Post Season Static

by Brian (DaBolts) on Jan 10, 2009 7:57 AM PST Comment 22 comments

Dielman is the only Charger to make All Pro second team. Manning and Brees were the QB's.

I remember thinking the Chargers were crazy to waste a draft pick on Scifres when they already had D. Bennett. My bad.

Here is the final injury report. Kaeding was out on Thursday and Friday, but I have to think it isn't that bad or they would have found a backup and put LT on IR. Word on LT is he won't play at all. Gates didn't practice all week, but is expected to play. The Steelers are all healthy except for folks that were already on IR and Roethlisberger had headaches. LT is doubtful; is it possible they are overstating how bad he is? From the sound of everyone I thought he would be listed as out.

Football Outsiders likes the Steelers in the rematch.

The Steelers are talking about Sproles too.

The Broncos are considering Dopey, Doc, Sleepy, Happy, Sneezy, Bashful and Grumpy for their next coach. Wouldn't you just love to see Romanowski out there? It would be like a game and a circus when he came to town.

Back to the future for the Bolts.

The Chiefs look serious about Pioli for GM. The AFC West may bet a lot better next year; although who the Raiders are going to attract with weird Al, I don't know.

Reggie Bush has micro-fracture surgery; they say he will be back for next season but that is nasty stuff.

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Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy?

Aren’t they putting LT on IR so Floyd can play??? LT obviously isn’t playing they just want to do their stupid injury report game. WE WANT FLOYD WE WANT FLOYD, were going to need every advantage we can get (giant recievers) against their defense.

Brady Hoke, Al Borges, and Rocky Long. Aztec football is back!

by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Jan 10, 2009 8:41 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

??

Is Floyd not on the postseason roster? If he is, we wouldn’t need to put LT on IR for Floyd to play.

The reason LT’s not being put on LT is a courtesy to him….kindof. It’s also trying to cover their own ass. Let’s assume that the team and player both know that there will be a split after this year and are playing every angle so that they won’t look bad in the eyes of the fans and media. If we put LT on IR, he could come out on Saturday or Sunday and say “I felt like I was ready to go, but the team didn’t want to let me play.” Then the fans go crazy at the team and LT looks good. Right now the team (especially the coaches) are putting him as doubtful and saying “It doesn’t look like he can go.” So if he doesn’t play, it’s not the team’s fault….it’s LT’s fault or at least the fault of his injury. That’s how I see it anyways.

When the Eagles went to the super bowl they knew T.O. couldn’t be back until the super bowl game but they listed him as doubtful for every postseason game. Part of that was like the LT thing above, and part of it was courtesy for his ego. Kindof like saying “If you can go, we’d love to have you.”

Back to your original point….Rivers loves Floyd and he could be a HUGE weapon against Pittsburgh. If he doesn’t play, it’s not because we don’t have a roster spot for him. It would be because we’re not sure if he’s 100% healed from his punctured lung yet.

by John (obviousman) on Jan 10, 2009 9:06 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

that should say....

“The reason LT’s not being put on IR…” I need to stop using abbreviations for players all the time.

by John (obviousman) on Jan 10, 2009 9:06 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

*collapsed lung

by matto619 on Jan 10, 2009 11:20 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

This is silly

Of course Floyd is on the roster. He’s not on IR (or he’d be out for the season), we didn’t release him, and we didn’t send him to the practice squad. Those are the only options for a player not on the roster this late in the season. The only reason to put anyone on IR at this point would be to make room for a free agent or practice squad-er. There’s no DL or 40 man roster like baseball where you can hide injured players. You’re either on the roster, out for the season, on the practice squad or not on the team.

1-10-DEN 18 (9:52) (Shotgun) 6-J.Cutler pass short right intended for 19-E.Royal INTERCEPTED by 93-L.Castillo (95-S.Phillips) at DEN 18. 93-L.Castillo to DEN 14 for 4 yards (62-C.Wiegmann). 6-J.Cutler pouts ob to DEN 25 for 11 yards.

by Wonko on Jan 10, 2009 10:25 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

No but

Floyd has been inactive because you can only have so many actives per game, 45.

Brady Hoke, Al Borges, and Rocky Long. Aztec football is back!

by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Jan 10, 2009 12:48 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Don't you set your actives on gameday?

If LT can’t go, then there’s no way we’re going to hold his spot and keep Floyd on the sidelines.

by John (obviousman) on Jan 10, 2009 1:11 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Yes

But that’s what they did last week. I guess they thought LT had more of a chance to play then.

Brady Hoke, Al Borges, and Rocky Long. Aztec football is back!

by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Jan 10, 2009 1:50 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Scifres

I loved it when we drafted him. My thought process was “This is somebody that Bennett can mold.” That’s exactly what happened (with Bennett teaching him all of his tricks, especially the end-over-end punt). We can only hope that in 10-15 years Scifres does the same thing with our next punter.

by John (obviousman) on Jan 10, 2009 9:10 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Bill Simmons

For anyone looking for reasons why we could win the game on Sunday, I strongly suggest Bill Simmons’ pick column from yesterday. If you’re not a Simmons fan you can scroll to the bottom and find his 7 reasons.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/090109

by John (obviousman) on Jan 10, 2009 9:13 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

i agree

that was a great article.

pooping not

www.wellbelowthemendozaline.blogspot.com

by justdave on Jan 10, 2009 12:50 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Ravens Titans on right now.

GO RAVENS!

Brady Hoke, Al Borges, and Rocky Long. Aztec football is back!

by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Jan 10, 2009 1:51 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

It doesn't look good for them.

by Wonko on Jan 10, 2009 2:14 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

7-7 at the half

Awful

Brady Hoke, Al Borges, and Rocky Long. Aztec football is back!

by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Jan 10, 2009 3:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

how many players are friggin hurt in this game

insanity

pooping not

www.wellbelowthemendozaline.blogspot.com

by justdave on Jan 10, 2009 4:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Ravens are going to go -3 on Turnovers and still lose

geez

Brady Hoke, Al Borges, and Rocky Long. Aztec football is back!

by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Jan 10, 2009 4:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

+3

Bolts from the Blue // "Game over." - Jamal Williams
Bloody Elbow // "Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit upon his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats." - H.L. Mencken

by Richard Wade on Jan 10, 2009 4:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs