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2009 NFL Season – Week 11 Preview
RB Maurice Jones-Drew and the Jags will look to stay in the playoff hunt as they host the Buffalo Bills in Week 11 As the 2009 NFL Season moves closer to the third quarter pole and it is quickly becoming apparent that this season is going to come down to the bitter end (week 17) before ...
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2009 NFL Season – Week 11 Power Rankings
After four consecutive wins, WR Legedu Naanee and the San Diego Chargers are moving up Week 11’s Power Rankings With all byes completed for the 2009 NFL Season, now the real fun starts. There are 12 coveted playoff berths left to be claimed in the final 7 weeks of the regular ...
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2009 NFL Season – Week 10 Review
The 2009 NFL Season has finally reached the double-digit week number portion of the schedule. As the weeks keep fly by, the league keeps chugging along with a sense more than ever that soon enough playoff clarity will soon be upon us…well maybe. After 10 weeks of play, there are still the ...
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What Conference is the Best?
In 2009, the question above is easily the toughest one answer. Obviously I don’t think the SEC is the strongest. Experts will make their case for the Big Ten and mention teams like Ohio St., Penn St., Iowa, Wisconsin, and even Michigan. The first four are all ranked in the BCS standings, which ...
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The Many Problems with the BCS and Why the Little Guys Deserve a Chance
The calendar has turned to November and as college football begins its last full month there are a lot of questions still left to be answered and a lot of them deal with the BCS system, as usual. With the voters and pundits still talking the same old and tired talk about the SEC being so ...
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Belichick’s Gamble May Haunt the Patriots
The Colts’ improbable 35-34 win over the Patriots was a great game. But all everyone will be talking about Monday was Patriots head coach Bill Belichick’s incorrect decision to go for it on 4th down deep in his own territory Super Bowl XLIII ½ is over as the New England ...
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Ochocinco Gets Hit in his Pocket for “Bribe”
The NFL didn’t think Chad Ochocinco’s attempted “bribe” was funny at all as No. 85 was fined $20,000 by the league for his $1.00 antic You can call it the “No Fun League” all you want. But as soon as Cincinnati Bengals WR Chad Ochocinco playfully tried to bribe an ...
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2009 NFL Season – Week 10 Power Rankings
Electrifying running back Chris Johnson and the Tennessee Titans are moving up this week’s Power Rankings after two straight wins The 2009 NFL season has started toward its oh-too-fast ending with the midpoint of the season in everyone’s rearview mirrors. With the final two byes ...
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2009 NFL Season – Week 9 Review
By virtue of his 5-interception performance in the Lions loss to the Seahawks, QB Matthew Stafford is Week 9’s Lackey The second half of the 2009 NFL Season has begun and the “real” fun of self separation into the “Contenders” and “Pretenders” was very prevalent in Week 9. Though ...
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Moss’ big play saves the day for the Patriots
Patriots WR Randy Moss showed that he has plenty of fight left in him as his stiff-arm touchdown against the Dolphins was a huge play Think back to Week 5 of the 2009 NFL Season. The New England Patriots appeared to be on the ropes with murmuring of their dynasty possibly ending after a ...
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2009 NFL Season – Week 9 Preview
All eyes will be on Lincoln Financial Field in Philly in Week 9 as QB Tony Romo lead the Dallas Cowboys against the Philadelphia Eagles on NBC Sunday Night Football The second half of the 2009 NFL Season is here and now the “real” fun begins as teams confirm their status as a “Contender” ...
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2009 NFL Season – First Half NFL Awards
Buffalo Bills rookie safety Jairus Byrd (#31) has been selected the Defensive Rookie of the First Half for the 2009 NFL Season I always like to hand out the hardware after each quarter of the NFL season. However the players and teams receiving their just due better not forget that there ...
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2009 NFL Season – Week 9 Power Rankings
Led by intimidating running back Steven Jackson, the Rams got their first win of the season and are moving up this week’s Power Rankings The midpoint of the 2009 NFL season is upon us and throughout the league there is a pretty good understanding of who the “Contenders” and ...
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2009 NFL Season – Week 8 Review
Houston Texans RB Ryan Moats was one of Week 8’s Game Ball winners for his efforts in the Texans 31-10 win over the Buffalo Bills With the 2009 season officially hitting the halfway mark, the league celebrated with a magnificent week of action in Week 8. This was a great week in ...
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Favre Sticks it to the Packers in Green Bay
In Brett Favre’s much anticipated return to Green Bay, for the second time in less than a month the Vikings beatdown the Packers for a very “Sweet” Victory for No. 4 Who says you can’t go home? Well…Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre not only returned back to ...
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NY Giants-Philadelphia Eagles Preview
All eyes will be on Philadelphia, Pa for two NYC vs. Philly battles. The Fightin’ Phillies take on the Yankees in Game 4 of the World Series and the Eagles will face the NY Giants in a key NFC East divisional battle NY GIANTS (5-2) AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (4-2), 1PM EST on FOX ...
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2009 NFL Season – Week 8 Preview
The return of former Packers legend and current Vikings QB Brett Favre to Lambeau Field is probably the most anticipated event of Week 8 of the 2009 NFL Season I am dubbing Week 8 of the 2009 NFL Season, “Homecoming Week”. Every fall at high schools and colleges around the country, ...
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Trade for Roy Williams looking like a colossal mistake for Cowboys
In baseball everyone remembers bad trades like the 1990 deal where the Boston Red Sox traded future star Jeff Bagwell to the Houston Astros for aging setup man Larry Anderson. But the NFL has also seen its fair share of one sided trades throughout the league’s 90-year existence. To name a ...
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2009 NFL Power Rankings – Week 7
Fueled by a 3-game winning streak, WR Steve Breaston and the Arizona Cardinals are moving up our NFL Power Rankings This is one of my favorite times on the NFL calendar right before the midway part of the season. Teams are starting to separate into “Contenders” and “Pretenders” and each ...
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2009 NFL Season – Week 7 Review
Cincinnati Bengals RB Cedric Benson got his revenge over the Bears and the Game Ball in Week 7 I will start with a “Cheerio” this week as the NFL returned to London, England for the third year in a row. Unfortunately for the NFL’s English fans viewing our version of football, they were ...
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