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blogs.nfl.com - 10/14/2008

Redskins sign former MVP Alexander

— blogs.nfl.com — On the trade deadline day, the Washington Redskins made headlines of their own without trading a player.... The Redskins signed former NFL MVP running back Shaun Alexander to a one-year deal and punter Ryan Plackemeier. Both players will be reunited with Redskins coach Jim Zorn, whom they worked ... (more) Redskins sign former MVP Alexander

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misterirrelevant.com - 10/14/2008

Skins to Sign Another Washed-Up Star

— misterirrelevant.com — Ladell Betts is expected to be out two weeks with a mild knee sprain. No big deal,... right? I mean, we still gots CP (MVP!) and Rock, whose ability to run straight is a quality I admire. They can hold it down for a couple weeks until Betts comes back. ... (more) Skins to Sign Another Washed-Up Star

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Cincinnati Bengals

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nfl.fanhouse.com - 10/22/2008

Every Play Counts: Clinton Portis

— nfl.fanhouse.com — Every Play Counts is Michael David Smith's weekly look at one specific player or one aspect of... a team on every single play of the previous game. Clinton Portis played one of the toughest football games I've ever seen in the Redskins' win over the ... (more) Every Play Counts: Clinton Portis

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Smarter Stats: The Curse of 370
Football Outsiders — Smarter Stats: The Curse of 370 The subject of this week's Smarter Stats column for the Washington Post won't come as news to faithful FO readers, but with Clinton Portis on pace to enter Full Curse Territory and former victim Shaun Alexander now on the Redskins' roster, it's time to bring it up again. Will they never learn? Post new comment Your name: * E-mail: * The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly. Homepage: Subject: Comment: * Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically. Allowed HTML tags: ...

Every Play Counts: Clinton Portis
FanHouse — ... Yes, Portis is only 27, and that might not sound very old, but running backs don't often stay productive beyond their 20s -- and Portis has taken more punishment than most running backs his age. This is his seventh year in the league, and this season he's on pace for 373 carries, which as Portis's new teammate Shaun Alexander knows, is dangerous territory, as Doug Farrar wrote at the Washington Post's Smarter Stats blog: ...

Fun Bunch: Chris Paul’s ‘Smashing Lions’
Mr. Irrelevant — ... off of Kanye’s “Flashing Lights.”* [The Player Hater’s Ball] The average power ranking of the Redskins is 6th, and the Lions are 32nd, which is similar Washington-St. Louis two weeks ago. [Real Clear Sports] An impartial blogger, one without feelings, breaks down the Cleveland game and calls Portis “the best running back in the league.” [FanHouse] Portis is also pacing toward the dreaded Curse of 370. [Smarter Stats] Between his playing and coaching days, Jim Zorn owned B.N. Genius gadget ...

Curse of 370 checkup
Sports - Pancake Blocks — ... , Turner is past the stage where tough matchups render him shaky. His 332 carries are a concern, though. The Curse of 370 is staring him in the face, and a potential playoff run could be added to that. Dynasty owners should root for the Falcons to start losing. Some players, like Clinton Portis, got hurt before arriving at 370. But the other running back ...

Killing Time: The One, True Purple Jesus
The Ragnarok — ... The second issue that Vikings fans should be worried about is his work load. He only needs 28 carries to reach 370 for the year, and as Smarter Stats shows, that’s a work load that almost no running back can handle without breaking down (or having their performance fall off markedly). Peterson has carried the ball more than 28 times in four games this year (IND, GNB, CHI, @ ARI). Giving him the ball 29 times against the Colts and 30 times against the Packers makes sense to me. Both games were decided by a field goal. ...

Selected criticisms of Football Outsiders Almanac 2009
Bleed Scarlet — ... “, ”curse of 370“, etc…) from analyzing seasons of statistical data.  All the conventional, scouting-based evidence in the world, and not just years of statistical trends, pointed towards the Patriots clobbering the Giants in Glendale. However, given that the NFL season consists of a very small sample size, statistical noise can and will occur, obscuring some truths in the process. ...

Why rush attempts matter, and receptions do not
Pro-football-reference.com blog — ... runners combined for 1 game and 10 carries in their second seasons. William Andrews was a star in the early 1980's for the Falcons. His career effectively ended with an offseason knee injury before the 1984 season, and he closed the 1983 season with a 29 carry game in a win. Former Charger Gary Anderson closed the 1988 season with 60 carries in consecutive wins to close the year, and missed the entire 1989 season with a knee injury. I don't believe in curses or myths. And I don't necessarily believe in magic numbers, like 25 rush attempts or 28 ...