Delaware Department of Transportation crews escorted by state police tore down basketball hoops this morning in two neighborhoods in Claymont amid protests from residents who say the nets aren’t harming anyone. (03/25/11) Camera: Daniel Sato Editor: Daniel Sato Photos: Robert Craig Read More: www.delawareonline.com
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Oct 04, 2008 – The Denver Broncos were 7-4 in the latter part of the 2006 season when they chose to insert rookie quarterback Jay Cutler into the starting lineup, apparently hastening the surprise retirement of Jake Plummer at the end of the year.
The Broncos had lost their previous two games under Plummer, but the move was considered a surprising one for a team solidly in playoff contention. Denver’s coaching staff clearly believed it had something special in the former Vanderbilt star.
A month into the 2008 season, and 25 starts into Cutler’s NFL career, it appears they were right.
The Broncos didn’t make the playoffs in 2006, going 2-3 in those last five games with the rookie at the helm. But Cutler did throw nine touchdown passes in that span, posting the highest touchdown percentage of any rookie passer in league history not named Dan Marino.
In 2007, Cutler started all 16 games and threw for 20 touchdowns, nearly 3,500 yards and a passer rating of 88.1. Those numbers were solid; this year he has been spectacular. Through the first month of his third NFL campaign, Cutler has thrown for 1,275 yards and nine touchdowns. He currently ranks first in the NFL in attempts (157), second in completions (102), second in yards, fourth in touchdown percentage (5.73%) and sixth in average gain per pass attempt (8.12).
“He’s doing well,” said linebacker Barrett Ruud. “First of all he’s got a great coach, Mike Shanahan always does a great job of game planning. He gets open receivers for him and the other thing is that he has a cannon. He has a really strong arm and he’s got confidence with it so he tries to put it in tight spaces.” see the whole article here…
When Kurt Warner is apart from his large family, the 37-year-old quarterback has the responsibility of guiding the young Arizona Cardinals to maturity.
David Barrett had never played safety before, but this has been a year filled with change for Barrett, who accepted a pay cut and the position switch to play another season with the Jets.