Daily Slop: Sapp Rips Haynesworth (Again); Cowher Defends Shanahan; Beck Will Play

Sounds scary.

Is that based on us keeping 2 QBs or 3? Because I think that scenario has changed.

Was Beck ever in the unemployment line? He signed with Cameron like a day after he left Miami.

Of course we’re pissed off, for 10 years it’s been saying one thing and doing the other. But everybody seems to think that Shanahan and Alan will turn it around. I’m not so sure about either.
Examples: Alan states "we are going to get younger" what happens? We get older
Shanahan states "there will be competition at all positions" what happens? Williams gets handed the left tackle spot, McNabb gets handed the QB spot, I saw absolutely no competition for the three interior line jobs, running back has all but been handed to Portis, and Galloway seemed to be the designated number two wide receiver ever since he signed.
Our supposed "run first, West Coast offense" seems to be becoming about as pass happy as the Eagles.
Call me negative Nelly, but for me it’s "same sh1t, different season"
oh, and did I mention that we still haven’t addressed our biggest weaknesses OL and DL, and our run blocking really looks like crap?

to be dropped the moment a player of interest gets dropped by some other team, preferably an OLineman.

Galloway hasn’t shown those skills in 2 years. Portis had a 1,500 yard season 2 years ago. Why should he have to prove himeslf and earn a spot then? or Willie Parker?, or Wade? When you have sucked for 2 consecuitve seasons, got cut midseason by a vet team trying to win now(They replaced him with Saim Aiken a special teamer) last year how are you any more proven than a guy like Banks? I mean Kelly and DT have both out produced Galloway the last 2 years. Does that mean Shanny doesn’t have to see them? It’s tough to see that quote and see it as anything other than a free pass for a guy 2 years removed from NFL relevance. If Galloway was killing it in Camp it would be one thing but apparently he’s just been a guy and hasn’t shown any ability to get deep. But 3 years ago he was good so let’s bring him in and hand him a spot. Maybe get Teddy Bruschi out of retirement, call Warren Sapp, Orlando Pace? What kind of message does it send the team? Some of whom are actually competing for their spots while being much closer to NFL success than Galloway.

That’s handing him a spot without him having to earn it. He’s far enough removed from NFL success that no one should be proving they are better than him. He needs to prove he belongs on the roster. The “If the accept the challenge and improve their skills and practice habits to show that they are indeed better, well then, lesson learned” argument only makes sense if you credit Galloway with deserving to be on a roster which is a gift and not based on anything. People blame Portis for resting on his laurels last year coming off a probowl season. How is this not 10 times worse? Word from Keim and other beat writers is that Galloway has not been showing anything in camp or practice to indicate that any other reciever has to improve to be better. I think it’s a horrible precedent to have the “everyone must prove themselves through competition” policy only apply to certain players. I’d be pissed as hell if I was CP and actually having to compete and Joey just rides name recognition.

While I refuse to point to specific players and allege that they are, in fact, using PEDs (be it steroids or HGH), I can say that if anybody thinks that the NFL is not worse than MLB, you should have your head examined.

It amazed me the degree to which people took an interest in PEDs in baseball to the complete and total exclusion of the NFL, the American sport that pioneered steroid culture in the 1970s.