Week 1: Sleepers of the Week

These lesser-known players deserve to start this week due to matchup or other circumstances. This week’s picks include Alex Smith, Matthew Stafford, Jerome Harrison, Darren McFadden, and Malcom Floyd.
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Wes Welker doesn’t ‘feel the same’

After a long off-season of rehabilitation, New England Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker is returning for the 2010 season after shredding his knee. Although Welker plans on playing in Week 1, he doesn’t believe he’s back to 100 percent. “I still feel like I’m a long ways off from that personally,” Welker said. “People say [...]

Ahmad Bradshaw is the Giants’ starting RB and Brandon Jacobs is not pleased

If you watched the New York Giants during the preseason, it’s obvious whom their best running back was. Ahmad Bradshaw was just better than Brandon Jacobs. Better at getting through the hole, better at receiving, better at creating big plays. Overall, he was much more productive. So he started the Giants’ final preseason game Thursday [...]

Browns’ Montario Hardesty hurt yet again

It seems to be fate. Cleveland Browns running back Montario Hardesty endured injuries throughout his time at the University of Tennessee. He’s undergone surgeries on both knees, including an ACL operation in 2005. Then the rookie suffered a twisted knee and bone bruise just before the start of his first NFL training camp, which sidelined [...]

Zach Miller and Jason Campbell continuing to build strong chemistry

It seems that the chemistry that was developing rather rapidly earlier between Oakland Raiders’ Jason Campbell and Zach Miller in the preseason has continued to strengthen through each and every snap taken as opening day draws closer. Even Oakland’s coach, Tom Cable, has noticed. “There’s a comfort level there with both of them, whether it [...]

Cardinals’ Beanie Wells hurts knee

Arizona Cardinals running back Beanie Wells probably wanted to see more than two carries Thursday night, but that’s all he got after injuring his knee. He suffered the injury after his second carry and came out of the game one play later. According to Darren Urban of the Cardinals’ official Web site, Wells’ upper shin [...]

Report: Raiders’ Michael Bush expected to miss 4-to-6 weeks

When Oakland Raiders running back Michael Bush fractured a thumb during a preseason game Saturday, no one really pushed the panic button. At worst, Bush seemed to be questionable for week one. Well, apparently Jerry McDonald of The Oakland Tribune has done some research and he thinks the Raiders will be without Bush for at [...]

Source: Steelers’ Byron Leftwich has a torn MCL

Looks like the guessing game of who will be the Pittsburgh Steelers’ week one starting quarterback won’t take a genius to solve. An agency that represents Steelers quarterback Byron Leftwich posted on its Twitter account Thursday night that the QB tore his left MCL during the team’s preseason game versus Carolina.
Profootballtalk.com contacted a separate source [...]

Houshmandzadeh may not fit as Seahawk!

Last year T.J. Houshmandzadeh lead all Seattle Seahawks receivers, yet former NFL quarterback Brock Huard speculated on ESPN 710 AM that Houshmandzadeh may no longer be the ‘fit’ that the Seahawks need, as reported by Danny O’Neil of The Seattle Times.
Ideally, Houshmandzadeh is a slot receiver, and apparently, if he doesn’t ‘buy into that role’, [...]

Vernon Davis and Michael Crabtree fight at practice

The San Francisco 49ers have revised their brand under head coach Mike Singletary. A team once known for the the grace, finesse and timing of the most efficient West Coast offense in the NFL has now become a model for blue collar work ethic, power and force both on offense and defense. When Vernon Davis [...]

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