Published on: 14th December, 2009
I've been meaning to pull this over from my own blog at Thunderingblurb.com and post it here at B/R but I kept getting thwarted by technology, life, and other things. Better late than never, right? :crickets: We've got a couple of topics here for this edition of Late Hits so let's get to it. Tackling: ...Published on: 22nd October, 2009
The Trendspotting articles have been a series on the thunderingblurb.com website this season where we look at various players and try to decide whether they will keep up their stats and production (or in some cases, get them back on track) or if they are candidates for a down-turn. After a ...Published on: 7th October, 2009
Next to the news that Michael Crabtree is set to be a 49er, the Jets acquiring Braylon 'AH THE BALL SCARES ME' Edwards for Wide Receiver Chansi Stuckey, Linebacker Jason Trusnik and two picks (thought to be a 3rd and 5th-round pick) was the most surprising news of the morning. Rumor has ...Published on: 21st September, 2009
Redskins 9 Rams 7 Redskins Individually, the Redskins put up some decent numbers. Clinton Portis had 88 total yards (79 on the ground, a pair of catches for 9), Chris Cooley had 83 yards receiving and Jason Campbell threw for 242 yards. But overall the offense couldn't get anything going, especially in ...Published on: 21st September, 2009
Falcons 28 Panthers 20 Falcons Matt Ryan continues to play very well in his second season with the Falcons, as he totaled three touchdowns in their victory over the woeful Carolina Panthers. As during Week 1, Ryan found tight end Tony Gonzalez for seven catches, totaling 71 yards and a touchdown. He ...Published on: 19th September, 2009
Count me amongst the many fans, analysts, and fantasy football people who thought 49ers rookie running back Glen Coffee would spell veteran Frank Gore often when they met the Arizona Cardinals last Sunday. While you're at it, count me amongst the folks who were definitely shocked Coffee got a grand total ...Published on: 11th September, 2009
Given the lack of progress in the contract talks between the San Francisco 49ers and their wayward first round draft pick, Michael Crabtree, it's easy for some fans and media analysts to say the pick itself was a bad choice. After all, just a short time before the draft the Cleveland ...Published on: 9th September, 2009
Thursday Week 1 - TITANS VS STEELERS For an audio discussion of this game check out the second half of Wednesday's edition of the Thundering Blurb Football Show. STEELERS QB Ben Roethlisberger: Roethlisberger isn't a gunslinger by any means. In fact, if you just look at past history, you have to think he ...Published on: 31st August, 2009
Ravens 17, Panthers 13 Joe Flacco showed a little of the game he had last year with a 247 yard, one touchdown performance, but it was Ray Rice’s eight catches for 67 yards that stood out. Unfortunately, so did his 10 carries for 32 yards which weren’t all that scintillating. Willis ...Published on: 24th August, 2009
Finally the San Francisco 49ers have named their starting quarterback, and as expected, at least by me, Shaun Hill will get the nod. It's unfortunate they waited so long as Hill now has just a few weeks before the season to work on his final timing and plays with the "A" ...