Archive for August, 2009

Brett Favre – Dollars, Doggy-Doo, and Dipsticks

Well, the world of the Minnesota Vikings has been turned upside down as doggy-doo has officially (and I mean officially, so you can stop calling me a dipstick) hit the fan at full force as the Minnesota Vikings have officially received their license to print U.S. dollars. In roughly the time it would take most [...]

Giants Win Preseason Battle Over Panthers 24-17

It may be the first game of the preseason, but the first team of the Giants looked in midseason form. The Giants beat the Panthers 24-17 on Monday Night Football. Ahmad Bradshaw started off the scoring with a 19 yard touchdown run midway through the first, giving the Giants a 7-0 lead. After a Carolina [...]

Vikings Injury Bug Slowly Getting More Relevant

Here is a look at various injuries facing the Vikings thus far in the preseason: Kahlil Bell: You can take the long-shot running back off the list of injured Vikings.  In fact you can take him off the Vikings roster.  He was cut a couple of days ago after sitting out most of training camp. Garrett Mills: [...]

McNabb Happy With New Teammate Mike Vick

Rams QB Bulger Suffers Broken Pinky Finger

Note: Not Bulger’s actually X-ray Bulger is out for 2 weeks because of a small fracture in his right pinky finger. Why was he out at practice with a broken pinky finger in the afternoon, when they had not gotten the results of his x-ray? Kyle Boller takes the reins for the next two preseason [...]

Raiders Coaches Involved in Brawl

It seems that the bizarre world of the Raiders has taken another turn, as the National Football Post reports that there’s been a brawl between coaches: An Oakland Raiders assistant coach was injured in an altercation with another member of the team’s coaching staff in training camp on Aug. 5, according to a Napa, Calif., [...]

The (Mike) Brown Elephant in The Room

If Mike Brown agreed to allow HBO to do their annual training camp special, Hard Knocks, this year on the Bengals in order to improve the team’s image and its culture, then the desired effect after the first episode hasn’t gone as planned. As a person, I was dismayed at the way the team goes [...]

Orton, Cutler, D’Oh!

So I am watching Denver’s first preseason game the other night. In comes Kyle Orton, who Broncos head coach Josh McDaniels wound up with as a starting quarterback after trading away Jay Cutler. McDaniels, who took over a team that arguably had a franchise quarterback on the roster, managed to out-clever himself and fritter that [...]