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James' Football Blog December 2005 Archive

By James Alder, About.com Guide to Football

Minnesota's Maroney Skipping Senior Season

Friday December 30, 2005
Minnesota running back Laurence Maroney is the latest underclassmen to make public his intentions to turn pro. His announcement came Friday after the Golden Gophers' 34-31 loss to Virginia ... Read More

Saints Moving Back to Louisiana

Friday December 30, 2005
After meeting with NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue Friday to discuss the future of the New Orleans Saints, club owner Tom Benson forwarded a memo to all players, coaches, and staff ... Read More

Winds of Change Beginning to Blow

Wednesday December 28, 2005
The NFL is a cut-throat business and a what-have-you-done-for-me-lately league. One day you're celebrating the holidays with family and friends. The next, you're out of a job. ... Read More

There's No Place Like Home... for a Road Game

Tuesday December 27, 2005
It seems like ancient history now, but when the NFL moved the week-two game between the New Orleans Saints and New York Giants to the New Jersey Meadowlands, I mentioned ... Read More

Williams Tunes up for NFL

Monday December 26, 2005
With all the talk about USC tailback Reggie Bush, it seems at times DeAngelo Williams of Memphis gets lost in the shuffle. Monday, at the Motor City Bowl, Williams ... Read More

Off the Beaten Path

Friday December 23, 2005
By now, most of us have heard plenty about the abilities of Matt Leinart and Reggie Bush, and we've all speculated on the probability of Vince Young turning pro a ... Read More

Dungy's 18-Year-Old Son Found Dead

Thursday December 22, 2005
On Sunday, Indianapolis Colts head coach Tony Dungy faced the disappointment of his team's first loss of the season after starting 13-0. But any pain suffered from that loss ... Read More

2006 Pro Bowl Rosters Released

Wednesday December 21, 2005
The rosters for the 2006 Pro Bowl were announced Wednesday, and not surprisingly, the 13-1 Colts lead all teams with seven players. The trio of QB Peyton Manning, RB ... Read More

Writing on the Wall?

Tuesday December 20, 2005
After Monday night's 48-3 dismantling at the hands of the less-than-intimidating Baltimore Ravens, the Green Bay Packers and future Hall of Famer Brett Favre find themselves in unfamiliar territory at ... Read More

Colts Lose, Texans Win, Mock Draft Updated

Monday December 19, 2005
Obviously the big story over the weekend was the first loss of the season by the Indianapolis Colts. Which means once again, the boys in South Florida can pop ... Read More

Why Donovan?

Friday December 16, 2005
What is it about Donovan McNabb? All the guy does (when healthy) is consistently lead his team deep into the playoffs, make annual appearances at the Pro Bowl, and ... Read More

Extra Points

Thursday December 15, 2005
With three weeks to go in the NFL's regular season, just two playoff spots have been locked up, and we have 16 teams fighting it out for the final 10 ... Read More

Brooks Rips Benson

Wednesday December 14, 2005
It appears New Orleans Saints quarterback Aaron Brooks is doing everything he can to grease the skids out of New Orleans or San Antonio... or wherever it is the ... Read More

Texans Taking a Dive?

Tuesday December 13, 2005
I'm not normally one who readily subscribes to conspiracy theories, but I'm beginning to rethink my position as it pertains to the Houston Texans. Following the second of the ... Read More

Bush Wins 2005 Heisman

Sunday December 11, 2005
It came as no surprise Saturday at the Nokia Theater in New York, or anywhere else for that matter, when the name of USC tailback Reggie Bush was announced as ... Read More

Underclassman Update (Defense)

Friday December 9, 2005
Wednesday we touched on the decisions facing many of the top underclassmen on the offensive side of the ball, so now it's time to discuss the potential of the top ... Read More

College Football Awards Roll In

Thursday December 8, 2005
On Thursday, multiple college football award winners were announced as well as the finalists for this year's Heisman Trophy, which includes just three players this year. Running back Reggie ... Read More

Extra Points

Thursday December 8, 2005
Best known as defensive coordinator of the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1972-77, Bud Carson helped build a defensive unit that would become known as "The Steel Curtain", one of the greatest ... Read More

Underclassman Update (Offense)

Wednesday December 7, 2005
Now that the college football regular season is over and the Bowl season has yet to start, I'd like to take a look at the intentions of many key underclassmen ... Read More

Saints Stacking the Deck II

Monday December 5, 2005
In follow-up to Friday's report (see below) that the New Orleans Saints appear to be underhandedly doing all they can to make the sale of tickets more favorable in San ... Read More

'Friend' Confirms Irvin's Story

Sunday December 4, 2005
When Michael Irvin was arrested last week and allegedly found to be in possession of drug paraphernalia, he told police the pipe recovered from his vehicle belonged to his brother. ... Read More

Congress Looking Into BCS System Again

Saturday December 3, 2005
In 2003, the United States Senate probed allegations that the BCS system, used in Division I-A college football to help determine a champion, was unfair to smaller schools. On ... Read More

Saints Stacking the Deck for San Antonio?

Friday December 2, 2005
Owner Tom Benson has made little secret of the fact that he would like to move the New Orleans Saints' base of operation to San Antonio permanently, but as ... Read More

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