Category: NFL (Page 1195 of 1282)

      NFL Game of the Week: Seattle at St. Louis

      October 11, 2006 /

      As far as marquee match ups are considered, the NFL doesn’t offer any T.O. vs. Philadelphia contests this week. That doesn’t mean that there isn’t good football to be played, however, and the best game this Sunday will be played in St. Louis.

      The 3-1 Seahawks travel to St. Louis to battle with the surprising 4-1 Rams. Even though it’s still early in the ’06 season, this game already has significant meaning to the NFC West title race. The winner will take a huge leap forward in trying to capture a the division and with Shawn Alexander being ruled out of the game, St. Louis really needs to take advantage of the situation.

      One contest will be plucked off the schedule every week and broken down by 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.

      On tap for Week 6: Seahawks at Rams.

      General Sports, NFL

      T.O. can now raise our kids!

      October 11, 2006 /

      I don’t know why it took him so long, but Terrell Owens is officially releasing a children’s book – actually a series of children’s books. Owens can now raise our kids through the power of “Little T”.

      Little T is a miniature Owens who learns life lessons by first making mistakes. His first lesson is the art of sharing. Future books will have Little T learning how to say he’s sorry as well as learning what not to say.

      If I may, I’d like to give Owens a few more ideas for his book:

      “Little T learns how to alienate quarterbacks.”

      “Little T learns how to count all of his money and then learns how to ask for more.”

      “Little T learns how to throw his teammates under the bus.”

      “Little T learns how to not take blame for anything.”

      “Little T learns how he has 28 million reasons to live.”

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      NFL Power Rankings: Week 5

      October 10, 2006 /

      This past week in the NFL seemed to give everybody a glimpse of what teams are for real and what teams are just pulling a dog and pony show.

      Baltimore virtually has no run game and Steve McNair can be had. The defense is phenomenal, but it’s the same old story for the Ravens D – they can’t do it alone. Hence, I don’t feel like they are top five material after this week.

      After big wins at home this past weekend, I believe Philadelphia and Denver are top five worthy – so lets see some new blood in these rankings, shall we?

      Here is a look at the class and trash with nothing in between:

      1. Chicago Bears (5-0)
      Previous Rank: 1
      The only concern I had with Chicago’s team a few weeks ago was that the Bears lacked a decent run game. The past two weeks Thomas Jones has run for 95 (4.1 yards per carry) and 109 (5.0 yards per carry), respectively. I guess my concern is not needed anymore in Chi-Town. The Bears are scoring more points than anybody else in the league (31.2) and are giving up the least (7.2). If that’s not a way to win in the NFL, I don’t know what is.

      2. New England Patriots (4-1)
      Previous Rank: Unranked
      This is by far and away the toughest spot to fill, because I don’t know anyone is remotely close to Chicago. I would leave Indy alone at number two, but they have no running game and can’t stop the run. So, why not give it to a team that somehow finds a way to win with less and less talent (so it seems) every week? The defense is playing over its head, but these guys don’t lose back-to-back games and last time I checked, they still have the best quarterback in the league.

      3. Denver Broncos (3-1)
      Previous Rank: Unranked
      Damn, if Jake Plummer wasn’t still the Broncos quarterback when I woke up this morning, Denver would be ahead of New England. Jake the Snake is brutal at times and I just wouldn’t rely on that guy down the stretch – ever. The defense is fantastic though, and it merits the Broncos breaking into the top three after previously being unranked.

      4. Philadelphia Eagles (4-1)
      Previous Rank: Unranked
      Donovan McNabb is playing some of the best football I’ve seen him play in his entire career. He is lifting his team like he lifted them to all of those NFC Championship games in this half decade. The Philly defense isn’t the stout unit it has been, but it hasn’t mattered with McNabb playing as well as he has. Brian Westbrook (as usual) has got to stay healthy though.

      5. Indianapolis Colts (5-0)
      Previous Rank: 2
      As previously noted, the Colts are in a world of trouble. The duo of Dominic Rhodes and Joseph Addai just isn’t working. They need to stick with one back (Addai would be my suggestion) and give the guy 20-25 carries a game to make the opposition at least respect the run game a little. If Tennessee can hang with the Colts on their home turf, other teams on Indy’s schedule must think they have a great shot now too.

      On the cusp: San Diego (3-1), Baltimore (4-1), Atlanta (3-1), Cincinnati (3-1), Seattle (3-1).

      28. Houston Texans (1-3)
      Previous Rank: Unranked
      They don’t even play and they get moved back down into the bottom five. But hey, Tampa Bay may have a quarterback now in Bruce Gradkowski and the Bucs are starting to score again, so Houston it is.

      29. Detroit Lions (0-5)
      Previous Rank: 29
      It’s simply amazing how this team finds ways to lose every single week. That interception that Jon Kitna threw that got returned for a touchdown by the Vikings Antoine Winfield was completely fitting for a team that had been up 17-3 virtually the entire game.

      30. Miami Dolphins (1-3)
      Previous Rank: 30
      So, Joey Harrington gives you the best chance to win Nick Saban? I wonder if Saban can hear the laughs coming from directly north of him…somewhere in the Detroit area…

      31. Tennessee Titans (0-4)
      Previous Rank: 31
      Close, close, close Titans! Tennessee incorporated the shotgun option against the Colts that Vince Young ran at Texas and what the Falcons are running with Michael Vick in Atlanta. At least this will help Young see the field better and learn on the run.

      32. Oakland Raiders (0-4)
      Previous Rank: 32
      I like the way Art Shell is leaving Jerry Porter inactive. Shell might not win many games this season, but he’s trying to right the sinking ship in Oakland and the players need to learn that they can’t run the team.

      General Sports, NFL

      Monday Night Football Recap: Denver 13, Baltimore 3

      October 9, 2006 /

      This game was as advertised if you were a gambler. Too terrific defenses and bad weather? If that doesn’t have the “under” written all over it, I don’t know what does.

      It’s incredible how two quarterbacks can play so poorly and yet, their defenses mask their inabilities and still make them look okay.

      By the way, I think Denver found a way to have a margin of success against the Ravens defense – so much so, that I think the rest of the NFL should all be watching the tape of this game.

      Brian Billick and defensive coordinator Rex Ryan love to get guys moving before the snap in order to overload where they think the offense is going to go with the football. Denver did a nice job tonight in making a move by putting either a receiver or fullback in motion and then making a countermove after the Ravens defense adjusted. That created decent running lanes for Tatum Bell and provided the Broncos with enough offense to move the ball sporadically throughout the game.

      Now of course, you still have to have the scheme and athletes like Denver has on offense in order to take advantage of my observation – it’s not like a just cracked the failsafe way to beat Baltimore’s defense, because obviously not a lot of teams are able to move an inch against Ray Lewis, Ed Reed, Terrell Suggs and Co.

      Lets get into some of my random thoughts throughout this game:

      – What an incredible effort by the Broncos defense tonight.

      – Champ Bailey is the best overall cornerback in the NFL. He covers as well as he plays the run.

      – McNair finally ran out of magic in the fourth quarter. It’s been about two weeks too long…

      – Jamal Lewis had a very Jamal Lewis night didn’t he? 15 carries for 43 yards is just about what he’s averaging these days.

      – They said it up in the broadcast booth, but I’ll echo it: how bad does Brett Favre miss having Javon Walker? Okay, maybe not that much considering rookie Greg Jennings is tearing the league up. Let me rephrase: how lucky is Jake Plummer to have Javon Walker to throw to now?

      – Derek Mason is a solid receiver – when McNair can get him the ball.

      – Comment of the night comes from Joe Thiesman who said this after McNair ran for a first down in the first quarter: “You (NFL quarterbacks) can’t make a living on running all the time.” Really? So, Michael Vick is one of the highest paid quarterbacks in the league because of his dead-on accuracy and pocket presence right?

      – Speaking of Plummer – just start Jay Cutler, Mike Shanhanan, before Plummer ruins the season. The defense is playing way too well for this guy to muff it up for the Broncos.

      – What’s with ESPN’s intro for these games? I’m not talking about Hank Williams Jr.’s theme song, but the one where a celebrity walks up to a camera on a crowded street, picks up a helmet and says something to the effect of: “are you ready for some football?” The celebrity than does some cheesetastic move with the helmet and then the rest of the intro is a one-minute GMC ad.

      I didn’t mind it in the second week when they had Eva Longoria do it, but after seeing Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ashton Kutcher and Hugh Hefner headline the intro – I suddenly have a problem with it.

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