Tag: Jim Rome

Ricardo Allen tells Jim Rome he wants to be an offensive coordinator

As a guest on The Jim Rome Show, Allen said he aspires to be coach someday.

Some NFL coaches have said the job of a defensive back might be the hardest of any position in the league. Mistakes are highlighted, the rules are tailored to help the offense and fans rarely notice good coverage because of how games are broadcast.

It goes without saying that a player needs to understand the tougher mental aspects of football to be effective as a defensive back. Atlanta Falcons safety Ricardo Allen is definitely one of the team’s most intelligent players and a leader in the locker room.

Head coach Dan Quinn credited Allen’s leadership within the Falcons’ young secondary as one of the keys to the team’s second-half turnaround in 2019 — Atlanta went 6-2 over the final eight games.

As a guest on The Jim Rome Show, Allen said he aspires to be coach someday. More specifically, he said he wants to be an offensive coordinator. Check out Rome’s interview with Allen below.

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WATCH: Keith Smith discusses his long NFL journey with Jim Rome

Falcons fullback Keith Smith talk with Jim Rome about his long NFL journey, which includes getting cut by the Cowboys seven times in a single season.

The Atlanta Falcons will not have a preseason to get the kinks out in 2020 as the NFLPA announced its official cancellation on Tuesday evening.

While fans may not care about the preseason, it’s how players make NFL rosters without being highly-touted prospects. Count Falcons fullback Keith Smith among those who wouldn’t be where he is today without the league’s exhibition period.

Smith joined the Jim Rome Show on Tuesday to explain what it takes to make it when the odds are stacked against you. Watch him talk with Rome about his long journey into the league, which includes getting cut by the Cowboys seven times in a single season.

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Bills’ Dawson Knox has ‘bitter taste’ still left in mouth

Buffalo Bills tight end Dawson Knox says losing in the playoffs is motivating him this offseason

Tight end Dawson Knox saw his rookie season extended one going into the postseason in 2019 as the Bills advanced to the postseason.

But that didn’t go as planned and Knox hasn’t forgotten.

Buffalo lost to the Texans 22-19 in overtime. In particular, the offensive side of the ball was a bit of a letdown. The Bills settled for four field goals in the game. While chatting with The Jim Rome Show this week, Knox is putting a classic twist on that loss, though. Fuel for the fire.

“I think that everybody was left with a bitter taste in their mouth after that loss,” Knox said.

Some of Knox’s teammates have even continued to share posts and pictures in regard to the loss throughout the offseason on social media. Offensive lineman Jon Feliciano did so even within the last week.

Clearly Knox isn’t alone here, and he knows that, too.

“I think that’s going to be the biggest motivating factor to get us back next year, or this season coming up. Because I don’t think you can learn nearly as much from a win as you can from a loss. I think that’s the behind the scenes factor that’s going to push guys harder this offseason, it’ll show that hard work does pay off,” Knox said. “And once we get there, we have to make the most of our opportunity.”

 

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Terrell Davis praises Drew Lock on ‘The Jim Rome Show’

Hall of Fame running back Terrell Davis has good things to say about Broncos quarterback Drew Lock.

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During an interview on The Jim Rome Show on Wednesday, Denver Broncos Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Terrell Davis was asked about quarterback Drew Lock, who is entering his second year in the NFL.

“When you talk about a special player and they say he has that ‘it’ factor, it’s not just on the field,” Davis told Rome. “It’s how that person affects other people around him and it’s contagious.”

“When you have a player that just has that swag — call it whatever you want to call it — people are going to follow him. [Broncos players] gravitate toward Drew Lock. He’s found a way in that locker room that everybody speaks like he is the dude.”

Lock has emerged as a leader in the locker room and he has organized unofficial practices with teammates at a Denver area park this month.

“They love his confidence, they love his competitiveness, they like that he’s involved — he’s engaged with the teammates,” Davis said.

After helping the Broncos go 4-1 in their final five games last season, Lock will aim to help Denver reach the playoffs in 2020.

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Jim Everett went after Jim Rome on live TV 26 years ago: ‘Seems like yesterday’

Jim Everett tackled Jim Rome to the ground 26 years ago today – on live television.

Jim Everett is most remembered for being the Rams’ all-time leader in passing yards. But one of the iconic moments from his career off the field came on April 6, 1994, when he went after Jim Rome on live television, knocking him out of his chair and tackling the host to the ground.

It all stemmed from a feud between Everett and Rome, after Rome refused to stop calling Everett “Chris.” Rome criticized Everett for avoiding hits on the field, thus calling him “Chris,” in reference to women’s tennis player Chris Evert. Everett understandably took exception to Rome’s badgering and put an end to it.

The video popped up on Twitter Monday and was retweeted more than 3,000 times, reminding everyone what a crazy interview that was on this date 26 years ago.

Everett even chimed in and tweeted, “Seems like yesterday” with a winking emoji.

Everett replied to a bunch of fans on Twitter who asked him questions about this clip, and for everyone who asked whether this was staged, Everett’s response was clear: it was not.

Everett also said he and Rome haven’t spoken since this incident, nor have they even run into each other at any point.

On the bright side, Everett and Evert have connected since the fight with Rome, and he feels bad about her being dragged into it.

Everett doesn’t seem to have any regret over going after Rome, not that he should. He was even surprised the host took it that far, egging the former Rams quarterback on to no end.

No matter how heated today’s “debate” shows get, they’ll never reach the level that Everett and Rome did on this date in 1994.

26 years ago, Jim Everett had enough of Jim Rome calling him Chris Everett

Jim Everett had enough of Jim Rome calling him Chris Everett and took matters into his hands on April 6, 1994.

One of those moments in sports television history that will live forever. It was April 6, 1994 — 26 years ago — when Jim Everett decided he had enough of Jim Rome calling him “Chris Everett.”

And watch what happened as the quarterback decided enough was enough of the sports talkie’s mouth running about him:

Jim Everett weighed in on the memory on Twitter.

 

Broncos DL Jurrell Casey ‘in heaven’ with Von Miller and Bradley Chubb

“You’ve got to be in heaven [in this defense],” new Broncos defensive lineman Jurrell Casey said.

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Appearing on The Jim Rome Show on Monday, new Broncos defensive lineman Jurrell Casey spoke about how excited he is about getting the chance to play with Denver edge defenders Von Miller and Bradley Chubb.

“Unlimited opportunities to hit the quarterback at your will,” Casey said when asked by Rome what he thinks about when picturing himself in the Broncos’ defense. “That’s what I think about — when you’ve got guys that can rush off the edge [and] push the quarterback into the pocket [and] can pull away double teams, man, you’ve got to be in heaven.

“That’s all I keep thinking about, is just the amount of opportunities I will have one-on-one to get a chance to bury and quarterback and put ’em in the dirt. That’s all been racing through my mind.”

NFL teams won’t be able to double-team all three of Miller, Chubb and Casey, which means the defense should have no trouble generating pressure this season. Casey will look to add to his total of 51 career sacks this fall.

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Lorenzo Alexander explains how he knew it was time to retire

Buffalo Bills LB Lorenzo Alexander explains on the Jim Rome Show how he knew it was time to retire.

Buffalo Bills linebacker Lorenzo Alexander sounded like many NFL players upon their retirement from football as of late.

During the run up to his retirement, Alexander, 36, downplayed his decision. But when the linebacker did open up, he cited his family as a big part of his decision.

He did so again recently on the Jim Rome Show, but also got a little deeper into the physical nature of his choice. Like many before him, his family, and the difficulties of the daily grind just to practice started to catch up to him.

“At this point in my career, I just have to do so much to get ready to get ready,” Alexander explained. “All that was becoming another job to prepare.”

By that, Alexander said that massages, stretching and other things he started to have to do at a very high rate in order to be ready to play on Sunday. In addition, Alexander said toward the end of the 2019 season, he was taking two rest days a week, not just one.

“I’m a guy, obviously everybody in the NFL is talented, but I’m not a guy that’s on the top end of the athletic spectrum. So I’m a guy that has to practice, lift weights, get all my reps, in order to compete at the highest level and be productive and help my teammates,” Alexander said.

“Toward the end of this year, I’d have to take Wednesday and Thursday off just to feel OK to go practice on Friday to feel OK to go play in the game. I felt like I wasn’t giving, or being able to produce my best ball, practicing that way,” Alexander added.

Here’s a full highlight of Alexander’s appearance on the Jim Rome Show:

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Jordan Poyer says Bills now expect to win (video)

Buffalo Bills safety Jordan Poyer on The Jim Rome Show.

Ahead of his team’s meeting with the New England Patriots, Bills safety Jordan Poyer joined The Jim Rome Show this week.

There, Poyer discussed the Bills cracking the postseason for the second time in three years. But, Poyer described how those two occasions are not the same.

“Now it’s different. That year (2017) we weren’t really expecting to win, it just kind of happened. This year we go into every game expecting to win, no matter who we are playing or where we are playing. I think it’s just the mindset of our team,” Poyer said.

Those three seasons, they’ve been the first three Poyer spent with the Bills. The same can be said for Buffalo head coach Sean McDermott, and that’s exactly who the safety credits for turning thing around in Western New York.

“It all started when Sean (McDermott) got here and started building the culture,” Poyer said.

Check Poyer’s full interview here:

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