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		<title>Bleeping Idiot of the Week: Travis Henry</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:28:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Former Denver Bronco running back seems to have found a new job, trafficking cocaine. Not just the small stuff but he pushes multikilogram&#8217;s. Henry&#8217;s new job on the streets isn&#8217;t quite as high paying as his former jobs, but will still bring him in some dough.
Travis Henry won&#8217;t be wearing #20 anymore, but he&#8217;ll always [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Former Denver Bronco running back seems to have found a new job, trafficking cocaine. Not just the small stuff but he pushes multikilogram&#8217;s. Henry&#8217;s new job on the streets isn&#8217;t quite as high paying as his former jobs, but will still bring him in some dough.</p>
<p>Travis Henry won&#8217;t be wearing #20 anymore, but he&#8217;ll always have a 20 bag close by&#8230;</p>
<blockquote><p>Former Denver Bronco running back Travis Henry has been arrested for trafficking multiple kilograms of cocaine, the federal Drug Enforcement Administration announced today.</p>
<p>Henry and another man, James Mack, were arrested Tuesday after &#8220;as a result of a multi-kilogram cocaine transaction&#8221; in Centennial, Jeffrey D. Sweetin, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA&#8217;s Rocky Mountain Division, said in a statement.</p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p>The two men are being held pending the filing of federal drug charges in U.S. District Court later today in Denver.</p>
<p>-Rocky Mountain News</p></blockquote>
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		<title>Bleeping Idiot of the Week: Ed Hochuli</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 03:21:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
		
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Ed Hochuli, you blew the game (no pun intended).
Ed Hochuli, one of the premier officials in the NFL changed the outcome of division rivals San Diego Chargers and Denver Broncos. Jay Cutler rolled out from the 1 yard line, cocked back to throw, and lossed the ball&#8230; The whistle blew, and the arm came forward. [...]]]></description>
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<p>Ed Hochuli, you blew the game (no pun intended).</p>
<p>Ed Hochuli, one of the premier officials in the NFL changed the outcome of division rivals San Diego Chargers and Denver Broncos. Jay Cutler rolled out from the 1 yard line, cocked back to throw, and lossed the ball&#8230; The whistle blew, and the arm came forward. San Diego linebacker Tim Dobbins picked up the ball and fell out of bounce.</p>
<p>Following the blown call, the Broncos scored to come within 1 point, and opted to go for the 2 point conversion with 24 seconds remaining in the game. Mike Shanahan made one of the ballsiest decisions in sports history. I can not in my memory compare this decision to go for the win to any other scenario. I guess he figured he deserved to lose the game, so what the hell&#8230; The Broncos successfully converted and sent a lightning bolt to the heart of the Chargers.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;I can&#8217;t say that the ref cheated us because that&#8217;s a fine,&#8221; Phillips wrote. &#8220;I can&#8217;t say that the Broncos didn&#8217;t win that game because that&#8217;s being a sore loser. I can&#8217;t say that it was a mistake that the replay machine wasn&#8217;t working in the first [quarter] cause that would be a lie. . . . As a competitor it should never come down to the last play, but it did and we let it slip away.&#8221;</p>
<p>-Shaun Philips on YardBarker.com</p></blockquote>
<p>Ed, you totally screwed the Chargers over, but I will give you credit that you were man enough to admit it&#8230;.</p>
<p>All those zebra-striped muscles must cloud his decision making.</p>
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		<title>T.O. vs McNabb</title>
		<link>http://www.bleepingidiots.com/2008/09/to-vs-mcnabb/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:45:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Donovan McNabb]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The common denominator was me being in both places, but I will let you make that assessment,&#8221;
-T.O.
This monday night division rivals Philadelphia Eagles play the Dallas Cowboys on the national stage. This week 2 game could very easily influence the teams success in the rest of the season, the NFC East is one of the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>&#8220;The common denominator was me being in both places, but I will let you make that assessment,&#8221;</p>
<p>-T.O.</p></blockquote>
<p><a href="http://www.bleepingidiots.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/mcnabbowens.jpg" ><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-501" title="mcnabbowens" src="http://www.bleepingidiots.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/mcnabbowens-230x300.jpg" alt="" width="230" height="300" /></a>This monday night division rivals Philadelphia Eagles play the Dallas Cowboys on the national stage. This week 2 game could very easily influence the teams success in the rest of the season, the NFC East is one of the most competitive divisons in football and every division victory is going to effect the post season. A loss in this game will only make a team 1-1, but don&#8217;t overlook the importance of this matchup.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s only friday and some fireworks are already sparking. Outspoken Terrell Owens has made comments regarding the former relationship between himself and Eagles quarterback D-McNabb. Terrell just cant seem to drop this subject every time they mention his name. Some verbal shots were taken at Donovan that seem to be a bit selfish and uncalled for.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;I will say that Donovan made me a better receiver in Philadelphia, but I think Donovan would have a hard time admitting I made him a better quarterback,&#8221;</p>
<p>-T.O.</p></blockquote>
<p>Since <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">leaving </span> getting kicked out of Philly, Owens has flourished in Dallas with Tony Romo and was actually able to get along with the quarterback for more than new year. I give Terrell credit for admitting that Donovan made him better, but I have difficulty understanding why Donovan wouldn&#8217;t say the same. The statistics prove that they were nasty together&#8230;</p>
<p>In 2004, Donovan had his best statistical season, while T.O. had 77 receptions for 1,200 yards and 14 touchdowns in 14 games. Fortunately T.O. got injured and we never had to see Andy Reid in those tights.</p>
<p>In Week 1, T.O. had 5 catches for 87 yards and a touchdown. Donovan had 361 passing yards and 3 touchdowns in week 1 against the Rams.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;I remember being in that stadium and hearing them chanting my name, and that couldn&#8217;t bode well for Donovan.&#8221;</p>
<p>-T.O.</p></blockquote>
<p>Does Philadelphia miss T.O.? The success the 2 had together is undeniable&#8230;. But we will never know what they COULD have been together.</p>
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		<title>The Curse Will End - Madden 09 Brett Favre</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 17:52:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The Madden Curse WILL end this year with Brett Favre and the New York Jets, expect big things from Favre this year in a new Uniform for the first time in like 300 years.
Think Brett Favre will get injured this season? hah, he hasn&#8217;t missed a game in 288 games and he is 38 years [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Madden Curse WILL end this year with Brett Favre and the New York Jets, expect big things from Favre this year in a new Uniform for the first time in like 300 years.</p>
<p>Think Brett Favre will get injured this season? hah, he hasn&#8217;t missed a game in 288 games and he is 38 years old! (nearly 39). Brett Favre doesn&#8217;t even know what it is like to miss a game, let alone sit on the sidelines.</p>
<p>Do you think Brett Favre will throw more Int&#8217;s then TD&#8217;s?? He&#8217;s only done that 4 times (once in Atlanta) in his career, and he has been in the NFL for 17 seasons.</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t let the Jets record last year fool you, they have weapons. Favre&#8217;s ability to stretch the field will allow Thomas Jones to do what he does best and run the ball, Jones won&#8217;t be seeing any 8 in the box this year. Favre will also be working with 2 big time recievers in Jericho Cotchery and Laveranues Coles.</p>
<p>Brett Favre&#8217;s sunday debut included a 2 magical moments&#8230;</p>
<p>Favre had a 56 yard touchdown bomb off a beautiful play action to Cotchery in the first quarter.</p>
<p>In the 2nd quarter without Place Kicker Nugent, the Jets were forced to go for a 4th and 13. After quickly avoiding to pass rushers, Favre had the intelligence to throw the ball up in the air knowing that an interception is as good as an incompletion. The ball seemingly punt-like flew 22 yards and landed in the hands of leaping wide-receiver Stuckey.</p>
<p>Favre Debuted with 194 yards and 2 touchdowns.</p>
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		<title>Is college football beginning to Even Out?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 22:11:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Thursday night marked the official Kickoff of the 2008 college football season and with that brought the excitement of the first Saturday where teams get to start with a clean slate and try to make their way to the college elite.  I for one am extremely excited for this season, but in watching today [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thursday night marked the official Kickoff of the 2008 college football season and with that brought the excitement of the first Saturday where teams get to start with a clean slate and try to make their way to the college elite.  I for one am extremely excited for this season, but in watching today I couldn&#8217;t help but notice that college football is finally starting to even out. This dates all the way back to the early 1990&#8217;s when the NCAA started cutting the amount of football scholarships that each team was able to give out, since then the number has been reduced from 95 to 85. Now why would something like this that happened 15-16 years only start being more and more visible now?  The answer is simple, it is because in cutting back the amount of scholarships that schools were allowed to give out it gave smaller schools a chance to start establishing themselves by being able to sign young player that would have originally gone to big name schools but since there were no more scholarships available than they had to look else where.</p>
<p>Now it is really starting to show as teams like East Carolina and Bowling Green Universities are stating to put themselves on the map in the college football world and today both teams took big steps towards establishing themselves as top competitors in todays league. Both teams played early on Saturday and both teams upset pre-season top 25 teams.  East Carolina met Virginia Tech today and they showed up ready to play. Right from the get go ECU&#8217;s offense and defense played with explosion as they picked off Virginia Tech&#8217;s Sean Glennon for 2 early INT&#8217;s.  They went on to win the game 27-22 after scoring on a blocked punt with  1:52 left on the game clock.  Bowling Green upset the college football world by defeating number 25 Pittsburgh 27-17. These two teams are just two examples so far of how colleges top teams may be headed for more and more of a challenge as the years go on and how the chances of teams blowing through a season undefeated may be getting smaller and smaller.</p>
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		<title>Top 10 Heisman Canidates</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:12:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel</dc:creator>
		
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College football is finally here!! and with it comes the all the Heisman hype and buzz over who will win college footballs most prestigious award. Will Tim Tebow be the first player since Archie Griffin to take the trophy twice or will it be someone like Ohio States powerhouse Running back Chris &#8220;Beanie&#8221; Wells? I [...]]]></description>
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<p>College football is finally here!! and with it comes the all the Heisman hype and buzz over who will win college footballs most prestigious award. Will Tim Tebow be the first player since Archie Griffin to take the trophy twice or will it be someone like Ohio States powerhouse Running back Chris &#8220;Beanie&#8221; Wells? I personally think it will end up being someone very unexpected. Keep reading to find out who.</p>
<p>Below are the top ten payers (in no specific order) that i feel will make u run for the Heisman, Including two that you may find a bit surprising, and at the very bottom i will pick who i think will end up walking away with the Trophy.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.bleepingidiots.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/tim_tebow.jpg" ><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-408" title="tim_tebow" src="http://www.bleepingidiots.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/tim_tebow-223x300.jpg" alt="" width="215" height="274" /></a>1.) <strong>Tim Tebow-</strong> Now i am not a fan of Tim Tebow&#8217;s at all, largely due to the fact that he in my opinion is not a good enough passer to play QB in the NFL (I see him as more of the Eric Crouch type, great athlete who dominates the college level but not great pro potential&#8230;.and yes i know that everyone who loves Florida will tell me to look at his passing stats and all that, but there is a huge difference between the college throws that Tebow makes and the NFL throws which involve hitting that small window and anticipating where your receiver is going to be during the play) That said, there is no denying the fact that Tebow dominates the college football level and because of this he is one of the front runners for the Heisman Trophy.</p>
<p>2.) <strong>Chris Wells- </strong>Beanie wells is a beast, pure and simple. His rare blend of size and speed combined with his quick feet make him a terror for apposing<a href="http://www.bleepingidiots.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/chris-wells.jpg" ><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-412" title="chris-wells" src="http://www.bleepingidiots.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/chris-wells-287x300.jpg" alt="" width="247" height="250" /></a> defense. But lets not forget his vision either, over his career Beanie has shown the ability to see the holes and know when to cut outside and when to pound it in the middle. Barring injury, Chris wells should hit the 1,800 mark for rushing yards this season, that and the fact that he is a scoring machine makes him a top canidate.</p>
<p>3.) <strong>Michael Crabtree-</strong> Crabtree bust onto the scene last year and put up stellar numbers against some of colleges elite secondaries. He pulled in a whopping 134 receptions for 1,962 yards and 22 td&#8217;s. The knock against him is that he is from the pass crazy Texas Tech university who is similar to hawaii in the fact that their systems allow for huge inflation in the WR and QB&#8217;s numbers. Don&#8217;t let this fool you however, as Michael Crabtree is the real deal, look for him to continue to make corners and safety&#8217;s cry as he burns past them.</p>
<p>4.) <strong>Chase Daniel-</strong> Daniel has been nothing but a consistent performer for Missouri, and now after having 2 full seasons of starting under his belt he is poised to lead a talented Tiger team to a top bowl game. He had a Heisman season last year as he passed for 4,306 yards and 33 TD&#8217;s with 11 int&#8217;s. That is a 3-1 ratio which is pretty impressive and he has only gotten better.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.bleepingidiots.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/ncf_g_white_300.jpg" ><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-405" title="ncf_g_white_300" src="http://www.bleepingidiots.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/ncf_g_white_300.jpg" alt="" width="263" height="263" /></a>5.) <strong>Pat White- </strong>Unfortunately for Pat White, he has a long road ahead of him if he wants to play QB in the NFL, but while he is still in college there are few players with the athletic ability of Pat White. White has slowly but surely increased his passing numbers and has made fewer and fewer mistakes as he has grown. Last season white completed 66.7 percent of his passes for 1,724 yards with 14td&#8217;s and only 4 int&#8217;s, and that&#8217;s not all he did. White also added a whopping 1,335 yards rushing and another 14 scores. With numbers like that and his big play ability, look for Pat White&#8217;s name to be mentioned anytime someone is talking about Heisman trophy canidates.</p>
<p>6.) <strong>Matthew Stafford- </strong>Matthew Stafford flashed some serious skills last year, but also showed that he was still a young player and that he had a little work to do. Well now I think he is poised to truly break out, after posting 19 Td&#8217;s to 10 int&#8217;s last season, the coaches really worked with Matt on his decision making and ability to make the right reads. He has put a lot of work into his game for this upcoming season and i look for it to payoff big as i am sure that he will put up big numbers this season. It also doesn&#8217;t hurt that he is playing with one of the leagues top RB&#8217;s in Knowshon Moreno.</p>
<p>7.) <strong>Sam Bradford- </strong>This one is a no-brainer seeing as how Bradford as a freshman was one of the leagues leading passers with an astonishing rating of 176.52 and a TD to interception ratio that would make any coach happy, and like i said he was only a freshman! This season i look for him to put up similar numbers, maybe slightly less than last year but not enough of a drop off to take him out of Heisman contention.</p>
<p>8.) <strong>Knowshon Moreno- </strong>Another player who burst on to the scene last year out of nowhere, and literally lit up the college football world.  Coming out of high school there was no doubt that Moreno was going to be a stud running back, but NO ONE saw this guy (who had never had a career carry in the college<a href="http://www.bleepingidiots.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/t1_moreno.jpg" ><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-407" title="t1_moreno" src="http://www.bleepingidiots.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/t1_moreno.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="283" /></a> level) running for 1,334 yards and 14 td&#8217;s. Now Moreno has officially made a name for himself and with that comes a little more attention from apposing defenses. That being said, i look for Moreno to improve on his stats and finish the season as one of the top 5 Heisman Trophy canidates.</p>
<p>Now i feel that these next two are going to be two names that many people will not necessarily agree with. However, these are my two sleeper picks for Heisman Trophy surprises and are two guys that i think will open a lot of eyes this season</p>
<p>9.) <strong>Hunter Cantwell- </strong>This guy has done everything right so far, he came into college and sat behind Brian Brohm on the depth chart, but he did not whine and complain or try and transfer, no instead he sat and learned and worked with the second string offense and when it was asked of him he would come into games and either play mop up duty or make a couple throws here and there until Louisville could get Brohm back onto the field. Well now Cantwell will show that all the work he put in is finally going to pay off as he takes over a young but talented Cardinal offense. I look to see big things out of Cantwell this season and don&#8217;t be surprised if you here his name listed amongst footballs elite when Heisman voting rolls around.</p>
<p>10.) <strong>Josh Freeman-</strong> If i had to build the ideal QB from scratch, Josh Freeman would be the result. This guy has everything you are looking for in a Quarter back, he has a monstrous frame at 6&#8242;6&#8243; 250 pounds with a rocket for an arm, not to mention the fact that the guy has good mobility for his size. He also has something that you can&#8217;t teach, and that is his intangibles. He is a great leader on and off the feild and was actually the only starting true freshman in 2006 to lead his team to a bowl game. Last Season as a sophomore Freeman threw for 3,353 yards with 18 td&#8217;s and 11 picks. Look for his decision making to be much improved this season as he now has another season of maturity under his belt, and come Heisman time I guarantee this guy will be in the race</p>
<p>Honorable Mention- LeSean MCoy, Graham Harrell, Cullen Harper James Davis, and a couple others.</p>
<h3>And the Winner is&#8230;..</h3>
<h2><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Josh Freeman</span></h2>
<p><a href="http://www.bleepingidiots.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/josh.jpg" ><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-413" title="josh" src="http://www.bleepingidiots.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/josh-300x208.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="208" /></a>Yes i realize that to many this may seems like a long shot, but just watch and see as Freeman takes everyone by surprise and takes home college football&#8217;s most prestigious award. Also don&#8217;t be surprised if this guy leaves early following this season and ends up being the first QB taken in the draft due to that fact that his size, arm strength and intangibles are off the charts (I expect him to be this seasons Jamarcus Russell)</p>
<p>Freeman opens up his 2008 Season against North Texas&#8230;now i know that it is only North Texas, but i am predicting 300 yards and at least 3 TD&#8217;s for Josh as he starts his season off in Heisman form.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[The team here at Bleeping Idiots thought it would be interesting to take a look into the best duo&#8217;s by position (sorry, not including offensive line), and choose the ultimate winner. We each put in our vote and then debated(aka argued) who is #1 until we got a majority rule.
Positions we take a look into:
-Quarterback [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The team here at Bleeping Idiots thought it would be interesting to take a look into the best duo&#8217;s by position (sorry, not including offensive line), and choose the ultimate winner. We each put in our vote and then debated(aka argued) who is #1 until we got a majority rule.</p>
<p>Positions we take a look into:</p>
<p>-Quarterback (Basically, the team that if there #1 goes down&#8230; They have a #2 that can start in the NFL)</p>
<p>-Running Back (Find the team with the BEST 1 - 2 punch)</p>
<p>-Wide Receiver (Finding the best #1 and #2 receiver duo in the league)</p>
<p>-Corner Back (Which 2 give offensive coordinators the biggest scare?)</p>
<p>-Tight End (Uh, Tight End Duo&#8217;s?)</p>
<p>-Safety (The 2 who terrorize opposing receivers across the middle)</p>
<p>-Linebacker Corps (Which 3 or 4 LB&#8217;s give the offense the toughest time?)</p>
<p>-Defensive End (2 Pass Rushing, Run Stopping Machines)</p>
<p>-Defensive Tackle (The best 2 DT&#8217;s of any team) note: we had some trouble because some of the best DT&#8217;s are in a 3-4 defense&#8230;</p>
<h2><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Quarterback</strong></span></span></h2>
<p><a href="http://www.bleepingidiots.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/marc_bulger.jpg"><br />
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<h3>Winner: <strong><span style="color: #333333;">St. Louis Rams - Marc Bulger + Trent Green</span></strong></h3>
<p><a href="http://www.bleepingidiots.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/marc_bulger.jpg" ><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-338" title="marc_bulger" src="http://www.bleepingidiots.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/marc_bulger.jpg" alt="" width="130" height="134" /></a></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">After a tough debate, the Bleeping Idiots team came to decide on the St. Louis Rams as the best quarterback duo in the NFL. Our decision was decided on the fact that we feel that both of these quarterbacks have the ability to start in the NFL and win games on their shoulders.</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">I would say that Health is the biggest reason that we had a hard time deciding <a href="http://www.bleepingidiots.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/greenx.jpg" ><img class="size-medium wp-image-334 alignright" title="greenx" src="http://www.bleepingidiots.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/greenx.jpg" alt="" width="237" height="220" /></a>which team to go with.  However, the Health issue aside, Marc Bulger has proven that he can be one of the better QBs in the league, and Trent Green has also proven that he can keep up with some of the best in the league.  If it wasn&#8217;t for his most recent injuries, Trent Green would still be starting somewhere.  I feel confident that if Marc Bulger goes down this year, the Rams would not miss a stride by having Trent Green take over.</p>
<p><span style="color: #333333;"><strong>Washington Redskins </strong>- Jason Campbell + Todd Collins</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #333333;"><strong>Tampa Bay Buccaneers </strong>- Jeff Garcia + Luke McCown(or Brian Griese)</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #333333;"><strong>Arizona Cardinals </strong>- Kurt Warner + Matt Leinart</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #333333;"><strong>Seattle Seahawks </strong>- Matt Hasselbeck + Seneca Wallace</span></p>
<p><strong>Dallas Cowboys - </strong>Tony Romo + Brad Johnson</p>
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<h2><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Running Back</strong></span></span></h2>
<h3>Winner: <span style="color: #333333;"><strong>Minnesota Vikings -</strong> Adrian Peterson + Chester Taylor</span></h3>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><a href="http://www.bleepingidiots.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/chester-taylor.jpg" ><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-333" title="chester-taylor" src="http://www.bleepingidiots.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/chester-taylor-203x300.jpg" alt="" width="79" height="114" /></a></p>
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<p style="padding-left: 30px;">Our decision we made here was clear, the Vikings 1 - 2 punch of AP and Chester Taylor. As we saw last year, on AP&#8217;s &#8220;down days&#8221;, Chester picked up the slack effortlessly.</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">The work horse of the Vikings, Peterson, rushed for 1,341 yards for 12 touchdowns and a 5.6 yards per carry average. Last Year Chester rushed for 844 yards and 7 touchdowns with a whopping average of 5.4 yards per carry. These 2 running backs combined gave many defensive quarterbacks nightmares prior to gameday.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.bleepingidiots.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/adrianpeterson.jpg" ><img class="size-medium wp-image-328 alignright" title="adrianpeterson" src="http://www.bleepingidiots.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/adrianpeterson-291x300.jpg" alt="" width="246" height="250" /></a></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">There are many good RB duos in the league these days and it was hard to pick the Vikings over such teams as the Jags and Redskins.  However, the vote was unanimous, and there is no denying that the Vikings have the best backfield.</p>
<p><span style="color: #333333;"><strong>Jacksonville - </strong>Fred Taylor + Maurice Jones-Drew</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #333333;"><strong>San Diego Chargers </strong>- Ladainian Tomlinson + Darren Sproles</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #333333;"><strong>Washington Redskins - </strong>Clinton Portis + Ladell Betts</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #333333;"><strong>New Orleans Saints </strong>- Reggie Bush + Deuce Mcallister</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #333333;"><strong>Atlanta Falcons </strong>- Michael Turner + Jerious Norwood</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #333333;"><strong>Miami Dolphins </strong>- Ronnie Brown + Ricky Williams</span></p>
<h2><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Wide Receiver</span></span></h2>
<h3>Winner: <span style="color: #333333;"><strong>Arizona Cardinals </strong><strong>- </strong>Anquan Boldin + Larry Fitzgerald</span></h3>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><a href="http://www.bleepingidiots.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/anquan-boldin-4.jpg" ><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-329" title="AnquanBoldin" src="http://www.bleepingidiots.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/anquan-boldin-4-266x300.jpg" alt="" width="104" height="117" /></a>Another fairly easy decision among the team at Bleeping Idiots&#8230; Fitzgerald had 100 receptions for 1,409 yards while Anquan had 71 catches for 853 yards and 9 TD&#8217;s. These 2 receivers reak havoc among secondaries. Don&#8217;t plan on bringing 8 into the box against this duo, they will have a field day.</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">Both receivers are superb route runners with excellent hands.  Fitzgerald is taller and<a href="http://www.bleepingidiots.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/larryfitzgerald01.jpg" ><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-337" title="LarryFitzgerald" src="http://www.bleepingidiots.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/larryfitzgerald01-244x300.jpg" alt="" width="201" height="247" /></a> has an uncanny leaping ability to make difficult catches.  Boldin is shorter but solid as a rock and is absolutely a beast to try to bring down after the catch.  Now if they only had an elite QB throwing to them&#8230;.</p>
<p><span style="color: #333333;"><strong>Detroit Lions </strong>- Roy Williams + Calvin Johnson</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #333333;"><strong>Green Bay Packers </strong>- Greg Jennings + Donald Driver</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #333333;"><strong>Indianapolis Colts </strong>- Reggie Wayne + Marvin Harrison</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #333333;"><strong>Cincinnati Bengals </strong>- Chad Johnson + TJ Houshmanzadeh</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #333333;"><strong>New England Patriots </strong>- Randy Moss + Wes Welker</span></p>
<h2><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Tight End</span></span></h2>
<h3>Winner: <strong>Tennessee Titans</strong> - Alge Crumpler + Bo Scaife</h3>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><a href="http://www.bleepingidiots.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/340x.jpg" ><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-327" title="Alge Crumpler" src="http://www.bleepingidiots.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/340x-221x300.jpg" alt="" width="57" height="77" /></a>Now a Tight end Duo may seem to be a bit of a stretch, but with offensive coordinators doing whatever they can to confuse the defenses and create mismatches, a second tight end who can block and make plays when the ball is in the air is sometimes just what every offense could be looking for.<a href="http://www.bleepingidiots.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/p1_scaife.jpg" ><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-340" title="Bo Scaife" src="http://www.bleepingidiots.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/p1_scaife-264x300.jpg" alt="" width="152" height="173" /></a></p>
<p><span style="color: #333333;"><strong>New York Jets </strong>- Chris Baker + Dustin Keller</span><span style="color: #333333;"><strong></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #333333;"><strong>Cleveland Browns </strong>- Kellen Winslow + Martin Rucker</span><span style="color: #333333;"><strong></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #333333;"><strong>Chicago Bears </strong>- Desmond Clark + Greg Olson </span></p>
<p><span style="color: #333333;"><strong>Washington Redskins </strong>- Chris Cooley + Fred Davis </span></p>
<p><span style="color: #333333;"><strong>New Orleans Saints </strong>- Jeremy Shockey + Mark Campbell</span></p>
<h2><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Corner Back</span></span></h2>
<h3>Winner: <span style="color: #333333;"><strong>San Diego Chargers </strong>- Quintin Jammer + Antonio Cromartie</span></h3>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><a href="http://www.bleepingidiots.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/jbchgraid265017x32.jpg" ><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-335" title="Quintin Jammer" src="http://www.bleepingidiots.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/jbchgraid265017x32-300x199.jpg" alt="" width="192" height="126" /></a>After a long heated debate, the Chargers took this one, and they really only won by a small margin when our football specialists put it to a vote. But the fact is, both Cromartie and Jammer are incredible man coverage corners as well as being absolute ball hawks. Because of their abilities to not only play the pass but also the run, the Chargers get this seasons award for best corner back duo</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">This was a hard decision&#8230;We all liked different teams.  I mean Denver is excellent and has probably the<a href="http://www.bleepingidiots.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/antonio-cromartie-pick-ap-chris-park.jpg" ><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-330" title="Antonio Cromartie" src="http://www.bleepingidiots.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/antonio-cromartie-pick-ap-chris-park-284x300.jpg" alt="" width="303" height="320" /></a> best CB in the league in Bailey.  We did not pick the Packers CB duo mostly because of their age.  I feel like Denver comes in a VERY close second, and then the Raiders&#8230;However, Jammer is such a big physical CB that he is able to shut down opposing WRs with his strength.  Cromartie has shown that he is a playmaker with excellent speed.</p>
<p><span style="color: #333333;"><strong>Oakland Raiders</strong></span><span style="color: #333333;"> - Deangelo Hall + Nnamdi Asomugha</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #333333;"><strong>Baltimore Ravens </strong>- Samari Rolle + Chris McAlister</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #333333;"><strong>Denver Broncos </strong>- Dre Bly + Champ Bailey</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #333333;"><strong>Dallas Cowboys </strong>- Terrence Newman +Adam &#8220;Pac Man&#8221; Jones<br />
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<p><span style="color: #333333;"><strong>Philadelphia Eagles </strong>- Asante Samuel + (Sheldon Brown or Lito Sheppard)<br />
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<p><span style="color: #333333;"><strong>Green Bay Packers </strong>- Charles Woodson + Al Harris</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #333333;"><strong>Carolina Panthers </strong>- Ken Lucas + Chris Gamble</span></p>
<h2><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Safety</span></span></h2>
<h3>Winner: <span style="color: #333333;"><strong>Indianapolis Colts </strong>- Bob Sanders + Antonie Bethea</span></h3>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><a href="http://www.bleepingidiots.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/bobsanders03.jpg" ><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-332" title="BobSanders" src="http://www.bleepingidiots.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/bobsanders03-300x241.jpg" alt="" width="127" height="101" /></a>This one was another close one, it was a tie between the Vikings and the Colts but due to the Injury to Madieu Williams the Colts ended up taking this one by default. Not to say however that they do not deserve it, these two safeties are young and stellar athletes, so i would not be surprised to see them take this title for years to come.</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">The vote was split on this one, but majority ruled in this case.  Personally I think that the Colts safeties<a href="http://www.bleepingidiots.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/betheagarrardint.jpg" ><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-331" title="Antoine Bethea" src="http://www.bleepingidiots.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/betheagarrardint-278x300.jpg" alt="" width="250" height="269" /></a> get more credit than they are due because of the fact that their offense usually jumps out to give the team a significant lead, and the Defense sits back in their zone defense the rest of the game. Reason&#8217;s aside, the Colts are the best duo at safety.</p>
<p><span style="color: #333333;"><strong>Buffalo Bills </strong>- Donte Whitner + Ko Simpson</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #333333;"><strong>Cleveland Browns </strong>- Sean Jones + Brodney Pool</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #333333;"><strong>Baltimore Ravens </strong>- Ed Reed + Dwayne Landry</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #333333;"><strong><span>Oakland Raiders </span></strong>- Gibril Wilson + Michael Huff</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #333333;"><strong>Minnesota Vikings - </strong></span><span style="color: #333333;">Darren Sharper + Madieu Williams</span></p>
<h2><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Linebacker</span></span></h2>
<h3>Winner: <span style="color: #333333;"><strong>San Diego Chargers </strong>- Shawne Merriman + Matt Wilhelm + Stephen Cooper + Shaun Phillips</span></h3>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><a href="http://www.bleepingidiots.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/merriman06.jpg" ><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-339" title="Shawne Merriman" src="http://www.bleepingidiots.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/merriman06-234x300.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="127" /></a>The chargers have now officially taken their second award, and with good reason too. Last season Merriman registered 68 tackles with 12.5 of the being sacks. Team that up with Phillips 8.5 sacks and Coopers 108 tackles and you got a squad of LB&#8217;s that every team will fear.</p>
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<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><a href="http://www.bleepingidiots.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/21_48_2510_29_05.jpg" ><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-325" title="Shawne Merriman + Shaun Phillips" src="http://www.bleepingidiots.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/21_48_2510_29_05-294x300.jpg" alt="" width="257" height="261" /></a></p>
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<p><span style="color: #333333;"><strong>Chicago Bears </strong>- Brian Urlacher + Lance Briggs + Hunter Hillenmeyer</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #333333;"><strong>Pittsburgh Steelers </strong>- Lamar Woodley + James Harrison + James Farrior + Larry Foote</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #333333;"><strong>New York Jets </strong>- Calvin Pace + Eric Barton + David Harris + Vernon Gholston</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #333333;"><strong>Dallas Cowboys </strong>- Greg Ellis + Bradie James + Zach Thomas + DeMarcus Ware</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #333333;"><strong>Baltimore Ravens </strong>- Ray Lewis + Terrell Suggs + Bart Scott</span></p>
<h2><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Defensive End</span></span></h2>
<h3>Winner: <span style="color: #333333;"><strong>Green Bay Packers </strong>- Aaron Kampman + Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila</span></h3>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><a href="http://www.bleepingidiots.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/kampman_aaron1.jpg" ><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-336" title="Aaron Kampman" src="http://www.bleepingidiots.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/kampman_aaron1-227x300.jpg" alt="" width="99" height="129" /></a>I feel like this one was another tough call, and with DE it is so hard to really narrow down who the best is because of the different breeds of DE&#8217;s these days. Nowadays you have the 4-3 DE who is usually pretty good against the run, but specializes in getting after that passer. Then you have the 3-4 end who I feel is really more of a tackle than an end. So with this years award for best DE duo, we decided to give it to a team who<a href="http://www.bleepingidiots.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/53_23nov04-sack.jpg" ><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-326" title="Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila" src="http://www.bleepingidiots.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/53_23nov04-sack-291x300.jpg" alt="" width="250" height="256" /></a> has the total package and thus the Green Bay packers will win the best DE combo for totally a combo of 21.5 sacks along with a combined 90 tackles and three forced fumbles.</p>
<p><span style="color: #333333;"><strong>Seattle Seahawks </strong>- Patrick Kerney + Darryl Tapp</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #333333;"><strong>New York Giants </strong>- Osi Umenyiora + Justin Tuck</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #333333;"><strong>Indianapolis Colts - </strong>Dwight Freeney + Robert Mathis</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #333333;"><strong>New Orleans Saints </strong>- Charles Grant + Will Smith</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #333333;"><strong>Chicago Bears </strong>- Adewale Ogunleye + Mark Anderson + Alex Brown</span></p>
<h2><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Defensive Tackle</span></span></h2>
<h3>Winner: <span style="color: #333333;"><strong><span>Minnesota Vikings</span> </strong>- Kevin Williams + Pat Williams</span></h3>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><a href="http://www.bleepingidiots.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/340xx1.jpg" ><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-323" title="Kevin Williams" src="http://www.bleepingidiots.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/340xx1-212x300.jpg" alt="" width="66" height="91" /></a>The decision for defensive tackle duo&#8217;s was not even questioned. These 2 leaders of the defensive line led the league in rush defense. We could not find any team that could compare with this duo to even make us think twice about them. The 6-3 317 and 6-5 311 run stopping machines clog up just about everything&#8230;.</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">Basically&#8230;the Vikings had the best Run Defense in the league, that right there speaks<a href="http://www.bleepingidiots.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/vikings.jpg" ><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-321" title="Pat Williams" src="http://www.bleepingidiots.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/vikings-254x300.jpg" alt="" width="269" height="316" /></a> volumes about the Interior defensive linemen.  These two are beasts and just eat up space in the middle&#8230;hard to argue with that.</p>
<p><span style="color: #333333;"><strong>Pittsburgh Steelers </strong>- Casey Hampton + Chris Hoke</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #333333;"><strong>Jacksonville Jaguars</strong> - John Henderson + Rob Meier</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #333333;"><strong>Houston Texans </strong>- Travis Johnson + Amobi Okoye</span></p>
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		<title>Bleeping Idiot of the Week: Shawne Merriman</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:43:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
		
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This Weeks Bleeping Idiot of the Week is&#8230;. Shawne Merriman, LB of the San Diego Chargers.

This Pro Bowl linebacker decided he doesn&#8217;t need ligaments in his knee to play football. Smart move! Merriman has tears in both his PCL and LCL in his left knee, and will forgo surgery this year and play though the [...]]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: left;">This Weeks Bleeping Idiot of the Week is&#8230;. Shawne Merriman, LB of the San Diego Chargers.</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">This Pro Bowl linebacker decided he doesn&#8217;t need ligaments in his knee to play football. Smart move! Merriman has tears in both his PCL and LCL in his left knee, and will forgo surgery this year and play though the pain.  He visited 4 different doctors, all who told him that he should have the surgery..so what does he do???  He decides NOT to have the surgery.  by playing with tears in two of his ligaments, he is risking an injury that would be fatal to his NFL career.  He could possibly tear all of the ligaments in his knee by continuing to play now, as well as cause irreparable damage to his meniscus.  Remember what a beast Daunte Culpepper used to be before he tore 3 ligaments in his right knee in 2005?  He has never been the same since then.  Basically, that devastating injury ruined his career.  I guarantee you that if Daunte had the choice to prevent such an injury from happening he would take it in a heartbeat.  Merriman said that what it comes down to is the fact that &#8220;He just wants to play football.&#8221;  He says that he knows whats on the table, but unless he has suffered the kind of devastating knee injury that ended Daunte Culpepper&#8217;s career, then I really do not think he DOES realize what is at eisk here.  This is a selfish act that could end up costing him and his team pain that could have been thwarted.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Merriman&#8217;s is the league leader with 39 1/2 sacks in the past three years</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Surgery Now vs Career Ending Injury&#8230; hmmm.. Tough One. According to my doctoral calculations&#8230;.. I would choose the surgery now.</p>
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		<title>FACT:  Stephen Jackson is a better RB than Adrian Peterson</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:32:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I have looked at stats from last season, taken into consideration the starting line-ups for each team throughout last year, and the expected line-ups for this coming season.  I have been through the injury reports from last year and the injury reports so far this season, and the facts are undeniable&#8230;Stephen Jackson is a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have looked at stats from last season, taken into consideration the starting line-ups for each team throughout last year, and the expected line-ups for this coming season.  I have been through the injury reports from last year and the injury reports so far this season, and the facts are undeniable&#8230;Stephen Jackson is a better running back than Adrian Peterson.</p>
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<p>From a Fantasy Football perspective, AP has been hyped up to the point that some people are drafting him first overall, or at least second in most leagues.  Now first of all I don&#8217;t know how there is even any kind of debate on whether one should draft LT or AP first overall, that is just ludicrous.  Everyone is putting all their hopes on an injury prone RB who had an excellent ROOKIE year.  Does anyone remember Cadillac Williams&#8217; rookie year?  How about Kevin Jones?  Where are they now?  In fact, I don&#8217;t know if either running back was actually drafted in my most recent fantasy draft.</p>
<p>Now lets get into the facts about Each running back.  Adrian Peterson broke into the league by gaining over 100yds in 4 of his first 5 games &#8212; with 224 yds in one game.  However, after week6, he only broke the 80yd mark twice for the rest of the year.  Stephen Jackson on the other hand started off the season much slower with only one 100yd rushing game in the first 3 weeks, and then he was injured and missed the next 4 weeks of the season.  The main thing I want to look at is how the two Running Backs finished in the second half of the season.  Obviously no defense was expecting Adrian Peterson to cause them so many problems, but once defenses around the league started to catch on, they made life for AP a lot tougher in the NFL.</p>
<p>I compared the stats for both players from weeks 10-17to see who finished the season stronger.  From weeks 10-17, Adrian Peterson averaged 50.83 yds per game in 6 games and 16.2 yds receiving for a total of about 67 total yard per game.  He also scored 4 total TDs in that span.  Stephen Jackson finished out the season with an average of 91 rushing yard per game, throughout 8 games, and added another 25.6 yds receiving for a total of 116.6 total yds per game.  So in the second half of the season, Stephen Jackson averaged almost double the yards that Peterson did throughout the final 8 weeks of the season.  Jackson also scored a total of 5 TDs in that span.  Even if you add in Peterson&#8217;s record breaking 296 yds in week 9 to his second half average, he still would have averaged only 85.8 yds per game.  Overall, the stats clearly show that Jackson ended the season MUCH stronger than Peterson did, and he was far more consistent as well.  In the second half of the season, Jackson rushed for 75+ yds in 7 of those 8 weeks, had 4 or mor ereceptions in 5 of those games, and also scored a TD in 5 different games.  Peterson rushed for 75+yds only twice in 6 games, including a 3 yard outing against the 49ers, and did not catch more than 3 passes in any game.</p>
<p>Some other factors that clearly lead me to believe that Jackson is the better back include:</p>
<p>- The fact that Stephen Jackson not only missed 4 games due to injury and still reached 1000yds on the season, but also the fact that Jackson played another two games without his starting QB.</p>
<p>- The fact that Stephen Jackson played behind a mind boggling 18 different Offensive Line combinations throughout the season.  While Peterson&#8217;s OL stayed pretty much intact for the entire season.</p>
<p>I am not saying that AP is not a good player, in fact I think that he will be an elite RB in the NFL for years to come, if he can stay healthy.  I mean the guy set the single game rushing record in his rookie season.  However, if you looka t AP&#8217;s two biggest games (296yds 3TDs against San Diego, and 224yds 3 TDs against Chicago) combined, he gained 520 yards and scored 6 TDs.  That does not say much for AP&#8217;s consistency however, because those two games alone made up almost 40% of his total rushing yards for the season and 50% of his TD total.</p>
<p>Sure, fantasy owners were very happy in those weeks that AP blew up, but how about the game against San Francisco where he rushed 14 times for 3 yards?  Jackson never failed to reach 50 yards in a game last year, where Peterson failed to reach the 50 yard mark 4 times.</p>
<p>I feel like everyone has been hyping Adrian Peterson up so much over the past year because of what a great season he had last year, and yeah it was a good season, but he was actually very inconsistent.  Therefore, I have to say that whether looking at the two from a fantasy perspective or just in general, I feel like the stats and the facts all say that the controversy over the best RB in the league should not be between LT and AP, but instead be between LT and SJ&#8230;.</p>
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		<title>Desean Jackson and Quintin Demps - Eagles Duo</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2008 04:22:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
		
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Yes the unthinkable has happened, We have successfully replaced Reno Mahe!
The Eagles have successfully replaced their Kick Returner and Punt Returner Positions. For a while with Lorenzo Booker as the predicted KR, it looked like Reno was gonna be getting a phone call. Former Cal superstar punt returner Desean Jackson officially has gotten his &#8220;Devin [...]]]></description>
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<p>Yes the unthinkable has happened, We have successfully replaced Reno Mahe!</p>
<p>The Eagles have successfully replaced their Kick Returner and Punt Returner Positions. For a while with Lorenzo Booker as the predicted KR, it looked like Reno was gonna be getting a phone call. Former Cal superstar punt returner Desean Jackson officially has gotten his &#8220;Devin Hester&#8221; on when nearly returning one to the house early in the game that got called back by a penalty and returning one for 76 yards with no time remaining in the first half. Prior to Jackson&#8217;s punt return, Quintin Demps took a Kick Return for 101 yards after trucking the kicker and out running John Lynch.</p>
<p>It looks like the Eagles may have drafted two rookies that might make an immediate impact for once. They have given us hope that we have not seen since Brian Mitchell and Westbrook back there for punts.</p>
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