It's been awhile and I apologize for that. As for sports, the Lions seem to be fizzling out. The Packers are still undefeated, with Aaron Rodgers looking unstoppable with a defense giving up too many yards. The Patriots seem unstoppable with their next victim the injured Steelers, who after a rough start are on a winning streak, but against sup-par teams. I believe that this match-up will show which of the two receivers is considered the best in the NFL between Welker and Wallace. As for Megatron, he is still leading the league in TD's and in the top five in yards, so he is still in that fight too. Arian Foster is back like he played last year after a slow start plagued by injury. I do want to get into the Steelers first. After Aaron Smith's season and possibly career ending injury, Ziggy Hood has come in again and showed no sign of drop off, as he leads the team in QB pressures. Hampton goes down and Hoke comes in and the run defence actually gets better. Now Hoke is out and Hamp is Questionable. Suggestions? How about until the steelers draft Hamp's replacement at nose guard, move Ziggy to nose, have Heyward play left end and Kiesel stay at right end. As for secondary, Everyone thought it was the Steelers biggest weakness going in.... Except me. I knew if Troy was healthy him and Clark would be great at safety, and Ike Taylor is the most underrated shutdown corner in the league. Now that Keenan Lewis has stepped up they lead the league in pass defense. Now for offense, Big Ben's back to himself, the receivers are stepping up, and the running game is mediocre. The o-line is inconsistent and Bruce Arians is, once again, been almost losing games for us with horrible play calls. I mean honestly, WHY IS BRUCE ARIANS STILL THE OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR???? I don't just mean because of this year and yes I understand the whole lock-out so it made sense to not go out and get a new offense, but year in and year out he is bringing down this team with just awful play calls. I'm about to go to the Steelers facility and demand that I coach this offense. Seriously though Arians sucks. Cam Newton is still impressing everyone and getting better as a quarterback showing maturity. Now for Tebow.... Ok, we all know his story, yes he is a leader on the field. Yes he has more heart than most players in this day and age. BUT he cannot win because of his arm, and in this pass frenzy league thats bad. Look back on Miami when they introduced the Wildcat offense, it was great, it was a show, but it fizzled out because everyone figured out how to stop it. and with Tebow at the helm, thats all they have. Cincinnati in my mind is very impressive, especially with the short training camp. They have one of the top four defenses, by the way all top four are in the AFC North, and Andy Dalton with A.J. Green have really been consistent and impressive for rookies thrown into the mix. The Falcons have been a wild card to me, one week they look good the next awful. I don't know what to really say about them. Matt Ryan should have broken his ankle on the play last week against the Lions, but somehow didn't and is suppose to start this week. Atlanta's Defense looks old and inexperienced at the same time, oh wait, that's because they are. As for the Pack, will they go undefeated? No, only because of the defense. Rodgers is great, but no way he'll be able to carry this team that good if the defense keeps up or down however you want say it. As for hockey, the Red Wings and Capitals are ridiculous, the Pens are hurting again, but still putting up the W's like last year, and i'll get back to you on the rest....
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10/27/11
10/9/11
Tim Tebow
Okay, now that he's the starter I'm going to bring this up to all Bronco and Tebow Fans. Tim Tebow was a great NCAA quarterback at Florida. He was known for his passion, leadership, religious background, average passing skills, and his running. Now that he's in the big leagues, its a different ball game. He cannot be a NFL quarterback, he can be a NFL runningback. With him at the helm of the Bronco offense, the offense basically became a non-stop wildcat offense, or in Denver a "Wildhorse" offense. Tebow cannot win with his passing, but can run the ball. Teams will be able to stop him, and Denver will be back at square one having to draft another qb in the first round of the draft.
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10/3/11
Undefeated Teams....
We have two 4-0 teams this year, and both are in the same division. We have the defending World Champs in Green Bay and the comeback savages made in Detroit. The best part about this is the fact that these two teams don't face one another until Thanksgiving Day. The Pack came into this season with arguably the nastiest secondary in football and yet teams are passing all over them. is it because you can't run on this team? Pittsburgh fans are familiar with that scenario. When you can stop the run like Green Bay teams give up on the run and pass 90% of the time causing the defense's numbers to look skewed. Even with the numbers given up no one can compete with the Packers high flying passing attack. Aaron Rodgers is destroying teams, his only mishap was against the Panthers where he didn't show up until the second half. Can anyone stop this juggernaut? On the other hand we have the dark horse Detroit Lions who have over the years of losing stockpiled a group of great players, and with the youth involved it will be great for years to come. Stafford is by far one of the best quarterbacks in the league, and shows intensive toughness with the hits he takes and gets back on the field. His only weakness is the injuries he's been taking his first two years, can he last an entire season? Anyone who took a hit like he did from Julius Peppers would of been out. The first injury he took and went back onto the field and won the game for them. The medical staff made him sit the rest of the season. Matt wanted to play with the separated shoulder. Megatron is the best wideout in the NFL and he's been playing on a tweeked ankle! He is the perfect combnation of Randy Moss's speed, jumping ability, and hands with Vernon Davis' strength and physicality. He will be fun to watch for years to come! Teams have come close to ending the Lions streak, but the come back in the second half and dominate the opponents on all sides of the ball. Is Matt truly the cure to the curse in Detroit? So far so good. I see both of these teams being undefeated when they face each other on Thanksgiving. And both of these teams facing off in the playoffs after playing each other twice already. The winner of that playoff game will win the Super Bowl. I'm predicting it now. Unless some major injuries become a setback that is the future of this season.
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10/2/11
week 4
ok this post is going be short and sweet..... first off fantasy sleeper, pick up Victor Cruz he's going to have another monster week this week against an average Cardinal secondary. James Starks is also another quality pickup this week. Bust this week Cam Newton, he's going to get beat up today by Peppers.
Alright upset special this week: Seahawks over Falcons, dont ever count out Seattle at home. Sidney Rice will have a big day today.
Upset special #2: Dolphins over Chargers, Miami plays good on the road and they are playing for their coach today and they pull off the upset.
Also, being a homer all I got to say is GO LIONS!!
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