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Tennessee Titans looking to trade Vince Young

February 6th, 2011

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The Tennessee Titans had yet another rough season in which they could’ve turned their year around, but didn’t and missed the playoffs yet again. As if missing the playoffs after a promising start the year wasn’t bad enough, the Titans lost their starting quarterback Vince Young after a rift with head coach Jeff Fisher.

As a result of the rift, Young did play another game and Fisher’s job security seemed to be in jeopardy. With Fisher’s 16 years in Tennessee and being the longest tenured head coach in the NFL, most people believed that it was the end of Vince Young in Tennessee.

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Ironically enough, that hasn’t been the case as the complete opposite has happen as head coach Jeff Fisher and the Tennessee Titans franchise decided to part ways. There is no question that this was a nice way to get rid of the head coach instead of just firing him, but Vince Young’s fate is still up in the air.

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A lot people believed that Young would just get released from the Titans, but that didn’t happen as it seems the team has been weighing the options. As of right now, Tennessee is actively pursuing a trade to send their former face of the franchise elsewhere.

With Young having a pretty good career statistics and a winning record when under center, there will be a lot of teams around the league that might look into making a deal for the troubled quarterback. One of the places that might look into acquiring the former Texas standout is the Houston Texans.

Obviously, with Matt Schaub under center the Texans seem to be pretty solid at their starting quarterback position, but with Schaub being somewhat injury prone, they might reach out to the Titans for Young.

With the former Texas Longhorns quarterback being a hero in the state of Texas, Vince Young would love to return to his home state, but whether or not a deal gets down between the Titans and the Texans remains to be seen.

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Along with the Houston Texans, the Minnesota Vikings, Miami Dolphins, Arizona Cardinals and Buffalo Bills have also shown interest in Vince Young.

One of the most intriguing teams of the five is the Minnesota Vikings. With the recent retirement of Brett Favre and the offensive firepower of the Vikings with players like running back Adrian Peterson and wide receivers Percy Harvin and Sidney Rice, Vince Young would seemingly be the perfect fit in Minnesota.

So in my opinion, the Minnesota Vikings should go after him as they could become a playoff team once again next season by giving up some draft picks. It will be interesting to see where Vince Young goes next season, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see him under center for the Vikings.

Tom Brady named Offensive Player of the Year

February 5th, 2011 admin

Heading into this NFL regular-season, the New England Patriots were sure we’ll kind of hopeful team they would have as their offense was filled with aging veterans and the defense would young unproven players. This obviously showed signs of possibly the beginning of a rebuilding process for head coach Bill Belichick’s squad and after the first few games of the season, that seem to be the case as the patriots looked like they wouldn’t be able to compete with the best of the best in the NFL any longer.

Fortunately for Tom Brady and company, they were able to turn things around very quickly and become arguably the best teams only once again. Not only was the young defense start a step up their game, but the offense was looking eerily similar to the one back in 2007 where the New England Patriots almost pulled off the perfect season.

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Along with players like Danny Woodhead and Wes Welker stepping up their game, Tom Brady was having a career season as he looked near unstoppable in the pocket.

Ironically enough, Brady was having this kind of season in the same year that arguably the best receiver use ever played with was traded away. After the New England Patriots traded future Hall of Fame wide receiver Randy Moss to his former team in the Minnesota Vikings, the offense was thought to be the one thing that would be suffering most as their downfield threat was officially gone.

Fortunately, the New England Patriots made a trade shortly after that to reacquire wide receiver Deion Branch from the Seattle Seahawks. Ever since Branch left Foxboro a few years ago, he wasn’t able to get back to form as one always best receivers, but immediately seemed to fall right back into place once he rejoined the Patriots.

Not only was this a giant boost for the Patriots’ offense, but Tom Brady was given one more weapon that seem to be the final piece to the puzzle for New England team that was looking to go deep in the playoffs.

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Unfortunately, despite only losing two games throughout the regular season, the New England Patriots fell to the arch rival New York Jets in their first playoff game. This was a surprise to say the least, but it was apparent that this potent offense just couldn’t hang lockdown defense of the Jets.

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Even though it was disappointing to see the patriots get knocked out as early as they did, the season was a success and something to build on moving forward.

Finishing the year with 3,900 passing yards, 38 passing touchdowns and just four interceptions, Tom Brady has been given the Offensive Player of the Year award. No other plan the National Football League this season was worthy of this award. Michael Vick of the Philadelphia Eagle had a good year and was able to resurrect his career, but in comparison to Tom Brady he didn’t deserve to win this one.

Madden NFL 11: Steelers win Super Bowl XLV

February 4th, 2011 admin

These days the videogame industry is amongst some of the biggest moneymaking industries in the world today. Along with cashing in with first-person shooter games like Call of Duty: Black Ops, videogame industries also extremely profitable sports franchises with games like FIFA 11 (international soccer), NBA 2K11 (basketball) and Madden 11 (football).

The FIFA franchise is arguably the most popular as it is international and soccer being the most popular sport in the world, but a close second is the Madden franchise which is so popular that no other football game comes close to competing with it every single year.

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So as it’s done every year, a simulated game is played between the two Super Bowl teams. This year obviously it is the Green Bay Packers against the Pittsburgh Steelers, but even though the Packers may be favored in the point spread, the Steelers won the simulated game 24-20.

Ironically enough, the over/under for this game is 44 points, which is exactly the score of this Madden 11 simulated Super Bowl between the Packers and the Steelers.

In my opinion, Super Bowl XLV will be an extremely close football game from start to finish as these two lockdown defense is will be battling it out to contain the likes of two-time Super Bowl champion quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and perennial Pro Bowler Aaron Rodgers.

Interestingly enough, even though many people won’t put much stock into a simulated game played in Madden NFL 11, the extremely popular NFL do game has predicted six out of last seven Super Bowl winners. That’s better than most oddsmakers and predictions made by NFL analysts.

Personally, I believe Green Bay Packers will cement themselves as arguably one of best teams in the NFL by beating Big Ben and the Pittsburgh Steelers on Super Bowl Sunday, but I do believe it will be an extremely close match dictated by whichever team plays better on the defensive side of the football.

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The two players to watch out for both teams in the Super Bowl showdown are the two finalists for the defensive player of the year warned this season in the Packers’ Clay Matthews and the Steeler’s Troy Polamalu.

Polamalu may have beaten out Matthews in the voting for the defensive player of the year by just two votes, but both former USC Trojans are amongst the best at their positions and will be looking to put on a show on the NFL’s biggest stage at Cowboys Stadium. Even though the defense will be put on a pedestal heading into this showdown between the Steelers and the Packers, I believe the offense will go overlooked and could be the x-factor in this game.

So players like Clay Matthews, Charles Woodson, James Harrison and Troy Polamalu might be put in the spotlight on Super Bowl Sunday, Aaron Rodgers and Ben Roethlisberger shouldn’t be underestimated as they are the undisputed leaders of these teams.

Reasons to root for the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLV

February 4th, 2011 admin

1.   Redemption for Big Ben. Roethlisberger’s off field behavior has been nothing short of, should we say, active. Twice he has been accused of sexual allegations, though neither of the cases has been filed. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell suspended him for the first four games of the 2010 season because of personal misconduct.

Why root for a guy that women love to hate? It’s like asking, “Why root for Michael Vick after holding events that let dogs tear each other apart?”. Since the cases weren’t filed, you can conclude that the women didn’t have sufficient evidence to bring the cases to court. Maybe Roethlisberger did force the issue, but if that’s the case, why didn’t the girls sue for millions of dollar claiming they were raped? I still give Roethlisberger the benefit of the doubt. The two women weren’t confident enough that they’d win in court. Call me a sexist but those girls were looking for a quick pay out.

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After coming back from suspension, Roethlisberger has led his team to the Super Bowl. It’s the perfect way to help the city of Pittsburgh accept him again as a person. It’s a step in the right direction. The guy wasn’t even convicted. Vick was and yet we love his comeback story and his road to redemption. Winning and a few highlight reels have won us over. Why can’t a third Super Bowl ring in five years do the same for Roethlisberger?

2.   Troy Polamalu. Everything has been said about him, it almost feels like he’s overrated. Stats speak for themselves though. Since the 2005 season, the Steelers have played a total of 106 games – including wild cards, divisional and Super Bowls. Out of the 106 games, Polamalu has played in 85 of those games. In the 85 games in which he played in, Pittsburgh has won 60 times. That means when Polamalu plays, the Steelers are likely to win 70.60 percent of the time. That’s a higher than Shaq’s free throw percentage. Looks like the hype that comes with the Polamalu effect is justified, after all.

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3.   Dynasty. There’s no arguing that the Patriots were the best team in the first part of the decade. They’ve won three Super Bowls from 2001 – 2005. Now, the Steelers have the chance to do the same in the latter part of the decade. If they beat the Packers, it’ll be their third Super Bowl in the last five years.

4.   The supposed underdogs. After surviving the Jets in the conference championship, Las Vegas released odds for the winner of the Super Bowl. It listed Pittsburgh at plus 2.5. I couldn’t believe it at first given that the Steelers have won two of the last five Super Bowls. At the same time, it’s fair because they didn’t impress in the playoffs – winning by just an average of six points. With the unstoppable Aaron Rodgers coming to claim his first championship belt, the Steelers are underdogs. Who doesn’t want to see an underdog hold its own against the most unstoppable force in football right now?

Jay Cutler suffered a sprained MCL in loss to Green Bay Packers

February 3rd, 2011 admin

The Chicago Bears season is officially over as they were unable to get the best of the arch rival Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship game. Even though they went home earlier than they wanted to, the Bears had a successful season as a whole and have a NFC North division title to their credit along with a much improved football team moving forward.

Unfortunately, despite a very impressive season and being considered one of the better teams in the NFC Conference, the Chicago Bears and quarterback Jay Cutler have gone through a lot of criticism over this past week.

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The NFC Championship game was close enough and within reach for the Bears they could’ve easily been the team to advance to Super Bowl XLV, but Jay Cutler’s knee injury seems to be dominating the headlines as many people have started to question the quarterback’s toughness.

There’s no question that football is a tough sport in which injuries are common place in almost every single game. When big bodies are colliding all game long and the goal of each player is to basically destroy their opponents physically, injuries are going to happen and happen often.

The one position on the football field that does get the most protection is without a doubt the quarterback position. Even though the quarterback has a row of players in front of them to protect him all game long, the quarterback is still going to get hit and thrown to the ground from time after time.

Usually, quarterbacks that have made it to the NFL level are pretty tough as they’ve gone through high school and collegiate level and come out on top as the best of the best at the position. Unfortunately, with the exception of maybe Brett Favre, these quarterbacks can take a beating and they sometimes appear to be made of glass as injuries run rampant.

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In this NFC Championship game against the Green Bay Packers, Jay Cutler was hit and hit often, but no one thought from the look on his face that is apparent knee injury was all that serious. Well, just a day later we find out that he suffered a sprained MCL in that knee and wasn’t allowed to get back on the field.

Using a player like three-time NFL MVP Brett Favre as an example, the quarterback should always be on the football field regardless of injury, but few players have the desire that the future Hall of Famer has and therefore are subject to be judged in terms of toughness.

Until Jay Cutler becomes a Super Bowl champion or the best quarterback in the league, he will most likely not be able to shake his questionable toughness. This is unfortunate, but at the same time, this is football.

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