Olin Kreutz, an 11 year veteran has been voted to six pro bowls, played in 170 games and has blocked for about I don’t know how many quarterbacks. A lot! Anyway he is not having the greatest season so far, but you can’t put all the blame on just him. Packers rookie DT B.J. Raji who was a first round pick out of Boston College didn’t play in the season opening game in Green Bay, but he had lots to say about Bears center Olin Kreutz.
Here’s what he said:
“It’s nothing physical, it’s all technical, I’m stronger than the guy. I mean, that’s not really talking (smack), he’s [...]
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49ers tight end Vernon Davis thinks the 49ers offense can crush the Bears struggling defense. Davis has 20 catches and four touchdowns, since the 49ers replaced Shaun Hill and inserted Alex Smith as their quarterback.
Here’s what Davis had to say:
“I think we can destroy their front, the guys up front, I think we can destroy them. I don’t see anything spectacular about their front line. Their linebackers, I think we can handle them pretty well. I like (Adewale) Ogunleye. I like the way he’s playing up front. He’s about the only player I like on their defensive line. I think [...]
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I plan to release this week's 1SKILLZ gameplan eventually, but the thing that has me more interested than the Patriots/Jets game this week is the one-sided trash talk that surrounds this game. Seriously, we're talking about a team with a brash rookie head coach coming at a team that didn't even make the playoffs last year! Now you know if this was St. Louis Rams head coach Steve Spagnuolo talking about the Seattle Seahawks, it might not have even been a story in Missouri or Washington, let alone reach the East Coast. But this is the new (newest?) New York Jets, situated as the AFC representative of the media capital of the world. And this is the New England Patriots - the team of the decade (it's only a debate if the Steelers go through New England to win a Super Bowl this year) [...]
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