Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | yesterday
... 1979, when Oakland trailed 35-14. Who does Gradkowski think he is, one-time Raiders comeback king George Blanda? Until Sunday, the Raiders had thrown only five touchdown passes all season. Gradkowski, who completed only two passes and had a 1.0 passer rating during a 31-0 loss in Pittsburgh with Cleveland last December, finished 20 of 33 for 308 yards. "Our receivers coach (Sanjay...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 12/06/2009
Gary Russell PITTSBURGH – George Blanda. Jim Kelly. Dan Marino. Joe Montana. Joe Namath. Johnny Unitas. Bruce Gradkowski. Um, Bruce Gradkowski? No disrespect intended. In fact, it's just the opposite for the Raiders' journeyman quarterback. Because if San Pedro de Macoris in the Dominican Republic is the cradle of major league baseball shortstops, then surely western Pennsylvania...
THE BRAZOSPORT NEWS (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
... take over the Texans job. As a football fan who began attending pro games as a youth back in the George Blanda Houston Oilers days of the old AFL, there is a sizeable percentage of Texans fans that not only would be excited to see Cower's spittle flying on the sideline while chewing out an underachieving local hero, they would damn near reach karmic consciousness. It'd cost Texans...
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
... That would tie Vinny Testaverde in 1988 for the second-most in a season in NFL history. Only George Blanda, with 42 interceptions in 1962, has had more in one season.If the Panthers aren't going to change their starting quarterback, they should at least consider changing their offensive game plan: In Sunday's loss to the Bills, Delhomme threw 44 passes while running back DeAngelo...
