Randy Moss lands with the Tennessee Titans

November 4th, 2010 admin

This NFL regular season has seemed to be chalk full of drama as some of the league’s best teams like the Minnesota Vikings, Dallas Cowboys and the Cincinnati Bengals have quickly gone from the cream of the crop to the bottom of the NFL. Along with all three of these teams struggling to get more than two wins coming into Week 9, they have all been in the headlines this season for the wrong reasons.

The one team above all that has frequented the sports headlines for all the wrong reasons is the Minnesota Vikings. Even though they came into the NFL regular season with high hopes of competing for the NFC North division title once again and making a run at a Super Bowl title with three-time NFL MVP quarterback Brett Favre back under center for one more season, the Minnesota Vikings have failed to live up to expectations and have had just as many problems off the field as they have on it.

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With Brett Favre dealing with all his off field issues and the whole “Jenn Sterger” ordeal, the veteran quarterback has been noticeably distracted and playing nowhere near as good as he did last season.

Fortunately, the Minnesota Vikings were able to make what was thought to be a great move by trading for superstar wide receiver Randy Moss from the New England Patriots. With Pro Bowl wide receiver Sidney Rice recovering from hip surgery and yet to play a game this season, Brett Favre has been without that downfield threat and it has really taken a toll on this offense.

Obviously, the addition of perennial Pro Bowl wide receiver Randy Moss was seemingly the perfect addition to an already potent offense, but after just four games with his former team, the outspoken wideout basically forced himself out of Minnesota as the Vikings decided to waive him.

This took everyone by surprise, including the superstar wideout, but apparently the Minnesota Vikings and head coach Brad Childress had enough of his antics and chose to move on without him.

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There is no question that without Randy Moss the Minnesota Vikings offense will take a severe hit, but with Sidney Rice coming back soon they aren’t all that worried about the future.

As for Randy Moss, the seven-time Pro Bowler became available to some of the worst teams in the league (record wise), but even though a lot of teams could have used a downfield threat like Moss, the Tennessee Titans were the team that decided to pick him up.

In my opinion, this was a smart move for the Tennessee Titans as it gives them that go to wide receiver they have always wanted, but whether or not Randy Moss will be happy with his new surrounding remains to be seen.

NFL Monday Night Football Recap: Week 8

November 3rd, 2010 admin

Indianapolis Colts split season series with Houston Texans

In Week 1, the Indianapolis Colts started their campaign to get back to the Super Bowl against the division rival Houston Texans. Even though the Texans always give the Colts a run for their money every single season, Matt Schaub and company have been unable to beat Peyton Manning’s squad until this Week 1 AFC South showdown.

With an extremely impressive performance from up and coming running back Arian Foster (231 yards and three rushing touchdowns) in Week 1, the Houston Texans were able to torch the Indianapolis Colts secondary on every single possession and come out with the win 34-24.

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Once the game went final in Week 1, the Indianapolis Colts looked extremely flawed on the defensive side of the football and many people started to question whether or not they were the Super Bowl title contenders that everyone pinned them as before the NFL regular season began in September.

Fortunately, Peyton Manning and company were able to stay afloat heading into Week 8 where they would be given another opportunity to beat their division rivals in the Houston Texans on Monday Night Football at Lucas Oil Stadium.

Even though some people believed that the Houston Texans may have finally figured out the Indianapolis Colts and how to beat them consistently, that wasn’t the case this past Monday for the Texans as four-time NFL MVP quarterback Peyton Manning wasn’t going to let the Colts lose this game.

Peyton Manning didn’t have the dominant performance he had in Week 1 against the Houston Texans when he threw for 433 yards and three touchdowns, but he did just enough to lead his team to victory as this time around the superstar quarterback threw for 268 yards and two touchdowns.

As he did in Week 1, running back Arian Foster had another solid performance with 167 total yards (102 rushing, 65 receiving) and a rushing touchdown, but despite being almost as elusive and as unstoppable as he was in their first meeting, it wasn’t enough to propel the Houston Texans to their second win of the season over the Indianapolis Colts.

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With this 30-17 victory over their division rivals, the Indianapolis Colts were able to leapfrog both the Tennessee Titans and the Houston Texans to become the first place team in the AFC South division once again. Not only was this win huge for the Colts because they are back in first place, but it could be the turning point in the season for Peyton Manning and company as they might be able to reclaim that dominance they had last season despite being riddled with injuries on the offensive side of the football.

Even though beating the Houston Texans was a huge step forward for the Indianapolis Colts, they will have their work cut out for them throughout the rest of the NFL regular season as they still have to face teams like the Philadelphia Eagles (Week 9), New England Patriots (Week 11), San Diego Chargers (Week 12) and the Tennessee Titans (Week 14 & 17) twice.

Brett Favre takes another hard hit in loss to the New England Patriots

November 2nd, 2010 admin

The Minnesota Vikings may have only won two games on the season coming into Week 8’s matchup against arguably the best team in the league in the New England Patriots, but every single week they have been constantly in the headlines due to newly acquired superstar wide receiver Randy Moss’ reluctance to speak to the media and three-time NFL MVP quarterback Brett Favre’s troubles on and off the field.

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Fortunately, despite all the problems the Minnesota Vikings and Brett Favre has had this season, the team has been pretty optimistic about turning things around and ultimately getting back into the playoffs.

Unlike the Dallas Cowboys who haven’t been able to get anything going this season and basically have already been knocked out of playoff contention in the NFC Conference, the Minnesota Vikings have been able to give some of the best teams in the league a run for their money, but costly turnovers and an inability to close out teams in the fourth quarter have been their downfall.

Along with their struggles on the field, Brett Favre has constantly been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons as he is directly involved in a sex scandal with a former New York Jets employee and has been unable to play up to his potential this season due to multiple injuries.

Coming into Week 8’s matchup against Tom Brady’s New England Patriots, it was uncertain whether or not Brett Favre was going to be able to continue his remarkable streak of consecutive starts, but despite having fractures in his ankle the Ironman of the NFL suited up once again and made yet another start to keep the unbelievable streak going.

Despite playing pretty well with a fractured ankle, Brett Favre still finished the game without throwing a touchdown and throwing a costly interception. It seems no matter what Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings do they just can’t seem to pull it together this season and with the recent news that Randy Moss has been waived by the team, things might just get worse from here on out.

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Not only did the Minnesota Vikings lose their fifth game of the season to the New England Patriots 28-18, but Brett Favre took another huge hit this Sunday which resulted in sending him to the sidelines with a gash under his chin.

Ultimately, Brett Favre has said that he is fine and should be ready for next week, but the hit did take its toll on the veteran quarterback as he made it clear that the hit was one of the hardest he has ever taken and made him consider ending the streak.

Needless to say, the Minnesota Vikings are in trouble right now and in desperate need of turning things around or Brett Favre’s career will end on a sour note to say the least.

MLB World Series – Things We’ve Learned

November 1st, 2010 admin

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1. We have a series.

Many thought that the surprising heavy hitting of the Giants would doom the Rangers. Especially after the Giants worked postseason legend Cliff Lee. But after Rangers winning one in Texas and (at the time of this article) probably another one in Game 4 to tie the series, we could be in for a long ride. This year’s Series has brought a lot of unexpected events. First, there was the unraveling of Lee. Second were the heavy bats of San Francisco, which should’ve belonged to the Rangers. Now, it’s a former Japan pitcher who has given new life to the Rangers. Everything we thought would happen did not. Instead, it seems we’re headed towards an exciting ending.

2. Colby Lewis did was Lee couldn’t.

As many of us know, Lee suffered his first loss of the postseason in Game 1 of the World Series. What has gone overlooked is Lewis building his own postseason reputation. He is now 3-0 in the playoffs this year. Lewis beat the Yankees twice and saved the Rangers’ season by winning a critical game 3.

3. What happened to the pitching?

San Francisco’s bullpen gave opponents a tough time during this year’s postseason. So did the Rangers. You can’t help but ask where the itching has gone during the World Series. Probably a new theory is developing in this era. Pitching is overrated and the key to the playoffs is hitting.

4. Juan Uribe who?

Uribe was golden for the Giants in San Francisco. He had five RBIs in San Francisco alone, but all of a sudden Uribe was out of place in Texas. The right hander failed to generate any offense for the Giants in Game 3. No doubt he is the key for the Giants.

5. Who wins?

With both teams being pushed to the limit in the Series, it’s hard to discern who actually has the advantage. Momentum, apparently, is overrated. San Francisco was overwhelmed in their trip to Texas. So were the Rangers in San Francisco. Maybe home field advantage is indeed underrated in baseball.

NFL Week 8: Jaguars @ Cowboys

November 1st, 2010 admin

Jacksonville Jaguars @ Dallas Cowboys Sun. Oct. 31st 1pm EST

No other team in the NFL this season has been more disappointing than the Dallas Cowboys. No matter what this team does to improve their franchise over the offseason and through the NFL Draft, they never seem to produce enough on the football field and this season has been a nightmare to say the least as they will head into their Week 8 matchup against the Jacksonville Jaguars with a 1-5 record.

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As if having one win coming into Week 8 wasn’t bad enough for this team that was considered Super Bowl title contenders before the season began, the Dallas Cowboys will also have to play the rest of the season without their Pro Bowl quarterback and leader under center in Tony Romo. With a broken clavicle that he suffered last week in the loss to the New York Giants, Romo has been ruled out for at least six to eight weeks which is basically the rest of the season for this struggling franchise.

With that being said, the once potent offense of the Dallas Cowboys is going to look and play completely different from here on out as the starting quarterback will be Jon Kitna who really struggled against the New York Giants last weekend in place of Tony Romo.

So with Kitna taking the snaps, I see this season getting even worse for America’s team as they will almost certainly struggle even more to put points on the board with a veteran QB that was noticeably struggling to take over for his Pro Bowl counterpart.

Fortunately, the Dallas Cowboys will be able to take advantage of a bad team in Week 8 as they will face the Jacksonville Jaguars who are having their own quarterback problems as well. A few weeks ago, starting quarterback David Garrard went down with a concussion and handed the team over to Trent Edwards who also went down and handed the team over to Todd Bouman.

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Even though Todd Bouman played somewhat decent against the Kansas City Chiefs last week, he will almost certainly struggle this week against a very desperate Dallas Cowboys defense that will do everything within their power to dominate the Jacksonville Jaguars offense.

As of right now, the Dallas Cowboys are favored and favored fairly big to come out on top in this one with a -6.5 point spread. This is kind of surprising to me as the Cowboys will be playing with Kitna behind center, but even though the spread is a bit high for this game, I still believe that America’s team should come out on top and cover.

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