Raiders must keep up with potent SaintsRaiders must keep up with potent Saints The Raiders' defense has allowed 934 yards over the past two weeks - 7.5 yards a play - and as much as they try not to say it, their teammates on offense are thinking they need to win a shootout. Brees has thrown … |
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Raiders prove next-in-line doesn't applyNov 17, 2012
Raiders prove next-in-line doesn't apply People loved and hated former Raiders coach Hue Jackson, but my biggest criticism had nothing to do with his overstated style. Jackson kept Kyle Boller as the backup quarterback last season even though he had no … |
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David Akers taking heat for slumpNov 17, 2012
David Akers taking heat for slump After 13-plus seasons and 432 field-goal attempts, David Akers apparently forgot an unfortunate part of his job description last week: Yes, NFL kickers, like baseball closers, have thankless jobs. After missing a 41-yar… |
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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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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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Jon Becker, insidebayarea.com Steve Corkran will moderate a live blog during the Raiders’ game Sunday against the Saints. |
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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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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com The man who recruited Matthew Masifilo to Stanford gave him a job with the 49ers. And now Masifilo has been recruited elsewhere by another former college coach. The Buccaneers and Greg Schiano have signed the first-year defensive tackle from the 49ers”… |
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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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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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Injury might give Raiders' Mitchell shotNov 17, 2012
Injury might give Raiders' Mitchell shot In 2009, Raiders owner Al Davis stuck his hand deep in the NFL draft bin and took Mike Mitchell, a hard-hitting strong safety out of Ohio University, in the second round. [...] the 6-foot, 213-pound Mitchell has … |
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The Blue Jays struck again Friday, reaching a two-year deal with Melky Cabrera. But which player will they get? And what does this mean for the outfield market? Joe Lemire weighs in. |
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