Re: Lincoln Kennedy To Try Out For Redskins
 

Let's let the strength and conditioning coaching staff evaluate his overall physical condition and Bugel can evaluate his footwork and form. Lincoln Kennedy brings depth and experience to our offensive line, something we have a need for.

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Has there been any non-Scout.com confirmation of this? Nothing against WarpathInsiders, but I'd like to hear another independent source.

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[quote=724Skinsfan]Let's let the strength and conditioning coaching staff evaluate his overall physical condition and Bugel can evaluate his footwork and form. Lincoln Kennedy brings depth and experience to our offensive line, something we have a need for.[/quote]

A conditioned Lincoln Kennedy brings depth and experience to our offensive line. While he's "getting into" shape, keep in mind he still has to beat someone out to make the roster.

Re: Lincoln Kennedy To Try Out For Redskins
 

can you imagine kennedys fat ass out in this heat right now? the last thing the skins need is a cory stringer on their hands

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[quote=dmek25]can you imagine kennedys fat ass out in this heat right now? the last thing the skins need is a cory stringer on their hands[/quote]

No amount of torture could ever get me to imagine kennedys fat ass. I won't do it......anymore.

Re: Lincoln Kennedy To Try Out For Redskins
 

I'd rather him come here rather than go to Dallas and meet Jerry Jone's plastic surgeon and have him cut off about 40 lbs of fat.

Re: Lincoln Kennedy To Try Out For Redskins
 

[url=http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&tab=wn&ie=UTF-8&scoring=d&q=%22Lincoln+Kennedy%22]Latest News on Lincoln Kennedy[/url]

There's more about a Cowboys tryout than a Redskins one...and the only one I saw reporting a Redskins tryout was scout.com.

It's a tryout. If he's still got the skill to do so, losing a few pounds in the heat and humidity of Ashburn, VA, he'll be back down to 335 in no time. And we'll have a quality backup.

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I would say if the coaching staff likes what they see then sign him. We all kind of laughed when they said they where going to sign Brown and that worked out great for us.

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i dont know if great is the right word.

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[QUOTE=BDBohnzie][url=http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&tab=wn&ie=UTF-8&scoring=d&q=%22Lincoln+Kennedy%22]Latest News on Lincoln Kennedy[/url]

There's more about a Cowboys tryout than a Redskins one...and the only one I saw reporting a Redskins tryout was scout.com.

It's a tryout. If he's still got the skill to do so, losing a few pounds in the heat and humidity of Ashburn, VA, he'll be back down to 335 in no time. And we'll have a quality backup.[/QUOTE]
The Star-Telegram story seems to think Kennedy was a DT, so I'm willing to discount that entirely.

Re: Lincoln Kennedy To Try Out For Redskins
 

Does this seem like an idea that just sort of popped into his head or has he been trying to get back into some kind of shape for at least a little while now? I have no problem giving him a chance to make the team. If he's able to get through the workouts well enough for someone who's been out of the league for 2 years then I think he'd be a fine addition to our bench.

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[QUOTE=ArtMonkDrillz]Does this seem like an idea that just sort of popped into his head or has he been trying to get back into some kind of shape for at least a little while now? I have no problem giving him a chance to make the team. If he's able to get through the workouts well enough for someone who's been out of the league for 2 years then I think he'd be a fine addition to our bench.[/QUOTE]


It sounds like he is in a shape! It's called................Round!

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I'm upset it was mentioned that he wanted to come back and get a ring, and that he is working out with them cowboys.

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As much as we might not like to acknowledge it, TO is going to make the Cowboys a much better football team. He is a great receiver. Now, whether or not they have a shot at the Super Bowl remains to be seen. I don't think Julius Jones and Marion Barber are the type of backs a team can ride through the playoffs, but I thought the same thing about Larry Johnson before last season and he certainly showed he can be a premier back. Also, that line that's now missing Larry Allen, is going to have to keep one of the least mobile quarterbacks in the history of the game upright. So, there are a bunch of "if's" regarding the Boys, but they do have a shot of being a dangerous team this season and have a very good chance of making the playoffs, so it seems to make sense that Kennedy believes they have a shot at making a run at the Super Bowl.

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Speaking of TO, anyone read about the first instance of acting up down in Big D? Already he was yelling at some of his fellow players.

To overuse the already overused phrase:

Tick tock, my friends, tick tock.

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[QUOTE=TheMalcolmConnection]Speaking of TO, anyone read about the first instance of acting up down in Big D? Already he was yelling at some of his fellow players.

To overuse the already overused phrase:

Tick tock, my friends, tick tock.[/QUOTE]

Maybe that's what he thinks being a "vocal leader" is all about...lol. I never said he was a good influence on your team, just that he could play and that he makes teams better.

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[quote=jdlea]Maybe that's what he thinks being a "vocal leader" is all about...lol. I never said he was a good influence on your team, just that he could play and that he makes teams better.[/quote]

Being a bad influence on his team will eventually negate the on-the-field skills TO brings (which no one doubts).

As a buddy of mine would say, "It's kind of like cheatin' on your wife...the first few "times" with the new girl are real nice and everybody's excited and happy. Then she goes all fatal attraction on you and your wife finds a lipstick stain on your shorts and a dead rabbit in the sink. That's when the shit hits the fan."

I would equate TO to the new girl and Bledsoe to the wife. Eventually Drew's gonna find lipstick on Parcells shorts and then it's meltdown time in big D...except in this story they all drown in the tub.

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[QUOTE=Mc2guy]Being a bad influence on his team will eventually negate the on-the-field skills TO brings (which no one doubts).

As a buddy of mine would say, "It's kind of like cheatin' on your wife...the first few "times" with the new girl are real nice and everybody's excited and happy. Then she goes all fatal attraction on you and your wife finds a lipstick stain on your shorts and a dead rabbit in the sink. That's when the shit hits the fan."

I would equate TO to the new girl and Bledsoe to the wife. Eventually Drew's gonna find lipstick on Parcells shorts and then it's meltdown time in big D...except in this story they all drown in the tub.[/QUOTE]

I agree with you 100%, but in the short term, the Cowboys are a better team. I believe nothing will come to a head this season. I think TO will be on pretty good behavior for this season, after that all bets are off. But it's this season that I'm talking about and I'm inclined to believe they're better for having him on the team.

As for Drew, he's not the laid back kinda QB that Jeff Garcia and Donovan are. Drew will give it right back to him on the sidelines. Just like he did with Keyshawn. They had to be separated last season. I think Drew might be better equipped to handle TO than any other QB he's played with.

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I really think there needs to be improvement on the O-Line. Ray Brown is gone, and the bench is weak. It is good to have Samuels, Jensen and Thomas, but we are gonna need depth. Out success has always been parallel with solid O-Line Play.

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[quote=Rhaamses]I really think there needs to be improvement on the O-Line. Ray Brown is gone, and the bench is weak. It is good to have Samuels, Jensen and Thomas, but we are gonna need depth. Out success has always been parallel with solid O-Line Play.[/quote]

I agree. Id love to send Patten somewhere in return for a quality backup offensive tackle or center.

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[quote=paulskinsfan]I agree. Id love to send Patten somewhere in return for a quality backup offensive tackle or center.[/quote]

you bring up a very good point - could the skins be looking to deal patten somewhere. although he's sick right now, hope he gets better.

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[quote=jdlea]Maybe that's what he thinks being a "vocal leader" is all about...lol. I never said he was a good influence on your team, just that he could play and that he makes teams better.[/quote]

I don't deny that. I'm just pumped at the first hints of problems!

Hooray problems!!

Re: Lincoln Kennedy To Try Out For Redskins
 

This from the 'Numbers dont matter to Portis article':

[url=http://www.washtimes.com/sports/20060801-115931-5714r.htm]Numbers don't matter to Portis - Sports - The Washington Times, America's Newspaper[/url]

Kennedy in town
Retired offensive lineman Lincoln Kennedy met with the Dallas Cowboys yesterday, and a team source said he will be at Redskin Park today to meet with coaches.
Kennedy hasn't played since 2003 in Oakland and appeared in 169 games. His lone connection to the Redskins is line coach Joe Bugel, who coached Kennedy with the Raiders in the late 1990s.
Kennedy, 35, worked for NFL Network last year.

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[QUOTE=GTripp0012]This from the 'Numbers dont matter to Portis article':

[url=http://www.washtimes.com/sports/20060801-115931-5714r.htm]Numbers don't matter to Portis*-*Sports*-*The Washington Times, America's Newspaper[/url]

Kennedy in town
Retired offensive lineman Lincoln Kennedy met with the Dallas Cowboys yesterday, and a team source said he will be at Redskin Park today to meet with coaches.
Kennedy hasn't played since 2003 in Oakland and appeared in 169 games. His lone connection to the Redskins is line coach Joe Bugel, who coached Kennedy with the Raiders in the late 1990s.
Kennedy, 35, worked for NFL Network last year.[/QUOTE]


I think that the Kennedy talk is a non starter. He got the [I]interview[/I] with Dallas as a favour to his agent who is based in Dallas. There was no workout, and I read an 'insiders' report that they told him that it was in his best interest to NOT play professional football again.

Sounds like health concerns.

You all saw Dallas' line last year. Kennedy couldn't get as far as a workout.
Make of that what you will.

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[QUOTE=Rhaamses]I really think there needs to be improvement on the O-Line. Ray Brown is gone, and the bench is weak. It is good to have Samuels, Jensen and Thomas, but we are gonna need depth.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=paulskinsfan]Id love to send Patten somewhere in return for a quality backup offensive tackle or center.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=12thMan]you bring up a very good point - could the skins be looking to deal patten somewhere. although he's sick right now, hope he gets better.[/QUOTE]

This is not going to happen. Plus, we’d be sorry if it did. Tyson Walter and Mike Pucillo were signed as offensive line depth. With team salary caps already settled, nobody is going to release offensive linemen of any quality. Depth is just as important to every other team out there as it is to us. Sure, we all want Orlando Pace or Steve Hutchinson-type quality on the second string. But that’s fantasy land; it’s not the reality in today’s NFL. Pucillo and Walter is as good as it’s going to get as far as back-up O-linemen go.

By the same token, not many teams can lay claim to the fact that they have 4 -- count’em -- FOUR capable, veteran wideouts who can take over and not miss a beat should one or two of them go down to injury for any length of time. We saw what happened to this offense when Brunell had only Moss and Cooley to throw to.

Trust me, we do not want to see David Patten go anywhere. He got a bad break last season, and we did not see what he’s truly capable of. Having him behind Moss, Lloyd, and Randle El makes up a depth chart any coach in the NFL would kill for. It would be asinine to give up something like that.

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[QUOTE=5RINGS]I think that the Kennedy talk is a non starter. He got the [I]interview[/I] with Dallas as a favour to his agent who is based in Dallas. There was no workout, and I read an 'insiders' report that they told him that it was in his best interest to NOT play professional football again.

Sounds like health concerns.

You all saw Dallas' line last year. Kennedy couldn't get as far as a workout.
Make of that what you will.[/QUOTE]

I heard he took a physical in Dallas but didn't pass.

Re: Lincoln Kennedy To Try Out For Redskins
 

he wants a ring and he is going to the NFC East to try and accomplish it, he must think the winner of the superbowl will be from our division. I would pick him up as long he's not as bad as raymer was last year he will be a plus

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raymer :(... and brunell and jansen were talking about what a great pickup he'd be an hoping to have him back after his release. talk about being political. I think the last thing either of them would ever want is him back in the lineup making everyone else look terrible.

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Kennedy is toast - he didn't past the physical with the Skins either. Gibbs said he had "health issues."

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Too big and fat to even warrant a tryout.

LOL

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[QUOTE=12thMan]Kennedy is toast - he didn't past the physical with the Skins either. Gibbs said he had "health issues."[/QUOTE]

Gibbs didnt even know Kennedy was being brought in for a try-out.

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[quote=irish]Gibbs didnt even know Kennedy was being brought in for a try-out.[/quote]

Well Gibbs was quoted in today's Post as saying he "health issues".

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[QUOTE=12thMan]Well Gibbs was quoted in today's Post as saying he "health issues".[/QUOTE]

What Gibbs said was that he didnt know LK was being brought in because of him not passing his physical in dallas and the medical testing done by the redskins showed LK has medical issues so the team wont be signing him.

I found it pretty surprising that Gibbs didnt know LK was coming in.

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[quote=irish]What Gibbs said was that he didnt know LK was being brought in because of him not passing his physical in dallas and the medical testing done by the redskins showed LK has medical issues so the team wont be signing him.

I found it pretty surprising that Gibbs didnt know LK was coming in.[/quote]

cool.