Wednesday, November 30, 2011
NCAA College Basketball Links and Resources
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Muscular man turns into a woman in two years
Wow. Just take a look at this video below to see a young muscular man's transformation into a full fledged woman. Is this what you call a sex change or gender change? Just like the song on the background by Bon Jovi, it's her life and I guess it was now or never for him, or is it her?
Rosemo700 dies due to Twitter beef
The first ever Twitter death has happened thanks to Twitter beef. Twitter beef happens every single day on Twitter but usually it's just nasty words being exchanged without any fisticuffs. This time, rapper Rosemo700 got shot due to Twitter wars.
Check out the three videos below for more on the death of Rosemo700 and his beef with The Game.
Check out the three videos below for more on the death of Rosemo700 and his beef with The Game.
Monday, November 28, 2011
Video: Marius Zaromskis somersault kick
Check out this amazing kick by Marius Zaromskis at the Rumble of the Kings event. Zaromskis defeated Bruno Carvalho on the card.
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Free Pick Western Kentucky Vs Troy
The free pick is Over 50.5 points in the game. Expect a high-scoring game as both teams can score a ton of points. Western Kentucky can't be stopped with their great rushing game and Troy's aerial attack will be too much for the Western Kentucky defense.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Week 11 NFL Betting Lines and Analysis
Week 11 of the NFL season starts tonight with the New York Jets(-6) facing the Denver Broncos. I was very surprised to see the Jets as six-point favorites considering that they lost late Sunday night to the Patriots at home and now they have a short week to prepare for Tim Tebow and the Denver run game on the road.
I am also surprised at the total of 40 because both teams are not offensive juggernauts. The Broncos' defense is underrated and their offense will rush the ball over 50 times in the game if they can.
An upset tonight would not shock anyone as Tebow and the Broncos will play inspired ball at home while the Jets are still reeling from their loss to New England.
There are only two double-digit favorites this week and they are the Patriots(-15) vs. the Chiefs and the Packers(-14) vs. the Bucs.
Unlike last weekend, there are no totals over 50. The highest total this week(48.5) is in the Packers vs. Bucs game.
The Jaguars vs Browns game is a pick and there are a few small favorites this week.
Miami is only a two-point favorite over the Bills at home and the Raiders are a one-point favorite on the road against the Vikings.
In a game that no one will care to watch but bettors, the Rams are 1.5 favorites over the Seahawks.
The Sunday night game on NBC will feature the Eagles vs. the Giants. The Giants are five-point favorites and the total is 46. If the Eagles lose, their chances of making the playoffs this year are not very good.
Michael Vick isn't playing well and has injured ribs while Eli Manning can torch the inept Eagles' secondary.
Another team that is struggling like the Eagles are the San Diego Chargers. The Chargers face the tough task this Sunday of going to Chicago and taking on the red-hot Bears. Chicago is a 3.5 point favorite and the total is 45.
The Bears are a sleeper in the NFC and I think they can make some noise in the playoffs.
There are only three road favorites this week and they are Oakland, Dallas, and the Jets.
The Cowboys are 8 point favorites vs. the Redskins.
Some of the top games to watch this week are the Jets vs. Broncos, Bengals vs. Ravens, and Eagles vs. Giants. There aren't a lot of marquee games this week with a lot of bad teams facing each other.
The Steelers, Texans, Colts, and the Saints all have a bye week.
I am also surprised at the total of 40 because both teams are not offensive juggernauts. The Broncos' defense is underrated and their offense will rush the ball over 50 times in the game if they can.
An upset tonight would not shock anyone as Tebow and the Broncos will play inspired ball at home while the Jets are still reeling from their loss to New England.
There are only two double-digit favorites this week and they are the Patriots(-15) vs. the Chiefs and the Packers(-14) vs. the Bucs.
Unlike last weekend, there are no totals over 50. The highest total this week(48.5) is in the Packers vs. Bucs game.
The Jaguars vs Browns game is a pick and there are a few small favorites this week.
Miami is only a two-point favorite over the Bills at home and the Raiders are a one-point favorite on the road against the Vikings.
In a game that no one will care to watch but bettors, the Rams are 1.5 favorites over the Seahawks.
The Sunday night game on NBC will feature the Eagles vs. the Giants. The Giants are five-point favorites and the total is 46. If the Eagles lose, their chances of making the playoffs this year are not very good.
Michael Vick isn't playing well and has injured ribs while Eli Manning can torch the inept Eagles' secondary.
Another team that is struggling like the Eagles are the San Diego Chargers. The Chargers face the tough task this Sunday of going to Chicago and taking on the red-hot Bears. Chicago is a 3.5 point favorite and the total is 45.
The Bears are a sleeper in the NFC and I think they can make some noise in the playoffs.
There are only three road favorites this week and they are Oakland, Dallas, and the Jets.
The Cowboys are 8 point favorites vs. the Redskins.
Some of the top games to watch this week are the Jets vs. Broncos, Bengals vs. Ravens, and Eagles vs. Giants. There aren't a lot of marquee games this week with a lot of bad teams facing each other.
The Steelers, Texans, Colts, and the Saints all have a bye week.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Mike James of Lamar makes a nasty dunk over Ohio
This might be the best dunk you will see all year in college basketball. Check out this impressive dunk by Mike James of Lamar.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Joe Adams Punt Return for Touchdown Against Tennessee
This is the best punt return I have ever seen in my life. What a punt return by Joe Adams of Arkansas against Tennessee!
Monday, November 14, 2011
NFL Week 10 Winners and Losers
Some of the winners in Week 10 include Tim Tebow, Tom Brady, Carson Palmer, John Skelton, and Alex Smith.
The big losers were the Ravens, the Jets, the Chiefs, the Bucs,and the Lions.
Tebow only completed two passes but one of them was a 56 yard TD to WR Eric Decker on a 3rd and 11 play.
The Broncos lost their top two RBs to injuries early in the game and the Chiefs still could not stop the Broncos from running on them. The injuries to the Chiefs' star players like Jamaal Charles, Tony Moeki, and Eric Berry are catching up to them.
Kansas City's offense doesn't scare anyone right now and their WRs keep dropping passes as well. Another big reason the Chiefs are struggling so bad on offense is because they lost their offensive coordinator Charlie Weis.
Weis is now calling plays for the Florida Gators and he was a big part of the success the Chiefs had in 2010.
The Jets had their best chance to beat the Patriots last night because the Patriots' defense has been horrendous due to injuries. The Patriots had so many new guys in the back seven on defense and Tom Brady had been struggling in his last two games.
This was supposed to be the night that the Jets show that they are the AFC East favorites and Super Bowl contenders. What did they do? They laid an egg and lost 37-16.
Brady was fantastic and threw for three TDs and 329 yards. Jets' QB Mark Sanchez threw two interceptions and was only 20-39 for the evening against the league's worst passing defense.
Now the Jets have to go to Denver and face Tebow and the Broncos on Thursday night. This game is no gimme for the Jets. The key to beating the Broncos is to get out to a two-score lead and make Tebow pass the ball.
The Raiders could be the favorites to win the AFC West now. Palmer looked great on Thursday night vs. the Chargers. The Raider will take on the Vikings in Minnesota next week.
Does Arizona have a QB controversy now? John Skelton played very well against the Eagles yesterday and Kevin Kolb has struggled this season. The Eagles are now 3-6 after the 21-17 loss and Michael Vick has struggled recently. This was the biggest upset yesterday as the Eagles were 13-point favorites.
Are the Houston Texans Super Bowl contenders? They have a great defense and a powerful offense. They demolished the Bucs in Tampa yesterday 37-9. The Bucs are the most undisciplined team I have seen all season and they don't play hard at times too. I have seen this team quit in many games.
One of the problems the Bucs have is their youth. They are the youngest team in the NFL. I am sure the fans will be calling for Raheem Morris to be fired soon.
The Ravens won against the Steelers in dramatic fashion and then have a letdown game vs. the Seahawks in Seattle. They were on such an emotional high a week ago and they could not get ready for a lowly team like the Seahawks.
This is the same team that beat the Steelers at home in their first game of the season and then lost the next game to the Titans.
The 49ers are legit Super Bowl contenders and Alex Smith showed everyone that he can lead the team in a victory without Frank Gore as the 49ers beat the Giants 27-20. Smith was 19-30 for 242 yards with one TD and one interception. The interception was the fault of WR Ted Ginn who let the ball hit his helmet.
The Lions have not lost three of their last four games and their 5-0 start is a distant memory now.
The big losers were the Ravens, the Jets, the Chiefs, the Bucs,and the Lions.
Tebow only completed two passes but one of them was a 56 yard TD to WR Eric Decker on a 3rd and 11 play.
The Broncos lost their top two RBs to injuries early in the game and the Chiefs still could not stop the Broncos from running on them. The injuries to the Chiefs' star players like Jamaal Charles, Tony Moeki, and Eric Berry are catching up to them.
Kansas City's offense doesn't scare anyone right now and their WRs keep dropping passes as well. Another big reason the Chiefs are struggling so bad on offense is because they lost their offensive coordinator Charlie Weis.
Weis is now calling plays for the Florida Gators and he was a big part of the success the Chiefs had in 2010.
The Jets had their best chance to beat the Patriots last night because the Patriots' defense has been horrendous due to injuries. The Patriots had so many new guys in the back seven on defense and Tom Brady had been struggling in his last two games.
This was supposed to be the night that the Jets show that they are the AFC East favorites and Super Bowl contenders. What did they do? They laid an egg and lost 37-16.
Brady was fantastic and threw for three TDs and 329 yards. Jets' QB Mark Sanchez threw two interceptions and was only 20-39 for the evening against the league's worst passing defense.
Now the Jets have to go to Denver and face Tebow and the Broncos on Thursday night. This game is no gimme for the Jets. The key to beating the Broncos is to get out to a two-score lead and make Tebow pass the ball.
The Raiders could be the favorites to win the AFC West now. Palmer looked great on Thursday night vs. the Chargers. The Raider will take on the Vikings in Minnesota next week.
Does Arizona have a QB controversy now? John Skelton played very well against the Eagles yesterday and Kevin Kolb has struggled this season. The Eagles are now 3-6 after the 21-17 loss and Michael Vick has struggled recently. This was the biggest upset yesterday as the Eagles were 13-point favorites.
Are the Houston Texans Super Bowl contenders? They have a great defense and a powerful offense. They demolished the Bucs in Tampa yesterday 37-9. The Bucs are the most undisciplined team I have seen all season and they don't play hard at times too. I have seen this team quit in many games.
One of the problems the Bucs have is their youth. They are the youngest team in the NFL. I am sure the fans will be calling for Raheem Morris to be fired soon.
The Ravens won against the Steelers in dramatic fashion and then have a letdown game vs. the Seahawks in Seattle. They were on such an emotional high a week ago and they could not get ready for a lowly team like the Seahawks.
This is the same team that beat the Steelers at home in their first game of the season and then lost the next game to the Titans.
The 49ers are legit Super Bowl contenders and Alex Smith showed everyone that he can lead the team in a victory without Frank Gore as the 49ers beat the Giants 27-20. Smith was 19-30 for 242 yards with one TD and one interception. The interception was the fault of WR Ted Ginn who let the ball hit his helmet.
The Lions have not lost three of their last four games and their 5-0 start is a distant memory now.
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Raiders vs Chargers Contest: Winner gets $25 to $40
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Wednesday, November 9, 2011
NFL Betting Tips and Breakdown for Week 10
There are no more bye weeks for NFL teams so there's a lot of games to bet on in Week 10.
The NFL has a Thursday night game with the Chargers(-7) at home against the Raiders. The total is 48.
I expected the total to be high since both teams had high-scoring games last Sunday. What bettors must take into account is that the scores last week wouldn't have been so high if not for special teams touchdowns and turnovers.
The larguest spread and highest total this week comes in the Monday Night game as the Packers are 13.5 favorites against the Vikings with a total of 51.5.
The lowest total is 37.5 and that is the total for both the Rams vs Browns game and the Redskins vs Dolphins game.
There is no line yet for the Cardinals vs Eagles game due to the injury status of Cardinals' QB Kevin Kolb.
Six favorites this week are favored by 3 points and one team (49ers) is favored by 3.5 points.
Four road teams are favorite this week and they are the Jaguars -3 over the Colts, the Steelers -3 over the Bengals, the Texans -3 over the Bucs, and the Ravens -7 over the Seahawks.
The marquee games to watch this week are the Steelers vs Bengals, Giants vs 49ers, Raiders vs Chargers, Broncos vs Chiefs, Lions vs Bears, Saints vs Falcons, and Patriots vs Jets.
All of these games have playoff and division title implications.
As we get into the cold winter months, weather should be a factor in the next few weeks.
Bettors must remember that any team can win on any given Sunday and that a team that played well last week might not play well the following week. You can look no further than the Kansas City Chiefs for an example.
The Chiefs played reasonably well when they took down the Chargers on Monday Night Football in overtime but they had a huge letdown last Sunday and lost at home to the previously winless Dolphins by 28 points.
The Broncos lost by 35 to the Lions and came back to beat the Raiders on the road by 14.
Every week is different. Teams that have big wins one week will eventually have a letdown. A team that got clobbered one week can improve and upset a favorite the next week.
Teams that could have a letdown after big wins last week are the Ravens, Bears, Broncos, and Giants.
The NFL has a Thursday night game with the Chargers(-7) at home against the Raiders. The total is 48.
I expected the total to be high since both teams had high-scoring games last Sunday. What bettors must take into account is that the scores last week wouldn't have been so high if not for special teams touchdowns and turnovers.
The larguest spread and highest total this week comes in the Monday Night game as the Packers are 13.5 favorites against the Vikings with a total of 51.5.
The lowest total is 37.5 and that is the total for both the Rams vs Browns game and the Redskins vs Dolphins game.
There is no line yet for the Cardinals vs Eagles game due to the injury status of Cardinals' QB Kevin Kolb.
Six favorites this week are favored by 3 points and one team (49ers) is favored by 3.5 points.
Four road teams are favorite this week and they are the Jaguars -3 over the Colts, the Steelers -3 over the Bengals, the Texans -3 over the Bucs, and the Ravens -7 over the Seahawks.
The marquee games to watch this week are the Steelers vs Bengals, Giants vs 49ers, Raiders vs Chargers, Broncos vs Chiefs, Lions vs Bears, Saints vs Falcons, and Patriots vs Jets.
All of these games have playoff and division title implications.
As we get into the cold winter months, weather should be a factor in the next few weeks.
Bettors must remember that any team can win on any given Sunday and that a team that played well last week might not play well the following week. You can look no further than the Kansas City Chiefs for an example.
The Chiefs played reasonably well when they took down the Chargers on Monday Night Football in overtime but they had a huge letdown last Sunday and lost at home to the previously winless Dolphins by 28 points.
The Broncos lost by 35 to the Lions and came back to beat the Raiders on the road by 14.
Every week is different. Teams that have big wins one week will eventually have a letdown. A team that got clobbered one week can improve and upset a favorite the next week.
Teams that could have a letdown after big wins last week are the Ravens, Bears, Broncos, and Giants.
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
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Friday, November 4, 2011
UFC 138 Picks Contest for Twitter followers
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You must pick all 10 fights and one fight for "Fight of the Night." The "Fight of the Night" will be used a tiebreaker if there is a tie.
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Post your picks in the comment section below and include your Twitter handle.
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You must make your selections before 10:00AM Pacific TIme Saturday.
Here are the 10 fights and don't forget to include the "Fight of the Night" winner as well.
Mark Munoz vs Chris Leben
Renan Barao vs. Brad Pickett
Papy Abedi vs. Thiago Alves
Terry Etim vs. Edward Faaloloto
Cyrille Diabate vs Anthony Perosh
Justin Edwards vs. John Maguire
Michihiro Omigawa vs. Jason Young
Rob Broughton vs. Philip De Fries
Chris Cope vs. Che Mills
Chris Cariaso vs. Vaughan Lee
You must pick all 10 fights and one fight for "Fight of the Night." The "Fight of the Night" will be used a tiebreaker if there is a tie.
The winner will be the one that has the most correct picks. If there is a tie, the winner will be the one that picked the correct "Fight of the Night" award that is given by the UFC after the fights are over.
D Wizzle's World will randomly pick a winner if there is still a tie after that.
Post your picks in the comment section below and include your Twitter handle.
You also must retweet this tweet here to your followers to qualify for this contest as well as follow @Dwizzlesworld
You must make your selections before 10:00AM Pacific TIme Saturday.
Here are the 10 fights and don't forget to include the "Fight of the Night" winner as well.
Mark Munoz vs Chris Leben
Renan Barao vs. Brad Pickett
Papy Abedi vs. Thiago Alves
Terry Etim vs. Edward Faaloloto
Cyrille Diabate vs Anthony Perosh
Justin Edwards vs. John Maguire
Michihiro Omigawa vs. Jason Young
Rob Broughton vs. Philip De Fries
Chris Cope vs. Che Mills
Chris Cariaso vs. Vaughan Lee
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Thursday, November 3, 2011
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
NFL Betting Lines and Tips for Week 9
There are 14 games this week in the NFL and only two games have double-digit favorites.
he three games that have totals of over 50 points are Giants vs Patriots (51.5 points), Packers vs Chargers (51 points), and Bucs vs Saints (over 50.5 points).
The Falcons, 49ers, and the Packers are the only three teams that are road favorites.
49ers vs Redskins has the lowest total at 37.5 points due to the fact that the 49ers like to run the ball a lot and have a great defense. The Redskins have all sorts of issues as well due to injuries and they were shut out last week.
The best chance for an upset might come in the Saints vs Bucs game since this is a divisional game and the Bucs had a bye week to prepare for the Saints. The Bucs won at home against the Saints a few weeks ago.
The Bucs also will get their starting running back LaGarrette Blount back for the game. He must be licking his chops since Steven Jackson of the Rams ran for 159 yards against the poor Saints' defense last Sunday.
There is no line in the Rams vs Cardinals game yet due to the questionable status of Cardinals' QB Kevin Kolb.
Oakland is favored by 8.5 over the Broncos at home. This will be Carson Palmer's debut as the starting QB for the Raiders. Is he stil rusty? He threw a few interceptions two weeks ago against the Chiefs and he was an interception machine last year with the Bengals as well.
I would not trust Palmer until he proves to me that he still is a NFL caliber QB. The guy just throws too many interceptions for my liking and he has no mobility and speed at all.
With that being said, I don't trust Tim Tebow and the Broncos either.
The Bills are favored by 1.5 over the Jets at home. This could be the toughest matchup for bettors this week. Both teams are hot and the Jets are coming off a bye week. The Bills have a great offense but the Jets might just have the right players on defense to contain them.
Are the Colts the worst team in the NFL right now? The Falcons are a 7 point favorite on the road and they should easily handle the Colts.
The Colts do play better at home though even though they are 0-8. Their best bet to win their first game of the season might come on November 13 when they play the Jags at home.
The Chiefs take on the winless Dolphins this week at home and are 4 point favorites. I see the Chiefs winning this game but the Chiefs might suffer a letdown due to their big victory vs the Chargers on Monday night.
Tom Brady and the Patriots take on Eli Manning and the Giants this week and this should be a very high-scoring game as both these teams love to pass the ball and are very good at it.
The Giants don't have a good run game now but Manning can easily carve up the Patriots' woeful secondary. If Brady gets time to throw, he will have a great game as well. The only corner he might try to avoid is Corey Webster.
The Ravens go on the road to take on the Steelers and are 3.5 point underdogs. The Ravens destroyed the Steelers at home 35-7 in week 1 and you can expect the Steelers to play better this time and try to seek revenge.
How can bettors trust the Ravens right now? They don't play well on the road besides their win against the Rams in St.Louis and QB Joe Flacco is wildly inconsistent.
The Eagles are 8 point favorites over the Bears in the Monday Night Football game. The Bears have a good offense that can be explosive when the the offensive line gives Jay Cutler enough time to pass. Matt Forte is one of the best playmakers in the game right now as well.
The advantage the Eagles have is that they are at home and their WRs should win the matchups against the Bears' secondary. The Bears' safeties are young and raw and Michael Vick can take full advantage of them
Andre Johnson is still injured and questionable against the Browns but the Texans (11 point favorites) should win easily at home. The Browns have a solid defense but they have zero playmakers on offense right now.
QB Colt McCoy hasn't been impressive at all and injuries to the WR and RB positions have hurt the Browns' chances to be productive on offense. This will be the second game in a row on the road for the Browns.
Is there any chance the Seahawks can upset the Cowboys in Texas? The Saints were upset by the Rams last week but the Rams were at home and they had a good ground game.
The Cowboys are mad after losing badly to the Eagles and all hell will break loose if they somehow lose to Seattle. Don't expect it to happen. The Seahawks offense is pathetic and they only average 77.7 yards per game on the ground.
he three games that have totals of over 50 points are Giants vs Patriots (51.5 points), Packers vs Chargers (51 points), and Bucs vs Saints (over 50.5 points).
The Falcons, 49ers, and the Packers are the only three teams that are road favorites.
49ers vs Redskins has the lowest total at 37.5 points due to the fact that the 49ers like to run the ball a lot and have a great defense. The Redskins have all sorts of issues as well due to injuries and they were shut out last week.
The best chance for an upset might come in the Saints vs Bucs game since this is a divisional game and the Bucs had a bye week to prepare for the Saints. The Bucs won at home against the Saints a few weeks ago.
The Bucs also will get their starting running back LaGarrette Blount back for the game. He must be licking his chops since Steven Jackson of the Rams ran for 159 yards against the poor Saints' defense last Sunday.
There is no line in the Rams vs Cardinals game yet due to the questionable status of Cardinals' QB Kevin Kolb.
Oakland is favored by 8.5 over the Broncos at home. This will be Carson Palmer's debut as the starting QB for the Raiders. Is he stil rusty? He threw a few interceptions two weeks ago against the Chiefs and he was an interception machine last year with the Bengals as well.
I would not trust Palmer until he proves to me that he still is a NFL caliber QB. The guy just throws too many interceptions for my liking and he has no mobility and speed at all.
With that being said, I don't trust Tim Tebow and the Broncos either.
The Bills are favored by 1.5 over the Jets at home. This could be the toughest matchup for bettors this week. Both teams are hot and the Jets are coming off a bye week. The Bills have a great offense but the Jets might just have the right players on defense to contain them.
Are the Colts the worst team in the NFL right now? The Falcons are a 7 point favorite on the road and they should easily handle the Colts.
The Colts do play better at home though even though they are 0-8. Their best bet to win their first game of the season might come on November 13 when they play the Jags at home.
The Chiefs take on the winless Dolphins this week at home and are 4 point favorites. I see the Chiefs winning this game but the Chiefs might suffer a letdown due to their big victory vs the Chargers on Monday night.
Tom Brady and the Patriots take on Eli Manning and the Giants this week and this should be a very high-scoring game as both these teams love to pass the ball and are very good at it.
The Giants don't have a good run game now but Manning can easily carve up the Patriots' woeful secondary. If Brady gets time to throw, he will have a great game as well. The only corner he might try to avoid is Corey Webster.
The Ravens go on the road to take on the Steelers and are 3.5 point underdogs. The Ravens destroyed the Steelers at home 35-7 in week 1 and you can expect the Steelers to play better this time and try to seek revenge.
How can bettors trust the Ravens right now? They don't play well on the road besides their win against the Rams in St.Louis and QB Joe Flacco is wildly inconsistent.
The Eagles are 8 point favorites over the Bears in the Monday Night Football game. The Bears have a good offense that can be explosive when the the offensive line gives Jay Cutler enough time to pass. Matt Forte is one of the best playmakers in the game right now as well.
The advantage the Eagles have is that they are at home and their WRs should win the matchups against the Bears' secondary. The Bears' safeties are young and raw and Michael Vick can take full advantage of them
Andre Johnson is still injured and questionable against the Browns but the Texans (11 point favorites) should win easily at home. The Browns have a solid defense but they have zero playmakers on offense right now.
QB Colt McCoy hasn't been impressive at all and injuries to the WR and RB positions have hurt the Browns' chances to be productive on offense. This will be the second game in a row on the road for the Browns.
Is there any chance the Seahawks can upset the Cowboys in Texas? The Saints were upset by the Rams last week but the Rams were at home and they had a good ground game.
The Cowboys are mad after losing badly to the Eagles and all hell will break loose if they somehow lose to Seattle. Don't expect it to happen. The Seahawks offense is pathetic and they only average 77.7 yards per game on the ground.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
NFL Week 8 Observations and Analysis
The biggest surprise on Sunday was the Saints losing to the Rams in St.Louis 31-21. It was a very bad loss for Drew Brees and the rest of the Saints.
The Saints' defense was exposed once again and they could not stop Steven Jackson at all. Jackson had 159 yards and two TDs on the day.
The offensive line was horrible for the Saints as they could not protect Brees at all. No Mark Ingram hurt New Orleans too as he was injured and the Saints' running backs only totaled 57 yards for the whole game.
The Saints will face a tough Bucs' team next week at home. I would not be surprised if the Bucs upset the Saints again. They played a few weeks ago in Tampa and the Bucs won 26-20.
The Eagles looked great after a bye week and destroyed the Cowboys 34-7. Eagles are now 3-4 and will face a talented Bears' team at home on Monday night.
I expected the Chiefs to beat the Chargers last night at home but they were lucky they won the game in overtime. The Chargers should have won the game in regulation but Philip Rivers fumbled a snap which was recovered by Kansas City. The Chargers were in field goal position and ready to win the game when the turnover happened.
The referees in this game were just horrendous. They called stupid ticky tack flags on the Chargers a few times during the game. I could not believe one of the officials called a flag on Antonio Gates for offensive pass interference when he caught a TD pass in the end zone in the second quarter. Even the ESPN announcers were disagreeing with the questionable flags.
The 49ers continue to win as they are now 6-1 and I don't see a way they can not clinch the NFC West title soon.The only thing that can stop them now is an injury to QB Alex Smith. The 49ers will be a tough team to play in the playoffs because they have a great defense and their offense can run the ball.
Rookie quarterbacks continue to impress as Andy Dalton, Christian Ponder, and Cam Newton all had good games for their respective teams. Blaine Gabbert of the Jaguars is the only starting rookie QB that has struggled mightily so far.
The Giants beat the Dolphins 20-17 in a very close game. The Dolphins' secondary is horrible and Eli Manning took full advantage by throwing for 349 yards and two TDs. Do the Dolphins or the Cardinals have a weaker secondary? Both are very bad.
Best games next week are Jets vs Bills, Giants vs Patriots, Packers vs Chargers, Ravens vs Steelers, and the Bears vs Eagles on Monday Night.
The Saints' defense was exposed once again and they could not stop Steven Jackson at all. Jackson had 159 yards and two TDs on the day.
The offensive line was horrible for the Saints as they could not protect Brees at all. No Mark Ingram hurt New Orleans too as he was injured and the Saints' running backs only totaled 57 yards for the whole game.
The Saints will face a tough Bucs' team next week at home. I would not be surprised if the Bucs upset the Saints again. They played a few weeks ago in Tampa and the Bucs won 26-20.
The Eagles looked great after a bye week and destroyed the Cowboys 34-7. Eagles are now 3-4 and will face a talented Bears' team at home on Monday night.
I expected the Chiefs to beat the Chargers last night at home but they were lucky they won the game in overtime. The Chargers should have won the game in regulation but Philip Rivers fumbled a snap which was recovered by Kansas City. The Chargers were in field goal position and ready to win the game when the turnover happened.
The referees in this game were just horrendous. They called stupid ticky tack flags on the Chargers a few times during the game. I could not believe one of the officials called a flag on Antonio Gates for offensive pass interference when he caught a TD pass in the end zone in the second quarter. Even the ESPN announcers were disagreeing with the questionable flags.
The 49ers continue to win as they are now 6-1 and I don't see a way they can not clinch the NFC West title soon.The only thing that can stop them now is an injury to QB Alex Smith. The 49ers will be a tough team to play in the playoffs because they have a great defense and their offense can run the ball.
Rookie quarterbacks continue to impress as Andy Dalton, Christian Ponder, and Cam Newton all had good games for their respective teams. Blaine Gabbert of the Jaguars is the only starting rookie QB that has struggled mightily so far.
The Giants beat the Dolphins 20-17 in a very close game. The Dolphins' secondary is horrible and Eli Manning took full advantage by throwing for 349 yards and two TDs. Do the Dolphins or the Cardinals have a weaker secondary? Both are very bad.
Best games next week are Jets vs Bills, Giants vs Patriots, Packers vs Chargers, Ravens vs Steelers, and the Bears vs Eagles on Monday Night.
Video: LeBron James new Nike commercial "Basketball Never Stops"
Here is LeBron James' new Nike ad "Basketball Never Stops." It is a short one minute commercial where LeBron is putting in work on the basketball court and also working out his body in the middle of the night while other people are closing up shop or going home from clubbing.
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