Archive for August, 2011

Look at the Tape – Lions DT Ndamukong Suh Did Not Throw a Punch

I was pretty steamed after the pathetically one-sided commentary from Dan Dierdorf during last night’s broadcast and the complete falsehood of ESPN’s highlights regarding Ndamukong Suh’s role in a scuffle last night.  Now PFT has chimed in and I was expecting a moment of sanity, but instead Mike Florio has regrettably fumbled his opportunity to end [...]

Cleveland Gets Top WR Mohamed Massaquoi on the Field For First Time in Preseason

The young Cleveland Browns do not exactly have a wide out core that is going to strike fear in the hearts of many teams in the NFL, but one player that they sorely need in their lineup if they are going to have a successful 2011 is receiver Mohamed Massaquoi. For the first time Sunday, [...]

Texans Coach Kubiak Hopeful RB Foster Will Be Ready for the Opener

Texans coach Gary Kubiak is hopeful that star running back Arian Foster will be ready to go for the teams opening game against the Indy Colts on September 11th. Foster hurt his hamstring against the 49ers on Saturday night. “Looks like we’re dealing with the same thing we were dealing with at the start of [...]

Gridiron Preseason Preview: Saints at Raiders

Amidst all the hoopla surrounding the arrival of Terrelle Pryor, the Raiders will take the field for an important preseason battle with the visiting Saints Sunday at the Coliseum. The Raiders made a big splash in Monday’s supplemental draft by forfeiting a 2012 third-round pick to acquire the services of Pryor, the talented former Ohio [...]

Packers: Early Impacts Upon 2011 Season

Fan poll about important impacts facing 2011 Packers. With the serious  questions about offense and its protection issues and the lack of consistent defensive front seven pass rush, we present this poll for the fans. Which Event Impacts 2011 Packers?

Patriots WR Welker Says Neck Will Be Ok

Late in the first half of the Patriots preseason game against the Lions, Tom Brady threw an interception, Wes Welker made the tackle on the Lions defender but left the game with a neck injury. When walking out of the locker room, Welker told Ian Rapoport of the Boston Herald, “I’m OK.” “He’s a tough [...]

San Diego Wins Preseason Shootout Over Arizona 34-31

Billy Volek threw a 14-yard, game-winning touchdown pass to Bryan Walters in the waning seconds of the Chargers’ 34-31 preseason victory over the Cardinals. The Chargers trailed 31-20 before Darryl Gamble recovered a Richard Bartel fumble in the Cardinals’ end zone midway through the fourth quarter. With 3:11 remaining, Volek led San Diego on a [...]

Denver’s Late Field Goal Tops Seattle 23-20

Steven Hauschka connected on a 51-yard field goal at the end of the regulation to lift the Broncos to a 23-20 preseason win over the Seahawks. Seattle had erased a 10-point, fourth-quarter deficit, tying the game with 1:16 remaining. The Broncos began the ensuing drive at their own 23-yard line. Tim Tebow scrambled for 19 [...]