Tag Archives: Byron Leftwich
Winners and Losers: Matt Gentile’s Week 3 NFL Awards
Don’t you just hate it when you can’t separate the contenders from the pretenders after week three? Of course, it’s too early. But you always feel like 15 teams have a shot to make a deep playoff run. Maybe 10 have a chance to get back into the playoff picture, and the rest should just [...]
Leftwich benched, Pennington out for season
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Miami Dolphins will both have two new starting quarterbacks under center in week four, according to reports. Buccaneers’ coach Raheem Morris officially benched quarterback Byron Leftwich in favor of second year man Josh Johnson. Rookie Josh Freeman is now second on the depth chart and Leftwich has fallen to third. [...]
NFL Quick Hits (September 28): Ankle to sideline 49ers’ Gore?, which Chad will start at QB in Miami?, McNabb back for Eagles after bye, and more
Frank Gore Expected Out For “at least” Two Weeks NFL Network’s Jason La Canfora is reporting that Gore will miss about two weeks with what seems to be a high ankle sprain. There are conflicting reports, but the fact that Gore only had one carry in a very close and heated battle with the Vikings, [...]
Want a sure thing? Take the Bucs under.
Woe is the Buccaneers fan. Let me preface this by saying I love the Bucs. They’re my NFL team and always will be. I’m not looking to switch allegiances and I never will. But the 2009 Buccaneers are in trouble. While other NFL teams are already executing their game plan with near playoff-like [...]
A Look Back at the Decade’s First Round QBs – Who Makes the Grade?
Sometimes, to know where you’re going, you have to look back at where others have been and how their situations transpired. This could especially ring true for NFL quarterbacks. This article will take a look at every first round quarterback since the year 2000, while analyzing their jump from college star to hyped NFL superstar. [...]
Fantasy Football Tier Rankings: Quarterbacks
Fantasy football rankings can only do so much. When you’re in the heated battle of a live draft, it is sometimes difficult to find a glaring difference between, say, Aaron Rodgers and Philip Rivers. You could even make that argument for the top three quarterbacks in the league; Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, and Drew Brees. [...]
Chalk Talk with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
I was in a deep slumber last week when my phone rang. It was about 10 am and I was resting comfortably on my couch, trying to pretend the Orlando Magic meltdown the night before never happened. The Commish was on the other end of the phone. He had landed tickets to a special [...]
Up for grabs: Is Plaxico coming to a team near you?
Free agent wide receiver Plaxico Burress should be eligible to play in 2009. On Monday, June 15, his weapons-possession case was adjourned until September 23. Burress, who shot himself in the thigh with an unlicensed gun at a nightclub last November, was charged with criminal possession of a weapon and could face a minimum of [...]
Fantasy Football Preview: NFC Quarterbacks
Tony Romo lost his most talented weapon (Terrell Owens) this off-season, and now only has Roy Williams as a reliable receiver target. However, the word in Dallas is that Owens being gone will lift any distractions from the team, and will have the offense performing more fluidly and in turn, will be more effective. Maybe, [...]
