Blog items for American Football 202 American Football 2010-09-03T03:34:59 Sporting man barry.david.adams@googlemail.com NFL.com Blogs 2010-09-03T03:34:25

This is what I get for being so high on Steelers WR Mike Wallace. Second-year QB Dennis Dixon could end up starting for the Steelers in the wake of Byron Leftwich's knee injury. Leftwich went to the hospital for an MRI.

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Alright, you guys understand how preseason works right? Understandable that fans in St. Louis are starving for any positive signs from preseason, but the rest of us need to keep some perspective.

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One snap, one touchdown. Tim Tebow is putting points on the board.

330cea9281ca3d282e95c0bd045b3171 SEC Football Blogger 2010-09-03T01:39:31

Fans can get spoiled. Fans can be stupid. A whole lot of 9 and 10 win seasons can become boring and hacky. It’s as true today as it was back in my day. Right now? Georgia suffers from that malaise. Also from offseason felonies. So is this another season like last year? Spoiler alert! Yes, [...]

4e22971de8403fe4d7e691cdb5fead83 The Sports Desk 2010-09-03T01:20:21

Mat 'The Rat' Rogers would already have a premiership ring in his possession had he not turned down the chance to kick-start his career at Canterbury.

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Can the Pittsburgh Steelers win the division without starting QB Ben Roethlisberger to start the season?

60894d35bde4d2534f36d051163b3277 SEC Football Blogger 2010-09-03T00:38:40

LSU vs. North Carolina, Prediction Pick Even the staunchest LSU fan has to admit that Les Miles has crumpled in the last few minutes of … countless games. There is something about the last few minutes of a game that turns Les into a Junior Varsity assistant coach in charge of making sure all the [...]

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After watching about a half hour's worth of the final week of preseason, some truths have surfaced in such a short time.

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Steelers Hall of Fame QB Terry Bradshaw makes no secrets that he hopes the NFL upholds it six-game suspension of Ben Roethlisberger.

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Are the Lions on the verge of being a super team? Seems kind of strange to say. Like saying Paris Hilton is on the verge of being a responsible adult.

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You all may have your Christmas day, your St. Patrick's day or your Talk Like a Pirate day -- but my favorite holiday occurs when Gil Brandt hands over his fantasy football draft board.

5965a9a9266d461b542aafedf09cc296 SEC Football Blogger 2010-09-02T21:30:05

A Half-Dozen Hyper-Specific Predictions About…Arkansas Everybody’s favorite sleeper from the SEC is up next on the list. And it would be a virtual impossibility not to be excited for team hoo pig sooie. 10 starters are back to run the Bobby Petrino supersystem. But will it be enough to get them to the promised land? [...]

cd18bed5dd75b8e910973f15307333b8 NFL.com Blogs 2010-09-02T18:53:53

Very few topics get the chatter going like a little Tim Tebow, who we should see a lot of on Thursday night. After a storied career at Florida, Tebow’s overwhelming popularity followed him to the NFL, where few rookies in recent memory have garnered as much interest. Fair or not, along with that notoriety comes [...]

40196b5b3a3781a1dfcfcdb8b123f121 NFL.com Blogs 2010-09-02T18:34:25

Bills RB C.J. Spiller and Chargers RB Ryan Mathews were the top two running backs taken in the 2010 NFL Draft. But who should be the first to come off your fantasy draft board? Mathews has been given the most love in fantasy circles, but NFL Network's Warren Sapp and Michael Lombardi kick around this subject on NFL Total Access.

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You shouldn't expect to see Brett Favre in the Vikings' season finale against the Broncos, but you should expect to see quite a bit of Tim Tebow.

9deb4dffc9ccdb67a1b4cc36354312f7 SEC Football Blogger 2010-09-02T16:25:58

I present to you “FrankenKiper”. Mel Kiper is going Scary ( Pic ) Seriously, is his head getting bigger. How big is his head going to get before we all hold hands across America? I understand that his hairs is his thing. That is a hot mess of a ton of hair, but why does [...]

5e350287c5c68f27fcfa90de5e3bfb24 The Sports Desk 2010-09-02T11:20:05

NFL team Miami Dolphins proved they were a tight unit at training this week when they banded together for an important team exercise.

815e9a7b2f3c74ca0fcdadf8bb786f1f NFL.com Blogs 2010-09-02T02:34:05

The Matt Leinart storyline is fascinating, and we're not done talking about it.

63fea2e1d45bcd178a58a5f70292ea23 NFL.com Blogs 2010-09-02T02:03:12

With Saturday's deadline to cut rosters to 53 players fast approaching, the Saints' decision on what to do with Darren Sharper is looming.

a8793850cb9b03938a9fecdae330a9e7 SEC Football Blogger 2010-09-02T01:19:02

A Half-Dozen Hyper-Specific Predictions About…Tennessee So yeah, this has kind of been a bad eventful offseason for Volunteer Nation. I won’t make mention of Kiffykins beyond that. But with the armed robbery, the bar brawl, and the fact that Marlon Walls and Ben Martin both blew out their achilles. As such? Expectations are low in [...]

75d02a8e585b6b5c6ee248e5829a6124 NFL.com Blogs 2010-09-02T00:59:02

Bears QB Jay Cutler is pulling a misdirection play.

9c443db8e2b2dafab96a16cc1b963791 NFL.com Blogs 2010-09-02T00:14:47

There was an interesting question during my NFL.com fantasy chat on Wednesday, asking to choose between Michael Crabtree and Malcolm Floyd.

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The Cardinals announced during a news conference Wednesday that they have signed two-time Pro Bowl DT Darnell Dockett to a contract extension that runs through the 2015 season. The deal is worth up to $48 million over four years with $30 million guaranteed, a league source told NFL Network insider Jason La Canfora.

51eb4c2503aa28bb0c8a30d2d592db38 NFL.com Blogs 2010-09-01T23:23:48

Anticipating a possible touchdown in the regular-season opener against the Patriots, Chad Ochocinco is planning a one-gun sulute.

92048de19517cb49be85f40a2781bee1 NFL.com Blogs 2010-09-01T22:26:10

One former teammate who isn't surprised by the unraveling situation between Matt Leinart and the Cardinals is one of his former targets -- Anquan Boldin.

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If you are not high on Jahvid Best by now, you may have already missed the boat.

bf80fba062739dd853ce623b290faa4d NFL.com Blogs 2010-09-01T21:59:58

In the course of the last week, we've witnessed Matt Leinart go from starter to backup to likely to be cut/traded by the Cardinals.

20512886a02a4185fba6ef51efbb2374 NFL.com Blogs 2010-09-01T19:52:03

It's sounding more and more likely that Ryan Clady's goal of returning for the regular-season opener is right on track.

c01673ce1ad34b36e1c477a42496de08 NFL.com Blogs 2010-09-01T18:59:32

Derrick Ward was released by the Buccaneers on Tuesday, putting him on the list for teams looking for veteran depth at running back.

d9166250292a473fdf181049785b13d4 NFL.com Blogs 2010-09-01T18:31:56

We've seen it time and time again in the NFL: The recovery time following major knee surgery is never a certainty and rarely treats two players the same. The latest example is Kevin Smith.

bccec6001b570b0b5eb2d9e9498a94a9 Dave's Football Blog 2010-09-01T18:15:17

It’s not the first time a college marching band has played off an Internet meme. That does not make this any less awesome. It also gives me an excuse to post this photo of me playing with the N.C. A&T drum line. They’re all Internet dorks like me now. This warms my heart. If you’re [...]

cfa59be5751b1fac5d19cf2c6bacc275 Pro-football-reference.com blog 2010-09-01T17:16:17

In the Football Outsiders Almanac 2010 (which I highly recommend, btw), Aaron Schatz compared Jake Delhomme's ongoing presence as an NFL starting quarterback -- despite all evidence that he could no longer perform in that capacity -- to this Onion article about a CEO whose rise through the ranks was attributable to nothing but his [...]

701ec253b51e4a26ee985b2ccc663695 NFL.com Blogs 2010-09-01T15:23:27

Pittsburgh Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger granted an exclusive interview with the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review on Tuesday, and the theme was the changes he's made after a tumultuous offseason that hit its low point when Commissioner Roger Goodell suspended him for six games. (Goodell will review the penalty with Roethlisberger in a face-to-face meeting Friday).

93c95da74746fdb890b9ac619118fc78 Pro-football-reference.com blog 2010-09-01T15:18:02

The 2010 San Francisco 49ers intrigue me. I'm not the only one: David Fucillo of the blog Niners Nation wonders whether this is the most important season in franchise history. Let's take a look at how they got here: From 1983 to 1998, the 49ers won at least 10 games in every season. Joe Montana [...]

0d58f63a9af5345d425878c21ec64a1a The Sports Desk 2010-09-01T12:08:52

Perhaps fearing a similar fare to the Bible's Samson, Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu has had his unmistakable hairstyle insured for a cool $US1 million.

cc35ee688321be47680ee7ac14419224 NFL.com Blogs 2010-09-01T06:07:11

The word coming out of Arizona is that Matt Leinart has lost the confidence of his teammates.

0e16ee26c6b26c86f292efa89e8be186 SEC Football Blogger 2010-09-01T05:28:25

A Half-Dozen Hyper-Specific Predictions About…LSU I know what you’re thinking, a few dull platitudes. A random number of tackles, and a record much like last year, right? You are so wrong. And let me tell you why. Last Year: 9-4 (5-3) t2nd SEC West 1) With all the controversy coming out of Chapel Hill, no [...]

73eccab578ef2ff98c1f93a92d6d21af NFL.com Blogs 2010-09-01T05:01:59

The Baltimore Ravens have a tough decision to make on whether or not Ed Reed will start the season on the reserve/PUP list, and they'll likely take all the way up to Saturday's roster cutdown deadline to do it.

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eb88eb21f1ac9ae85b005aaf332cdd2b NFL.com Blogs 2010-09-01T02:52:45

A little rookie hazing? Nope. The video depicts members of the Dolphins looking for Dolphins DE Kendall Langford's 2.5 karat earring that he lost during practice. This must go over well with the no-nonsense approach from Dolphins Exec. VP of Football Operations Bill Parcells.

6a62f8dd8f8f92f783646ab47b472102 NFL.com Blogs 2010-09-01T00:21:20

The cutdown deadline for NFL teams to reduce their rosters to 75 players passed at 4 p.m. EST, and was surrounded by a flurry of activity.

dd6ad2184bb2819d121d1547a202db94 NFL.com Blogs 2010-08-31T22:35:01

For my money, the Rams have to start Sam Bradford. If they thought enough about him to give him $50 million up front and put the future of the organization in his hands as the first pick, how do you not play him?

bbd842f315f5e1a95c95794df7fa4e1d NFL.com Blogs 2010-08-31T21:18:44

Chris Cook impressed during preseason, to the point he was considered the favorite to start opposite Antoine Winfield. Now, he's out at least two weeks with a knee injury that leaves the Vikings' secondary thin.

d3e52d7365a393ded024b4dfbb78af2c The Sports Desk 2010-08-31T07:53:57

Grandstand's Dan Lonergan runs the rule over the 'other' eight in the AFL.

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43776b28b5cb542da070d5c1e818df16 Dave's Football Blog 2010-08-31T01:30:16

And I blame these two: Because let’s be honest. If David Villa and Fernando Torres were on their game in the 2009 Confederations Cup semifinals, how impressive would Bob Bradley’s 4-year run be, really? Yes, there are positives to Bradley’s tenure thus far. He’s encouraged a number of U.S. national team players to build their [...]

83e98f21cc65a28dc676daaee88d69d8 Dave's Football Blog 2010-08-30T22:58:57

After three weeks of fantasy football, Premier League-style, it’s become quite apparent that I have some work to do. Already, I find myself 41 points off the pace, thanks to a handful of questionable roster moves — starting the season with Carlos Tevez instead of Didier Drogba (a move I quickly rectified), dropping Andrei Arshavin [...]

fca2736e8f215a2f5e4187c42af73fa7 Pro-football-reference.com blog 2010-08-30T21:07:15

Note: This post was originally published at the new College Football at Sports-Reference site, so when you're done reading, go over and check it out! Today, it's time to finish our list of the top 20 college football programs of the modern era. As a quick refresher, I defined the "modern era" as 1946-present, because [...]

77eae5c5106a55aeb384d460e5d4e578 Dave's Football Blog 2010-08-30T16:57:09

I don’t pay much attention to the NFL pre-season, in part because it’s filled with games that don’t count, and I’m not that into watching practice squad (and UFL) fodder compete for jobs. These games aren’t anything to take seriously. That said, Lions rookie Ndamukong Suh is clearly taking the mere presence of Jake Delhomme [...]

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b03ce5ee48b4ae13733c8a3006f7bbcc The Sports Desk 2010-08-29T10:48:07

Quade Cooper is expected to stay with the Queensland Reds for more reasons than one.

0b826043bf4ee7dd85ec4b7abb378cbb The Sports Desk 2010-08-29T10:19:05

Jarryd Hayne has anointed who he thinks will be his successor for the Dally M award - Dragons number one Darius Boyd.

31c3bc65060e95d9a62c45866fd5e88e The Sports Desk 2010-08-29T10:04:04

Retiring Sydney great Brett Kirk and Simon Black shared a mutual sign of respect at the Gabba on Saturday night.

0d83c693788fd9421593523916deb9b6 Pro-football-reference.com blog 2010-08-28T23:42:04

Back in March we hosted an NCAA basketball tournament contest here at this blog, promising the winner (1) honor, (2) glory, (3) a podcast on the player or team of his or her choosing. The winner was Matt Stephans, and the honor and glory were delivered immediately. The podcast took a bit longer, but here [...]

3b472aec34a2e331f6db7a0fc8c9b711 The Sports Desk 2010-08-28T13:10:38

A whinger and two mischief makers. That's retired umpire Rudi Koertzen's label for former Australian Test cricketers Glenn McGrath, Matthew Hayden and Andrew Symonds.

32c5e4e0ddb18c63fd10cd0a94598245 Steelers football blog 2010-08-28T12:31:39

5261fff9e7833ad6627992d019316eb6 SEC Football Blogger 2010-08-28T04:03:43

A Half-Dozen Hyper-Specific Predictions About…South Carolina South Carolina was actually having a pretty good off-season. Superpowered recruits like Marcus Lattimore and Connor Shaw signed and committed. 16 starters returned, and that includes four on the offensive line. The SEC East is wide open. There was hope, right? Then Marvin Austin had a party.  And from [...]

96472c707be1d87dd0482eb7e197c816 Dave's Football Blog 2010-08-27T17:51:25

Our pal Brian Phillips of The Run of Play described Manchester City today as “the footballing version of the devastating forest fire that leads to new growth.” That’s perhaps just a bit nicer than what Sir Alex Ferguson and Jose Mourinho, among others, have been saying about Man City lately. It seems everyone is looking [...]

0cd55e948188c2a423577b87eaeeb76a Fantasy Football Goat 2010-08-27T05:49:31

I listen to a crap load of NFL and fantasy football podcasts and I want to share some of that info with you. Rather than writing up an entire blog post about it, The quickest, most efficient way I can get you that info  is by using Twitter. If you are on Twitter, stop by [...]

adf95b5bf69ffba639afd1a51a298f11 SEC Football Blogger 2010-08-26T22:00:30

A Half-Dozen Hyper-Specific Predictions About…Ole Miss Few have had an an 18 month stretch as odd as Ole Miss. From being the springboard of the Oscar run for Sandra Bullock to the springboard to Jevan Snead’s obscurity. From Dexter McCluster running on some fools to Jeremiah Masoli heading into Oxford one step ahead of the [...]

4014e193266616b434c37c864dc58856 The Sports Desk 2010-08-26T09:49:17

The Geelong Advertiser is pulling out all the stops in a plea to pull at the heart strings of champion midfielder Gary Ablett as he weighs up a decision on his football future.

f95dab3e7126e7e9fbe814a9c6a12c06 SEC Football Blogger 2010-08-26T06:43:57

Half-Dozen Hyper-specific Predictions about…Kentucky I’m back with the half-dozen thoughts in an attempt to roll out a preview upon you, the SEC Football Blogger reader. Today, the deepest of sleepers in the SEC. That’s right. I’m bringing you 6 calls on Kentucky. None of them involving John Calipari buying a recruit from Seattle. Last Year: [...]

06226be1436c378b91e120d816bd16f9 Pro-football-reference.com blog 2010-08-25T18:58:36

OK, I've gotta toot our own vuvuzela for a second here: I just found out that the Sports-Reference family of sites has been named to TIME Magazine's list of the 50 Best Websites for 2010! It's a great honor for us, and a thrill to know that our users get so much enjoyment & utility [...]

cacbaaf5566ee5f01c0b5856bab31af3 The Sports Desk 2010-08-25T09:38:23

In preparation for the upcoming Champions League Twenty20 in South Africa, the Redbacks have been holding indoor training sessions with the sound of vuvuzelas blaring from the stereo.

f99cab1c232864a712fccc79cda472e4 Pro-football-reference.com blog 2010-08-24T16:40:41

This one is more of a trivia marathon than a blitz. I think the format makes for a fun game. Please let us know if it also makes for good listening and playing along. Listen here, subscribe here if you know how, and read this if you don’t. It’s free, of course.

b2454c9ca084c142f195abd02a124d92 Pro-football-reference.com blog 2010-08-23T16:50:29

Sponsoring a page is fun, fast, and easy way to support what we're doing here at Pro-Football-Reference. With a sponsorship, you can: Show your support for your favorite player or team. Drum up traffic for your own site & draw in fans with a common interest. Get some well-deserved recognition for your support of PFR. [...]

d28ca55412685eeade2b44a26392e2c2 Pro-football-reference.com blog 2010-08-23T01:49:21

If you go to PFR's leaderboard page, you can see that Tony Romo ranks 4th all time in yards per pass attempt, and all three quarterbacks ahead of him retired by 1960. Romo also ranks first in net yards per attempt (PFR has NY/A data beginning in 1969, which is the earliest year for which [...]

aeb60e2d9ed79f5a0ff53e6df5c59f90 Steelers football blog 2010-08-22T19:05:45

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816eaad4dfc36a17aba198ddc5665363 SEC Football Blogger 2010-08-21T05:47:46

Write for SEC Football Blogger Why? Because you are clearly awesome. You appreciate the works of Dameyune Craig. You know for a fact that the Volunteers got exactly what they deserved when they decided to hire Lane Kiffin. You can find the great videos like the Nick Saban impression. You know exactly who James Wilder [...]

f6c4886988cd6f24e9fb8c2a6b2448f0 Dave's Football Blog 2010-08-20T19:24:24

Now that the gridiron game has proven to be rougher on its players’ brains than anyone realized, designers are taking another look at the football helmet and wondering if that’s the problem. An aerospace designer named Michael Princip thinks he might have a solution: a “multi-component anti-shock helmet design” that absorbs the energy of collisions [...]

b736af74a743a99e4b41a4aa0a1c79bc Pro-football-reference.com blog 2010-08-20T14:56:18

Ronnie Brown rushed 20 times for 115 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Bills last October; that sounds like a great game, until you realize that there were five better rushing performances by individuals against Buffalo in 2009. Below are the stat lines for all running backs who had at least 10 carries against the [...]

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0d65f6698337ad37bb7c6f00efffaccf Dave's Football Blog 2010-08-18T01:26:37

All apologies to The Run of Play, of course. Seriously, though, Brett Favre is making me hate the NFL. The more I hear about him, the more I want a full-season lockout in 2011. Just go away, old man.

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199b800040aee96bc07fcd0783db23cc Dave's Football Blog 2010-08-10T21:00:27

The Run of Play‘s Brian Phillips in Slate, on the never-ending argument over Pelé and Diego Maradona: Scrape away the grime of scandals and sound bites, and the contrast between these two great players says something about the imaginative possibilities presented by this game or by any game. Think of how you approach sports at [...]

3046ed3ac94a744e5c48680dbf0a2dc7 Dave's Football Blog 2010-08-10T16:57:37

Disappointed that you couldn’t beat Off Constantly in this blog’s World Cup Fantasy League? Here’s your shot at redemption. Dave’s Football Blog is officially opening its Fantasy Premier League Contest today. This is your opportunity to A.) prove your fantasy football superiority to me, and B.) win a fabulous prize that will be determined at [...]

49a87ca592a9a016c39775efb70657a6 Fantasy Football Goat 2010-08-09T06:01:14

Welcome to day #3 of Fantasy Football Blogger Training Camp. Today I am sharing one of my favorite fantasy football sources with you, Joe Bryant from FootballGuy’s. I’ve been getting Joe’s newsletter for as long as I can remember. He was the first person I came across online -back in the late 90′s – who [...]

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