Acme Packing Company (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
So...I kind of dropped the ball last week. Midterms caught up with me, and a big Halloween weekend in Madison (including two great Badger Hockey games and that 37-0 shellacking of Purdue) left me with no time on Friday to write a preview for that depressing game last week. But maybe it was for the best. That game was analyzed to death beforehand, and I don't know that I would have come up with anything...
The FanHouse - NFL (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
by JJ Cooper Filed under: Jets , Saints , NFL Analysis Every week we analyze line play in a new Between The Lines feature. In watching line play around the league, it's obvious that there's more than one way to pressure the quarterback. The Jets and Eagles generate pressure with confusion. Teams don't know if they're sending three or eight and they don't know where they will be coming from. The Vikings...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Now Minnesota defensive end Jared Allen has to show he can get sacks against somebody other than the Green Bay Packers. Allen, the former Chiefs star, leads the NFL with 10 1/2 sacks, although 7 1/2 of them have come in two games against the Packers. At the halfway point of the season, it’s not unrealistic to start projecting Allen with not only his first 20-sack season, but he’s...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Since the start of the 2004 season, Minnesota defensive end Jared Allen has more sacks than anyone in the NFL: <span style="line-height:0"><br clear="all" /></span><table border="0" class="story-table"
Vikings Gab (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
This last offseason, the NFL created yet another rule to protect quarterbacks. The rule was created after Tom Brady suffered a season ending injury and after Jared Allen was fined for a hit on Matt Schaub that resulted in Schaub missing some time. The rule addressed pass rushers that are on the ground but continue to [...]
Daily Norseman (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
It appears only one NFC team stands in the Vikings' way at the halfway point of the season. Here are their cheerleaders. View full size photo » If you gave every NFL team the option of when they wanted their bye week, I'm guessing most teams would pick Week 9 because it is the precise median of the 17-week NFL season. Thankfully, the Vikings get that perfect weekend of to kick back and enjoy...
SI.com (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
If you watched the Vikings' two wins over the Packers this season, specifically Minnesota defensive end Jared Allen introducing himself to Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers 7.5 times, you might think the sack is alive and well in the NFL.
kare11.com - Business News (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
NFL players have named Hines Ward as the dirtiest player in the league, according to a Sports Illustrated poll of 296 players released this week
Daily Norseman (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
"He is Jared. He makes the plays. They pay him the money, and that's what he needs to do. But I think he's a (jerk), in my book, because he won't let me get on the field." Too bad for Brian "Devin Hester" Robison , who has a tough time seeing the field with Jared Allen refusing to miss snaps.
Football news from a chick™ (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Head coach Mike McCarthy of the Green Bay Packers Fire up the DeLorean and cue the Huey Lewis music. The Green Bay Packers might be going back to the future to protect their ailing quarterback. With sacks piling up at a record rate and quarterback Aaron Rodgers now hobbled by a pair of foot injuries, Packers coach Mike McCarthy strongly hinted today that recently re-signed veteran right tackle Mark...
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Acme Packing Company (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Week 8's loss to the Vikings has left many of us Packers fans in shambles but the outlook for the rest of the season is not so bleak. As it stands right now, if the playoffs were to start today, the Packers would be on the outside looking in but that does not mean that we don't control our own destiny due to our second half schedule. By dissecting the first 8 weeks of the season and breaking down the...
The Viking Age (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
How does one sum up the talents of Viking phenom Percy Harvin? Noted locker room grappler Adrian Peterson tried it by whipping out an unusual animal analogy culled from his rural experiences. “I call him a young hog,” Peterson said while gushing about Harvin’s abilities. “I’m from the country and I know how wild boars get [...]
Mile High Report (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
The Denver Broncos (6-1) will make their second Monday Night Football appearance in their last three games this week when they host the defending Super Bowl-champion Pittsburgh Steelers (5-2). Kickoff at INVESCO Field at Mile High is set for 6:30 p.m. MST. QUICKLY: The Broncos, who look to rebound from a 30-7 loss at Baltimore last week, will appear on Monday Night Football for the 61st time in club...
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Minnesota’s Jared Allen is a no-brainer, but who else earned awards from Evan Silva?
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