HarleyQuinn

Hmm... Detroit does have WR Mike Furrey ya know OG Justin Blalock out of Texas is the only other "premiere" offensive line talent it seems. Other guys to keep an eye on OL wise: OT Levi Brown out of Penn State (6'5", 328 lbs.), OT Joe Staley out of Central Michigan (6'5", 300 lbs.), OG Josh Beekman out of Boston College (6'1", 321 lbs.), OG Ben Grubbs out of Auburn (6'3", 318 lbs.), and C Doug Datish out of Ohio State (6'5", 295 lbs.)

Pulled off a win thanks to Seattle's comeback *wipes sweat off brow* whew...

My 4 Wildcard Teams AFC: New York Jets and Kansas City Chiefs. A healthy Trent Green is a huge difference maker. NFC: Carolina Panthers and New York Giants. I'm kind of holding out hope for either the San Francisco 49ers or Minnesota Vikings to make it though, just cause I hate the Giants.

Here's a list of bowl games and their dates. My picks for shootouts: Las Vegas Bowl, Armed Forces Bowl, Hawai'i Bowl, Holiday Bowl, Gator Bowl, and the Fiesta Bowl. December 19th Poinsettia Bowl: TCU (10-2) vs. Northern Illinois (7-5) - TCU has 5 games with 31 or more points scored. - Northern Illinois has 3 games with 40 or more points scored. December 21st Las Vegas Bowl: Oregon (7-5) vs. BYU (10-2) - Oregon has 7 games with 30 or more points scored. - BYU has 5 games with 42 or more points scored. December 22nd New Orleans Bowl: Troy (7-5) vs. Rice (7-5) - Troy has 2 games of 38 or more points scored. - Rice has 3 games of 40 or more points scored. December 23rd PapaJohns.com Bowl: East Carolina (7-5) vs. South Florida (8-4) - East Carolina has 4 games of 31 or more points scored. - South Florida has 3 games of 37 or more points scored. New Mexico Bowl: New Mexico (6-6) vs. San Jose State (8-4) - New Mexico has 4 games with 34 or more points scored. - San Jose State has 4 games with 31 or more points scored. Armed Forces Bowl: Utah (7-5) vs. Tulsa (8-4) - Utah has 5 games of 35 or more points scored. - Tulsa has 4 games of 35 or more points scored. December 24th Hawaii Bowl: Arizona State (7-5) vs. Hawaii (10-3) - Arizona State has 4 games with 35 or more points scored. - Hawaii has 5 games with 54 or more points scored. December 26th Motor City Bowl: Central Michigan (9-4) vs. Middle Tennessee State (7-5) - Central Michigan has 7 games with 31 or more points scored. - Middle Tennessee State has 6 games with 34 or more points scored. December 27th Emerald Bowl: Florida State (6-6) vs. UCLA (7-5) - Florida State has 2 games of 51 or more points scored. - UCLA has 2 games of 31 or more points scored. December 28th Independence Bowl: Oklahoma State (6-6) vs. Alabama (6-6) - Oklahoma State has 5 games of 41 or more points scored. - Alabama has 2 games of 38 or more points scored. Texas Bowl: Rutgers (10-2) vs. Kansas State (7-5) - Rutgers has 5 games of 33 or more points scored. - Kansas State has 5 games of 31 or more points scored. Holiday Bowl: Texas A&M (9-3) vs. California (9-3) - Texas A&M has 4 games of 34 or more points scored. - California has 5 games of 41 or more points scored. December 29th Music City Bowl: Kentucky (7-5) vs. Clemson (8-4) - Kentucky has 4 games of 38 or more points scored. - Clemson has 4 games of 51 or more points scored. Sun Bowl: Missouri (8-4) vs. Oregon State (9-4) - Missouri has 4 games of 38 or more points scored. - Oregon State has 5 games of 33 or more points scored. Liberty Bowl: Houston (10-3) vs. South Carolina (7-5) - Houston has 7 games of 34 or more points scored. - South Carolina has 4 games of 31 or more points scored. Insight Bowl: Minnesota (6-6) vs. Texas Tech (7-5) - Minnesota has 3 games of 44 or more points scored. - Texas Tech has 5 games of 35 or more points scored. Champs Sports Bowl: Purdue (8-5) vs. Maryland (8-4) - Purdue has 5 games of 35 or more points scored. - Maryland has 0 games of 30 or more points scored. December 30th Meineke Car Care Bowl: Boston College (9-3) vs. Navy (9-3) - Boston College has 3 games of 34 or more points scored. - Navy has 4 games of 37 or more points scored. Alamo Bowl: Texas (9-3) vs. Iowa (6-6) - Texas has 4 games of 52 or more points scored. - Iowa has 2 games of 41 or more points scored. Chick-fil-A Bowl: Virginia Tech (10-2) vs. Georgia (8-4) - Virginia Tech has 4 games of 35 or more points scored. - Georgia has 2 games of 37 or more points scored. December 31st MPC Computers Bowl: Nevada (8-4) vs. Miami (6-6) - Nevada has 4 games of 42 or more points scored. - Miami has 2 games of 35 or more points scored. January 1st Outback Bowl: Penn State (8-4) vs. Tennessee (9-3) - Penn State has 2 games of 37 or more points scored. - Tennessee has 3 games of 39 or more points scored. Cotton Bowl: Nebraska (9-4) vs. Auburn (10-2) - Nebraska has 4 games of 39 or more points scored. - Auburn has 3 games of 38 or more points scored. Gator Bowl: Georgia Tech (9-4) vs. West Virginia (10-2) - Georgia Tech has 4 games with 35 or more points scored. - West Virginia has 8 games with 41 or more points scored. Capital One Bowl: Arkansas (10-3) vs. Wisconsin (11-1) - Arkansas has 3 games of 31 or more points scored. - Wisconsin has 5 games of 35 or more points scored. Rose Bowl: USC (10-2) vs. Michigan (11-1) - USC has 4 games of 35 or more points scored. - Michigan has 3 games of 39 or more points scored. Fiesta Bowl: Oklahoma (11-2) vs. Boise State (12-0) - Oklahoma has 5 games of 34 or more points scored. - Boise State has 8 games of 40 or more points scored. January 2nd Orange Bowl: Wake Forest (11-2) vs. Louisville (11-1) - Wake Forest has 2 games of 34 or more points scored. - Louisville has 6 games of 44 or more points scored. January 3rd Sugar Bowl: Notre Dame (10-2) vs. LSU (10-2) - Notre Dame has 5 games of 39 or more points scored. - LSU has 5 games of 45 or more points scored. January 6th International Bowl: Western Michigan (8-4) vs. Cincinnati (7-5) - Western Michigan has 2 games of 41 or more points scored. - Cincinnati has 2 games of 30 or more points scored. January 7th GMAC Bowl: Southern Mississippi (8-5) vs. Ohio (9-4) - Southern Mississippi has 3 games of 42 or more points scored. - Ohio has 3 games of 34 or more points scored. January 8th BCS Title Game: Ohio State (12-0) vs. Florida (12-1) - Ohio State has 4 games of 42 or more points scored. - Florida has 3 games of 38 or more points scored.

6 seconds left and a 46 yard try. Already missed a 44 yarder... DRILLED!

I like Matt Cassel and think he could be a solid play if pressed but I'm not sure if he'd be able to carry a team on his back like Derek Anderson did today. Seriously, what's up with the sudden rookie QB explosion? Jay Cutler tonight, Matt Leinart, Vince Young, Jason Campbell, Tony Romo, and now Derek Anderson w/Frye's injury. Anybody know the record for how many rookie QBs have ever started at least 1 game during the same season?

Here's the Dolphins schedule from 1972 and the W/L... 1: Kansas City (8-6) 2: Houston (1-13) 3: Minnesota (7-7) 4: New York Jets (7-7) 5: San Diego (4-9-1) 6: Buffalo (4-9-1) 7: Baltimore (5-9) 8: Buffalo (4-9-1) 9: New England (3-11) 10: New York Jets (7-7) 11: St. Louis (4-9-1) 12: New England (3-11) 13: New York Giants (8-6) 14: Baltimore (5-9) Going undefeated is all nice and dandy but for my Top 10 SB teams, they don't make the cut. That schedule overall is utterly deplorable and the only reason they ranked 11th was because of their postseason run and SB win. The best team they faced during the regular season was barely above .500! 6 of their opponents barely had 5 wins. Can you seriously tell me that without that wicked easy schedule, the Dolphins would've gone undefeated? Can you name a single season where a "top" team had such an easy schedule to run through? A good SB winning team is dominant in the regular season AND the post season, not just the post season. Just look at how many points they averaged in the playoffs. They beat Cleveland 20-14, Pittsburgh 21-17, and Washington 14-7. You're telling me they should be ahead of the teams I listed in my Top 10? They didn't even win convincingly in the playoffs and the SB. For comparison... The 1985 Bears (15-1) lost to a 12-4 Dolphins team. The 1998 Broncos (14-2) lost to an 8-8 Giants team and a 10-6 Dolphins team. The 1991 Redskins (14-2) lost to an 11-5 Cowboys team and a 10-6 Eagles team. The 1984 49ers (15-1) lost to a 9-7 Steelers team. The 1986 Giants (14-2) lost to a 7-9 Cowboys and 10-6 Seahawks team. All those teams won Super Bowls while losing at least 1 game in the regular season to very good opponents, unlike those faced by the 1972 Dolphins. They all lost to teams that went at least 9-7 while also playing in much tougher divisions. So that's how the 1972 Dolphins don't crack my Top 10.

My Top 10 SB Teams since I couldn't do only 5. I mainly used dominance not only during the regular season but also the postseason as my basis for which teams were the most dominant. The 1996 Packers, 1969 Chiefs, and 1966 Packers are underrated IMO, especially the Packers. I have the 1972 Dolphins knocked out because, while undefeated, they played a notoriously weak division (#2 was 7-7) and the only team they played above .500 during the season was the Chiefs at 8-6. The Dolphins won that 20-10. #1: 1985 Chicago Bears (Averaged 28.50 points and allowed 12.38 points a game over the regular season). Averaged 30.33 points and allowed 10 points (2 games were shutouts) a game in the postseason. #2: 1984 San Francisco 49ers (Averaged 29.69 points and allowed 14.19 points a game over the regular season). Averaged 27.33 points and allowed 13 points (including 1 shutout) a game in the postseason. #3: 1978 Pittsburgh Steelers (Averaged 22.25 points and allowed 12.19 points a game over the regular season.) Averaged 34 points and allowed 15.33 (2 games were 10 points or less) in the postseason. #4: 1991 Washington Redskins (Averaged 30.31 points and allowed 14 points a regular season). Averaged 34 points and allowed 13.67 points (7 and 10 points in 2 games) a game in the postseason. #5: 1992 Dallas Cowboys (Averaged 25.56 points and allowed 15.19 points a game over the regular season). Averaged 38.67 points and allowed 15.67 points a game in the postseason. #6: 1996 Green Bay Packers (Averaged 28.50 points and allowed 13.13 points a game over the regular season). Averaged 33.33 points and allowed 16 points a game in the postseason. #7: 1975 Pittsburgh Steelers (Averaged 26.64 points and allowed 11.57 points a game over the regular season). Averaged 21.67 points and allowed 12.33 points a game in the postseason. #8: 1969 Kansas City Chiefs (Averaged 25.64 points and allowed 12.64 points a game over the regular season). Averaged 17.67 points and allowed 6.67 points a game in the postseason. #9: 1977 Dallas Cowboys (Averaged 24.64 points and allowed 15.14 points a game over the regular season). Averaged 29 points and allowed 7.67 points a game in the postseason. #10: 1966 Green Bay Packers (Averaged 23.93 points and allowed 11.64 points a game over the regular season). Averaged 34.50 points and allowed 18.50 points (10 in the SB) a game in the postseason. Honorable Mention: 1972 Miami Dolphins (Averaged 27.50 points and allowed 12.21 points a game over the regular season). Averaged 18.33 points and allowed 12.67 points (7 in the SB) a game in the postseason.

Updated the second post with more video clips. Kevin Kolb's quickly going up my QB list though, especially after last night's performance. Showed good speed on that 46 yard TD run too.

I'm just waiting for the end of the season when the best team is like 8-8 or 7-9

Oof... I'm really benefitting from a crappy division, eh? Philly - 17 Baltimore St. Louis (6.5) Washington (1.5) (4.5) Dallas Detroit Tennessee Jacksonville (5.5) Kansas City Minnesota (1.5) N.Y. Jets (5.5) San Diego New Orleans (7.5) Tampa Bay Houston Seattle (3.5) Carolina

#1/#2: Salvage... no. Plaxico gives a half hearted effort at best, David Tyree and Sinorice Moss are both injured, and Amani Toomer went on IR. Tim Carter and Michael Jennings are operating as their #2/#3's and Eli can't do well with players who realistically are #4/#5s on the depth chart. Eli Manning himself has been playing poorly. His last 4 games in QB Rating... vs. Tennessee: 59.10 (12) vs. Jacksonville: 51.90 (11) vs. Chicago: 28.30 (10) vs. Houston: 76.30 (9) The Giants aren't winning any games if Manning continues to be so poor. His accuracy was solid against poor defenses (Tennessee/Houston) but the O-Coordinator has been limiting him tremendously. His YPA the last 4 games: 5.1, 5.6, 3.8, and 6.4. As for the defense, the following starters are injured: Michael Strahan, Osi Umenyiora, Barry Cofield, Brandon Short, Carlos Emmons, Sam Madison, and Corey Webster. They've also lost LaVar Arrington and Justin Tuck to IR. Their upcoming schedule is brutal too. They'd be lucky to finish out 1-4. vs. Dallas @ Carolina vs. Philadelphia @ New Orleans vs. Washington

and finally, Teabag finds his gal... mmm-hmm... Shame he had to kill the blonde girl though.

Some of my Christmas favorites... Johnny Mathis - "Winter Wonderland." Particularly his tone when talking about knocking down the snowman. Waitresses - "Christmas Wrapping." Just fun... screw those who don't like it. Brenda Lee - "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree." Classic for a reason. Chuck Berry - "Run Rudolph Run." WHAM! - "Last Christmas." It is WHAM!... (Thanks C Dub)

Anybody else watching this game? Youngstown State's down 3 to James Madison and is charging towards the endzone with 2:55 left in the game.

From 1999 - 2006 the #1 pick has been a QB 7 times and a DE 2 times. The last time a LB was taken #1 overall was in 1988 by the Atlanta Falcons (Aundray Bruce).

If I were the Lions, I'd try and trade down to around pick 7-10 and grab another 3rd round pick. Go O-Line, go D-Line in the 2nd, get a QB and another O-Line (with the extra pick) in the 3rd, and fill out positions in the 4th - 7th.

Okay, maybe not more "speed" but Vince ran a 4.57 at the Texas pro day on quick notice. I wouldn't be surprised to see Troy Smith run a similar time (4.55-4.60). NFL Draft Scout has Smith's range from 4.57 to 4.64.

I'd be more impressed if Saban could do it with Andre Ware

Philadelphia - 10 Detroit Tampa Bay Denver Minnesota (6.5) (4.5) Carolina New England (3.5) (3.5) Cincinnati N.Y. Jets (5.5) (3.5) Jacksonville New Orleans Tennessee Indianapolis (9.5) Pittsburgh San Francisco San Diego (13.5) Seattle (10.5)

Kansas City/San Diego is also another fun "playoff" type game to keep an eye on in terms of impact. I didn't see Nolan but dug the suit look on Del Rio. I wouldn't mind seeing some coaches bring it back.

Times and Channels DirecTV Channel 609 (ESPNU) at 3:30 PM ET = Coastal Carolina vs. #1 Appalachian State. DirecTV Channel 209 (ESPN2) at 7:30 PM ET = James Madison vs. #4 Youngstown State. Offensive stars for each team listed along with their notable stats. I-AA First Round Games Lafayette @ #3 Massachusetts - Lafayette: RB Jonathan Hurt (1,124 yards and 15 TD). WR Joe Ort (806 yards and 3 TD). - Massachusetts: QB Liam Coen (2,179 yards and 20 TD vs. 4 INT). RB Steve Baylark (1,308 yards and 10 TD). New Hampshire @ Hampton - New Hampshire: QB Ricky Santos (2,681 yards and 23 TD vs. 5 INT). WR David Ball (990 yards and 11 TD). - Hampton: QB Princeton Shepherd (1,564 yards and 15 TD vs. 4 INT). RB Alonzo Coleman (909 yards and 11 TD). RB Kevin Beverly (712 yards and 11 TD). WR Marquay McDaniel (727 yards and 12 TD). Furman @ Montana State - Furman: RB Jerome Felton (670 yards and 22 TD). - Montana State: WR Mike Jefferson (842 yards and 8 TD). Illinois State @ Eastern Illinois - Illinois State: QB Luke Drone (2,595 yards and 19 TD vs. 5 INT). RB Pierre Rembert (1,507 yards and 15 TD). WR Pierre Jackson (739 yards and 6 TD). - Eastern Illinois: RB Vincent Webb (1,351 yards and 7 TD). WR Micah Rucker (966 yards and 13 TD). McNeese State @ #2 Montana - McNeese State: RB Jamie Leonard (605 yards and 5 TD). - Montana: RB Reggie Bradshaw (533 yards and 10 TD). WR Eric Allen (653 yards and 4 TD). Tennessee-Martin @ Southern Illinois - Tennessee Martin: RB Donald Chapman (1,304 yards and 13 TD). - Southern Illinois: QB Nick Hill (1,555 yards and 14 TD vs. 3 INT). RB Arkee Whitlock (1,541 yards and 21 TD). Coastal Carolina @ #1 Appalachian State - Coastal Carolina: QB Tyler Thigpen (2,945 yards and 26 TD vs. 10 INT). WR Jerome Simpson (945 yards and 14 TD). - Appalachian State: RB Kevin Richardson (1,065 yards and 19 TD). WR William Mayfield (867 yards and 5 TD). James Madison @ #4 Youngstown State - James Madison: QB Justin Rascati (1,900 yards and 19 TD vs. 6 INT). RB Eugene Holloman (995 yards and 8 TD). - Youngstown State: RB Marcus Mason (1,496 yards and 19 TD). My Game(s) of the Day: New Hampshire vs. Hampton and Illinois State vs. Eastern Illinois.

I presume it's an uncatchable ball by either the receiver or the defender (think Vick overthrowing a WR). Other examples would be a deep ball being overthrown, a ball being thrown at the feet of a receiver, etc. A recent example would be the swing pass that Brees threw to LT that lead LT too far and bounced out of bounds.

Found this on Stats Inc regarding Vick and his incompletions in 2006. Michael Vick: 127 incompletions 10.2% are dropped 34.6% are poor throws 20.5% are passes defended 7.1% are intercepted Here's a comparison to other "average" quarterbacks David Carr: 87 incompletions - 11.5% are drops - 17.2% are poor throws - 25.3% are defended - 6.9% are intercepted Chad Pennington: 109 incompletions - 11% are drops - 23.9% are poor throws - 25.7% are defended - 10.1% are intercepted Charlie Frye: 112 incompletions - 12.7% are drops - 28% are poor throws - 23.7% are defended - 10.2% are intercepted J.P. Losman: 98 incompletions - 4.1% are drops - 33.7% are poor throws - 19.4% are defended - 7.1% are intercepted It's clear that the most damning thing against Michael Vick as a QB is his unreliability to be accurate from 5 yards to 50 yards. Even those proponents saying the drops are killing him, there are QBs in the league where their receivers are hurting them more. Tom Brady: 11.9% are drops. Peyton Manning: 10.1% are drops. Drew Brees: 12.4% are drops. Philip Rivers: 10.1% are drops. Eli Manning: 10.1% are drop. Donovan McNabb: 19.1% are drops (holy shit!)

This season Ashley Lelie: 18 catches on 42 targets (43%) Michael Jenkins: 26 catches on 57 targets (46%) Alge Crumpler: 36 catches on 69 targets (52%) Roddy White: 19 catches in 41 targets (46%) Warrick Dunn: 14 catches in 18 targets (78%) Last Season - Brian Finneran had 50 catches in 81 targets (62%) The top players have an insane number of targets for a reason (minimum 85). While Vick has spread the ball around a bit, that's hurt him more than helped him IMO. He needs to continue targeting Crumpler/Jenkins and start getting Dunn more involved in the passing game. Dunn needs to start being split out like LT, Bush, and Westbrook are and let Vick use him as a 2nd/3rd WR in those formations. The loss of Finneran is a huge loss. Finneran is like having a second Crumpler on the team at 6'5" and Vick will do better when Finneran returns to the team next season (season ending injury, right?).