Hey folks
DenverBroncos.com is reporting that the Donkeys have place both Michael Pittman and Andre Hall on IR - ending their season and placing the run game in the hands of Ryan Torain and Selvin Young.
For good or bad, these are the guys to have from here on out - you Torain folks who were squirreling him away just may have gold.
Or the Broncos run game may be spiraling apart as we watch.
Edited to add - Young ain't all that healthy and Torain is coming off an injury - Peyton Hillis is a guy you should watch.
Monday, November 3, 2008
Matt Schaub Out 4 weeks - mayeb for season
Foxsports.com is reporting that Houston Quarterback MattSchaub suffered a torn MCL and will miss at least four weeks. The Texans would also place him on Injured Reserve if the damage ends up being bad enough.
A pretty significant blow to Schaub's owners. Schaub had compiled 1762 yards, 10 TDs and 8 INTs this season but had been on a torrid pace since he week four compiling 1233 yards, 9 TDs and just 3 INTs.
We'll see if Rosenfels can match that or even come close. Owen Daniels looked liek a favorite target from the Sagemeister, not slowing down his day with Schaub out and Andre Johnson also looked good with Rosenfels in there.
A pretty significant blow to Schaub's owners. Schaub had compiled 1762 yards, 10 TDs and 8 INTs this season but had been on a torrid pace since he week four compiling 1233 yards, 9 TDs and just 3 INTs.
We'll see if Rosenfels can match that or even come close. Owen Daniels looked liek a favorite target from the Sagemeister, not slowing down his day with Schaub out and Andre Johnson also looked good with Rosenfels in there.
Sunday, November 2, 2008
College Top 25 Review Week 10
#1 Texas @ #7 Texas Tech
Very few games live up to the hype the way this one did. We had shades of games past (Red Raider collapse like during the Longhorn's last trip to Lubbock), fantastic comebacks (Colt McCoy's second half surge) and a last minute miracle brought about by the power of positive thinking (Crabtree's dream and subsequent game winning TD). Longhorn QB Colt McCoy started out slow, but got his game going, though in the end he was out-dueled by Red Raider QB Graham Harrell, who made Texas the latest #1 team to get clapped out of the top spot, 39-33. Best game of the day, bar none. Texas falls to #4 and the Red Raiders hop to #2.
#2 Alabama vs Arkansas State
The Crimson Tide crawl into the #1 spot with a solid shutout of Arkansas State, 35-0. It wasn't as impressive as it looks like upon first glance. The offense only compiled 357 total yards and and if it wasn't for the exceptional play of Tide RB Mark Ingram, who ran for 113 yards and a pair of touchdowns and a pick six by Rashad Johnson, it would have been much closer. If someone shuts the run game down like Arkansas State frustrated the pass game, they'll be the next to drop.
#4 Oklahoma vs Nebraska
With a potent offense like Oklahoma's, you can't make a single mistake. Nebraska went ahead and made four of them and literally handed Oklahoma a 62-28 victory. Sooner quarterback Sam Bradford continued his fine play, going 19-27 for 311 yards and five touchdowns. Quentin Chaney was his main target (5/128/1) while the Sooner ground game also contributed heavily (193 total yards and three touchdowns). Of the four Cornhusker turnovers, a pair were interceptions and one was returned for a touchdown. Unfortunately for the Sooners, they dropped in the rankings, instead of rising.
#5 USC vs Washington
USC romped all over the Huskies as expected. They did everything pretty much right - ran the ball for 297 yards. Moved the ball through the air well early before shutting it down so things didn't get even uglier. There were some penalties they made that were poor moments, but from whistle to whistle, the Trojans did everything within their power to move up in the BCS rankings. But with the Pac-10 continuing to feast upon itself, their strength of schedule keeps dropping, and so did they, four spots to 7 in the BCS rankings. USC is unlikely to jump up again, as their competition does not get more impressive going forward. All they can do is work towards another BCS Bowl bid. Meanwhile the woeful Washington Huskies continue to find new ways to struggle and are now the only FBS team without a win.
#6 Georgia vs #8 Florida
Gator QB Tim Tebow didn't have a stellar day throwing the ball, but he had a better one than Bulldog signal-caller Matt Stafford who had more yards, but more picks (3) as well. Tebow ran for three touchdowns and threw for a pair more as Florida slapped Georgia 49-10 and hopped over Oklahoma and USC to rank #5 on Sunday.
Best of the rest -
Cowboy wide receiver Dez Bryant caught four TDs in #9 Oklahoma State's 59-17 drubbing of Iowa State..... It took a last minute stop to preserve #10 Utah's 13-10 win over New Mexico..... #11 Boise State extended it's winning streak to eight games as they devastate New Mexico State, 49-0. QB Kellen Moore threw for 246 yards and a trio of TDs in the win..... The Horned Frogs stifled the Running Rebels pass offense and had QB Andy Dalton throw for three touchdowns as #13 TCU beat UNLV, 44-14....
A pick made things more interesting than desired for Missouri and QB Chase Daniels but #14 Missouri held on and beat Baylor, 31-28.... #15 Florida State had more total yards, but unranked Georgia Tech decimated the Seminoles on the ground and sent them home a 31-28 loser..... While the Wildcat formation runs through the NFL, the option was the key to the Northwestern Wildcats' 24-17 upset of #17 Minnesota. Northwestern QB Mike Kafka ran for 217 yards and threw for another 143 in the win and the 'Cats are now ranked #24... #18 Tulsa was leading the nation in scoring and was undefeated but had to come from behind, only to lose anyway to Arkansas, 30-23...
#19 LSU starts to climb out of their 2 loss hole and towards a possible BCS Bowl with a 35-10 win over the Tulane Green Wave, led by junior Charles Scott's 114 yards and touchdown on the ground... Cougar QB Max Hall threw for 389 yards and five touchdowns in a shootout as #20 BYU nudged past Colorado State, 45-42...
#21 Michigan State struggled early but finished with a big field goal, edging Wisconsin 25-24... The BCS giveth and it taketh away as California steals #24Oregon's BCS spot as the second Pac-10 team and beats them soundly, 26-16. Oregon leaves the rankings once again as the Golden Bears jump past them and into the #21 slot... Finally, West Virginia literally stole #25 UCONN's poll spot with a 35-13 win led by quarterback Pat White's three touchdowns (a pair on the ground, one in the air)....
Very few games live up to the hype the way this one did. We had shades of games past (Red Raider collapse like during the Longhorn's last trip to Lubbock), fantastic comebacks (Colt McCoy's second half surge) and a last minute miracle brought about by the power of positive thinking (Crabtree's dream and subsequent game winning TD). Longhorn QB Colt McCoy started out slow, but got his game going, though in the end he was out-dueled by Red Raider QB Graham Harrell, who made Texas the latest #1 team to get clapped out of the top spot, 39-33. Best game of the day, bar none. Texas falls to #4 and the Red Raiders hop to #2.
#2 Alabama vs Arkansas State
The Crimson Tide crawl into the #1 spot with a solid shutout of Arkansas State, 35-0. It wasn't as impressive as it looks like upon first glance. The offense only compiled 357 total yards and and if it wasn't for the exceptional play of Tide RB Mark Ingram, who ran for 113 yards and a pair of touchdowns and a pick six by Rashad Johnson, it would have been much closer. If someone shuts the run game down like Arkansas State frustrated the pass game, they'll be the next to drop.
#4 Oklahoma vs Nebraska
With a potent offense like Oklahoma's, you can't make a single mistake. Nebraska went ahead and made four of them and literally handed Oklahoma a 62-28 victory. Sooner quarterback Sam Bradford continued his fine play, going 19-27 for 311 yards and five touchdowns. Quentin Chaney was his main target (5/128/1) while the Sooner ground game also contributed heavily (193 total yards and three touchdowns). Of the four Cornhusker turnovers, a pair were interceptions and one was returned for a touchdown. Unfortunately for the Sooners, they dropped in the rankings, instead of rising.
#5 USC vs Washington
USC romped all over the Huskies as expected. They did everything pretty much right - ran the ball for 297 yards. Moved the ball through the air well early before shutting it down so things didn't get even uglier. There were some penalties they made that were poor moments, but from whistle to whistle, the Trojans did everything within their power to move up in the BCS rankings. But with the Pac-10 continuing to feast upon itself, their strength of schedule keeps dropping, and so did they, four spots to 7 in the BCS rankings. USC is unlikely to jump up again, as their competition does not get more impressive going forward. All they can do is work towards another BCS Bowl bid. Meanwhile the woeful Washington Huskies continue to find new ways to struggle and are now the only FBS team without a win.
#6 Georgia vs #8 Florida
Gator QB Tim Tebow didn't have a stellar day throwing the ball, but he had a better one than Bulldog signal-caller Matt Stafford who had more yards, but more picks (3) as well. Tebow ran for three touchdowns and threw for a pair more as Florida slapped Georgia 49-10 and hopped over Oklahoma and USC to rank #5 on Sunday.
Best of the rest -
Cowboy wide receiver Dez Bryant caught four TDs in #9 Oklahoma State's 59-17 drubbing of Iowa State..... It took a last minute stop to preserve #10 Utah's 13-10 win over New Mexico..... #11 Boise State extended it's winning streak to eight games as they devastate New Mexico State, 49-0. QB Kellen Moore threw for 246 yards and a trio of TDs in the win..... The Horned Frogs stifled the Running Rebels pass offense and had QB Andy Dalton throw for three touchdowns as #13 TCU beat UNLV, 44-14....
A pick made things more interesting than desired for Missouri and QB Chase Daniels but #14 Missouri held on and beat Baylor, 31-28.... #15 Florida State had more total yards, but unranked Georgia Tech decimated the Seminoles on the ground and sent them home a 31-28 loser..... While the Wildcat formation runs through the NFL, the option was the key to the Northwestern Wildcats' 24-17 upset of #17 Minnesota. Northwestern QB Mike Kafka ran for 217 yards and threw for another 143 in the win and the 'Cats are now ranked #24... #18 Tulsa was leading the nation in scoring and was undefeated but had to come from behind, only to lose anyway to Arkansas, 30-23...
#19 LSU starts to climb out of their 2 loss hole and towards a possible BCS Bowl with a 35-10 win over the Tulane Green Wave, led by junior Charles Scott's 114 yards and touchdown on the ground... Cougar QB Max Hall threw for 389 yards and five touchdowns in a shootout as #20 BYU nudged past Colorado State, 45-42...
#21 Michigan State struggled early but finished with a big field goal, edging Wisconsin 25-24... The BCS giveth and it taketh away as California steals #24Oregon's BCS spot as the second Pac-10 team and beats them soundly, 26-16. Oregon leaves the rankings once again as the Golden Bears jump past them and into the #21 slot... Finally, West Virginia literally stole #25 UCONN's poll spot with a 35-13 win led by quarterback Pat White's three touchdowns (a pair on the ground, one in the air)....
Steven Jackson Playing
According to ESPN's Chris Mortensen Steven Jackson is active and will play against Arizona, confirms.
He won't be 100% but the matchup should be good. And they will need him to run and run well in order to keep Bulger upright.
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Santana Moss - Possibly Out
Per rotoworld:
Santana Moss (hamstring, questionable) was unable to practice for a fourth straight day on Saturday.I will watch this carefully tomorrow but as the matchup was already shaky, you may want to just go another way.Moss did run some and said he "felt better," but still can't make cuts and is a very shaky bet to play Monday night. "We're going to do it again (Sunday), see how he feels and then we'll just make a game-time decision," coach Jim Zorn said. James Thrash will start if Moss is out against Pittsburgh, with Devin Thomas moving up to the third receiver. Because the Skins are on a bye in Week 10, they could deactivate Moss to get him two full weeks to heal.Source: Washington Post
College Football Insiders - Pac 10 Preview
They posted my Pac 10 preview here over at College Football Insiders - check it out!
Don't forget to check out my appearance on their Tailgate show on Blogtalkradio.com yesterday - you can find it a few posts below this one, under the updated WR rankings.
Don't forget to check out my appearance on their Tailgate show on Blogtalkradio.com yesterday - you can find it a few posts below this one, under the updated WR rankings.
Updated WR Rankings
So LJ Smith has been ruled out for tomorrow and Jason Avant may not go - this makes DeSean Jackson a much better play than I had him ranked. Even with Kevin Curtis probably getting more looks. Either Jackson or Reggie Brown could end up in the slot if Avant is out, and regardless, I think Smith being down for the count will improve Jackson's prospects. So I have rejiggered the rankings this morning - highlighting where I put Jackson. Right now it's the only change I have right now - the rest should be fine.
Wide receivers
Wide receivers
- Brandon Marshall, Broncos vs. Dolphins
- Larry Fitzgerald, Cardinals at Rams
- Roddy White, Falcons at Raiders
- Andre Johnson, Texans at Vikings
- Anquan Boldin, Cardinals at Rams
- Lee Evans, Bills vs. Jets
- Bernard Berrian, Vikings vs. Texans
- Plaxico Burress, Giants vs. Cowboys
- Randy Moss, Patriots at Colts
- Reggie Wayne, Colts vs. Patriots
- Greg Jennings, Packers at Titans
- Calvin Johnson, Lions at Bears
- Hines Ward, Steelers at Redskins
- Matt Jones, Jaguars at Bengals
- Donnie Avery, Rams vs. Cardinals
- Jerricho Cotchery, Jets at Bills
- Santana Moss, Redskins vs. Steelers
- DeSean Jackson, Eagles at Seahawks
- Laveranues Coles, Jets at Bills
- Braylon Edwards, Browns vs. Ravens
- Terrell Owens, Cowboys at Giants
- Dwayne Bowe, Chiefs vs. Buccaneers
- Kevin Walter, Texans at Vikings
- Derrick Mason, Ravens at Browns
- Kevin Curtis, Eagles at Seahawks
- T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Bengals vs. Jaguars
- Santonio Holmes, Steelers at Redskins
- Steve Breaston, Cardinals at Rams
- Wes Welker, Patriots at Colts
- Antonio Bryant, Buccaneers at Chiefs
- Torry Holt, Rams vs. Cardinals
- Rashied Davis, Bears vs. Lions
- Antwaan Randle El, Redskins vs. Steelers
- Joey Galloway, Buccaneers at Chiefs
- Chad Ocho Cinco, Bengals vs. Jaguars
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