I’d Much Rather Have Donte Stallworth In The NFL Than Michael Vick
Posted by Dennis Velasco Categories: Athletes, Editorial, News, NFL
Cleveland Browns WR Donte Stallworth was suspended indefinitely by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell pending a meeting between the commissioner and Stallworth’s representatives. Stallworth pleaded guilty to a DUI manslaughter charge for killing Mario Reyes on March 14 after a night of drinking in Miami Beach, FL. Stallworth has started serving a 30-day sentence in jail, which will be followed by two years of house arrest, provisions for which Stallworth will be allowed to play football, and then eight years of probation.
Considering the indefinite suspension leveled on former NFL superstar QB Michael Vick for dogfighting and killing dogs, Goodell had to come down harshly on Stallworth who actually took a human life, however, by accident. Stallworth acted stupidly and he knew it and knows it now. There has been nothing but remorse on Stallworth’s part, even agreeing quickly with the deceased’s family on financial compensation, although, all the money in the world cannot replace Mr. Reyes. From the beginning, Stallworth has been cooperative with law enforcement. On the other hand, Vick tried to keep his illegal doings on the down low and has shown remorse only insomuch as to be able to get back on the football field.
Yes, what Stallworth did was incredibly stupid, incredibly dumb, and incredibly irresponsible. However, there was no maliciousness in his action (and I pray for Mr. Reyes’ family), however, you cannot say the same for Vick. I’m hoping Goodell allows Stallworth to take the field a lot sooner than he does Vick because despite being a Vick fan before all of this dogfighting mess and still believing he has useful talent in the tank left, I wouldn’t miss having an NFL without Michael Vick. It’s been just fine without him. What the NFL needs are more Stallworths that take responsibility for their actions no matter how stupid they were.
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It is Week 3 and it is time for me to turn this NFL ship around. Today I am playing a 3-Team 8-point Tease and 3 indiviudal games. Good luck today!
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Season: 15-15-1
Last Week: 6-8-1
A rough week last week, but valuable lessons were learned. I hope you were paying attention and came out a little wiser. There are some very intriguing games this weekend, and a few teams in must-win situations. My favorite picks for this weekend are the Browns, Jaguars, Panthers, and Bills.
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Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Colts Nip Minnesota Vikings 18-15
Posted by Charles Mitri Categories: NFL
In what will go down as one of the greatest second half comebacks of the 2008 season, future Hall of Famer Peyton Manning rallied the Colts to a last minute, 18-15 win over the Minnesota Vikings.
Indy trailed by as much as 15-0 late in the third quarter, before Manning and Co, kicked the offense into overdrive, chalking up two touchdowns and one field goal in a little under 18 minutes.
Kicker Ryan Longwell accounted for all the Vikes points, posting field goals of 45 and 27 yards in the first quarter, a 53 yarder to close out the half, and boots of 46 and 28 yards in the third stanza. All eyes were on soph running sensation Adrian Peterson who rushed for 160 yards on 29 carries. The Vikes front four shut down the Colts running game, ceding a meager 25 yards for the entire game. QB Tarvaris Jackson logged solid stats of 130 yards on 14 of 24 passing.
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Better get the wagons in a circle. Looks like its gonna be a long year in Lion Land.
Aaron Rodgers riddled the Detroit secondary for 328 yards on 24 of 38 passing and three TDs as the Packers walloped the Lions 48-25. In a game that resembled a scrimmage more than a gridiron contest, Green Bay jumped out to an early 21-0 lead before the Lions knew what hit them. James Jones took a 9 yard lob from Rodgers capping a 15 play 86 yard drive and a 7-0 lead. Donald Driver then padded the lead to 14-0 when he took a 2 yard Rodgers chippie, polishing off a 5 play 82.
Jordy Nelson did the finishing honors when he scorched the Lions secondary with a 29 yard bullet capping a 4 play 63 yard march. Lions booter Jason Hanson put the home team on the board with a 38 yarder to close out first half scoring 21-3 Packers. Third stanza scoring was nothing special. Hanson added impressive three pointers of 49 and 53 yards, cutting the Packer lead to 21-9. Pack kicker Mason Crosby answered with a 25 yard chip shot boosting the margin to 24-9.
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I personally believe that NFC East battles are the best in the NFL and anyone out there will be hard pressed to convince me otherwise. The Cowboy cheerleaders are still hot and these two teams tonight still hate each other. I made the preseason prediction that the Eagles were going to win the NFC East and they did nothing last week to make me want to turn back from that prediction.
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Time to get your action in for Week 2 if you haven’t already. I hope that you have been paying attention all week, and not just this morning as you nurse a hangover. Today I am not playing nothing but Straight bets. Every game I picked on Friday will be played as a 1-star, while the following games are being played at a higher star-level.
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You know more this week than you did last week. It may not seem that way, but you do. The key is to keep learning and to use the new information to refine the existing information. Ah, but what do you know and what do you think you know?! Don’t think so much, it will all come together. Just keep paying attention!
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I picked 9 of 16 winners in NFL Week 1. Not a great weekend, but also not a bad start. My Early Week Games proved reliable with the exception of the Jaguars and the Texans. The Carolina Panthers were my highlight of the weekend, and again this week they make the Early Week Board.
I expected the Panthers to be a 7-point favorite at home against the Chicago Bears. The Opening Line is Panthers -3. I put a lot more value in the Panthers win over the Chargers than I do the Bears win over the Colts . . . I say that with all due respect to the Bears. To further raise my curiosity, the fine users of ESPN.com have the Bears as 1-point favorites?!?! Huh? I will be taking the Panthers -3, a great value. The Washington Redskins went from -1 to +1 at home against the New Orleans Saints. This game intrigues me, and I think I like the Redskins at first blush. This line is worth keeping an eye on. The Houston Texans are 4.5-point favorites at home against the Baltimore Ravens, and there is a chance the line may come down. I like the Texans at -4.5, if any more points come off that line there is value with the Texans.
Those are just some thoughts from early in the week. All of Dean Browski’s NFL Week 2 Picks will be posted on Friday.
It has been a great first weekend of NFL action and it continues tonight when the Minnesota Vikings visit Green Bay to play the Packers without Brett Favre. Let me get right into it, the Green Bay Packers are going to be fine. This was a good team last year WITH Brett Favre, but not BECAUSE of Brett Favre. They are still a good team, and whatever trait of Favre’s that Aaron Rodgers doesn’t have, Rodgers more than makes up for with all of his other skills.
I know, I know, you aren’t sure what Aaron Rodger’s skills are. We only saw him play once last year, and he came in and nearly won the game for the Packers in Dallas going 18/26, 201 yards and 1 touchdown; he then had 17 yards passing the rest of the year. What we do know about Aaron Rodgers is that he was excellent in college at Cal and his skills have not diminished. He is healthy, and he has had 3 full seasons to learn about his team and to train under Brett Favre. Don’t worry about the Packers this year, they will be fine. Green Bay won both games last year, winning 23-16 in Minneapolis, and 34-0 at home. These teams haven’t changed that much, and remember it was the Vikings that were dying for a Quarterback in the off-season. Did they ever get one? I am taking the Packers -2 for 3-stars and the Over 37 for 1-star.
All week long I just believed I would take the Broncos tonight. Betting against the Raiders has been such a staple in the lives of so many people that it really does feel unnatural to instinctively take the Raiders. But then I sat down and did a little homework. Last year these two teams split their regular season games, each winning at home. Denver need an Overtime Field Goal to win 23-20; while the Raiders almost gave away a big lead before finally winning 34-20. In both games, the running of the Raiders was the most consistent. Add to that Darren McFadden, JeMarcus Russel, and Dominic Rhodes and there is no reason to think the Raiders running game won’t still control the game. Yes Denver did make some upgrades to their defense but I am more comfortable with the more proven, in this case its the Raiders and their ground game. I am taking the Raiders +3 for 2-stars and the Under 40.5 for 1-star.
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