thebiglead.com - 10/28/2008
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Sunday, 5:20ish. Giants rookie Kenny Phillips absolutely pulverizes Pittsburgh’s Mewelde Moore on a pass play. Knocked him out of the game, briefly. It was third down and the Steelers would have been forced to punt. But a 15-yard unnecessary roughness penalty was called, prolonging ...
awfulannouncing.blogspot.com - 10/30/2008
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awfulannouncing.blogspot.com —
Troy Aikman made an appearance on Boomer Esiason's
MSG show last night and the two former QBs...
wasted no time in addressing the topic of their feud over the past few weeks. Via Barry Horn at the Dallas Morning News .... Boomer: "All right, joining us ...
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Esiason And Aikman Kiss And Make Up
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NFL Week 8 De-Cleeting:
Amphibious Sports Duo —
... Giants are in a great position to make a playoff run and defend their title, and a big reason is Eli Manning's lack of INTs. His stats were not pretty, but he threw 0 picks. Big Ben threw 4 and also took 5 sacks, but nobody is piling on him as the O-line for Pittsburgh has not been there for him all year. The Steelers play Washington, Indy, and San Diego next so it does not get any easier for them going forward. In regards to the Kenny Phillips hit that drew a flag, we know how Aikman feels about it, but it surely has become a hard issue for the NFL to solve. Players keep ...
Zebra Report: Commissioner Roger Goodell Handcuffing Officials on Roughing Calls
FanHouse —
... This was the most glaring example. The Big Lead covered several others where this strict enforcement has affected plays and possibly games -- for the record, I never think officials decide games ... that's a hyperbolic reaction housed by fans. ...
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