After facing one of the hottest teams in the league last week in the Patriots, the Dolphins now get to play one of the worst in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Their lone win of the season came last week against a Green Bay team that many anticipated would be very good this season. So did starting rookie QB Josh Freeman give the Bucs the spark they needed to turn the corner, or is Green Bay just terrible? In my opinion, it is kind of the latter one. The Bucs are still in heavy rebuilding mode, and are not stocked with very much talent right now- so these keys should be short and sweet- in fact, there are really only two main points:
Make the rookie QB look like a rookie: Josh Freeman got his first NFL start last Sunday, and his first NFL win. He did look [...]
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San Diego's depth chart at the tight end position features no more and no less than the best receiving end in the league, and a capable backup who is equally adept at blocking and receiving.
Added into the mix for 2009 are two rookies vying for the third spot. One, a former starter for the University of Georgia, the other, a former Colorado State standout who caught more than 140 balls and scored 20 touchdowns in his college career.
Antonio Gates
Antonio Gates remains the San Diego Chargers' biggest and most consistent threat on passing downs.
The big tight end out of Kent State was slowed somewhat by remnants of injuries sustained in 2007 and new ones suffered in 2008, but he still managed to lead the team in receptions with 60 and TDs with [...]
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