Rams let go of their good defensive player

Doug Farrar mentioned the possibility Tuesday, but it's official now: O.J. Atogwe is an unrestricted free agent after the St. Louis Rams opted to not offer him a contract tender.

They could have locked him up just under $7 million — a high, but not unreasonable number — for this season, but they didn't. Now, the Rams reportedly would like to bring Atogwe back, but at a cheaper price.

It's a big roll of the dice for the Rams, because Atogwe will have no shortage of suitors as an unrestricted free agent. The Vikings, Cowboys, Bears, Eagles, 49ers, Packers and Lions all seem like possibilities.

And I don't know what O.J.'s looking for in his next team, but if it's a truckload of cash, clearly the Rams aren't willing to give that to him. If it's a shot at winning a championship, well, we'll generously say that the Rams probably aren't his best bet there, either.

If you're the Rams, I guess you justify it by saying, "Well, he's 29 years old, he's had some injury issues, and at this point in our re-re-re-re-rebuilding phase, it doesn't make sense for us to pay big money to a potentially hobbled veteran."

At the end of the day, though, the fact is that Atogwe's a good football player, the Rams don't have very many good football players, and it should probably be their goal to acquire and keep more good football players. I know it's crazy, but that's my philosophy.

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Woman allegedly was a big fan of Reggie Wayne's credit card

Authorities are investigating a woman who racked up about $95,000 in charges using the credit card of Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Reggie Wayne(notes). Women be shoppin'!

That the woman — 26-year-old Natasha McKenzie of Indianapolis — used the card is not in question. But she says Wayne voluntarily gave her his credit card information, and that he knew she was out there spending, according to the Indianapolis Star.

"Reggie knew what was going on. I sent Reggie plenty of thank you messages," McKenzie told

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New Music DLC for the Week

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Here is a list of the new music DLC that came out this week:

Guitar Hero

Aerosmith Track Pack

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Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands Review

Search for:Recent PostsPrince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands Review New Releases for the Week Track Mania Wii Fragile Alliance Mode in Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days Iron Man 2 Review Recent Commentschazzie on Get Free Microsoft Points and Xbox Live Accountsnathan on Get Free Microsoft Points and Xbox Live AccountsGames PS3 on Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sandsash on Guide to Free Microsoft Pointsrussboy on Get Free Microsoft Points and Xbox Live AccountsBlogrollLTN GamersMake Money OnlineMicrosoft PointsMost Popular PostPrince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands ReviewMay 18, 2010 — ltnchica

Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands is a game that was just made available to gamers today. It was released for the consoles of the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360.

Here is a review which has been given to this game:

“If it sounds like The Forgotten Sands is a series of highs and lows, that’s because it is. It’s a game filled with heightened moments of elation followed by stretches of frustrating mediocrity. It nearly all falls apart at the very end, too, when the game creates an unnecessary wall of difficulty by asking the player to accomplish ridiculous feats of timing totally out of line with the rest of the game. The Forgotten Sands‘ flow walks a very fine line, wanting to give the appearance of challenge but without breaking the player’s forward momentum. When you stop moving in this game, you stop having fun. To this end, one of the final stretches in The Forgotten Sands crafts arbitrary difficulty through an uncontrollable camera viewpoint and timed jumps that rely less on skillful use of the Prince’s abilities than it is blind memorization of hard-as-nails jumps.”

Be sure to look into more details about this game if you have the chance.

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Roger Goodell addresses the college grads of 2010

By MJD

The 2010 graduates of UMass Lowell were lucky enough to have NFL commissioner Roger Goodell deliver their commencement address. If you're looking for a bit of football-themed inspiration regarding the challenges and promise of tomorrow, here you go:

I guess that's about what I'd expect from the commissioner: conservative, wise and straightforward. I'm glad he was able to get through the ceremony without suspending anyone for four games.

If you're wondering about some of the references to his father, give this a read: Senator Charles E. Goodell has a story every bit as compelling as his son's intern-to-head honcho tale.

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NFL stadiums can now offer one of the comforts of home

In their ongoing quest to make attending an NFL game almost as awesome as watching the NFL at home or in a bar, the NFL's decided that the NFL RedZone channel will be available at all 32 stadiums around the league.

From NFL.com:

As confirmed by NFL Network on Monday, fans attending games for all 32 teams will have the opportunity to see every touchdown from every game via NFL RedZone. The league plans to replace NFL Films highlights normally shown during games with the increasingly popular channel.

Produced by NFL Network, NFL RedZone whips around every NFL game on Sunday afternoons delivering touchdowns and the most exciting moments live and in high definition. When a team goes inside the 20-yard line, fans see the crucial plays as they happen

Now, it's up to the individual teams to figure out how much RedZone they show, and on what screens. I think you'll see it during breaks between quarters and commercial breaks, but I doubt anyone will be offering a constant feed in the stadium.

For example, if you're a team like -- oh, I don't know, just as a completely random example, let's say the Raiders -- you don't want a constant reminder in your stadium that there are other teams out there scoring actual touchdowns. All the while, you're sitting there wondering why you've shelled out hundreds of dollars for tickets, parking and concessions so you can watch the Raiders do whatever it is that they're calling "football."

All of this ties in to a bigger discussion about the benefits of attending a game live vs. watching at home or in a sports bar. That's a discussion we'll get into deeper sometime soon, but I think it says something that the NFL took a step here in trying to make the live experience a little more like the at-home experience.

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Believe it or not, there's enough going on in pro football for a link dump on June 1! Here's what's happening around the interwebs...

In his always-intriguing "Inside the Playbook" series, Matt Bowen of the National Football Post details how to beat Cover-1 pressure coverage with the use of motion and formation. Cards head coach Ken Whisenhunt took a love for trips and bunch formations from his days as Pittsburgh's offensive coordinator, and few teams run more trips/bunch these days than the Cardinals. Will this change under a more run-heavy offense led by Matt Leinart(notes)? Stay tuned ... but it's worth mentioning that the Steelers have developed some neat run-blocking stuff out of bunch formations.

In Detroit, there's talk that Ndamukong Suh's contract situation could get a bit complex. The agents for Suh, the second player taken overall and the best player in the 2010 draft class, are playing hardball through the press - they're going to want offensive tackle money for the stud defensive tackle. Last season, that meant $33 million guaranteed for St. Louis' Jason Smith(notes), the second overall pick. The Lions have enjoyed two very solid drafts in a row, and Suh is a potential once-in-a-decade defensive playmaker. Here's betting that the Lions, whose head coach Jim Schwartz probably sees Suh as the Albert Haynesworth(notes)-style disruptor he had as Tennessee's defensive coordinator, get the deal done in time for training camp.

Speaking of contract issues, there's the impending free agency of Rams safety O.J. Atogwe. You may not have heard much about Atogwe because the Rams have been 100 different kinds of horrible over the last few years, but he's the team's best defensive player. What the Rams now have to decide is whether to offer Atogwe a maximum tender which would equate to 110 percent of his 2009 salary (that' about $7 million), sign him to a long-term deal, or cut him loose. Atogwe will turn 29 on June 23, and he's had a few injury red flags. But if the Rams want to pull their franchise out of the doldrums, they can't start losing their most gifted defensive players after several ill-advised defensive draft picks. If the Rams don't give Atogwe the high tender by midnight tonight, the low tender they already gave him will expire and he'll be a free agent. Team of interest here? The San Francisco 49ers. Atogwe is dating the daughter of Niners head coach Mike Singletary.

Could those 49ers be moving to Los Angeles if they don't get a new stadium in the Bay Area? Yes, another franchise is using Smog City, USA as a holdup threat to politicians and taxpayers. Matt Maiocco of csnbayarea.com says that it would never happen, but Tim Kawakami of the San Jose Mercury News says that the first step would be the York family insisting that a team sale would be inevitable without a new stadium. If that's the case, there's no specific obligation to sell the team to a local buyer, and that's where things could get interesting. Tim Leiweke, brother of Seahawks CEO Tod, is part of a group trying to put together a plan to build a privately-financed stadium near the Staples Center, which is owned by the Leiweke-run AEG. Of course, Leiweke is familiar with the dual concepts of relocation and getting what one wants - he helped broker the deal that brought Pete Carroll from USC to Seattle.

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