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By Matt Valentine
The 2004 NFL deaft will certainly go down as one of the best drafts for Quarterbacks, perhaps in the history of the game.
That draft gave us 3 outstanding QB’s in Eli Manning the Number 1 overall pick, Ben Roethlisberger, and Phillip Rivers. Roethlisberger felt overlooked by the Giants when they chose Rivers with [...]

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By Matt Valentine
With the first pitch of the World Series due to be tossed in less then 24 hours I have to take stock of how improbable this match up between the Phillies and Tampa Bay Rays really is.
Well, really the only improbable part of the equation is the Rays, unfortunately for me (sorry Philly [...]

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Week 7 is fast approaching and for most leagues this marks the halfway point in thir fantasy season. Hopefully by now you’ve solidified your position as one of the league’s strongest GM’s, but even if you haven’t theres still plenty of time to get back into contention. Maybe this list will help you make the [...]

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By Matt Valentine
In what I would deem a fairly surprising move, the Padres are considering moving ace pitcher Jake Peavy to the highest bidder.
Peavy, a Cy Young winner had somewhat of a down year this season with 10 wins and 11 loses, but performed quite well in every other pitching category. He had the third [...]

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By Matt Valentine
Week six is approaching and if your fantasy team isn’t looking good thus far you still have plenty of time to get back into playoff contention. With that said, let’s take a look at some week 6 match ups that should be beneficial to fantasy quarterbacks.
1.  Kyle Orton- Chicago Bears
Wow,what a difference a [...]

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By Matt Valentine
Usually reserved for games played on Fridays or Saturdays the wildcat formation has found a home on Sundays.
The wildcat formation a formation popular among high school football coaches and some college coaches (or at least a variation thereof) has found its way to the Miami Dolphins playbook.
For those of us who enjoy watching [...]

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By Matt Valentine
The Dodgers rolled into Philadelphia on a hot streak, having just swept the Cubs, the team with the best record heading into NLDS. They were going to  take the first game in the NLCS and steal away homefield advantage from the Phillies. The only problem was someone forgot to mention this to the [...]

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By Matt Valentine
Make no mistake about it Plaxico Burress is an extremely talented player…he’s also quickly becoming a distraction in the Giants lockeroom.
Plax spent much of the off-season posturing (with the aid of his agent Drew Rosenhaus) for a new contract after a year in which he hauiled in a career high 12 TD and [...]

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Perhaps in the future USC will learn to never schedule a game at Oregon State. That’s because for the second time since 2006 USC’s undefeated record and their national title hopes have been dealt a serious blow by the Oregon State Beavers.
This time it was Jacquizz Rodgers who led the way in the unlikely victory [...]

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After years of futility, poor draft choices, losing seasons, and owning the NFL’s worst record over the last 7 years at 31-84 the Lions are reportedly going to fire GM Matt Millen.
How this did not happen years ago when it was more then obvious that the only place Millen would be taking this franchise was [...]

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