Top Six NFC Teams (NFC Playoff Teams)

1.Vikings
I think the Minnesota Vikings are the best team in the NFC right now. With Brett Favre leading the offense and passing all over defenses, and Adrian Peterson backing him up with his tremendous running game. Dont forget about the dominant defense that shuts down opposing teams. The Vikings cant be stopped and I think they are surely Playoff and even Superbowl contenders this year.

2.Saints
Drew Brees and the Saints are right behind the Vikings in my rankings, although the Saints have a better record, I still think the Saints are second best in the NFC but they still are a major contender for the superbowl as well.

3.Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys are number three in my rankings because I believe that they are going to win the NFC East. I dont really think they are that good they are just good enough to beat the Giants, Eagles and Redskins.

4.Cardinals
The Arizona Cardinals have actually surprised me thus far, at first I didnt think they were going to do good this year, I didnt think Kurt Warner had it in him to lead the Cardinals to the playoffs this year, but after seeing them win a couple of big games I think they have a very good chance of making the playoffs again this year.

5.Giants
Although the Giants are on a losing streak I think they will be able to fix theyre problems and win a spot in the wildcard, they will have to battle it out with the Eagles, but in the end I believe the Giants will end up on top, especially with the Eagles loss of Brian Westbrook.

6. 49ers
After a lot of thought I picked the 49ers as the last team making it into the NFC playoffs this year. At the moment they are 4-5 and right in the race for the playoffs. I think the 49ers have turned it around and are going to finish this season 10-6 or 9-7, beating the Packers and Eagles and putting themselves in the last spot of the wildcard.

NFL Advertisement I made.

NFL Week 11: Top 3 Sunday Games to Watch

1. Indianapolis @ Baltimore
Peyton Manning and the 9-0 Colts seek to continue their winning streak against the Baltimore Ravens who are fighting to get themselves a spot in the playoffs. As both teams come off of a win and Baltimore has shown they can play with the big dogs it looks like this is going to be a game you are going to want to see.
Score prediction- Colts-30 Baltimore-23

2. San Fransisco @ Green Bay
Both the 49ers and the Packers are fighting to stay in the playoff race in this week 11 matchup. The 49ers, only two games behind the Cardinals and coming off a good win against the Bears on monday night need this win to stay within reach of the division title in the NFC West. And Aaron Rodgers and the Packers coming off a huge win against Dallas last week, hope to get another good win Sunday and to get one step closer to a playoff spot come January.
Score prediction- 49ers-23 Green Bay-20

3. San Diego @ Denver
This I believe is THE game to watch, with the Chargers and the Broncos tied for first in the AFC West this is going to be an intense battle for dominance in their division. For either teams a loss could prove to be fatal to their playoff hopes. The Broncos, coming off a third straight loss last week to the Redskins, need this win to end their streak and put themselves back on top of their division. While on the other hand, the Chargers coming off their fourth straight win, hope to make it five straight and even things up between them and the Broncos.
Score prediction- Broncos-34 Chargers-24

NFL Week 11 Schedule

Thursday:
Miami @ Carolina----8:20

Sunday:
Pittsburg @ Kansas City----1:00
New Orleans @ Tampa Bay----1:00
Atlanta @ New York Giants----1:00
Buffalo @ Jacksonville----1:00
Indianapolis @ Baltimore----1:00
Seattle @ Minnesota----1:00
Cleveland @ Detroit----1:00
Washington @ Dallas---- 1:00
San Fransisco @ Green Bay----1:00
Arizona @ St Louis----4:05
New York Jets @ New England----4:15
Cincinnatti @ Oakland----4:15
San Diego @ Denver----4:15
Philadelphia @ Chicago----8:20

Monday:
Tennessee @ Houston----8:30

Day one at Training camp. Hell.

This morning when I woke up at 5:50 i had no idea what was waiting for me on the football field but I wish I did know, today was one of the toughest days I have ever experienced. 6:15-arrive at the locker room, 6:20-weigh in at the trainer and at 6:40when we started the streches, I was very excited. After training in the weight room for all of winter and half of summer, Football season was finally starting. After streching we move on to walking streches, we start with lunges, then high kicks, then knee pull ups, then a 30 yard back peddle, which leads to 30 yard karaokes and we end with four thirty yard sprints. I have to admit, I havent been training stamina much this summer and after finishing those 30 yarders I was already tired, I had no clue what was in store for me. After finishing streches we broke off into individual groups based on position. D-Linemen went to the dummys, Defensive backs went to the middle of the field and linebackers went to the footwork drills. Since my position is Quarterback I didnt really know where to go today, so I drifted to the Dummys with the lineman. After about 45 minutes of explosion drills off the ball and rip moves around dummies and driving the dummies we started team practice. Let me clue you in on something, in high school football you have to practice 3 days with just a helmet, then 2 days with helmet and shoulder pads than you can do full pads and contact. Since today was the fourth day of practice and only my 1st day with a helmet,(it was lack of a physical examination form that held me back)everyone else had helmet and shoulder pads except for me and a few others. And because of this I had to watch the defense do plays without going in once since they were doing semi contact. After about an hour of sitting around with about ten other people watching the drill our first practice was over... At least that's what I thought, in actuality every day after the first of our practices we do sprints. These are no ordinary sprints though these are what we call the thousands. They start easy enough, first,ten ten yard sprints, then we do eight twenty yarders, then we had to go back to ten because of failure to cooperate, so we start over, ten ten yard sprints, then we go to eight 20 yard sprints, then we skip 30 and do 6 40 yard sprints. then we do 4 50 yard sprints, then 2 60 yarders and we finish with one 75 yard sprint. Running full speed toward the coach 75 yards away one thought kept running through my mind, I should just lie down on the grass and die. But I didnt, and thats a good thing because we just finished our first practice of the day. Now back to the locker room where we get half an hour to eat and get back onto the field ready for the second practice. This next practice was easy compared to the first, no sprints and half as long. And now were on offense. Again we split into individual groups, I of course went with the Quarterbacks to warm up. After about 20 minutes of individual work the Qbs and the wide recievers combined and started passing. Then, after another half hour we started plays. Unfortunately I only got to run one play in which I fumbled with the snap, and after that play the coaches didnt let JV run anymore plays because there was too much talking and messing around going on. So after watching varsity run plays against imaginary players and dummies for 45 minutes second practice was over, this time for real. But that doesnt mean we can go home just yet, we still have to weigh out with the trainer, then we split into two groups. One goes into the wieght room to work out, while the other goes to the class room to learn strategy and plays, then they switch. So after 30 minutes in the class and 30 minutes in the weight room I could finally go home. Only to shower, and fall asleep dreading tomorrows thousand.

My new idea

On August 12th I am going to start attending my high school football teams training camp. Training camp lasts until early september when school starts and we have our first game. For the month that I am in training camp i am going to be blogging to you guys about it. I will tell you about my struggles and hopes and fears and everything that happens there. Each day starts at about 9 am sharp and after three hours of intense training we have an hour break to rest and then another 3 hour training period begins. Although practice will be monday through saturday, I am only going to be blogging Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. I hope you enjoy this new segment.
P.S- the idea was taken from my brother who is doing a similar thing on this website you should check it out- http://wiki.reachforthewall.com/User:singhi/Diving_Back_In

Tony Dungy

This next post is a tribute to one of my favorite coaches of all time, Tony Dungy.
Tony Dungy was one of the best coaches to ever coach in the NFL. Retiring this year, Dungy has retired holding many coaching records. Starting out his career as a defensive back coach of the Steelers in 1982 Dungy was soon promoted to defensive coordinator in 1984. After five more years with the Steelers, Dungy left and became the defensive back coach in Kansas City. Three years later Tony Dungy became the defensive coordinator for the Minnesota Vikings, for the four years Dungy stayed in Minnesota their defense was ranked number one. In 1996, Tony finally achieved his goal of becoming a head coach when he was hired by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In the 6years Dungy was coach of the Bucs, they went to the playoffs 4 times. When 2002 came around, the Buccaneers fired Dungy who was soon hired by the defensively challenged Indianapolis Colts. Along with taking the Colts to the playoffs every year since he was hired, setting a record for most consecutive playoff appearances by a head coach with 10, Tony Dungy and the Colts finally managed to win the Superbowl in January of 2007 against the Chicago Bears. Dungy became the first African-American coach to win a Superbowl. Tony Dungy retired from coaching in the NFL on January 12, 2009. Tony Dungy will always be remembered as one of the best coaches to coach in the NFL.
Click Here!

Superbowl Capable Teams

There are only five teams I can see so far making it to the superbowl this year. First of all, of course, the Steelers, im not going to talk about them though because i have in my previous posts. The next team on this list is the Patriots, back from a knee injury early in the 2008 season, Tom Brady is healthy and ready to lead the Patriots (who have proven they can do well even without Brady) to another Superbowl. They might not get another 16-0 season but you can sure bet that theyre ready to redeem their humiliating loss in the 2007 season. Another team from the AFC that has a superbowl chance, is the Baltimore Ravens. After being down in the slumps in the past few seasons the ravens finally hired a new head coach and picked up a star quarterback in last years draft who have both proven they can work in the NFL. With an improved offence and a dominating Defense, you can be sure that the Ravens are going to bring some competition to the NFL. The next team, this time from the NFC is the Minnesota Vikings. The Vikings, like the Ravens have a spectacular defense that shuts down any offensive game against them. On the other side of the balll the Vikings have Adrian Peterson, currently the best Runningback in the league and a talented O-line to block for him. The Vikings also have a Wr core that is growing in talent, the only thing that they're missing is a good Quarterback to lead the whole squad. Without a good Qb the Vikings have a chance at the Superbowl, however, if they get a good Qb, like Brett Favre, or anyone who can lead the team, then they are going to the superbowl. The last team I am looking at right now at going to the superbowl is the Atlanta Falcons. The Falcons started fresh last year with a new coach, a new runningback, and a new Quarterback who all did excellent in their positions. Michael Turner, their Rb crushed the defense with his back-breaking trucks and sped past others with his incredible speed while Matt Ryan, their Qb threw all over the Dbs findng his recievers and becoming rookie of the year. These five teams are the teams I can see, right now, going to the Superbowl.

Brett Favre

This whole Brett Favre thing is all over the news. Brett Favre has been talking to the Minnesota Vikings and is trying to decide whether to return, once again to the NFL. Really? again, the same thing thing happened last year and it was all anyone talked about all summer. Quite frankly its very annoying, Brett Favre needs to make a decision, yes, or no. I'm not trying to say i dont want Favre to come back, because i do, i want to see Brett return, but if he's going to cause all this commotion and not come back its going to be very upsetting. i was angry when he retired last year, after causing a huge fight and a huge commotion in the summer he returns to the NFL only to play one season. Really? this is getting rediculous now. he needs to just decide, do i want to play or not and if its a yes play a couple more years, if its a no stay retired and dont try to come back every summer once training camp comes around. But if he does return, and he comes back for the Vikings, the Vikings are going to the superbowl. All they really need is a good Quarterback and theyre set.

Top ten draft picks

1. Lions- With the first pick of the draft i think the Lions are going to pick Matthew Stafford. With their struggling organization the lions need someone who can step up and lead them, and with the previous quarterbacks failing, their is a good chance that the Lions could pick him with the first pick.
2. Rams- With the second pick of the draft the Rams are going to take Eugene Monroe the OT from UVA. The Rams need a strong foundation for their O-line and someone to replace Orlando Pace.
3. Chiefs- With the third pick I think the Chiefs are going to take the OLB Aaron Curry.
4. Seahawks- The Seahawks, with the fourth pick are going to take Jason Smith. Last year with their lack of talent on the O-line the Seahawks are going to need a strong O-lineman like Jason Smith to dominate.
5. Browns- The browns have linebackers that lack the talent the browns need. so with the fifth pick the browns are going to probably take OLB Brian Orakpo.
6. Bengals- with the 6th pick the Bengals are going to take either DE B.J. Raji or DE Everette Brown.
7. Raiders- The Raiders have no talent at WR position so I'm predicting they are going to take Jeremy Maclin. or if not him they'll take Michael Crabtree.
8. Jaguars- the jaguars also have bad Wrs so i think they'll take Wr Michael Crabtree. or if the Raiders get him first, they'll take Jeremy Maclin.
9. Packers- for the packers i have them taking whoever is left over between B.J. Raji or Everette Brown.
10. 49ers- the 49ers are going to take QB Mark Sanchez.

New Threat

After seeing all the players they have picked up so far this offseason and seeing all the people they are talking to about signing, i believe that the Denver Broncos are going to be the fourth main threat in the AFC this year. with Jay cutler as QB they are going to start lining up with three or four wide recievers now. They have Brandon Marshall and Eddie Royal as the one and two recievers and now they just signed Jabar Gaffney to be their third receiver so their offense is looking good. On the other side of the ball, the Broncos are making many changes, for example they signed Safety Renaldo Hill from the Dolphins who is an all around good player and I heard they are looking at Safety Brian Dawkins to sign. With all of the changes the Broncos are making and they still have the draft in which they can get even more people to help out their team it looks like they might be another threat in the AFC that teams might have to watch out for and you may want to watch

Albert Haynesworth to the redskins

Earlier today the Washington Redskins signed Albert Haynesworth the defensive tackle who played for the Tennessee Titans to a 100 million dollar contract for seven years. The Redskins were in dire need for a new Defensive lineman since the ones they have now are getting old. They needed more penetration and a stronger push to stop the run and get to the Qb. Haynesworth is exactly what they needed, being voted to the probowl twice now and having 14.5 sacks over the past two seasons he is going to help the Redskins D-line greatly in the 2009-2010 season. The 100 million dollar deal is the largest amount any defensive player has ever been payed in the NFL. Hopefully Haynesworth will show as much talent in Washington as he did in Tennessee. This deal was one among many others in the first couple days of the free agency and the Redskins didnt hesitate at all in signing him. Other players signed were Fred Taylor former RB for the Jaguars was signed to the Patriots, also Kellen Winslow TE for the Browns was signed to the Bucanneers, and Jabar Gaffney Wr for the Patriots was signed to the Denver broncos. The Denver Broncos also signed the safety for the Miami Dolphins and there was word they were talking to Eagles Safety as well, Brian Dawkins.

MAKING FAST MONEY ON SPORTS BETTING

Recently i was surfing the web looking for information on sports betting and i came across this website that is specifically made for it. This website at first look, looked kind of shady but after scrolling through it i thought it looked legit, so i tryed it. I signed up and read some stories about it on people who had won big time with it. When i found some people who were using it already they verified that people actually do win alot of money. They told me you can make over 12 thousand dollars every week! thats 48000 in one month. you win 97% of all your bets with this program. You can bet on football, baseball, basketball, soccer, racing and anything else you can think of. This website is awesome! Click Here! to navigate to this amazing sports betting wesbite.

NFL-Three teams that should be watched in the AFC

To start off the list of course has to be the defending superbowl champions, the Pittsburg Steelers. The Steelers didn’t win the Superbowl for nothing. They have a threat to the defense at every position. Ben Roethlisberger for instance, he started this past season off at an average pace, some good passes, and some bad ones nothing spectacular, but from week 10 on, he was racking up the stats. He had a significantly more amount of pass yards; he threw half as many interceptions as before, he was really stepping it up. And he continued his hot streak in the playoffs, having a total of 692 yards in three games. He is someone that needs defenses have to be worried about. Another huge threat are the WRs Roethlisberger throws to, Hines ward is an amazing receiver who needs can easily get open and make plays, while on the other side of the field there is another elusive wide receiver that is fast, quick and can get many YACs (yards after catch). Not only is the Steelers passing game incredible, they have an amazing running back, Willie Parker, known as “fast Willie Parker” he uses a combination of incredible speed with unstoppable quickness to make his way past the defense into the endzone making yet another threat. This is just their offense; the Steelers are known for their brick wall defense, with Troy Polamalu and Ike Taylor covering the WRs, James Farrior and Larry Foote at linebacker and a dominant D-line, the Steelers D is not a team I would want to play against.
Another team to watch next season is the Baltimore Ravens; in the same division as the Steelers it’s going to be interesting watching these two fight over the AFC North. The Ravens now have a new Quarterback that in his rookie year took them to the AFC championship. At 6-6, a crushing 230 pounds and throwing for almost 3000 yards last season Joe Flacco is a good leader that will help lead the Ravens to a season that could go just as far as they did this year if not farther. Joe Flacco’s receiving squad is a good one as well. Gaining over 1600 yards combined Mark Clayton and Derrick Mason are two receivers that Flacco can throw to in confidence. Derrick Mason at only 5-10 is a small receiver but he is fast and can move well when he gets the ball in his hands. Behind Flacco at RB Willis Mcgahee and Le’Ron McClain are able to use their huge bodies and power running to pound their way through anybody standing in their paths. The two of them are a Runningback core that will be able to pound their way through the defense for first downs. On the defense, the ravens have a Linebacker core that can and will destroy anyone who comes near them. With Ray Lewis and Terrell Suggs leading them, the Ravens linebackers are four men that can stuff the run at the line, or drop back into coverage and defend the pass. Also with Fabian Washington and Ed Reed defending the pass and a D-Line that penetrates with expertise the Ravens Defense is a team that will be tough to score against.
The last team that is a threat in the AFC is the New England Patriots; the Patriots are one of those teams that are so good it’s pretty much at a point where it isn’t fair anymore. They have a pretty good Runningback, Sammy Morris, who can run with some speed but at the same time can lower his shoulder and truck defenders. Also they have an O-line that can hold off defenders for a good amount of time, enough for the quarterback to throw the ball comfortably. With all of this the Patriots also have Tom Brady, one of the best Quarterbacks to ever play the game of football throwing the ball. Although he is coming back from a season ending knee injury I believe he will still play just as well as his last season maybe he lost some of his mobility in the pocket but nothing to ruin the rest of his career. Accompanying Brady is one of the best WR packages in the league, Randy Moss and Wes Welker. With Randy Moss’s extreme speed and amazing hands he must always be double covered, this leaves Wes Welker at a short 5-9 to run the short underneath patterns using his speed and quickness to avoid tacklers and rack up YACs. Randy Moss’s long Patterns and Wes Welker’s ability to gain yards when in open space along with an amazing QB is enough to leave a defense help and speechless as the Patriots offense goes up and down the field against them. People tend to see the Patriots as a team defined by their offense, but their defense should not be overlooked. With Adalius Thomas, Tedi Bruschi, Jerod Mayo and Mike Vrabel playing linebacker and Ellis Hobbes at CB and Vince Wilfork and Richard Seymour at DT, the Patriots defense can stuff the run and prevent the pass with ease.

Click Here!

Click Here!