[Translate] Welcome to another session of Dr. Football’s class called “Viewing Pro Football 421″, a 4th year undergraduate class. Today’s topic: Will the UFL be successful in todays market? Sure it’s been done before. Another Pro Football League, you laugh. No one can touch the NFL, you say. But what if The UFL isn’t trying to “compete” with the NFL, but rather enhance the ability of people to watch live the greatest game ever played? So you think I’m nuts too don’t you?You...
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[Translate] After four new offensive coordinators in each year of his short NFL career, former Utah and now San Francisco 49ers Quarterback Alex Smith has been place on injured reserve after injuring his shoulder in practice last Friday. Once a player goes on IR, he can’t be taken off until the next season, so that closes the 2008 campaign for Smith. I was there in 2005 when Smith was drafted amid some controversy by the 49ers, who were trying to decide between Smith and California Quaterback Aaron Rogers, who’s...
[Translate] I’m watching this debacle of a Monday Night Football game, which finds the host Oakland Raiders getting hammered by the visiting Denver Broncos 41 to 14 at this point in the game with about a minute left. But even though the Raiders are losing, I’ve got to complain about how the officials just let the Broncos defensive backs plain manhandle the Raiders wide receivers — there should have been at least three pass interference calls. Tragic. More terrible still is the overall game plan put together by head...
[Translate] A bit of a look to the NFL for a bit as today is NFL Kickoff Weekend. More at NFL Business Blog. WHAT TO LOOK FOR – NFL KICKOFF 2008 WEEKEND SUPER STARTERS: There are never any guarantees in the NFL, but there are trends. And they start as early as Kickoff Weekend. History indicates that the best way for a team to start its drive towards a possible Super Bowl championship is to win in Week 1. The 42 Super Bowl winners have a 34-7-1 record in the Kickoff Weekend games of their title seasons. However, as the Super...
[Translate] Patriots-Giants Concludes Slate Saturday at 8:00 PM ET Thursday and Saturday Night Football Tops Cable Ratings For All Games to Date Viewership among Men 18-49 up 55 Percent for Season NFL Network’s Thursday and Saturday Night Football games have scored a ratings touchdown this season… before the eagerly anticipated New England Patriots-New York Giants matchup on Saturday at 8:00 PM ET. After seven contests this season (including Dallas-Carolina on Saturday night), NFL Network games are averaging a 7.1 coverage area...
[Translate] You know, I’ve always believed that teams have their quarterback’s just throw up the ball and hope someone comes down with it on their side at the end of a tight game. But I think it’s become habit and so much so that quarterbacks miss wide open receivers on the way to the end zone. The Oakland Raiders Daute Culpepper missed a wide open Wide Receiver Johnnie Lee Higgins (15) while dropping back to throw the hail mary pass. I just watched a replay of the final play and the obvious was in full view: #15...
[Translate] I must admit how surprised I am that the Mike McCarthy-led Green Bay Packers are doing so well. I’ll have to review the growth of the Packers coach. Running the show Balance roughs up, blanks border foe By BOB McGINNbmcginn@journalsentinel.com Posted: Nov. 11, 2007 Green Bay – Eleven years ago, when the Green Bay Packers were kicking butt and taking names en route to Super Bowl glory, they spanked the playoff-bound Minnesota Vikings, 38-10, in a display of dominating football at Lambeau Field that still...
[Translate] It seems the K.C. Chiefs are always in the game, but can’t seem to be the team that wins when it’s close. They had the Broncos, but failed to adjust and lost 27-11. Broncos knock around Huard; Holmes rushes for 65 yards in 1st start KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Nobody is happier than Denver to see Kansas City’s vaunted Arrowhead Stadium advantage melting away. With backup Selvin Young rushing for 109 yards and Denver scoring two touchdowns 9 seconds apart, the injury-weakened Broncos beat the Chiefs...
[Translate] St. Louis 37, New Orleans 29 1:00 PM ET, November 11, 2007Superdome,New Orleans, LA – ESPN Bulger, Holt lead surprising Rams past streaking Saints NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jim Haslett wasn’t ready to return to the place where his first head coaching job began with accolades and literally ended in disaster after Hurricane Katrina. It took about three quarters of, in Haslett’s words, “freakin’ awesome” football to make the St. Louis defensive coordinator feel a little better about being...
[Translate] From NFL Media.com Click for tickets to the game! IT’S THE PERFECT MATCHUP:UNDEFEATED COLTS & PATS CLASH IN HISTORIC GAME It hasn’t happened in 88 seasons. But it will this Sunday in Indianapolis. Two teams with records of 7-0 or better will meet for the first time in NFL history – the New England Patriots (8-0) at the Indianapolis Colts (7-0). “It will be a circus,” says Colts head coach TONY DUNGY. Wrong, Coach. It’s already a circus! It is hard to recall a regular-season game that was talked...
[Translate] From NFL Media.com Following is a list of injured players for Week 6 Games (October 14-15): (For updated practice information on Oakland, San Diego and Seattle please check NFLmedia.com Friday morning) CAROLINA PANTHERS at ARIZONA CARDINALS CAROLINA PANTHERS Practice Report DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE WednesdayQB David Carr (back), RB Nick Goings (concussion), CB Ken Lucas (shoulder), LB Dan Morgan (ankle), LB Adam Seward (calf) ThursdayQB David Carr (back), RB Nick Goings (concussion), LB Adam Seward (calf) LIMITED...
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