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Random Ramsdom, 9/4: Steven Jackson ready to go
Turf Show Times — ... and Drew Bennett were removed from the injury list and practiced in full yesterday. Also off that notorious list and practicing yesterday: Dante Hall and Orlando Pace. Still on the list, Brian Leonard did practice yesterday. Four pundits at SI.com predict Scott Linehan won't be back in 2009. Bernie Miklasz at the PD says Linehan must emerge as a true leader to keep the Rams from futility.  Peter King, taking a break from Favre  worshipping, says Eagles 27, Rams 10 this weekend.  Not in enough time for the ...

Bearly Relevant: Week One, Peyton and his Colts
Tremendous Upside Potential — ... the entirety of its roster in its prime. It boasts one of the best quarterbacks of all-time, a perfectly designed offensive system, and arguably the league’s most respected head coach, albeit one that probably never read Man in the Middle.   The spread Colts -9.5 Around the web Simmons: "I'm still disappointed the Bears weren't this year's "Hard Knocks" team. The "Grossman-Orton" battle had Feldman-Haim potential." King: "Dick Ebersol exhales. It's not Sorgi-Orton." Big Daddy Drew: "If Peyton ...

Sunday Night Preview: Do the Bears Have a Chance in Indy?
FanHouse — ... Peter King, while obviously putting a ton of time into his analysis, has the Colts -- and check out the side poll. Over 95 percent of the voters have the Colts winning. ...

Broncos Week 1: Experts Weigh In
Predominantly Orange | A Denver Broncos Blog — ... Chris Mortensen - Oakland SportingNews.com Vinnie Iyer - Oakland (24-20) Arnie Spanier - Denver (31-17) Dennis Dillon - Denver (22-19) Greg Cosell - Oakland (24-21) Clifton Brown - Denver (18-13) Albert Breer - Denver (24-22) Brian Baldinger - Oakland (27-24) Real Scouts - Oakland (14-10) Mike Golic - no pick yet Accuscore - Denver “Pick em” - Denver SI.com Peter King - Denver (24-17)

The MMTTB Report
18 to 88 — The mental prowess of everyone's favorite coach/GM duo continues to grow by the week. After a stunning debut at home over the Vikings Monday night, Aaron Rodgers seems slated for a sure fire Hall of Fame career. Surely, no more vindication is necessary for these two football savants. Even more shocking was their inspired move to trade Favre to the AFC East. Their mental powers have evolved beyond those of mortal men, allowing them to foresee the Brady injury that will propel the Jets to a Super Bowl, thus upping the final value of the pick these gods among men will receive for the aging star. ...

Bearly Relevant Week Two: the return of the Moose
Tremendous Upside Potential — ... King: All you out there who thought the Panthers would go 2-0 without Steve Smith, raise your hands. Now, now, Mrs. Fox. Your vote doesn't count. ...

The Roundup: An Awesome Sports Weekend Begins
The Big Lead — ... Stop the Bleeding) Rutgers’ fan flips the bird on TV last night. (850 the Buzz) Darnell Jackson seems like a good kid. (Journal-World) If you’re in an NFL survivor pool - or knockout, or suicide, or whatever you want to call it - this week’s a challenging one. We’d go Tampa. (Vegas Watch) Peter King’s lost his mind - the Seahawks will score 40? Reminder: His daughter works with the club. (SI) Romo’s not changing this kid’s flat tire. (Philly Daily News ...

NFL Week 2 Picks: Patriots vs Jets Will Put The AFC East Picture In Motion
FanIQ Blog — ... Peter King says Seattle will score 40 points. I think you had a little too much coffee yesterday, chief. Seattle will win obviously, but who exactly will be scoring all those points? Julius Jones? Don't think so. Seahawks 24, 49ers 17 ...

Bearly Relevant: Week Three, welcome back Brian
Tremendous Upside Potential — This is only game three for the Bears, and already I’ve gone through three completely different takes on them. At first, I was convinced they would be horrible. But then the season opener against the Colts happened, and I remembered how great this defense can be when it’s aggressive, arrogant, and healthy. I really thought after that first game the Bears were going to be one of the better teams in the NFC. ...

King Picks Chargers
thejetsblog.com — ... On the Jets’ side, I pointed out in my picks this week that they’re not using Favre yet the way they should. Last year, New York called pass plays on 56 percent of the offensive snaps; this year it’s 50-50 run-pass. That’s got to change, particularly with such a good pair of deep threats in Jerricho Cotchery and Laveranues Coles. ...

Bearly Relevant: Week Four, the quarterback we’ve never had
Tremendous Upside Potential — --Sox post coming once I get out of work.-- Kyle Orton isn’t the reason the Bears have blown two consecutive fourth quarter leads. The second half he played against the Bucs last week may even have been the best of his career. But as I mentioned on Monday, while Orton may not be the reason the Bears lost, he’s part of the reason they didn’t win. I also said on Monday that the Bears cannot possibly head into next season with Orton at quarterback. Of course it’s way too early to begin thinking about next year already- something I’m prone to do with all my favorite teams, which I blame 100% on my years of simulating ...

Morning Extras: Who's Density Destiny Will It Be?
The700Level.com - Philly Sports & Minutiae — Three games left. The Phillies are up by one game. They had their chances to put this away during the week. They didn't. They looked to be in great shape last night when the Mets took out Pedro Martinez to let Ricardo Rincon do the honors of imploding. But the Mets did the inexplicable. They came back. Those bastards fought back and ...

Peter King: Bills Doubter
Buffalo Rumblings — Peter King: Bills Doubter Peter King picks the Rams for an upset win over Buffalo this weekend.

What Others Are Saying
Fanster.com — ... SI.com’s Peter King predicts a Dallas victory over Arizona.  That figures, although his prediction sounds better than the current spread on the game. ...

What Others Are Saying
Raising Zona | An Arizona Cardinals Blog — ... SI.com’s Peter King predicts a Dallas victory over Arizona.  That figures, although his prediction sounds better than the current spread on the game. ...

Bearly Relevant: Week Six, where we examine our allegiances
Tremendous Upside Potential — ... King: "Surprising Stat of the Week: Bears are averaging 27 points a game over the last three weeks. Kyle Orton plays better here than Matt Ryan. Bears put salve on Cubs-related Chitown wounds." ...

Bearly Revelant: Week Seven, with first place on the line
Tremendous Upside Potential — ... PK: "Chants of "Fire Childress'' fill the Metrodome air, no Minnesotan knows his quarterback of the future, and we're only 11 days removed from leaving the Vikings for dead at 1-3. How nutty is it, then, that a win at Soldier Field this week -- which I don't believe is in the cards, but who knows in this nutty league -- could give Minnesota sole possession of first place in the NFC North at 4-3?" ...

Random Ramsdom, 10/17: Pace likely out this week
Turf Show Times — ... Haslett says Rams LB Pisa Tinoisamoa is playing his best football in a long time.  Cowboys QB Tony Romo did some practicing yesterday, but no handoffs and no bullets down the field. He could still play against the Rams, in which case the Rams defense should be doing everything they can to force bad throws. A nice profile of RB Steven Jackson from the Dallas Morning News.  Peter King takes the Rams to win this week. 

Is Jason Garrett to blame for our offensive struggles?
Blogging The Boys — ... healthy, it would change everything -- his mobility keeps so many extra plays alive, and he has the gun to consistently stretch the field with Terrell Owens. The Giants can be more aggressive with much less fear of the deep ball. If they focus on stuffing Marion Barber early in the game, they'll be in good position to tee off on Johnson later, probably forcing Dallas to sub in Brooks Bollinger.   Burger King, Grizz's coffee buddy, pops in with a prediction. The Cowboys had a goal in mind prior to last week's ...

Shots Heard 'Round The Web - Patriots Links 10/31/08
Pats Pulpit — ... discusses what to expect from New England against the Colts. Matt Williamson (Scouts Inc.) just goes to town in his bashing of Matt Cassel.  He lists his reasons, but to me they don't add up to the QB he's becoming.  Sunday will be one heck of a test. Peter Schrager says that these two squads have had some classic bouts over the past few years, and Sunday night's may very well be the best one yet. Peter King (SI) gives New England the edge on Sunday in his pregame analysis of both teams. Don ...

Bearly Relevant: Week Ten, in which we remember Rex with youthful bliss
Tremendous Upside Potential — ... Peter King: "Curses! Now we don't get to see 0-11 Detroit host 11-0 Tennessee on Thanksgiving Day. I'm picking Chicago here because at some point Tennessee is going to lose one of these narrow donnybrooks it's been winning." ...

Shots Heard 'Round The Web - Patriots Links 11/07/08
Pats Pulpit — ... (Buffalobills.com) offers his Bills-Patriots Preview. LONG SHOTS Adam Schefter (NFL.com) looks for DeAngelo Hall to make a decision in the next 24-48 hours.  The teams expected to show interest are the Giants, Redskins, Patriots, Saints and Steelers. Tim Graham (ESPN) wonders if the sack-starved Bills will feast on generous Pats. Peter King (SI) predicts the Patriots to beat the Bills on Sunday. Yahoo! Sports says turning things around will ...

Bearly Relevant: Week 11, a Favre-less Green Bay
Tremendous Upside Potential — ... Peter King: "The Bears need Kyle Orton to return, and he'll try. Regardless, this is Matt Forte's game. Green Bay's playing the run like Peter King and Dr. Z are the starting defensive tackles." ...

Bearly Relevant: Week 12, time to rebound
Tremendous Upside Potential — ... PK: "I had a defensive assistant tell me the other day that his team put on video of the Rams' first defensive series against the Jets to show their players how not to hustle and swarm to the ball. The level of effort, this coach told me, was terrible." ...

Shots Heard 'Round The Web - Patriots Links 11/28/08
Pats Pulpit — ... Peter King (SI) reviews all of this week's games and picks the Pats - Steelers as his week 13 highlight.  (hint, he picks the Pats to win.) ...

Friday link dump
Tremendous Upside Potential — ... was back was in early October to see his old school. But in the ensuing week, five residents lost their lives in a bloody three days. "Two were boys shot in the face," he says. And right then and there, Rose realized that things had to change. "My mom is right," he says, looking down at his sneakers. "I can't be driving by there anymore alone." So he's hired two security guards. Now, he calls them whenever he goes out. * - In Bears news... Simmons and Peter King both like the Bears this week, as do all 13 of ESPN's experts. I know ...

Shots Heard 'Round The Web - Patriots Links 12/06/08
Pats Pulpit — ... Fitzgerald likens the hit to Wes Welker to Jack Tatum's devastating hit to Darryl Stingley. Mike Reiss gives us Junior Seau's press conference video and Q & A, plus injury reports for the Pats, with Woods out, and the Seahawks with Hasselbeck listed as doubtful. Projo.com gives us their week 14 New England at Seattle Pregame analysis. LONG SHOTS Peter King (SI) Weekend Pickoff and Game Previews. AP for the Sporting News: Injuries play big ...

Tennessee Titans… as the underdog
Titan Sized | A Tennessee Titans Blog — ... Over at Sports Illustrated it’s not that much different, the biggest example being previous “linkee” Peter King: ...

Shots Heard 'Round The Web - Patriots Links 12/19/08
Pats Pulpit — ... Boldin. Projo.com offers its Patriots vs. Cardinals pregame analysis. LONG SHOTS Tim Graham (ESPN) Cassel continues to dazzle NFL insiders, Role reversal:  Cassel winning, Leinart sitting. Mike Sando (ESPN) Unlikely outcomes for Cassel and Leinart; MVP watch:  Warner, Manning reconsidered; A Case for the Cardinals four receivers. Peter King (SI) Week 16 Picks and Game Previews.  Picks Pats over Cards 29-10. Fox Sports ...

Shots Heard 'Round The Web - Patriots Links 12/26/08
Pats Pulpit — ... Peter King's Week 17 Picks and game previews.  Picks Pats over Bills, Phins over Jets, and Ravens over Jags.  Last two must be typos. ...

Can Anything Good Happen After (Week) 2 for the Vikings?
Daily Norseman — ... Do I think the Lions will actually end their skid on Sunday? Of course not. I'm not dense like Peter King is. But I do feel like this is going to be one of those notoriously close, ugly games that these two teams have become known for the past couple of years. ...

Something about these Vikings still makes us a little nervous
"MyTeamRivals" via MyTeamRivals.com in Google Reader — ... If the Vikings were any other Super Bowl contender, we wouldn't be having this conversation. We wouldn't be getting antsy about taking the Lions seriously. We wouldn't flirt with the idea of putting our money on Detroit plus 10.5. And we certainly wouldn't be wondering why Peter King picked Minnesota to lose. With any other contender, we'd be counting up Adrian Peterson's touchdowns in advance. We'd be debating whether Brett Favre qualifies as an elite fantasy option this week. We'd be game-planning for San Francisco. But we're not. We're ...

NFL Picks Against the Spread 2009: Week 3
Complete Sports — ... A lot of people are saying this is the week the streak ends (including Peter King, though he said that last week too)... I'm not sold, but I think it will be an ugly game. I like the Redskins to win a game that feels like a loss... sorta like last week. Something like 16-13 with a late FG. ...

Horse Tracks 9/25/09 - Hamilton misses practice with hamstring issue, Stokley limited by thigh injury
The Mile High Report — ... Y! - Burress had profound impact on Giants WRs - Jason Cole PFW - Underrated assistant coaches make big impact - Nolan Nawrocki NYT - Drew Brees and the ‘Four Verticals’ - Chris Brown CBS - Brees makes short jump to Brady, Peyton stature - Pete Prisco FOX - NFL Truths: Brady will always hear the footsteps - Jason Whitlock ESPN - The saga of the Crabtree holdout - Elizabeth Merrill SI - The Peter King Challenge PK thinks the Broncos will squeak by the Raiders ...

Over the Lines: Is this the week Detroit finally gets a win?
Shutdown Corner — ... spreads. It was late in getting started this year because it doesn't work, drive in a car, ride in a car, handle money or roll on Shabbos. Washington Redskins (-6.5) at Detroit Lions -- The bums won't always lose. The woeful Lions, they of the 19-game losing streak, rookie quarterback and empty stadium, have become a trendy pick this weekend to get their first victory since 2007. Cole, Robinson and Silver are all picking Detroit. So is Peter King and the slew of "experts" at CBSSports.com. That's a pretty big ...

Week 3 NFL picks
Krem's Sports Blog — ... (-6.5) over LIONS The Redskins have heard criticism from all angles this week. Fans have been jumping off the Jim Zorn bandwagon in droves, and all of this is coming after a win -- granted, an ugly win -- but a win, nonetheless. Now, the offense doesn’t deserve any praise until it starts scoring touchdowns, but the defense has been pretty good -- special teams too. Anyway, more than enough experts (Mike Florio, Michael Wilbon, Don Banks, Peter King, Eric Allen, Mike Golic, Seth Wickersham, Jason Cole, Charles Robinson, ...

Horse Tracks 10/2/09 - Harris, Hillis return to practice; Hamilton, Larsen, A. Smith still out
The Mile High Report — ... NYT - A Year Later, Shockey Is Fitting In - Greg Bishop Who saw this coming?!?! SI - Gregg Williams has turned around New Orleans Saints defense - Don Banks That's what he does... NFP - In defense of Hines Ward - Matt Bowen Y! - Long journey to Bucs' lineup for Johnson - Jason Cole NFP - Tavern talk: Texans need to start over - Mike Lombardi NFP - The Daily Jolt's Week 4 picks - Ray Gustini SI - The Peter King Challenge Denver by a TD ESPN - John Clayton ...

New England Patriots Links 10/02/09 - Brady, Moss Join NFL In Raising Awareness For Breast Cancer
Pats Pulpit — ... secondary in different ways;  Boomer Esiason likes the Pats on Sunday and shares his thoughts; and he notes that Baltimore and New England have been frequent trade partners, with three deals this year. Tim Graham (ESPN) Mike Reiss previews the Patriots' game against the Ravens. (2.26 min. video.) Adam Schein (Fox Sports) Boom or Bust: Expect Flacco to out-perform Brady.  Peter King (SI) Weekend Pickoff:  Pats over Ravens 20-16, plus pre-game analysis. Tedy ...

Photo Gallery: Did You See That
SI.com - Extra Mustard — ... Featured Stories KRAM : Gordie Howe is a team by himself (3.16.64) RUSHIN : Tommy Lasorda ... NBA referee? (10.22.70) SILVER : Biggest chokes in baseball history (10.1.07) Covers 10.19.09 10.19.09 Read All Articles Buy Cover Reprint 10.12.09 10.12.09 Read All Articles Buy Cover Reprint Advertisement SI.com Hot Topics: 9-year-old hockey prodigy Notre Dame-USC King's NFL Picks MLB Playoffs SUBSCRIBE TO SI SI PICTURE SALES SI ...

Horse Tracks 10/23/09 - Raiders coach Cable will not face charges in Hanson case
The Mile High Report — ... news: A look at 3-2 teams’ playoff chances - Mike Lombardi NFP - Tavern talk: Ranking the 3-2 teams - Mike Lombardi NFL - Trip to London pales in comparison to distance between Pats, Bucs - Vic Carucci Y! - Owens' star has drastically fallen in Buffalo - Charles Robinson NFL - Webster-Fitzgerald battle one of Week 7's crucial matchups - Gil Brandt NFP - The Player's Picks: Week 7 - Matt Bowen SI - The Peter King Challenge SN - Week 7 picks: Favre, Big Ben prepare for ...

Look kids, Big Ben! Parliament! Your 1pm Open Thread!
Kissing Suzy Kolber — ... death of LaDanian Tomlinson (1979-2008, RIP), has turned the Chargers into a one-dimensional passing team (kind of like the Dan Fouts teams of old, except much, much worse). The Chiefs on the other hand have built some momentum thanks to their one game winning streak. I think the Chiefs win today, but I can’t call one crap team beating another an “upset”. Indianapolis at St. Louis – In making his prediction, Peter King makes the following Namathish promise: “Peyton Manning’s only game in the Edward Jones Dome was a ...

New England Patriots Links 11/06/09 - Dolphins Coach on Single Covering Randy Moss Last Year: "That didn't work out so good."
Pats Pulpit — ... in keeping a very real threat at bay: the Flu. Jim Lazar makes his weekly picks.  Pats over Fins 34-14. NATIONAL NEWS Tim Graham (ESPN) AFC East's most YACtacular players. Tim Graham (ESPN) Belichick dissects Williams, aka the Wildcat. Vic Carucci (NFL.com) Wildcat might have been tamed, but formation still has claws. Peter King (SI) Weekend Pickoff. Hmmmm. Brady, Chad Henne. Henne, Brady. In Foxboro. I can't see Miami winning. ...