2008 NFL Regular Season Thread. - Page 50 - Calgarypuck Forums - The Unofficial Calgary Flames Fan Community

transplant99 · 10-23-2008, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by leonk19

So who do you guys think I should start as my flex player in my draft this week? I have Deuce McAllister who should see a lot more carries with Bush out, or LenDale White, who had a monster game last week, although it was against the putrid rush defense of the Chiefs?

if it was me i would dress White everyday of the week and twice on Sundays.

The Titans lead the AFC in rushing and wont waver from that this week. They also lead the entire NFL in rushing touchdowns(White leads the NFL individually in rush TD) ...and thats money for fantasy.

Pagal4321 · 10-24-2008, 10:58 AM

A bunch of drug related suspensions coming?

http://community.myfoxcolorado.com/b...Sports_Insider

3 or 4 Saints players? Interesting article none the less.

burn_baby_burn · 10-24-2008, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by transplant99

ESPN just did a story on this Brady situation and it was disclosed that a player can choose any doctor of his liking to do surgeries as part of the CBA.....but it has to be agreed upon by the club as well, which in this case the Patriots did agree.

Well then I guess the Patriots have nothing to complain about then.

Sainters7 · 10-24-2008, 07:26 PM

What an absolute disaster of a year for the Saints so far. This is much more of a kick in the pants than '07. I'm really having a tough time believing that Deuce McAllister and Will Smith of all people are taking roids. I dont think they were using the water pills as a masking agent, but just to lose weight to make weigh-ins, as they've struggled with weight before. Doesn't mean it still wasnt incredibly stupid though. How do you put something in your body in this league without knowing if its on the banned substance list or not??

transplant99 · 10-25-2008, 07:13 AM

I wouldn't be surprised one bit if McAllister was taking steroids in an attempt to heal up that knee once and for all. Its a really common occurrence, even in this day and age, for football players to do so. thats why we are hearing about so many getting busted.

Flames in 07 · 10-25-2008, 07:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Sainters7

What an absolute disaster of a year for the Saints so far. This is much more of a kick in the pants than '07. I'm really having a tough time believing that Deuce McAllister and Will Smith of all people are taking roids. I dont think they were using the water pills as a masking agent, but just to lose weight to make weigh-ins, as they've struggled with weight before. Doesn't mean it still wasnt incredibly stupid though. How do you put something in your body in this league without knowing if its on the banned substance list or not??

I'm a saints fan as well, but I don't know Deuce McAllister so I don't think really don't have much of an opinion on if he'd juice up or not. However I think if put yourself in the position of a professional athlete, they are trying to make a lifetime of money in 4-8 years so the pressure to do what you can to keep the money coming in must be immense. Most of those guys couldn't make much more than 50k a year after they are done so even just to squeak out 1 more year could be like 10 years of regular salary.

rubecube · 10-25-2008, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by howard_the_duck

And nevermind that about Andrews.....he's out for the season with back surgery. There was some hope he'd be back this season. That's a huge blow to the Eagles offense.

Awesome. He's absolutely dominant when he's healthy, which seems to be never. The silver lining in this is that Max Jean-Gilles' play has been terrific.

Bobblehead · 10-25-2008, 07:09 PM

3 Saints involved....

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Three members of the New Orleans Saints -- running back Deuce McAllister and defensive ends Will Smith and Charles Grant -- are among a number of NFL players confirmed to have tested positive under the NFL's steroid policy, ESPN senior NFL analyst Chris Mortensen reports.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3661845

transplant99 · 10-26-2008, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Bobblehead

3 Saints involved....

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3661845

2 Vikings just names by jay Glazer as well....

both the Williams boys on the d-line.

ouch for them.

Sainters7 · 10-26-2008, 10:34 AM

Phil Simms announced on CBS that McAllister is furious with the league, and will petition the pending suspension. He claims he sent the product to the league four years ago for approval, and the NFL replied by telling him he could use it.

That said, obviously if since that time it had been placed on the banned substances list, he needs to stay on top of that.

HelloHockeyFans · 10-26-2008, 11:02 AM

Steven Jackson is inactive for the Rams today. Good news for the Patriots.

Flickered Flame · 10-26-2008, 11:13 AM

Pennington to Fasano for a short TD pass. 7-0 Fins over the Bills.

atb · 10-26-2008, 01:44 PM

SD has taken a stupid amount of penalties at 1st/2nd and goal, so frustrating!

Montana Moe · 10-26-2008, 01:51 PM

Saints had better not let this one get away. How could you not see the onside kick coming?

atb · 10-26-2008, 02:07 PM

Ok, so if they were only going to call the excessive celebration going one way (if the Chargers recovered), but now they call both penalties on an incomplete pass? That makes no sense.

Flickered Flame · 10-26-2008, 02:10 PM

Fins with a huge comeback win over the Bills. 25-16. At half time I was going to ask if the Bills are the best team in NFL but after the amount of turnovers today, I think I know the answer.

Montana Moe · 10-26-2008, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by atb112

Ok, so if they were only going to call the excessive celebration going one way (if the Chargers recovered), but now they call both penalties on an incomplete pass? That makes no sense.

San Diego would have declined the offensive interference call had the INT stood. The excessive celebration was a dead ball foul.

Saint Troy · 10-26-2008, 02:45 PM

Man the Saints are going to give me heart attack, crazy game, entertaining as heck, but crazy.

Sainters7 · 10-26-2008, 02:47 PM

WHEW! My family has enough heart probs, I can totally see in about 30 years my doctor telling me I'm not allowed to watch this team anymore.

Great win, but IMO it shouldn't have even came down to that wild finish at the end. This team really, really needs to learn how to close out games. On a more positive note, I was very impressed with Deuce today. Great to see him pound the rock all day and still be healthy and on his feet by the end. Very encouraging.

rubecube · 10-26-2008, 02:48 PM

Man, did Atlanta ever get screwed by the officials. Worked out in favour of the Eagles but Mike Smith has a right to be furious.

For those of you who didn't see it, Atlanta was down 20-14 with about 2:30 left in the fourth. They stopped Philly on third down and called their final timeout. The Eagles punted the ball and the ball bounced about a half of a foot to the inside of the Atlanta returner's right foot. The Eagles then picked up the football. What should've been ruled as a down punt was incorrectly ruled as a fumble and a recovery by Philly. Atlanta tried to challenge but were out of timeouts. Westbrook ran for a TD shortly after and the game was over.