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      Brian Westbrook’s five greatest plays

      February 25, 2010 /

      Now that he’s no longer an Eagle, Philly.com put together a list of Brian Westbrook’s five greatest plays.

      I personally like #2, even though the play cost my fantasy football team win.

      2. The game: Dec. 16, 2007, vs. Dallas Cowboys at Texas Stadium
      The setup: The Eagles led, 10-6, with 2:19 left and had the ball on the Dallas 25-yard line.
      The play: Westbrook took a handoff and went off right tackle to the 1-yard line, where he took a knee.
      What it meant: Dallas was out of timeouts and the Eagles took three kneeldowns to close out the victory.
      What he said: “I got a stern talking-to by Jon Runyan right before that play. He said, ‘Listen, if you get down to the 1, take a knee.’ I was like, ‘Ahhh … ‘ He said, ‘Take a knee, Westbrook, take a knee.’ ”

      That play was frustrating from a fantasy football point of view, but the right thing to do.


      Photo from fOTOGLIF

      Fantasy Football, NFL

      Canada overtakes U.S. to capture gold in women’s hockey

      February 25, 2010 /

      Canada defeated the United States 2-0 to win their third-straight women’s hockey gold medal at the Olympics.

      From ESPN.com:

      Marie-Philip Poulin scored two goals and Shannon Szabados made 28 saves Thursday before a raucous crowd ringing cowbells and waving thousands of maple leaf flags.

      After Poulin’s two first-period scores, the Canadians dominated every aspect of the biggest game in this young sport, earning their 15th straight Olympic victory.

      Playing with a consistency and passion its men’s team would do well to emulate this weekend, Canada remained unbeaten at the Olympics since 1998, when the Americans won the first women’s gold.

      The Canadians kept nearly the entire game in the Americans’ end — outpassing, outshooting and simply outworking the only team in women’s hockey with a chance of standing up to them.

      I didn’t even know the U.S. team made it to the gold-medal game. I guess the win would have been nice since chances are dwindling.

      News, The Olympics

      Is Tebow making the right decision not to work out at combine?

      February 25, 2010 /

      It’s ultimately up to him and his agent to decide what the best course of action is in terms of how to approach April’s NFL draft. But it’s disappointing to say the least that Tim Tebow won’t partake in any drills at the NFL’s scouting combine this weekend.

      It’s one thing if Tebow doesn’t want to throw. He’s been working on a new throwing motion and after a brutal showing at the Senior Bowl and it makes sense that he wouldn’t want to show pro scouts an unfinished product at the scouting combine. He’s probably hoping to unveil a more polished look at his Pro Day to up his draft stock, which is certainly understandable.

      But unless he’s hiding an injury, it doesn’t make sense that he’s choosing not to run the 40-yard-dash, bench press or do any of the agility drills. I applaud his determination in wanting to prove to teams that he can be a quarterback at the next level. But the reality is that teams want to see if he can play another position and they can’t do that if he doesn’t workout this weekend. (Although again, teams will still have a chance to see him run at Florida’s Pro Day, albeit on his own terms in a comfortable setting.)

      Tebow is a great guy who has tons of character and who is one hell of a football player. But scouts already know that he’s a good humanitarian and will no doubt impress them with his interview skills this weekend. What they want is whether or not he has a place in the NFL at another position and his decision not to work out puts the clamps on scouts’ evaluation process. As a football fan and someone who appreciates athletes that are good both on and off the field, I hope Tebow succeeds. But I wonder if he’s screwing himself with this latest decision.

      Photo from fOTOGLIF

      College Football, NFL, NFL Draft

      It makes sense for the Saints to keep Bush

      February 25, 2010 /

      After weeks of speculation that he could be dumped in a cost cutting move this offseason, Mike Lombardi of the NFL Network is reporting that the Saints aren’t even contemplating releasing running back Reggie Bush.

      Bush is set to make $8 million in 2010, which is a lot of loot for a team to spend on a part-time player. The Saints also have 21 pending free agents (18 of them are restricted) that they have to decide whether or not to bring back and an extra $8 million in salary relief could go a long way this offseason.

      That said, the Saints just won the Super Bowl and Bush is good for at least 10 touchdowns a year in some capacity. As he proved against the Cardinals in the playoffs, he’s a game changer if he gets enough touches and he’s liable to take one to the house every time he gets his hands on the ball.

      Teams have a very small window to win the in NFL because of the amount of turnover that occurs from year to year. The Saints already have a Super Bowl roster and while Bush will no doubt be overpaid next season, he’s still a viable commodity to New Orleans’ offense. Even though that money could definitely be used elsewhere, it makes sense that the Saints would want to hang onto Bush for one more year and make another run at a Super Bowl while they still have the talent to do so.

      NFL

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