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Pat White

BamaPhinzFan — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:26:18 -0000

Pat White

Found this while randomly browsing... Thought I would share....

Former Bama OT Chris Samuels career might be over...

BamaPhinzFan — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:33:35 -0000

Former Bama OT Chris Samuels career might be over...

I don't if anybody saw this, but I didn't see it posted....

BamaPhinzFan's 7 Round Mock....

BamaPhinzFan — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:40:26 -0000

It took me a while but here it is...Comments/Criticism welcome....

First Round
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1. Detroit - QB Matthew Stafford, Georgia
2. St. Louis - OT Eugene Monroe, Virginia
3. Kansas City - LB Aaron Curry, Wake Forest
4. Seattle - OT Jason Smith, Baylor
5. Cleveland - WR Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech
6. Cincinnati - OT Andre Smith, Alabama
7. Oakland - WR Jeremy Maclin, Missouri
8. Jacksonville - B.J. Raji, Boston College
9. Green Bay - OLB Brian Orakpo, Texas
10. San Francisco - OLB Everette Brown, Florida State
11. Buffalo - OT Michael Oher, Ole Miss
12. Denver (f/CHI) - QB Marc Sanchez, USC
13. Washington - DE Aaron Maybin, Penn State
14. New Orleans Saints - CB/S Malcolm Jenkins, Ohio State
15. Houston Texans - OLB Brian Cushing, USC
16. San Diego Chargers - RB Knowshon Moreno, Georgia
17. New York Jets - WR Darrius Heyward-Bey, Maryland
18. Denver Broncos - DE Tyson Jackson, LSU
19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - DE Larry English, N. Illinois
20. Detroit Lions (f/DAL) - ILB Rey Maualuga, USC
21. Philadelphia Eagles - TE Brandon Pettigrew, Oklahoma State
22. Minnesota Vikings - OT Eben Britton, Arizona
23. New England Patriots - LB Clint Sintim, Virginia
24. Atlanta Falcons - S Louis Delmas, W. Michigan
25. Miami Dolphins - CB Vontae Davis, Illinois
26. Baltimore Ravens - WR Kenny Britt, Rutgers
27. Indianapolis Colts - DT Peria Jerry, Ole Miss
28. Buffalo Bills (f/PHI) - DE Robert Ayers, Tennessee
29. New York Giants - WR Hakeem Nicks, North Carolina
30. Tennessee Titans - CB Darius Butler, Connecticut
31. Arizona Cardinals - RB Chris Wells, Ohio State
32. Pittsburgh Steelers - C/G Alex Mack, California

Second Round
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33. Detroit Lions - DT Fili Moala, USC
34. New England Patriots (f/KC) - ILB James Laurinaitis, Ohio State
35. St. Louis Rams - WR Percy Harvin, Florida
36. Cleveland Browns - OLB Clay Matthews, USC
37. Seattle Seahawks - QB Josh Freeman, Kansas State
38. Cincinnati Bengals - DE Michael Johnson, Georgia Tech
39. Jacksonville Jaguars - WR Brian Robiskie, Ohio State
40. Oakland Raiders - OT WIlliam Beatty, Connecticut
41. Green Bay Packers - DT Ron Brace, Boston College
42. Buffalo Bills - TE Jared Cook, South Carolina
43. San Francisco 49ers - OT Phil Loadholt, Oklahoma
44. Miami Dolphins (f/WAS) - OLB Connor Barwin, Cincinnati
45. New York Giants (f/NO) - OLB Marcus Freeman, Ohio State
46. Houston Texans - DT Evander Hood, Missouri
47. New England Patriots (f/SD) - TE Shawn Nelson, S. Mississippi
48. Denver Broncos - ILB Darry Beckwith, LSU
49. Chicago Bears - WR Brandon Tate, North Carolina
50. Cleveland Browns (f/TB) - RB Donald Brown, Connecticut
51. Dallas Cowboys - DE Jarron Gilbert, San Jose State
52. New York Jets - CB Alphonso Smith, Wake Forest
53. Philadelphia Eagles - RB LeSean McCoy, Pittsburgh
54. Minnesota Vikings - WR Derrick Williams, Penn State
55. Atlanta Falcons - CB D.J. Moore, Vanderbilt
56. Miami Dolphins - WR Louis Murphy, Florida
57. Baltimore Ravens - TE James Casey
58. New England Patriots - S Rashad Johnson, Alabama
59. Carolina Panthers - DT Sen'Derrick Marks, Auburn
60. New York Giants - ILB Jasper Brinkley, South Carolina
61. Indianapolis Colts - WR Austin Collie, BYU
62. Tennessee Titans - DT Roy Miller, Texas
63. Arizona Cardinals - DE/OLB Lawrence Sidbury Jr., Richmond
64. Pittsburgh Steelers - CB Sean Smith, Utah

Third Round
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65. Detroit Lions - S William Moore, Missouri
66. St. Louis Rams - CB Coye Francies, San Jose State
67. Kansas City Chiefs - DT Terrance Taylor, Michigan
68. Seattle Seahawks - S Patrick Chung, Oregon
69. Dallas Cowboys (f/CLE) - WR Ramses Barden, Cal Poly
70. Cincinnati Bengals - OT T.J. Lang, E. Michigan
71. Oakland Raiders - DE Paul Kruger, Utah
72. Jacksonville Jaguars - C Max Unger, Oregon
73. Green Bay Packers - DE Alex Magee, Purdue
74. San Francisco 49ers - RB Andre Brown, N.C. State
75. Buffalo Bills - OLB Cody Brown, Connecticut
76. New York Jets (f/NO) - Clinton McDonald, Memphis
77. Houston Texans - RB Shonn Greene, Iowa
78. San Diego Chargers - S Darcel McBath, Texas Tech
79. Denver Broncos - OLB Ashlee Palmer, Ole Miss
80. Washington Redskins - OT Jason Watkins, Florida
81. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - DT Chris Baker, Hampton
82. Detroit Lions (f/DAL) - CB Kevin Barnes, Maryland
83. Green Bay Packers (f/NYJ) - OT Troy Kropog, Tulane
84. Denver Broncos (f/CHI) - DE Carvey Irvin, Georgia
85. Philadelphia Eagles - WR Jarett Dillard, Rice
86. Minnesota Vikings - CB Jairus Byrd, Oregon
87. Miami Dolphins - DT Myron Pryor, Kentucky
88. Baltimore Ravens - OLB Tyrone McKenzie, South Florida
89. New England Patriots - QB/WR Pat White, West Virginia
90. Atlanta Falcons - TE Travis Beckum, Wisconsin
91. New York Giants - WR Mike Wallace, Ole Miss
92. Indianapolis Colts - ILB Darnell Ellerbe, Georgia
93. Carolina Panthers - CB Mike Mickens, Cincinnati
94. Tennessee Titans - WR Juaquin Iglesias, Oklahoma
95. Arizona Cardinals - C Antoine Caldwell, Alabama
96. Pittsburgh Steelers - DE Rashaad Jackson, Clemson
97. New England Patriots (comp) - G Duke Robinson, Oklahoma
98. Cincinnati Bengals (comp) - RB Rashad Jennings, Liberty
99. Chicago Bears (comp) - S Sherrod Martin, Troy
100. New York Giants (comp) - RB Kory Sheets, Purdue

Fourth Round
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101. Dallas Cowboys (f/DET) - CB Asher Allen, Georgia
102. Kansas City Chiefs - WR Quan Cosby, Texas
103. St. Louis Rams - ILB Jason Phillips, TCU
104. Cleveland Browns - OLB Orion Martin, Virginia Tech
105. Seattle Seahawks - OLB Zach Follett, California
106. Cincinnati Bengals - C Eric Wood, Louisville
107. Jacksonville Jaguars - DT Dorell Scott, Clemson
108. Miami Dolphins (f/OAK) - DE Mitch King, Iowa
109. Green Bay Packers - OLB Kirston Pittman, LSU
110. Buffalo Bills - G Kraig Urbik, Wisconsin
111. San Francisco 49ers - WR Brandon Gibson, Washington State
112. Houston Texans - S Emmanuel Cook, South Carolina
113. San Diego Chargers - OT Jamon Meredith, South Carolina
114. Denver Broncos - CB DeAngelo Smith, Cincinnati
115. New York Jets (f/WAS) - QB Nate Davis, Ball State
116. New Orleans Saints - OLB Moise Fokou, Maryland
117. Dallas Cowboys - G/T Herman Johnson, LSU
118. New Orleans Saints (f/NYJ) - CB Cary Harris, USC
119. Chicago Bears - OT Gerald Cadogan, Penn State
120. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - OLB Anthony Heygood, Purdue
121. Buffalo Bills (f/PHI) - DE Kyle Moore, USC
122. Houston Texans (f/MIN) - LB Gerald McRath, Southern Mississippi
123. Baltimore Ravens - C Jonathan Luigs, Arkansas
124. New England Patriots - OT Garrett Reynolds, North Carolina
125. Atlanta Falcons - OLB Anthony Felder, California
126. Oakland Raiders (f/MIA) - S Chip Vaughn, Wake Forest
127. Indianapolis Colts - OLB Jonathan Casillas, Wisconsin
128. Carolina Panthers - DE Matt Shaughnessy, Wisconsin
129. New York Giants - S Derek Pegues, Mississippi State
130. Tennessee Titans - DT Ricky Jean-Francois, LSU
131. Arizona Cardinals - TE Cornelius Ingram, Florida
132. Pittsburgh Steelers - WR Patrick Turner, USC
133. San Diego Chargers (comp) - ILB Mortty Ivy, West Virginia
134. San Diego Chargers (comp) - OLB Brandon Williams, Texas Tech
135. Tennessee Titans (comp) - DE Henry Melton, Texas
136. Indianapolis Colts (comp) - RB Cedric Peerman, Virginia

Fifth Round
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137. Seattle Seahawks (f/DET) - RB James Davis, Clemson
138. Atlanta Falcons (f/STL) - DT Vance Walker, Georgia Tech
139. Kansas City Chiefs - ILB Scott McKillop, Pittsburgh
140. Chicago Bears (f/SEA, f/DEN) - DE Michael Bennett, Texas A&M
141. Philadelphia Eagles (f/CLE) - CB Bradley Fletcher
142. Cincinnati Bengals - CB Victor Harris, Virginia Tech
143. Atlanta Falcons (f/OAK) - TE David Veikune, Hawaii
144. Jacksonville Jaguars - WR Mohammed Massaquoi, Georgia
145. Green Bay Packers - TE Chase Coffman, Missouri
146. San Francisco 49ers - G Greg Isdaner, West Virginia
147. Buffalo Bills - OT Bobby Lepori, Fresno State
148. San Diego Chargers - Joshua Mauga, Nevada
149. Denver Broncos - QB Rhett Bomar, Sam Houston St.
150. Washington Redskins - OLB Lee Robinson, Alcorn St.
151. New York Giants (f/NO) - CB Woodny Turenne, Louisville
152. Houston Texans - CB Donald Washington, Ohio State
153. Philadelphia Eagles (f/NYJ) - DT Sammie Lee Hill, Stillman
154. Chicago Bears - G Andy Levitre, Oregon State
155. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - QB Stephen McGee, Texas A&M
156. Dallas Cowboys - DT Terrance Knighton, Temple
157. Philadelphia Eagles - S David Bruton, Notre Dame
158. Minnesota Vikings - DT Darryl Richard, Georgia Tech
159. Philadelphia Eagles (f/NE) - DE Maurice Evans, Penn State
160. St. Louis Rams (f/ATL) - RB Javon Ringer, Michigan State
161. Miami Dolphins - G Trevor Canfield, Cincinnati
162. Baltimore Ravens - DE Ra'Shon Harris, Oregon
163. Carolina Panthers - G Louis Vazquez, Texas Tech
164. New York Giants - TE Cameron Morrah, California
165. Indianapolis Colts - OT Xavier Fulton, Illinois
166. Dallas Cowboys (f/TEN) - S Kevin Ellison, USC
167. Arizona Cardinals - DE Demonte' Bolden, Tennessee
168. Pittsburgh Steelers - S Courtney Greene, Rutgers
169. Pittsburgh Steelers (comp) - WR Johnny Knox, Abilene Christian
170. New England Patriots (comp) - OT Khalif Mitchell, East Carolina
171. San Francisco 49ers (comp) - QB Graham Harrell, Texas Tech
172. Dallas Cowboys (comp) - OLB Stryker Sulak, Missouri
173. Tennessee Titans (comp) - OLB DeAndre Levy, Wisconsin

Sixth Round
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174. Detroit Lions - DT Adrian Grady, Louisville
175. Kansas City Chiefs - RB Devin Moore, Wyoming
176. Atlanta Falcons (f/STL) - OT Fenuki Tupou, Oregon
177. Cleveland Browns - TE John Phillips, Virginia
178. Seattle Seahawks - CB Ryan Mouton, Hawaii
179. Cincinnati Bengals - ILB Worrell Williams, California
180. Jacksonville Jaguars - S Michael Hamlin, Clemson
181. Miami Dolphins (f/OAK) - CB Keenan Lewis, Oregon State
182. Green Bay Packers - OLB Jason Williams, Illinois
183. Buffalo Bills - C A.Q. Shipley, Penn State
184. San Francisco 49ers - ILB Antonio Appleby, Virginia
185. Denver Broncos - S Curtis Taylor, LSU
186. Washington Redskins - G Jaimie Thomas, Maryland
187. Green Bay Packers (f/NO) - S Anthony Scirrotto, Penn State
188. Houston Texans - DE Rulon Davis, California
189. San Diego Chargers - DE Everette Pedescleaux, N. Iowa
190. Chicago Bears - CB Lydell Sargeant, Penn State
191. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - FB Quinn Johnson, LSU
192. Detroit Lions (f/DAL) - G Travis Bright, BYU
193. New York Jets - RB Gartrell Johnson, Colorado St.
194. Philadelphia Eagles - RB Marcus Thigpen, Indiana
195. Philadelphia Eagles (f/MIN) - OLB/S Nic Harris, Oklahoma
196. St. Louis Rams (f/ATL) - DT John Gill, Northwestern
197. Dallas Cowboys (f/MIA) - OT Augustus Parrish, Kent State
198. Baltimore Ravens - ILB Stanley Arnoux, Wake Forest
199. New England Patriots - FB Tony Fiametta, Syracuse
200. New York Giants - OT Joel Bell, Furman
201. Indianapolis Colts - C Brett Helms, LSU
202. Carolina Panthers - G Roger Allen, Missouri Western St.
203. Tennessee Titans - ILB Jamar Chaney, Mississippi St.
204. Arizona Cardinals - DT Marlon Favorite, LSU
205. Pittsburgh Steelers - C Keith Gray, UConn
206. Tennessee Titans (comp) - TE Tripp Chandler, Georgia
207. New England Patriots (comp) - CB Christopher Owens, San Jose St.
208. Dallas Cowboys (comp) - ILB Michael Tauiliili, Duke
209. Cincinnati Bengals (comp) - DT Will Johnson, Michigan

Seventh Round
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210. Dallas Cowboys (f/DET) - CB Brandon Hughes, Oregon St.
211. St. Louis Rams - QB Brian Hoyer, Michigan St.
212. Kansas City Chiefs - K David Buehler, USC
213. Seattle Seahawks - WR Deon Butler, Penn State
214. Miami Dolphins (f/CLE) - C Blake Schlueter, TCU
215. Cincinnati Bengals - P Kevin Huber, Cincinnati
216. Oakland Raiders - OLB Merrill Johnson, Auburn
217. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (f/JAC) - RB Arian Foster, Tennessee
218. Green Bay Packers - P Jacob Richardson, Miami (OH)
219. San Francisco 49ers - S Chris Clemons, Clemson
220. Buffalo Bills - S Stephen Hodge, TCU
221. Minnesota Vikings (f/WAS) - C Jon Cooper, Oklahoma
222. New Orleans Saints - RB P.J. Hill, Wisconsin
223. Houston Texans - OT Lydon Murtha, Nevada
224. San Diego Chargers - DT Antonio Dixon, Miami (FL) (**first of 2 players from the U...wow)
225. Denver Broncos - WR Demetrius Byrd, LSU
226. Pittsburgh Steelers (f/TB) - OT Robert Brewster, Ball State
227. Dallas Cowboys - QB Tom Brandstater, Fresno St.
228. New York Jets - TE Anthony Hill, NC State
229. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (f/CHI) - CB Brandon Underwood, Cincinnati
230. Philadelphia Eagles - CB DeAngelo Willingham, Tennessee
231. Minnesota Vikings - DE Will Davis, Illinois
232. Jacksonville Jaguars (f/MIA) - OLB Victor Butler, Oregon St.
233. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (f/DAL) - S Keith Fitzhugh, Mississippi St.
234. New England Patriots - CB Joe Burnett, Central Florida
235. Denver Broncos (f/ATL) - RB Glen Coffee, Alabama
236. Indianapolis Colts - CB Bruce Johnson, Miami (FL)
237. Miami Dolphins (f/CAR) - S Otis Wiley, Michigan St.
238. New York Giants - OLB Kaiuha Maiaua, USC
239. Tennessee Titans - CB Glover Quin, New Mexico
240. Arizona Cardinals - G Tyronne Green, Auburn
241. Pittsburgh Steelers - DT Ernest Mitchell, Arkansas
242. Tennessee Titans (comp) - OT Andrew Garnder, Georgia Tech
243. Washington Redskins (comp) - C Alex Fletcher, Stanford
244. San Francisco (comp) - CB Lardarius Webb, Nicholls St.
245. Seattle Seahawks (comp) - TE Jared Bronson, Central Washington
246. Chicago Bears (comp) - OLB Cody Glenn, Nebraska
247. Seattle Seahawks (comp) - DE Cyril Obiozer, Texas A&M
248. Seattle Seahawks (comp) - G Rich Ohrnberger, Penn State
249. Cincinnati Bengals (comp) - S Trimane Goddard, North Carolina
250. Jacksonville Jaguars (comp) - G Andy Kemp, Wisconsin
251. Chicago Bears (comp) - WR Tiquan Underwood, Rutgers
252. Cincinnati Bengals (comp) - G Cornelius Lewis, Tennessee St.
253. Jacksonville Jaguars (comp) - CB Captain Munnerlyn, South Carolina
254. Arizona Cardinals (comp) - OT Alex Boone, Ohio State
255. Detroit Lions (comp) - WR Sammie Stroughter, Oregon State
256. Kansas City Chiefs (comp) - OT Sebastian Vollmer, Houston

J-Peezy defends Plax...

BamaPhinzFan — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 04:35:20 -0000

Joey Porter Defends Plax...

"Plaxico is like a brother to me. I take it real personal how he's being treated," Porter said. "Everybody has their mistakes, but that's exactly what they are ... Until you've been in that situation, when you've been robbed at gunpoint or you've had a gun waved in your face or had your house broken into before or been carjacked, you really don't know what it's like."

I found it an interesting story...I hope you all enjoy that...I hope that isn't old...

Good article by Armando Salgeuro

BamaPhinzFan — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:43:09 -0000

ST. LOUIS -- The truth about today's Miami Dolphins is they have come light years from that forgettable bunch of a season ago that now haunts only in our nightmares like a black and white NFL Films screening.

We are rid of Cam Cameron's motley bunch, and no matter how ugly Sunday's 16-12 victory over the St. Louis Rams seemed, no matter how empty those close victories over Oakland and Seattle felt, there was no arguing with the logic defensive lineman Vonnie Holliday used when he put this team in perspective.

Said Holliday, ``All this talk of ugly wins I hear is ridiculous. That team across the hall is talking about an ugly loss, and I'd rather be talking about an ugly win than an ugly loss, no doubt about it. So don't talk to me about how ugly our win was.

``We are excited about this win and we will celebrate this win regardless of whether it was ugly or not.''

How can one argue the Dolphins aren't better off winning than losing, regardless of how terrible they look doing it? Winning is an argument-ender.

But the more important issue facing the Dolphins this season's final four weeks is not whether they are improved from 2007, but whether they are good enough to extend their season into the playoffs in 2009.

And that question is open to vigorous debate because based on Sunday's game and the last month of football Miami has played, this team is quite flawed.

The Dolphins are resurgent, revamped and relevant, but none of that puts them in the same orbit with Pittsburgh or Indianapolis or even Baltimore. And they definitely don't belong in the same universe with the New York Giants or Tennessee Titans.

Link: http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/miami-dolphins/story/793852.html

[Editor's Note by Matty I] Please don't post full articles. Thanks!

Jerseys

BamaPhinzFan — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:42:14 -0000

I was just bored and I was wondering how many people on here have any Dolphins jerseys or any other team jerseys for that matter....and if you do what jerseys do you have...I have a customized jersey with my last name on it (Bailey)...I also have an authentic Ricky Williams jersey I bought during the offseason before the 2004 season...I was quite pissed after I bought it for 200 dollars and then 1 month after I buy it he retires and I find Ricky Wiliams jerseys everywhere a dime a dozen...Anyway I've rambled on long enough..What jerseys do you fellow Dolfans own....

Passes dropped by team...

BamaPhinzFan — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 14:26:54 -0000

NFL Passes Dropped
Rank Team Passes Dropped
1 Denver Broncos 23
2 Cleveland Browns 21
3 Philadelphia Eagles 18
4 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 18
5 Jacksonville Jaguars 18
6 Cincinnati Bengals 17
7 Detroit Lions 17
8 Green Bay Packers 17
9 Indianapolis Colts 16
10 Minnesota Vikings 16
11 New York Giants 16
12 Seattle Seahawks 15
13 Dallas Cowboys 14
14 Buffalo Bills 13
15 Carolina Panthers 13
16 Tennessee Titans 12
17 Kansas City Chiefs 12
18 Oakland Raiders 12
19 St. Louis Rams 12
20 New England Patriots 12
21 Pittsburgh Steelers 12
22 San Francisco 49ers 12
23 Atlanta Falcons 11
24 Washington Redskins 11
25 Chicago Bears 10
26 Arizona Cardinals 10
27 New Orleans Saints 9
28 New York Jets 9
29 Baltimore Ravens 8
30 Houston Texans 7
31 San Diego Chargers 7
32 Miami Dolphins 4

I found this interesting....I thought we would at least be in the mid twenties on dropped passes but then again living in Alabama I don't get many Dolphins games on T.V

Yahoo! Sports final season predictions..

BamaPhinzFan — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 12:40:48 -0000

Seventeen. That's the number of NFL teams either leading or within one game of tying for a division lead in the NFL after Week 9. Eight others also are still clinging to faint playoff hopes.

In a massive glut of defeat, seven woeful franchises have helped fuel the rest of the NFL with sweeping parity this season. Those teams - the Lions, Chiefs, Bengals, Raiders, Seahawks, 49ers and Rams - reached the midway point of the season with a pitiful combined record of 10-47.

While the rest of the league has feasted on the inept, the NFL's playoff picture has become more muddled than ever. Fourteen teams have records of 4-4 or 5-3, including the entire AFC East and the top three teams in the NFC North - two divisions expected to be in dead heats over the length of the second half.

With that in mind, and coming off a month of election projections, we've looked into the crystal ball and predicted how the playoff seedings will play out. It's hardly scientific beyond the comparison of schedules and weighing of current injuries. But with eight weeks left in the NFL schedule, we've boiled down how the final records, division winners and playoff seeds are likely to shake out over the next two months.

Starting with a surprise to many observers ...

AFC East

1. Miami Dolphins
Final regular-season record: 10-6, No. 3 seed in the AFC
Skinny: Miami climbs out of the basement with wins over Seattle and Oakland, then completes a stunning season sweep of New England at home. The four road games in the final five are daunting, but Miami manages three wins in the final five, and then Chad Pennington leads the Dolphins to a division title by beating Brett Favre and the Jets in the season finale.

2. New York Jets
Final regular-season record: 10-6, No. 6 seed in the AFC
Skinny: Back-to-back road losses against Tennessee and New England push the Jets into a scrum with Miami down the stretch. The season finale against the Dolphins should determine the division winner.

3. New England Patriots
Final regular-season record: 9-7, no postseason
Skinny: A tough second-half schedule unmasks a team that had only one semi-impressive, first-half win (over the Jets). Even the back-to-back road games against Oakland and Seattle prove harder than expected when the Seahawks pull off a home upset. The Patriots fall apart at the end, losing at home to Arizona in the cold and falling to Buffalo in the season finale.

4. Buffalo Bills
Final regular-season record: 8-8, no postseason
Skinny: Defensive injuries foretell a slippery slide backward for the Bills. Offensive sputtering gets worse in the cold of road games in New England, Kansas City, Denver and against the Jets. The season-ending home win against the Patriots comes too late to make a difference.

AFC North

1. Pittsburgh Steelers
Final regular-season record: 13-3, No. 2 seed in the AFC
Skinny: The Steelers show themselves to be the giant of the second half. They prove to be right there with the Titans defensively, and with Willie Parker back, they beat Tennessee on Dec. 21 to pull within a game of the No. 1 seed. Tennessee will close out home-field advantage, but Pittsburgh and its frenetic pass rush will be the scariest team in the playoffs.

2. Baltimore Ravens
Final regular-season record: 9-7, no postseason
Skinny: The Ravens aren't as good as they looked in back-to-back wins over dysfunctional Oakland and Cleveland. A tough second-half schedule will show this team is a work in progress, and the final four-game stretch against Washington, Pittsburgh, Dallas and Jacksonville will kill their playoff hopes.

3. Cleveland Browns
Final regular-season record: 6-10, no postseason
Skinny: Pulling the plug on Derek Anderson was basically pulling the plug on the season. Braylon Edwards will drop what Brady Quinn throws in the second half, too. In the last eight games, the Browns try to figure out if Quinn can be the team's future quarterback. Fans will spend the time wondering who would give up a middle-round pick for Anderson

4. Cincinnnati Bengals
Final regular-season record: 3-13, no postseason
Skinny: The win over Jacksonville was nice, but the Bengals come back to earth hard with Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Indianapolis and Washington to open the second half of their schedule. The Bengals win back-to-back games to close the season against Cleveland and Kansas City, and it looks like Marvin Lewis will be back next season. After that, it's all about Carson Palmer's elbow rehab in the offseason.

AFC South

1. Tennessee Titans
Final regular-season record: 14-2, No. 1 seed in the AFC
Skinny: Five road games in the second half of the season are tough, but the stars align for the Titans, and they cement the league's best record and a No. 1 seed in the season finale. The biggest issue is a December loss to Pittsburgh that promises to add drama to a potential AFC championship showdown.

2. Indianapolis Colts
Final regular-season record: 10-6, No. 5 seed in the AFC
Skinny: The Colts open the second half of the season with a loss to Pittsburgh, but they catch fire and reel off six straight wins before a season-ending loss to Tennessee. The run defense is still never right and it doesn't look like a deep playoff run, but coach Tony Dungy's postseason appearance streak (currently at nine) remains intact.

3. Houston Texans
Final regular-season record: 6-10, no postseason
Skinny: The Texans suffer a pair of losses to Baltimore and Indianapolis to start the second half of the schedule and the defense spirals. But Sage Rosenfels makes his case down the stretch to be Houston's starter, and Mario Williams locks up a Pro Bowl spot.

4. Jacksonville Jaguars
Final regular-season record: 6-10, no postseason
Skinny: The hangover from the loss to Cincinnati nearly results in a loss to Detroit and then manifests itself in a home loss to Tennessee. Jacksonville struggles running the ball the rest of the season, and Jack Del Rio's job security is in question with the regular season flameout.

AFC West

1. San Diego Chargers
Final regular-season record: 8-8, No. 4 seed in the AFC
Skinny: The Chargers get more aggressive under new defensive coordinator Ron Rivera and the offensive line starts wearing defenses down, generating a consistent running game. A sweep of the Chiefs and wins over Atlanta and Oakland set up a season finale against Denver in which the winner takes the division.

2. Denver Broncos
Final regular-season record: 7-9, no postseason
Skinny: Five games on the road and lingering injuries in the backfield and on defense prevent Denver from putting together a significant run. Wins over Cleveland, Oakland and Kansas City give the Broncos a chance to capture the division against San Diego in the season finale, but going to Qualcomm Stadium proves to be too much.

3. Oakland Raiders
Final regular-season record: 4-12, no postseason
Skinny: The Raiders go through the second half of the season as underdogs in every game save for Kansas City's visit on Nov. 30. In turn, the Chiefs are the last team Oakland defeats in 2008. All the while, Al Davis prepares to discard a few more dead weight players, like wideout Javon Walker.

4. Kansas City Chiefs
Final regular-season record: 3-13, no postseason
Skinny: Tyler Thigpen's development and the return of Larry Johnson don't amount to much in the way of wins. A Nov. 23 upset of Buffalo is the last bright spot of the season. In December, Chiefs fans start researching quarterbacks for April's draft.

NFC East

1. New York Giants
Final regular-season record: 12-4, No. 1 seed in the NFC
Skinny: A horribly difficult second half of the schedule takes its toll. Eight remaining games against teams that all had a .500 or better record at the midway point - including five road games - trips up the Giants. The running game and defense help the Giants hang on to the No. 1 seed and home-field advantage throughout the postseason.

2. Dallas Cowboys
Final regular-season record: 10-6, No. 5 seed in the NFC
Skinny: Tony Romo returns and Dallas gets healthy down the stretch. The defense solidifies in the last three games of the season, including a big momentum-building win over the Giants on Dec. 14. When the playoffs start, nobody wants to play Dallas anymore.

3. Washington Redskins
Final regular-season record: 10-6, no postseason
Skinny: Some of the close games and lack of consistent big plays from the passing offense comes back to haunt the Redskins. Washington loses two of its final three division games, including one to Dallas, and ends up losing divisional and conference tie breakers to Dallas and Tampa, and finishes looking in from the outside.

4. Philadelphia Eagles
Final regular-season record: 9-7, no postseason
Skinny: The Eagles finally get Brian Westbrook back into his groove, just in time to face the Giants twice, along with Baltimore's run defense. The Eagles are in the thick of the wild-card race, but the postseason slips away in the final two games of the season - a road loss to Washington and a home loss to Dallas. T.O. returns to the playoffs, and Philadelphia fans curse him again as he leaves the field after the finale.

NFC North

1. Chicago Bears
Final regular-season record: 10-6, No. 4 playoff seed
Skinny: They'll struggle without (or with) Kyle Orton for the next week or two and play .500 football until the last two weeks of the season, when they will beat Green Bay and Houston to clinch the division title.

2. Green Bay Packers
Final regular-season record: 9-7, no postseason
Skinny: They'll split the season series with the Bears but essentially lose the NFC North in the pivotal Dec. 22 match-up at Soldier Field. The loss of defensive end Cullen Jenkins and an inconsistent running game will loom large.

3. Minnesota Vikings
Final regular-season record: 7-9, no postseason
Skinny: The offense will be more consistent in the second half, but not enough to deal with road games at Tampa Bay, Jacksonville and Arizona. A .500 record will be scuttled when the Giants play their starters for most of the season finale despite having the NFC's No. 1 seed locked up.

4. Detroit Lions
Final regular-season record: 1-15, no postseason
Skinny: The season's only win will come Dec. 7 against the Vikings, with Calvin Johnson delivering a monster game. Most of the second half of the season will be spent pondering a potential sweep of the coaching staff and front office, and whether Oklahoma sophomore quarterback Sam Bradford will enter the NFL draft.

NFC South

1. Carolina Panthers
Final regular-season record: 12-4, No. 2 seed in the NFC
Skinny: The Panthers will suffer a Dec. 21 road loss to the Giants, giving New York the head-to-head tiebreaker for home-field advantage through the NFC playoffs. Carolina's running game will hit its stride in the final four games with linemen Jeff Otah and Ryan Kalil getting back into game shape.

2. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Final regular-season record: 10-6, No. 6 seed in the NFC
Skinny: The overtime road win at Kansas City turns out to be huge because it makes the final run much more manageable for the Buccaneers. Ball security in the backfield gets much better, and Jeff Garcia does his thing in the second half, pulling two critical wins out of the four-game stretch against New Orleans, Carolina, Atlanta and San Diego.

3. Atlanta Falcons
Final regular-season record: 8-8, no postseason
Skinny: Three losses in the buzzsaw, four-game stretch of Carolina, San Diego, New Orleans and Tampa Bay put the breaks on a playoff run. Matt Ryan struggles as Tampa Bay and Carolina see him for a second time and teams begin to figure out how to pressure him.

4. New Orleans
Final regular-season record: 7-9, no postseason
Skinny: The emotion of the win over San Diego doesn't hold up under the weight of five road games, middle-of-the-pack defense and a generally brutal schedule down the stretch. The Saints score the most points in the NFC South for the third straight year but have nothing to show for it, as the defensive strength of Tampa and Carolina keeps them far out front.

NFC West

1. Arizona Cardinals
Final regular-season record: 11-5, No. 3 seed in the NFC
Skinny: The Cardinals gain some second-half momentum with a relatively easy schedule, including only three road games. The running game picks up steam with Tim Hightower carrying the load. Arizona opens some eyes as a serious contender by cracking the west-to-east jinx and winning a wintry game in New England on Dec. 21. Kurt Warner starts pushing hard for a two-year contract extension.

2. Seattle Seahawks
Final regular-season record: 5-11, no postseason
Skinny: Matt Hasselbeck comes back in mid-November, just in time for the tough four-game stretch of Arizona, Washington, Dallas and New England. It's too late, but the Seahawks win three more and put up a far better fight in the second half than the first, even managing a late-season win over New England.

3. St. Louis Rams
Final regular-season record: 5-11, no postseason
Skinny: A blowout road loss against the Jets to start the second half of the season officially takes all the air out of Jim Haslett's regime. Not even four home games in the final six can get this team back on track. Steven Jackson chafes under Haslett's practice-to-play demands down the stretch, and the Rams start looking for another head coach.

4. San Francisco 49ers
Final regular-season record: 4-12, no postseason
Skinny: Mike Singletary finally gets his first win at home against St. Louis, but falls victim to a tough schedule through the rest of the second half. Five road games in the second half - two to the East Coast - are just too much for a team that was never that mentally strong.

Matt Jones responds to Joey's comments..

BamaPhinzFan — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:17:29 -0000

Joey Porter loves him some Joey Porter. And while it might seem that he's been especially loquacious this season now that the Dolphins are 4-4 and he's leading the league in sacks ... well, that's probably pretty accurate. Miami was 1-15 last year; even if Porter was flapping his gums, nobody was listening.

Not the case in 2008; Mr. Peezy has already proclaimed Brandon Marshall "soft," and wondered why Matt Jones, arrested for cocaine possession earlier this year, has yet to be punished by the league.

Marshall responded to Porter on Tuesday, and Jones took time out from not getting suspended to respond today.

"I don't even know why he's even thinking about me," Jones said. "I mean, maybe he likes other men and sits up and thinks about stuff, so I don't know. ... Is Joey Porter the commissioner? Then why would I even worry about it?"

All fair questions, particularly the first one. Why Porter cares about Jones is something of a mystery, since the Dolphins don't face the Jags this season, and more importantly, most people in the league don't even know who Jones is. I take Porter's point, though -- that the league is quick to fine him $20,000 for criticizing officials but sanctions for other, often more serious offenses seem arbitrary.

It appears that way, Joey, because that's exactly what's happening. But don't bring Matt into this, it's a buzzkill, frankly.

Jet's fans are stupid...

BamaPhinzFan — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:04:37 -0000

Brett Favre is on pace for:

30 TDs
24 INTs
3624 Yards
88 QB Rating

I predict:

31 TDs
19 INTs
3300 Yards
91 QB Rating.

Not as good as last year, but a far cry from his 05 and 06 seasons that people were predicting he would play as.

Better than Pennington anyways.

He thinks Brett is better than Pennington who has a near identical completion %, and a little more yards, with less turnovers than TDs because of a strong running game in the redzone, over a guy who had 6 TDs in one fluke game who has thrown 12 INTs and fumbled 7 times (2 lost).

Here's what Pennington is on pace for :

14 TDs
8 INTs
3982 Yards
95.2 QB rating

He may end up with two times as many touchdowns, but he also ends up with three times as many picks too..