10-6
Wins:
Baltimore
Green Bay
San Francisco
NY Giants
NY Jets
Philadelphia
Detroit
Chicago
New Orleans
Indianapolis
Losses:
Houston
Atlanta
Oakland
Pittsburgh
Miami
Carolina
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Sunday, September 27, 2009
NFL Picks Week 3
Baltimore (-13.5) vs Cleveland = Baltimore
Green Bay (-6.5) vs St. Louis = Green Bay
Houston (-3.5) vs Jacksonville = Houston
Minnesota (-7) vs San Francisco = San Francisco
New England (-4.5) vs Atlanta = Atlanta
New York Giants (-6.5) vs Tampa Bay = New York
New York Jets (-2.5) vs Tennessee = New York
Philadelphia (-0) vs Kansas City = Philadelphia
Washington (-6) vs Detroit = Detroit (Upset of the Day)
Chicago (-2.5) vs Seattle = Chicago
New Orleans (-6) vs Buffalo = New Orleans
Denver (-1.5) vs Oakland = Oakland
Pittsburgh (-4) vs Cincinnati = Pittsburgh
San Diego (-6) vs Miami = Miami
Arizona (-2.5) vs Indianapolis = Indianapolis
Dallas (-8.5) vs Carolina = Carolina (34-20)
Green Bay (-6.5) vs St. Louis = Green Bay
Houston (-3.5) vs Jacksonville = Houston
Minnesota (-7) vs San Francisco = San Francisco
New England (-4.5) vs Atlanta = Atlanta
New York Giants (-6.5) vs Tampa Bay = New York
New York Jets (-2.5) vs Tennessee = New York
Philadelphia (-0) vs Kansas City = Philadelphia
Washington (-6) vs Detroit = Detroit (Upset of the Day)
Chicago (-2.5) vs Seattle = Chicago
New Orleans (-6) vs Buffalo = New Orleans
Denver (-1.5) vs Oakland = Oakland
Pittsburgh (-4) vs Cincinnati = Pittsburgh
San Diego (-6) vs Miami = Miami
Arizona (-2.5) vs Indianapolis = Indianapolis
Dallas (-8.5) vs Carolina = Carolina (34-20)
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Richard Seymour Traded To Raiders
Yes, Richard Seymour is only 29 years old. Yes, he is coming off of a season with 8 sacs, tying his career high. But he has already been in the league for 9 years and is in his last year of a 4 year contract. I guarantee him and his agent will provide the Raiders management with headaches, while they try to hammer out a deal with the 5-time Pro Bowler. If they are unable to make this deal they will lose Seymour and the 1st round pick in 2011 they gave up for him. I am all for trading a 1st round pick for a proven Pro-Bowler, because you never know how good a draft pick will be.
However, Seymour has already been in the league for 9 years and he played 13 games in his rookie season. He played in all 16 games in 2002, 15 games in 2003 and 2004, 12 games in 2005, all 16 in 2006, only 7 in 2007, and 15 in 2008. He is already a seasoned vet, who has been playing one of the most bruising positions in the game every year for 9 years. Jason Peters, whom was in a similar situation, was traded this off-season to the Eagles for a 1st round draft pick. He is 27 and has only been in the league for 6 years. Unlike Seymour he didn't play immediately in his rookie season, so he has more tread on the tires. The Raiders need to re-build correctly. They have been making poor draft picks for years and cannot seem to make a winning combination. If they are able to re-sign Seymour, and he still has the ability to play at a Pro-Bowl level then this looks like a good transaction. Seymour hasn't been to the Pro-Bowl since 2006, so his defensive prowess is in question at the moment.
For the Raiders sake, Seymour better work out because they gave up a 1st round pick for him and if he is not able to play at his top level, the transaction would end up as a bust. It is interesting the Raiders traded their 1st round pic in 2011 and not 2010. I don't think they have the talent to compete with the Chargers in the AFC West, but they might think next year they have a chance. They hope JaMarcus Russell will finally come into his own this year and display that 1st overall pick status he donned after an electric career at LSU. He has been a disappointment thus far, but the Raiders still have faith in him and they displayed that when the released proven QB Jeff Garcia this week. Along with Darren McFadden and Darrius Heyward-Bey if Russell can play lie his potential this season they have a chance of improving greatly in the next two years. Now with Richard Seymour on defense along with star CB Nnamdi Asomugha the Raiders could have a chance in the weak AFC West. The Chargers are the only team in the West the Raiders have to look up to. The Chiefs and Broncos are re-building and have new coaches along with new QBs. The Raiders also have a new coach, but I like Tom Cable. Head coaches that were former line coaches are always on my good side. The line coach is the scariest of the coaches and has the best ability of lighting a fire under his team's ass. Well see if the Seymour move pays off for the Raiders, who desperately need his tenacity and stature on defense to have the silver and black playing with a high motor once again.
However, Seymour has already been in the league for 9 years and he played 13 games in his rookie season. He played in all 16 games in 2002, 15 games in 2003 and 2004, 12 games in 2005, all 16 in 2006, only 7 in 2007, and 15 in 2008. He is already a seasoned vet, who has been playing one of the most bruising positions in the game every year for 9 years. Jason Peters, whom was in a similar situation, was traded this off-season to the Eagles for a 1st round draft pick. He is 27 and has only been in the league for 6 years. Unlike Seymour he didn't play immediately in his rookie season, so he has more tread on the tires. The Raiders need to re-build correctly. They have been making poor draft picks for years and cannot seem to make a winning combination. If they are able to re-sign Seymour, and he still has the ability to play at a Pro-Bowl level then this looks like a good transaction. Seymour hasn't been to the Pro-Bowl since 2006, so his defensive prowess is in question at the moment.
For the Raiders sake, Seymour better work out because they gave up a 1st round pick for him and if he is not able to play at his top level, the transaction would end up as a bust. It is interesting the Raiders traded their 1st round pic in 2011 and not 2010. I don't think they have the talent to compete with the Chargers in the AFC West, but they might think next year they have a chance. They hope JaMarcus Russell will finally come into his own this year and display that 1st overall pick status he donned after an electric career at LSU. He has been a disappointment thus far, but the Raiders still have faith in him and they displayed that when the released proven QB Jeff Garcia this week. Along with Darren McFadden and Darrius Heyward-Bey if Russell can play lie his potential this season they have a chance of improving greatly in the next two years. Now with Richard Seymour on defense along with star CB Nnamdi Asomugha the Raiders could have a chance in the weak AFC West. The Chargers are the only team in the West the Raiders have to look up to. The Chiefs and Broncos are re-building and have new coaches along with new QBs. The Raiders also have a new coach, but I like Tom Cable. Head coaches that were former line coaches are always on my good side. The line coach is the scariest of the coaches and has the best ability of lighting a fire under his team's ass. Well see if the Seymour move pays off for the Raiders, who desperately need his tenacity and stature on defense to have the silver and black playing with a high motor once again.
LeGarrette Blount Suspension
One of the greatest knockout punches I've ever seen happened in the most unlikely of places; a football field. LeGarrette Blount, running back at Oregon, punched Boise State DE Byron Hout in the jaw after Hout jeered Blount at the end of a 19-8 final. This was an emotional loss for the Ducks because these two teams played last year and Boise State won. The reason Oregon was left with such a sour taste in their mouths was because their starting quarterback, Jeremiah Masoli, was injured on a cheap hit by the Broncos. Before this years game Blount was quoted saying Boise State deserves an ass whoppin'. He finished the game with 8 carries for -5 yards rushing. He was stopped on a crucial 4th and 1 late in the fourth quarter, which I believe caused his temper to be boiling at this point. What put him over the top was the unknown comment Hout said to him as time expired. Unfortunately, he did not stop after that; he proceeded to hit his own teammate in the helmet twice, who was trying to hold him back, and the worst of all he tried to attack a fan on his way out. I do not condone his behavior at all, but at some point we all bubble over emotionally. The problem was this game was on a national spotlight and there was no way this could have been downplayed in the media. None-the-less I think that a full year suspension including the postseason is extremely harsh, especially for someone in their senior year.
He would have to go to drop out of Oregon and attend a division II or III school in order to play this year. He probably wouldnt leave school so that means he wont play in another actual game until the NFL, that is if he is picked up by a team. He dropped from a second-third round range player to an undraftable one due to his obvious character issues and the recurrent history of them. Teams seem to deter away from players with character issues because of the strict tendencies of commissioner Roger Goodell. Its not like the 1970s when Oakland would scout players out of the prisons based on athletic ability despite them being derelicts.
I think Blount has a tremendous blend of size and speed. He is 240 pounds, but can make cuts and bounce to the outside. That is very unusual to find; unfortunately, he is known to have a poor work ethic and over summer he came to camp overweight and out of shape. He has plenty of time now to focus on rebuilding his image and body. He needs to work on his work ethic and display it when it comes time for pre-Draft workouts. He has to be in his best shape of his life and show the ability to be a changed man. He needs to mature quickly and show NFL teams that he can be a productive and positive member and help the team instead of hurting it. I hope he can do it because I think he has the God-given talent, he just needs to work on his character and maturity. Hopefully this very drastic and harsh punishment set down will send him a wake up call and make him finally grow up and develop into the player his talent allows him to be.
He would have to go to drop out of Oregon and attend a division II or III school in order to play this year. He probably wouldnt leave school so that means he wont play in another actual game until the NFL, that is if he is picked up by a team. He dropped from a second-third round range player to an undraftable one due to his obvious character issues and the recurrent history of them. Teams seem to deter away from players with character issues because of the strict tendencies of commissioner Roger Goodell. Its not like the 1970s when Oakland would scout players out of the prisons based on athletic ability despite them being derelicts.
I think Blount has a tremendous blend of size and speed. He is 240 pounds, but can make cuts and bounce to the outside. That is very unusual to find; unfortunately, he is known to have a poor work ethic and over summer he came to camp overweight and out of shape. He has plenty of time now to focus on rebuilding his image and body. He needs to work on his work ethic and display it when it comes time for pre-Draft workouts. He has to be in his best shape of his life and show the ability to be a changed man. He needs to mature quickly and show NFL teams that he can be a productive and positive member and help the team instead of hurting it. I hope he can do it because I think he has the God-given talent, he just needs to work on his character and maturity. Hopefully this very drastic and harsh punishment set down will send him a wake up call and make him finally grow up and develop into the player his talent allows him to be.
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