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Listed below are comments made by Ravens_Defense_DOW_Jay_Cutler_Throws...Interception between Wednesday, 4th November 2009 and Thursday, 24th December 2009.

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McNabb thrives despite tough Philadelphia love 1:15pm on 24 Dec 2009 Great read as always Neil and bang on! I tipped the Eagles to lead the NFC this year and have been impressed with how them, even when they were without McNabb. They are liable to the odd mishap though, the Raiders game being the obvious one.

Alfie, Neil has done a blog on Michael Vick at the start of the year and was right to not discuss the issue again.
A merry christmas at your club? 1:18pm on 23 Dec 2009 "What could possibly go wrong at Leeds?
Pretty much everything. It usually does."

Yeah that would be about right! Hopefully we will keep the good form going and finally get the job finished, oh and an upset at Old Trafford on 3rd January would be great too!
Houston, we have a problem! 2:43pm on 16 Dec 2009 "Ahhh the modern sports fan craving instant success."

No its not Chris the Texans have every right to expect post-season football.
6-10 in 2006.
8-8 in 2007
8-8 in 2008

It looks again this year that they will be an 8-8 team, if this is the eventual outcome then Kubriak has to go because it shows the team have become stagnated and he has taken as far as he can.

Imperiative, add to poor play-calling also. The RB half-back pass versus the Jags was a shocking play-call especially as the Texans had drove down to 5 and had got a first down.
Friends, food, family, and a large dose of NFL action 10:50am on 26 Nov 2009 "Stuffed full of turkey and all the trimmings, they will be able to slump on the sofa and watch more than nine hours of live NFL action as the Detroit Lions take on the Green Bay Packers, the Dallas Cowboys welcome the Oakland Raiders and the New York Giants visit the Denver Broncos."

Whilst I won't be having the turkey and trimmings I will be enjoying a take out and the nine hours of NFL action. Its going to be brilliant.

Vikings - Favre is playing well but he is playing on one of the most complete teams in the NFL and has the best RB in the league. Im not saying its an easy job but imagine what Peyton Manning or Brady could do if they played for the Vikings.

Cutler - I agree he has a shaky offensive line and his receivers are average but he also forces the ball and believes he can always make the play when sometimes he should just throw it away. 1st pick versus 49ers comes to mind.
The Bears must be regretting this decision big time; only one worthwhile draft pick in 2010, an ageing defense, an ageing offensive line and a QB that is being paid a fortune.

Do you think this year is the end of Lovie Smith? Some quality coaches out there and the Bears would be a post that attracts a lot of interest.
Spate of concussions highlights dangers of NFL 4:43pm on 24 Nov 2009 Good read as always Neil and it is a very topical point of conversation.

T-Blades, the NFL are trying to improve this area of the game. Just look at the new rules over the past few years in terms of helmet to helmet contact and undefendable receivers (not the right term i know).

The NFL fines teams who dont report injuries in the lead up to games - the Jets and Jets coaches from 2008/09 got fined for not reporting an injury to Favre in the lead to some games last year. Basically Favre could have played still but they would have had to list him as questionable/ probable.

The NFL is working hard to try and make the game safer but the players and teams have to take responsibility. Checking that every players chin-strap is done up before every play is just not possible.
Jauron is NFL's first coaching casualty 2:06pm on 23 Nov 2009 "good solid assessment their Neil, however it does seem strange that the HC of the worst team in the NFL is almost as untouchable as if he were taking the Buccaneers to the 'Bowl."

Oke completely different situation. The Bucs were prepared to have a poor season they are a team that are looking to rebuild. Morris had to get rid of a number of ageing "stars" on the defense, had no QB to speak of and was waiting for the right time to bring in Freeman.

Coaches shouldnt be judged in their first season of coaching, give Morris and the Bucs 3 years and then judge him. Look at Kansas, St Louis and Detroit they are all having poor seasons but will stick with rookie H/C's because its about development over a number of years.

Jauron went 7-9 three years running in Buffalo and this was the make or break year.
Jauron is NFL's first coaching casualty 1:53pm on 20 Nov 2009 "Cowher/Shanahan/Holmgren/Schottenheimer (I can't imagine anyone would want Brian Billick)."

Why wouldn't they want Billick? As opposed to Schottenheimer, Billick actually led a team to Superbowl glory. He wouldn't demand the wages that the others would either.
Billick and Baltimore ran their course and it was time for a change to get the team moving forward but he isnt a bad head coach and brings more to the table than most think.
Enter the champions 10:42am on 11 Nov 2009 "My main concern this year is if we get an injury to big ben we could fall short of the play offs."

With most teams in contention getting an injury to a QB is a major worry. The Colts and Saints would certainly have major issues if Manning or Brees were to get injured and we know what happened with NE when Brady was injured.
Of all the teams in contention; I think the Vikings and Broncos would most likely be able to maintain their current standards (neither convince me they are ready for the Superbowl) with an injury at QB.

Good blog as always Neil and it seems the usual suspects are gathering in the AFC and gaining momentum at the right time. San Diego got a huge win at the weekend and with a win at home versus Philli will be right in the play-off hunt.

I fully expect the AFC play-off line up to be NE, Indy, Pitts, SD with Denver and the Cinci being the other 2. This can only be bad news for Indy as they really dont want SD in the play-offs again.
The decline of LaDainian Tomlinson 4:45pm on 05 Nov 2009 Neil, like you I don't want to believe it but I think this may be the end of LT being a premier back in this league. The injuries have caught up with him over the last few years (as they have the trusty O-Line).

LT could still be useful as a back-up but cant be the 20-30 carries a game running back he once was.

Which leads me to Sproules; the Chargers have put a lot of money into him and this year are not getting anything like the production they should be. Averaging 3.4 yards a carry and one rush of over 20 yards is not enough for supposedly one of the most explosive players in the NFL and LT's successor. Do you think the Chargers regret the decision to let Michael Turner go?

Vincent Jackson (can you believe he is 3rd on reception yards and averages 96 yards per game), Antonio Gates and Philip Rivers are clearly the stars of this offense.
Favre Bowl highlights the power of the Vikings 11:23am on 04 Nov 2009 "Brad Childress might have to go back to Tarvaris Jackson or Sage Rosenfels and say, "Guys, I believed in you the whole time!!""

Neil, this may be the situation and it isnt an enviable one.

Jackson - I have to disgaree with Erik_Bo after being dumped for a poor veteran last year Jackson showed he has what it takes to be an NFL starting QB with a guy like Peterson at HB. Remember he came back in last year when the Vikings were 7-5 and lead them to a 10-6 record to get them to the play-offs - including a win versus the Giants on the last day of the regular season.

If Favre does finally retire after this and Childress does say "I believed in you the whole time", Jackson will know this is an empty statement and at the first sign of weakness he will be dumped. The guy's confidence must be in tatters and I'm not sure he has a future in Minnesota.

Rosenfels - A career back-up who could be effective in the right set-up. Im not convinced he is the right man to lead a franchise to the Superbowl though. Considering the amount of back-ups that were avaliable in free agency and the age of some areas of the Vikings I'm suprised they gave up a fourth round pick for him.

All in all the Vikings have given themselves 2 years to win a SB with Favre.

They could have given themselves a 10 year window allowing Jackson, Peterson, Harvin, Sidney Rice, Shiancoe to develop into a potent offense. In the meantime using their top round picks and free agency to replace ageing stars on defense.

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