NFL Reviews Week 14

21310650040_nationalfootballleague.jpgPhiladelphia edging Dallas.  The Eagles earned a tough road win against a hated division rival.  Michael Vic started off the game with his usual long distance laser shot bomb to speedy, svelte receiver DeSean Jackson which put the Cowboys are there heels.  The Eagles finished the game by running out the clock behind an often criticized offensive line when the defense was looking for the run.  In between the Eagles overcame a below average performance set by his own standards Michael Vic, who turned the ball over two more times and was sacked and often hit.  Some of the hits were more than a little late and Vic is not getting the kind of calls that other elite NFL quarterbacks get, but he toughed out the game which is a testament to his mental and physical strength.  His short hitch pass to Jackson was the biggest play of the game, when Jackson glided 91 yards for go ahead touchdown.  Jackson then made a bone head play by falling backwards into the end zone and drawing an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty, but also landing hard and almost knocking himself out.  For someone who has already had two concussions, he might want to not take any unnecessary hits.  The Eagle defense gave up yards and points but did not give up the big play.  They also came up key interceptions when they needed them.  They sorely miss Asante Samuel for not only his ball hawking ability, but because he gives the entire defense the confidence to play better.  Samuel allows defensive coordinator Sean McDermott to call for more blitzes, which in turn energizes the entire defense.  The Eagles offensive is defiantly Super Bowl caliper because they can on anybody.  It shows how potent they are when they are “held” to 30 points.

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A review of NFL games week 13.But they will only advance in the playoffs as far as the defensive can take them.  A healthy Samuel helps.
The Cowboys keep finding ways to lose close games, especially at home.  It’s just the little things that turn’s games on them.  For instance Roy Williams slightly slipping out of break on a sideline pass that resulted in interception, which in turn allowed the Eagles to extend their lead to 10 points in the fourth quarter.  Michael Jenkins who his had a terrible year again get’s lit up on key play.  With the score tied Jackson catches a quick hitch which is designed to gain less than 10 yards, but Jenkins misses not only knocking down the pass, but also the tackle and Jackson sprints into the end zone.  Over all the Cowboys have been much better since Jason Garrett took over, Jon Kitna played well again showing that he deserves to start in the league. The interceptions were not his fault, a tipped pass and a slip on rout.  The Cowboy defense played well by hitting and controlling Vic and the high powered Eagle offense to 30 points.  However the offense did miss injured receiver Dez Bryant’s big play ability.  It’s still shocking to see them at 4-9 with the talent they have.  That’s what happens when they took a six week mental vacation in the middle of the season, and can’t win at home.  Beating Detroit at home does not count.
Indianapolis over Tennessee.  Oh the nightmare is over. The Colts win and Peyton Manning turned back into to Peyton Manning and threw touchdowns to his team and not the opponent.   The Colts have contacted the FBI to find out who the impersonator was.  It is hard to believe that the Titans were 5-2 but they have crashed and burned faster than Maverick in “Top Gun”.
Mother Nature over the Metrodome.  That was an awesome display of power when snow blasted through the baggie roof of the Metrodome.  Sorry to say this Minnesota Viking fans but can you say Los Angeles Vikings?
Buffalo over Cleveland.  The Bills and Browns are mirror images of each other. The only difference in this is that the Bills have Ryan Fitzpatrick and the Browns have the Mr. turnover Jake Delhomme.
Jacksonville over Oakland.  The Jaguars won after trailing for most the game.  Thank goodness they have Maurice Drew-Jones.  The Raiders like to tease their fans by showing flashes of greatness, then withering away at the end.
Detroit over Green Bay. Drew (Dougie )Stanton lead the Lions to their only touchdown.  But the Lion defense deserves the credit for holding the Packers to 3 points.  It didn’t hurt that they played against Mike Flynn (who is he?) who hasn’t started a game since high school.
Tampa Bay edging Washington.  This one goes down as an ugly win for the Buccaneers who needed to win this game badly.  The Redskins lost a game because their kicker had the yips.  Oh for the good old days of Shawn Suisham.
Atlanta blasting Carolina.  Is it me or does it just seems like the Falcons beat down the Panthers every other week.  Maybe that’s why they have the best record in the NFC.
Pittsburgh over Cincinnatti.  The Steelers always wins when their defense outscores its offense.  The Bengals are so terrible that even their mascot no longer goes out in public.
San Francisco over Seattle.  Just when I think that the 49ers are done, they get to play a team Seattle who can’t win outside the fresh air of Puget Sound.
San Diego shutting out Kansas City.  The Chargers recovered from last week’s lost by whipping the Chiefs.  The Chiefs were going to lose this game as soon as Matt Casell said, “I think I am going to need an appendectomy!”
New Orleans over St. Louis.  The Saints do know how to beat up an inferior opponent.  But safety Roman Harper running out of bounds by the quarterback will get him harassed by his teammates the rest of his life.  The Rams still have a shot to become the only team to win a division with a losing record.
Arizona over Denver.  Jay Feely had a game that most kickers dare to dream about.  It’s not a good sign when he should also be the starting quarterback too.  I guess it wasn’t Josh McDaniels fault that the Broncos are this bad.  Okay it is.
New England blasting Chicago.  The Patriots are rolling so good that not bad even bad weather can’t stop them or even slow them down.  The biggest surprise to me is that Bill Belichick didn’t go with his trade mark “hoodie” and went with “mummy” look.  The Bears got the “Bear in the headlight look” as soon as they saw Tom Brady walk on air during the pregame introductions.

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Madden NFL 10 Defensive Stategy Guide

11310649985_200x170-football.jpgHere today we are gonna go over a few defensive tips to use on Madden NFL 10 to cause havoc to the offensive opponent. If you like these tips then make sure and check out the link at the bottom for several pages of offensive tips as well. But let’s get down into discussion about stopping the wildcat, getting to the quarterback and stuffing the run.

My advice for stopping the wildcat formation on Madden NFL 10 is really simple. I have found that the best technique to use against this package is simply to use a safety and place him in the middle of the field and follow the play. I always try to get to the outside and force my opponent to the inside where there is help to get the tackle.

Here is a good defensive tip to use on Madden NFL 10 to get pressure on the quarterback in obvious passing situations. From the Dime formation use Strike 2 Deep and the blitzing corner will get the pressure most of the time. What you do is manually pull the strong safety up to the line of scrimmage for run support and immediate coverage over the middle. Then you actually take control of the defensive tackle and drop back to cover the middle of the field. The offensive linemen won’t be able to drop back fast enough to pick up the rushing corner.
Another defensive strategy on Madden NFL 10 to try is from the nickel strong alignment with all the defensive backs in man coverage. Simply shift the linemen and linebackers to the left side of the field. Then you move the left outside linebacker in between the end and tackle and have him blitz the quarterback. It works wonders.
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NFL Week 12 Reviews

01310649984_nflsheild.jpgNew England beating Detroit.  Detroit kept it close for over three quarters, until the Patriots and Tom Brady found Lions corner back 180 pound turkey Alphonso Smith and fried him good the entire second half.  Brady finished with a perfect passer rating of 158.3 (which even Will Hunting can’t figure out).  Tom Brady is the ultimate man.  I bet he went home and whipped up a five course thanksgiving dinner without even breaking a sweat.
New Orleans edging Dallas.  The Saints won a game they were in control of for most of the game.  They were not very efficient in the red zone, and Reggie Bush who had every reason to be rusty after being out for eight weeks and he was.  He dropped sure touchdown pass that cost the Saints a chance to put the game away in the 3rd quarter and his punt return fumble allowed the Cowboys to get back in the game.  The Saints do have a top five quarterback in Drew Brees though.  When the Saints got the ball back with three minutes to play it was a foregone conclusion that they would score and they did.  Brees is clutch.  He has an accurate arm and his 50 yard pass to Robert Meachum was right on the money.  The Saints defense is more solid this season than last year’s defense, they just aren’t causing turnovers in bunches like last year.  Malcolm Jenkins theft job on Cowboy wide receiver Roy Williams was the biggest play of the game.  I’ve only seen that happened twice and both times it involved the Saints.  Last year Robert Meachum stole the ball from a Washington Redskin player.  This win was huge for the Saints though.  They are in the NFC toughest division record wise and cannot afford to lose any games.
The Cowboys rallied after falling behind 17-0.  I thought for sure they were about to get blown out again.  A month ago that would have happened.  With Jason Garrett they hung tough.  I’m sure the interim tag will be removed soon.  This loss was a mirconism of their entire season.  Just when you thought the Cowboys had the game in hand when Roy Williams was running free on that slant pass, he gets picked by Malcolm Jenkins.  It’s a little confusing why Williams didn’t look up at the end zone television to see Jenkins was closing in.  Garrett was too conservative once the Cowboys got the Saints forty-two yard line with two timeouts left.  He had Jon Kitna throw side line passes when the middle was available.  The Cowboys do have receivers like Jason Witten, Dez Bryant and Miles Austin who are terrific running after the catch.  The 59 yard attempt though was close, was a low percentage move.
New York Jets over Cincinnati.  The Bengals, I mean T.O are all talk and no bite.  Now the Bengals special teams are terrible too.  Shoeless Brad Smith saved the Jets from having another nail biting ending.  Several dissapointed fans lead by fireman Ed were seen demanding their money back. 
Chicago beating Philadelphia.  The Bears played their best game of the year.  They were terrific in all phases of the game.  Their offensive line controlled the line of scrimmage.  They were able to run the ball, they gave Jay Cutler time to pass which hasn’t been the always been the case this year and their special teams kept them in favorable field position for most of the game.  And most of all, their defense made Michael Vic look human.  The Bears defensive line harassed and pressured Vic the entire game.  Their linebackers and defensive backfield gave up yards but their plan to take away the big play and make Vic dink and dunk his way down the field worked to perfection.  They even forced Vic’s first interception near the end of half which turned over the game.  That was a fourteen point switch.  The Bears took the down the field and scored a touchdown.  A great win for the Bears.
The Eagle offense for the first time this year was controlled.  The Bears took away the deep pass and made the Eagles take small chunks to move the ball.  Vic took what the defense gave him but his fleet footed  but svelte wide receiver DeSean Jackson seemed frustrated.  He wants no part of catching ten to twelve yard passes then getting hit.  He wants to scored quickly and avoid collisions.

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The Dallas Cowboys play host to the Oakland Raiders, Thursday Nov 26, as the Raiders look for their first back to back wins of the season. Impressive weekly images: September 12th

Each week passes and leaves us a lot of news worldwide. As a rule, now we will have chance to review breathtaking pictures in the second week of September. Those who are concerned with news hardly miss following updated news through images. First, Edward Nino Hernandez from Colombia was recognized as the shortest living man in the world. The 24-year-old man measures 70 cm tall. In addition, other news related to natural phenomena or scientific news are regarded to draw considerable attention all over the world. Let’s take a brief look at the following incredible images which somehow describe the previous week’s incidents truly.The Eagles also settled for too many field goals.  They should expect to see similar game plans for the rest of the season.  Their defense got torched for the first time in a long time.  They couldn’t stop the run and gave away too many big plays, complete with poor tackling.  They sorely missed Asante Samuel who was out with injury.
New York Giants over Jacksonville.  The Giants had no turnovers and won helping Eli’s brother Peyton in the process.  The Jaguars took a nap in the second half and that cost them the game.
Pittsburgh edging out Buffalo.  The Steelers were saved by their new kicker Shaun Suisham who kicked four field goals and Bills receiver Steve Johnson’s choke in overtime. The Bills continue to lose in the most cruelest of ways.  The fans are blaming former kicker Scott Norwood for putting a curse on the franchise.
Houston shutting out Tennessee.  The Titans found out what life was like without Vince Young, but this game will be remembered for the butt whipping that Andre Johnson put on Cortland Finnegan. Finnegan was seen in the locker room crying and calling for his mommy.
Minnesota edging Washington.  The Vikings showed what they can do when their head coach is anyone not named Brad Childress.  The Redskins are a typical Yo-Yo team.  Up one week, down the next.
Atlanta edging Green Bay.  The Falcons win proved they are the NFC’s best team.  The Packers are busy trying to talk Paul Horning and Jim Taylor out of retirement because their running game stinks.
Cleveland edging Carolina.  Jake Delhomme showed his former teammates that he can still throw game turning interceptions.  The Panther’s almost ruined their chance to get the first pick in the draft by winning.
Kansas City over Seattle.  Matt Cassel proved to former his former college coach Pete Carroll that he should have been the starter over that Matt what’s him name guy.  The Seahawks still have a great chance to win the division.  7-9 should do it.
Miami beating Oakland.  The Dolphins rediscovered that when you run the ball, you win no matter who the quarterback is.  The Raiders played like they were still in triptafen mode.
Baltimore over Tampa Bay.  The young Buccaneers proved that they can play with the big boys.  But they still get the last piece of chicken at dinner table.  The Ravens were looking forward to the Steelers rematch at kickoff.
St. Louis over Denver.  The Rams won their first road game and two wins away from clinching the weakest division in the NFL history.  The Broncos lose again and blame it on not being able to cheat.
San Diego beating Indianapolis.  The Chargers are on a roll like they usually get this time year.  They are clicking in all phases of the game.  Even the special team problems seem to be fixed.  The Charger’s have now beaten the Colts five out six times.  Let’s it, the Chargers have had the Colts number even when the Colts were good and healthy.  This one wasn’t even close.  It’s apparent that all the Colt injuries are finally taking full effect and they are struggling.  It’s a sad sight to see Peyton Manning wince before he gets hit.  The only thing that could be worse is having him take a phantom sack like Jim Everett ala did when he played for the Los Angeles Rams.  Yes people the Rams and Raiders did play in Los Angeles at one time.

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