Falcons QB Matt Ryan Out for Eagles Game

 

Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan suffered a turf toe injury in a game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, yesterday, and will not play this week.

The Falcons are three point underdogs for their home game vs. the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday.  According to various reports, Ryan will not play because of the injury, which was suffered during the first series of the game vs. the Bucs.

Atlanta came away with a 20-17 victory over Tampa Bay but they failed to cover as 13-point faves.

Since 1984, the Falcons are 3-6 ATS in nine home games against the Eagles and in their last nine games when an underdog of four points or less, they have gone Over seven times.

The Total for the Eagles game currently sits at 45.5.

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Revis Offers Reason To Watch Jets

Jake Delhomme knew he was in for a long day yesterday afternoon with Darrelle Revis waiting to receive an interception from Delhomme.

Delhomme throws interceptions to cornerbacks going back to a horrible performance against the Cardinals in the playoffs last year at home. To this day, he can’t cure his interception woes.

Yesterday, Delhomme continued his frustrating season by throwing four interceptions with two to Jets’ beleaguered safety Kerry Rhodes, and two to Revis. With Rhodes, it’s news since he has been terrible all year, yet with Revis, it’s expected.

This shows the type of year Revis is having when everyone looks at his work as ho-hum.

When one looks at the Jets’ roster, when it comes to having a Pro Bowl player, Revis should stand out. It’s a good bet he will be playing in Miami this year.

Revis not only has four interceptions, but he shut down the other team’s best receivers by forcing incompletions, or missed passes.

Randy Moss can attest to that, even he publicly denies it.

Even if the wide receiver catches the ball, he rarely breaks out with the Jets cornerback shadowing him.

Revis proved he can be a playmaker too by running for touchdown, as he demonstrated yesterday.

He is simply exciting to watch, and he is a player that the team can build around.

What’s amazing about him is that he keeps his mouth shut, and lets his play do the talking. That’s how a player gets it done.

Rhodes and Bart Scott should take notice to Revis’ approach.

Scott likes to talk about how being a trash-talker raises a player’s intensity. That’s a bunch of hogwash even if it suits Scott well in his career.

If a player needs to talk to create attention and be a good player, one wonders how good he is.

Revis shows he can get it done by being a meticulous in his preparation and pushing himself well in practice everyday. He is a football player.

He has a great knack of knowing where to read the ball, and that’s something no one can teach.

His teams stinks, but since he plays in a major market, this should help his chances of not just being a Pro Bowl player but being a Defensive Player of the Year.

We all look to like at some bright spots of a lost cause of a season, and it’s hard to do most of the time.

In this case, Revis proves it’s easy to find something to be excited about.

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The C.U.T.L.E.R. System

For those of you who don’t watch the show “It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia” on FX, the “D.E.N.N.I.S System” is a patented method of how to get a girl to love you and then completely break her heart. The C.U.T.L.E.R System is very similar to this, except it involves a city instead of a girl. Let us begin.

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Injured Chicago Bear Brian Urlacher Should Focus on Rehab, Not Analysis

It’s been quite a while since linebacker Brian Urlacher played in an NFL game, and he’s acting like he’s been away forever.

Urlacher’s comments in a story written by Yahoo Sports writer Michael Silver on Monday sounded like something a fan watching a game from the outside would say, rather than an actual team member.

Through the course of watching the Bears get blown out by the Minnesota Vikings with a bunch of Urlacher’s friends, Silver detailed Urlacher’s comments that sounded like something you’d expect from someone on the outside looking in. And while he isn’t playing, Urlacher is still at Halas Hall and around teammates while doing his rehab from a dislocated wrist.

So he should know better.

The most ridiculous comment Urlacher made focused on quarterback Jay Cutler and former quarterback Kyle Orton.

“Look, I love Jay, and I understand he’s a great player who can take us a long way, and I still have faith in him,” Urlacher told Silver. “But I hate the way our identity has changed.

“We used to establish the run and wear teams down and try not to make mistakes, and we’d rely on our defense to keep us in the game and make big plays to put us in position to win. Kyle Orton might not be the flashiest quarterback, but the guy is a winner, and that formula worked for us. I hate to say it, but that’s the truth.”

Hel-lo, earth to Brian…The Bears have not changed their offensive focus to become a passing team from a running team. The entire “get off the bus running” reputation coach Lovie Smith tried selling to the media over the past five years has been nothing but a myth anyway.

No NFL team gets off the bus running or run anywhere for that matter. Maybe the 1985 Bears did, but that was a long time ago.

The Bears have always wanted the running game to be a major part of their attack, though, and still do.

And the focus this year has been to establish a running game just like they did when Kyle Orton played here. However, they can’t run. Their offensive line and running back Matt Forte haven’t been able to establish dominance on the ground over any team except Detroit.

The Bears are very close to being on pace for the fewest rushing yards in a 16-game schedule in their franchise history (1,330) and are almost certain to set a franchise record for fewest rushing attempts, but it’s happening because they can’t run. Not because they have changed philosophies.

There are two factors at work here which Urlacher should have a better grasp of than what he showed in his comments to Yahoo. One is the running game. The other is his own defense.

The Bears come out trying to run like always, but Matt Forte has 23, 24, 90, 33, 41, 34 and 27 yards in the last seven games as the team slid from 3-1 to 4-7. The 90 yards came against Cleveland, which is an NFL franchise only by technicality.

If Forte could actually gain yardage, they’d run more. He can’t. The line doesn’t block well enough. Forte has appeared a step too slow all year, possibly due to being out of shape because he missed all of June OTA workouts and almost all of preseason.

Forced to pass, Cutler has been easy pickings for a lot of defenses.

Meanwhile, when the Bears can’t run and execute a simple game plan, they fall behind because their defense is nothing like it was in the Super Bowl XLI season, and without Urlacher, it has faded even more.

Urlacher has missed 17 full games since Smith became the Bears’ coach. The Bears defense gives up 24.8 points, 354.6 yards and forces 1.5 turnovers per every game Urlacher has missed. In the 75 games Urlacher has played for the Bears under Smith, however, they allow only 19.1 points and 311.3 yards per game while forcing 2.2 turnovers a contest.

So his impact—or in this case absence—is obvious.

The other missing part of the Bears defense is a pass rush from their defensive line. It’s just not consistent enough for a cover-2 team to be effective without blitzing. And when they have to blitz or even focus on something else besides pass rush, such as Adrian Peterson’s running Sunday, the cover-2 can’t be played.

They wind up in zone blitzes and variations of such, and it’s not something they’re suited to playing. Vikings coach Brad Childress even commented Sunday after the game that the Bears were in “fire zones” and it was leaving some wide receivers wide open as a result. Brett Favre had plenty of time to find those open receivers.

So the Bears can’t run, they fall behind because they don’t play defense well, and then they have to pass because they’re playing from behind. Cutler throws interceptions because he’s under excessive pressure and the end result is six losses in seven weeks.

Now explain how that shows they’ve willingly gone away from being a running team because they no longer have Kyle Orton.

“I’m not taking a shot at Jay. I’m not one bit taking a shot at Jay, he throws it better, right? And we haven’t tried to run the ball as much. That’s true,” Urlacher said. “But Kyle has won games. His formula works. So I’m not taking a shot at Jay or Kyle.”

Orton won games in Chicago when there was offensive line play good enough to run the ball effectively. With Orton behind this offensive line, with this running attack, the Bears would be 2-9 instead of 4-7.

They only won seven games in 2007 and the object then wasn’t to come out throwing. They wanted to run with Cedric Benson. They couldn’t run until late in the season and had to pass and then came up with the fewest rushing yards in team history to go with a 7-9 record.

But they did begin to run better near the end of the season and Orton came on to quarterback them the last three games when the running attack had actually improved.

“I think right now at this stage, everyone is frustrated with where we are and everybody will speak their mind,” Smith said today at Halas Hall. “Brian Urlacher is a team guy, like all of our players are, and they will voice their opinion. I would like all comments to be positive toward what we’re doing but guys have a chance to voice their opinion.

“I can’t do a whole lot about that, I just know that Brian is a team player. He’s behind everything that we’re doing.”

Translation: Shut up Brian.

It’s bad enough playing with no running game. Having to face criticism about why you’re not running more from a guy who is getting paid to do rehab, watch football on television at home and run his mouth is probably more than anyone should have to bear.

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Seen and Herd: Week 12 | Buffalo Bills Vs Miami Dolphins

Was that the Buffalo Bills yesterday? They undoubtedly look like a different team with Perry Fewell at the helm and Ryan Fitzpatrick under center. That’s something I’d thought I’d never say this season.

The Bills’ 31-14 win over the rival Miami Dolphins eased the soul of Bills fans after starting the season 3-7.

The game was a total turnaround from the usual nap the Bills have shown they love to take during the fourth quarter this year.

Buffalo outscored Miami 24-0 in the final stanza, and for once, looked like the more conditioned and aggressive team when it mattered most. 

 

Perry Fewell’s home debut

How refreshing was it to see a fiery coach on the Bills sideline? Not only was Fewell casually rocking the throwback beanie and sweatshirt (a polar opposite from Dick Jauron’s usual attire), but most importantly, he showed that he has guts.

I’m using the term “guts” because it’s a word Fewell noted several times in his post game press conference. He went with his gut and the Bills won the game. Something tells me if Jauron was still head man in Buffalo, the Bills may have lost this football game.

He showed guts by starting Ryan Fitzpatrick. He showed guts by giving Fred Jackson the nod at starting running back. He has no alliance to Trent Edwards or Marshawn Lynch, and both Fitzpatrick and Jackson have outplayed the more high profile draftees, therefore Fewell plugged them in.

Seems easy enough, right?

His defense has become a turnover juggernaut. The Bills are 1st in the NFL with 21 interceptions and have recovered four fumbles. Whether you believe the Bills have feasted on inexperienced quarterbacks or not, 21 picks through 11 games is no fluke. His Tampa 2 scheme may be falling out of favor with fans, but Fewell has the personnel in the secondary to formulate an elite back-line.

Add in what the defense has done with the amount of injuries it’s suffered this season, and you realize that Perry Fewell is a darn good coach.

 

TO’s Dagger

There’s a stir surrounding the contrariety between the Terrell Owens touchdown and what we’ve seen from Buffalo the past three seasons.

Yes, Fitzpatrick did audible to the play, but I fully believe Fewell put that hot-route in Fitzpatrick’s back pocket for his quarterback to make the call.

We’ve grown so accustomed to the “try-not-to-lose” mentality that I’m sure the other 70,000 fans in the Ralph with me were anticipating a heavy dosage of Fred Jackson running, while we hung on to the hope that our defense wouldn’t allow another late touchdown.

Even as the ball floated through the air, was I pleasantly surprised.

That play is something that normally happens to the Bills. A team feels like they have the chance to finish the game, they make the call, and they execute the play. It was nice to finally have the Bills on the other side of that situation.

Lindell’s career long

Fewell’s decision to kick the 56-yard field goal could have ultimately back-fired, but if you ask me, when you show a vote of confidence in one of your more consistent, veteran players, the assurance rubs off on that individual’s play on the field.

He believed Rian Lindell could make that kick, and he did. Three weeks ago, we’d have definitely seen a punt in that situation.

Even if his calls lead to a defeat, Fewell’s aggressive demeanor, passion, and willingness to make the gutsy call revitalizes fan spirit. We needed a reason to have hope for the future, and although Fewell most likely won’t be the head coach in 2010, he made everyone realize that there is promise for the future.

 

Ryan Fitzpatrick the gunslinger?

You gotta love Ryan Fitzpatrick. He was a 7th round draft pick out of Harvard and his claim to fame is that he got the highest score on the famed “Wunderlic” test given to entrees to the draft. That’s about it.

He’s got a similar attitude to the game as Perry Fewell, and that’s probably why they’ve clicked well in their first two contests as a player/coach duo. Fitzpatrick wings it, and can obviously run it when need be.

With him, it’s just frustrating. He’s got the mentality I thought Trent Edwards would develop this season, but as of right now, doesn’t have the accuracy or arm strength to be a starter in the NFL. Still, one must admire his grit and courage as a signal-caller.

All those who were against the signing of a back-up with less experience than our guy Trent Edwards during the offseason, can no longer gripe, because Ryan Fitzpatrick is the prototypical back-up quarterback. I’m extremely happy he’s a Buffalo Bill.

 

Changes

I alluded to the tweaks in the lineup made by Fewell earlier, and his best choice by far, was starting Fred Jackson.

Jackson has flourished in all of his starts, and obviously the tandem of he and his bud Marshawn Lynch suffered dearly when the two split carries. 

Freddy runs with the downhill momentum that we’ve seen from Lynch in his first two seasons. He hardly ever records a run of negative yardage, and though he doesn’t have the breakaway speed or outstanding agility, he frequently makes guys miss.

Lynch isn’t anywhere near being officially “done” in Buffalo, but Fewell plays the guys that get the job done, and unfortunately for you “Beast Mode” lovers, Jackson has outplayed Lynch this season.

I also liked the fact that Fewell used all of his safeties during Sunday’s contest. He knows that Jairus Byrd’s ball-tracking scares teams away from throwing the ball down-field, but also is fully aware that Byrd is a liability in terms of stopping the run.

George Wilson and Donte Whitner excel in the box, and he made sure the defensive backfield trio was fresh from start to finish. Smart move.

By the way, who else thought Whitner had his best overall game as a Bill on Sunday? I did. Playing for a job next season?

 

Drayton Florence

Jairus Byrd is unquestionably the defense’s MVP this season; but quietly, Drayton Florence is nipping at the rookie’s heels. He recorded only his first INT of the season to Byrd’s eight, but he’s stepped in for the injured Terrence McGee wonderfully, and has become one of the better cover corners I’ve seen in quite some time in Buffalo.

No joke.

He’s a solid tackler as well, and his experience has been instrumental to a more youthful Bills secondary.

He was signed to a two-year deal this offseason; the new regime would be smart to make sure he’s around longer.

 

TO, again

Oh, how easy it is to talk about Terrell Owens. I discussed the decisions behind his “dagger” touchdown in the fourth quarter earlier, but I have more things to stress.

As I’ve stated over and over for the duration of this season, Terrell Owens has still got “it”, whatever that “it” may be. He’s still got that long-striding, deceptive speed, and is one of the more physically intimidating receivers in the league. The Skip Bayless’s of the world easily ripped into TO early in the year, but now we see (and it’s actually sad) the performances we may have got from Owens had he not been in Jauron’s “system” from Week One.

Whether he’s auditioning for a final two or three year deal with a contender or not, his enthusiasm in Buffalo is much greater than I expected. He’s still having one of the worst statistical seasons of his career and his team is not in playoff contention, yet the “pre-fourth quarter” excitement he showed on the field, and his usual post-TD enthusiasm would have made one believe he just won a playoff game.

Gotta love the guy. Sure he talks, probably too much, but his body of work on the field backs it up.

This may be just as big of a long-shot as Perry Fewell being retained at season’s end as head coach, but the Bills’ front office would be silly to not launch a major campaign to try and keep Owens in a Bills uniform.

Think; with Owens gone, we’re back to the same wide receiver issue we had pre-James Hardy. And what has Hardy done for us? You think Josh Reed is a Bill next season? Probably not. Keeping Owens in Buffalo may be a higher priority for the organization than many think. They should do whatever they can to keep the Hall of Famer in Western New York.

 

What’s ahead

Short week for Buffalo. They’ll look to continue their momentum north to the great city of Toronto.

They play host to a Jets team that got off their losing skid against a struggling Jake Delhomme and the Carolina Panthers this weekend.

A few weeks ago, this looked like a probable smack-down game for the Jets, but with spirits riding as high in Buffalo as they have in quite some time, I think we’ll be in for another great football game. See what a home win against a rival can do? 

 

Bills/Jets Thursday 8:20 Rogers Centre, Toronto. Seen and Herd to follow.

 

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Broncos Make It a Race for San Diego Chargers

In what was lining up to be a perfect weekend for San Diego, one snafu got in the way. They had to face the lackluster Kansas City Chiefs in San Diego.

Denver was on a massive losing skid with a gimpy Kyle Orton playing a Giants team that finally broke its own losing streak and was looking to turn a corner and keep pace in its own divisional race.

The Chargers took care of their end of the deal, putting away the Chiefs just before halftime, carrying a 28-7 lead into the locker room. They did not let up (and the Chiefs did not pick up) as 43-14 victory saw Billy Volek able to make a rare regular-season pass.

Denver, in winning 26-6 against New York, refused to assist the Chargers in building a powerful two-game lead with only five remaining. Instead, the Broncos are a single game back with a possibility for a very interesting tie-breaker, having split the series this year, making it quite likely for both to end with 5-1 divisional records.

San Diego plays two playoff teams in Dallas and Cincinnati, one at home and one away. They also end the year with two opponents that looked much easier a few weeks ago in Tennessee and Washington.

The Broncos have both divisional games against the Chiefs, and one more game against the Raiders to play, paired with Colts and Eagles games.

San Diego fans may find themselves rooting for divisional enemies very soon, as a loss to Oakland or Kansas City would effectively add a game to San Diego’s advantage, regardless of their own outcome that week. 

With only five games left on the schedule and a single-game advantage, holding that tie-breaker would likely secure the division for the Chargers.

The possible return of Denver’s winning ways may hold one other advantage, however. With a team nipping at the Charger’s heels, they won’t be able to let up.

This extra push could be the necessary ingredient to secure a first-round bye for San Diego, who is in a tie with Cincinnati and potentially New England, should they win tonight. 

Right now, from a strange tie-breaking procedure I was unaware of until reading up (strength of opponent not division/conference record when it comes to this seeding), San Diego actually holds the No. 2 seed over Cincinnati right now. 

With this tie-breaking procedure highly tenuous, San Diego must work to maintain pace and earn that second seed and its accompanying bye, which would go a long way towards legitimizing a season that many critics have been doubtful of ever since the opening week’s tight game against Oakland (and its accompanying injuries).

The final advantage is simple. San Diego just matches up better, should Denver earn a wild card, than it would against the Steelers or Ravens.

If Denver’s success can keep one of those two out (and possibly Jacksonville helping to keep both out), I would be quite happy with the way the playoff picture laid itself out.

Here’s to a great playoff race. Good luck, and go Chargers.

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Hines Ward: Why His Comments Are As Wrong As They Are Unnecessary

I get it. He’s frustrated. He doesn’t like losing. He probably thinks that if Ben was in the game, they might have won. I mean, they almost won it with Dennis Dixon. Dennis Dixon! His mechanics are so bad, my dog covered his eyes every time that DD dropped back to throw.

The Steelers lost too many games this year and the frustration is mounting for Hines and the team. Perhaps, the most frustrating aspect of this season has been the margin of their defeats. They’ve had the lead so many times and just let it slip through their fingers.

It’s time to shore up the defense. It’s time to find a way to win out. It’s time to re—establish the ground game. Most importantly, it’s time for Hines Ward to just shut up. Throwing your quarterback under the bus on national television is stupid.

Suggesting that he should lie to the doctors because you have made that stupid choice in the past is worse. Maybe Ben should buy some weed and stash it in his SUV because that’s what the other star wide receiver did. Risking another head injury for one game is silly.

Even if Ben isn’t under serious head trauma, it makes Hines look bad.  Everyone still remembers the temper tantrum he threw when Ben was asked what he wanted in the draft and he responded by saying a taller receiver.  We all kind of ignored that one, figured he was just venting but this time, there can be no ignoring.

Hines needs to be sat down and talked to like the bad teammate he was on Sunday night. He might make the Hall of Fame on his first ballot. He may go down as the greatest Steelers receiver of all time. I hope that he does.

Today I just hope that he shuts up and apologizes for throwing a teammate under the bus when it was none of his business.

The doctors made a decision. Hines didn’t like it. Until he goes to Med School and gets his degree his opinion is as relevant as his feelings about quantum physics. He just needs to shut up and do his job.

Part of that job is leading the locker room. I hope that two Super Bowl victories in the last few years hasn’t made him a prima donna. Pittsburgh is a tough resilient city. So is their football team. They can recover from this loss but first one of their leaders needs to man up and admit he made a bad mistake. He lacked loyalty. Shame on him.

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Could Favre’s Monster Season Hurt the Vikings?

Brett Favre is putting together a monstrous year. 

I still think Manning will edge him out in final MVP voting, but one more weekend like this and I have to re-think that notion.  He has taken a massive strain off the team by making it omni-dimensional. 

Yet with all the accolades, and the great things it seems to spell for this season, I can’t help but wonder if his role will backfire long-term for Minnesota.

As a forty year old retiree, he was brought in to be a game managing savvy vet, think a slightly better version of Baltimore’s Trent Dilfer.  Put in 200 yard games, make one or two throws like his 49ers hail mary, and let Adrian Peterson steamroll defenses that now have to put eight instead of nine in the box.

What has come to pass, instead, is a season that could easily go into the books as Brett’s finest. 

He is routinely using the artillery on his shoulder to fire up three hundred yard, multi-touchdown games.  He has done so while making next to none of the mistakes usually attributed to his ‘gunslinger’ mentality. 

The more he tears apart defenses, the better the Vikings playoff outlook is.  So why the concern?

Brett may hmm and haw.  He may even play next year.  But sometime soon he will retire and stay that way. 

The Vikings would be a much better team when that time comes if they were relying on him to do the basics and little more.  Their young stud Peterson will be around for a long time.  His style may make him highly susceptible to the running back age-30 wall, but he will have plenty of years before that time.

It seems the stronger Favre’s performances, the more Peterson is fading into the background.  If you take away the long run/fumble by AP in the game against the Lion’s, he has not had a 100 yard game since week 6 against the Ravens.  More telling is that four of the last five weeks he has averaged below four yards a carry. 

This paired with his tendency to fumble showing itself strongly the last few weeks, makes me wonder how much of the difference is a focal attention on stopping the run, and how much is a growing commitment to the pass? 

With a subpar passing attack last year he averaged over 4.5 yards per carry in nine of his seventeen games.  To date, with team needing to focus some extra defensive attention on the passing game, he has averaged above that in four of eleven games.  53 percent of the time compared to 36 percent.  A fairly significant drop.

With a game-managing Favre, the team would be in a much better position to go replacement shopping. 

Many teams can find quarterbacks that are good, but not necessarily pro bowlers.  In asking Favre to be the hall of famer he is, are the Vikings inviting a letdown when he is gone? 

I know this is not a big deal this year, and whatever is putting up points and wins should be considered the ‘right’ way.  But I wonder if Brett Favre of the first six weeks (224.5 ypg) is better for Minnesota in the long haul than the Brett Favre of the last five (305.4 ypg).

Bottom line: Does Minnesota really want Favre to make himself irreplaceable?

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Possible 2010 Free Agents That Need to Be on the Cleveland Browns’ Radar

With all the big name former coaches that will be currently on the market in 2010, there will be quite a few big name free agents that will hit the market in 2010 too.

The Cleveland Browns have so many holes and not even the 2010 NFL Draft will be able to fill all of their needs.

With a few smart free agent veteran addition in combination of picking the appropriate younger players in the draft, the Browns could be able to turn a corner to prevent another 10-plus loss season to maybe even break .500.

The following are a list of free agents that the Browns had better look at to fill holes in their roster once the 2009 season comes to an end.

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Black & Gold Xs & Os: Last Minute Preview of Saints-Patriots

Here are some things I will check back on in the morning to see if they happened. If they do, I believe the Saints can win this game.

1.  The Patriots like to use a base three-receiver set, but will add even more than that to their formation. This will cause stress on the Saints lack of depth in the secondary.

The only way to stop the Patriots in this case is to get a lot of pressure on Tom Brady. If they are unable to do that, Brady could put up huge numbers tonight. Look for a lot of blitzing, early and often.

2.  Patriots like to play a lot of coverage, and will even play man-to-man on the outside. These together are actually advantages for the Saints offense. Brees should be able to find holes in the coverage.

The intermediate sideline routes, and “go” routes to guys like Colston and Meachem will be open often.

3.  Patriots are a good run defense. Because of this I would expect Brees to come out throwing early and often. After hitting some big plays, the running game then becomes an option later in the game.

4. As always, winning the turnover and third down battle will be key. So will time of possession, plus the rushing yardage leader might have an advantage.

Geaux Saints!

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