Sunday, August 12, 2007

The Sunday Baker's Dozen - Sunday, August 12, 2007

Sunday Fact - Including playoff games, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns are 55-55 all-time versus each other.

The Associated Press writes how Urban Meyer wants to run a two quarterback system again - but his options are slim who is going to be number two.... "It might not be possible. Highly touted sophomore Tim Tebow, a formidable runner who successfully shared snaps with Chris Leak last year, has taken over the starting job." ....
  • Associated Press


  • Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Tom Silverstein writes how the Green Bay Packers allow cornerback Charles Woodson to use his instincts.... "Ask Packers defensive coordinator Bob Sanders about the aggressiveness with which Woodson goes after the ball on defense and he'll tell you that Woodson is a crafty, instinctive player who might take a chance or two but would never, ever freelance." ....
  • Tom Silverstein


  • Washington Post reporter Eric Prisbell writes how Cal's DeSean Jackson wants to "strike the pose".... "DeSean Jackson was only 4 years old on Nov. 23, 1991, but the California wide receiver has since seen replays of a certain 13-second sequence from that day so many times he can visualize the dramatic events with clarity." ....
  • Eric Prisbell


  • Seattle Post-Intelligencer sports columnist writes how Seattle Seahawks running back Shaun Alexander is approaching 30-years-old and still an elite back.... "When running backs turn 30, a pestilence spreads through their bodies, leaving behind a graying, gooey pile of sagging flesh. Think Ebola, only uglier." ....
  • Ted Miller


  • Boston Globe sports columnist Bob Ryan writes about David Beckham.... "He's just a football-loving kid from Leytonstone in the east of London who grew up wanting desperately to play for Manchester United, which he did." ....
  • Bob Ryan


  • Washington Post's Les Carpenter writes about another side of Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin.... "Tomlin moves quickly around the Steelers camp, slapping players on the back, waving to fans and playing practical jokes on his assistant coaches." ....
  • Les Carpenter


  • Atlanta Journal Constitution reporter Michelle Hiskey about a Georgia Bulldog player whose mother was beaten to death earlier this year.... "She never missed a game, and that includes my basketball games since I was 14. I showed up if she was singing at church, or at her job if she needed me there." ....
  • Michelle Hiskey


  • The Associated Press' Arnie Stapleton writes about Denver's Javon Walker who held the late Darrent Williams in his arms when he was murdered on New Year's Eve.... "Denver Broncos wide receiver Javon Walker says he still has the bloodied shirt from the night teammate Darrent Williams died in his arms in a drive-by shooting on New Year's Day." ...
  • Arnie Stapleton


  • Plain Dealer sports columnist writes about the quarterback battle at Cleveland Browns camp.... "Top draft pick Brady Quinn has to make up for lost time from his holdout, but nothing that happened Saturday night in the exhibition opener dissuaded those who think he will be starting under center by the seventh game, following the bye week in October." ....
  • Bill Livingston


  • Remember when Drew Henson had the world in his hands by being a two sport stud....Detroit Free Press reporter Shawn Windsor writes how Henson is now getting his last shot in the NFL.... "It was painful because Henson -- once the can't-miss prospect from the University of Michigan and Brighton High with the rifle arm and a jaw cut from central casting -- was competing at Minnesota Vikings training camp with Tyler Thigpen, a rookie from Coastal Carolina, just to make the team. Thigpen played in Friday's exhibition opener; Henson didn't." ....
  • Shawn Windsor


  • Dallas Morning News reporter Calvin Watkins writes how Greg Ellis' time may be winding down with the Cowboys.... "Greg Ellis wants to play in 2007, but for the first time since training camp has started, he's losing confidence that will happen." ....
  • Calvin Watkins


  • Dayton Daily News sports columnist Tom Archdeacon writes about former heavyweight boxer Greg Page.... " . . . thanks, in part, to an unconscionable display of ineptitude, carelessness and almost total disregard for the boxers by a fight promoter, an unlicensed ringside doctor and a state boxing commission — he nearly died in the ring." ....
  • Tom Archdeacon


  • New York Times sports columnist Murray Chass writes how the brother combination was popular this year in baseball.... "Fourteen sets of brothers have played in the majors this season." ...
  • Murray Chass
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