CLEVELAND -- The Browns plan to give Nate Burleson plenty of responsibilities.
David Ortiz Jersey . One of them probably wont be delivering pizza. A free agent wide receiver with 12 years of NFL
experience, Burleson agreed to terms on a one-year contract with the Browns on
Sunday night. Burleson, who has made 103 career starts and played in 135 games
since he was drafted in the third round by Minnesota in 2003, finished last
season with 39 catches for 461 yards with Detroit. However, he missed half the
year after breaking his left arm in a car accident when he said he tried to stop
pizza boxes from sliding off the passenger seat of his car. Even after the
embarrassing mishap, Burleson kept his sense of humour and celebrated a
touchdown catch in his first game back from the injury by holding the ball aloft
like it was a freshly made pizza. "I buckled my seat belt first," he quipped.
Burleson spent four seasons with the Lions, who released him in February in a
salary-cap move. The 6-foot, 198-pounder, who has been limited to 15 games over
the past two seasons because of injuries, also visited with the Miami Dolphins
before he met with the Browns on Saturday. Burleson gives the Browns experience
and depth at receiver. Hell also be able to mentor young wideout Josh Gordon, an
emerging star who led the league in yards receiving last season. Burleson is the
second free agent receiver signed by the club. Cleveland added Andrew Hawkins
last month, swiping the speedy slot receiver from the rival Cincinnati Bengals.
Burleson has 457 career receptions for 5,630 yards and 39 touchdowns.
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his nose and a bone above his left eye. The left-hander looked strong while
throwing 43 pitches in batting practice before Saturday nights game against the
Braves.The situation in the East is simply fantastic for fans of the CFL. All
Week 20 games in the East matter as to who is in the playoffs and that’s how you
want it to play out. I will be on site at the marque game of the week, Montreal
at Hamilton. I am looking forward to seeing Hamilton’s new stadium and the
facilities they have for the players and coaches. I can remember when I worked
for the Ticats, Jamie Barresi and I shared an office which was fine except for
when we had to meet with the players there. The players sat on the floor and
watched practice and game film on two TVs we jerry-rigged to play the same
video. We had to do this because the room had a weird shape and the guys closest
to the exit could not see the big TV. The big TV was actually one I had at my
house and had brought in to be able have a bigger screen! I have heard nothing
but great things about this new facility that will provide the players with a
professional work environment they deserve, looking forward to seeing that.
Speaking of Coach Barresi, he is now the head coach of the University of Ottawa,
and led them to a 5-3 finish and a first round playoff win over Windsor. He will
now come home to Hamilton to take on McMaster this weekend in the second round
of the playoffs. I am not sure that this situation has ever happened in the CFL.
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats can finish first place, second place, or be eliminated
from the playoffs! You don’t often have to prepare your team for all those
possibilities within a week. But I think there is a very interesting coaching
situation for the Cats, let’s talk about it. Hamilton’s playoff scenario is
this: if they beat Montreal by eight points or more they clinch first place; if
they win by less than eight points or Toronto loses they earn second place; and
if they lose and Toronto wins, they are eliminated from the playoffs. Teams that
finish in first place statistically have a greater chance of going to the Grey
Cup, so does Hamilton change the game plan to put themselves in first place? I
think I would. Let’s say Toronto wins the game Friday and Hamilton is eliminated
with a loss, this is the harder scenario. Hamilton starts the game basically
down 7-0 to the Als for first place. Do they become more aggressive to make up
the point differential and go for first place? Aggressive might be a fake punt
or special play on Teams to be able get a few extra offensive scoring
possessions. Could it be a more aggressive defensive scheme or pressure package
trying to limit Montreal scoring? Third and goal from the two-yard line early in
the game, usually you kick the field goal but do you go for it to make up the
points to try to get first place? All these things mentioned have a risk that
when not executed can hurt your chances of winning the game, which is the
ultimate goal for Hamilton because they would be eliminated if Toronto wins.
Late in the game this will be employed but early in the game is when it could
easily affect the outcome. Certainly late in the game, if Hamilton is up by
three, you will see the best of both teams, because Hamilton will actually be
trying to drive the length of the field and score a touchdown with the lead.
That situation does not happenn often.
Pablo Sandoval Jersey. These are the decisions that a head coach must have a good understanding of not only at the
end of the year, but at the beginning of the year. In 2009, when I was the
offensive coordinator of the Saskatchewan Roughriders we were in the first of a
four-game series with an opponent. It was late in the game and we were winning
but I called a few more passes and scored a late touchdown. A coach from the
other team after the game sought me out on the field and took offence to my
offence (funny?) of scoring a touchdown when we could have taken a knee at the
end of the game. I looked at him somewhat surprised and said we are playing you
four times and there is the very real possibility that we will end up tied at
the end of the year and the next playoff tie breaker is points scored. That is
why we were scoring points late in the last drive, we don’t know how we will end
up, so you assume you will be tied. Points-scored has to be thought of when you
play an opponent twice or four times because you could be tied at the end.
Playing someone three times, points is not an issue (unless there was a tie)
because someone usually finishes 2-1. Back to Hamilton, let’s assume Toronto
loses and a loss by Hamilton will not affect their playoff chances, they would
have second place locked up no matter what happens in their game. Now you can
see the Ticats being aggressive and be ready for anything that can help them
score points. No huddle to get more plays, going for it on third down, onside
kicks. Mistakes or poor execution of those plays can also hurt your field
position which can help Montreal’s opportunity to score, so executing these
calls is key. If you have a chance, look up Head Coach Kevin Kelley and the
Pulaski Academy in Little Rock, Arkansas, a coach who calls for onside kicks
every kickoff and will not punt throughout the season. The guy must be crazy and
must lose every game right? A state Championship, a loss in the finals, and a
semi-final appearance in three years tells another story. Although some of his
data may not correlate with the CFL, he believes on kickoffs the difference in
the field position is only about 15 yards if an onside kick is recovered by the
receiving team and coach Kelley’s teams recover one out of every three onside
kicks which is a turnover, and we know turnovers are one of the most telling
stats in winning football games. In the CFL, a failed onside kick would probably
be a 30-yard difference in field position which is certainly a reason not to do
it every time. Kelley never punts because his philosophy is you have to score
more points to win the football game and you cannot score without retaining
possession of the football. That is why he will always go for it on fourth down,
to keep possession of the ball. So if your team is in a fourth and 3 situation
four times in a game and they average 5.5 yards per rush, why not go for it?
Kelley believes he will make three out of four conversions and will keep the
football. Interesting thoughts and I thought of this philosophy this week to see
if the Ticats would employ some of these tactics to get to first place. Either
way it will be a great weekend for football, punt or no punt.
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