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Archive for October, 2011

Felix Jones on Up and Down Play of Cowboys: “We’re definitely in range of winning, we just got to accomplish that.”

Thursday, October 20th, 2011

Another week, another close game for the Dallas Cowboys. Make it 14 straight games that the Cowboys have been involved in a contest that's been decided by four points or fewer. For Felix Jones, the Dallas Cowboys' Week 6 loss to the New England Patriots must have been particularly frustrating, ...

Trent Richardson Runs His Way Into the Thick of the Heisman Trophy Race

Thursday, October 20th, 2011

This past week was seemingly all about high-profile running backs taking big hits to their Heisman Trophy chances. Both Oregon's LaMichael James and South Carolina's Marcus Lattimore have seen injuries set them back or eliminate them from the race. However, one running back used a big week to ensure that ...

Jason Varitek: Drinking in the Clubhouse Was Nothing New; Drinking in the Dugout Never Happened

Thursday, October 20th, 2011

Boston Red Sox captain Jason Varitek says drinking in the clubhouse has gone on for years and has never been a problem -- especially when the Red Sox were winning. Drinking in the dugout? That's another story, and one that yet another unnamed Boston source has come out with, saying ...

Kevin Kolb on Arizona’s 1-4 start: “Put your ego at the door. Let’s think of this as an 11 week season.”

Thursday, October 20th, 2011

Kevin Kolb hasn’t looked particularly strong out in the desert throwing five touchdowns and six interceptions in his first five games. The Arizona Cardinals are 1-4 and are coming off a bye week where they had to do a ton of soul searching. After losing, 34-10, against a previously winless Minnesota Vikings ...

Matt Ryan Is Trying to Learn From Aaron Rodgers

Thursday, October 20th, 2011

After finishing with the best record in the NFC a season ago, the Falcons were knocked out of the playoffs early by eventual Super Bowl Champ Green Bay. Atlanta went out this offseason and looked like they addressed a number of the big issues that were exposed against the Packers. ...

Philip Rivers on Carson Palmer in the AFC West: “It’s going to be as if someone called him for a pickup game.”

Thursday, October 20th, 2011

For a change the San Diego Chargers came out of the gate this season ready to play. For an organization that has continually slept walked through the first quarter of the season the Super Chargers finally got the message in 2011. San Diego is 4-1 coming off the bye week ...

John Fox: “In no way did Kyle Orton ever demand a trade”

Wednesday, October 19th, 2011

The Tim Tebow era in Denver will officially get underway this weekend against the Dolphins. After yet another rough start to the season in Denver, Kyle Orton was benched in the second half of their game against the Chargers and once again Tim Tebow found a way to revive a ...

Andy Dalton: “That whole transition was a lot easier for me than I expected”

Wednesday, October 19th, 2011

This offseason the Cincinnati Bengals lost Chad Ochocinco, Terrell Owens, and Jonathan Joseph. Not to mention their running back, Cedric Benson, had another off-the-field incident. And to cap it all off, quarterback Carson Palmer made it clear that he didn’t want to come back and play for Cincinnati. It looked ...

Hue Jackson Doesn’t Really Care What You Think About the Carson Palmer Trade

Wednesday, October 19th, 2011

Tuesday's big trade has been called just about every adjective in the book. To some, the Oakland Raiders sending a first-round pick in 2012 and a second-round pick in 2013 for Carson Palmer is egregious and a gamble. To others, it's a lot to spend, but for a team in ...

Ray Lewis Still Hears His Doubters Every Time He Prepares for a New Season

Wednesday, October 19th, 2011

Ray Lewis’ NFL resume is incredibly impressive and yet his record-setting career is a long way from over. He has been the NFL’s Defensive MVP twice, he has a Super Bowl ring and Super Bowl MVP to his credit, and just recently he became the first defensive player in the ...