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Disappointment? I'm sure it's a word that has been both on the minds of Bears fans and on the tongues of sports-writers. After the blockbuster trade that landed Jay Cutler in Chicago last season, expectations were high. Understandably so. The Bears gave up two first-round draft selections, a third-round draft selection, and quarterback Kyle Orton to acquire Cutler's services. A steep expenditure to be sure and one that Bears fans didn’t expect to have to wait for ...

Who is the 2009 NFL MVP? Peyton Manning, Drew Brees, Brett Favre, Philip Rivers, or Chris Johnson? We don't know yet. When will they announce the winner of this prestigious award? Nobody seems to know; and that's a problem. For those who might not follow, the Associated Press announces the winner of the NFL MVP award at the conclusion of the regular season. All players are eligible, even those who might not be fortunate enough to ...

It is without question the greatest honor an individual player can earn in the National Football League. It is the Associated Press' NFL league MVP award and it is given to the absolute best player the NFL has to offer. Or at least, that is the intent. No, it's not the top goal of these NFL stars to win this MVP award, but winning itácan often beámore reflective of anáindividual's contributions than any ...

He's a winner, plain and simple. Have you ever heard someone say that "you can put up all the flashy numbers you want but at the end of the say, it is the W that is most important"? Well if that is true, feast your eyes upon one of the league's most valuable players. And if the small sample size we've had to work with is any indication of the future that is ...

Three weeks into the 2009 NFL season, certain teams and players have begun to separate themselves fromáeach another. Needless to say, the 2009 season has not gone as many of the so-called "experts" had predicted.áAfter the Pittsburgh Steelers' victory in Super Bowl XLIII the popular opinion was that Tom Brady and Ben Roethlisberger had secured the top two spots at their position, with the league MVP Peyton Manning descending to ...

Chicago made a horrible decision to trade for disgruntled quarterback Jay Cutler.  At least, that's what many people were saying after the Bears 21-15 loss to the Packers during last week's Sunday Night Football match-up.  Cutler was 17 of 36 for 277 yards, 1 touchdown, and 4 interceptions.  That's not exactly the performance you would expect out of a guy you traded so much for.  It was almost a foregone conclusion that the defending ...

Earlier in the week Chad Ochocinco vowed to score against the Packers on Sunday and do the Lambeau Leap in celebration.  On Sunday Ochocinco did both, helping his team pick up a victory in the process.  The Cincinnati Bengals were 8.5 point underdogs to the home-town Green Bay Packers, but ended up defeating the Pack by seven points with a 31-24 victory.  For all those who said that Green Bay's corners were too ...

The Jets' goal was simple: pressure Tom Brady.  The Jets learned, much as the Giants did before them, that when you apply pressure to  Tom Brady, "Mr. Clutch" has a tendency to be anything but.  Thus was the case in the Jets' 16-9 victory over the Patriots on Sunday.  Tom Brady was not horrible in the loss, he simply played more like the Tom Brady of 2001-2006 than the Tom Brady of 2007. This ...

During Sunday's 14-12 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars, Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Anthony Gonzalez suffered a strained knee ligament that should take him out of action anywhere from two to six weeks. Which means that someone has to now fill the void that will be left in the wake of Gonzalez's absence. The Colts could always allow Pierre Garcon or Austin Collie to take Gonzalez's position, or they could decide to go ...

Week one is less than a day away so it is just about the time in which the Jacksonville Jaguars defensive unit is feeling one of two ways. Either they have game-planned, prepared, and developed a way to stop Peyton Manning and the Colts’ offense. Or... They are so sick to their stomach's right now because they know that all of the training and all of the preparation, all of their hard work ...