Have you heard? Terrell Owens might have allegedly attempted suicide by way of a pill overdose. . . again. Many of you will remember the incident back in 2006 when almost the same story was reported. This time an assistant of Owens called 911 when she found him in a state of semi-consciousness. This is the last thing Owens needs as he is attempting to rehab from off-season surgery and workout for teams in hopes of getting an contract offer. Although his PR team is quelling rumors and defusing the suicide notion, this does nothing to help T.O. get back into the league. [CBS Sports]
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The Politics of Pigskin This week in the Monday Morning Quarterback column, Peter King writes about Tim Tebow, Matt Ryan, the new biography on Walter Payton, and much more. [Sports Illustrated] There is some hoopla surrounding the actions of Ndamukong Suh following the Lions vs. Falcons game on Sunday. Is it justified? What exactly occurred? Check it out. [Deadspin] Here is some interesting, running commentary on the Week 7 games. [Football Outsiders] Kyle Boller had a rough day as the starting QB for the Oakland Raiders. They brought Carson Palmer in to replace him and he was just as bad. They combined for 0 TDs and 6 INTs. [ESPN] Annnnnd Pacman Jones is back once again. [Fox Sports] Here is your preview for the Monday night game between Baltimore and Jacksonville. [USA Today] What a crazy story – the Detroit Lions were in the process of trading RB Jerome Harrison to the Philadelphia Eagles, but the trade was cancelled when the Eagles found a brain tumor during a physical. Luckily for Harrison the physical caught it early and the prognosis is quite good for his life and for playing football again. [ESPN]
Back in the late 1980s and early 1990s, I had the good fortune to live in easy proximity of the leadership of the franchise that has so disappointed me this year. I watched faithfully as ownership built some great teams, and even though we both spent plenty of time at Fenway, I could not truly call those my own. It was only this year that I allowed myself to buy in fully, but given past performance, I should have known that heartbreak was more likely than a shower of Champagne.  Our Entourage. From Top left, clockwise: The author's much better looking brother, the RP, the author, and Turtle I am, of course, talking about the recent disastrous performance of OVFTY Charts and my co-owner, The RP. Fantasy football is killing me. (Yes, I am also a Red Sox fan, but two World Series wins in the recent past has assuaged the pain of this year’s flop.) While Jonathan and I have enjoyed Rotisserie league baseball as rivals over the course of 22 seasons, it was only his year that we decided to co-own a team. Because The RP has matched me with 6 titles in our Rotisserie league over its long history, I had high expectations. OK, so neither of us know anything about football, but how hard could it be for two men with absurdly expensive educations and penchants for obsession over the most trivial matters? (For Jonathan, politics; for me, Slovakian mud wrestling.) Read the rest of… The Politics of Pigskin Here is Peter King’s Monday Morning QB article in which he breaks down the weekends news and results. [Sports Illustrated] The Oakland Raiders are rushing to find a replacement at QB after Jason Campbell went down with a season-ending collar bone fracture. Their first contact was with David Garrard, former starting QB of the Jacksonville Jaguars. Adam Schefter has reported they have also touched base with Josh McCown. [ESPN] Here is your preview of tonight’s Monday night game featuring the NY Jets vs. the Miami Dolphins. [CBS New York] Check out some of the Week 6 winners and losers around the league. [Yahoo! Sports] Here is a recap of the action from this weekend’s college football slate – featuring Lattimore going down for the season, Kansas State surging, and Georgia’s D. Coordinator losing it after their game. [The Big Lead] The Super Bowl is returning to Arizona for the third time. The league awarded Super Bowl XLIX to the city of Glendale, AZ over Tampa, FL. No doubt the NFL wanted to get back to a warmer climate after they gave the 48th Super Bowl to the Meadowlands in New Jersey where it is typically around 31 degrees in early February. [ESPN] The Politics of Pigskin Peter King wraps up the weekend’s NFL action in his weekly Monday Morning QB cloumn. [Sports Illustrated] After subbing in Tim Tebow on Sunday it will be hard and maybe impossible, for head coach John Fox and the Denver Broncos to go back to being a team that doesn’t play its most popular player. [ESPN AFC West Blog] Now that Al Davis, the long-running owner of the Oakland Raiders, has passed away will the Raiders be the franchise that makes the move to Los Angeles to re-take their place as LA’s NFL representative? [IBT] Definitely check out the Football Outsiders’ first 2011 data on sacks in the NFL. Some of their conclusions might surprise you. [Football Outsiders] Here is the fantastic fake punt executed by LSU against Florida this weekend. Unfortunately, it was called back based on this year’s new rule on taunting. [Youtube] Miami Dolphins starting QB Chad Henne is out for the season and has been placed on IR (injured reserve) after deciding to have shoulder surgery. This past Sunday Henne suffered a separated shoulder that led him to require surgery. The Dolphins signed Sage Rosenfels, recently released by the New York Giants, but expect to see backup Matt Moore start this weekend. [ESPN]
Hank Williams’ pre-game song pulled over incindiary comments made by the singer about President Obama. [ESPN] The Politics of Pigskin Peter King analyses the weekend action in his MMQB article. [Sports Illustrated] Bill Barnwell preaches caution to the Romo haters and looks at some of the winners and losers from Sunday’s action. [Grantland] Looking to shore up your fantasy team with some smart pickups at the start of the week? Here is a list of guys who would make nice additions. [Baltimore Sports Report] Reports are saying that Tony Sparano is safe as the head coach of the Miami Dolpins at least through their bye week. Beyond that is anyone’s guess. [ESPN] Alabama’s RB, Trent Richardson, is leading early projections as the Heisman favorite. [Sporting News] |
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