Archive for September, 2009
Fantasy Football Week 4 Waiver Wire: Cut Them Loose
Posted: 28th September 2009 by Michael Whooley in NFL
With three weeks behind us, itÆs time you can start pruning some players from your roster. Yes, us Bruno Boys recommend you hold onto guys with huge upside for a bit longer, as itÆs still early and lots can happen.
However, players who werenÆt really expected to be great fantasy football assets in the first place can be dropped if there is a better option on the roster. Before you cut ...
The L.A. Dodgers Are Driving Me NutsùJust Clinch The Division Already!
Posted: 28th September 2009 by PJ Ross in MLB
I mean, really, you couldnÆt split a series with the Pittsburgh Pirates and just clinch the NL West?
It was supposed to be a weekend of celebration; heck, the champagne was on ice in the DodgersÆlocker room on Sunday afternoon following a three-run ninth inning rally to surge ahead of the Pirates 5-2.
Then, Jonathon Broxton went all Brad Lidge on us, and the clubhouse crew frantically ripped the plastic from ...
Colts Continue To Roll: Peyton Manning Carves Up Arizona 31-10
Posted: 28th September 2009 by Eddie Garrison in NFL
The Sunday Night Football game pitted two of the NFL's most prolific quarterbacks in history againstáone another, Peyton Manning and Kurt Warner, in an old-west style shootout this past Sunday night in Glendale, Arizona.
But what was thought to have been a shootout with loads of offense for both sides turned into a route at the hands of the Indianapolis Colts.
While Manning's offensive line gave him time to carve up the ...
Oakland Raiders: Thoughts On Week 3 Vs Denver (Crow Article)
Posted: 28th September 2009 by SR in NFL
It is what it is.á
The Raiders simply didn't come to play.á Although the score was only 13-3 at half, and Oakland had chance after chance to put something together,áthe Raiders offense never showed up.
In all my years of going to Raiders games, I never saw such a dull crowd.á It was anything but a hostileáenvironment.á You could go back to even worse losses by bigger numbers and still find better ...
Miserable While It Lasted: Navigating The 19 Detroit Lions Losses
Posted: 28th September 2009 by Bryan Kelly in NFL
Whether it was poisoned from the top down or uncoachable from the botom up, the Detroit Lions were, without question, the worst sports franchise of the 2000's.
The awful draft picks, incompetent free agency moves, and bewildering coaching changes came to a head in 2008, when the Lions became the first franchise in history to lose all 16 games in the regular season.
Now that the infamous losing streak is over, and ...
Can The Detroit Lions Beat The Chicago Bears? Yes They Can.
Posted: 28th September 2009 by Andrew Maisonneuve in NFL
Coach Lovie Smith and the Bears will look to win their third straight game Sunday, when they battle the Detroit Lions at Soldier Field in Chicago.
All Pro QB, Jay Cutler, showed his Pro Bowl skills against the Seahawks when he engineered a late scoring drive- that included a quick slant to Devin Hester- resulting in a touchdown with 1:52 left in the game.
He completed 21 of 27 passes for 247 ...
NFL Player Performance: Do Contract Extensions Have an Effect?
Posted: 28th September 2009 by Matt Bertram in NFL
As of late, many sports fans have questioned the motivating factors of professional athletes.á They have cited huge salaries as the primary culprit for why their idols have lost the passion and love for the game that the iconic sports figures of the past possessed so righteously.á Fortunately, sports provide us with a unique opportunity to actually measure a playerÆs performance through statistics.á Thus, the question remains: Does a sports ...
The five quarterbacks selected in the first round of the 1999 NFL Draft are collectively regarded as busts. Given the failures of Tim Couch, Akili Smith, and Cade McNown, and the eventual disintegration of Daunte Culpepper's career, it's hard to disagree.
Ten years removed from that debacle, however, two of the three quarterbacks selected in the first round of this year's draft are already asserting themselves as future stars.
More surprising, of ...
Minnesota’s Miracle at the Metrodome Can’t Mask Vikings’ Flaws
Posted: 28th September 2009 by JP Frederick in NFL
Brett Favre, you magnificent graybeard, you've done it again.
You completed barely 50 percent of your passes. You threw ducks that should've been intercepted; you threw an interception. You missed receivers, you settled for field goals, and you looked like the aging fighter most people pegged you as.
And absolutely nobody cares about that now, because you won.
With 1:29 on the clock and no timeouts, Favre led the Vikings 80 yards for ...
The Truth About the Spoiler Role: A Sad End for the Chicago White Sox
Posted: 28th September 2009 by Cregen McMinn in MLB
Teams fall into different rolls throughout the season: contender, pretender, doormat, and last and least enjoyableàspoiler.ôWatch out for the White Sox now, cause theyÆre playing spoiler!ö Seriously?Do you think that Paul Konerko cares that he could contribute to knocking the Tigers out of first place so that the Twins can win the division? IÆd love to hear about any player who strives to be the best ôspoilerö.LetÆs face the facts ...