NY Jets coach Rex Ryan says team is desperate for win against St. Louis Rams, feels for angry fansThe Jets have been backing up for a while now, back to when they were 8-5 last season before the bottom fell out. They have lost nine of 12 games since then, lost those games by an average of 16 points. You think about where they were at 8-5, even where… |
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Sam Eifling, deadspin.com Apparently Stella Artois used to be advertised in the U.K. under the slogan "reassuringly expensive." Without knowing the relative merits of price and quality across the pond, I can only rejoice that such a snotty tagline has gone the way of d… |
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Programming note: The plan for Week 11Nov 17, 2012
"Monday Night Football" is affecting the NFC West schedule for a second time in three weeks, and for the final time this season. I'll be watching broadcasts for the Arizona Cardinals and St. Louis Rams from my home office Sunday. I'll post wra… |
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Niners QB Smith practices, but is still uncertainNov 17, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com San Francisco 49ers quarterback Alex Smith practiced again on Saturday, however his availability is still uncertain for the game against the Chicago Bears. |
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Curtis Crabtree, profootballtalk.com Chicago Bears defensive tackle Matt Toeaina joins quarterback Jay Cutler and defensive end Shea McClellin as players officially ruled out for Monday night’s game against the San Francisco 49ers. Toeaina was ruled out on Saturday after being unable to pr… |
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Patriots cut Deion Branch, call up Greg SalasNov 17, 2012
Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com The Patriots have made a move to get younger at wide receiver. New England today released veteran Deion Branch and brought Greg Salas up to the 53-man roster from the practice squad, Tom Curran of CSNNE.com reports. Salas was a 2011 fourth-round draft p… |
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Matchup: Jets (3-6) at Rams (3-5-1)Nov 17, 2012
Ben Shpigel, nytimes.com The most popular phrase around the Jets' complex last week - well, besides anonymous players - was self-inflicted wounds. |
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MNF preview: 49ers catching a QB break?Nov 17, 2012
The San Francisco 49ers won't have to face Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler on "Monday Night Football" in Week 11. They'll draw backup Jason Campbell instead. This would seem to increase the 49ers' chances for victory, but based on what? C… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Rams wide receiver Danny Amendola was just the latest NFL player to get McNabb-ed, to not know that a tie was a possibility. But even if it meant playing all night, he said he’d rather see anything than having to walk away with half a result. Amendola s… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com The Cardinals will start two rookies at offensive tackle on Sunday, with seventh-round draft pick Nate Potter getting his first start on the left side, while fourth-rounder Bobby Massie continues to start on the right side. Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhun… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com A defensive player was fined for a hit on a quarterback in Sunday’s Rams-49ers tie, but it wasn’t the player who knocked a quarterback out of the game. Rams linebacker Jo-Lonn Dunbar was not fined for the hit on 49ers quarterback Alex Smith that cause… |
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Saturday morning one-linersNov 17, 2012
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com South Korean rapper Psy will go Gangnam Style when the Bills host the Seahawks next month. (Maybe Reggie Bush will show up to help sing the “Hey, sexy lady!” part.) Jets CB Darrelle Revis says “[t]his week has been a tough week for the team. . . .… |
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XTRA910 audio: Rookie starting tacklesNov 17, 2012
Good morning. I'll be working on a "Monday Night Football" preview to post after a while. In the meantime, I've put together a look at the Arizona Cardinals' production by offensive line combination this season. This supplements some of the di… |
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