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James' Football Blog October 2005 Archive

By James Alder, About.com Guide to Football since 2000

Extra Points

Monday October 31, 2005
Heartwarming story of the year... New England Patriots linebacker Teddy Bruschi completed an incredible comeback from the stroke he suffered less than nine months ago by seeing his first ... Read More

White, Aikman Headline 2006 Nominees

Friday October 28, 2005
The Pro Football Hall of Fame has released the preliminary list of nominees for induction in 2006, and the list is headlined by defensive end Reggie White and quarterback Troy ... Read More

Wellington T. Mara (1916-2005)

Wednesday October 26, 2005
Wellington Mara became involved with the New York Giants on the day his father, Tim, bought the team in 1925, and he continued to serve in many capacities over the ... Read More

Extra Points

Wednesday October 26, 2005
A couple weeks ago... Saints head coach Jim Haslett was fined $20,000 for criticizing the officiating in one of his team's losing efforts. Last week, Patriots offensive lineman Logan ... Read More

Power Rankings Updated

Tuesday October 25, 2005
The Indianapolis Colts, as expected, knocked off the winless Houston Texans to move to a perfect 7-0, so obviously they hold on to the top slot in the About Football ... Read More

Play "Who Am I?"

Sunday October 23, 2005
*About Football features a former NFL star and asks, "Who Am I?" Despite being selected as an offensive lineman in the third round of the 1968 AFL/NFL Draft, I starred for ... Read More

Extra Points

Friday October 21, 2005
On a day when New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson released a statement saying he hasn't made any plans to move his team to San Antonio, Tom Orsborn of the ... Read More

Attempts to Steal Saints Shameful

Friday October 21, 2005
After decades in Cleveland, Art Modell broke the hearts of fans by moving the city's beloved Browns to Baltimore. He left the team's history, colors, name and uniforms at ... Read More

Extra Points

Thursday October 20, 2005
Fantasy owners be aware... the game between the Miami Dolphins and the Kansas City Chiefs has been moved up to Friday night to beat Hurricane Wilma's arrival in Florida. ... Read More

Trades Put a Twist on QB Situations

Wednesday October 19, 2005
On Tuesday, there were several quarterbacks who changed locales and put an interesting twist on the QB situations with their new teams. The first deal involved Tim Rattay, who ... Read More

Where's Daunte?

Tuesday October 18, 2005
Daunte Culpepper is coming off a 2004 season in which he produced MVP-type numbers. In fact, he put together one of the greatest seasons for any quarterback in NFL ... Read More

Extra Points

Tuesday October 18, 2005
According to the Detroit Free Press, it may no longer be a case of 'if' Jeff Garcia will relieve the struggling Joey Harrington of starting QB duties, but more a ... Read More

Extra Points

Monday October 17, 2005
LaDainian Tomlinson continues to establish himself as arguably the best player in football. On Sunday, he tied an NFL record by scoring a touchdown in his 18th straight game. ... Read More

Extra Points

Wednesday October 12, 2005
That breeze you Cleveland folks felt Tuesday was a giant sigh of relief coming from Western Pennsylvania after Steelers' fans got good news on Big Ben's knee injury. The ... Read More

Pickin' & Power Rankings

Tuesday October 11, 2005
For the third week in a row, the Indianapolis Colts sit atop About Football's Power Rankings, however the Pittsburgh Steelers have moved back into the No. 2 slot as the ... Read More

2006 NFL Mock Draft

Monday October 10, 2005
USC quarterback Matt Leinart still holds the top spot in About Football's top-25 prospects for the 2006 NFL Draft, and he also looks to be the guy all the really ... Read More

Quick Hits

Monday October 10, 2005
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports Mike Martz is out indefinitely as head coach of the St. Louis Rams due to a bacterial infection of the heart. Martz was tested ... Read More

Draft Prospect Rankings Updated

Sunday October 9, 2005
If you're already looking forward to the 2006 NFL Draft, most likely your team is not off to a great start. It might be just a tad too early ... Read More

Blue Light Specials - Week 5

Saturday October 8, 2005
Ever find yourself in the position of needing to fill a starting role on your fantasy football team for just a week or two to cover for a player down ... Read More

Quick Hits

Friday October 7, 2005
The Green Bay Packers announced Thursday the signing of running back ReShard Lee. They also placed wide receiver Terrence Murphy on injured reserve. Sports Illustrated reports Kansas City Chiefs offensive ... Read More

Got Your Peeps?

Thursday October 6, 2005
Did you get your peeps lately? What are peeps you ask? To fantasy football writer Kevin Mowrer, peeps are short, concise looks at the box scores around the ... Read More

Thursday's Quick Hits

Thursday October 6, 2005
The St. Petersberg Times reports on the theft of nine Tampa Bay Buccaneers' game-day helmets, each worth $225, which apparently were stolen from the team's locker room at One Buccaneer ... Read More

Power Rankings Updated

Wednesday October 5, 2005
The Indianapolis Colts are clearly the early favorite because of the turnaround they've made on defense. And with the offense starting to warm up a little now, this team ... Read More

Pickin' & Grinin', Back by Popular Demand

Tuesday October 4, 2005
After a couple weeks on the shelf due to what was perceived as a lack of interest, we're bringing back our weekly NFL picks feature thanks to those of you ... Read More

Tuesday's Quick Hits

Tuesday October 4, 2005
Sean Jensen of The St. Paul Pioneer Press reports that Vikings coach Mike Tice contemplated resigning after the team's 30-10 loss to the Falcons. However, chances are new owner ... Read More

Get Your Own Damn Beer, I'm Watching the Game

Monday October 3, 2005
At About Football, we offer a bare-bones look at the game for beginners, but Holly Robinson Peete, wife of former NFL quarterback Rodney Peete, takes it one step further by ... Read More

Monday's Quick Hits

Monday October 3, 2005
Jay Glazer of Fox Sports reports that Oakland Raiders wide receiver Randy Moss has hired attorney David Cornwell in attempt to stay out of stage one of the NFL's substance ... Read More

Weekend Quick Hits

Sunday October 2, 2005
Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick left Sunday's game against the Minnesota Vikings with a sprained right knee ligament, but it doesn't appear to be a serious injury. The Manning brothers ... Read More

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