First-round pick Andre “Moobs” Smith is active today for the first time in his NFL career. Look for him to play in Cincinnati’s unbalanced line packages. Meanwhile, RB Cedric Benson is out for the second straight week, as is LB Keith Rivers. RB Bernard Scott earns his second career start, with recently acquired RB Larry [...]
Archive | November, 2009
Bengals – Browns II Open Thread
Written by David | November 29, 2009 | Comments Off | Dawg Pound Daily (Browns), NFL, Stripe Hype (Bengals)
Review: Life After Favre–Season of Change
Written by jclombardi | November 29, 2009 | Comments Off | LombardiAve (Packers), NFL
Jclombardi’s book review.
I got a request from the publisher to review Life After Favre. I saw the glowing reviews about the book from several writers and bloggers in the Packers nation. Having written extensively about the Packers in established sports blogs, a cosmopolitan perspective seemed missing about the ongoing saga about the post-Favre era, [...]
Week 12: Ravens-Steelers Preview
Written by Joe Barnes | November 29, 2009 | Comments Off | NFL, The Ebony Bird (Ravens)
Bears vs Vikings – Keys to the Game
Written by Boomer | November 29, 2009 | Comments Off | Bear Goggles (Bears)
I’ve been enjoying the Thanksgiving weekend until today. Today, I might puke up all the turkey I’ve been packing away the last few days. It’s back to business today as the Bears head to Minnesota to face the 9-1 Vikings. Buckle those chin straps extra tight Bears, this one ain’t gonna be pretty. I don’t [...]
Bart’s Best – Week 12 Top Plays
Written by Boomer | November 29, 2009 | Comments Off | Bear Goggles (Bears), Dawg Pound Daily (Browns), Naptown's Finest (Colts)
Next week, I’m heading to Las Vegas, so I’ll be posting Bart’s Best from the City of Sin. Going into this week, I’m 22-22. If that streak continues, I’ll be handing Vegas 10% of whatever I bet, so I need to make sure that I tip the scales in the win column. [...]
Week 12: Bears @ Vikings – Hello, Stranger
Written by Dan Zinski | November 29, 2009 | Comments Off | The Viking Age (Vikings)
Even with all the crazy stuff that’s happened so far this season, there’s still one thing the Vikings haven’t done: played the Bears.
I guess you have to call it a scheduling quirk. Normally, when teams are in the same division and therefore play each other twice, they’ve gotten in at least one game before week [...]
Magic Come from Behind Again to Beat the Bucks
Written by Andrew Melnick | November 29, 2009 | Comments Off | Howard the Dunk (Magic)
Blazers 92, Jazz 108 Re-Thoughts
Written by Coup | November 29, 2009 | Comments Off | Rip City Project (Blazers)
There isn’t much to this game, nor is there much to talk about. On the second night of a back-to-back, and for consecutive nights, the Blazers had their butts handed to them on a silver platter. The box score is a non-issue. The Jazz shot 60.6 percent and 58.3 percent from the field while the [...]
2009 NFL Pick ‘Em: Week Twelve
Written by stevedimatteo | November 29, 2009 | Comments Off | Dawg Pound Daily (Browns)
I really need to start including those Thursday games. Nevertheless, here are the rest of my picks for Week Twelve:
Buccaneers @ Falcons: Falcons
Dolphins @ Bills: Dolphins
Browns @ Bengals: Bengals
Seahawks @ Rams: Seahawks
Panthers @ Jets: Panthers
Redskins @ Eagles: Eagles
Colts @ Texans: Colts
Chiefs @ Chargers: Chargers
Jaguars @ 49ers: Jaguars
Cardinals @ Titans: Titans
Bears @ Vikings: Vikings
Steelers @ Ravens: [...]
Boston Celtics @ Miami Heat
Written by greenbanner18 | November 29, 2009 | Comments Off | Hardwood Houdini (Celtics)
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Sunday, November 29th, 2009
American Airlines Arena – Miami, FL
6:00 PM Tip
Tonight the Celtics will start out their road trip with a game in Miami. The Heat are 9-6 but are only 2-4 in their last 6 games. One of those wins, however, came against the Orlando Magic in Orlando. The Celtics are 12-4 aftering [...]
Central Processing: 40-Man Rosters and How They Were Acquired
Written by Wally Fish | November 29, 2009 | Comments Off | Kings of Kauffman (Royals), MLB
Never in my life have I paid attention to the 40-man roster of any team like I have this year. Writing on a daily basis about a MLB team will do that to you I guess. Ever vigilant in my quest to put the Royals in perspective relative to their AL Central rivals, I have [...]
Eagles-Redskins Prediction
Written by Scott Tunstall | November 29, 2009 | Comments Off | Inside the Iggles (Eagles), NFL
The Redskins are beat up. Probably more than the Eagles. DeAngelo Hall is out and Albert Haynesworth will be a game-time decision. Rock Cartwright, not Portis or Betts, will be the starting tailback. Chris Cooley is still sidelined.
This game sets up nicely for the Birds. But we better get used to winning ugly, because that’s [...]
Griffins’ rally falls short Friday night
Written by wingnut5013 | November 29, 2009 | Comments Off | Octopus Thrower (Red Wings)
Grand Rapids falls just short in 4-3 loss to Peoria.
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http://www.griffinshockey.com/news/releases/index.html?article_id=1402
A collective sigh of relief
Written by wingnut5013 | November 29, 2009 | Comments Off | Octopus Thrower (Red Wings)
On the way back from an excursion for a possible new cell phone and a birthday gift for a friend’s seven year old, I told my wife that my return to octopusthrower.com was going to be about how bad the Wings have been playing since the loss of Nic Kronwell. At the time, they were [...]
Know Your Enemy – Jared Allen, his Mullet and Jay Cutler
Written by Boomer | November 28, 2009 | Comments Off | Bear Goggles (Bears)
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