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Friday, January 25, 2008

Hitler's reaction to the Cowboys loss

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I am sure many of you have seen this but I have share anyway. This is a reaction Hilter might have if he were a Cowboy Fan finding out that the Boys lost to the Giants.



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Thursday, January 24, 2008

OzarksSports.net

There is another great local blog out there that I want to give a shout out. OzarksSports.net is a local blog about local sports. This blog covers all local sports from wrestling to swimming and diving to the more traditional sports. It does a great job of giving coverage to our high schools. Please check them out.

These have been a few simple thoughts of my complex mind.

Sunday, January 20, 2008

Things I Have Learned... from 2008 playoffs week 3.

Things I Have Learned... from 2008 playoffs week 3


Here are my thoughts from both playoff games.

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1) Never rely on a DVR and decide to see a movie with a couple of friends during the playoffs. I came home to find the DVR signal all messed up. I missed all of Chargers/ Patriots game. I did watch the movie Cloverfield as a consolation.

2) Green Bay in January is not where I would want to play. It is a huge home field advantage.

3) WR Plaxico Burress is finally healthy and he is a stud Wide Receiver. He is becoming a truly elite receiver.

4) On top of the weather, benches and helmet stands without the heat working on the Giants sidelines is a huge advantage.

5) WR Donald Driver (the old man of the Packers' receiving corps) is still a good wide out with good speed. A 90 TD catch was proof of it.

6) QB Eli Manning has finally lived up to his potential. He is making a lot of good reads and passes. He has become the leader of the Giants. He is Super Bowl bound. It begs one question: What shadow?

7) Penalties will kill you. Green Bay Penalties gave the Giants a touchdown. The Giants had their own big penalties that lead to a touchdown. Neither team can make these kinds of mistakes and expect to beat the Patriots.

8) Special teams plays were big in this game. Forty yard kick off returns give you great field position.

9) RB Ahmad Bradshaw continues to impress me. He is a great change of pace for the bruiser Jacobs. He is quick and hard to catch.

10) There is nothing like overtime in the playoffs. An intercept of Favre leads to Tynes finally making a big kick for the Giants to win.

11) I would never have believed that the Giants would win the NFC but that is why they play the game.

12) Congratulations to the Patriots and Giants. I am going to say something that a Cowboy fan should never have to say, "Go Giants!". (Yuck- That was a bad taste!)

Those are a few things I learned from 2008 playoffs week 3.


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Thursday, January 17, 2008

Playoff Week 3 Fantasy Injury Report

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Here are the Playoff Week 3 fantasy injuries and my commentary. This may be helpful for anyone playing a NFL Playoff Fantasy League. We are down to 8 teams left.


Packers:
WR Greg Jennings
has a groin injury and is probable. He was limited in practice on Wednesday.



Patriots:
WR Donte Stallworth
has a knee injury and is probable. He was limited in practice on Wednesday.


Giants:
WR Plaxico Burress
is probable with an ankle injury. He is expected to play. He was limited in practice on Wednesday.


Chargers:
TE Antonio Gates
is questionable dislocated left big toe. He did not practice all week. He is a game time decision.

QB Philip Rivers has a knee injury and is questionable. He is optimistic about playing on Sunday even though he has missed practice all week.

RB LaDainian Tomlinson is questionable with a hyperextended left knee. He believes that he will be close to 100% for Sunday.

That is all the fantasy injuries for this week.

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Sunday, January 13, 2008

Things I Have Learned... from 2008 playoffs week 2.

Things I Have Learned... from 2008 playoffs week 2.

Here are my thoughts from all 4 playoff games.

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1) Green Bay has great composure. They did not fall apart when they fell behind 14 to nothing. Favre historically has pressed in situations like this. You expect a young team to panic when you are down early.

2) Seattle could not put away the Packers when they got the early lead. The Seahawks are still a really good team. The snow and cold appeared to be affecting them much more than it was the Packers.

3) The Packers have a very effective running game. This is a change from earlier in the season. Ryan Grant ran for 201 yards with an average 7.4 yards per carry and 3 touchdowns. A two dimensional Packer team is very scary.

4) 2nd Year WR Greg Jennings is becoming a stud. He appears to have taken over as the go to guy for Favre.

5) QB David Garrard reminds me of Brett Favre and Tony Romo. He knows how to move away from defenders and senses their presence. He makes moves to buy time for his receivers to get open.

6) The Patriots Offensive linemen are studs. After giving up an early sac they did not give up another one all game. They did this against a really good Defensive line that continued to sac and harass Big Ben the week before. The line also opened some huge holes for Maroney.

7) QB Tom Brady proved to me why he was the MVP of the NFL. He was 26 catches for 28 passes with 262 yards and 3 touchdowns.

8) New England has a running game. Most of the year they have not ran the ball. Saturday night they were able to develop their run game spectacularly with 22 carries for 122 yards and a rushing touchdown.

9) QB Philip Rivers is coming into his own. He is finding his WRs since Gates is slowed down with injury. Chambers and Jackson are good WRs that stepped up their play for this game. He had three touchdowns in this game.

10) QB Peyton Manning is amazing at adjusting the play at the line. He can read the defense and change the play for protection and routes.

11) Good backups win the game. With L.T. and Rivers out, Volek and Turner were able to fill in and lead this team to a victory.

12) Charger's defense is very opportunistic. They took away 14 points from with goal line interceptions.

13) WR Anthony Gonzalez has developed into a nice Wide Receiver for the Colts during the season. He received more playing time during the season than expected when Harrison was out with injury. They have a great receiving corps with Harrison, Wayne, and Gonzalez.

14) RB Marion Barber III is coming into his own. He started for the first time and he ran people over.

15) QB Eli Manning is starting to come out of his brother's shadow. The drive with 48 seconds left in the half was executed beautifully.

16) LB DeMarcus Ware is a monster. I already knew this but it is just reinforced with every Cowboy game I watch.

17) RB Bradshaw is a lighting fast player for the Giants. He is not a replacement for Tiki but he does make it easier for the Giants to deal for the loss of Tiki and his explosiveness.

18) The Cowboys forgot to run the ball at the second half. The run was working greatly in the first half but then forsaken it in the second half.

19) The Giants defense stepped up with injuries and pressured Romo. He was hardly touched in the first half but spent much of the second half on his back.

Congratulations to the Giants, Packers, Patriots, and Chargers. I will be spending the rest of the month in mourning for my Cowboys.

Those are a few things I learned from 2008 playoffs week 2.


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Thursday, January 10, 2008

Playoff Week 2 Fantasy Injury Report

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Here are the Playoff Week 2 fantasy injuries and my commentary. This may be helpful for anyone playing a NFL Playoff Fantasy League. We are down to 8 teams left.


Cowboys:
WR Terrell Owens is questionable with a left ankle sprain. He practiced on Thursday.


Packers:
WR Greg Jennings
has a groin injury and is probable. He was limited in practice on Wednesday and Thursday.

Colts:
WR Anthony Gonzalez
is questionable with a foot injury. He fully practiced on Wednesday.

TE Ben Utecht is probable with a shoulder injury. He practiced on Wednesday.

WR Marvin Harrison has a knee injury. He will start this weekend.


Jaguars:
No significant fantasy injuries.



Patriots:
No significant fantasy injuries.


Giants:
WR Plaxico Burress
is probable with an ankle injury. He is expected to play. He did not practice on Wednesday and was limited on Thursday.


Chargers:
TE Antonio Gates
is questionable dislocated left big toe. He did not practice on Thursday.



Seahawks:
RB Shaun Alexander
is probable with a wrist injury. He is expected to play. He practiced on Wednesday.

WR Deion Branch is questionable with a calf injury. He was limited in practice on Thursday. He stated that he will play on Saturday.

QB Matt Hasselbeck has a wrist injury and is probable. He has fully practiced all week.

WR D.J. Hackett is probable with a sprained right ankle. He is a game time decision for Saturday's game.


That is all the fantasy injuries for this week.

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Sunday, January 06, 2008

The Romo Conspiracy Part II

The following story is pure fan-fiction, not to be taken as factual. It is a spoof comedy piece. This is not an attack on any of the individuals in the story. This was spurred on by Tony Romo going to Mexico with the Simpson family during the Bye Week.

On the Monday before the 2008 Playoffs began, in their evil headquarters somewhere in a swap meets a rogue band of NFL Owners once again. As Daniel Snyder, owner of the vile Redskins, call their sinister meeting to order. “Fellow evil NFC East Owners, I come before you in our mission to find Tony Romo’s weakness. We have tried several things to stop him including the Britney-Bot but yet we have continued to fail. I have been contacted by the mysterious Mister X who thinks he can help us with our mission.”

The dastardly Twin owners of the Giants, John Mara and Steve Tisch, agreed that they would like to hear from Mister X. Eagles' owner, Jeffrey Lurie, remained skeptical of this unknown entity. He hissed “How can we trust this Mister X and why would he want to help us?”

With utmost cockiness, Snyder venomously responded, “Because I said so! Trust me; he wants to see the Cowboys knocked out of the playoffs as bad as we do. He has a plan to do it.” This appeared to convince this group of Legion of Doom want-to-bes.

Snyder activated the view monitor to reveal the mysterious Mister X. Initially it appeared that his identity was covered by his cloak. On further examination, the evil owners realized that Mister X’s identity was being masked by the blue hooded sweat shirt.

Speaking through a voice scrambler, Mister X spoke “I understand your evil group is seeking a way to stop the nauseously happy Tony Romo. I believe I have a plan to take him down. Since Jessica is a known weakness, I suggest you use her to take him down.”

In unison, the twin owners of the Giants quickly responded, “How can we use her to take Romo down other than having her show up at their next game? She has already learned not to do that any more.”

Mister X slowly spoke, “I suggest you enlist the service of Jessica’s sister. She has a motive to pay her older sister back for her lack of success. I have already set it up. If you allow her to sing during half time at each of your stadiums next season, then she will help you. She is willing to convince Jessica to take Romo to Mexico during his off week. She will manipulate Jessica into giving Romo a lot of authentic Mexican water to drink. He will be sick as a dog for the entire week. He will not be up to winning their playoff game.”

Lurie turned pail white and exclaimed “If we let Ashley Simpson sing at our half times, there will be riots from our fans! We will probably lose season ticket holders. That price is very high. I don’t know”

Snyder calmly responded, “I am willing to pay that price to see Romo crash again in the play offs. But what will you get from this arrangement, Mr. X. Why help us take down Romo.”

Mister X slowly said, “I have my reasons. I guess you could say I feel it is my Patriotic Duty.”

The vile conspiracy agreed to the terms and set the evil plan in motion.

Will Tony fall victim to a blonder from his ditsy blond bombshell of a girlfriend or will he once again outwit the foulest of plans from this wicked organization? Tune in next Sunday for the results.

(This story is strictly copyrighted. Please do not use without the consent of the author. This story is an original story by the author.)

Saturday, January 05, 2008

Things I Have Learned... from Jaguars vs. Steelers

Things I Have Learned... from Jaguars vs. Steelers.

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1) Dreadlocks can make you out of bounce according to Al Michaels. It is a part of your body.

2) Jacksonville's Maurice Jones Drew and Fred "Used to have Glass Legs" Taylor are a great running back combination. They can run the ball, inside, outside, run kicks back, and catch passes for scores. But they did not run well the ball in the 4th quarter.

3) QB Ben Roethlisberger is missing the threat of "Fast" Willie Parker. Ben has been gunslinging much more often this year but now he does not have effective use of the play action passes with Davenport which he did with Parker. Without effective play action, the Jaguars have been effectively blitzing the QB and sacking him and causing interceptions.

4) Both Defenses can get after the QB. They bring various looks and blitzes that cause havoc in the backfield. Both would give Tom Brady, who does not like to be hit, some problems in the playoffs.

5) The Steelers’ Receivers are a very good group. TE Health Miller is a solid short yardage guy. Former Super Bowl MVP WR Hines Ward is a great slot receiver that runs like a WR and hits lit a Fullback. WR Santonio Holmes is a fast young receiver that is coming into his own. WR Cedrick Wilson is a fine 3rd Wideout.

6) A wide receiver grabbing someone's face mask constitutes defensive pass interference. Is that new this season?

7) The Steelers has displayed a lot of heart coming back from a big deficit of 18 points. The Jags displayed a lot of heart to come back and win after the Steelers’ surge.

8) Jaguars QB David Garrard can scramble with the best of QBs in the league. He made some amazing runs tonight. No scramble was bigger than the 4 and 2 run for 32 yards.

9) The swamp land from several weeks ago dried up in Pittsburgh. It no longer looks like Florida on Hines Field.

Those are a few things I learned from the Jaguars vs. the Steelers game.

Congratulations Jaguars on your victory.


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Friday, January 04, 2008

2008 Mock NFL Draft at CP

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It is mock draft season! The fine folks over at CP have a fine 2008 mock NFL draft on their board. This is the first of many updates to the mock draft at CP. Redadmin is leading the charge on the mock draft. Check it out.

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Thursday, January 03, 2008

Playoff Week 1 Fantasy Injury Report

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Here are the Playoff Week 1 fantasy injuries and my commentary. This may be helpful for anyone playing a NFL Playoff Fantasy League.


Jaguars:
No significant fantasy injuries.


Giants:
WR Plaxico Burress
is probable with an ankle injury. He is expected to play. He was limited in practice on Wednesday and Thursday. He will tough it out again this weekend.

WR Sinorice Moss has a back jury and is probable. He fully practiced on Thursday.



Steelers:
QB Ben Rothlisberger
has an ankle injury and is probable. He will play this weekend.

WR Hines Ward is probable with knee injury. He fully practiced on Thursday.


Chargers:
K Nate Kaeding
is probable with a Fibula injury. He did not practice on Thursday.



Seahawks:
RB Shaun Alexander is probable with a wrist injury. He is expected to play.

WR Deion Branch is questionable with a calf injury. He did not practice on Wednesday or Thursday.

QB Matt Hasselbeck has a wrist injury and is probable. He has fully practiced all week.


Buccaneers:
No significant fantasy injuries.


Titans:
RB Lendale White is probable with a knee injury. He did not practice on Thursday.

WR Roydell Williams has a broken ankle and is out.

RB Chris Brown is questionable with a back injury. He missed practice on Wednesday but fully practiced on Thursday.

QB Vince Young is questionable with a quad injury. He was limited in practice on Wednesday and Thursday.


Redskins:
QB Jason Campbell
is out with a knee injury.

WR James Thrash is questionable with an ankle injury. He is in a walking cast. He should not be on your playoff roster anyway.


That is all the fantasy injuries for this week.

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