Archive for August, 2009

For Those Who Love The Vikings But Hate Brett Favre

Perhaps nobody hates Brett Favre more than Sage Rosenfels does right now. I am a close second. I’ll admit it. I tell everyone. I tell the readers of this site. I tell my co-workers. I tell my wife. I tell my friends. I tell the guy at the urinal next to me. And you can [...]

The Key Ingredients to The Bengals 09 Season

Before every season, before every training camp, Marvin Lewis thinks up a slogan for the team that he feels will be inspirational to his players, and makes it the organization’s theme for the year. This year it’s “Fight Back”, which is a sensible choice after a 2008 season that produced only four wins and saw [...]

Seattle Takes Serious Blows to Regular Season Starting Line-up

I have learned that all-pro left tackle Walter Jones, starting cornerback Marcus Trufant and starting outside linebacker Leroy Hill could all miss time that would eat into the regular season. Danny O’Neil reported Wednesday that Jones is to undergo surgery is on his left knee Thursday morning. This is coming after the starting left tackle [...]

Two Years in Prison: Former Giants WR Burress Lands Two Years for Weapons Charge

Forget about Plaxico Burress coming in and being a number one wideout for some team around the NFL. The only place he’ll be catching passes for the next two years is prison. The player who just two years ago caught the game winning TD in the Giants upset of the Patriots in Super Bowl XLII [...]

Breaking Down #1: A Look at the Outing of Lions First Pick Matthew Stafford

1st and 10: Stafford drops back to pass, good play action fake shielding the ball from defenders, and maintains good balance in a clean pocket. Sets up tall (some quarterbacks tend to bounce into their set up, and if they bounce too low they lose sight of the receivers) and strides into his throw which [...]

Broncos Unhappy WR Marshall Speaks on Trust Issues w/ the Team

Brandon Marshall is speaking out about the latest trust issues in Denver, and even is now playing on the teams scout team. The latest unhappiness for Marshall is how the Broncos handled his acquittal on misdemeanor battery charges last week. Marshall said today in his first public comments about the matter that he was miffed [...]

Fantasy Gab: Berrian’s Stock Rises w/ the Arrival of #4

Bernard Berrian is now a stone cold lock as a top #20 WR. With Favre running the offense his numbers will explode. Understand that the football world know that Brett Favre had the Minnesota playbook for months. This actually isn’t the biggest news for fantasy football out of Minnesota. The real player that you’ll should [...]

Bad Break: Raiders Wide Out Schilens Breaks Bone in Foot

Chaz Schilens, who is projected to be one of the Raiders’ top two receivers this season, broke a bone in his left foot while running a route during Tuesday’s joint practice with the San Fran 49ers. Schilens said he was uncovered when he made a cut and felt a sharp pain. X-rays revealed he’d broke the fifth [...]