Category: Sports
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Here Come the Colts!
Today, we’re going to get a battle of two teams we just don’t know what to make of. The Colts have struggled out of the gate, thanks to a bad run defense, patchwork offensive line and an injured Peyton Manning. Last week, the Colts blew out the regular pretenders in the Baltimore Ravens and everyone…
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Sveum Out – Melvin Back
Brewer’s interim manager Dale Sveum is officially out of the running for the Brewer’s 2009 manager position. Seems Jim Skaalen, the hitting coach, is also out. I guess his method of “swing as hard as you can every pitch” wasn’t working. Meanwhile, GM Doug Melvin has signed a 3-year extension. Now Melvin has to find…
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Favre tells Romo to play, and he listens
So after breaking his hand, things did not look good for Tony Romo and the Cowboys. Suddenly, news comes out that Brett Favre called Romo up and suggested he tried playing with the fracture. Seemed like a silly story to fill the news wire, but maybe it had an impact afterall. Now the word is…
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No deadline deals – no surprise
As expected, the trading deadline came and went with no moves for the Packers. In fact, the Roy Williams trade is really the only one in the NFL worth noting. Somehow, the Packers got thrown in with the Tony Gonzales rumors… I don’t understand how that could possibly make sense. The Packers could certainly benefit…
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Despite win, Packers still need help
Yes, Aaron Rodgers looked great… but the team still showed no sign of improvement other than the ability to stick with the run. The Packers actually surprised me, running 39 times (for only 113 yards, 2.9 avg). So even though they finally kept running the ball, they really didn’t go anywhere. They also did no…
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NFL Notes – Week 6
Adam “Pacman” Jones is really on the verge of some major trouble. The police recently confirmed he was involved in a fight at a Dallas hotel with his Cowboys assigned security guard. No charges are being filed, no arrests were made. Very close call for Jones. He has to know that if his name goes on…
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McCarthy’s approval rating takes big dive with loss
If you haven’t seen, ESPN.com lets fans vote on the job their coach is doing. Mike McCarthy received a 32% approval rating for week 5. Not good, but well deserved. The bad thing, is the logic many fans and reporters are using for the poor performance of the Packers. Whenever I read articles about the…
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Packers: 2008 vs. 2007
After 3 straight losses, many Packers fans may be saying “what’s wrong?” This team almost made the Super Bowl last year. I’m sure many people will blame Rodgers. Well, more specifically, the fact that he is NOT Brett Favre. If Favre came back, this was supposed to be a championship team, right? Well, I don’t…
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Few things to think about going into week 5
I like the website www.footballoutsiders.com (no, they didn’t pay me to say that). They have some neat stats. Here’s a few random things I found by browsing their database tonight. The Colts are 5th worst in the league with their interception rate, throwing one on about every eight drives. 39% of Green Bay’s drives do…
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How does Corey Hart suck? Let me count the ways…
He’s screwed up numerous times in the post-season… in game 3 I’ve already seen two bad outs with runners on (a strikeout and bad baserunning move). He had the horrible double play that killed our chances in the 1st inning of game 2. He struck out to end a potential rally at the end of…