Ten most dysfunctional offseasons

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2007-06-20T15:39:35-04:00

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2007-07-11T19:41:45-04:00

LTR

Carlsbad 66977

The Giants do in fact belong on this list. As a die-hard fan of the team since the early 80s, I never watched a team fall apart as much as it has under Coughlin (Fassel had his share of blame,,but the players liked him..I think). There is so much talent on both sides of the ball and it was sad to watch them fall apart, stagger into the play-offs and whine and bash one another and the coaching staff along the way. Great teams are supposed to bring on the field...like the 80s and 90 Giants team...uhmm...can you see where I am going??? Bill P nor Bill B would not allow any of this locker room disorder to ruin a season. Coughlin's teams have fallen apart 3-4 seasons he has been there. Something is wrong...at the top...middle all the way down to the water boy. I pray the Giants turn it around this season and produce for the old-school coach if they make the play-offs , win one, or not... that would at least show me the team cares about the game and what it means to be a Giant. And all I ask is that the players shut up and just play the game...and not play head games with one another. Beat the never won a championship, Eagles. Smash the ESPN -Romo hyped Cowboys...and run over Synder's inflated Skins... 34354

2007-07-10T22:01:34-04:00

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JPark

Fort Atkinson 62852

Playangry, don't be too offended, the Pack made it just because Favre can't decide when to retire. Take it with a grain of salt...at least the Giants are not in the NFC North (though it would be nice). 34441

2007-07-10T22:00:07-04:00

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JPark

Fort Atkinson 62852

Somebody doesn't think the Giants are dysfunctional? That is funny. The players openly hate their coach and...he doesn't care. I would say that is dysfunctional...oh, yeah, you also have that little byatch Eli Manning. 34440

2007-07-02T18:02:00-04:00

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waituntilnextyearfan

The Mile High City 7921

The Bears issues have been completely overblown this offseason. Briggs will be back in the line-up in week one, Tank is overrated as a player, TJ won't be missed as much as everybody says (he's old, due for an injury and has never made the pro bowl), the defense has a ton of depth in the secondary, at DE, and WLB. The offense will be much improved with the dynamic Hester, Olsen, Wolfe, Berrian and Bradley will be better and are due to break out. There's no jinx! 28302

2007-06-29T13:32:07-04:00

sigmaman

Pine Bluff 46880

why don't you so called football fans let TO alone, let the man play the game God has blessed him with a lot of talent, let him play football and enjoy him, i'm a lifetime Dallas Cowboys Fan, i'm sick of hearing comments about when TO will do something to attract media attention to him, he is paid to play football, let him play 28599

2007-06-29T13:28:48-04:00

sigmaman

Pine Bluff 46880

why don't the football fans of this world leave TO alone, let the man play football and enjoy his God given talent, i'm a lifetime Dallas Cowboys Fan and i'm sick and tired of you fans trying to get an argument going about the man, let him play and enjoy!! 28666

2007-06-29T01:01:21-04:00

giants2288

Stamford 46057

Although one could say that last year's Giants team did not perfectly to script, one player emerged as a more mature leader. And yes, he is Jeremy Shockey. Aside from his Week 2 "outcoached" comment, Shockey has adapted a "team first" attitude, such as offering positive encouragement on the field and participating in voluntary OTA's. Shockey is a winner, and if anything, he will be less prone to outbursts since he witnessed first hand, the crippling effect of locker room strife. 28782

2007-06-28T12:03:14-04:00

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Izzy

Hastings 17348

fyi antoine winfield is back on-board with the 2007-08 Vikings, or at least that is the party line 29647

2007-06-26T10:00:54-04:00

Doogie

Sioux City 43527

The Cowboys should be on this list as well. Losing the majority of their coaching staff over the summer does make a fair amount of tourmoil. 27483

2007-06-25T15:05:06-04:00

cpete

Sioux Falls 43120

Jared Allen did not get the franchise tag slapped on him. He is simply a restricted free agent. He was unhappy because the Chiefs wouldn't negotiate a long-term deal. And why would they? His stupid decisions are costing his team 4-games this year. 27507

This time of year most of the NFL news is negative, so it's a good time to look back at what's gone wrong in the offseason. Here's my take on the 10 most dysfunctional teams of this offseason. Keep in mind, this is just for the last five months, so a perennially dysfunctional team like the Cardinals didn't make the cut.1. Chargers - San Diego fired Marty Schottenheimer because he didn't get along with general manager A.J. Smith despite last year's 14-2 mark. And coordinators Wade Phillips and Cam Cameron left for head coaching jobs. 2. Dolphins - Both fans and veterans spoke out against the selection of Ted Ginn Jr. at No. 9 in the draft. And their handling of the Daunte Culpepper situation has been ugly.3. Chiefs - It took too long to ship Trent Green to Miami and the QB situation became an unneeded distraction. DE Jared Allen, who will serve a four-game NFL suspension for DUI, was unhappy he got franchise tagged and RB Larry Johnson's impending free agency looms on the horizon. 4. Falcons - They dealt one of the NFL's top backup QBs, Matt Schaub, before the Michael Vick dogfighting scandal broke. Now they have too much invested in Vick to distance themselves from their controversial quarterback.5. Bengals - The bottom line is Cincinnari was at a zero tolerance for any arrests. There have been two this offseason - A.J. Nicholson (since released) and Quincy Wilson (last weekend at a wedding). Not good.6. Bears - The Super Bowl loser jinx appears to be alive and well. LB Lance Briggs was furious about being franchise tagged and may hold out, DE Alex Brown wants to be traded and DT Tank Johnson went to jail and will serve an eight-game NFL suspension. 7. Packers - First, the Packers had to wait to see if Brett Favre would come back, then they didn't draft the players Favre wanted. It's not easy to see where Green Bay is going in the post-Favre era.8. Titans - Tennessee is trying to distance itself from Pacman, but the team hasn't gotten far enough away from the troubled cornerback. And the Titans failed to address some pretty big holes in free agency. 9. Buccaneers - How many QBs does coach Jon Gruden need? Tampa traded for Jake Plummer and signed Jeff Garcia, with Chris Simms still in the fold. Plummer then retired (at least for now) and Garcia has jumped way ahead of Simms in the QB battle.  10. Giants - The Giants ended last season mired in dysfunction. They cut some of the bad apples, but you still get the feeling this locker room isn't on the same page with coach Tom Coughlin. TE Jeremy Shockey worked out in Miami again this offseason and you know he has a major explosion coming at some point this season. 2593 http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/397/2/thumb/Perloff.jpg 545 NY

Andrew Perloff

New York 3992