Ponder > Mcnabb
After starting 1-5, and only leading the Vikings to three points in the first half of last Sunday nights Vikings versus Bears game. Quarterback Donavan McNabb was benched for first round draft pick Christian Ponder. Ponder came in the second half, and surprisingly played well going 9/17 for 99 yards including an 8 yard scramble for a first down. The game was out of reach by halftime anyway, so coach Leslie Frazier decided to give the rookie a shot, and on Monday morning Leslie Frazier announced that Christain Ponder would be the starting Quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. However Ponder doesn't start out easy he will go up against the defending champion Green Bay Packers, who are the only unbeaten left in the NFL. As for McNabb this will mark the second year in a row he has been benched because of poor play. Over the past two years McNabb has gone 6-13 in the games he has started. So does this mark the end of the road for Donavan McNabb? were not sure, but Donavan says he sill has a lot of football left in him he just doesn't know where.
Tebow Time!
Probably the most exciting QB change of the week is Tim Tebow getting the start Vs the Miami Dolphins on Sunday. Coach John Fox named Tebow the starter last Tuesday coming off the Broncos 29-24 loss to the San Diego Chargers. Tebow played the second half of Sundays game, and provided a spark of offense that the Broncos needed. Going 4-10 for 79 yards Tebow passed for a score, rushed for a score, and almost hooked up with reciever Matt Willis in the back of the endzone for the game winning Touchdown. All season long Bronco fans have been chanting Tebows name. Fans have even put up billboards around the city in Tebows support this is who they have wanted to start since day one. The Tebow era in Denver begins now. Can Tebow bring to the Broncos what Elway did back in the 90's? i dont think he has what it takes to be an elite quarterback in this league, but i think he has the potential to be better than Kyle Orton and lead the Broncos to the playoffs within the next couple of years.
Beck > Grossman....Well Beck=Grossman
Many thought John Beck was going to be the starter going into the 2011 NFL season that is untill Mike Shannahan changed his mind just weeks before the season started. Shannahan went with Rex Grossman to start the season saying "I'm going with whoever gives us the best chance to win." But really it was only a matter of time until "Bad Rex" showed up, and Shannahan was going to make the switch. Grossman threw four interceptions to the Eagles defense on Sunday all in the first half including three to one player. That marked Rex's 9th interception on the season, and Shannahan had seen enough. In this Week seven matchVs the Carolina Panthers John Beck will be under center for just his fifth career start. Beck was a second round draft pick by the Miami Dolphins in 2007, and played a role his rookie season when the Disastrous Dolphins went a whopping 1-15. Beck started four games that season losing all four of them throwing one touchdown pass to three interceptions with a 64.1 QB Rating. After witnessing his starts with the Dolphins, and witnessing Rex just play football in general. The Redskins don't have a QB on this roster that can lead them to the Superbowl or the Playoffs. Even though the Redskins are currently 3-2 i still can't see them doing any better than 6-10 this season no matter who their Quarterback is, and i can see Mike Shannahan trying to go back to Grossman later on in the season when John Beck is throwing just as many picks as players on the field. Maybe John Beck can prove me wrong and lead this team into the playoffs the season is far from over, and know one in this division has yet to eclipse three wins.
QB Change In Oakland
Jason Campbell is reportedly out for the season after breaking his Collarbone, and before Tuesday the Raiders next option was Kyle Boller. On Tuesday morning the Raiders traded for former Bengals Quarterback Carson Palmer who hasn't played football since the 2010 season, but at this point anything is better than Boller. Hue Jackson has called it "The best trade in football" and just one day after arriving in Oakland Palmer was expected to start Sunday against the division rival Chiefs. A lotof speculation surrounded this "reported" decision, but Head Coach Hue Jackson had announced to the press that he is in "No rush" to make a decision, and he hasn't made a final decision yet. As of yesterday evening reports are saying that their is a 95% chance that Palmer will be a no go on Sunday, and Kyle Boller will most likely get his first start since arriving in Oakland last year. This makes sense for the Raiders because Palmer hasn't taken an NFL snap since last season, and Kyle Boller knows this offense better than Palmer at the moment. You don't want to take a risk by throwing Palmer out there on Sunday who hasn't even taken a hit by an NFL Player since last year. AllsBoller isn't getting it done then i think you take the chance and put Palmer out there, and see what he can bring to the table. After Sundays game the Raiders have a bye week which will give Palmer a whole extra two weeks to get back into football shape, and prepare the Raiders to continue to compete for the division win.
With the Raiders planning on Carson Palmer being their QB of the future. What does this mean for Jason Campbell? He was off to a pretty good start with the Silver and Black, and now the Raiders have replaced him. With the additions of Palmer and Linebacker Aaron Curry the Raiders are now without a pick through the first four rounds in this years NFL Draft. Look for the Raiders to try and trade Campbell at the end of this season or during the NFL Draft, and try to regain some of their early round draft picks back. Campbell has proven he has starting potential in this league, and if the Raiders aren't going to need him next season why wouldn't they go out and try to get something for him.
Jackson A No Go
Charlie Whitehurst is expected to start this Sunday Vs the Cleveland Browns, but Whitehurst isn't filling in because Quarterback Tarvaris Jackson is playing poorly. Starter Tarvaris Jackson injured his Pectoral two weeks ago versus the New York Giants. Jackson didn't practice at all last week, and has been limited this week. Whitehurst has been with the Seahawks ever since last year when he came over from San Diego via trade. The Seahawks are just coming off their bye week at 2-3, and even though San Francisco is off to a hot start the NFC West is still anybody's division. Bradford Out With High Ankle Sprain
Excluding Carson Palmer and Kyle Boller Quarterback A.J. Feeley has the most experience as a starter out of this bunch. I know Feeley's last start was in 2007, but after going back and watching Feeley's last start (Click on the link at the end of the article to watch A.J. Feeley's last start in the NFL). I'm going to give the Rams about a 51% chance to win on Sunday versus a Dallas team who Just can't seem to find a way to close out games this season. I'm going out on a huge limb by saying this, and i know the Rams have the worst scoring offense in the NFL, but I'm going with the St. Louis Rams as my upset pick for week seven!
http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-highlights/09000d5d80487a28/NFL-GameDay-Eagles-vs-Patriots-highlights
Again it's only week seven in the NFL and we already have six new Quarterbacks taking snaps for their team. This marks the first time since 1999 that six Quarterback changes have came in one week. here are some other Quarterbacks i can see losing their jobs throughout the remainder of the season.
- Mark Sanchez (Jets)
- Matt Moore (Dolphins)
- Kevin Kolb (Cardinals)
- Sam Bradford (Rams)
Week 7: NFL Predictions
Washington @ Carolina: Cam Newton is putting up the numbers just not the wins. I think he gets his second here over the soon to be struggling John Beck. Panthers win 28-17
Seattle @ Cleveland: Despite Seattle's 2-1 record i think their a decent team, better than the Browns anyway. Seahawks win 24-14
Atlanta @ Detroit: This game to me will prove if the Lions are for real, and if the Falcons are flukes. I think this one nearly misses OT. Falcons win 27-21
Denver @ Miami: The Tim Tebow era begins, and he gets off to a good start. Meanwhile Brandon Marshall continues to lead the league in drops. Broncos win 27-24
San Diego @ New York Jets: Game of the week! It may be a little early for a Sanchez benching but i wont be surprised if he takes a seat in this one. Phillip Rivers throw for 300+ while Chargers win 30-17
Chicago Vs Tampa Bay @ Wimbley Stadium in London England: The Bucs have been playing really good football lately. Even on a nuetral Josh Freeman, Arrelious Benn, and Adrian Clayborne will all be factors in this game. Bucs win 15-7
Houston @ Tennessee: Game of the week! Houston looks to take over the AFC South with a win. I think they bounce back from their recent woes. Houston wins 20-17 (OT)
Pittsburgh @ Arizona: Kevin Kolb just hasn't settled in yet for Arizona, and I'm not sure if he ever will. Arizona's a great team they just haven't been the same since Kurt Warner left the team in 2008. Pittsburgh for real, just off to a slow start. Pitt wins it 28-13
Kansas City @ Oakland: Game of the Week! Carson Palmer probably wont start for the Raiders, but i think you can expect to see him at some point during the game. However the Chiefs have been on a hot streak lately Matt Cassel to Dwayne Bowe is a hot connection, but i think the Raiders win it 20-17 (OT)
St. Louis @ Dallas: UPSET ALERT! The Rams are probably the worst team in the league. But I look for A.J. Feeley to come out as aggresive as he did during his last start versus arguably the best team the NFL has ever seen. Rams win a close one 24-17
Green Bay @ Minnesota: I think even Minnesota know their not gonna win this one. They just want to see what first round draft pick Christian Ponder can bring to the table. Green Bay on top 35-14
SNF Indianapolis @ New Orleans: Peyton Manning is likely done for the year, and so far Curtis Painter isn't doing as bad as people expected. He hooks up for two TD's with WR Pierre Garcon and one TD with TE Dallas Clark, but they still fall 28-24
MNF Baltimore @ Jacksonville: Joe Flacco needs to get on the same page with his receiver & coordinator Cam Cameron. I Think he does a better job this game. Ravens win it 31-17
In Other News...
- Troy Polamalu was fined $10,000 by the NFL for talking on his cell phone after suffering a mild Concussion.
- Packers Linebacker A.J. Hawk was docked 10 grand over the weekend. for flipping the bird to what it looked like the Rams sideline.
- A statue of Hall of Fame Third Baseman Brooks Robinson has been reviled outside Oriole Park of Camden Yards.
- Due to the NBA Lockout NBA Players are planning a 6 game world tour.
- London Will be the host of today's Bears Vs Buccaneers game
- Former Chicago Bears Center and Current New Orleans Saints Center Olin Kruetz has decided to call it a career mid season. Saying that he just wasn't "feeling it" anymore and "I just know, it's not in my heart. I'm not going to keep collecting a check if I know deep inside me I can't bring what I need to bring to play every week."
- The Cardinals beat the Rangers last night 16-7, and now lead the World Series two games to one
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