A Holiday Message from the NFL

I received a happy holiday e-card from the NFL today and I thought I would share it with everybody.

Check it out here or copy and past the following link: http://img.ed4.net/nfl/2008/0000_holiday_card/build_04.html

Enjoy!

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Football Just Isn’t the Same Without Tom Brady

Here’s a hilarious video featuring a hardcore Tom Brady fan.

The Artist Formerly Known As Chad Johnson

Chad Johnson wants to be known as Ocho Cinco but I will continue to call him Ocho Stinko.

NFL Week 2 Thoughts

Indianapolis Colts 18
Minnesota Vikings 15

Why are the Vikings still playing Tarvaris Jackson? With a mediocre QB the Vikings would become a Super Bowl team but unfortunately Jackson happens to be far worse than mediocre.

Tennessee Titans 24
Cincinnati Bengals 7

When Vince Young finally gets his head straight and wants to play football again he may have to sit on the bench and watch Kerry Collins lead the Titans. Collins does a much better job of managing the offense and his teammates seem to recpect him more than Young.

New England Patriots 19
NY Jets Jets10

No Tom Brady, no problem for the Patriots. Cassel didn’t play great and he didn’t make any huge play but he also didn’t make any stupid plays and thats all that matters.

Pittsburgh Steelers 10
Cleveland Browns 6

The Browns have a great offense buy they were never able to find the endzone against the Steelers. Derek Anderson has been playing like crap and he better start playing better real soon with Brady Quinn breathing down his neck.

Denver Broncos 39
San Diego Chargers 38

Congratulations Broncos, Ed Hochuli is a big fan.

Some Thoughts on Week 1

Atlanta Falcons 34
Detroit Lions 21

I have a hard time believing the Falcons are as good as they looked in this game so I’ll just assume the Lions are going to be really crappy this year. Michael Turner is a beast but come on, he’s not Jim Brown.

New York Jets 20
Miami Dolphins 14

Favre had a nice debut with the Jets, many of those bombs he threw could have easily ended in disaster but it’s obvious the Jets are a playoff contender with Favre under center.

New England Patriots 17
Kansas City Chiefs 10

It’s now official, Tom Brady will be out for the entire season and that leaves Matt Cassel as the Patriots quarterback. It could be a very ugly season for the patriots, if Cassel starts playing bad how long will it take before Randy Moss starts causing trouble? If any team can overcome losing the best player in the NFL its the patriots but I have my doubts.

Chicago Bears 29
Indianapolis Colts 13

Kyle Orton out-played Peyton Manning…there’s something I never thought I’d say in my life.

Green Bay Packers 24
Minnesota Vikings 19

Aaron Rodgers played good but the Packers need to give Ryan Grant more carries and give Brandon Jackson a lot less — when Grant is on the field their offense is 100% better.

The Vikings have one of the best defenses in the league, the best running back in the league, and the best offensive line in the league but none of it matters because Tarvaris Jackson may be the leagues worst starting quarterback. With a good quarterback the Vikings could compete with the Dallas Cowboys, with Tarvaris Jackson they’ll struggle against the Lions.

Rodney Harrison Loves Ty Law; Wishes Patriots Would Sign Him

With Ellis Hobbs and Terrence Wheatley scheduled to be the New England Patriots starting cornerbacks at the start of the NFL regular season, Rodney Harrison is hoping the team brings back free agent Ty Law.

“Hey, Ty knows how I feel about him,” Harrison said. “The respect and the love as a friend that I have for Ty, the respect as a football player, he knows that. If he’s here, great. If he’s not, we’ll play with the guys we have and that’s the focus. You don’t want to comment too much on someone that’s not here, but at same time, I mean, Ty Law is Ty Law.”

The Patriots are in trouble if they plan to use Wheatley as their starting cornerback and they should take Harrison’s advice and bring back Ty Law. Law is older and obviously not as good as he used to be but I guarantee he’s still better than Terrence Wheatley.

Unfortunately for Rodney Harrison I doubt Bill Belichick will pay Law the type of money he’s looking for. And I’m pretty sure Belichick won’t be happy that Harrison felt the need to express his love for Ty Law to the media.

Tarvaris Jackson Injured in Preseason Game

Minnesota Vikings starting quarterback Tarvaris Jackson suffered a sprained medial collateral knee ligament during the Vikings 23-15 win over the Baltimore Ravens.

Before the injury Jackson was playing surprisingly well completing 7of 11 passes for 82 yards. The sprained MCL will likely keep him sidelined until the start of the regular season.

Many people may think Tarvaris Jackson wouldn’t be a huge loss for the Vikings since he sucks anyways, but not so fast my friend — Gus Frerotte is the Vikings backup.

Braylon Edwards Hospitalized

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Braylon Edwards has been hospitalized after he was sprinting bare-foot when fellow receiver Donte’ Stallworth accidently stepped on Edwards’ foot opening a large cut that required stitches.

“Everything is pretty well fine other than the fact he has stitches,” Crennel said. “He was in good spirits last night when I spoke with him and he’s anxious to get back.”

Why the hell would you run sprints without shoes? Thats idiotic and Braylon should have known better. Hopefully the injury won’t slow him down during the regular season because the Browns need him to be 100% healthy for their offense to function properly.

Fantasy Football Rankings

It’s time for NFLGuru.net to reveal our fantasy football rankings for 2008. Below we give out our top 5 players at every fantasy football position. Use these rankings if you have any intentions of winning some money in this upcoming fantasy season.

Quarterbacks:

1: Tom Brady
2: Tony Romo
3: Peyton Manning
4: Drew Brees
5: Derek Anderson

Running Backs:

1: Ladainian Tomlinson
2: Adrian Peterson
3: Joseph Addai
4: Steven Jackson
5: Brian Westbrook

Wide Receivers:

1: Reggie Wayne
2: Terrell Owens
3: Randy Moss
4: Braylon Edwards
5: Andre Johnson

Tight Ends:

1: Antonio Gates
2: Jason Witten
3: Kellen Winslow Jr.
4: Chris Cooley
5: Jeremy Shockey

Kickers:

1: Stephen Gostkowski
2: Nick Folk
3: Adam Vinatieri
4: Mason Crosby
5: Josh Brown

Defenses:

1: San Diego Chargers
2: Minnesota Vikings
3: New England Patriots
4: Chicago Bears
5: Green Bay Packers

Need fantasy football advice? Feel free to leave a comment below!

Bears Give Devin Hester an Extension

The Chicago Bears did the right thing by re-signing their best player, Devin Hester to a new four-year deal which will keep Hester in Chicago through 2013.

“I think the Bears have a lot of faith in me, and they feel that I do a lot of things on the offensive side of the ball, so they rewarded me,” said Hester.

Without Devin Hester the Bears would probably go scoreless for the entire 2008 season so this was a very smart move.

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• Tarvaris Jackson Injured in Preseason Game
• Braylon Edwards Hospitalized
• Fantasy Football Rankings
• Bears Give Devin Hester an Extension