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Ray and Loren return from a nice hiatus to discuss the recent Charger moves, including the release of Jamal Williams, the trade of Antonio Cromartie, the tendering of McNeil, Jackson, Floyd, Merriman and (surprisingly) Sproles. We will also go over the current state of free agency and take your phone calls and emails.
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• L.T. says goodbye to San Diego.
• Chargers decide to tender Sproles.
• Jamal Williams and Michael Bennett released.
• Cromartie traded to Jets.
• Chargers agree to terms with Wilson and Boone.
• RB Mason claimed off waivers.
• An interview with Ogemdi Nwagbuo.
• BoltTalk members Mock draft 1.0.
• QB Whitehurst on the move?
• Who do we take with our 1st round pick?
• Chargers NFL videos on Hulu.
• Philip Rivers football camp information.
• www.sdstadium.org

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Ray and Loren return from a nice hiatus to discuss the recent Charger moves, including the release of Jamal Williams, the trade of Antonio Cromartie, the tendering of McNeil, Jackson, Floyd, Merriman and (surprisingly) Sproles. We will also go over the current state of free agency and take your phone calls and emails.
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• L.T. says goodbye to San Diego.
• Chargers decide to tender Sproles.
• Jamal Williams and Michael Bennett released.
• Cromartie traded to Jets.
• Chargers agree to terms with Wilson and Boone.
• RB Mason claimed off waivers.
• An interview with Ogemdi Nwagbuo.
• BoltTalk members Mock draft 1.0.
• QB Whitehurst on the move?
• Who do we take with our 1st round pick?
• Chargers NFL videos on Hulu.
• Philip Rivers football camp information.
• www.sdstadium.org

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Show Topics:

1. Big Ben gets in trouble again
2. Antwaan Randle El is back is Back
3. Ryan Clark  returns to the fold
4. Will Tony Hills be on the 2010 roster?
5. Will Limas Sweed be on the 2010 roster?
6. Did the Steelers get it right with it’s Free Agent signings?
7. Will the NFL discipline Big Ben?
8. Will the Steelers discipline Big Ben?
9. Should the Steelers start making plans for life after Big Ben?

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Our Philadelphia Eagles enter the 2010 Free Agency season not with a bang, a crackle or even a little hiss.  As other teams scramble and write out big checks for star players, the Eagles organization looks within.  They sign Jason Avant and Leonard Weaver, trade away Reggie Brown… and do not pick up anyone new.  So far.  This week we talk about how things are, how they appear, and some philosophical topics as they relate to the Eagles.

What we discussed this show:

• Eagles cut favorite player Brian Westbrook a few weeks ago
• Signings – receiver Jason Avant and fullback Leonard Weaver
• Restructuring Stacy Andrews’ contract
• Trade receiver Reggie Brown to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for a reported sixth round draft pick
• Todd rants about Donovan McNabb
• Have the Eagles become a team that players may not want to come to, because of the Eagles Management team?
• We try to sort out some of what is going on for Free Agency so far

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Show Topics:

1. The Big Snack Returns
2. Why Will Gay won’t return to the Steelers
3. Why getting the Draft Tender means your expendable?
4. Why the Defense  was the main reason the Steelers missed the playoffs?
5. Why 3rd Down Defense Doomed the Steelers
6. Why the CB position might be the route to go?
7. Why an Offensive Lineman will be selected in the 1st Round?
8. Why I hate the Combine?

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1. Will the Steelers Tag Casey Hampton?
2. Will the Steelers Tag Jeff Reed?
3. Why the Steelers Must Address Address there Secondary?
4. Why the Defense  was the main reason the Steelers missed the playoffs?
5. Why Free Agency won’t be the Fix for the Steelers?
6. Why the CB position might be the route to go?
7. What Free Agents Stay and Which Go?

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• Guys,
  I listened to the debate on Leroy Harris and have to add my two cents. While I think it’s very possible Harris will start next year he has no leverage over the Titans in any way. I heard before last year the Titans plan was actually for Harris to take the LG spot and for Amano to slide to center and replace Mawae. I would add that when Harris played earlier this season he struggled at times and it was clear why he was not starting over the current starting 5. Harris is a solid back-up and like many other back-ups he’s overhyped and everyone thinks he should be starting. Munchack knows who to start in my opinion.
  
  As for the leverage Leroy Harris might have. He has absolutely no leverage at all, zero. If he wanted to hold out from training camp the Titans could put him on the “did not report list” and not lose a roster spot, then fine him 15,000 a day until he shows up to camp. Considering Harris is not a highly paid player 15k might hurt, especially considering the players might get locked out in 2011 and not get paid. Assuming Harris went this path and stuck to it(basically impossible) he’d eventually lose a year of eligibility and be one more season further from being a free agent.

  His other option would be to report to camp and try and win a starting spot then upon seeing he wasn’t a starter leave camp. He’d be placed on the Reserve/Left Squad list. In this case the Titans could send him a 5 day letter informing him he had 5 days to report back to camp. If he failed to do so he’d be suspended for the entire season, not get paid and the Titans don’t have to count him on their 53 man roster and get his rights again the following season.

  Having said all of that I think Harris could start next year depending on whether or not Mawae is signed again. He’s not about to hold out and lose money even if he doesn’t start he can’t afford it.

  I just wanted to clear up the talk of this supposed leverage by Leroy Harris if he didn’t start next year.

  Scotty

• To switch Kearse to a pass rush ing OLB you’d almost have to switch our defense to a 3-4. I tried to see how this would look with our season ending roster, Whatcha think

  No change with the Safeties or CBs (although I’d hope Hood takes over for Harper.)

  OLBs – Vanden Bosch and Ford Start on Left and Right rotate in Kearse, Hayes,…(Basically all the current DEs would have to stand up.)

  ILBs – Bulluck, and Tulloch Start (yes I’d move Bulluck inside for coverage and roaming ability and Thornton would be on the bench, Bulluck and/or Thornton would be the ILBs in obvious passing and multiple receiver sets.

  NT – T. Brown (hes not really big enough but we have no one who is, Marks is the biggest but I see him as a 3-4 DE)

  DEs – Marks and Jason Jones (big with enough speed to demand attention)

  We would have to find a true Nose Tackle (320-340 lbs) and possibly get rid of Vanden Bosch (look what happened to Kampman in GB) and Thornton.

  Frankie U

Ex-Titans news

• ex-RB Coach Earnest Byner is hired by the Jacksonville Jaguars
• Lawsuit by former Titans WR David Givens was thrown out of court
• Former LB Peter Sirmon has joined the staff of the Tennessee Vols as a graduate assistant
• woman who had portrait of McNair had to sue estate and is awarded $5k
• Kevin Dyson hired by Independence High School as AD
• Benji Olsen on local TV commercial
• 2 former Titans win Super Bowl rings
• Titans are 28-1 to win Super Bowl XLV

Player News

• Kyle Vanden Bosch is not expecting to return to the Titans
• Chris Johnson is already talking about needing more money
• Titans agree to terms with OL Eugene Amano on a 5 year contract
• Titans P Craig Hentrich retires after 17 years
• C Kevin Mawae will likely test the free agent market
• LB Keith Bullock is still waiting for a call from the Titans
• Titans sign LB Pago Togafau to a contract… sort of
• Mike Otto and Colin Allred agree to exclusive rights contracts
• Kevin Vickerson change agent
• Vincent Fuller has enrolled in business classes at Harvard

Non-Player News

• Super Bowl Trivia:
  - There are roughly 300 million people in America. For the purposes of this discussion, we’ll assume that half of them are male.
  - There are 1696 NFL players. Assuming that every American male has an equal chance of becoming an NFL player, the odds of an American male being an NFL player are roughly 88,443 to 1.
  - Of the 150 million (assumed) males in America, about 25,000 of them have the first name “Pierre.” This means that the odds of being an American male named Pierre are about 6000 to 1. You’ll see where I’m going with this in a second if you don’t already.
  - Thus, the odds of an American male being named Pierre and becoming an NFL player are 530,660,377 to 1 (over 530 million).
  - Assuming every NFL team has equal chance to advance to the Super Bowl in any season, the odds of a team advancing to the Super Bowl are 32 to 1. This means that the odds of an American male named Pierre being a member of a Super Bowl-bound team are 16,981,056,000 to 1 (over 16 billion).
  - In this year’s Super Bowl, there are TWO Pierres (RB Thomas of New Orleans and WR Garcon of the Colts). Following the rules of probability, the odds of the above happening twice in the same sample set are 288,356,262,875,136,000,000 to 1 (over 288 quintillion).
  - I can’t even begin to calculate the likelihood of an American male being named Pierre, becoming an NFL player, advancing to the Super Bowl, and scoring an offensive touchdown, but as anyone who’s followed the Colts and Saints this season can tell you, that at least one of them will do so is not unlikely. If both do, know that you’re watching extreme statistical improbability in action.
• Titans lose out on WR Matt Jones
• Pacman Jones doens’t get signed again
• Titans have probably lost out on WR Joshua Cribbs

Upcoming Schedule

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Stupid Questions of the Week

• Can the Titans defense rebound in 2010 if they lose Bullock, Kearse, Vanden Bosch, and Thornton?

Titans Defense

• DL
  • Jay Moore – not familiar with him; he doesn’t even have a number; probably a practice squad player or victim of a rebuilt defense
  • William Hayes – he’ll be back and be in the rotation
  • Marcus Howard – not familiar with him; he doesn’t even have a number; probably a practice squad player or victim of a rebuilt defense
  • Eric Bakhtiari – just signed last season (mid-season); will probably be the last man in the line
  • Jacob Ford – he’ll be back and be in the rotation
  • Kyle Vanden Bosch – gone; I don’t see him returning
  • David Ball – he’ll be back and in the rotation
  • Jevon Kearse – strangely enough, I think he’ll be back because this is his only place he still can be a hero
  • Kareem Brown – depends on who is signed during the offseason
  • Sen’Derrick Marks – he’ll be back and in the rotation
  • Jovan Haye – he’ll be back and in the rotation
  • Jason Jones – he’ll be back and in the rotation
  • Tony Brown – he’ll be back and in the rotation
  • Kevin Vickerson – depends on signings/draft
• LB
  • Pago Togafau – just signed; probably on special teams
  • Gerald McGrath – a possible starter; maybe a special teams player
  • Mike Rivera – special teams player at best; might be cut depending on signings
  • Stanford Keglar – special teams player; might be a surprise cut if he doesn’t improve
  • Stephen Tulloch – he’ll be back and a starter if we don’t sign a replacement
  • Colin Allred – special teams player; might be a casualty of a revamped defense
  • Jaime Winborn – might be a surprise if he can show some flashes from the past
  • David Thonton – depends on how he comes back from the injury
  • Ken Amato – back as a long-snapper
  • Keith Bullock – doesn’t look good, but there is still hope; I think he will not be back
• CB
  • Cortland Finnegan – back as a starter
  • Jason McCourty – probably back as a special teams player
  • Rod Hood – back as a backup
  • Ryan Mouton – back as a backup
  • Nick Harper – probably back, but it depends on the draft and signings
  • Jamar Love – 2009 rookie; might be a practice squad
• S
  • Kevin Kaesviharn – back as special teams player
  • Vincent Fuller – back as nickleback
  • Nick Schommer – probably cut; has spent time on the practice squad; has been disappointing
  • Michael Griffin – back as a starter; needs to have a much better year
  • Donnie Nickey – will probably find his way to another team if offered, otherwise will be back on special teams
  • Chris Hope – depends on his health, but probably back as a starter

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1. 2mdPittFan Breaks Down the Sacks
2. Steelers Sign a New WR Coach
3. Steelers Transactions
4. Free Agency 101: The Definitions
5. Free Agency: Who Stays and Who Goes
6. Why Big Snack Will Be Back

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1. Saints winning great for New Orleans and the NFL
2. Breaking down the key plays, the Saints bring down two giants
3. Thoughts on Super Bowl ratings, commercials and the halftime show
4. Rams selling, not moving, Michael Vick doesn’t care
5. Looking at free agency – who’s going where?

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1. Peyton > Ben ???
2. Dick Lebeau makes HOF
3. Steelers Transactions
4. How to fix the Steelers ? – Limit the Sacks
5. Did you feel depressed this month watching the Playoffs?
6. Limit the Sacks – Run the Rock

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1. The Super Bowl is more American than the 4th of July.
2. I profess my love for Reno, Nevada and worthless prop bets.
3. Is Peyton Manning the GOAT?
4. Is Tim Tebow’s draft status really all that controversial?
5. Epic breakdown and my pick to win it all

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For the last show before our traditional February break, Ray and Loren go over the year that was 2009, the highs, lows, and what the off-season holds for your Chargers. And we’ll try to be over that whole playoff loss thing (no guarantees though). Plus we discuss the disappointing news of LaDainian Tomlinson not coming back in 2010.
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• Disappointed L.T. vents on Bolts issues.
• Tomlinson will not be a Bolt in 2010.
• “Lights Out” wants to stay in San Diego.
• AFC wins Pro Bowl, WR Jackson shines.
• LB Joey Porter wants to play for Bolts.
• Rivers family welcome new baby.
• L.T. appreciation thread.
• Three Chargers named to All-Decade team.
• Who is Boltman?
• Chargers NFL videos on Hulu.
• Philip Rivers football camp information.
• www.sdstadium.org

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1.  Max Starks talks About Free Agency and his Long Term Plans
2.  Max talks about what makes Big Ben so Special?
3.  Max gives his thought son Albert Haynesworthss Deal
4.  Max speaks on the media’s focus on contracts?
5.  Max gives his thoughts on Demarcus Ware
6.  Max gives his thoughts on the differences between Tomlin and Cowher

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Our first real show of the offseason, and we go after the biggest thing right now, the Philadelphia Eagles Quarterback situation. With Donovan McNabb, Michael Vick and Kevin Kolb on the team, it is pretty unanimous across fans and media alike that something has to give. All three of these players, it is believed, can start and lead a team in the NFL. The media has been relentless since the Eagles playoff loss to the Cowboys in their attempt to stir the pot and create rumor and speculation regarding Donovan McNabb returning for the 2010 NFL season. The general Eagles fan feeling is one of anger and predominantly that McNabb has had his chance to win a Super Bowl, and now it is time to move on. In this show, we try to sort through all of this, bring a few emails and voicemails from our listeners, and give our opinions on where the team should go.

What we discussed:

• Rumors and speculation are rampant and the media has been desperately trying to fuel a controversy one way or another since the end of the season
• Why is the fans’ anger toward McNabb worse this year?
• Our friend Tommy Lawlor from Scouts Notebook wrote an amazingly in-depth look at McNabb’s career in Philly, including the ups and downs, the whole Quarterback situation, and is a must read for all Eagles fans.
• We share our viewpoints on what we think the Eagles should do with our three Quarterbacks this before the 2010 season starts
• Emails from Aussie Steve and Dennis, voicemails from DQ in New York and Richard in Louisiana

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Take On The Titans news items:

Emails

• Hey guys, With the Titans season in the bag, I thought that now might be a good time to ask a reflective question; What are your top five best and worst Titans memories of all time? I think I could guess a couple, but I’d be interested to hear what you think. Stay cool. Go Titans! Tony King Melbourne, Australia

Ex-Titans news

• Floyd Reese doesn’t get Seahawks GM job
• Blaine Bishop is helping students get athletic scholarships
• Former Titans Running Back coach Smith is interviewing with Seattle for RB coach

Player News

• Pro Bowl additions (with a little help Ben Stein) QB Vince Young (replaces Phillip Rivers) C Kevin Mawae (replaces Jeff Saturday) DE Kyle Vanden Bosch
• Chris Johnson unanimous choice for All-Pro
• rumors are that Len Dale White might end up in Seattle most likely for a 2nd round pick
• Kenny Britt arrested over unpaid traffic violations
• Kenny Britt pays bail ($165k) for “friend”
• 5 Titans underwent off-season surgery DT Tony Brown – knee S Michael Griffin – shoulder CB Nick Harper – shoulder S Kevin Kaesviharn – shoulder LS Ken Amato – knee
• Kevin Mawae makes All-Decade team

Non-Player News

• Titans fire RB Coach Earnest Byner; hire Kennedy Pola (came from Jacksonville)
• Facebook group and Twitter

Upcoming Schedule

• none

Stupid Questions of the Week

• Did Jeff Fisher fire Earnest Byner only because Kennedy Pola was available? Does this now speak poorly of his loyalty?

Titans Offense

• QB
  • Vince Young – 2010 starter
  • Kerry Collins – probably back, but look for the Titans to draft a QB in the late rounds
• RB
  • Chris Johnson – 2010 starter
  • Ahmard Hall – probably back, but don’t rule out a change
  • LenDale White – probably traded for a second round pick
  • Javon Ringer – probably competing for a role to supplement CJ’s role
  • Alvin Pearman – training camp decision
• WR
  • Justin Gage – probably back, but don’t rule out the team going in another direction
  • Nate Washington – probably back
  • Kenny Britt – 2010 starter
  • Lavelle Hawkins – training camp decision
  • Dominique Edison – training camp decision
• TE
  • Bo Scaife – probably back
  • Alge Crumpler – a key blocker, but it wouldn’t surprise me if he was cut
  • Craig Stevens – training camp decision
  • Jared Cook – will be on the 2010 roster, but needs to step up
• OL
  • Michael Roos – 2010 starter
  • Eugene Amano – might be supplanted by Harris
  • Kevin Mawae – will be back as the 2010 starter
  • Jake Scott – 2010 starter
  • David Stewart – 2010 starter
  • Mike Otto – 2010 backup
  • Troy Kropog – training camp decision, but probably back
  • Leroy Harris – look for him to possibly start in 2010
  • Fernando Velasco – training camp decision, practice squad hopeful
  • Ryan Durand – training camp decision, practice squad hopeful
  • Nevin McCaskill – training camp decision, practice squad hopeful

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1. Quick thoughts on Wild Card Weekend
2. Why the Jets have the biggest target on their back
3. Why Philly losing meant more than Dallas winning
4. The case against Pete Carroll as an NFL coach
5. My choices for Hall of Fame 2010
6. Fearless picks for this weekend

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