Hillbilly Orchestra

It’s been four months almost to the day since Brett said ‘no mas’ to football. There have been a few OTA’s and mini-camp in Green Bay, but for the most part there’s been nothing football going on that might make the waffling #4 decide he wants to come out of his four month retirement [...]

Read The Full Article:
http://www.green-bay-packer.com/2008/07/05/brett-favre-itch-return/

Add to del.icio.us

Digg this

Post to Furl

Add to reddit

Add to myYahoo!

Yahoo Team Fantasy Rankings: #30 - 49ers

Yahoo has been compiling a variety of lists discussing everything from the 11 coolest helmets in pro football history to nnon-football athletes who would excel in the NFL.  The one of interest ot 49ers fans is their "Juggernaut Index."  According to Yahoo, the Juggernaut Index is:

...our annual attempt to rank every NFL team for fantasy purposes. We're not concerned with real-life wins and losses here. No, here we just care about imaginary winning. If an NFL team gains lots of yardage, limits turnovers, and scores when they reach the red zone, then you'll want to own their skill position players in fantasy leagues. You'll find those teams at the top of the Juggernaut Index. We began at No. 32, the worst of the worst, and we're working our way to the elite fantasy offenses.

These rankings rely on hard, incontrovertible math. There are algorithms at work. This stuff is peer-reviewed. Seasons are simulated. You can't argue with science, so don't even try...

Considering how awful the 49ers were last year and the fact that many people think they'll be pretty bad this year, it's no surprising that they were ranked #30 in the index.  You can sense the tone of the article pretty quickly:

Maybe your opinion on the Niners is one of those optimist/pessimist things.

An optimistic person might see their glass as half one-third 20 percent no more than 10 percent full. A pessimist would basically just see a big empty cup.

They consider Frank Gore the 10 percent of positive possibilities.  In regards to Vernon Davis they said:

Is it possible that this could be Vernon Davis' breakout season? Sure. We all know that he's fast, skilled, and that he was both injured and unhappy last season. He was certainly a disappointment in 2007, yet few observers put much of the blame on Davis himself.

Pro Football Weekly had an important note on him back in March, though:

In regard to Davis’ performance last season, one of his teammates told a team source that he had never seen an NFL starter make so many mistakes.

Pro Football Weekly has made some good points in the past, but they've also thrown stuff outt to see if it sticks.  So I'm taking this opinion with a grain of salt.

They state that aside from Frank Gore, "there's just not much here for public leaguers to draft."  I guess that leaves the door open to consider Vernon Davis.  In ESPN's scoring system, Davis finished 15th among tight ends.  Personally Davis is a guy I would take this year to be my #1 tight end just based on his upside.  If he struggles there are plenty of guys to grab off the waiver wire.

Aside from this two, it's certainly reasonable to be concerned about 49ers fantasy options.  Whomever is selected as the starting QB could be a bye week option depending on who they're playing in a given week.  In the coming days I'm going to put together my initial chart of who is worth buying.  As training camp gets going we can then adjust the chart accordingly.

Add to del.icio.us

Digg this

Post to Furl

Add to reddit

Add to myYahoo!

I Am Cutting Eli Manning Loose

Not manlove but manrespect

I've had some good laughs at Eli Manning's expense but no more. Where maybe once I publish unflattering pictures of Eli or portray him in a negative light with the media or pen outright hit pieces on Eli, those days are gone.

Eli has won a Super Bowl, was a gutty player all season and came through for New York in the big game. Today, Eli becomes just another rival quarterback. As such he loses the (lol) suffix in his name and I pledge not to go to great lengths to portray him as a buffoon actually I'm going to think on that one. Conflatulations Eli.

Tony Romo? LOL!



Eli Manning from here.

Read The Full Article:
http://curlyr.blogspot.com/2008/07/i-am-cutting-eli-manning-loose.html

Add to del.icio.us

Digg this

Post to Furl

Add to reddit

Add to myYahoo!

Saturday afternoon links and notes

It's not that Chad Johnson is hanging out with Vanessa Hudgens. It's that he's wearing a Cincinnati Bengals tee-shirt.

Someone else is weighing into the Marvin Lewis "on the hot seat" debate. The irony here is that the debate is actually if Lewis is on the "hot seat", not if he should be fired.

Corey Lynch will be at this year's ESPYS nominated with his team for the "Biggest Upset Award" after Appalachian State's 34-32 upset over Michigan. Lynch blocked the field goal to seal the win.

This piece ranks the Cincinnati Bengals with the third best offensive line... in the AFC North.

Chris Henry back with the Bengals?

Add to del.icio.us

Digg this

Post to Furl

Add to reddit

Add to myYahoo!

Steelers cut Zabransky, pick up wide receiver

Before he even had a chance to make it to training camp, the Steelers released first-year quarterback Jared Zabransky and added wide receiver Marvin Allen to their practice squad as part of an NFL Europe international program. Zabransky, a three-year...

Read The Full Article:
http://www.steelersfootballblog.com/2008/07/steelers-cut-za.html

Add to del.icio.us

Digg this

Post to Furl

Add to reddit

Add to myYahoo!

Tennessee all-time team: Strong safety

I hope all of you had an enjoyable Fourth of July and will continue to enjoy the weekend. Please make it a safe one.Shifting gears to football, which is why we’re here, three strong safeties deserve your consideration as we continue the voting on our all-time Tennessee team.Blaine Bishop (1997-2000) — A ten-year NFL veteran, [...]

Read The Full Article:
http://mvn.com/nfl-titans/2008/07/05/tennessee-all-time-team-strong-safety/

Add to del.icio.us

Digg this

Post to Furl

Add to reddit

Add to myYahoo!

Happy Fourth Of July!

Just checking in (a little late) to wish you all happy barbecues, fireworks which seem to never end, and a cold beer or two. If you're really lucky, you'll be so content that you'll start to believe the Falcons could go undefeated this season. Ride that wave as far as you can.

Happy Fourth!

Add to del.icio.us

Digg this

Post to Furl

Add to reddit

Add to myYahoo!