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Couch Potato Alert (10/27)

October 27, 2006 / John Paulsen

The Cardinals lead the Tigers 3-1 in the World Series, and have a chance to clinch tonight. It’s a little quiet in college football this weekend as most of the top teams play conference pushovers, but the Oklahoma/Missouri matchup and the Georgia/Florida tilt, which is the BE College Game of the Week, should both be barnburners. There are several good NFL matchups this weekend, including the Colts/Broncos battle, which is the BE NFL Game of the Week.

World Series
Fri, 8:27 PM: Detroit @ St. Louis – FOX
Sat, 7:30 PM: St. Louis @ Detroit – FOX (if necessary)
Sun, 7:30 PM: St. Louis @ Detroit – FOX (if necessary)

NFL
Sun, 1 PM: Atlanta @ Cincinnati – FOX
Sun, 1 PM: Baltimore @ New Orleans – CBS
Sun, 4:05 PM: St. Louis @ San Diego – FOX
Sun, 4:15 PM: Indianapolis @ Denver – CBS
Sun, 8:15 PM: Dallas @ Carolina – NBC
Mon, 8:30 PM: New England @ Minnesota – ESPN

College Football
Sat, 12 PM: (19) Oklahoma @ (23) Missouri – ABC
Sat, 3:30 PM: Georgia @ (9) Florida – CBS
Sat, 3:30 PM: Miami @ (21) Georgia Tech – ABC
Sat, 7:45 PM: (8) Tennessee @ South Carolina – local

College Football, MLB, NFL, Television

Fantasy Football: The Pregame, Week 8

October 27, 2006 / John Paulsen

Each week in the Pregame, I’ll provide a few players to start and a few to bench. These recommendations are based on that player’s strength of schedule (SOS) for that particular week or that player’s specific situation.

I’m a strong advocate of always starting your studs, so I won’t be telling you about LaDainian Tomlinson’s tough matchup or how Peyton Manning and company will light it up against a bad defense. Anyone can make those calls. I’ll be discussing marginal fantasy starters – guys that can start for you, but only under certain circumstances.

START

A number of marginal starting QBs have good matchups this week. MATT LEINART, REX GROSSMAN, CHARLIE FRYE, TONY ROMO, DAMON HUARD and JAKE PLUMMER are all decent starts…TRAVIS HENRY and WALI LUNDY face each other this Sunday, and both guys are good starts even if they aren’t completely dependable…THOMAS JONES and REUBEN DROUGHNS also have good matchups, while TATUM BELL is a must-start this week…EDDIE KENNISON and BRAYLON EDWARDS have nice matchups against the Seahawks and Jets, respectively. Both teams have had trouble against the pass in recent weeks.

BENCH

BEN ROETHLISBERGER, ALEX SMITH and SENECA WALLACE have tough matchups against the Raiders, Bears and Chiefs respectively. Of those three, Big Ben probably has the best chance of having a decent game, though the other two could throw for a lot of yards in garbage time…It might be a good week to sit DEUCE MCALLISTER and REGGIE BUSH down. They’ve been splitting carries and they face a very tough Ravens defense this week…The entire 49ers offense should have a tough go, so FRANK GORE and ANTONIO BRYANT should be benched if you have another good option…Likewise, MARQUES COLSTON and JOE HORN should find the going tough against the Ravens.

Be sure to check back on Saturday for a complete injury update. In the meantime, feel free to post your questions on our Fantasy Q & A.

Fantasy Football, NFL

Barber blasts critics who question retirement plans

October 26, 2006 / Anthony Stalter

Tiki Barber sounded off on his radio show “The Barber Shop” about his critics who have blasted his plan to retire at the end of the 2006 season.

In the line of Barber’s verbal fire was: New York Post writer Gary Myers, who called Barber’s retirement talk “a season long distraction” that the Giants “don’t need”; ESPN talking head Tom Jackson who also said Barber was a distraction; and ESPN analyst Michael Irvin who said Barber wasn’t retiring, but “quitting”.

“…I will call them idiots, because they have neither spoken to me, nor any one of my teammates or any of my coaches,” Barber said. “Yet all they do is criticize me for being a distraction with this retirement thing.”
“And that includes Gary Myers,” he said. “That includes Tom Jackson on ESPN. That includes the ultimate character guy, facetiously speaking of course, Michael Irvin. Please get a clue on how to be a journalist.
“Don’t make blanket assumptions about it [retirement]. And obviously, as was evidenced [Monday] night, I am a huge distraction to the New York Giants,” he said.

Good for Barber – especially on his comments about Irvin. How big of a distraction was that guy for his entire career in Dallas? The guy was such a model citizen that he was cheered off of the Veteran Stadium carpet (by Eagles fans who hated him) after almost being paralyzed.

Why is Barber a “quitter”, because he has other interests outside of football? I agree that his comments would have been a bit better at the end of the year. But if the guy feels like his career is coming to a close, why keep something like that secret for eight-plus weeks?

General Sports, NFL

Roethlisberger claims Falcon taunted him

October 26, 2006 / Anthony Stalter

Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has more than a headache after being knocked out during Pittsburgh’s 41-38 loss in overtime to Atlanta last Sunday. Apparently, the young man has some hurt feelings as well.

According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Roethlisberger alleges that one of the Falcons players said that they wanted to hit him in his surgically repaired face.

He declined to identify the player who talked about the facial injuries the quarterback received during his June motorcycle crash, but said: “I’ll remember his number.”
“They made a little comment, but I won’t bring it up right now,” he said. “When I got hit, I wasn’t worried about the front of it (the jaw) — it’s stronger than it was before — but the back of it was a little sore.”

I can only imagine what’s actually being said out there on Sundays.

Roethlisberger also said that he should be ready to go on Sunday vs. the Raiders if head coach Bill Cowher clears him to play.

NFL

NFL Game of the Week: Indianapolis Colts at. Denver Broncos

October 25, 2006 / Anthony Stalter

In honor of the 2006 NFL season, Bullz-Eye.com will take one contest off the schedule every week and break down each team’s strengths and weaknesses vs. its opponent. Plus, no preview would be complete without a forecasted score – you’ll find a prediction on the game at Bullz-Eye.com as well.

What a match up this Sunday in Denver. The undefeated Colts take on the Broncos – winners of five straight games. Can Denver’s stingy defense hold Peyton Manning and the aerial assault of Indianapolis in check?

On tap for Week 4: Colts (6-0) at Broncos (5-1).