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Patriots | Rob Gronkowski undergoes surgery Mon Feb 25, 06:34 PM

Yardpenalty.com — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:49:03 -0000

According to subscribers.footballguys.com, "New England Patriots TE Rob Gronkowski (forearm) underwent surgery last week for an infection in the same forearm he broke in the playoffs. The infection was caught early enough that he likely will not miss extended time. Gronkowski is expected to be ready for training camp."

Patriot fans started out the earlier part of this week panicking about free agency and then there was news of Tom Brady's insanely generous contract signing that could likely knock out the most of our offseason woes. But then again... with our free agents likely to hit the FA market soon, there is always something for us to worry about..I'm not even talking about Wes Welkah.

In 2012, Gronk's broken forearm was an absolute nightmare and it may carry over into next season. Let's hope that yet another surgery will put an end to Gronk's injury run so the Pats can get back to what they do best....take a shot at yet another Superbowl run.

According to subscribers.footballguys.com, "New England Patriots TE Rob Gronkowski (forearm) underwent surgery last week for an infection in the same forearm he broke in the playoffs. The infection was caught early enough that he likely will not miss extended time. Gronkowski is expected to be ready for training camp."

Virtual Tailgating

Yardpenalty.com — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 20:25:24 -0000

It has been a week of unfulfilled duties and overlooked responsibilities on my part, which is probably due to the hours spent conversing and reading reviews and articles hoping that it will help the time pass and it is suddenly gameday. Thankfully we have the Pulpit because I don't know what we would have done? That time is finally upon us, we have run out of things to do and the last hurdle is three hours until kickoff. As fans, we have left no stone unturned. Who cares about the early game, just to root for Atlanta with the least amount of enthusiasm as possible as it becomes just a time passing mechanism? This is the time of year when my laptop gets shut off and me and my father have our eyes glued to cbs because we are very aware that we are about to witness, once again, something very special that we will remember the rest of our lives. So what better to do beforehand than tailgate during the meaningless game?

Kruger during his stint at U of Utah

Yardpenalty.com — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 06:39:53 -0000

Kruger during his stint at U of Utah

One tough cookie!

A Must watch for Patriots fans! Matt Light Hosting w/Brady, VW, and more

Yardpenalty.com — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 16:36:54 -0000

A Must watch for Patriots fans! Matt Light Hosting w/Brady, VW, and more

Sergio Brown to the Indianapolis Colts

Yardpenalty.com — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 16:57:47 -0000

Sergio Brown to the Indianapolis Colts

New England Patriots Set To Activate Daniel Fells

Yardpenalty.com — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 19:49:04 -0000

New England Patriots Set To Activate Daniel Fells

Ex-Patriot OL Rich Ohrnberger signed by the Arizona Cardinals

Yardpenalty.com — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 02:18:40 -0000

Cardinals | Richard Ohrnberger signed Wed Aug 1, 11:29 AM

The Arizona Cardinals announced Wednesday, Aug. 1, that they have signed free-agent OG Richard Ohrnberger (Patriots). Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Cardinals | Richard Ohrnberger signed Wed Aug 1, 11:29 AM The Arizona Cardinals announced Wednesday, Aug. 1, that they have signed free-agent OG Richard Ohrnberger (Patriots). Terms of the deal were not disclosed.I am personally pleased to see him find work as his personality was a favorite among fellow Patriot Gronko. As I expressed before,I love his twitter posts.

Addai reportedly quits, Pats release the former Colts RB!

Yardpenalty.com — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 19:16:06 -0000

Addai reportedly quits, Pats release the former Colts RB!

Personally I am relieved that he is no longer on the team. I predicted him being inactive by week 6. I guess my wish cam true a bit earlier!

Tom Brady aka the candy man.

Yardpenalty.com — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 17:38:33 -0000

Tom Brady aka the candy man.

Marky Mark has a friendly visit from our QB and his wife says he can no longer have a SB party

Yardpenalty.com — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 01:20:11 -0000

Marky Mark has a friendly visit from our QB and his wife says he can no longer have a SB party

Life without Wes is not the life I want to live on Sundays.

Yardpenalty.com — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 02:46:50 -0000

Life without Wes is not the life I want to live on Sundays.

Patriots sign TE Jake Ballard off waivers!

Yardpenalty.com — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 02:43:20 -0000

According to the Associated Press Jake Ballard was claimed off waivers by our New England Patriots.
I think we could all agree that this signing is great for us considering Ballard is only 24 and brings another big bodied and able TE to the roster, but what does it mean?

Was this just a can't pass up opportunity that is also a nice addition that gives us some added perspective on the Giants playbook? Does this mean anything about the future of Aaron Hernandez after 2013? What about Scaife and Fells?? Is it safe to assume Bo Scaife will not make the roster? Maybe this was to take some of the pressure off of H-Bomb and Gronko or maybe we will see more of H-Bomb in a utility role at WR/RB/TE? All in all I would say this is just another victory for us! Discuss...

Poll

What scenario is most likely to happen due to the Ballard signing?

Bo Scaife gets cut

59 votes

Jake Ballard gets cut

4 votes

Daniel Fells gets cut

1 votes

Aaron Hernandez gets extension before next season

18 votes

Aaron Hernandez gets traded at end of season

8 votes

Aaron Hernandez gets re-signed period

19 votes

Aaron Hernandez isn't a Patriot after his contract is up :-(

7 votes

116 votes | Poll has closed

Patriots Promote Matt Patricia to Defensive Coordinator, Hire Steve Belichick As Coaching Assistant

Yardpenalty.com — Mon, 14 May 2012 05:15:44 -0000

Patriots Promote Matt Patricia to Defensive Coordinator, Hire Steve Belichick As Coaching Assistant

How cool is this!

Hightower NE Patriots

Yardpenalty.com — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 02:53:17 -0000

Hightower NE Patriots

Needs an attorney call the Lawfirm, need a RB call the Lawfirm!

Yardpenalty.com — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 20:32:33 -0000

According to the The Footballguys web site Lawfirm will return to NE if he can't find what he's looking for. If there is one positive thing about the FA Position Value is that RB doesn't seem to be carrying much weight on the market. Give us the "Lawfirm" or give us death...

PLEASE Follow Rich Ohrnberger on twitter, you won't be dissapointed I promise!

Yardpenalty.com — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:47:27 -0000

PLEASE Follow Rich Ohrnberger on twitter, you won't be dissapointed I promise!

Even our cheerleaders are #1 in 2011-12!

Yardpenalty.com — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 02:24:05 -0000

Even our cheerleaders are #1 in 2011-12!

Broncos fans fired up; Patriot's fans not so much

Yardpenalty.com — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:09:16 -0000

Broncos fans fired up; Patriot's fans not so much

We cant have this peeps. Not now, not at the game, not ever! I am ready for the game thread!

Crennel retained as Head Coach of Chiefs

Yardpenalty.com — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 22:28:25 -0000

Crennel retained as Head Coach of Chiefs

This is the right move for our little brother. I'm glad to see Romeo get his due especially after the job he's done for many years.

Fantasy Football Championship Week It has been a crazy year for fantasy football, especially for...

Yardpenalty.com — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 23:18:26 -0000

Fantasy Football Championship Week

It has been a crazy year for fantasy football, especially for me. As you can see, I have lost more than half of my starters to injury and Fred Davis to suspension who was my starting TE after week 1. Somehow I made it to the championship of my 9th annual 16-team PPR league with this broken team. I wasn't fortunate to get Brady, Gronko,A-Herndo, or Wes as I would have liked, but I have Ridley, Woodhead, Gostkowski, and our defense.

I know this is Pulpiteer country, but I wanted to share to you this:
I will be starting Danny Woodhead and probably the only person to do so in the entire country. When he scores this weekend please feel free to think of me pulling on the cash register CHa-Ching!

Brady's allegations?

Yardpenalty.com — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 02:35:52 -0000

Brady's allegations?

Brady accused of throwing the retirees under the bus. I find that hard to believe considering his history of generosity and humility towards other players. He probably did what he had to do and they take aim at the biggest target. Next we will be looking for Tom Terrific to come up with a solution for the economic recession.

46th President of the United States

Yardpenalty.com — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 02:35:00 -0000

46th President of the United States

ESPNE Sports Science with Nate Solder on now!

Yardpenalty.com — Sat, 07 May 2011 18:47:10 -0000

watch it it is awesome!!Nate I was borb to be a Solder!

watch it it is awesome!!Nate I was borb to be a Solder!It is awesome! Watch it!

Randy worthy of second chances?

Yardpenalty.com — Sat, 07 May 2011 18:20:10 -0000

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I believe so.... According to The National Post the Titans have no plans of re-signing the freak and why should they? I have always loved Randy more than he has disappointed me and that is because of one thing. He wears his heart on his sleeve similar to Brett Favre. I love that!I am not going to sit here and bash him for his on/off performance on his terms because we all know too much about that topic.

Have you ever had something that you truly loved taken away from you? Randy has and without football he is 'the man with no name'. Well Randy has had plenty of time under the hood to make an official review of his own lack of appreciation for what the New England Patriots sacrificed to keep him a football player. After further review Randy Moss and his love of the game will not be overturned.

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Will Mccluster be the first player labeled as a wr/rb in yahoo fantasy football settings? I sure...

Yardpenalty.com — Thu, 13 May 2010 14:01:56 -0000

Will Mccluster be the first player labeled as a wr/rb in yahoo fantasy football settings? I sure hope so. Mccluster has too much talent, but not enough facetime to be your starting rb, but he was also drafted to play slot for KC.

Who to sit\start week 2 PPR

Yardpenalty.com — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 04:07:34 -0000

Summary week 1: Well I enjoyed an excellent week 1 with a moral win along with a 1-0 record. Scoring more than any team besides alah Drew Brees. Not only did I make a bad decision by benching Hester and Harvin for Laurent Robinson, I still managed to win by 40 points. Now lets talk a little about week 1's surprises and what to expect from here on out.

Winners: Saints offense, All-Day, Reggie Wayne, Randy Moss, Eagles Defense, Ben Watson, Willis McGahee, Tim Hightower, Tom Brady, Santonio Holmes, Tony Romo, Hassleback and Patrick Crayton. (Sorry if I missed a few)

Losers: The Referees 1st and foremost, Pretty much all starting Rbs, Jay Cutler, Ravens Defense, Philip Rivers, Kurt Warner, Anthony Gonzalez (don't say I didn't tell you so), Matt Shaub, Andre Johnson, and plenty of others; including the injury to Mcnabb, which should have been a suspension.

Bad Weather forecast: It seems that every year many players have exceptionally bad first weeks, so don't get too discouraged with some of your underachievers. Although I would be concerned if you have anyone on Carolina, they are definitely in trouble at the QB position, which will effect the entire offense. The PT cruiser might lose his starting position to Mike Bell and Reggie is still fumbling. LT looks like he just might be running on low fuel, and even Kurt Warner is smelling fumes, which has to be disheartening for fantasy owners that have invested in the Cardinals offense. I think the teams that are in trouble are the ones that drafted RB,RB in the first two rounds because like I said before the season started it will be the year of the QB. I am just not sold on your top pick being an RB unless you can land one of the big 5 or even 3. I hope you didn't reach for McFadden too high either because him and Ray Rice will lose alot of carries and TD's to their backups. If I am wrong then you can my advice is as mediocre as the Fantasy experts at Yahoo, but I don't see it.

Blue Sky forecast: You have to be feeling pretty good about your team if you have one of the top 5 QB's with the exception of Hassleback (wouldn't read too much into whooping STL), and if your team has a solid wide receiver core, or one your players is playing the Lions. If you are in a league that has Ben Watson or Dustin Keller on the waiver wire, I would suggest you pick one of them up. It is clear that Brady will make Mr. Watson a Pro-Bowl TE once again now that Tony Gonzalez is in the NFC. If you are looking to pick up or start a Def. Green Bay, Phili, or NYJ will produce all season long.

Throughout the week please ask questions about who to sit and start and we can share our thoughts as the week closes in on Week 2 of the NFL.

How's the Browns Secondary?

Yardpenalty.com — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 05:37:43 -0000

I have a fantasy football team and I am thinking about starting the browns against Favre. You guys are the experts on the Dawgs so how do you think their defense and special teams is compared to Green Bay's against the Bears? I get points for Return and Punt yards, which I love Joshua Cribbs and I know you do too. On a secondary standpoint who is your studs and who is your duds? I also have Percy Harvin who will be playing the slot and was wondering if you guys have anybody that can cover him? What do you guys think from the Dawg Pound?

Seymour to Retire!

Yardpenalty.com — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 03:28:02 -0000

I heard this from a guy on yahoo Blog headlined "Seymour still no-show", if that is true do we still get the 1st rounder? Anyone else hear anything?

BREAKING NEWS: ALAMEDA, Calif. (Oakland Tribune) 8:15PM PDT— Richard Seymour has announced his retirement. Calls to Oakland Raiders head coach Tom Cable were not answered. More information to follow.

Below is the earlier article from the AP:

Seymour, a five-time Pro Bowl defensive end, was acquired from the Patriots on Sunday in exchange for Oakland’s first-round draft pick in 2011. The move was on the NFL’s official transactions list and Seymour is on the Raiders’ roster on their Web site. “I don’t want to comment about anything of that until we have something that’s done and concrete,” Cable said.

Patriots coach Bill Belichick also refused to talk about Seymour and the trade during his daily meeting with the media.

I heard this from a guy on yahoo Blog headlined "Seymour still no-show", if that is true do we still get the 1st rounder? Anyone else hear anything?

BREAKING NEWS: ALAMEDA, Calif. (Oakland Tribune) 8:15PM PDT— Richard Seymour has announced his retirement. Calls to Oakland Raiders head coach Tom Cable were not answered. More information to follow.

Below is the earlier article from the AP:

Seymour, a five-time Pro Bowl defensive end, was acquired from the Patriots on Sunday in exchange for Oakland’s first-round draft pick in 2011. The move was on the NFL’s official transactions list and Seymour is on the Raiders’ roster on their Web site. “I don’t want to comment about anything of that until we have something that’s done and concrete,” Cable said.

Patriots coach Bill Belichick also refused to talk about Seymour and the trade during his daily meeting with the media.

Sleeper picks! Week 1

Yardpenalty.com — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:23:57 -0000

Ok this is not actually about sleeper picks, but I had to grab your attention. We need to have a post that is specifically for advice for weekly matchups every week. Alot of people have to make decisions on a weekly basis and I am the first one to ask for your help!

Percy Harvin @ Cleveland or Devin Hester @ GB against Charles Woodson and Al Harris

* I get 1pt for every 25yards KR/PR and 1 pt per reception 1 pt per 10yrds

Harvin - Pros- Brett Favre has to fire it to someone and Harvin will be doing KR duties

Cons- He might need a couple of weeks to get comfortable at the NFL level

Cleveland has pretty good pass defense and poor Run Def ALL-DAY might very well be all day.

Hester - Pros- He will be #1 receiver on depth chart and Chicago will have to pass if they fall behind GB

He will get PR duties I am not sure about KR, will GB ever have to punt?

Very fast could burn veteran DB's

Cons- Last year against GB 2 catches for 12 yards against Woodson/Harris

If bumped at line could be in for another 2 for 12 yard day. Dont see double with Forte out there.

Who would you pick?

Note* anyone who has a chance to use New Orleans for a DEF this week should, Stafford is bound to throw a pick 6. Most rookies do their 1st game!

Percy Harvin @ Cleveland or Devin Hester @ GB against Charles Woodson and Al Harris

* I get 1pt for every 25yards KR/PR and 1 pt per reception 1 pt per 10yrds

Harvin - Pros- Brett Favre has to fire it to someone and Harvin will be doing KR duties

Cons- He might need a couple of weeks to get comfortable at the NFL level

Cleveland has pretty good pass defense and poor Run Def ALL-DAY might very well be all day.

Hester - Pros- He will be #1 receiver on depth chart and Chicago will have to pass if they fall behind GB

He will get PR duties I am not sure about KR, will GB ever have to punt?

Very fast could burn veteran DB's

Cons- Last year against GB 2 catches for 12 yards against Woodson/Harris

If bumped at line could be in for another 2 for 12 yard day. Dont see double with Forte out there.

Who would you pick?

Note* anyone who has a chance to use New Orleans for a DEF this week should, Stafford is bound to throw a pick 6. Most rookies do their 1st game!

RB secret in PPR League

Yardpenalty.com — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 18:11:06 -0000

Here is the rankings for total points in a PPR league with return pts from last season. This proof along with the extra 100 carries Leon Washington is supposed to endure this season is reason to jump on him for your 2nd RB position in a 12-16 team league format. Not to mention, Marshal Faulk said, he reminds him of Barry Sanders. If you are a person who likes to draft a TOP WR or QB in the first 3 rounds this is reason to hop on the Leon Train! Sorry to let the cat out of the bag, I just don't want to have to say I told you so!

Player Rank Proj. PTS 08-09

Matt Forte (Chi - RB)	4	7	383.50
DeAngelo Williams (Car - RB)	6	1	375.85
Michael Turner (Atl - RB)	2	3	372.00
Adrian Peterson (Min - RB)	1	9	352.89
LaDainian Tomlinson (SD - RB)	7	12	350.60
Thomas Jones (NYJ - RB)	39	10	348.40
Maurice Jones-Drew (Jac - RB)	3	17	344.15
Steve Slaton (Hou - RB)	14	13	338.90
Clinton Portis (Was - RB)	13	18	332.00
Brian Westbrook (Phi - RB)	5	19	328.05
Chris Johnson (Ten - RB)	12	22	313.23
Marshawn Lynch (Buf - RB) NA	45	29	295.10
Marion Barber (Dal - RB)	19	37	289.70
Frank Gore (SF - RB)	10	31	287.90
Steven Jackson (StL - RB)	9	32	287.35
Kevin Smith (Det - RB)	31	42	270.70
Ronnie Brown (Mia - RB)	26	35	269.89
Brandon Jacobs (NYG - RB)	11	23	261.25
Leon Washington (NYJ - RB)	133	80	259.66
Pierre Thomas (NO - RB)	24	50	255.87
Ryan Grant (GB - RB)	29	56	251.90
Le'Ron McClain (Bal - RB)	82	47	243.50

Player Rank Proj. PTS 08-09

Matt Forte (Chi - RB)	4	7	383.50
DeAngelo Williams (Car - RB)	6	1	375.85
Michael Turner (Atl - RB)	2	3	372.00
Adrian Peterson (Min - RB)	1	9	352.89
LaDainian Tomlinson (SD - RB)	7	12	350.60
Thomas Jones (NYJ - RB)	39	10	348.40
Maurice Jones-Drew (Jac - RB)	3	17	344.15
Steve Slaton (Hou - RB)	14	13	338.90
Clinton Portis (Was - RB)	13	18	332.00
Brian Westbrook (Phi - RB)	5	19	328.05
Chris Johnson (Ten - RB)	12	22	313.23
Marshawn Lynch (Buf - RB) NA	45	29	295.10
Marion Barber (Dal - RB)	19	37	289.70
Frank Gore (SF - RB)	10	31	287.90
Steven Jackson (StL - RB)	9	32	287.35
Kevin Smith (Det - RB)	31	42	270.70
Ronnie Brown (Mia - RB)	26	35	269.89
Brandon Jacobs (NYG - RB)	11	23	261.25
Leon Washington (NYJ - RB)	133	80	259.66
Pierre Thomas (NO - RB)	24	50	255.87
Ryan Grant (GB - RB)	29	56	251.90
Le'Ron McClain (Bal - RB)	82	47	243.50