The New York Giants (0-1) will take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-0) at Metlife Stadium. The Super Bowl Champs will look to rebound from an uneven performance in the loss on opening night to the Dallas Cowboys. The Buccaneers will look to keep the momentum going after their week one win vs the [...]
Looking at the Detroit Red Wings recent overall ESPN ranking among all major sports teams in North America, Hockeytown fans are likely to be at least a little disappointed. Ranking 30th among all teams might be OK for some franchises, but the Red Wings have built a rabidly proud fan base that seeks to not [...]
When Bud Selig and his MLB brian trust came up with the idea to add and additional Wild Card slot for each division no one could have imagined that we would have been witnesses to what we are seeing take place this September. Each and every single night (and day) that there is baseball being [...]
After a phenomenal year in which he won his third MVP award, a finals MVP and a gold medal; it seems as though the media is singing his praises again. LeBron James has seemed to finally put behind the backlash he experienced after the “Decision”. He is now basking in the glory of being [...]
The role of the college football coach carries much more impact than that of their professional counterparts. The college coach recruits and established relationships with prospective players at 16 and helps to shape and mold that teenager into a man when they step onto campus. College football has been blessed with a number of [...]
When Selection Sunday comes around every year one of the biggest talking points is strength of schedule. When two teams’ resumes are tough to separate the presence of big non-conference games always helps. Having a win against a highly ranked non-conference opponent helps a lot, while just having the increased strength of schedule is a [...]
Atlantic High School in Florida unveiled a new uniform for their football players recently. And the look is….well….unique, to say the least. This football uniform looks like a combination of the Oregon Ducks uniform that ran in to…I am stumped to even come up with something. A pond of lime green paint? One or [...]
Prior to Thursday’s game, Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler called out the secondary of the Green Bay Packers—wishing them “good luck” against the numerous skilled players on the Bears’ offense. If Thursday proved anything, it’s how much an individual can regret trash talking when they fail to back it up on the football field. The [...]
The second week of the fantasy football season is underway, so like every week, I will go over my guys to give the nod, and my guys to show the bench. To help you win this weekend, here are my week 2 fantasy football players to start and sit: Guys to Start: QB Andy Dalton, [...]
On the heels of the release of the Hillsborough Independent Panel report, which highlighted unsafe grounds, police misconduct, a quite nauseating coverup, and gross negligence on the part of several agencies, Labour Member of Parliament Andy Burnham chastised the English Football Association, saying that the FA “need to ask themselves some serious questions.” Serious [...]
There’s a rumor that has come out recently on the New York Jets and it’s that Tim Tebow will ask for a trade if he doesn’t become the starting quarterback before the 2012 season ends. While that certainly is a long time from now he has no chance of overtaking starter Mark Sanchez. Even if Tebow does request the trade what teams are there that need [...]
For the first time since 1990 the San Francisco 49ers defeated the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on top of that quarterback Alex Smith set a franchise record for passes thrown without an interception thrown with 185 which broke Steve Young‘s record and David Akers at the end of the first half tied a NFL record with a 63-yard field goal. In the first half offensively the wide receivers got [...]
This week, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers defended San Francisco 49ers quarterback Alex Smith from being called a “game manager” and said that it is a term used with a negative connotation. Rodgers said “I think that term is a condescending term for quarterbacks.” He goes on further to say “I don’t think he’s a game manager. I think he’s a guy who [...]
This afternoon, the San Francisco 49ers signed eight players to their practice squad. In addition to the signings, three others were picked up by other teams. Signed were LB Michael Wilhoite, LB Cam Johnson, S Michael Thomas, T Kenny Wiggins, T Al Netter, DT Tony Jerod-Eddie, DT Matt Masifilo and WR Nathan Palmer. The three players signed to other teams are T Mike Person, who went to the Indianapolis Colts, WR Chris Owusu to the San Diego [...]
Today marked the day for NFL teams to finalize moves for their 53-man roster and for the San Francisco 49ers there were a number of moves that were surprising and others that weren’t. Here’s a look at the 21 players that got released and the one trade that got made to reach the required roster size. LB Eric Bakhtiari, LB Ikaika Alama-Francis, LB Joe Holland, LB Cam Johnson, LB Kenny Rowe, [...]
Today marked the day when NFL rosters got trimmed and a number of roster decisions became necessary. For the San Francisco 49ers, the team cut 12 players to reach the mandated 75-player mark. Among the 49ers’ cuts: FB Cameron Bell, OLB Kourtnei Brown, DL Patrick Butrym, WR Ben Hannula, WR Joe Hastings, DL Matthew Masifilo, DB Cory Nelms, DB Deante’ Purvis, TE Joe Sawyer, OL Jason Slowey, K Giorgio Tavecchio and WR Brian Tyms. One surprising name that wasn’t on the list was third-year cornerback Tramaine Brock, who [...]
The San Francisco 49ers made it a point during the offseason to add depth to the running back position and that seemed like that was going to be tested after game number tw0 of the preseason. Brandon Jacobs hurt his left knee in the first quarter after Kareem Jackson the Houston Texans cornerback helmet struck his left knee as Jackson made the tackle. The impact was so severe that [...]
The San Francisco 49ers ran early and often against the Minnesota Vikings in both teams first preseason game of the season at Candlestick Park on Friday night. New acquisitions Brandon Jacobs and Rock Cartwright led the way with a combined 12 carries and 75 yards and in the second half Anthony Dixon who is on [...]
In 2011 the San Francisco 49ers primary goal on offense was to run the football as Frank Gore had 282 carries while Kendall Hunter added 112 carries for a total of 394 carries. The two also combined for 1,674 yards and just 10 touchdowns on the ground. With the offense running the ball a majority of the time it allowed for defenses to key in [...]
On January 14th, 2012 San Francisco 49ers safety Donte Whitner put a devastating hit on New Orleans Saints running back Pierre Thomas, which resulted in a fumble. Since that game the Saints were severely punished by commissioner Roger Goodell for a bounty program that had been in place, which resulted in a number of players and coaches being suspended including Sean Payton. Whitner on Monday was asked about the bounty program and he said [...]
