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Continue reading →: Oakland Raiders: Week 2 NFL Power Rankings (#31)
Last week: 31 (+0) Record: 0-1 It’s tough to learn much about the Raiders for their first game, except that they seem to be unable to not shoot themselves in the foot. An injury to their long snapper did them in as they went on to bungle 3 punts (1…
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Continue reading →: Cleveland Browns: Week 2 NFL Power Rankings (#32)
Last week: 29 (-3) Record: 0-1 Yikes. 12 of 35 for 118 yards and 4 interceptions. That is one of the worst quarterback performances I’ve ever seen. It’s pretty clear, Weeden, despite his age, is not a nearly finished product. It wasn’t all his fault; his supporting cast sucks. He’ll…
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Continue reading →: Week 2 Fantasy Football Waiver Claims
QB Jake Locker (Tennessee) Percent owned (ESPN): 18.0% Locker left with injury, but it sounds like he’ll be fine for week 2. I was really high on Locker and the Tennessee offense before the season started, particularly in fantasy, and Locker certainly didn’t do anything to prove me wrong, completing…
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Continue reading →: Houston Texans extend QB Matt Schaub
Not a bad day for Matt Schaub. He got the win over Miami and he got paid. Techinically this deal was done last night at about midnight, but it wasn’t announced until the end of the game. Schaub got 62 million over 4 years with 30 million guaranteed. Schaub is…
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Continue reading →: Patriots’ Logan Mankins played all of 2011 with a torn ACL
The Patriots are notorious for being secretive with injuries, but this is crazy. It was originally reported that Mankins partially tore his ACL in the Super Bowl and had surgery immediately after, though that was not even reported until about a month later. However, it appears that was not even…
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Continue reading →: Could this be Greg Jennings’ final year with the Packers?
Heading into his contract year, Greg Jennings admits that this could be his final year with the Packers, saying “Whether the contract comes with Green Bay in the near future or (with) one of the other 31 teams, that’s the reality of it.” Aaron Rodgers echoed that sentiment saying “I…
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Continue reading →: Browns’ Joe Haden has not been suspended…yet
Earlier this offseason, there was some speculation that Joe Haden would be suspended for violation of the league’s substance abuse policy. That speculation was confirmed this week, after the NFL retested the sample, but Haden has appealed the suspension and will be allowed to play until the appeal is over,…
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Continue reading →: Redskins to be without Brandon Meriweather for 2-4 weeks
Expected to be a starting safety for the Redskins, Brandon Meriweather has sprained his MCL and PCL during practice, re-aggravating an injury that plagued him during Training Camp, and he will miss about 2-4 weeks. Meriweather is not a great safety, even though he’s made two Pro Bowls. The Patriots…
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Continue reading →: Raiders’ Rolando McClain does not expect to be suspended
Rolando McClain is a talented young middle linebacker. The 2010 1st round pick, 8th overall, was ProFootballFocus’ 26th rated middle linebacker last season and would have been much higher rated if he didn’t struggle so much in coverage. Still only heading into his age 23 season, he’s got a ton…
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Continue reading →: Chargers won’t put Jared Gaither on IR yet
Jared Gaither has been ruled out for week 1 with back spasms, particularly concerning because back spasms are a lingering problem and Gaither missed about a half and a year with back problems from 2010-2011. However, when asked about putting Gaither on IR, Head Coach Norv Turner said “I think…