St Louis Rams

“And with the first pick of the 2010 NFL Draft the St. Louis Rams pick Sam Bradford/ Oklahoma. Bradford is coming of a shoulder injury that knocked him out of a majority of games his senior season. He should fair well in the NFC west where passing is essential.
Will Sam Bradford succeed as a starter?

DC…. The Eagle Has Landed

The biggest trade of this decade occurred Easter Sunday. With a team in need of being resurrected from the pain and struggle, the Washington Redskins went out and sought out the anointed skills of QB Donovan McNabb of the Philadelphia Eagles. The trade is unorthodox because normally you don’t give you biggest opponent a deadly weapon. This trade is a result of the lack of “brotherly love” the city of Philly has given Donovan McNabb. McNabb took the Eagles to 5 NFC Championship game and one Superbowl appearance. McNabb owns all major QB records for the Eagles but never owned the love from the fans. In McNabb’s career he was never equiped with a strong backfield that can control a majority of the game. McNabb never had a great WR crew in Philly. He had great player sprinkled around but never a sound unit. Now with the Redskins, McNabb has 3 established RB and a sound offensive line.

I think with McNabb on the team, the Redskins can be resurrected as a team and go straight to the top of the division and possibly champions of superbowl XLV.

Why Not Change The Name?

Walter Camp is turning over in his grave…. I’m saying this because the NFL has agreed to change the overtime rules which will be ignoring a key element of the game. The new rule change would allow an opponent to receive a chance in overtime to either tie or win the game. So in a sense in last years NFC Championship game, after New Orleans would have received the overtime kickoff and won the game with a field goal, the Vikings would have had a chance to get the ball and either tie or win the game. The commissioner is ignoring a field goal and is allowing a touchdown to win in overtime. WTF…. It’s called football for a reason. To start the game you need to KICKoff…. When it’s 4th and 15 deep in your territory…. You need a punter to KICK the ball far from your side of the field…. And when a defense holds an offense to a 4th down at the defense 45 yard line. There is nothing more beautiful and skilled then a KICKER to come in the game and KICK a 62 yard winning field goal to put their team in the SuperBowl. That’s the equivalent of a buzzer beater shot….. It’s FUQN exciting…

Is this a sign that the NFL is on it’s way to being DONE?

FREE AGENT: Terrell Owens

Terrell Owens is a very underrated misused player in the NFL. You might not like his entertainment character, but his play is respected on and off the field. Throughout his career Owens has demonstrated his skills as a WR by making it to six pro bowls and putting up good stats even if the team as a whole didn’t produce. If you look at the teams he was on you notice that on the offensive side there wasn’t a balance of personal that can smooth out the opponent’s defense. In Philadelphia, Owens was the key WR. The problem was that Philly didn’t have a key player in another position to make defenses take pressure off Owens. McNabb was no longer a big threat running the ball. Same goes in Dallas. Dallas’ offensive players at the time Terrell was there weren’t demanding the attention needed to take pressure off Owens. Then his pitstop in Buffalo was no different. Buffalo’s RB were not dependable throughout the season. Buffalo had no other key players to draw attention. Terrell Owens is an example of great talent in a team concept. By himself Owens is just a good player.
With a team like Tampa Bay that has a good running game, a great young TE in Kellen Winslow, and other wide receivers that demand attention, Terrell Owens at 6’3″ would dominate all the DBs in the NFC South when the defense is focusing on Winslow or Cadillac or Graham or even Stovall. Tampa Bay should really take a look at TO to fill the void of Bryant. With a good QB like Freeman that can get him the ball and scramble, TO will put up career stats in Tampa.

Where do you think TO will GO?

Shouldn’t This Sunday Be the Day?

Correct me if I’m wrong….. But shouldn’t the best athletes in all 22 positions allowed on the field, playing for there conference, be considered the superbowl? I mean you wouldn’t have a top notch car with bald beat up tires, or would you? For Real…. A car has to be completely perfect b4 they race…. Well if the ‘Superbowl & Pro Bowl are both game between the NFC vs AFC… Shouldn’t the Pro Bowl be more of a definite point of which conference is the best? I’m just saying tho… Wouldn’t you think that? So when I watch the Pro Bowl this week….. I’m gonna look at it in a different light…. The best of the best…. It doesn’t get any better…. As a natural cornerback that I am…. I will be the first to say congrats to the OL that made it…. Many people overlook the OL… NOTHING moves if they don’t… So shout out to the OL…. Well since we all know that Defense win championships… Shout out to Mike Jenkins from USF….
In conclusion, I believe the move by the NFL by putting the Pro Bowl before the Superbowl just washed the Glamour off the “Big Game”…. Now the Pro Bowl should be a contract tweeker…. College kids bust their @55 to impress NFL scouts…. Shouldn’t the Pro Bowl have kids, that love money, play harder amongst the Best to adjust their contract? Shoot I would….. Plus let’s not forget the Vincent Lombardi trophy signifies the best coach….

Why Run with Guns?

The playoff game between the Arizona Cardinals and the New Orleans Saints is likely to shoot off close to 800 yards of combined passing yards…. Usually unheard of in playoff football because the belief is that you can’t win if you can’t run…. Try telling that to Kurt Warner…. Even though he did have Marshall Faulk as tailback when he won his only superbowl, the Rams were put on Warner’s arm and he lead them to the “Greatest Show on Turf”…. Now Drew Brees is emerging as a prominent QB in the NFL and has elevated the Saints past expectation and into the NFC divisional playoffs…. The Saints have Reggie Bush which helps in the running game, but it’s the arm of Drew Brees that will make or break the Saints…. The Saints secondary is allegedly there at times but struggles with completing the task of air security thru 4 quarters of football….. We seen Tampa Bay, with a rookie QB, pick apart the Saints secondary and underneath coverage without stress…. So imagine a seasoned QB like Warner…. Only thing is that Warner and the Cardinals are missing an explosive WR in Boldin only to substitute him with raw uncooked talent…. With Breaston and Doucett still wet behind their “playoff” ears… Fitzgerald will have to take up the rest of the slack…. If Beanie Wells steps up and hits atleast 120yds rushing, then the mistakes of Warner won’t disrupted the Rhythm of the Cards…. It’s gonna be difficult though, with the bruising play of DL Grant and LB Vilma patrolling the line of scrimmage…. On the same note, the Cards will have DL Dockett and LB Dansby on the same assignment to try and stop Reggie Bush… This game should be the highlight of divisional playoff games this weekend…..
My prediction is that the New Orleans Saints will move to the next round….

And Thats Why They Call It Football

And who said that kickers aren’t athletes? I bet it’s not Saints or Vikings fans…. Week 16 action has shown the two best teams in the NFC slip into the loss column…. First the Saints missed a game ending field goal with about :09 seconds left against the Bucs to only lose in overtime by a fieldgoal….. Then on Monday night football, the Vikings had a extra point blocked which caused them to go into overtime with the Bears…..Only To lose by a Jay Cutler deep pass….
Believe it or not, but the kickers, in certain situations, are the most important athletes on the field…. We need them to start the game off…. If we want to push the opponent away from their endzone after not making a first down…. And after a Touchdown, that extra point is priceless…. The New England Patriots won their 3 superbowls off the leg of Adam Vinnateri…. Don’t get me wrong, the other 52 players on a team are important also, but when the situation calls…. The kicker is the only player that is alone when they do what they do…. The RB’s can use linemen to help them glide into the endzone… QB’s can use WR to help them complete the game winning drive…. And even OL can use RB’s to sprint pass them to gain extra yardage…. But the kicker/holder combo at times are more important than a 300 yard rusher… 500 yard passer or a 2 touchdown defensive day…. Hence the name of the game…. “Football”

One down, One more To Go

Down goes the Saints…. By the hands of the Cowboys….
Saints were on a come back as they normally have done this season…. But a late strip by Demarcus Ware, who just came off a broke neck, haulted the Saints come back with :09 left to play…
Tony Romo sweetened the tongues of the critics by not executing any points down the stretch…. Being down 24-3 with 12:35 in the 4th, the Saints scored to make it 24-10 and started a come back with conviction…. With help of the Cowboys offense who were non-productive in the fourth quarter…. The Saints were moving down the field in chunks…. 14 unanswered points by the Saints sparked the confidence of the team and they were on pursuit of another score..The Cowboys put together a good drive that moved them into field goal range to only miss it with 7:35 left.. The Saints drove down field and made the score 24-17… With another short cut drive by the Cowboys offense, the Saints gained possession of the ball again and was driving for the tie…
Cowboys defense created four sacks, an INT, & 1 fumble thus far in the game…. They bent but didn’t Break…. as the pressure was on Drew Brees under :20 left…. And as Brees dropped back to pass to a wide open Marcus Colston…. D. Ware was there….

Battle of the Undefeated

Wow…. New Orleans keeps finding a way to pull out a victory…. In OT or on TO on downs, New Orleans will find a way…. Playing from behind is something that has plagued them the last couple of games they have played…. But they still find a way to win….
Indianapolis is business as usual to them as they win their normal 13 consecutive game in a row…. The Colts 2nd team fits into the starting lineup without missing a beat…. Signs of a solid team….
So how sweet would it be if the Superbowl hosted two undefeated teams in the city where the records stands ?

Week 10 Results

Going back and looking at my “hunches” for week 10 predictions, I noticed I started off busted…. These are the teams I picked for week 10….

Bears…lose… C’mon Son!!! No offensive TD’s… Crazy… But Cutler did throw two picks in the redzone… Where was the running game for the Bears? The Bears did better when their QB was average… Can Cutler play under pressure?

Vikings….won
Broncos…lost.. Kyle Orton was knocked out the game
Panthers…won
Dolphins…won
Jets…lost
Saints…won
Titan…won
Steelers…lost
Chiefs…won
Packers…won
Eagles…lost
Patriots…lost
Ravens…won

8-5…. Wow not good, but hey the numbers didn’t lie…. The intangibles is what stained my record…. You can look at my loses and pick out a game changing situation….