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The beginning of the End for Bruce

Friday, November 13th, 2009

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Issac Bruce has had a long storied career.

However, his career is soon coming to an end.

According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Bruce has been relegated to the third wide receiver position.

The reason is that the 49ers feel it I’d time to give wide receiver Stanley Morgan a look at the starting wide receiver, and see what he can do.

Even if the move doesn’t work you have to admire head coach Mike Singletary’s courage as he is willing to meet the tough decisions head on.

In the end with Singletary at the helm the 49ers should return to their former glory.

Cardinals Have a Problem

Monday, November 9th, 2009

Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Anquan Boldin has been wanting either a new contract or to be traded.

With the Boldin comments after their game Sunday against the Chicago Bears.

Boldin was not happy as he was inactive for the game with a injured ankle.

Boldin is upset as he found out about being inactive not from his coaches, but from his football gear missing from his locker.

Boldin is right as head coach Ken Wisenhunt should have informed Boldin of his decision right away, which was right before the 10:30 deadline for teams to report their inactive players.

In the end the Cardinals are better off trading Boldin when the season is over.

TJ Learns a Lesson

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

Seattle Seahawks wide receiver TJ Houshmanzadeh signed a $40 milliom contract with the club.

Since, TJ has learned that free agency isn’t what it is cracked up to be.

Many players are learning now what teams have known for a long time that if you are going to build a winner its going to be through the draft.

To make matters worst for TJ is that his former team in the in the Cincinnati Bengals are winning this year.

The reality is that the only teams that spend in free agency are the teams that are desperate to get to the playoffs.

In the end players are just better off signing with their own teams unless the team is the Oakland Raiders.

Seahawks Need to Overhaul

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

The Seattle Seahawks went up against the Dallas Cowboys this past Sunday.

With a healthy Matt Hasselbeck at the helm the Seahawks are still a bad team, and finally need
The Seahawks for some reason thought that they were a playoff team as they went out and signed wide receiver TJ Houshmandzadeh to hopefully put them over the top.

The problem is that both the offensive and defensive line needs a major overhaul as left tackle Walter Jones is washed up and defensive end Patrick Kerney cannot stay healthy.

The rest of the offensive line is fine as all the other positions have been addressed over the last several years.

The Seahawks have addressed their problem for now as they signed tackle Damion McIntosh to fill in Jones place, but that is a short term answer as he is 32 years old.

Also, on offense they need to replace their running back as running back Julius Jones is not getting the job done.

Defensively, they need to replace both defensive tackles as they are not getting the job done as they have only one sack between the two.

In the end the Seahawks have a long ways to go if they are going to get back to the Superbowl.

Do Cardinals Fans Deserve their Team?

Friday, October 30th, 2009

The Arizona Cardinals went to the Superbowl last year, but are still having a hard time selling out games.

With these recent turn of events one has to wonder if the Cardinals deserve their football team?

It would be one thing if the Cardinals were a terrible football team, but they are leading the NFC West with a 4-2 record.

Of the remaining 10 games seven of them are against teams with .500 records or worst.
Yeah, it is Arizona and there are probably a lot of other things to do.

However, the Cardinals have a great football teams with a quarterback that is going to soon be retired.

In the end the reality is that they do not deserve their teams as they are other cities that are in worst situations that still come out and support their team even though they maybe not winning.

How Effective Will Crabtree Be?

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

The San Francisco 49ers amazongly somehow got 2009 National Football League first round draft pick Michael Crabtree signed.

With Crabtree making his first start this Sunday the question is how effective will Crabtree be.

Crabtree has missed a lot since it is week nine, but with Crabtree’s talent and if he works hard enough he can get caught up soon enough.

Also, the 49ers play in one of the weaker divisions in football in the NFC West.

Another factor is will teams roll their coverages makijng sure a cornerback and a safety are covering him.

In the end with Mike Singeltary being the head coach Crabtree should make an impact.

Checketts Made the Right Move

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

Saint Louis Blue owner Dave Checketts has confirmed in a statement to the Associated Press that he has dropped radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh from his ownership group that is bidding to buy the Saint Louis Rams.

Simply, it was the right thing to do.

Limbaugh never had a chance as the National Football League is a image conscience league that doesn’t like such controversial comments that Limbaugh states all the time.

Checketts should have known from the beginning that Limbaugh didn’t have a shot as several years slammed Donovan McNabb during his short stint on ESPN.

In the end it was the right move for everyone.

Seahawks Show Some Signs of a Brain

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

The Seattle Seahawks went into this year hoping that left tackle Walter Jones would return to form.

With Jones out indefinitely for a while now the Seahawks finally show some signs of a brain.

The Seahawks finally addressed the lingering issue as they signed offensive tackle Damion McIntosh.

The problem is the move is way late and shpould have been done a long time ago.

Fortunately, at 2-3 the Seahawks are only one game behind the division leaders as the Arizona Cardinals are 2-2 and the San Francisco 49ers are 3-2

In the end the only way the Seahawks wioo get on top of the NFC West is by winning their division games..

NFL Neeeds to Just Say No

Thursday, October 8th, 2009

Word has come out that radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh has teamed up with Saint Louis Blues owner Dave Checketts to buy the Saint Louis Rams.

What the National Football League needs to do is say no thqank you.

Limbaugh brings to much negative attention and would make the NFL look even more like a league that doesn’t care who is apart of the league as long as it brings some attention.

Limbaugh several years ago made deragatory racist comments about Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb.

In the end Checketts and Limbaugh wouldn’t save the Rams they accelerate their decent into bankruptcy as very few business and people would buy suites or tickets.

Hoe Effective Will Crabtree be?

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009

The San Francisco 49ers has finally got first round draft pick wide receiver Michael Crabtree into the fold.

Now, the question is how effective can Crabtree be?

Wide receivers usually take three full seasons to become really effective.

There are some exceptions as there are sometimes a wide receiver will come in and be effective right away.

With Crabtree missing all of training camp and the first month of the season Crabtree most likely won’t be up to speed untol week eight of the season at the earliest.

In the end Crabtree can still salvage his season if he hauls in 30 catches for 500 yards receiving and five touchdows.