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Clinton Portis

Clinton Portis is unhappy in Washington with the way things are going.

“Outside of Jim Zorn and the coaches on that team and maybe the quarterbacks, I guarantee you I know our system better than anybody else,” Portis said. “I guarantee you when we go into blitz pickup, I don’t miss my man. So I don’t know what it is. If anybody’s got a problem with me, they need to talk to me. I don’t know what’s going on.”

Portis was almost derisive when asked if teams have figured out how to defend Zorn’s offense after the team’s hot start.

“We got a genius for a head coach, I don’t know, so I’m sure he’s on top of things,” Portis said. “He’s got everything figured out. All I can do is when he calls the plays is to try and execute to the best of my ability.”

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Should be fun to see how this works out. Will the new coach win or the star player?

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Clinton Portis just played against Pitt, Dallas, Seattle, and the Giants. With the exception of the Seahawks, Clinton Portis took a severe beating.

Now he has to face the Baltimore Ravens.

Clinton cannot even practice anymore his body is so beat up.

There is talk that the Redskins may hold him out of the Baltimore game.

And now the Killer Whale. What more can a NFL running back handle?

Portis is a perfect example of the violence of applied physics in action on a football field. In a fascinating small book called “The Physics of Football,” Timothy Gay conducts a series of basic equations to help us quantify how Newtonian laws work on the body of a running back. Example: Newton’s Second Law says that force is the product of an object’s mass and acceleration. Let’s say Portis sprints through a hole opened up by his offensive line, at a speed of 30 feet per second. Now Giants linebacker Antonio Pierce enters the picture. Pierce hits him; Portis’s speed immediately after the hit is zero. It takes two-tenths of a second to complete the tackle, from the initial contact of the pads to the moment when Portis’s forward motion is completely stopped.

Dividing Portis’s speed change by the time interval over which it occurred tells us what Portis’s rate of deceleration was — about 150 feet per second squared. Now multiply it by his mass, to find out how much force acted on him. Gay’s equation works out to negative 1,150 pounds of force. In other words, about three-fifths of a ton slammed him in the backward direction. As Gay points out, “That’s the weight of a small adult killer whale.”

Says Portis, “That makes sense to me.”

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Ok, so it was a small adult killer whale.

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Big Ben Roethlisberger looks like he had his arm sowed on wrong in this picture

If you watched the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Washington Redskins on Monday Night Football, you came away with some definite impressions.

First off, you could feel the pain of the Steeler fans when Big Ben Roethlisberger got hurt.

Roethlisberger re-injured his right shoulder while scoring from one yard out on a quarterback sneak near the end of the first half in last night’s 23-6 victory in Washington. Byron Leftwich replaced him and completed 7 of 10 passes, one for a score.

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Ben is not the best quarterback in the business, but he is a good one and a quick decision maker and a tough guy like the Steelers represent.

The second impression is that the Steelers defense is awesome. Even with Byron Leftwich at quarterback, the Steelers will be tough to beat.

It is unfortunate that Ben either won’t be there or won’t be at full strength for this week’s Colts game.

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Santana Moss proved to be too much for the Fuzzy Lions

Oh man, after umpteen years of sell outs, my sad sack Lions finally did not sell out and were blacked out.

Now my house is at the rim of the black out, but now a days, we are all at the mercy of cable or satellite and what they want to do. Just so happens my cable channel does not offer the correct channel to the west of me to get the game. So out came the rabbit ears and the Lions went fuzzy.

Maybe, just maybe, enough Lions fans will disconnect from the team to warrant new GM, coach, and even owner! We are already getting a new GM.

But a blackout becomes important because NFL play isn’t an obsession, it’s a habit. The league banks on fans needing that weekly fix.

This blackout is bad for the Lions because their fans could figure out that they can make it through a Sunday with no television contact with the team without the universe crashing around them.

This afternoon is basically Lions rehab. People will realize that if they can make it through one Lions-free Sunday without a cold sweat, they can make it through a second week, then a third, then a fourth.

Then you could have that emotional disconnect the Lions arrogantly think will never happen.

And that frightens even the mighty Fords.

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At least my Lions stayed winless and still in the hunt for the number one pick and maybe a piece of history. No team has remained winless for the entire season.

Moss returned a punt 80 yards early in the fourth quarter, scoring what proved to be Washington’s game-winning touchdown in a 25-17 win over the Lions today.
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Tony Romo and Brad Johnson sitting on the sidelines

The pinkie is holding back the Romo.

Tony Romo announced he is out for longer than earlier thought. Brad Johnson will take over.

Romo said he was confident he could at least serve as Johnson’s backup last week at St. Louis but in pregame warmups he realized he could not catch a snap and throw quickly. Romo said the pain was not an issue.

“I wasn’t physically able to get my fingers on the ball in position to throw it,” Romo said. “I needed time to get the ball in my hand. I couldn’t figure out a way to make it happen.”

He is not sure how much or if he will be able to practice this week.

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The Cowboys have lost 2 games in a row and are behind the Giants and Redskins in the East Division of the NFC.

They host Tampa this Sunday and then visit the Giants the following Sunday, before having a bye week. The Cowboys cannot afford to lose many more games and make the playoffs.

Side Note: My Lions picked up the Dallas first round pick for next year in the Roy Williams deal. At least that pick is looking better every week.

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The St. Louis Rams beat the hottest team in football, the Washington Redskins 19 - 17.

Many Rams fans would love to see them lose to get rid of Jay Zygmunt the GM and to keep in the hunt for the top draft pick for next year. Believe me the Rams tried, even getting a 15 yard penalty before drilling a 49 yard kick for the winning field goal.

They fumbled at their own 4-yard line on their second play from scrimmage. They were going nowhere until a fluke turnover flipped the momentum. They blew a nine-point lead in the fourth quarter. They set themselves up for a gimme field goal to win the game, then committed a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.

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The Redskins won the statistical battle.
Passing Yards:
Marc Bulger StL 136 yds 72 qb rating
Jason Campbell Was 208 yds 93.1 qb rating

Rushing Yards
Steven Jackson StL 79 yds 0 touchdowns
Clinton Portis Was 129 yds 2 touchdowns

Receiving Yards
Donnie Avery StL 73 yds
Antwaan Randle El Was 87 yds

So how bad are the Rams?

The Rams are really bad.

Between 1990 and 1998, the Rams lost 99 games, the worst in the NFL during that stretch. In the 1990s, this team lost 102 games, the second worst record behind the Cincinnati Bengals during that same stretch of time. In fact, the Rams were the worst franchise of the decade until the fourth game of the miracle ‘99 season when they won their first four games and the Bengals lost their first four. From 2002 through today, the Rams have lost another 59 games. So if you throw out the fluke three-year stretch from 1999 through 2001, the true personality of this organization is the other 16 seasons starting with 1990, which had only one winning season (12-4 in ‘03).

Since that last winning season, the Rams are a dismal 25-42, the fourth worst in pro football behind only Oakland (16-51), Detroit (21-46) and Cleveland (24-43).
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Now that the Rams have fired Scott Linehan, what about GM Jay Zygmunt?

Beyond this move, sources close to the scene have indicated that president of football operations/general manager Jay Zygmunt, who numerous league observers believe is more to blame for the Rams’ embarrassing decline than Linehan, is expected to be out of the picture at season’s end due to serious health issues.
“Apparently a few people have been through here (interviewing for Zygmunt’s job),” one team insider told PFW.

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Jason Campbell came out on top against Dallas, even when sacked by Chris Canty of the Cowboys

All the questions were answered and all the answers said that Washington will be good this year. Jim Zorn, the new coach, is making a difference and Clinton Portis and Jason Campbell are making plays.

Washington 26 Dallas 24

Jason Campbell threw two touchdown passes and Clinton Portis ran for 121 yards, leading Washington to a 26-24 victory Sunday that gave the Dallas Cowboys their first loss and made the toughest division in the NFL even more interesting.

The Redskins came in with consecutive wins since a lousy performance in the opener, but there were still questions about how good they were. Going on the road to beat one of the most talented teams in football certainly improves their perception. For now, at least, Washington has turned the NFC East into a four-team race.

“It feels good watching our players take these strides,” Zorn said. “The football team believes in what we’re doing and that feels good.”

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Cowboys cry

In the toughest division in the NFL, the Washington Redskins beat the Dallas Cowboys in a huge early season game.

The Washington Redskins just had it working and the Cowboys did not.

You just love to hear the whining from the so called America’s team. It seems everything just went wrong…

Like the Cowboys’ run defense allowing Clinton Portis to pick up 121 yards on 21 carries after stifling Cleveland, Philadelphia and Green Bay.

Like Tony Romo being pressured too often – although not sacked – despite the absence of the Redskins’ best pass rusher, Jason Taylor.

And like a 12-men-on-the-field penalty – after a Redskins timeout – that not only wiped out a potential third-down stop but allowed the Redskins to eat away more than three minutes before Shaun Suisham’s 29-yard field goal with 3:22 to play forced the Cowboys to try the aforementioned onside kick.

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Jason Campbell

It was a great day for Jason Campbell and the fans let him know it. The much maligned quarterback is King in Washington right now. No bailout was needed while Jason was on the field.

As a large group of Redskins fans converged at the railing atop the tunnel at Texas Stadium, Campbell stopped to chat before joining Washington’s latest locker-room celebration, thanking them for their support throughout the biggest victory of his career. It appeared the appreciation was mutual.

The crowd continued to chant his name as he disappeared beneath them, a fitting ending for Campbell after his strong performance in the first half helped propel the Redskins to an impressive victory against their biggest NFC East rival in front of 63,462.

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Eli Manning says, “Quote, quote, we will to win it all!”

There.

Had to say it. Someone had to say it and it might as well be you, because now the anti-Squibster e-mails will pour in.

As fans we can be very stubborn or at least this fan can be very stubborn. Just because a team wins the Super Bowl does not make them the best team. It does make them the Champions and that is important, because that is what all the players play for, to be Champions.

But let’s face it; did you think the Giants were going to win it all?

Hey, listen up; they were very impressive last year.

The Giants finished 10-6, and became NFC Champions after defeating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Dallas Cowboys, and Green Bay Packers in the NFC Playoffs. They set the record for most consecutive road wins (which currently stands at 11 after the 2007-2008 postseason).
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Beating the Bucs, Cowboys, and Packers was impressive enough, but then they went on to beat the unbeatable Patriots, thus changing their name to the beaten Patriots.

And that was last year’s stuff.

Winning has a way of making you fat and happy and repeating is tough. Things change, too. There is no Strahan, for one. The Cowboys look tougher on paper, for another.

Yeah, yeah, they beat the Washington Redskins. So what. The ‘Skins are going through the new coach adjustment with some minor problems at the QB spot. Then again, maybe New York has some minor problems at the QB spot.

“It was a great opening to the season,” said Manning, who completed 19 of 35 for 216 yards and an interception. “There was a lot of emotion, a lot of excitement. You could feel it in the crowd. It was great to see Michael holding the trophy.

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Almost that entire yardage was to Plax with 10 catches and 133 yards. Maybe the next team ought to guard Plax.

Anyway, you Giant fans can send your ‘Squibster is crazy’ comments now.

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Will the troubled Pacman Jones be a plus player for the Dallas Cowboys?

How would you like to be the New York Giants fresh from a Super Bowl victory and not even picked to win your division?

Heck, some skeptics think the Giants may lose second place to the Philadelphia Eagles.

And let’s not forget the Washington Redskins with new coach Jim Zorn. They were in the playoffs in 2 out of the last 3 years.

But the NFC East Division is the Cowboys to lose. They come back as the heavy favorites, even though they seem incapable of winning a playoff game.

How would you like to pick up LB Zach Thomas, CB Adam Jones, RB Felix Jones, and CB Michael Jenkins in your off season? The Cowboys did just that.

Overview: Maybe this is the year of the coronation, I don’t know. The Cowboys are loaded. There is depth everywhere. And the division seems set up for them to stay on top. Except … except there’s that pesky thing called the playoffs. Dallas hasn’t figured it out in over a decade, and coach Wade Phillips is 0-4 there for his career.

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Tony Romo, Terrell Owens, Jessica Simpson, …How can you go wrong?

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Uhh, the NFL season is officially off to an exhibition type season before the real season.

The Washington Redskins defeated the Indianapolis Colts by the score of 30 to 16.

No matter how hard the Squibster tried there could be no significance found in this game. Could not even bring myself to watch it.

Maybe some of you are so fired up to see any football that you tuned it in and watched every moment.

Was it the beginning of the Colt Brennan era in Washington? Who knows.

The important part of this game was the Hall of Fame.

Rookie Colt Brennan threw two touchdown passes in the second half, leading new Washington coach Jim Zorn and the Redskins to a 30-16 victory against Indianapolis in Sunday night’s Hall of Fame Game.

Winning seemed like an appropriate tribute to two of the Redskins’ most revered players, Art Monk and Darrell Green, who were inducted into the Hall of Fame along with former Kansas City cornerback and Redskins assistant coach Emmitt Thomas on Saturday. The other inductees were linebacker Andre Tippett, tackle Gary Zimmerman and defensive end Fred Dean.

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