December 16th, 2009 
Matt Loede 
Posted in It’s time to face facts, the 2009 Steelers are going to become the second straight Steelers squad to follow up a Super Bowl season with missing the playoffs. The 2006 team though had a different vibe, as they started slow, going 2-6 and then following it up by wrapping up the year 6-2. Then of [...]
Archive for December, 2009
Broncos WR Marshall Sounding Like He Won’t Be Back with the Club
Last week vs the Colts Brandon Marshall had a milestone day, yet from the sounds of it in the Denver Post, the franchise wide out is making it sound like he won’t be back with the club once his contract runs out. The Broncos could pre-empt such bargaining leverage by opening talks on a long-term [...]
Vikings 2009 Draft Class Already Paying Off
Each of the Vikings five draft picks have started a game this season, which is a phenomenon that rarely happens for any team. The scenario can mostly be attributed to bad luck with injuries, but the amount these young players have stepped up cannot be dismissed. Percy Harvin (1st round, WR/KR) is a front runner [...]
Eagles Could Get RB Westbrook Back in the Lineup This Week
Brian Westbrook hasn’t made his usual contributions this season but it looks like he may get another crack at it this Sunday against the 49ers. According to ProFootballTalk, the Eagles have released running back P.J. Hill and replaced him with tight end Martin Rucker. Dropping a running back could very well mean that Westbrook may [...]
Redskins Back Portis Feels He’ll Be Able to Return from Concussion
Clinton Portis seems to feel like the current concussion that has stopped him from taking the field is not going to end his career. The Redskins running back appeared at a charity event Tuesday and was asked about remarks he made last week, when he sounded as if he could be contemplating the end of [...]
Pats Looking to Find that Edge Again?
They won on Sunday. This is good. And they did it despite the previous high-schoolesque detention of several delinquent superstars (although I can’t totally blame Adalius Thomas, who at least phoned ahead, for being in a snit) and Brady’s obviously battered state (ribs, finger, the perennial shoulder, possibly the demands of brand-new fatherhood?). Wes Welker, [...]
The Saints Road to Undefeated Continues vs Dallas Saturday
Week 15: Dallas Cowboys Week 16: Tampa Bay Buccaneers Week 17: @ Carolina Panthers As we continue to follow the New Orleans Saints through their incredible season, you continue to wonder can the Saints really go 16-0. You may even be thinking; Is that legal? With the Saints at 13-0 and only three remaining it’s [...]
Former Seahawks and Packers Coach Holmgren Talking to Cleveland About GM Job
Despite a win over the Steelers last week, the Browns are looking forward, and that includes a visit today from former Seattle and Green Bay coach Mike Holmgren. Word from the Akron Beacon Journal is that Holmgren is spending his second day meeting with the Browns about running their football operations. Holmgren visited with the [...]
