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Studs and Duds, Week 9: Vintage Warner Reappears

Posted: Nov 10th 2009 12:00PM by Shane Bacon (author feed)
Filed under: NFL Fans

Each week in the NFL, there are players that impress and players that distress. One week a certain quarterback might toss four touchdowns and run around pointing skyward, while the next he's laying on his back, holding his facemask as the other team returns one of his three interceptions for the game-winning score. With that in mind, here's Studs and Duds.

Studs

Kurt Warner, QB Arizona (22-32, 261 yards, 5 TDs, 0 INTs) -- Last week, Warner had five interceptions, looks his age, didn't appear to be comfortable with a receiving core most would quarterbacks in the league would die for. This week, in a much-needed victory over the Chicago Bears, Warner flipped the switching, tossing five touchdowns to tie his career high and put his Cardinals back in the driver's seat of the NFC West.

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Starting Five: D'backs Double Down

Posted: Jun 8th 2009 6:00AM by Andrew Johnson (author feed)
Filed under: Cardinals, Diamondbacks, Padres, Red Sox, Tigers, White Sox, Yankees, Starting Five

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Starting Five is our wrapup of the previous day's baseball action, with a quick nod to what is ahead.

You Oughta Know ...
That things got weird, awfully weird, at Petco Park on Sunday. The Diamondbacks carried a five-run lead into the ninth inning against San Diego thanks to seven innings of one-run ball by Dan Haren and a scoreless inning of relief by Tony Pena.

Then the wheels really fell off.

Juan Gutierrez and Chad Qualls surrendered five runs in the ninth, the last three of which came on a game-tying home run by light-hitting David Eckstein. Eckstein has 20 career homers in nine professional seasons, and a career slugging average of .359. So if you're keeping score, one of the most punchless players in the majors went deep in the most cavernous park in baseball, and things were only starting to get interesting.

More Coverage: Scoreboard | Standings | Statistics

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Seahawks Bring Back Lucas

Posted: Apr 27th 2009 8:02PM by JJ Cooper (author feed)
Filed under: Panthers, Seahawks, NFL Free Agency

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The Seahawks landed arguably the top player in the 2009 draft with the fourth pick, then followed it up by drafting a center/guard who should start soon after the team was willing to trade away its third and fourth-round picks to move up.

But if there was one position of dire need that Seattle didn't address in the draft, it was cornerback, where the team was relying on disappointing former first-round pick Kelly Jennings and Josh Wilson to occupy the spot opposite Marcus Trufant.

But we found out today why the Seahawks weren't that worried about drafting a corner on Sunday--they signed a veteran instead, bringing back Ken Lucas five years after he left to head to Carolina as a free agent. Lucas' signing is the first benefit from the cap room brought about by dumping the franchise tag on Leroy Hill. The Seattle Times is reporting that the 'Hawks added fullback Justin Griffith as well. Griffith fills the hole left when starting fullback Leonard Weaver left to sign a free agent deal with the Eagles.

Buccaneers 20, Seahawks 10: Was It Really That Close?

Posted: Oct 19th 2008 11:55PM by Adam Gretz (author feed)
Filed under: Buccaneers, Seahawks

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If you watched Sunday night's game between Tampa Bay and Seattle, you might agree it was the most lopsided ten point game in the history of ten point games. At any point did you have the feeling Seattle was going to find a way to get itself back into the game? I mean, sure, they were close here and there, and just needed a break or two to make it an entirely different game, but the Seahawks couldn't get out of their own way offensively.

In the end, the Buccaneers won it 20-10, though it felt like so much more.

First, it's important to point out the Seahawks registered only seven first downs, and had only one in the first half -- which came on the games opening possession. Seneca Wallace, getting the start for Seattle, was bad. Very bad. He finished 12 of 23 for 73 yards and an interception, while struggling to complete four and five yard passes. Of course, it didn't help that Gaines Adams spent much of the evening running around the Seattle backfield causing all sorts of chaos.

Before some garbage-time yards at the end of the game, Wallace was in danger of having a higher passer rating than his total passing yards. As a team, the Seahawks were out-gained 402-176. Seriously, 176 yards of total offense. They had 170 on kickoff returns, including 140 from Josh Wilson.

Oh, and before I forget ... I wonder what Julius Jones thinks about the aging Buccaneers defense right about now?

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Terps Over Come Clemson, Refs to beat Tigers by 1, Spread by 18

Posted: Nov 4th 2006 4:36PM by Kyle Decker (author feed)
Filed under: Maryland Football, ACC

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I'm lucky that I don't have vocally record these blogs because I just don't have a voice. I screamed, yelled, and swore for ten minutes after the refs overturned that safety. I threw a chair too. That was a horrible call. I'm a fair fan who will admit when a call is OK against my team. That wasn't. That call could have cost Maryland the game. Terps fans should thank Sam Hollenbach that it didn't.

Sam Hollenbach looked the best I've ever seen him. On that last drive, he was threading a needle with some of the balls he threw. The last one to Joey Haynos (my homeboy) was beautiful. He had one interception on a misread late in the first half, but otherwise, he played beautifully. The pressure was on and he didn't falter in that last drive. Dan Ennis was cool as could be when he hit the game winning 31 yarder.

If we're going to talk about Hollenbach, we have to talk about the offensive line that protected him. He was sacked a few times, but the Clemson defensive line is pretty sick. Adams was going to get his sacks. Except for the one time in the second half when the Terps settled on a field goal after Hollenbach was sacked within the Clemson 10, they protected him well all game. Weren't you just expecting him to take a nasty sack on that final drive, like against Georgia Tech? Well, this is a different team than it was against Georgia Tech. It's a good team. On a day when the running game that Ralph Friedgen loves so couldn't get started, Sam Hollenbach took it upon himself and his receiving core to do enough to beat the Tigers.

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Maryland Goes Old School to Beat NC State

Posted: Oct 21st 2006 5:52PM by Kyle Decker (author feed)
Filed under: Maryland Football, ACC

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Today was a nice blast from the past for the Terps. For the first time since they were good, they beat NC State. And for the first time all year, they dominated a team. Don't let the close score fool you, this was Maryland's game from start to end. The most surprising part? They did it on defense.

For the last two weeks, I have been giving it to defensive coordinator Chris Cosh hard. But today, he shut me up -- at least for a week. The defensively line put constant pressure on NC State quarterback Dan Evans. Conrad Bolston and Rick Costa could not be contained by the NC State defensive line. Costa is listed as a linebacker, but he would line up on the defensive line most plays and he had some big tackles.

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Blogging with the Enemy Part III: Maryland vs. Virginia Finale

Posted: Oct 14th 2006 3:15PM by Kyle Decker (author feed)
Filed under: Maryland Football, ACC

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The last and final question was agreed on: Who will win this game?

It's a tough question for me to think about. Maryland needs this game if they want to stay competitive, where Virginia has already flushed most of their season away. However, that means nothing as these recent rivals -- as Ian pointed out in answer to one of my questions -- meet up today. Another point that Ian made is that the Terps haven't won in Virginia since the Garfield administration.

These two things worry me. Maryland loves to blow games on the road and Virginia is probably hungrier than ever. So here's what Maryland will have to do to win it.

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Blogging with the Enemy: Part 1

Posted: Oct 13th 2006 7:59PM by Kyle Decker (author feed)
Filed under: Maryland Football, ACC

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Round 1... FIGHT!

Sorry, my friend bought me Mortal Kombat Armegeddon the other day I had it on my brain. It's got every fighter from every game, plus you can create your own character, and create your own fatality.

There will be no fatalities with Cavalier Fan House blogger Ian Cohen, but that's just because I'm too far from him to rip his heart out with my bare hands. Believe me, the Fan House bloggers who is representing the team Maryland is playing is my mortal enemy. Until the game is over.

He asked me questions one and two and I answered them. Here they are:

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A Brighter Side of the Terps Loss

Posted: Oct 9th 2006 8:42PM by Kyle Decker (author feed)
Filed under: Maryland Football, ACC

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After my harsh review of Maryland's performance against Georgia Tech, I've decided to give Terp fans a brighter side to their loss in Atlanta. Since every cloud supposedly has a silver lining, I stood outside in the storm and stared for a few hours until I found it. Here are a few hopeful things you can take away from Maryland's play at Georgia Tech:

Special Teams: Against West Virginia, Maryland's special teams decided to make some dumb plays, such as a botched end around that lead to a fumble, and Josh Wilson deciding to take a kick off return from deep in the end-zone, which also led to a fumble. This time, against a legit team, Josh Wilson took the first kick off to the house, tying Georgia Tech at 7. That was much better than when special teams gave West Virginia a 14-0 lead very early in the game. Gerogia Tech never had any returns that made me cringe and shout "Make a tackle!" because Maryland tackled well on Tech returns. Plus, Dan Ennis was 3 for 3 for field goals, including a 46 yarder.

Receivers: It's a shame that Hollenbach couldn't complete a long pass because the Maryland receiving core could be lethal with the right quarterback. They're young, but they're good. They didn't drop passes and they made some catches that Hollenbach didn't make easy. This receiving core, lead by speedy Darrius Heyward-Bey, is going to be great for years to come.

Mental Toughness: They may not have played well, and they may have been winning because of Georgia Tech's sloppy play, but they were still winning. They didn't buy into the fact that they "should lose." In fact, they played until the very end. Even after a crucial Lance Ball fumble lead to the go ahead score for the Yellow Jackets, they still played, and an incredible catch and run by Darrius Heyward-Bey put the Terps on the Georgia Tech eight yard line with less than two minutes to play. The fact the Terps lead for most of the game shows that they recovered from the mental breakdown in Morgantown.

There's your silver lining. With Virginia on the horizon, the Terps need to take these strengths and use them to help them improve their weaknesses. Virginia is not a good team this year, much like the Terps, so the Terps can take that game. If they do, they can get back on track. Well, as on track as they can get.

An Angry Maryland/Georgia Tech Recap

Posted: Oct 7th 2006 8:07PM by Kyle Decker (author feed)
Filed under: Maryland Football, ACC

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Yes, I'm angry. Not because we were so close to winning. We really never should have been that ahead. Like I thought could happen, Georgia Tech tried to let us win. But the Terps just wouldn't let them. Maybe I really never watched a full Terps game before -- although I definitely have this year -- but this game revealed all the problems for the Terps.