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Archive for November 2009
2009 NFL Season: Week 12 Picks
Three games are in the books for Week 12. The Packers, Cowboys and Broncos got a leg up on the Week 13 competition by winning on Thursday. These teams have 9 days to refine what worked. The Lions and Raiders are on 2010 Watch, and the Giants have more than a week to prepare for … Continue reading
NFL: The Greatest DB Draft of All Time
The NFL has undergone a number of changes in the past 25 years. Foremost among those changes have been the liberalization of rules to strengthen the passing game. Quarterbacks have never been as protected as they are today. Receivers have never had more room to operate — and they’ve never been bigger. In 1996, Keyshawn … Continue reading
2009 NFL Season: Turkey Day Picks
Gobble, gobble. The Raiders have shot their wad, pardon me, for the month. Dallas, in facing another very tough pass defense, better come out running. Short week helps the Raiders, location does not. Dallas 10, Oakland 9. For the Lions, Stafford is probably going to sit. Detroit is going to ask Daunte Culpepper to get … Continue reading
2009 NFL Season: 12-2 on Week 11 Predictions
Not a bad week. Shoulda gone to Vegas. I wonder what a 12 pack pays straight up? This was the week that the AFC North teams all believed the hype about themselves or their opponent and fell to pieces. The Steelers, Bengals and Browns all played on the road and thought they’d run roughshod over … Continue reading
2009 NFL Season: Week 11 Picks
Week 11 means desperation time. I can smell the sweat and feel the anxiety in the Meadowlands and Baltimore and Philadelphia and San Diego and Denver. One place where no one can smell desperation is Charlotte, North Carolina. I didn’t write a post for the Dolphins-Panthers contest, but if you’ve been reading you know I … Continue reading
A Question of Timing: The Return of Troy Polamalu
The 2009 Pittsburgh Steelers are not the same team without all-world strong safety Troy Polamalu. He aggravated his injured knee during last week’s game vs. the Bengals at Heinz Field. Should he play and how soon? That’s the question. The situation in Pittsburgh is not critical. It’s just complicated. After 10 weeks, the team is … Continue reading
2009 NFL Season: Week 10 – Misery Loves Company
The Steelers lost to the Bengals for the second time this season. I’m not happy about it. At least the Cowboys are being shut out by the Packers. Congratulations to the Bengals who have swept the season series with both the Steelers and the Baltimore Ravens. The race in the AFC North is over and … Continue reading
2009 NFL Season: Announcing Josh Freeman
From where I’m sitting, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have accomplished one thing this season. They’ve shown that they have 3 quarterbacks who can make plays and that they have a defense that is a shadow of its former self. The offense has hardly been lights out this season, but when you consider that the offensive … Continue reading
2009 NFL Season: Week 10 Pick (Thursday Edition)
It is officially “on.” We have passed the half-way point of the season. National sportswriters, desperate for an angle, have begun to pass out “Midway Medals” and “Halfway Honors” to players they cover every week, and the opponents they love to hate. Tonight, I like the 49ers to win a tight contest. I’ve picked the … Continue reading
2009 NFL Season: Chad Ochocinco Serves Fries
And a shake to Baltimore Raven CB Dominique Foxworth. It’s going to get hectic. Chad’s Not Done…and Neither is Dominique. Chad’s thinking, “I did my part, where is the damn ball?” A perfect throw from Carson Palmer on this play probably goes for a touchdown. That perfect pass never came. The Bengals didn’t need it … Continue reading
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