by rseysPosted on Posted in Pigskin Leeks

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Adrian Peterson in suspended animation

Adrian Peterson in suspended animation

1.  EDEN PRAIRIE, MN – Adrian Peterson’s agent, Craig Wattle, confirmed today that Peterson has placed himself into a state of suspended animation.  Peterson, running back for the Minnesota Vikings, found himself mired in widespread media coverage early in the 2014 NFL season after being indicted on child abuse charges, but has not been heard from in weeks.  “He’s in a type of hyper-slumber”, reports football analyst Michael Nespin.  “His body temperature has dropped considerably, and his heart rate is now around 19 beats per minute.  Kinda creepy if you ask me.”  Prior to the confirmation of Peterson’s corporeal dormancy, reports varied widely in regard to his whereabouts and physical or mental condition.  Suspended animation is now confirmed as the sole reason for his recent departure from the public eye.  Wattle stated that Peterson is using suspended animation as a means to shelter himself from public scrutiny, and to prolong his career by temporarily eliminating the aging process.  Peterson is expected to exit his torpor once the 2015 NFL season commences in full.
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by rseysPosted on Posted in 2015 Pro Bowl Cheerleaders Tournament Round 2

Here we are, already into round two of our 2nd Annual Clash of the Pro Bowl Cheerleaders.  The tournament began with 13 brunettes, 10 blondes, and 1 el gingero.  Some of the matches pitted same hair colored gals against one another, but after the plucked tresses settled, 4 brunettes and 4 blondes were eliminated.  Sixteen sweet cheerleaders remain in the hunt for the 2015 tournament crown.

Click HERE to see the tournament bracket.

As before, the matchups are shown below.  Scroll down to vote for your favorite in each of the eight matches.  Round 2 polls will remain open through January 30.

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by rseysPosted on Posted in Kicker Cheatsheet Super Bowl XLIX

This cheatsheet ranks the fantasy value of kickers for Super Bowl XLIX (February 1, 2015).  It’s based on field goals being worth 3 points, and PATs as 1 point.  (I.e., no bonus points awarded for long range field goals, or deductions for missed kicks.)

  1. Stephen Gostkowski NE (vs SEA)
  2. Steven Hauschka SEA (vs NE)
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by rseysPosted on Posted in 2nd Annual Clash of the Pro Bowl Cheerleaders

Welcome to round one of the 2nd Annual Clash of the Pro Bowl Cheerleaders!

Like last year, this year’s tourney features Pro Bowl cheerleaders battling each other in head-to-head competition.  You, the discriminating Football Weblog readers, determine the winner in each match with your astute voting.  The tournament culminates after five frenzied rounds – each lasting a week – with the crowning of Football Weblog’s 2015 Champion.  Basing the best cheerleader on a single photograph of each gal is narrow-minded sexism at its finest!

This year, the AFC and NFC are grouped together so, like the NFL playoffs, an AFC representative will meet an NFC counterpart in the championship match.  Last year, bracket seeding was totally random.  This year, however, the cheerleaders are seeded based on how well their NFL team did during regular season play, so the eight cheerleaders that hailed from the best NFL teams enjoy first round byes.  (Click HERE to see the full bracket.)

The pictures for the first round matches are shown below.  Scroll down to vote for your favorite in each of the eight bouts.  The cheerleader in each match that garners the most votes advances to the next round.  Polls for round one will remain open through Friday, January 23.

Enjoy!

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by rseysPosted on Posted in Cheerleader Tournament Begins January 17
Casey, our 2014 Champion

Casey, our 2014 Champion

For those of you that enjoyed our Pro Bowl Cheerleader tournament last year, and for you new readers, this is your authorized ‘heads up’: The 2nd Annual Clash of the Pro Bowl Cheerleaders begins on Saturday, January 17th.  Like last year, the tourney features the prettiest-of-the-prettiest Pro Bowl cheerleaders battling one another in head-to-head competition.  You, the discriminating Football Weblog readers, determine the winner in each matchup with your astute voting.  The tournament culminates after five frenzied rounds – each round lasting a week – with the crowning of Football Weblog’s 2015 Champion.  Make sure you check back after this Saturday to join the fun and cast your votes for round one!

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by rseysPosted on Posted in Kicker Cheatsheet Conference Championships 2014

This cheatsheet ranks the fantasy value of kickers for the 2014 AFC and NFC Conference Championships (January 18, 2015).  It’s based on field goals being worth 3 points, and PATs as 1 point.  (I.e., no bonus points awarded for long range field goals, or deductions for missed kicks.)

  1. Stephen Gostkowski NE (vs IND)
  2. Steven Hauschka SEA (vs GB)
  3. Adam Vinatieri IND (@ NE)
  4. Mason Crosby GB (@ SEA)

 

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by rseysPosted on Posted in 2014 NFL Playoff Printable

2014_Playoffs_Printable_WC_ResultsI’ve created a printable playoff bracket in PDF format for displaying at your office, in your home, or wherever. It’s for those of you that like to follow your favorite NFL teams as they battle their way to the Super Bowl. I’ll update the bracket each week with the winners and final game scores. As with our other printables, I’ve also created a link to the PDF document on our ‘Printables’ page.  Click here to open the 2014 NFL Playoff Bracket Printable in PDF format.

As always, run to daylight!
~Randy

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by rseysPosted on Posted in Kicker Cheatsheet Divisional Playoffs 2014 Season

This cheatsheet ranks the fantasy value of kickers for the 2014 AFC and NFC Divisional Playoffs Weekend (January 10-11, 2015).  It’s based on field goals being worth 3 points, and PATs as 1 point.  (I.e., no bonus points awarded for long range field goals, or deductions for missed kicks.)

  1. Connor Barth DEN (vs IND)
  2. Stephen Gostkowski NE (vs BAL)
  3. Steven Hauschka SEA (vs CAR)
  4. Mason Crosby GB (vs DAL)
  5. Dan Bailey DAL (@ GB)
  6. Adam Vinatieri IND (@ DEN)
  7. Justin Tucker BAL (@ NE)
  8. Graham Gano CAR (@ SEA)
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by rseysPosted on Posted in Kicker Cheatsheet Wild Card Weekend 2014 Season

This cheatsheet ranks the fantasy value of kickers for the 2014 AFC and NFC Wild Card Weekend (January 3-4, 2015). It’s based on field goals being worth 3 points, and PATs as 1 point. (I.e., no bonus points awarded for long range field goals, or deductions for missed kicks.)

  1. Dan Bailey DAL (vs DET)
  2. Adam Vinatieri IND (vs CIN)
  3. Shaun Suisham PIT (vs BAL)
  4. Graham Gano CAR (vs ARZ)
  5. Mike Nugent CIN (@ IND)
  6. Justin Tucker BAL (@ PIT)
  7. Matt Prater DET (@ DAL)
  8. Chandler Catanzaro ARZ (@ CAR)
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by rseysPosted on Posted in Football Weblog Shoots for the Moon

Thanks to everyone for helping Football Weblog reach new heights.  On December 21st, this site surpassed 15,000 views.  That number may not be much for a big website, but it’s a milestone to celebrate here.

Height_ImageTo put things into perspective, if every view equaled a yard (what other unit of measure would a football website use?), and we were aboard a rocket ship heading for the moon, we’d already be over 8-1/2 miles above the launch pad.  Heck, that’s much higher than a typical passenger jet’s average cruising altitude of about 5-1/2 miles.  Even more exciting, our velocity is increasing!

So join us on our moonshot.  We’ve got a long way to go, and we’re still learning, but it will be a fun ride.  Godspeed, Football Weblog!

 

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by rseysPosted on Posted in Kicker Cheatsheet Week 17 2014

This cheatsheet ranks the fantasy value of kickers for week 17, 2014.  It’s based on field goals being worth 3 points, and PATs as 1 point.  (I.e., no bonus points awarded for long range field goals, or deductions for missed kicks.)

  1. Connor Barth DEN (vs OAK)
  2. Stephen Gostkowski NE (vs BUF)
  3. Steven Hauschka SEA (vs STL)
  4. Mason Crosby GB (vs DET)
  5. Dan Bailey DAL (@ WAS)
  6. Justin Tucker BAL (vs CLE)
  7. Adam Vinatieri IND (@ TEN)
  8. Blair Walsh MIN (vs CHI)
  9. Randy Bullock HOU (vs JAC)
  10. Josh Brown NYG (vs PHI)
  11. Matt Bryant ATL (vs CAR)
  12. Shaun Suisham PIT (vs CIN)
  13. Shayne Graham NO (@ TB)
  14. Caleb Sturgis MIA (vs NYJ)
  15. Cody Parkey PHI (@ NYG)
  16. Cairo Santos KC (vs SD)
  17. Phil Dawson SF (vs OAK)
  18. Mike Nugent CIN (@ PIT)
  19. Graham Gano CAR (@ ATL)
  20. Patrick Murray TB (vs NO)
  21. Nick Novak SD (@ KC)
  22. Kai Forbath WAS (vs DAL)
  23. Ryan Succop TEN (vs IND)
  24. Matt Prater DET (@ GB)
  25. Nick Folk NYJ (@ MIA)
  26. Jay Feely CHI (@ MIN)
    Robbie Gould will not play in week 17 (quadriceps injury)
  27. Chandler Catanzaro ARZ (@ SF)
  28. Dan Carpenter BUF (@ NE)
  29. Garrett Hartley CLE (@ BAL)
  30. Josh Scobee JAC (@ HOU)
  31. Sebastian Janikowski OAK (@ DEN)
  32. Greg Zuerlein STL (@ SEA)
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by rseysPosted on Posted in Kicker Cheatsheet Week 16 2014

This cheatsheet ranks the fantasy value of kickers for week 16, 2014.  It’s based on field goals being worth 3 points, and PATs as 1 point.  (I.e., no bonus points awarded for long range field goals, or deductions for missed kicks.)

  1. Mason Crosby GB (@ TB)
  2. Cody Parkey PHI (@ WAS)
  3. Shayne Graham NO (vs ATL)
  4. Stephen Gostkowski NE (@ NYJ)
  5. Dan Bailey DAL (vs IND)
  6. Matt Prater DET (@ CHI)
  7. Caleb Sturgis MIA (vs MIN)
  8. Connor Barth DEN (@ CIN)
  9. Greg Zuerlein STL (vs NYG)
  10. Steven Hauschka SEA (@ ARZ)
  11. Shaun Suisham PIT (vs KC)
  12. Dan Carpenter BUF (@ OAK)
  13. Adam Vinatieri IND (@ DAL)
  14. Justin Tucker BAL (@ HOU)
  15. Josh Scobee JAC (vs TEN)
  16. Graham Gano CAR (vs CLE)
  17. Matt Bryant ATL (@ NO)
  18. Phil Dawson SF (vs SD)
  19. Mike Nugent CIN (vs DEN)
  20. Cairo Santos KC (@ PIT)
  21. Nick Novak SD (@ SF)
  22. Robbie Gould/Jay Feely CHI (vs DET)
    Gould missed last two games with quad injury. Best to avoid this situation if possible.
  23. Randy Bullock HOU (vs BAL)
  24. Ryan Succop TEN (@ JAC)
  25. Josh Brown NYG (@ STL)
  26. Kai Forbath WAS (vs PHI)
  27. Garrett Hartley CLE (@ CAR)
    The Browns signed Hartley on Dec. 13. Billy Cundiff (knee injury) was waived.
  28. Blair Walsh MIN (@ MIA)
  29. Patrick Murray TB (vs GB)
  30. Sebastian Janikowski OAK (vs BUF)
  31. Nick Folk NYJ (vs NE)
  32. Chandler Catanzaro ARZ (vs SEA)

 

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by rseysPosted on Posted in Kicker Cheatsheet Week 16 Forward 2014

This cheatsheet ranks the fantasy value of kickers from now until the end of the season.  It’s based on field goals being worth 3 points, and PATs as 1 point.  (I.e., no bonus points awarded for long range field goals, or deductions for missed kicks.)  Although most fantasy football leagues end their season in week 16, this week this cheatsheet includes week 17 (for those leagues that hang on ‘til the bitter end)!

  1. Adam Vinatieri IND
  2. Connor Barth DEN
  3. Stephen Gostkowski NE
  4. Mason Crosby GB
  5. Dan Bailey DAL
  6. Shaun Suisham PIT
  7. Cody Parkey PHI
  8. Mike Nugent CIN
  9. Cairo Santos KC
  10. Matt Prater DET
  11. Dan Carpenter BUF
  12. Shayne Graham NO
  13. Justin Tucker BAL
  14. Caleb Sturgis MIA
  15. Matt Bryant ATL
  16. Steven Hauschka SEA
  17. Chandler Catanzaro ARI
  18. Randy Bullock HOU
  19. Greg Zuerlein STL
  20. Garrett Hartley CLE
    The Browns signed Hartley on Dec. 13. Billy Cundiff (knee injury) was waived.
  21. Graham Gano CAR
  22. Josh Brown NYG
  23. Patrick Murray TB
  24. Blair Walsh MIN
  25. Kai Forbath WAS
  26. Phil Dawson SF
  27. Nick Novak SD
  28. Robbie Gould/Jay Feely CHI
    Gould missed last two games with quad injury. Best to avoid this situation if possible.
  29. Sebastian Janikowski OAK
  30. Ryan Succop TEN
  31. Nick Folk NYJ
  32. Josh Scobee JAC
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by rseysPosted on Posted in The NFL According to British Teenagers

Welcome to the NFL as perceived by a group of British teens – where the bulk of their American football knowledge may very well come from the movie Forrest Gump. In their world, the “National Football Legion” was founded by John Madden, and consists of players such as Jack Bauer, Colonel Sanders, and George Costanza wearing massive armor-like things on their shoulders. Enjoy!

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by rseysPosted on Posted in Kicker Cheatsheet Week 15 2014

This cheatsheet ranks the fantasy value of kickers for week 15, 2014.  It’s based on field goals being worth 3 points, and PATs as 1 point.  (I.e., no bonus points awarded for long range field goals, or deductions for missed kicks.)

  1. Justin Tucker BAL (vs JAC)
  2. Stephen Gostkowski NE (vs MIA)
  3. Adam Vinatieri IND (vs HOU)
  4. Cody Parkey PHI (vs DAL)
  5. Cairo Santos KC (vs OAK)
  6. Josh Brown NYG (vs WAS)
  7. Shayne Graham NO (@ CHI)
  8. Mason Crosby GB (@ BUF)
  9. Connor Barth DEN (@ SD)
  10. Matt Prater DET (vs MIN)
  11. Steven Hauschka SEA (vs SF)
  12. Shaun Suisham PIT (@ ATL)
  13. Graham Gano CAR (vs TB)
  14. Dan Bailey DAL (@ PHI)
  15. Jay Feely/Robbie Gould CHI (vs NO)
    (Gould was inactive last week due to quadriceps injury. Monitor situation.)
  16. Greg Zuerlein STL (vs ARZ)
  17. Matt Bryant ATL (vs PIT)
  18. Mike Nugent CIN (@ CLE)
  19. Nick Folk NYJ (@ TEN)
  20. Nick Novak SD (vs DEN)
  21. Billy Cundiff CLE (vs CIN)
    (Rumors are surfacing that Cundiff may be replaced by another kicker to finish out the season. Watch carefully.)
  22. Ryan Succop TEN (vs NYJ)
  23. Randy Bullock HOU (@ IND)
  24. Dan Carpenter BUF (vs GB)
  25. Chandler Catanzaro ARZ (@ STL)
  26. Patrick Murray TB (@ CAR)
  27. Caleb Sturgis MIA (@ NE)
  28. Kai Forbath WAS (@ NYG)
  29. Blair Walsh MIN (@ DET)
  30. Sebastian Janikowski OAK (@ KC)
  31. Josh Scobee JAC (@ BAL)
  32. Phil Dawson SF (@ SEA)
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