player of the year.”
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Analyst Howie Long selects his NFL coach of the year: “I’m going to go with Bruce Arians. What an emotional year for the Indianapolis Colts by everyone’s estimation I believe. Everyone thought this was a rebuilding year including those inside the organization. The job he’s done there is nothing short of remarkable.”
Analyst Jimmy Johnson added: “How about Indianapolis Colts head coach Bruce Arians going to San Diego and Norv Turner going to Indianapolis to be the offensive coordinator for Andrew Luck.”
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Co-Host Terry Bradshaw on Seahawks rookie quarterback Russell Wilson: “I love Russell Wilson. He is one touchdown pass away from tying Peyton Manning’s rookie record of 26 touchdowns. What he’s done as an undersized quarterback, if that’s what you want to call it, has been impressive.”
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Analyst Howie Long believes the 49ers defense needs someone to step up: “What I saw last week was a major concern particularly on defense. You could write it off to it being a divisional game on the road, or the week before traveling all the way to New England and playing in a very physical night game but with 49ers defensive tackle Justin Smith out of that lineup, they’ll need help. He’s a bona fide, card carrying bad man and there was a canyon sized void in that defense and that was apparent. If they can’t get Justin Smith back for the playoffs, somebody needs to step up and apply for that bad man card and it has to be linebacker Aldon Smith.”
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Following a one-on-one interview with Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson and FOX Sports’ Erin Andrews about Peterson coming back from a torn ACL last season, analyst Michael Strahan had this to say: “The Vikings trainers had never seen a guy be that ready so fast without losing a lot of strength in his knee. It blew everybody away. If you are the Green Bay Packers today, you look at this guy and it’s like playing against Barry Sanders. The coaches will say, ‘he’s going to make some plays, he’s going to bust a big one but just don’t let him bust two, three or four big ones.’”
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Analyst Michael Strahan previews the NFC East divisional matchup between the Cowboys and Redskins: “With outside linebacker Demarcus Ware being banged up for the Cowboys, does the Cowboys defense have enough to make the Redskins one-dimensional as an offense? I don’t see it. Everything hinges off of the running game of Alfred Morris – another rookie of the year potential candidate if you didn’t have those three young quarterbacks playing well. I don’t think the Cowboys have enough to make the Redskins offense one-dimensional. It’s going to be tough for them to win this game in D.C.”
We’ll conclude with NBC’s Football Night in America.
