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People Need to keep Criticizing the Bengals |
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NFL Football -
Analysis
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Written by Derek Lofland
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Tuesday, 07 October 2008 19:53 |
People need to keep criticizing Cincinnati
At 0-5 they are among the worst teams in the NFL. Only the Texans, Rams, and Lions have zero wins. The Bengals can take solace in the fact that even though they are the only 5-loss team in the NFL they also have the best point differential among the winless teams at -41.
This is not a case of me jumping on late. I said the Bengals should have fired Lewis after last season. I said this is one of the worst run organizations in football. I said that even though they had Carson Palmer, Chad Ocho Cinco, and T.J. Houshmanzadeh they wouldn’t win more than five games. I didn’t think Lewis could get them to play together. I may have overestimated them.
Lewis is not entirely responsible for the mess that is going on there. Credit the Brown family for 20 years of below average football. No one has been able to win there and Lewis did lead the team to a division title back in 2005. I believe he can coach and he should get another chance as a NFL head coach. While he made some mistakes in Cincinnati, he also did some good things to help turn this around. People are actually surprised the Bengals aren’t competitive. That didn’t happen for quite a while before he got there.
That doesn’t change the fact of how terribly he has done since 2006. The team doesn’t appear to play hard like they used to and they seem to be more worried about TD celebrations, name changes, contracts, parole hearings, and other things that are not factors that lead to winning football games. Seeing the Bengals will not be getting a new owner anytime soon they need to get a new coach, clean house, and start over.
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Stop Criticizing the Cowboys |
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NFL Football -
Analysis
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Written by Derek Lofland
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Tuesday, 07 October 2008 19:45 |
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Stop criticizing the Dallas Cowboys
Every week it seems to be a new problem. Tony Romo isn’t doing this right. Terrell Owens is complaining about this. Dallas isn’t tough enough. They are underachieving. They won’t win a playoff game for the first time since 1996.
Trust me, having been a NFL fan since 1989 that has rooted for the Packers for a number of years I don’t exactly have a soft spot in my heart for the Cowboys. But this team is 4-1 on the year. In their last 22 games they are 17-5. They had a two-point loss to the Redskins this year, a four-point loss to the Giants in the Divisional Round, a 21-point loss to the Redskins on the last game of the season, a four-point loss to the Eagles, and a 21 point loss to the Patriots. Two of those losses were to teams in last years’ Super Bowl and four of the five losses were 2007 playoff teams.
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Fantasy Football's Week Six Start/Sit |
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Fantasy Football -
Start/Sit
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Written by Chad Samuels
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Tuesday, 07 October 2008 07:47 |
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Week five is in the books and we are barreling into the heart of the fantasy football schedule: Week six. Two tough defenses have a bye with Pittsburgh and Tennessee. Also, one cupcake defense is off this week in Kansas City. Start of the Week One QB that has overachieved this season is Jason Campbell. Most people will remember his poor outing week one versus the Giants. Since then Jason has made strides at QB putting up stats that on the correct match up he is not just a viable option but a very good one.
Last week he navigated the Eagles' rush defense and got sacked only once. (Give the OL a gift, Jason.) He also avoided the dangerous pitfalls of an elite Eagles’ secondary. He did not throw a TD but he made good decisions with the ball. The Eagles took away Santana Moss; he adjusted and found Chris Cooley. Did I also mention he has not thrown an interception this season in 159 pass attempts?
Now this week he will play against St. Louis. The Rams are...
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NFL Post-Week 5 Injury Report |
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NFL Football -
Injury Report
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Written by Lawrence Barreca
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Monday, 06 October 2008 12:18 |
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 Another week of NFL Football brings an inevitable rash of injuries. Keep checking for updated throughout the week and make sure to check the Official Injury Report on Friday.
QUARTERBACKS
Matt Hasselbeck, Seattle Seahawks - hyperextended right knee - Returned to game. X-Rays will be done today.
Brian Griese, Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Right Elbow - Should heal this week, but may lose Job to Jeff Garcia regardless.
Trent Edwards,(above) Buffalo Bills - concussion - Status unknown. The team is on bye this week, giving him some extra time to heal.
Jon Kitna, Detroit Lions - back spasms - Status unknown
Dan Orlovsky, Detroit Lions - high ankle sprain - Status unknown
RUNNING BACKS
Selvin Young, Denver Broncos - strained left groin - Status unknown
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Who will lose first: NY Giants or Titans? |
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NFL Football -
Feature Articles
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Written by Derek Lofland
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Tuesday, 07 October 2008 12:41 |
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With the Buffalo Bills being destroyed in The Desert by the
Cardinals 41-17, there are now only two teams that remain unbeaten in
the 2008 NFL Season.
The 5-0 Tennessee Titans and the 4-0 New York Giants have established themselves as the early season powerhouses in the NFL.
Last
year we had a New England vs. Dallas game early in the season to gauge
where the two teams stood. This year, the Giants and Titans do not meet
up to stumble one another’s perfect record. Therefore, we are left to
speculate as to which team will lose first.
Predicting the
future is always difficult, but I feel it never hurts to look back
toward the past and see if any trends can be found. Here are all the
seasons from this decade and the last team to lose a game. The first
number is the teams scoring offense rank. The second number is the
team's defensive rank.
2007 Patriots (16-0), 1st, 4th,
2006 Colts (9-0), 1st, 23rd
2005 Colts (13-0), 2nd, 2nd,
2004 Eagles (7-0), 8th, 2nd
2003 Chiefs (9-0), 1st, 19th
2002 Raiders (4-0), 2nd, 6th
2001 St Louis (6-0), 1st, 7th,
2000 St Louis (6-0), 1st, 31st
Now, here are the stats for the New York Giants and Tennessee Titans:
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College's Week 6 recap: Is the Big Red dead? |
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College Football -
Weekly Recaps
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Written by Nostradamus
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Monday, 06 October 2008 20:48 |
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 With a heavy heart, and my tail between my legs, I bring you Week 6’s recap in College Football.
So, what did we learn?
The Big Red might be officially dead. Mizzou is legit. USC is still USC. Ohio State isn't done yet. Vanderbilt is the best story in the country this year, and the distance between the 'haves' and the 'have nots' in the Big 12 is bigger than the Grand Canyon.
Nebraska: On Saturday, my beloved Huskers got their proverbial heads handed to them early and often. No less than 59 seconds into the game, I witnessed Jeremy Maclin (above) streaking down the sideline untouched for a 58-yard touchdown reception. Less than a minute into the game, and it was over. By halftime
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NFL Week 5 Recaps: Dolphins Stun Chargers! |
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NFL Football -
Recaps
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Written by Wayne Lin
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Sunday, 05 October 2008 14:06 |
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 Kansas City @ Carolina: Kansas City’s victory over Denver last weekend was a fluke. Their defense was destroyed by Jake Delhome’s passing game. Delhomme had 236 yards passing with two touchdowns and an interception, but that interception didn’t appear to be much more than that.
Deangelo Williams ( whom we had him in our (Fantasy Breakout list ) had the biggest day for the Panthers scoring three touchdowns, two rushing and one receiving. He now has 324 rushing yards on the young season splitting work with Stewart.
He had 123 yards on the ground and 25 receiving. Rookie Jonathan Stewart was a non-factor, but did rush for 72 yards mostly during mop up time. Steve Smith neared the 100-yard receiving mark with 96 on six catches and Muhsin Muhammad connected on three catches for 71 yards and a score. The Chiefs rushed for 35 total yards on the day, doing it with three different runners, and had only 123 yards receiving. Rookie Jamaal Charles led Chiefs' RBs with 18 rushing yards, followed by QB Tyler Tightpen's 16 and Larry Johnson's two! Dwayne Bowe led the Chief wide receivers with 57 yards. The Chiefs, according to Herm Edwards are in rebuilding mode. It was obvious today as the Chiefs were dominated on both sides of the ball. Kansas City 0 – Carolina 34
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