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As we are all well aware Womens Cameron Jordan Jersey , the Ravens stand as the only NFL franchise that Drew Brees has yet to defeat in his illustrious career.This obstacle will not be easy to overcome this week, as Baltimore enters this game with the #1 defense in the NFL, they are playing at home, and they are coming off a shutout performance in which they recorded 11 sacks.Although this will be a tough task for the Saints, the Ravens will certainly have more than their hands full against the best offense they have faced all season.The Saints are 7-5 following the bye since 2006, including wins in the last two seasons.The Saints need to extend that to a third season if Brees is to have any chance to complete his triumph over the league.This is truly Brees’ last chance (barring a rematch in Super Bowl LIII) as the Saints aren’t scheduled to face the Ravens again until 2022.Here’s to Brees finding the last time’s the charm in Baltimore, and to the Saints winning their fifth consecutive game!Who Dat!Now let’s take a look at this and all of the matchups in Week 7.Last week I went 8-7I told you so: Steelers over Bengals!What do I know: Broncos over Rams?***WEEK 7Thursday, October 18th - Thursday Night FootballBroncos(2-4) at Cardinals(1-5)Denver will rebound from their disappointing loss last week by beating on the NFL’s worst team in Arizona.Denver wins 35-14.Pick: Broncos***Sunday, October 21st - Early GamesTitans(3-3) at* Chargers(4-2) - Wembley Stadium - London, EnglandMarcus Mariota may be coming into this game with PTSD after getting sacked 11 times last week.Tennessee will have a difficult time matching up with LA’s balance in this one across the pond.Los Angeles wins 30-27.Pick: Chargers***Texans(3-3) at Jaguars(3-3)Jacksonville, especially on defense, will have a lot to prove after being thoroughly embarrassed last week in Dallas.They will rebound with a surprisingly big win over Houston.Jacksonville wins 37-14.Pick: Jaguars***Panthers(3-2) at Eagles(3-3) Every time you think Philly’s got it figured out and have returned to form, they suffer a lapse.They’ll do that again here against the Panthers.Carolina wins 30-24.Pick: Panthers***Vikings(3-2-1) at Jets(3-3) Kirk Cousins and the Minnesota passing attack will feast once again in this one.The Jets won't have an answer, even with home field advantage.Minnesota wins 40-27.Pick: Vikings***Patriots(4-2) at Bears(3-2)Even though New England will be facing a much better defense this week in Chicago than they did last week, Tom Brady and the Pats will secure another victory.New England wins 28-14.Pick: Patriots***Bills(2-4) at Colts(1-5)Although Buffalo has no passing game to speak of Authentic Ted Ginn Jr Jersey , they’ll rely on their ground game and defense to grind out a win in Indy.Buffalo wins 20-10.Pick: Bills***Browns(2-3-1) at Buccaneers(2-3)Tampa has no defense whatsoever, and no ground game to speak of either, but they’ll be able to pass on the erratic Cleveland defense, still reeling from their terrible performance a week ago.Tampa wins 21-19.Pick: Buccaneers***Lions(2-3) at Dolphins(4-2)Miami will take the momentum from their big home win last week into this win over Detroit.Miami wins 23-21.Pick: Dolphins***Sunday, October 21st - Late GamesCowboys(3-3) at Redskins(3-2)Dallas, on a roll after their big win last week, will continue with another win here, thanks to a huge game from Ezekiel Elliott.Dallas wins 35-17.Pick: Cowboys***Rams(6-0) at 49ers(1-5)San Francisco will put up a valiant fight against their interstate rivals, but Los Angeles will still take them out, regardless.Los Angeles wins 37-27.Pick: Rams***Saints(4-1) at Ravens(4-2) - Game of the WeekMore than any other Saints game this season, this is a really difficult game to get a read on.The only thing to truly feel confident about is that neither team will be able to run the ball on the other.This will leave it up to the quarterbacks.Who do you trust more, Joe Flacco or Drew Brees?I trust Drew Brees, and I trust he will finally defeat the only NFL franchise he has remaining to get a win against.It won’t come easy, in fact it will resemble something like an exorcism, trying to exorcise the demons of past failures against the Ravens for well over the past decade.At last Womens Ken Crawley Jersey , all good things come in due time.Wil Lutz will nail the eventual game winner and the Saints defense will hold on to victory in the closing moments.Saints win 24-23.Pick: Saints***Sunday Night FootballBengals(4-2) at Chiefs(5-1)Kansas City will rebound nicely from their last-second loss last Sunday Night.This Sunday Night, they’ll handle Cincy in another offensive show.Kansas City wins 37-27.Pick: Chiefs***Monday, October 22nd - Monday Night FootballGiants(1-5) at Falcons(2-4)Try as they might, the Giants just can't seem to get out of their own way.They’ll stumble and fall once again, giving Atlanta a game-winning field goal as time expires.Atlanta wins 26-24.Pick: Falcons***That’s how I see Week 7 shaping up, hopefully the Saints can finally get the ever-so elusive win against Baltimore.Leave us your picks, comments, and insight below! We’re already in Week 5 in the NFL, as the second quarter of the season starts for the majority of the clubs. The Buccaneers and Bears are on a bye week, and obviously we await the Monday Night Football matchup between the Saints and Redskins. We have eight early kickoffs that await us.Tennessee Titans (3-1) at Buffalo Bills (1-3)New York Giants (1-3) at Carolina Panthers (2-1)Miami Dolphins (3-1) at Cincinnati Bengals (3-1)Baltimore Ravens (3-1) at Cleveland Browns (1-2-1)Green Bay Packers (2-1-1) at Detroit Lions (1-3)Jacksonville Jaguars (3-1) at Kansas City Chiefs (4-0)Denver Broncos (2-2) at New York Jets (1-3)Atlanta Falcons (1-3) at Pittsburgh Steelers (1-2-1)Obviously, we’ll be paying close attention to the Falcons and Panthers because of NFC South reasons. Could Atlanta really sink to 1-4? However, the early game of the day would be the Jaguars and Chiefs, with the Dolphins and Bengals deserving an honorable mention.

 Part IX: Safeties To see previous Terron Armstead Jersey  Parts, click below:Part I: Offensive LinePart II: Running BacksPart III: Wide ReceiversPart IV: Tight EndsPart V: QuarterbacksPart VI: Defensive LinePart VII: LinebackersPart VIII: Cornerbacks--------------------------------------------------------------------------The Safeties for the New Orleans Saints in 2017 were Kenny Vaccaro, Marcus Williams, Vonn Bell, Rafael Bush, and Chris Banjo.Banjo played primarily on special teams (where he was an above-average special teamer) and Bush was mostly a reserve player in 2017. Kenny Vaccaro was supposed to be the season-long starter Max Unger Jersey , but missed time due to injuries and benching. Vonn Bell stepped up as a starter in Vaccaro’s place, and 2017 2nd Round Pick Marcus Williams - “Minnesota Miracle” notwithstanding - had a Defensive Rookie of the Year caliber season.Vaccaro’s contract expired at season’s end, and he remains on the free agent market. The Saints signed S Kurt Coleman, formerly of the Carolina Panthers, early in free agency, presumably to replace the body at Safety.So here’s why they’re better in 2018:Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty ImagesVaccaro Cheap Cameron Jordan Jersey , while a strong tackler in the box, struggled during the 2017 with coverage and penalties. The addition of Kurt Coleman should help with some of that.It would be an understatement to say Coleman had a down year in 2017, but he has an established track record of being an above-average Free Safety. He played Free Safety in 2015 and 2016, combining 11 total interceptions in both years. He struggled at Strong Safety with the Panthers in 2017, but Vonn Bell should have that position locked down in 2018.Vonn Bell will be entering his third year in the NFL, and has proven that he deserves to be a starter. Marcus Williams will look to make strides in his second year http://www.saintscheapshops.com/cheap-authentic-demario-davis-jersey , and could be ready torment opposing offenses all season long. Marcus had 57 tackles, and 4 interceptions in 15 games played in 2017. Mark my words: Marcus Williams will be even better in 2018.Interview with the Enemy: Peyton Barber and the Bucs run game look to start strong in New Orleans It’s football time, folks, and we’re back again with the Interview with the Enemy series. Now the games actually count! This week, Gil Arcia of Bucs Nation answers 5 quick questions about the first regular season game for two NFC South rivals: the Tampa Bay Buccaneers facing off against the New Orleans Saints.***First things first: What are you expecting out of Ryan Fitzpatrick during Jameis Winston’s suspension?Who is the primary running back for the Buccaneers to start the season?Who is one player on the Bucs that Saints fans might not have heard of that you expect to make an impact on this game?You got a lot of flack on CSC for predicting the Bucs would go 11-5, even in spite of Winston’s suspension. Now’s your chance - care to renege http://www.saintscheapshops.com/cheap-authentic-patrick-robinson-jersey , or are you sticking to your guns?What’s your prediction for the game? Final score? ***A big thanks to Gil for taking the time to answer our questions. Make sure you check out his work and the rest of the good folks at Bucs Nation for tons of Bucs content. You can follow Gil on Twitter @GilArciaBUCS, Bucs Nation @Bucs_Nation, and of course you can always follow me @dunnellz.

 Every year SB Nation is fortunate enough to do a question and answer session with the fine folks over at Football Outsiders.They are the original analytics site Cheap Josh Rosen Jersey , that takes a deeper look at the game of football from a number of angles.Well, this year for the Cardinals much is changing, new head coach, new coaching staff, new quarterback, new offensive and defensive schemes.That gave us plenty to talk about with FO.Over the next five days we will look at questions with:Mike McCoy and Sam Bradford?David Johnson’s expectations?Offensive line improvements?Does the new defensive scheme help or hurt Chandler Jones?How will the new zone schemes work with the Cardinals?Today, it is a look at David Johnson.If healthy, will David Johnson have an opportunity to put up similar numbers to what he did in 2016 in the new offense?In short, yes. Mike McCoy is implementing a more conservative style of offense compared to Bruce Arians’ offensive philosophy, and that should mean a heavy dose of running the ball with one of the best backs in the league. Even with Arians at the helm leading an aggressive downfield attack, Johnson still had plenty of opportunities Cheap Christian Kirk Jersey , which led to him racking up 2,118 yards from scrimmage. As long as he’s healthy, Johnson will have every chance to put up some serious numbers this season. Part of it will depend on whether Arizona is in enough competitive games where they don’t need to throw to catch up, as running backs normally don’t get as many carries in those situations. However, Johnson is a major threat in the passing game, so that might not even matter that much. Barring another serious injury, he’ll get his.We asked the question before, but what do you expect this season from David Johnson?Bird Droppings: Arizona Cardinals add to practice squad, Josh Rosen’s debut was remarkable, changes that can help the Cards and more Happy Wednesday one and all.Hope your week has been a good one so far, and if you are in Arizona Jamar Taylor Jersey , I hope you were able to enjoy the rain.The Arizona Cardinals are in a bad spot, but many see the upside of where the team is and where they can go from here.That is where we are, looking at upside and bright spots on an 0-4 start.On the other hand, when the Cardinals started 4-0 six years ago, we all knew the Cards would come crashing down, so maybe a bit of optimism is the way to go.To help get you in the right mindset, let’s take a look around the web at the Arizona Cardinals.Around The NFC West: Week 4The Rams look like the division's best team as they remain undefeatedYou've Got Mail: 49ers WeekTopics include Rosen's impact on the offense, drops and throwing deepCardinals Sign Former Starter Darian Thompson For Practice SquadTeam also add wide receiver Reedy for practice squadCardinals Film Room: Josh Rosen's First Touchdown PassBreaking down the 22-yard scoring strike to wideout Chad WilliamsA Closer Look At Josh Rosen’s First StartAdvanced stats impressed by rookie quarterback's debutTrivia Tuesday: Running backs with most yards through four weeksYour Trivia Tuesday challenge this week is to name the 30 running backs with the most yards through four games since 2000. Good luck!Arizona Sports NFL Power Rankings Week 5: Things stay the same at the topThe Los Angeles Rams and the Kansas City Chiefs continue to pace this week's Arizona Sports NFL Power Rankings, as both teams moved to 4-0 on the season.PFF: Josh Rosen tops Baker Mayfield's high grade for rookie QB debutDespite sloppy offensive line play and five dropped passes, Josh Rosen's grade by Pro Football Focus was the highest by anyone on the Cardinals offense at 87.1.Behind Enemy Lines: 49ers get ready to host the CardinalsThe Arizona Cardinals are scheduled to role into Santa Clara for a Sunday matinee against the San Francisco 49ers, the first road start of rookie quarterback Josh Rosen's young career.Josh Rosen: The QB with the big arm Cheap Budda Baker Jersey , bigger opinions and smart mouth - Arizona Cardinals Blog- ESPNJosh Rosen was an outspoken star well before he started his first game for the Cardinals. A look back at some of the headlines he's made along the way.Larry Fitzgerald, Ben茅 Benwikere day-to-day; Andre Smith to returnA check in on the injury status of the Arizona Cardinals.6 changes the Arizona Cardinals can make to get back on trackThese moves may not save the Cardinals season, but would sure make a lot of sense.Josh Rosen outperformed Russell Wilson in his first career startIn his first career start, rookie QB Josh Rosen outplayed the incredible Russell Wilson. The Cardinals have some hope for the future.Mike Glennon to remain backup QB for now for Arizona CardinalsSam Bradford will remain the third-string QB for the foreseeable future.Arizona Cardinals sign Darian Thompson, Bernard Reedy to practice squadFor the third straight week, they change up the practice squad roster.Steve Wilks: ‘I think our offense is getting ready to flourish’His rookie QB's first start has the coach seeing a bright future, even the near future.

Those of us who have coached for a couple of decades know that if you hang around long enough chances are that you will coach (or coach against) a pro athlete.It’s amazing to think of the connectedness of life—-and how knowing one person can lead to knowing many more.Back in the 1980s http://www.cardinalsfootballauthentics.com/deone-bucannon-jersey-authentic , Jack Johnson and I were teachers, dorm masters and football/basketball/baseball coaches at Avon Old Farms School, a private boating school for boys near Hartford, CT.Avon Old Farms boasted one of the strongest athletic programs in New England.My hands are still sore from catching Jack’s laser beam passes. He was a highly touted QB at North Attleboro High School (MA), but a devastating knee injury his senior year prevented him from playing Division 1 football. One of the perks of coaching at Avon was being so close to the ESPN headquarters in the neighboring town of Bristol. One night I had a brief and humorous chat with Chris Berman while waiting in line at a local restaurant. On another occasion, I spent several hours in a Hartford disco along side of Charlie Steiner, who was even more of a hoot off the camera than on it. At Avon we had a fair number of players go on to play in all three divisions of college football. The one player we coached who made it to the NFL was FB Chris Hetherington, who, after starring as the QB at Yale, started at FB for ten years (1996-2006) with the Colts, Raiders, Panthers, Rams and 49ers.By the early 90s Jack and I had left Avon to pursue public school teaching and coaching jobs. As fate would have it, Jack returned to North Attleboro, his alma mater, to teach English and coach varsity football and baseball. And I wound up at NA’s main rival in the Hockomock League, Foxboro High School, as an English teacher and varsity basketball coach. North Attleboro and Foxboro engaged in many epic “friday night lights” football battles—-and one that I remember most vividly was a narrow victory Foxboro had, despite the fact that North Attleboro’s captain and Massachusetts 2006 Gatorade Player of the Year, RB/LB Anthony Sherman did just about everything humanly possible to win the game. In that game Sherman rushed for 136 yards, 2 TDs and delivered 20 tackles.As it turned out Womens Josh Rosen Jersey , the next week Sherman led his Rocketeers to a stunning upset over an undefeated Mansfield team which ensured a three way tie between NA, Foxboro and Mansfield for the Hockomock League Championship.Having watched Sherman in action, i was desperately hoping he would go to Boston College, my alma mater. He wound up going to UConn instead, where he became the starting FB as a freshman and where he was the lead blocker for 2 Big East Offensive Players of the Year in Donald Brown (2008) and Jordan Todman (2010). You can imagine my elation when on the third day of the 2011 NFL Draft, the Cardinals selected FB Anthony Sherman in the 5th round at pick 136. The first person I called was Jack Johnson. We subsequently rejoiced in the selection over a few light refreshments. Back in those days, the Cardinals were making a habit of using a 5th or a 6th round pick to select the best possible special teams’ player (i.e. Justin Bethel). At UConn, Anthony Sherman was the special teams captain and was widely acknowledged as one of the top ST’s players in college football—-if not the best.Sherman was off to a solid start in his 1st two years with the Cardinals, but after Steve Keim and Bruce Arianswere hired as GM and head coach, they promptly shipped Sherman to the Chiefs for backup CB Javier Arenas. I happened to be talking with Jack Johnson a couple of days before the trade and he told me that the trade was already agreed to. Man, that one hurt. For two days I was praying that it wouldn’t happen.At that time I had been writing a series of articles called “Cardinal Tough” and lamenting how the Cardinals often seemed to be one of the softest teams in the NFL. Even though Bruce Arians did not believe in using a FB in his offense, I felt that it was a major mistake to trade one of the team’s best special teams players. After all, the Patriots and other top teams always keep 3 STs players who hardly ever play on offense or defense—-but that’s how much those teams value STs.In retrospect, whether one believes the Cardinals should have kept Sherman for STs or not, that trade was one of the worst and most-lopsided trades the Cardinals have ever made.Sherman was an instant success in Kansas City where he was named 1st team All-Pro in 2013 and 2014 by Pro Football Focus, and 2nd team All-Pro in 2014 by the Associated Press. Javier Arenas never quite fit in to Todd Bowles’ defense (12 tackles, 1 sack, 0 interceptions in 16 games). He was signed as a free agent by the Falcons in 2014, where he played in only 6 games and hasn’t made an NFL roster since.Meanwhile, over the past few years, Anthony Sherman has become somewhat of a cult hero in Kansas City http://www.cardinalsfootballauthentics.com/mike-iupati-jersey-authentic , showing up for training camp in red, white and blue overalls and starred and striped bandanas and cowboy boots. This year after the Chiefs’ week 1 win in LAversus the Chargers, Andy Reid smiled from ear to ear when asked about Anthony Sherman’s 36 yard TD catch (on a wheel route up the left sideline) and called Sherman a “sausage with hands.” This drew applause and cheers from Patrick Mahomes who was delighted to see his FB get some added press. Check out what Peter Schrager has to say about Sherman’s unsung role in the Chiefs’ success:https://www.chiefs.com/video/peter-schrager-anthony-sherman-is-underappreciated-piece-in-chiefs-awesome-offenAndy Reid went on to say about Sherman, “He’s a tough kid, smart. I imagine that at one time he’ll be good coach. That’s probably the direction he wants to go when it’s all said and done. He’ll be good at that if he chooses to do. The guy knows everything that’s going on — that’s what gives us the flexibility to put him in as a tight end and also play him as a fullback.” (https://www.kansascity.com/sports/nfl/kansas-city-chiefs/article219940760.html)For months and weeks we have been arguing back and forth about the value of a good fullback in today’s NFL....not only in hammering iso blocks on linebackers, but in being triple threats in the red zone/short yardage situations and in being highly spirited, hard-hat type of leaders on special teams.Man, I loved that Anthony Sherman was an Arizona Cardinal and I wish he still was. In my opinion, there will always be a special place for sausages (tough guys) in the NFL, regardless of the position. Especially sausages with hands. When Vikings coach Mike Zimmer said that former Vikings quarterback Sam Bradford has a degenerative condition in his knee, it wasn’t #fakenews. Unless a new report regarding Bradford is, his most recent former team will have some explaining to do.Via Chris Mortensen of ESPN, Bradford hadn’t practiced in five weeks preceding his Saturday release by the Cardinals because his “left knee is basically bone on bone,” with no remaining cartilage due to two prior ACL repairs.But Bradford appeared on no injury reports during his time in Arizona. If he didn’t practice for five weeks due to a knee injury, he should have been listed.Bradford cleared waivers on Monday, leaving the Cardinals on the hook for the balance of his $5 million salary, and allowing him to sign elsewhere as a free agent. If his knee is that bad, it’s hard to imagine anyone signing him.And if his聽knee is that bad, it’s even harder to understand why the Cardinals gave him $15.9375 million for three games.

 no one on the backend of  Youth Markus Golden Jersey the roster is safe.With the return of Markus Golden, you would expect to see the Arizona Cardinals release a defensive end.Well, they did just that, releasing veteran Jacquies Smith.However, in his place, they brought in another defensive end, this time http://www.cardinalsfootballauthentics.com/andy-lee-jersey-authentic , it is youngster Ifeadi Odenigbo.From the team:Odenigbo (6-3, 260) comes to the Cardinals from Cleveland where he was inactive for the first three games of the season. The 24-year old Odenigbo joined the Browns off waivers from the Minnesota Vikings following the preseason. He entered the league last year with the Vikings as a seventh-round selection in the 2017 NFL Draft out of Northwestern and spent his rookie season on Minnesota’s practice squad. Odenigbo finished his collegiate career second in Northwestern school history with 23.5 sacks and was a first-team All-Big 10 selection as a senior in 2016 after leading the conference with 10 sacks that season. Odenigbo should give the Cardinals another rotational piece along the defensive line, something that is key for a team thats defense is on the field so often.Good luck to Smith in his future endeavors. The Cowboys are signing a free agent receiver but not that one.The Browns announced they will cut Josh Gordon on Monday, barring a trade before then, of course. Dallas, though, is finalizing a contract with a receiver who already knows its offense.The Cowboys are expected to sign Brice Butler early next week http://www.cardinalsfootballauthentics.com/corey-peters-jersey-authentic , The Athletic reports.The Cowboys gained only 232 yards against the Panthers in the season opener, passing for under 200 yards for the seventh time in the past nine games. Cole Beasley was their leading receiver last week, with seven catches for 73 yards.Dallas had no pass plays over 20 yards.Butler spent the past three seasons with the Cowboys but left in free agency and didn’t go quietly. Butler said in the offseason he had no interest in returning if he wasn’t a starter and took a jab at former teammate Dez Bryant.The Cardinals signed Butler but released him before the start of the season.Butler made 43 catches for 794 yards and six touchdowns in his career in Dallas, including 15 receptions for 317 yards and three touchdowns in 13 games last season.

 Part two BustersJon Gruden Rodney Hudson Jersey , Derek Carr, Paul GuentherEach week leading up to this week we could look at one or two things at least that worked for this team. And it had you wondering if they could put it together when it mattered most. They answered that with an emphatic no.In the first half, the defense gave the game away. The Chargers drove for an opening score to take a 3-0 lead. The offense got on the board to begin the second quarter, but even that was a failure. After driving into first and goal at the 5-yard-line, Gruden called for Carr to put the ball in the air on three consecutive plays. The first play he threw incomplete into triple coverage for Jared Cook. A false start by Jon Feliciano didn’t help matters, but even on that play, it was going to be a play fake to Marshawn with Carr rolling out. A dump off to Jalen Richard was not going to come close to picking up the 12 yards needed for the score. The result was a field goal and more red zone problems, of which the Raiders were already among the league’s worst red zone teams.Back to the defense; on consecutive drives late in the second quarter, they went for a touchdown. The first was Philip Rivers getting the ball away to running back Austin Ekeler in the left flat and since the Raiders went on a blitz, there wasn’t much out there to stop him. He made one move to get past Tahir Whitehead and Daryl Worley and was gone 44 yards for the score.The other drive was a similar story. The Raider rushed and Rivers threw a screen pass to Melvin Gordon who went 34 yards, stopped only by tripping over his blocker’s foot. But he would score anyway a few plays later. Little did we know at the time, but that would be plenty for the Chargers to win this one.The Raiders got the ball back with 1:39 on the clock but no timeouts. So, they would need to work the boundaries as best they could. The first pass was great http://www.raiderscheapshops.com/cheap-authentic-tahir-whitehead-jersey , with Carr finding Seth Roberts for 20 yards and he got out of bounds. They were still not to midfield yet though. Then a series of short dump passes drained the clock significantly and picked up just 16 yards. Carr spiked the ball for the second time on third down with :06 left and undrafted rookie Matt McCrane was brought out to try a 57-yard field goal. He missed it short.That is an example of terrible clock management.What they couldn’t do in 99 seconds, the Chargers did in 6 seconds. They moved the ball into range for a Hail Mary pass, it fell incomplete, but Bruce Irvin was flagged for roughing the passer to put them in range of a 48-yard field goal which, fortunately for the Raiders, he missed.After falling to 20-3, the Raiders mounting a drive that would be the last best hope to make a comeback. They would get a pass interference call in the end zone that put them in first and goal at the one. So, what does Gruden do? He calls for a pass. Carr scans the field, feels pressure, backpedals and throws it right into the hands of Melvin Ingram for the interception in the end zone. Threat over. Game over.Before all was said and done, the Chargers would gouge the Raiders one more time on a screen for a 13-yard touchdown early in the fourth.Kolton MillerIt was an utterly miserable day for Miller. Carr was sacked three times in the game. All three were surrendered by Miller. And that wasn’t all.The first sack came on the first third down to start the day with a three-and-out. Early in the second quarter, with the Raiders in third and 3, Miller gave up a pressure that had Carr running from the pocket and throwing incomplete up the sideline. The next drive Cheap Frostee Rucker Jersey , Miller gave up a tackle for loss on a Doug Martin run and then had a false start on third and 2 leading to a third and long and an incompletion for a three-and-out.The first third down of the second half and Miller gave up his second sack. The next drive, on third and 7, he gave pressure on Carr who nearly had the ball stripped, but managed somehow to get it away to Jalen Richard for a 32-yard gain. Two plays later, Miller gave up another pressure which Carr was again luckily able to pull away from for a 5-yard scramble.Just for good measure, Miller would give up one more sack on Carr on the drive after the Chargers went up 26-3, forcing the Raiders to have to go for it on fourth down to keep the drive alive. Miller has an injured leg that had him wearing a brace all game and he said affected his play all game. It sounds as if he maybe shouldn’t have been playing. See the Top Buster for that.Marquel LeeThere were three scores by the Chargers in the first half. They were able to move into scoring position because of a 16-yard run in which Lee was out of position, arrived late, and was blocked when he did arrive. The next drive he gave up a 10-yard dump pass.That second touchdown drive by the Chargers was brutal for Lee. He gave up an 11-yard catch on the first play. The next play, he blitzed and Paul Guenther said he wasn’t supposed to. The result was a perfectly executed screen play with no one to stop it. It went for 34 yards and had Gordon not tripped on his blocker’s foot, it would have been a touchdown. Three plays later it was a touchdown, with Gordon punching it in right through Lee’s position.Gareon Conley, Rashaan MelvinThe second play of the game Cheap Mike Nugent Jersey , Melvin gave up a 17-yard catch. The next play Conley was blocked on a 16-yard run that led to a game opening field goal.The next drive, Melvin gave up a 19-yard catch on third and four.Early in the second quarter, the Raiders started their drive at their own 11-yard-line because Conley lost his block on the return team to get Dwayne Harris tackled as soon as he fielded the punt.Melvin Ingram returned his interception of Derek Carr’s in the end zone to the 4-yard-line, giving the Chargers a long field. They cut that field in half on one play with Conley getting burnt for a 48-yard catch. A few plays later, Melvin gave up a 26-yard catch that put the Chargers in scoring position. They would eventually score the touchdown to run away with the game.Arden Key, Bruce IrvinIf there was ever a game in which these two should have gone off it was this one. Both of the Chargers starting tackles were out for this game. And yet it was just another game that saw the Raiders make one sack in the first half and nothing else. Irvin was the one who got the sack, giving him 3.0 on the season. That’s great, but he joins Key here. Irvin lands here for his boneheaded roughing the passer penalty that handed the Chargers a chance at scoring with no time left on the clock at the end of the first half. It was only a missed 48-yard field goal that kept the Chargers from being up 20-3 at the half. Just dumb.Key also had a roughing the passer penalty. It offset a holding penalty that would have taken the Chargers out of field goal range on their first drive. He missed the tackle in Gordon’s 9-yard run to reach the one-yard line and the Chargers scored two plays later. Key also overran the play on the Chargers’ final touchdown. Rivers simply tossed the ball over his head on the screen that went 13 yards for the score.Martavis BryantHis 91 yards receiving are some of the most useless, garbage time yards you’ll see. His biggest catch went for 47 yards after the game was out of reach. His 21-yard catch in the second quarter he fumbled away to set up the Chargers second touchdown drive off a short field. This after that horrible drop on the deep pass last week. He is just not dependable.See the Ballers The bye week is behind us. That’s when teams rest up and often get players back from injury. For the Raiders the most prominent player who has been injured of late is left guard Kelechi Osemele. He has missed the past two games with a knee injury. And as of the first practice out of the bye, he is still not on the field.Jon Feliciano replaced Osemele the past two weeks. He too went down with an injury against the Seahawks two Sundays ago with a rib injury and was replaced by reserve tackle Justin Murray. Both offered a considerable drop in production from the former All Pro Osemele.Feliciano practiced Wednesday, but was limited with that rib injury. The offensive line as a whole is banged up. Others who were limited Wednesday for the include Kolton Miller, Rodney Hudson, Gabe Jackson Cheap Johnny Townsend Jersey , and Denver Kirkland.Defensive linemen Fadol Brown and Bruce Irvin were also limited along with Seth Roberts who is still in the concussion protocol.Missing practice for the Colts were several players including former Raiders second round pick Jihad Ward who shockingly has 3.0 sacks in six games with the Colts this season after just one in two seasons in Oakland.Others missing are WR Ryan Grant, S Malik Hooker, TE Erik Swoope, RB Robert Turbin, and K Adam Vinatieri.Limited were DE Denico Autry, WR Dontrelle Inman, RB Marlon Mack, and TE Jack Doyle.Follow @LeviDamien

Obi Melifonwu unclaimed off waivers Cheap Kolton Miller Jersey , back on Raiders injured reserve Yesterday, But the waiver process completed without any team putting in a claim on the oft-injured safety, so for the time being he remains a Raider.Melifonwu was waived to make room for the Raiders’ newest signing, cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie. Fans of teams like the Chiefs and Falcons had plenty of chatter about wanting their teams to sign Melifonwu, but nobody did. For now, Obi remains a Raider, as he was waived with an injury designation Seth Roberts Jersey , meaning that if he were to go unclaimed, he would go back to the Raiders’ injured reserve list. That is exactly what has happened.Melifonwu has been hurt for basically his entire tenure as a Raider, and he’s hurt now with no indication of what exactly is wrong with him. If he gets healthy, that’s great, but for the foreseeable future he’s on IR not taking up a valuable roster spot. The Raiders have enough hard roster choices to make as it is. There may not have been any trades made Tuesday afternoon, but the Raiders did see a player depart. Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie announced his retirement after 11 NFL seasons. His departure left an open roster spot and to fill it the Raiders activated James Cowser from the team’s practice squad.The former undrafted free agent out of Southern Illinois is now in his third season in Oakland. He’s appeared in 22 games with no starts. The nation’s sack leader as a Senior, has logged 1.0 sack in his NFL career along with 45 combined tackles Cheap P.J. Hall Jersey , 1 forced fumble, and 3 fumble recoveries.The Raiders are the worst pass rushing team in the NFL, so they may as well give Cowser a shot to see if he can offer some help in that area. Though his call up in no way even guarantees he will be active on game day to get that chance.To replace Cowser’s spot on the practice squad, the Raiders signed tackle Jamar McGloster. The undrafted rookie originally signed with the 49ers out of Syracuse and also spent training camp with the Lions.Follow @LeviDamien

Raiders back on the dirt in Oakland Youth Justin Ellis Jersey with new kicker in house Every year the Raiders’ schedule is set up in such a way to try and have the team playing on a a field that is partially dirt from the A’s games also played on the field. That plan works out so long as the A’s don’t make the playoffs. Well, the A’s did make the playoffs which means it’s another game on the dirt infield.Many of the players just accept that they will have to deal with the dirt in spots and plan accordingly whether it be to have specific cleats or otherwise. Also most of them played on the dirt in the opener already. One guy has not — the new kicker.Matt McCrane is an undrafted rookie out of Kansas State. He was just signed this week to replace Mike Nugent who injured his hip in the Raiders game in Miami. He will not only have his NFL debut Sunday, but for any longer kicks, he will be planting on baseball field dirt.To prepare for it, he spent some time at the coliseum getting a feel for it.“We took him out there and let him kick Womens Jordy Nelson Jersey , let him experience the dirt,” said Gruden.It was special teams coordinator Rich Bisaccia who put orchestrated the 1 1鈦? hour session for McCrane on the coliseum field.“We tried different cleats, different approaches but I’m just going to go with the standard thing that I’ve been using and see what works the best,” said McCrane.“Just my standard soccer [cleats]. I didn’t do a special plant cleat. I know some kickers choose to do that. I just went with something that I normally go with.”Gruden seemed to speak a bit of tongue-in-cheek when saying that he thinks “all kickers in the league look forward to kicking off that dirt” adding he’s happy with playing on the dirt and “would make the dirt permanent if [he] had anything to do with it.”McCrane will also have pre-game Sunday to acclimate to the dirt field. He showed in the preseason with the the Cardinals that he has a strong leg, connecting on field goals from 53 and 54 yards out. We’ll see if that translates to the dirt should he be put the the position to have to do it.As for the dirt field Youth Marcus Gilchrist Jersey , this would be the last time the Raiders have to play on it unless the A’s were to make the World Series. After this the Raiders won’t be back in Oakland until October 28 when they face the Colts.Follow @LeviDamien To the surprise of no one, the Raiders are not favored this Sunday as they play host to the Colts. The Raiders have only been favored one time this season — against the Browns —, and that was the one game they managed to pull out with an overtime comeback. In their five losses, they were the underdog each time.After opening 1.5-point underdogs, the Raiders have slipped to 3-point dogs since the news of trading Amari Cooper and placing Marshawn Lynch came down. Matchup : Trends : Free PicksThe Colts aren’t a great team Youth Rashaan Melvin Jersey , but they’ve put up more of a fight this season than the Raiders. Andrew Luck has thrown an impressive 20 touchdown passes in seven games which is second only to Patrick Mahomes (22). The Raiders have half as many touchdowns AS A TEAM. And four of those left with Coop and Lynch.Where the Colts have struggled is on defense. But the Raiders haven’t shown much life on offense that would indicate they will be able to take advantage of it. Being 3-point dogs holds no mystery.Follow @LeviDamien

  has been out with Atlanta Falcons T-Shirt an injury since the Navy game, when a low block caught him in the side of the knee.2. In Week 12, Oliver planned to send out against Tulane (another option-heavy team that often blocks low) and return the following week against Memphis, according to ESPN’s pregame broadcast.3. During the Tulane game, UH head coach Major Applewhite got into it with Oliver over the star DT wearing a, uh Atlanta Falcons Hats , jacket:4. Did social media spend the next couple hours going wild about how long Applewhite could hang in a fight with Oliver? Yes. And the answer is: not very long. Consideration was also given to how many jackets Oliver will soon be able to buy himself in order to wear whenever he wants. The answer there: quite a pile of them.5. Applewhite explained the situation:A trimmed version:Being cold is for suckers, no matter what the fake news thermometer says. Jacket technology was invented for a reason.More Applewhite, when asked about why Oliver didn’t come back onto the field for the second half:6. Oliver hasn’t commented publicly on the specific incident, but did express some general team spirit on Twitter afterward.7. Is this probably nothing? Yeah, it’s probably nothing. People are still yelling at each other about whether Oliver should refuse to play over this or be suspended over this, and you’d think those people could find an easy middle ground between those two viewpoints. Maybe Oliver will just suit up against Memphis as planned? How does that sound? It seems that’s the only way to get to wear a jacket around here anyway.8. Is it wild that a jacket in 50-degree Houston became the talk of college football for an entire Thursday night? It is.9. Will an NFL Draft takesmith use this episode to argue Oliver shouldn’t be drafted by a cold-weather team? Absolutely. I’m sure that’s already happened.Alshon Jeffery won’t play against the Falcons in Week 1 News broke on Tuesday that Philadelphia Eagles’ starting wide receiver Alshon Jeffery has officially been ruled out for the first two games of the season, with the team hoping that he’ll be ready for their week 3 matchup against the Indianapolis Colts. As a result Atlanta Falcons Womens Hoodie , Jeffery will miss Philadelphia’s season-opener against the Atlanta Falcons on September 6. This absence will stem from a torn rotator cuff, which has kept the former South Carolina receiver off the practice field throughout all of training camp and preseason. Jeffery opted to play through the injury in 2017 and have surgery on it in the offseason, and that resulted in his placement on the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list at the beginning of Training Camp. The Eagles have elected to take him off the PUP list and to keep him on the 53-man roster, which showcases their belief that he’ll be ready to return within the first six weeks.Jeffery played out the 2017 season on a “prove it” deal with the Eagles, signing a one-year contract worth $9.5 million with the eventual Super Bowl champions. He ended up signing a 4 year/$52 million ($26.75 million guaranteed) contract extension last December.Jeffery totaled 57 receptions for 789 receiving yards in 2017, good for second on the team behind tight end Zach Ertz. He also led the team in both targets (120) and receiving touchdowns (nine).The absence will be noticeable for Philadelphia come week one, as Jeffery had four catches on five targets for a team-high 61 receiving yards in the their narrow Divisional Round victory against the Falcons back in January.Nelson Agholor Julio Jones Jersey Limited , Mack Hollins, Mike Wallace, Shelton Gibson, Markus Wheaton, Kamar Aiken, DeAndre Carter, Darius Prince http://www.atlantafalconsteamonline.com/julio-jones-jersey , Tim Wilson, Greg Ward, Bryce Treggs and Rashard Davis are the other receivers on Philadelphia’s roster before final cuts. Wallace or possibly Hollins are projected to be the team’s starters at WR, along with Agholor, on that opening Thursday Night game.In addition to Jeffery, I would venture to guess that we won’t see Carson Wentz in that first game either.

We’ve had threehttp://www.atlantafalconsteamonline.com/matt-bryant-jersey full days to digest the Falcons’ ugly loss to the Eagles, and I’ve had three whole days to rifle through all of the post-game analysis, gripes, and laments. They’re compiled below, so if you’re in the mood to read some bad stuff penned by great writers, you’re in luck! Here’s today’s edition of Falcoholinks.Oh, Keanu. We’ll miss you terribly. With a still sour taste in our mouths from Atlanta’s last meeting in Philadelphia, this game was like eating warheads dipped in ipecac syrup. The Falcons of course dropped the opener 18-12, but adding a massive injury to that insult was the following day’s news that star strong safety Keanu Neal would miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL. Neal is already one of the league’s top safeties, and he was poised to take his game to the next level in 2018. We’ll have to wait until 2019 to see the Falcons’ enforcer on the field again. Replacing him will require some creativity on the part of the Falcons’ coaching staff, and word out of Flowery Branch is that the team plans to turn to in-house options instead of seeking outside help. Things got worse when Sark ran vertsThat final red zone series was eerily reminiscent of last January’s playoff meeting against the Eagles Womens Logan Paulsen Jersey , both in execution and result. You know how it went, but The Falcoholic’s Adnan Ikic took a deep dive into Sarkisian’s play-calling at the end of the game, and hammered home what we all saw on Thursday: the red zone woes have returned like a plague ship.Matt Ryan’s awful openerQuarterback Matt Ryan has put together some memorable opening games. This one was memorable for all of the wrong reasons. The AJC’s D. Orlando Ledbetter had a roundup of many analysts who are already jumping off the Ryan train. Atlanta’s franchise signal-caller and new recipient of a five-year mega-deal posted the lowest quarterback rating in a season-opener in his career. There are legitimate concerns with Steve Sarkisian’s play-calling, but Matt Ryan deserves a large share of the blame for his poor execution in Philadelphia.For this, he was the season’s first sacrifice to the Great Metal Falcon. May he return for Week 2 whole and unaccompanied by a dark passenger. Here’s to Week 2We’ve got a full week to ruminate on the Eagles loss, but it’s important to put it all into its proper context. This team has some glaring question marks, primarily in red zone play-calling and execution, but it’s still an extremely talented squad. Writer and resident optimist Cory Woodroof takes the temperature down a few notches and provides a stark reminder that a poor showing in Week 1 does not a losing season make. The Falcons have the Carolina Panthers in on Sunday, so here’s to a better showing at home. The home fans didn’t seem happy most of the day as their team failed to show up.Washington, which began the day looking to build on a 5-2 record, was never in the game against the Falcons. Atlanta won its third consecutive game Womens Terrell McClain Jersey , moving to 4-4. The Falcons had their way, gaining 491 yards against one of the league’s best defenses in an easy 38-14 victory. Everything went right for Atlanta, including Julio Jones getting his first touchdown of the season.Atlanta scored five touchdowns, kicked a field goal, threw an interception and punted twice on nine possessions.Matt Ryan went 26-of-38 for 350 yards, four touchdowns and an interception. Jones caught seven passes for 121 yards and a touchdown, which came on his 60th reception of the year and ended a 12-game regular-season drought without one. Calvin Ridley made six catches for 71 yards and a touchdown before leaving to be checked for a head injury.Tevin Coleman had 13 carries for 88 yards, while catching five passes for 68 yards and two touchdowns. Ito Smith had 60 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries.Jack Crawford had two of the Falcons’ three sacks of Alex Smith.Smith completed 30 of 46 passes for 306 yards with one touchdown and one interception. Maurice Harris caught 10 passes for 124 yards. Adrian Peterson had nine carries for 17 yards.