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Sep 03 2012
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NFL Predictions 2012-2013

We are officially two days away from the beginning of the NFL season. Here’s a division breakdown of what team will win their division and who has a chance at the wildcard spots! I don’t know about you guys but I am ready for some football!!!!!!!!!

NFC North: This by far is the hardest division to call with the Bears going through some serious offensive upgrades and Jay Cutler hopefully being healthy this season-the Bears could give the favorite Packers a run for their money. Of course you can’t count out Detroit and their high-powered offense, but their defensive, lack of discipline and youth could all count against them in their first season with real expectations. Vikings are clearly rebuilding mode and who knows where Adrian Peterson will be this year coming off a tough ACL tear. With all that being said this division belongs to the ….
PACKERS!!!!!!! Aaron Rodgers is just too good. But I do have my Bears as a Wildcard and not the Lions.

NFC EAST: Again this is another division that is impossible to call. Each year an NFC East team on paper looks like the odds on favorite to win the Superbowl. Though the Giants won it last year their road to Superbowl was not what was predicted. With that being said you can’t count the Giants out they always seemed to be in it even when their not in it. This year is really make or break for the Cowboys-however this year they are not nearly as talented as years before and with every veteran receiving option hurt it maybe a long season for the Tony Romo and the Cowboys. The Eagles are mind-boggling frustrating they’re so hard to predict although they had a disappointing season last year they showed sparks of what they could become. The biggest issue holding the Eagles back is Michael Vick and  his injury problems no team can develop a consistently winning formula when their quarterback is in and out of every other play. Finally, you have the Redskins who will be competitive and exciting this year with the addition of RG3, but I can’t place too many expectations on a rookie quarterback. So who will win this division…….Giants- but who really knows. A NFC wild card will come from this division!!!!

NFC SOUTH: This division will be closely watched because of the Saints bounty gate scandal. The Saints have a good team, but losing your head coach for a year can only be a rally cry for so long. The Falcons are boring but good enough to win the division, the Panther are still a year or two away from being a legit playoff contender, and the Bucs have a rookie coach and just aren’t that talented. The Division winner for the NFC South….Falcons.

NFC WEST: This division probably the easiest to call-the 49ers should win this division with no problem. Seahawks could’ve made waves, but starting Russell Wilson is somewhat of a puzzling move.  Winner of this division will be the 49ERS.

AFC NORTH:  Steelers will win this division-the organization is too well run. Ravens are older and hurt on defense with T-Suggs not playing to at least the 6th game. The Ravens will probably be a wild card team this year. The Browns and the Bengals are too young to really compete with the powerhouses of this division. -Steelers win without much competition

AFC EAST: How the hell did the Patriots get the easy schedule again. Seriously their division is next to terrible and they only play 4 team that made the playoffs last year!!!! This is again a road paved in gold for the golden boy Tom Brady to capture that elusive 4th Superbowl ring. The Jets are a joke -I’m sorry that team offensively is terrible and Rex Ryan is out of a job this year if they don’t win-which they won’t. Bills are still the Bills, and after watching Hardknocks I’d be surprised if the Dolphins win 4 games. -Patriots -the division is theirs to lose.

AFC South: Texans have a good defense-their QB Schaub and WR Andre Johnson will finally be healthy. Not much competition from Jacksonville, Colts with rookie Luck, or Tennessee with young QB Jake Locker. Texans this division is theirs if injuries don’t decimate them again.

AFC WEST: Peyton’s back!!!!! Peyton Manning makes his return to the NFL in a Broncos uniform nonetheless. I love Peyton Manning -in my humble opinion he is the greatest quarterback of all time.  With all that being said I still think the Chargers are the best team. I don’t know if this is the year where it will finally click for this team and they’ll put it all together to make a serious playoff run, but looking at Chiefs and the Raiders, the Chargers have the most intact team from last year and should be able to hit the ground running when the season starts. However, I would not be surprised if a wild card team does come from this division. But for the division win I’m going with the Chargers!!!!

*As always who you got!!!!!

 

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Aug 13 2012
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Chad and Evelyn: It was all cool just a month ago

NFL player Chad Johnson and his wife Basketball Wives reality star Evelyn Lozada seemed to be a match made in reality tv heaven. As you all know by now Johnson was arrested for allegedly headbutting Evelyn during an argument in their car.  Domestic violence situations are always sticky, because they involve people’s personal lives. The Dolphins wasted no time by cutting him late yesterday. Who exactly knows what happen in that car, but from Chad’s professional track record this is out of character. Domestic violence is wrong, but you hate to see a Johnson probably end his professional career like this. Johnson can’t blame anyone but himself for the situation that he is in- lets face the facts Lozada may not have been the best person to marry. It would be interesting to see how all of this turns out,- Johnson has a tough road back if he wants to play in the NFL again.  Thoughts and reactions?

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May 02 2012
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BREAKING: Junior Seau has passed away

The San Diego Chargers have confirmed that Junior Seau has died there have been reports that his death was suicide I pray for his family and friends. I hope NFL and NFLPA can at least come together for post retirement mental health help. Too many retired players are losing their lives.

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May 02 2012
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Bounty Gate: Player Suspensions

The Bounty Gate player punishments have finally come down.  Roger Goodell laid down the hammer: Scott Fujita gone 3 games, Anthony Hargrove done for 8 games, Will Smith out for 4 games, and the big shocker Jonathan Vilma done for the entire year. I am shocked that these penalties were so strong.  I believe however, this had a lot to do with the recent tense lockout relationships and basically Goodell challenging the NFLPA to see how they can protect the players like Vilma as well as protect the players they were trying to hurt. Goodell is sending a message that the NFLPA has no power.  Also a strong factor in this is that the Saints after being warned numerous times about their practices they  continued to brazenly ignore Goodell.    Goodell’s punishments in this bounty gate scandal has  basically ended the careers of Jonathan Vilma and Greg Williams while I don’t think it is fair that Goodell has all power he does. So if there is a lesson that has been learned out of all of this is when Goodell says stop it -stop it. You may lose your career.

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Apr 11 2012
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Why Bobby Why: The Bobby Petrino Fall

Bobby Petrino was known to be slimy.  He lied from job to job infamously leaving the Atlanta Falcons in the middle of the season with a note on a chair.  I don’t think anyone was surprised Bobby Petrino was an adulterer, but what was surprising was how bad an adulterer Petrino was.  For the record, I do not condone any way shape or form cheating on a spouse if you are in a committed monogamous relationship, but if your going to do it at the very least never leave a paper trail. For one you hire the mistress Jessica Dorrell to a high powered position with in the football team,  then you give her 20k seriously Petrino you drop 20k on the mistress?  Then Petrino gets on motorcycle on April 1st with Ms. Dorrell, crashes the motorcycle, gets seriously injured, and doesn’t let a bystander call 911 because he still trying to cover it up. What I want to know is why a man with a $3million dollar dream job gives it all up for a woman 1/2 his age.  It must be said that Petrino was not fired just because of his extramarital affair, he was fired because he hired Dorrell, and then purposely misled the university.  May this time off will help Petrino with some soul searching. Because I think we all need to know is why Bobby why.

 

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Apr 04 2012
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Wonderlic Test Scores Should Never Be Known

It was recently learned that LSU Cornerback Morris Claiborne scored a 4 out 50 on his Wonderlic score.  The Wonderlic test has been used for many years to test draft prospects intelligence. Not football intelligence, but just basic intelligence. Many scouts and GM’s have stated again and again that a Wonderlic score has really no bearing on how a player can pick up an offense or a defense in the NFL.  So you have to wonder why the test even still admitted.  But since the NFL is still going to administer the test the PRIVACY of the scores should be of upmost importance. The fans are not drafting any player so why do we know the scores.  And most importantly the NFL should reprimand whatever team scout or GM is leaking these scores.   It is not fair to Claiborne or any other player to have their intelligence to be publicly questioned. It seems as a culture we are looking for ways to reinforce the dumb athlete stereotype and of course race issues are brought into this.  However, at basic human level it should not be in a GM’s or scouting person’s conscience to set out and publicly embarrass a player like that.

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Mar 22 2012
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Official Tebow to the Jets

Tim Tebow will be a New York Jet- please follow us on twitter for more update info about this trade.@2ndtakeonthebac

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Mar 21 2012
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The Fallout: Bounty Gate Suspensions

The NFL finally came down with their suspensions for those who were involved in Bounty gate program-where players were paid money to injure players, i.e cart-offs and knock-outs.  Shockling Saints head coach Sean Payton was suspended  for 1yr and will lose about $7 million dollars in salary this year.  Rams Defensive coordinator  Greg Williams  was suspended indefinitely. Saints GM Mickey Loomis gets 8 games and Assistant head coach Joe Vitt gets six games, and  $100,000 fine.  The Saints organization also lost two second round draft picks in 2012 and 2013, and fined $500,000 When the bounty story first broke I didn’t think it was that huge of a deal, for one many teams probably have a somewhat similar practice.  However, the Saints practice was a bit different because Greg Williams had run an organized system that paid players and not an informal one that seemed to be case for other teams. But, the real reason why this NFL Commissioner Goodell lowered the boom was because of Sean Payton and the Saints lying and arrogance. The NFL TOLD THE SAINTS TO STOP THE PROGRAM, however they brazenly continued the program and then lied about to the Commissioner Goodell.  Payton is an arrogant guy so are a lot coaches in the NFL however, if the NFL tells you to stop doing it, then you better stop.  Payton was beginning to believe his own hype, you can definitely tell that Payton felt above the league. Whether it was the alleged stealing of Vicodin from the team locker, or continuing to have a relationship with convicted felon Michael Ornstein even bringing him on the sideline of a playoff game. So while bounty gate may be the official reason for the 1yr band, I strongly believe that this punishment was more severe because Sean Payton’s attitude.

Now here’s where I disagree with Goodell is that the punishment had anything to do with health and safety.  Football will never be safe, because its FOOTBALL were grown men run at full speed and it each other the game will never be safe.  So Goodell’s argument that these suspension were about the health and safety of the league are simply BS.

If there is any winner in this situation it is Drew Brees, who negotiating leverage just went up.  The Saints need Drew Brees for some type of stability throughout this year. Who knows what the Saints will be like this year with out Payton, they need Brees to calm that team.  Brees has every right not to want to sign the franchise tag, if we have learned anything from this season is that nothing last forever. What would happen if Brees gets injured ala Peyton Manning and the Saints decide they want to rebuild with Matt Barkley? So Brees knows he has to get his money now, and the Saints need to give it to him.

It will be interesting to see how the Saints seasons shakes out, but like they always say games are not won and lost in the off-season. So I wouldn’t count the Saints out just yet.

 

 

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Mar 13 2012
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Breaking: Brandon Marshall to Bears

Jay Cutler and Brandon Marshall will be reunited this year after the Bears traded two third round picks in 2012 and 2013 for the pro-bowl wide receiver.  To say that the Bears needed a wide receiver is an understatement.  The Bears have not had a 1,000 yard receiver since Marty Booker NINE years ago. Marshall and Cutler had great chemistry when they were both with Denver Broncos. However, Bears fans have to be cautiously optimistic Marshall does have a host of off the field problems and has clashed with coaches in the past. Saying that the Bears have to take this opportunity two third rounders really isn’t that big of a deal for a team that desperately needed a receiver. This a move that really shows that Bears are really serious about being contender in a loaded NFC.  Love to hear your thoughts football fans!!!!!!

 

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Mar 08 2012
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Let the Peyton Manning Sweepstakes Begin!!!!!

Peyton Manning is the biggest free agent to come along in recent history.  There have been reports that at least twelve teams have contacted Manning and his representatives.  So here are the five teams that will probably be in Manning race.

Miami Dolphins:

The Dolphins look like a team that is almost there if they have a franchise quarterback. Matt Moore played decently down the stretch and a team that started 0-7 to finish 6-10. They have a number one wide receiver in place with Brandon Marshall, a 1000 yard rusher in Reggie Bush, and a defense that is solid.  However, the problems with this situation is that the AFC East division is tough you would have to play Brady and Patriots twice-and the rest of the division is no cakewalk either, the Jets and Bills can both show up when they want to.  I think Manning would have to do too much to make this team a contender.

San Francisco 49ers:
If Manning where to go to the 49ers it would be instant Championship. That defense brought Alex Smith!!!!!! Damn near to the Superbowl, I think the 49ers have to look at Manning. Alex Smith did a decent job last year, but he could not move the ball against the Giants when it really mattered. Manning would have won that game. 49ers run the ball really well which would take a lot of pressure of Manning.  There are a couple of drawbacks to this 49ers situation one is that Jim Harbaugh really believes in Alex Smith, and probably would not respond well to Manning’s presence. Another huge problem is that the 49ers are very thin at wide receiver position, Crabtree is not the answer and I can not name another receiver on their team. Vernon Davis is a beast, but if teams take him away there is no one else the other teams have to game plan for. I still think that the 49ers would make a huge mistake by not going after Manning the division would be there’s and you gauranteed to be playing in the conference championship game.

Arizona Cardinals:

The Cardinals have a nice chance of getting Manning. They play in a dome, have a number one receiver with Larry Fitzgerald, and if the defense that can show up on a more consistently next season they may have something going.  There division only has one team in its way and that is the 49ers, but if Alex Smith turns into Alex Smith again than that may not be that big of a problem after all.  I honestly feel Manning can really succeed here, this team is young enough to respond to a guy like Manning and I think the coaching staff would really be receptive to him. It worked before with Kurt Warner and don’t see why it wouldn’t work with Manning.

Washington Redskins:

This won’t work see: Donovan McNabb and Albert Haynesworth end of story.

New York Jets:

This won’t work see: Brett Farve and Rex Ryan.  Rex Ryan has become a character of himself and this team is completely out of control and too many personalities and on top of that they aren’t wining. Manning wants no part of the circus that is the Jets.

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