Archive for September, 2009
With two weeks down in the NFL season and 15 weeks to go until the regular season ends, there are plenty of candidates to choose from for the NFL's best team. Here's how I see the NFL teams: Best to worst, along with a few statsáI saw regardingáeach team.
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1. New Orleans Saints (2-0)
Drew Brees leads all NFL quarterbacks in passer rating (132.9), and touchdown passes (9), and is second in ...
Angels’ Offense: When Slumping Really Isn’t That Bad
Posted: 25th September 2009 by Johnathan Kroncke in MLB
The very thing that has put the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in position to secure their third consecutive divisional title is now the only thing standing in the way of postseason success.
The offense has been in a terrible slump in September, and every time it looks like the bats might finally wake up, they go ahead and nod off again.
In their last two games, the Angels left a combined ...
Play Calling Advice That May Break the Redskins Out Of Their Funk
Posted: 25th September 2009 by Dan Yoke in NFL
The word is out and the news is spreading.á Washington is ripe for a Lions upset.
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This is the theme that has been bandied about every major sports show or website over the past week.á If you are judging the Redskins based on their play so far this season you could probably arrive at the same conclusion.
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On paper there is no way that this happens.á But games arenÆt played on paper.á ...
To save Broncos fans some time, I thought I would provide a quick synopsis of Raiders' trash talk for the next three years. This way you can ignore the Retard Nation and go about your business.
December 2008ûSept. 27, 2009: ôThe last time the Raiders played the Donkeys, JaMarcus Russell tore you up. He was 10-for-11 for 152 yards.á The horses had no answer for his rocket arm. He will do ...
Carolina Panthers’ Defense Must Allow Double Trouble to Punish Dallas
Posted: 25th September 2009 by Austin Penny in NFL
The Carolina Panthers' season has not started quite the way they envisioned it would.á
Last year's NFC South division champion and the recipient of a first round playoff bye has opened up 2009 in far from impressive fashion.á Back to back losses, albeit to playoff teams from 2008, has fans in Charlotte up in arms and calling for heads across the board.á
Regardless of which name you choose to drag through the ...
Week Three is where things start to get interesting. Some of the 2-0 teams will be exposed as frauds, while teams that are 0-2 now may already be playing the most important game of their seasons.
Also, in the minds of the players, coaches, and fans that follow teams, thereÆs a huge difference between 2-1 and 1-2. ThereÆs a lot of season left, yet this week may tell a lot about ...
Spotlighting The Oakland Raiders Going Into Week Three
Posted: 25th September 2009 by Bret Armstrong in NFL
Rich Gannon had a lot to say to the media this week with regards to the Oakland Raiders. IÆm sure a lot of you have heard or read what he said with regards to JaMarcus Russell, but here are some direct quotes you may not have heard in media outlets.
áôWhen you watch him (JaMarcus), and heÆs in rhythm, heÆs phenomenal. He can make every throw.ö
I absolutely agree with this statement. ...
Week Three NFL BluePrint: The Free-Style Preview
Posted: 25th September 2009 by Thom Cunningham in NFL
This is a free-styleápreview of what Week Three in the league has to offer us as fans.áNo research was used to write this preview, it is just simply what goes on in my mind when I see the matchups on paper. Last Week: (10-6) Season: (22-10)Washington Redskins (1-1) @ Detroit Lions (0-2) - 1:00/FOXWashington has been a surprising struggle in my mind so far this season. Detroit has improved by ...
The series weÆve all been waiting for has finally arrived. With the playoff race not quite as tight as expected, the tension wonÆt be at its usual peak-height when the Red Sox and Yankees battle in the Bronx. However, itÆs still Red Sox and Yankees in September, and both teams have a chance to clinch a playoff seed.
Head-to-Head:
ItÆs been a long season. If you donÆt recall, ...
Pull For Michael Vick’s Redemption Song to Become a Smash Hit
Posted: 25th September 2009 by Daniel Bartemus in NFL
In 1979, after becoming diagnosed with melanoma, a cancer that would later take his life, Bob Marley began recording what would be his final album, Uprising. His mother Rita labeled itáa concept album, conveying the pain he was in during his final days and how he was dealing with his own mortality.
The last track on the album is titled Redemption Song, which rated No. 66 on Rolling Stone Magazine's 2004 ...