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Continue reading →: Lions expect Bill Bentley and Chris Houston back, not Louis Delmas
The Lions’ defense has been pretty awful through 2 games, particularly through the air, ranking 22nd in YPA, allowing 37 of 56 for 374 yards, 3 touchdowns, and no interceptions. That might not sound awful, but neither of the quarterbacks they’ve faced, Alex Smith or Sam Bradford, are really that great.…
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Continue reading →: Chargers expect to have Ryan Mathews and Antonio Gates back this week, not Jared Gaither
Normally slow starters, the Chargers are 2-0 this season and doing it in a year when a lot of people wrote them off after 2 straight seasons without the postseason and with the team possessing many holes on paper. Philip Rivers might be the MVP of the league for the…
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Continue reading →: Jaguars to be without Cameron Bradfield, Eben Britton, and Daryl Smith again, Derek Cox to be limited
The Jaguars have been one of the worst teams in the league over the first 2 games of the season. Blaine Gabbert looked functional against a weak defense in Minnesota week 1, leading them to a near win. completing 23 of 39 for 260 yards, 2 touchdown, and no interceptions.…
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Continue reading →: Raiders getting destroyed by injuries, could move Michael Huff to cornerback
I called the Raiders overrated before the season and said they were one of the worst teams in the league and an ugly 35-13 loss to the Dolphins is making that look pretty good. The new regime has a lot of promise, but they inherited a mess, an 8 win team…
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Continue reading →: Bears rule Matt Forte out, make a change on the offensive line
The Bears had an embarrassing loss to the Packers on Thursday Night Football last week, losing 23-10 in a huge game to a division rival. Jay Cutler was under pressure all night, pressured on 21 of 35 drop backs, taking 7 sacks and tossing 4 picks. Cutler was caught on…
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Continue reading →: Giants’ Andre Brown has earned a time share with Ahmad Bradshaw?
Andre Brown is having a nice week or so. On Sunday, Ahmad Bradshaw went down with an injury midgame against the Giants and because Tim Coughlin didn’t trust 1st round rookie David Wilson because of ball security and pass protection issues, he put the more veteran Andre Brown in the…
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Continue reading →: Falcons’ Michael Turner arrested for DUI
The Falcons are having a great start to the season, winning both of their games, but Michael Turner’s season isn’t going so well. The Falcons have been winning largely in spite of running back Michael Turner, who has carried the ball 28 times for 74 yards and a touchdown in…
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Continue reading →: Buccaneers bench Jeremy Trueblood
Jeremy Trueblood was one of the worst starting tackles in the league in 2010, surrendering 2 sacks, 6 quarterback hits, and 24 quarterback hurries, while committing 4 penalties in 8 starts. He was benched down the stretch for James Lee, but resigned for starter’s money as a free agent in…
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Continue reading →: Patriots sign Kellen Winslow, bring back Deion Branch
The Patriots suffered a major loss to one of their top receivers last week as tight end Aaron Hernandez suffered a high ankle sprain that is expected to keep him out 4-6 weeks. Losing Hernandez forced the Patriots to scrap their game plan very early in the game and it…
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Continue reading →: Browns’ bench two in secondary
Through 2 games, Cleveland has surrendered the 7th most passing yards in the league. With Joe Haden suspended for 3 more games, that figures to only get worse. Without Haden last week, the Browns surrendered 24 completions for 318 yards and 3 touchdowns on 31 attempts, while picking off one…