Archive for December, 2010

Chiefs QB Cassel Earns His Teammates Respect

Eleven days ago the man had an organ taken out of his body. He didn’t sprain an ankle or pull a muscle, but had an organ removed.  On December 8th Cassel had an emergency appendectomy and on December 19th he led the Chiefs to a 27-13 win over the Saint Louis Rams. Bill Williamson from [...]

Another Off the Field Distraction for the Jets

You can’t say that this hasn’t been an entertaining season to be a Jets fans. From Inez Sainz, to Jenn Sterger, to Sal Alosi, there have been countless controversies surrounding Gang Green this year and that’s just off the field. Yesterday, another story circulated and this one was the strangest so far. Deadspin.com reported that [...]

Sports Gab Network Senior Editor Matt Loede’s NFL Picks for Week Sixteen

Last Week: 7-9 Season: 133-88 Thursday: Carolina at Pittsburgh – The Steelers are not a happy crew after falling to the Jets last Sunday, and they should be able to take it out on the two-win Panthers in a pre-Christmas game at Heinz Field. The Panthers pulled out a win over the Cardinals, but Carolina [...]

Gridiron Gab 2011 NFL Draft Prospect Scouting Report – CB Prince Amukamara

Prince Amukamara, CB, Nebraska, 6’1 205 Position Ranking: #2 Strengths: A very impressive player in his overall game from the cornerback position. Can turn and run quickly from press coverage and shows a strong and quick punch to halt receivers release timing off the line of scrimmage. Smooth backpedal. Can stay on the hip of [...]

NFL Announcing Crew for Week 16 – December 23rd-27th

Listed are the TV network, TV/national radio announcers and SIRIUS/XM satellite radio channels. All times shown are local to game site: Carolina at Pittsburgh (Thursday night) — NFL Network (8:00 PM ET): Bob Papa, Matt Millen, Joe Theismann, Alex Flanagan (Field reporter). Westwood One Radio: Ian Eagle, Trent Green, Laura Okmin (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 124 [...]

The Race To 10 Is Still On, But What About The Playoffs?

This was by no means a spectacular collapse for this young Bucs team. By the time they were 7-3, they had already more than doubled their win total from last year and made impressive strides at becoming a good team. However it’s not always what your record is, but how you got there. It is [...]

Should Seattle Kick Whitehurst’s Tires for Final Two Games?

Is it time to see what Charlie Whitehurst can do as the starting quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks? This is a question that was posed yesterday and it’s a reasonable one. In the past two Seattle losses, the Seahawks have lost by a combined 35 points. That margin could have been as high as 49 [...]

Gridiron Gab Week Sixteen Preview – Carolina at Pittsburgh

The Steelers are on a short week, playing their first Thursday night game since last December’s awful game in Cleveland, the final loss they had of the 2009 season. Now things are a lot different, as they play a Panthers team that is 2-12, and the Steleers have already clinched a playoff spot, and are [...]