Archive for September, 2009
For the Jaguars, Their History With the Titans Cuts Deep
Posted: 30th September 2009 by Brian Fullford in NFL
I know this hurts...it was meant to.
Fallout Boy
This weekend Jeff Fisher and theáTennessee Titansáreturn to what was once deemed their "second home field."á
Fisher's comments were further insult to injury as they were uttered after the Titans won the AFC Championship Game 33-14 back in 2000. I was at that game and I vividly remember the complete disgust I felt watching them hoist the trophy.
Rivalries are the cornerstone of sports: ...
Browns, Panthers Face Quarterback Controversies Coming Out Of Week Three
Posted: 30th September 2009 by Christopher Leone in NFL
After accumulating a combined 0-6 record, with their quarterbacks amassing three combined passing touchdowns and 13 interceptions, the Cleveland Browns and Carolina Panthers find themselves in similar holes: at the bottom of their divisions.
Behind the poor play of Brady Quinn in Cleveland and Jake Delhomme in Carolina, neither team has gotten much going on offense. The Browns have only scored two touchdowns all year, and one wasn't an offensive score: ...
Who Should The Yankees Root For While The Twins and Tigers Fight It Out?
Posted: 30th September 2009 by Greg Fertel in MLB
It doesn't seem like the Yankees care about anything other than winning at this point. Since clinching home field advantage for the entire postseason, they haven't lost a game and continue to look great.
However, things aren't set in stone in the American League Central. The Tigers hold a two game lead over the Twins, but the two teams face off tonight and tomorrow. According to Baseball Prospectus, Minnesota still has ...
The Green Bay Packers’ Good, Bad, and Ugly: Ugly Personnel Edition
Posted: 30th September 2009 by Mark Strotman in NFL
After a superb preseason, expectations for the Green Bay Packers could not have been higher. Three weeks into the regular season, the team stands at 2-1 after wins over the Chicago Bears and St. Louis Rams, and a loss to the Cincinnati Bengals.
In those three weeks, there have been many positive things to get excited about, some struggles that need to be fixed, and some ugly things that are getting ...
Oakland’s Justin Miller Provides Double Edged Sword For Raiders’ Opponents
Posted: 30th September 2009 by Bret Armstrong in NFL
A healthy Justin Miller is as good as any return man in the league right now, on any team.
I was disappointed when I heard that he had been cut from the 53 man roster, but at the same time, I understood it.
At the time, Miller was suffering from a turf toe injury. While not many of us understand the complexities of the injury, we have seen firsthand what it did ...
The Top Five Reasons Cleveland Browns Fans Are in Full Meltdown Mode
Posted: 30th September 2009 by Brian DiTullio in NFL
Cleveland fans are an interesting lot. We are fiercely loyal and completely unforgiving at the same time.
If a team and/or coach gives us something to believe in, we'll latch onto them and elevate them to God-like status. Spit in our face or talk down to us, you have no chance. The offender may as well get out while the gettin' is good.
The decision to start Derek Anderson over Brady ...
After missing the playoffs, there was a flurry of activity in Foxborough following the 2008 season.
Granted, star quarterback Tom Brady missed basically the entire season, but the Patriots clearly had work to do if they wanted to return to the top of the NFL in 2009.
Defensive backs, safeties, wide receivers, defensive linemenùalmost every position on the field was either addressed through the draft, a trade, or in free agency.
Some relatively ...
It's still early but many football writers are already weighing in on who will win the Heisman.á And ifáa player isn'táalready somewhere on their radar they probably have no chance of winning no matter how well they play the lastátwo-thirds of the season.Although no Buckeye appears high on the list it is a very interesting discussion because there are two candidates who could become repeat winners andáthreaten Archie Griffin's college ...
PHILADELPHIAùThis just in. Jamie Moyer's MRI results have come in and they don't show good news for the Phillies.
The MRI shows tears in three tendonsùtwo in his groin and one in his lower abdomen.
He will not pitch again in 2009.
Recovery time is reportedly 10 months, but Moyer is expected to be ready for the start of Phillies' spring training in February.
According to team physician Michael Ciccotti, Jamie Moyer will ...
Julius Peppers: My Worst Nightmare Coming True in Carolina
Posted: 30th September 2009 by Austin Penny in NFL
Julius Peppers.
Where do I start? Where can I start? I'll start at the beginning.
Peppers was John Fox's first draft pick as head coach of the Carolina Panthers. The city of Charlotte, already excited about having George Seifert out of town and the prospects of Fox turning the franchise around, were ecstatic when then-commissioner Paul Tagliabue announced that the Panthers had selected the University of North Carolina's own Julius Peppers with ...