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	<guid isPermaLink="true">https://0xbt.net/blog/view/46508/golden-nuggets-high-scoring-game-sunday</guid>
	<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2019 03:36:13 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Golden Nuggets: High scoring game Sunday]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[<div id="content_id">&nbsp;The San Francisco 49ers will have themselves a test when they head to Kansas City to face the Chiefs on Sunday. If you don&rsquo;t think they will have their hands full <strong><a title="http://www.the49ersfootballauthentic.com/kyle-juszczyk-jersey-authentic" href="http://www.the49ersfootballauthentic.com/kyle-juszczyk-jersey-authentic">http://www.the49ersfootballauthentic.com/kyle-juszczyk-jersey-authentic</a></strong> , you&rsquo;re delusional. The Chiefs are coming off two of the most explosive games ever and will look to continue on against the 49ers. Yet, the 49ers might have a chance. A slim one, but if Garoppolo can get the ball out and get things going, then the 49ers might be able to match the Chiefs strike for strike. The defense may not be able to do much. We&rsquo;ve seen what it can do&mdash;which is allow the Detroit Lions to run up 27 points on them. So this game is going to rest on Jimmy G, and while I&rsquo;m still happy he&rsquo;s the starting quarterback, he&rsquo;s got a lot to do in this game. So this is going to be an offensive game, a big one. Unless the 49ers have enough tape to expose Patrick Mahomes, which is going to happen at some point. Just not Sunday. 49ers drop in USA TODAY power rankings despite win over Lions (Madson)Jerry Rice supports Hall of Famers&rsquo; cause but denies he&rsquo;s a board member (Maiocco)Will 49ers use Matt Breida more? Is Solomon Thomas already a bust? (Biderman)Brent Jones believes core of a 49ers playoff team already is in place (Maiocco)Reuben Foster&rsquo;s Return Should Help 49ers Defense (Williams)49ers snap count: Solomon Thomas improves with less playing time (Maiocco)NFL&rsquo;s leading rusher Matt Breida making case for bigger work load (ESPN)49ers mailbag: &lsquo;Where is the Jimmy G from last year?&rsquo; (Inman)Jimmy Garoppolo&rsquo;s overcorrection after Week 1 interceptions nearly cost 49ers against Lions (Cohn)49ers have a CB question with Mahomes next up (Branch)What a horrible night to have a curse... The Los Angeles Chargers have been short-handed the first three weeks of the season without their top two pass rushers. On Sunday, that lack of a pass rush was one of the biggest reasons why they lost to their cross-town rivals.The Chargers were only able to get one sack against Jared Goff in a 35-23 loss to the Rams at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. A non-existent pass rush allowed Goff to pick the Chargers apart, throwing for 354 yards and three touchdowns."We couldn't get off the field. I think the first half, he completed 90 percent of his passes," Chargers coach Anthony Lynn said. "We have to figure out how to get pressure on the quarterback."The Chargers (1-2) will get defensive tackle Corey Liuget back after next Sunday's game against San Francisco when his four-game suspension for violating the NFL's policy on performance-enhancing substances ends. But Joey Bosa's return date is less certain. Lynn sounded after Sunday's game that the third-year defensive end won't be returning anytime soon."We're feeling it (the losses of Liuget and Bosa) but we have to do something to get the quarterback on the ground. That is up to me and everyone up front," nose tackle Damion Square said.The Chargers got pressure on Goff only three of the 37 times he dropped back to pass. The 8.1 percent is the fourth worst pressure rate on a quarterback in this week's games according to Sportradar. He had an average time of 2.90 seconds to throw <strong><a title="http://www.49erscheapstore.com/kyle-juszczyk-jersey-cheap" href="http://www.49erscheapstore.com/kyle-juszczyk-jersey-cheap">http://www.49erscheapstore.com/kyle-juszczyk-jersey-cheap</a></strong> , which is more than this week's league average of 2.72 seconds.The lack of pressure is why Goff was able to complete 29 of 36 passes. The 80.6 completion rate ties for the second highest against the Chargers since 2010. Goff completed 13 of his first 14 throws and was 21 of 25 for 216 yards in the first half.Even when the Chargers were able to force a third down, they were rarely able to get a stop. The Rams 鈥?who punted only once in 10 possessions 鈥?converted eight of 11 third downs, including three where there were 6 or more yards to go."It was on us on defense. We couldn't get a stop. We made them punt one time," safety Derwin James said. "The offense put up enough points."Even when the Chargers were able to make a play on defense, they had something else happen. James picked off Goff on a pass intended for Gerald Everett in the end zone, but instead of a touchback, the momentum carried him out of the end zone and the Chargers took over their own 1.With the pick, James joined Dallas' Bill Bates as the only rookie defensive backs in a non-strike year to have two sacks and an INT in their first three games.One solution for the Chargers to dial up more pressure might be playing James closer to the line of scrimmage. They did that the first two weeks, but he played deeper and was more of a natural free safety because of the Rams' deep threats."Sometimes when I blitz, I get in my rhythm," James said. "At the end of the day, we have to execute as a defense. We have to mix it up and the guys that have 1-on-1 matchups have to win."One of the few saving graces for the Chargers is that they already faced two of the league's most potent offenses the first three weeks of the season in the Chiefs and Rams. In Week 1, Kansas City beat the Chargers 38-28 as Patrick Mahomes threw for 256 yards and four touchdowns . But much like against the Rams <strong><a title="Youth Jaquiski Tartt Jersey" href="http://www.49erscheapstore.com/jaquiski-tartt-jersey-cheap">Youth Jaquiski Tartt Jersey</a></strong> , the Chargers only sacked Mahomes once in that game, too.Things figure to get slightly easier the next two weeks with home games against San Francisco, who may have lost Jimmy Garoppolo for the year to a knee injury, and Oakland."It was a similar game from Week 1, for sure. They've got good talent at receiver, great running back, good quarterback. They kind of have a similar playbook, you see (play) actions, you see boots (bootlegs), you see motions," cornerback Desmond King said. "We're going to bounce back, for sure. We can't let this loss affect us."Follow Joe Reedy at joereedy</div>]]></description>
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	<guid isPermaLink="true">https://0xbt.net/blog/view/46507/the-new-york-giants-are-once-again-watching-their-season-slip</guid>
	<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2019 03:18:27 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[The New York Giants are once again watching their season slip]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[<div id="content_id">away almost before it begins. The team might have one last chance to save their season when they travel to take on the Carolina Panthers this Sunday. If that is to happen <strong><a title="Youth Saquon Barkley Jersey" href="http://www.authenticsnewyorkgiants.com/cheap-saquon-barkley-jersey">Youth Saquon Barkley Jersey</a></strong> , the defense might need to carry the day.The Giants&rsquo; defense has played well enough for them to win each of the games they have played, giving up just 20 points to both the Jacksonville Jaguars and Dallas Cowboys, and they played far better than the 33 points they gave up to the Saints would suggest. However, their Achilles heel this year has been running quarterbacks, and they face one of the best in the league in Cam Newton. Will the Giants&rsquo; defense be able to do enough to slow down the Panthers&rsquo; rushing attack and hope the offense can find an identity?Stats at a glance Panthers&rsquo; offenseRushing yards: 166.0 per gamePassing yards: 203.7 per gameTotal yards: 369.7 per gamePoints: 23.7 per gameGiants&rsquo; defenseRushing yards: 126.0 per gamePassing yards: 228.8 per gameTotal yards: 354.8 per gamePoints: 23.8 per gameCan the Giants finally defend the Zone-Read offense? The Carolina Panthers don&rsquo;t have much of a passing attack. Their 203.7 yards per game is only good for 25th best in the league. However, they don&rsquo;t need to throw the ball to move it, because they boast the league&rsquo;s best running game, averaging 166 yards per game. And while Christian McCaffrey is a good runner of the ball &mdash; he averaged 6.6 yards per carry against the Cincinnati Bengals when he had 28 attempts &mdash; the reason for the Panthers&rsquo; success on the ground is Cam Newton. Or rather, the zone read. The Panthers are one of the few teams in the NFL to feature the zone read as a fundamental part of their offense. But then, they are the only team in the league to have Cam Newton at quarterback. The zone read exploded on to the NFL&rsquo;s scene about eight years ago with the drafting of players like Newton and Colin Kaepernick &mdash; big, athletic quarterbacks who were runners as well as passers. The offense enjoyed a season or two of wide-spread success before retreating to be more of a trick play than an offensive staple. Defenses in the NFL are too smart, too big, too fast, and quarterbacks far too valuable for any scheme which consistently exposes them to hits to last long. But Newton is unique in his size <strong><a title="http://www.authenticsnewyorkgiants.com/cheap-rhett-ellison-jersey" href="http://www.authenticsnewyorkgiants.com/cheap-rhett-ellison-jersey">http://www.authenticsnewyorkgiants.com/cheap-rhett-ellison-jersey</a></strong> , athleticism, and natural ability as a runner. The Panthers would be crazy to not feature the zone read with Newton running their offense. Combined with McCaffrey, the zone read is especially effective. The two players represent a stark contrast in styles, with McCaffrey&rsquo;s shifty agility and Newton&rsquo;s size and power. As well, even when McCaffrey is split out wide as a receiver, Newton&rsquo;s presence always keeps the threat of a run on the table. Defending the zone read is relatively simple in theory: Maintain discipline on defense, play assignment-sound football, do not over-pursue, and tackle securely. However, it is more difficult than that in practice. The defense must be able to force the quarterback to make the read they want him to make, and the players must have the discipline to trust their teammates to play their assignments even though the offense is trying to create a numbers advantage.So far the defense has looked lost defending the zone read against the Jaguars, Cowboys, and Saints. The Giants will continue to see the zone read until they prove that they are able to stop it, and if they want to have a chance at winning this week <strong><a title="http://www.authenticsnewyorkgiants.com/cheap-connor-barwin-jersey" href="http://www.authenticsnewyorkgiants.com/cheap-connor-barwin-jersey">http://www.authenticsnewyorkgiants.com/cheap-connor-barwin-jersey</a></strong> , they will need to do just that.Run CMCChristian McCaffrey occupies a unique place in the NFL. He is not only his team&rsquo;s top running back, but also effectively their top receiver.McCaffrey has three times as many carries (46) as the number two running back (C.J. Anderson, 12). He also has nearly twice as many receptions (22) as the next receiving option (Devin Funchess, 14). It isn&rsquo;t accurate to say that he is the engine that makes the Panthers&rsquo; offense go &mdash; that would be Cam Newton &mdash; but McCaffrey is clearly their biggest threat. His receiving ability will likely get the most attention; he does run routes and catch the ball like a wide receiver. But McCaffrey&rsquo;s running ability shouldn&rsquo;t be ignored either. He is only listed at 5-foot-11, 205 pounds, but his lower body is remarkably powerful for a small back. Combined with his vision and rare short-area quickness, that power makes McCaffrey very hard to bring down around the line of scrimmage. All too often he manages to fight his way through arm tackles and pick up far more yards than one might expect just by looking at him. Now, back to that receiving ability for a moment. Like Alvin Kamara, McCaffrey lines up all across the offensive front, from the backfield, to slot receiver, to wide receiver. He is a natural catcher of the ball who runs good routes and adjusts well to the ball in flight. With his lower body power and movement skills, McCaffrey is a tough cover for most defenders &mdash; he doesn&rsquo;t have the speed to run away from most defensive backs, but quick feet and remarkably fluid movement let him change directions very easily. If stopping the read option is the Giants&rsquo; first order of business <strong><a title="http://www.authenticsnewyorkgiants.com/cheap-ray-ray-armstrong-jersey" href="http://www.authenticsnewyorkgiants.com/cheap-ray-ray-armstrong-jersey">http://www.authenticsnewyorkgiants.com/cheap-ray-ray-armstrong-jersey</a></strong> , then containing McCaffrey must be the second.Who will be on the field?Despite giving up 33 points to the New Orleans Saints, the Giants&rsquo; defense has played well enough for the team to win in each of their games in 2018. But now, reinforcements might be on the way for their road trip to CarolinaDefensive tackle Josh Mauro&rsquo;s suspension is over, and he is eligible to rejoin the team &mdash; though they will need to make a roster move to add him to the 53-man roster. The former Arizona Cardinals lineman was added to both help fill a role in the new defensive scheme and aid the transition to that scheme. Mauro played well with the second team in preseason, and was often around the ball, though that was against backup linemen. Top edge rusher Olivier Vernon could be on his way back as well. Vernon is still working his way back from a high ankle sprain suffered in practice during the preseason. However, he practiced twice in a row last week before being ruled out for the Giants&rsquo; game against the Saints.If Vernon has not suffered any setbacks, he could make his 2018 debut for a Giants team in desperate need of a true every-down threat off the edge. They have been getting along without him, with players like Kareem Martin, Connor Barwin, Lorenzo Carter, Dalvin Tomlinson, and B.J. Hill providing their meager pass rush. Adding Vernon to the mix could be the spark the front seven needs.Finally, we come to Eli Apple. the third year corner got off to a fantastic start in the first two games <strong><a title="http://www.authenticsnewyorkgiants.com/cheap-b.j.-goodson-jersey" href="http://www.authenticsnewyorkgiants.com/cheap-b.j.-goodson-jersey">http://www.authenticsnewyorkgiants.com/cheap-b.j.-goodson-jersey</a></strong> , but was lost in week two to a groin injury. B.W. Webb has played about as well as could be hoped in Apple&rsquo;s absence, but there is a clear step down between the two. Apple had limited participation in practice before Week 4, and says that he is feeling &ldquo;much better.&rdquo; Getting all three players back &mdash; particularly Vernon and Apple &mdash; could be a tremendous boost for the Giants&rsquo; defense. Having two cornerbacks capable of matching up one-on-one with the Panthers&rsquo; receivers and their best EDGE player back could be huge against the Panthers&rsquo; run-based offense. The excuse given for Odell Beckham&lsquo;s early exit from the playing field before halftime on Thursday night was dehydration. So what&rsquo;s the excuse for his dehydration?Answer: There isn&rsquo;t one. Hydration or lack thereof can, and should, be controlled. Players need to spend the days preceding the game drinking enough fluids. Players need to spend the time during the game taking in even more fluids, if need be.It&rsquo;s one of those little things that helps separate a good team from a bad team. Former Patriots safety Rodney Harrison, for example, has explained that a heated competition existed among his teammates regarding their water consumption, all in the name of ensuring that everyone will be properly hydrated on game day.After the 34-13 loss to the Eagles, Giants coach Pat Shurmur acknowledged that dehydration has been an issue for Beckham. That only makes it worse; it shows that the team has been aware of the situation, and that the team has been unwilling or unable to solve it.The real question is whether the problem ultimately arises from Beckham failed to do what he&rsquo;s told to do. Which underscores the question of whether anyone is able to hold him truly accountable to anything and everything that he needs to do to get the most out of his abilities.Success is much more than one-handed catches. Plenty of far less glamorous boxes need to be checked along the way, and if Beckham has chronic dehydration issues, it&rsquo;s fair to ask why he isn&rsquo;t checking the &ldquo;drink enough water&rdquo; box.</div>]]></description>
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	<guid isPermaLink="true">https://0xbt.net/blog/view/46506/odell-beckham-contract-is-official-%E2%80%9Cwe-got-him-until-he%E2%80%99s-108</guid>
	<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2019 02:59:04 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Odell Beckham contract is official: “We got him until he’s 108]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[<div id="content_id"><strong><a title="http://www.giantscheapshops.com/cheap-authentic-patrick-omameh-jersey" href="http://www.giantscheapshops.com/cheap-authentic-patrick-omameh-jersey">http://www.giantscheapshops.com/cheap-authentic-patrick-omameh-jersey</a></strong> ,&rdquo; says GM Dave Gettleman The New York Giants made the signing of Odell Beckham Jr. to a massive new contract extension official on Monday afternoon. The Giants did not announce terms of the deal, believed to be worth $95 million, but they did discuss the length of the contract.&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a five-year extension, six years total,&rdquo; GM Dave Gettleman said via a statement released by the team. &ldquo;We got him until he&rsquo;s 108. I never worried whether or not we would get it done. I&rsquo;m pleased, because the litmus test for a contract is that neither side is ticked off before the ink can dry, and neither side should be ticked off. It&rsquo;s a very fair deal.&rdquo;Beckham, who celebrated with teammates in the locker room after signing the deal, was grateful.&ldquo;Honestly, I don&rsquo;t even know how to explain it,&rdquo; Beckham said. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know if it&rsquo;s a relief, I don&rsquo;t know &ndash; it&rsquo;s a combination of everything. You&rsquo;ve worked all your life to get to this point and it&rsquo;s finally here. I have to thank Mr. Mara, Steve Tisch, Mr. Gettleman, coach (Pat) Shurmur, Eli (Manning) <strong><a title="Aldrick Rosas Jersey" href="http://www.giantscheapshops.com/cheap-authentic-aldrick-rosas-jersey">Aldrick Rosas Jersey</a></strong> , all the guys I played with in the past years. Everybody was really a part of this - my mom, my dad, my family, everybody who was supporting me through this. It&rsquo;s just such an amazing feeling, I can&rsquo;t even explain. Most importantly, I have to thank God for being able to put me back together mentally, physically, spiritually. This is just truly amazing; I don&rsquo;t even know the right words to describe.&ldquo;It was just a time of patience and waiting and I knew that it would get done, it just was a matter of when and I&rsquo;m just so happy that it is finally done now.&rdquo;This is a deal co-owner John Mara has wanted to reach with Beckham for some time now.&ldquo;As I have said, I think Odell personally is moving in the right direction,&rdquo; said Mara, the Giants&rsquo; president and chief executive officer. &ldquo;He came to camp with a tremendous attitude, with a smile on his face and worked hard and reminded us of his unique abilities. He&rsquo;s ready to have a great season and we&rsquo;re ready for him to have a great season.&rdquo;&ldquo;It was not a distraction because of the way we handled it,&rdquo; Gettleman said. &ldquo;The way he handled it, the way we handled it. I was thrilled when he spoke to the media at training camp. I was thrilled he said it&rsquo;ll get done when it gets done, because that&rsquo;s what it is. You can&rsquo;t force things <strong><a title="Youth Patrick Omameh Jersey" href="http://www.giantsauthorizedshops.com/authentic-patrick-omameh-jersey">Youth Patrick Omameh Jersey</a></strong> , it&rsquo;s a negotiation. It&rsquo;s a back and forth, both sides have to be intentional and thoughtful, which we were. It was great negotiating, it was a very good give and take with Kevin (Abrams, the assistant general manager) and Zeke (Sandhu, Beckham&rsquo;s agent). We got to the right answer as far as I&rsquo;m concerned.&rdquo;&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a great day for our franchise and our fans,&rdquo; said chairman and executive vice president Steve Tisch. &ldquo;I am excited about our future, especially with Odell and Eli and their teammates operating in Pat&rsquo;s (Shurmur) offense. We have seen Odell grow. His enthusiasm and work ethic are contagious, and my hope for him and for us - and I know he feels the same - is for him to be remembered as one of the great Giants of all time.&rdquo;Beckham said the deal is &ldquo;not going to change my goals.&rdquo;&ldquo;This just kind of secures you and your family, and the ones that are going to come along after you in your family,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;For me, it&rsquo;s not going to change my goals that I have on the field. If anything, it just increased them even more. I just want to be able to come out and play football the way that I&rsquo;ve always played, the way that I love it and have some of my best years that I&rsquo;ve ever had in my entire life. This is nothing but more motivation to go even harder and to do even better.&rdquo; Good morning, New York Giants fans! Here are your Friday headlines.Giants still hoping for turnaroundThe Giants are 1-5. The chance they will make the playoffs is virtually non-existent &mdash; 1 percent per FiveThirtyEight, and the chances of even a .500 season appear slim. Still <strong><a title="Aldrick Rosas Jersey" href="http://www.giantsauthorizedshops.com/authentic-aldrick-rosas-jersey">Aldrick Rosas Jersey</a></strong> , players are trying to be optimistic, trying to stay together, which is a change from a season ago.Landon Collins:&ldquo;You still see smiles in people&rsquo;s faces when they come up in here. Positive outlooks, nobody is saying the season&rsquo;s over, nobody said that since we&rsquo;ve been 1-5, no one has said that, and everybody&rsquo;s just staying positive,&rdquo; Collins said. &ldquo;We got the team, we got the guys, know what we can do and what we&rsquo;re capable of so once we put one in the bucket I think we&rsquo;re going to keep it going from there.&ldquo;The challenge is that it&rsquo;s hard. Definitely hard, but when you know you got guys that you play for, your brothers that you play for, guy on my left, guy on my right, you play for those guys each and every play. As long as we&rsquo;re having a fun time, having a good time I&rsquo;ll come in here with positive thoughts.&rdquo;Nate Solder:&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think you can pay attention to any of that [being 1-5]. I think that&rsquo;s just a life lesson. There&rsquo;s going to be plenty of stuff that goes on and the noise in just general. Everyone else that doesn&rsquo;t really know or is involved in and they&rsquo;re always going to be looking to bring you down <strong><a title="Authentic Rhett Ellison Jersey" href="http://www.giantsauthorizedshops.com/authentic-rhett-ellison-jersey">Authentic Rhett Ellison Jersey</a></strong> ,&rdquo; Solder said. &ldquo;The challenge is we just got to support each other and not take anything for granted. We only have a short time on this earth, we got to enjoy every single minute of it, love on each other and just spend the time with each other and prove, get better and have fun doing it.&rdquo;Eli Manning:&ldquo;It&rsquo;s easy to get hot in this league, it&rsquo;s possible. We just got to find a way to get one. This week on the road, a tough contest against Atlanta, but I think the guys are ready, and focused, and ready to go out there and ready to play better football.&rdquo;Around the Inter-GoogleTraina: How did the Giants get here? Blame for the team&rsquo;s woes goes well beyond this year&rsquo;s roster &ndash; The AthleticThe team's poor drafting record (and numerous free agent signings to make up for it) under former GM Jerry Reese is still affecting the current roster.Saquon Barkley tries putting all Giants&rsquo; fears to rest: from Eli to Darnold&ldquo;It sucks seeing that everyone just trying to put all the blame on Eli, and that&rsquo;s not the case,&rdquo; Barkley says. &ldquo;At the end of the day, you win as a team and you lose as a team, and as a team we gotta get better.&rdquo;[E-mail Ed at bigblueview@gmail.com or via the Big Blue View Contact Page | Follow Big Blue View on Twitter | &lsquo;Like&rsquo; Big Blue View on Facebook | Follow Big Blue View on Instagram]</div>]]></description>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2019 02:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[the New York Giants haven’t been good enough so far in the]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[<div id="content_id">At 1-3 <strong><a title="Rhett Ellison Jersey" href="http://www.giantscheapshops.com/cheap-authentic-rhett-ellison-jersey">Rhett Ellison Jersey</a></strong> , 2018 NFL season. If you look, though, there are some things to feel good about.One of those has been the steady improvement of the offensive line, with coach Pat Shurmur telling WFAN on Tuesday that he felt Sunday against the New Orleans Saints &ldquo;the offensive line as a unit played their best game.&rdquo;On Wednesday, Shurmur singled out rookie left guard Will Hernandez, the team&rsquo;s second-round pick, and second-year right tackle Chad Wheeler, starting his second game after taking over at right tackle for Ereck Flowers, for praise.After allowing two pressures in each of the first two games, Hernandez has not been responsible for a quarterback pressure in the past two games. His pro Football Focus pass-blocking grade of 88.2 was his best of the season.&ldquo;Part of it is just playing more and more. Some people say you need 5,000 snaps before you get into it, he [Hernandez] didn&rsquo;t have the benefit of that,&rdquo; Shurmur said. &lsquo;He&rsquo;s getting better. I think it was his best game, still has his mistakes but I think all in all, it was his best game, which is good, so we hope it just continues to go like it is.&rdquo;Hernandez does feel like he has gotten better.&ldquo;I feel like I&rsquo;ve definitely been improving. I want to keep getting better because I&rsquo;m not satisfied with that performance [vs. New Orleans],&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I want to keep building on what I did good and keep getting better at the stuff I didn&rsquo;t do so good.&rdquo;Danielle Parhizkaran-USA TODAY SportsHernandez said he has definitely learned the value of playing with leverage at the NFL level.&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve always felt like I played too tall,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Sometimes I&rsquo;ve been able to get away with it in college. Here I quickly learned that good leverage and good technique is the best way to go.&rdquo;After giving up three sacks to J.J. Watt in his first start, Wheeler gave up four pressures vs. the Saints but kept Cameron Jordan out of the sack column.&ldquo;I think he [Wheeler] played better this game than he did last game,&rdquo; Shurmur said. &ldquo;The thing I appreciate about him is, he walks around pretty quiet sort of Monday through Saturday <strong><a title="Cheap Landon Collins Jersey" href="http://www.giantscheapshops.com/cheap-authentic-landon-collins-jersey">Cheap Landon Collins Jersey</a></strong> , but on game day, you can see the emotions and you can see him playing hard and competing, and he works hard in practice. &ldquo;For a guy that plays with emotion and then he works hard and he competes, then he&rsquo;ll continue to get better because he has a good skillset. Just like Will, we&rsquo;re hopeful that he has a better game than he did last week. He&rsquo;s going to get another tough matchup, so we&rsquo;ll see how he does.&rdquo;Looking on the Saints game on Wednesday, Wheeler didn&rsquo;t want to hear about what he did well.&ldquo;Just didn&rsquo;t open up enough holes, didn&rsquo;t pass block well enough, coulda done a lot of things better,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;You&rsquo;ve gotta be hard on yourself, especially being an undrafted free agent. You&rsquo;re always going to have that chip on your shoulder. Never going to feel like you&rsquo;re good enough. Honestly when you start feeling like you&rsquo;re good enough that&rsquo;s when you get humbled in this league.&rdquo;An improving group?Both players indicated that they feel like the much-maligned line, including new center John Greco, has been getting better.&ldquo;As a group I feel like we&rsquo;re coming together,&rdquo; Wheeler said. &ldquo;Just doing the little things, just do simple better. We don&rsquo;t have to re-invent the wheel or try to be Supermen out there. You&rsquo;ve just gotta do your job and hope the guy next to you is doing his.&rdquo;Hernandez agreed:&ldquo;I feel like we&rsquo;ve been improving as a group and we&rsquo;re going to keep improving, but we&rsquo;ve got to step it up,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;We don&rsquo;t want to keep improving little by little every game. We want to improve as fast as we can.&rdquo;College football Week 6: Giants scouting the ACC Happy Saturday everyone, and welcome to Week 6 of the college football season! Somehow it&rsquo;s hard to believe that there have already been six weeks of football, that some teams are at the half-way point in their schedules, yet here we are. We are also finally getting in to the real meat of the college football schedule, where the easy tune-up games are all but over and ranked teams begin to play each other more regularly. We&rsquo;re highlighting a pair of them today, as well as a matchup in the ACC between Miami and Florida State <strong><a title="Cheap B.J. Hill Jersey" href="http://www.giantscheapshops.com/cheap-authentic-b.j.-hill-jersey">Cheap B.J. Hill Jersey</a></strong> , which the New York Giants will be scouting.(19) Texas at (7) OklahomaFOX - noonThe first game of the afternoon will be between a pair of ranked teams, Texas and Oklahoma. The game should favor Oklahoma, who boast an offense that remains one of the best in the nation despite losing Baker Mayfield to the NFL. Running back Rodney Anderson and wide receiver Marquise Brown (also known as &lsquo;Hollywood&rsquo;) will be the players to watch this week, and given their talents, it will be hard not to watch them. The Giants have already invested a 2019 draft pick in a cornerback (Sam Beal, supplemental draft), but Kris Boyd might be a player to watch on the Texas side of things. It could well be his job to slow down Hollywood Brown, and if he does so, it could be a major boost for his draft stock. Players to watchTexasKris Boyd (CB)Collin Johnson (WR)OklahomaRodney Anderson (RB)Marquise Brown (WR)Bobby Evans (OG)Florida State at (17) Miami ABC - 3:30 p.m. The Miami Hurricanes took college football by surprise by returning to prominence last season. Miami seemingly came from nowhere with a young, athletic, and brash &mdash; bearing a five-pound gold chain which was bestowed on whichever player forced the latest turnover. The underclassmen who powered that Miami team are starting to mature and now, and will be draft eligible this year and next. In particular, Giants fans might want to pay attention to senior safety Jaquan Johnson, who could be one of the best and most versatile safeties in the draft. Meanwhile, Florida State has some players of their own. Most eyes will be on defensive linemen Brian Burns &mdash; who could be a solid fit as a 3-4 OLB as well &mdash; and DT Demarcus Christmas. CB Lavonta Taylor might be another player to keep an eye on, though he might have to transition to slot corner in the NFL.Players to watchFlorida StateBrian Burns (EDGE)Demarcus Christmas (DT)Lavonta Taylor (CB)MiamiGerald Willis III (DL) Jacquan Johnson (S)Amon Richards (WR)Shaquille Quarterman (ILB)Joe Jackson (OLB)(6) Notre Dame at (24) Virginia TechABC - 8 p.m. This game is likely going to Notre Dame, but it should be a good show along the way. The preponderance of the talent is on the Irish sideline, but VT has a habit of sneaking up on opponents even when talent isn&rsquo;t on its side.Notre Dame has talent throughout its defense, which the Fighting Irish have ridden so far this season. They also have a pair of big wide receivers who could catch the eye of the GM who drafted Kelvin Benjamin and Devin Funchess in consecutive yearsBut, from a scouting perspective, Notre Dame will be the team to watch in this game.Players to watchNotre DameJerry Tillery (DT)Khalid Kareem (DE)Te&rsquo;von Coney (OLB)Drue Tranquill (OLB) Julian Love (CB)Miles Boykin (WR)Chase Claypool (WR)Virginia TechTrevon Hill (EDGE)Richard Walker (DT)Yosuah Nijman (OT)</div>]]></description>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2019 02:43:10 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Which Madden 19 Hall of Fame Legend in the event you pick? 2]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[<p>I&rsquo;ve repeatedly used GR to bang the drum about Madden&rsquo;s dependence on custom draft classes, and today they&rsquo;re finally coming. The long-rumoured draft class editor, confirmed as official by EA inside the tweet below, can be obtained from week three of each and every season in franchise mode. As with previous seasons the first crop of&nbsp;<a title="Buy Cheap Madden Mobile Coins, Madden NFL Overdrive Coins, Madden Accounts - MMOAH" href="https://www.mmoah.com/madden-mobile">Madden Overdrive Coins</a> players is going to be generated by EA, but you'll be able to customise every facet of them; or import one made elsewhere inside the community.</p><p>That means devoid of to wait until Madden 20 to try out as prospects for instance Ohio State&rsquo;s Nick Bosa and Houston&rsquo;s Ed Oliver, with dedicated creators planning to have them ready available for you within days &ndash; nay, hours &ndash; of Madden 19&rsquo;s release.</p><p>In what&rsquo;s certain to be described as a controversial move, you will always assign XP to players in order for those to progress, but could no longer specify which attributes are upgraded. Reflecting on previous Madden instalments it&rsquo;s easy to&nbsp;<a title="Buy Cheap Madden Mobile Coins, Madden NFL Overdrive Coins, Madden Accounts - MMOAH" href="https://www.mmoah.com/madden-mobile">Buy Madden Overdrive Coins</a> view the thinking behind that: as with FIFA and NHL online surfers are enthusiastic about Speed, and thus individual stats would constantly be boosted in this category before every other.</p>]]></description>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2019 02:32:37 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Why new Patriots wide receiver Josh Gordon]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[<div id="content_id">&nbsp;is an amazing player 1 <strong><a title="Authentic Chris Hogan Jersey Salute to Service" href="http://www.officialpatriotslockerroom.com/elite-chris-hogan-jersey">Authentic Chris Hogan Jersey Salute to Service</a></strong> ,646. That&rsquo;s how many yards receiving Josh Gordon produced during the 2013 season. An enormous number. How enormous? Enough to clock in at 13th overall when it comes to the single season record for receiving yards. Here is a list of the wide receivers in NFL history who have produced more yards in a single year than Gordon did in 2013:9. In the history of the NFL only 9 players have produced more yards in a single season than Gordon. He is in the elite top 10 pantheon, its majority will be enshrined in the Hall of Fame at some point in time. What makes Gordon&rsquo;s accomplishment all the more impressive is that it occurred while catching passes from Brandon Weeden and Jason Campbell. Who? Exactly. So how was Josh Gordon able to produce at such an elite level? The biggest reason is that he is a physical freak: he is 6&rsquo;3, 225 lbs with a massive wingspan and large bear paws for hands. If you were designing the perfect receiver in a lab he would look eerily close to Gordon. He also posted an impressive vertical and broad jump &ndash; impressive, but it is his speed that makes Gordon elite. Gordon posted a pedestrian 4.5 40-yard dash at his pro day. Normally that would be a bit of a warning sign. Pro days already tend to favor the player with generous scores so it would be reasonable to assume he was even slower. Reasonable. But wrong. Gordon possesses blazing 4.3 caliber speed, a unicorn level athleticism for a man of his size. The speed earned Gordon the appropriate nickname &ldquo;Flash&rdquo;.&ldquo;But PC,&rdquo; I hear you say, &ldquo;we already have an elite athlete in Cordarrelle Patterson! You have waxed for weeks that you think Patterson is a gadget player who will not reach his peak. Why do we need another washed up receiver who can&rsquo;t make good on his athletic gifts?&rdquo; Patience. I will explain. Josh Gordon can&rsquo;t run routes. Josh Gordon has great physicality. Josh Gordon has good vision. &ldquo;PC! You are literally describing Patterson.&rdquo;Let me finish.Josh Gordon is great at creating separation. Josh Gordon has great hands. Josh Gordon makes great plays on the ball. These skills separate him from the likes of Patterson and propel him into the realm of elite talents. There are really only two skills that matter for a wide receiver: getting open and catching the ball. Josh Gordon can get open and he can catch the ball as good as any wide receiver in the NFL. That&rsquo;s why he has posted a 1,646 yards receiving in a single season and Patterson has never cracked 500 yards. One of the stats that PFF loves to throw around is that when defenses play man coverage against Brady they have a lot more success. Ramsey, in his post game interview of the 2017 AFCC, specifically cited the teams move away from man to zone coverage during the fourth quarter as part of the reason Brady was able to stage a comeback. If they had continued to play man <strong><a title="Authentic Patrick Chung Jersey" href="http://www.officialpatriotslockerroom.com/elite-patrick-chung-jersey">Authentic Patrick Chung Jersey</a></strong> , Ramsey seemed to be suggesting, they would have won the game. The Chiefs are a team that have given the Patriots fits in the past and their defense runs man coverage more than any other in the NFL. PFF and Ramsey would suggest there was a relationship there. Why is man coverage successful against Brady? One of the reasons is that our receivers legitimately are not that good. There isn&rsquo;t a single wide receiver on this roster who can consistently square up against a talented corner and win. The only exception to that rule is Gronk. You cannot get away with man coverage because Gronk is almost impossible to guard man to man. You need only look at the Steelers game last year to see what happens when you try to put a safety one on one against Gronk. But expecting Gronk to carry the game every single time is unrealistic. Furthermore, you can occasionally find freaks like the Chiefs Eric Berry who can do decent job covering Gronk one on one. What does this have to do with Josh Gordon? Well, Josh Gordon squared up against one of the best corner&rsquo;s in the NFL last year and beat him clean for the catch. There is a good breakdown from Football Outsiders reviewing some of the limited snaps Gordon played last season. In one of the clips, Gordon is matched up in man-to-man against Casey Heyward, Pro Football Focus&rsquo; top ranked corner&rsquo;s from the 2017 season. Gordon gets separation and than leaps in the air for a catch. This is what the Patriots offense is missing. That&rsquo;s why the Patriots traded for him. Keep in mind that Outsider film is from last year. Gordon has not played a lot of football but it&rsquo;s clear he has plenty of juice left. He&rsquo;s only 27 years old. I don&rsquo;t care that he doesn&rsquo;t run routes well. Do you think Randy Moss and Brandin Cooks ran complicated routes? No. They ran go routes all day every day and they were excellent weapons. I&rsquo;m exaggerating some but not by a lot. Gordon can also do a lot of the things Patterson is asked to do but with the added advantage of other teams not knowing he is going to do it because he is capable of so much more. I don&rsquo;t care that he only has a little over fifty percent catch percentage. Do you remember who was throwing to him? Exactly you already forgot their names. His percentage could easily increase by ten percent with the pinpoint accuracy of the GOAT. To put it simplyGordon can provide the speed of Cooks, the yards after reception of Patterson, and the man coverage busting skills of Gronk. Let me be blunt: if Josh Gordon keeps his nose clean and returns to &ldquo;Flash&rdquo; status the Patriots are almost assuredly going to another Super Bowl. Imagine adding Rob Gronkowski to the 2007 offense with Randy Moss and Wes Welker? Gordon is not as good as Moss and Julian Edelman is not as good as Welker, but Gronk more than makes up for the difference. You might think this is an exaggeration but it really is not. How can defenses possibly defend against an offense putting Gronk, Edelman <strong><a title="Derek Rivers Jersey Salute to Service" href="http://www.officialpatriotslockerroom.com/elite-derek-rivers-jersey">Derek Rivers Jersey Salute to Service</a></strong> , Gordon, White/Michel and Dorsett on the field at the same time? There is no defense in the NFL that is equipped to guard that much size, speed, and quickness. If Gordon lived up to his full potential you are not just talking about an elite offense you are potentially talking about an historic one. 1,646. This is not hyperbole. This is an empirical fact. Gordon has empirically proven he can be that good. It just doesn&rsquo;t matter. 9. That&rsquo;s the chance I give of this trading working out. 9 percent. The Browns are 1-32-1 and they were ready to cut Gordon straight up. The most they could get for him, despite numerous teams bidding for the trade and Gordon possessing all the talent in the world, was a basement 5th round pick from a team in the same conference they are. Gordon is a headcase. I sympathize deeply with him. You are talking about a kid who was abusing Xanax at 13. He isn&rsquo;t beating up women or committing crimes. He has a serious illness that he cannot seem to overcome. I hope he can get better but I don&rsquo;t think he will.This is the player who basically bragged about posting 100 yard games while he was drunk. Gordon doesn&rsquo;t just run bad routes, he runs the wrong routes because he&rsquo;s high. This is the guy who shows up late to meetings and doesn&rsquo;t study film or the playbook. Gordon has empirically proven he is a far better receiver than Patterson will ever be but he will probably produce less than him this year because he cannot beat his inner demons and focus on football. Gordon claimed his goal was to be the greatest receiver ever. With Tom Brady throwing him the ball, Josh McDaniels being the perfect coordinator for his skills, and Gronk drawing attention he could be well on his way to achieving that dream. But I won&rsquo;t hold my breath. Chances are all this hype will be just that. Hype. With no substance behind it. The best part of the trade will be reading this article and day dreaming about what could be. Gordon is the lottery tickets you buy to dream about an early retirement but fully knowing when you scratch it you will have just wasted twenty bucks. And yet if it works out... this team is going to the Super Bowl.</div>]]></description>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2019 02:19:11 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Week 10 is already off to a disastrous start for me.]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[<div id="content_id">Well <strong><a title="Limited Andre Tippett Jersey" href="http://www.officialpatriotslockerroom.com/elite-andre-tippett-jersey">Limited Andre Tippett Jersey</a></strong> , On Thursday night, as I settled in to watch the Steelers and the Panthers, I ignored every instinct in my body that was urging me to take Pittsburgh. In my head, I knew the Steelers were going to win, and I knew they were going to cover as 3.5-point favorites. It wasn&rsquo;t overly complicated. They are clicking on all cylinders right now, about as well as any NFL team can, and they were playing at home in primetime.And just for the record, the Steelers usually thrive when they are playing in primetime.And yet, my desire to watch a thrilling game between two Super Bowl contenders from each conference got in the way of my better judgement. That&rsquo;s why I took the Panthers +3.5, and that&rsquo;s why I paid the painful price.Pittsburgh 52, Carolina 21. Whoops.Considering I&rsquo;m not very good at making NFL predictions, and am currently treading water just a couple games above the .500 mark this season, I really need to listen to my head instead of my heart more often. One of these days, I might finally learn my lesson.But then again, it is me we&rsquo;re talking about, and I overthink everything when it comes to football. So that probably won&rsquo;t happen. Whatever though. At least this Sunday <strong><a title="Irving Fryar Jersey Salute to Service" href="http://www.officialpatriotslockerroom.com/elite-irving-fryar-jersey">Irving Fryar Jersey Salute to Service</a></strong> , the Patriots will be reuniting with Malcolm Butler on the football field for a couple of hours when they play the Titans in Nashville. It might not be a friendly reunion, but let&rsquo;s face it: Butler will be a Boston sports legend for the rest of time, all because of one simple, but very timely, interception in Super Bowl XLIX.Things didn&rsquo;t end for Butler in New England the way they should have, and as a Patriots fan, it&rsquo;s hard not to feel for the guy. He&rsquo;s responsible for the single greatest moment of my sports fandom, and I will owe that to him forever. It&rsquo;s just too bad this game isn&rsquo;t happening in Foxboro, because if it was, Butler would get an ovation louder than a rock concert when he entered the stadium.Thanks for the memories, Malcolm. See you on Sunday.(Home teams in caps, and all lines courtesy of OddsShark.com)CHIEFS (-16.5) over CardinalsTaking a team that is favored by 17 points is physically painful. But the Cardinals are one of the worst teams in the league, they have a rookie quarterback who is still trying to adjust to the NFL, and Kansas City&rsquo;s offense is borderline unstoppable.The Chiefs haven&rsquo;t scored less than 30 points since Week 4. In addition, it&rsquo;s supposed to be a tad chilly in Kansas City and the Cardinals are an indoor team from the desert. There&rsquo;s no good reason to get behind Arizona in this game, other than that massive point spread.Falcons (-6) over BROWNSSince the Browns finally fired Hue Jackson about a year too late <strong><a title="John Hannah Jersey" href="http://www.officialpatriotslockerroom.com/elite-john-hannah-jersey">John Hannah Jersey</a></strong> , I was on the verge of picking them to pull off some kind of HUE-IS-FINALLY-GONE miracle against the Falcons this week, but I just couldn&rsquo;t do it. Part of that whole &ldquo;listening to my head&rdquo; thing.JETS (-7) over BillsThe Jets without Sam Darnold are playng the Bills without Josh Allen. Is anybody actually going to watch this? Even Jets and Bills fans have to at least be considering passing up on football this week. If you&rsquo;re going to gamble on this game, don&rsquo;t take the Nathan Peterman team, unless you&rsquo;re betting on which team will turn the ball over at least five times.BEARS (-6.5) over LionsKhalil Mack has missed the last two games for Chicago. But if he&rsquo;s cleared to play, it&rsquo;s going to be a long afternoon for Matt Stafford, who has been getting sacked a lot lately (what else is new?)This is just me, but 6.5 points seems like a lot for a Bears team that has struggled against the NFC North this year. But the Lions have seemingly run into a wall lately, and that Chicago defense is pretty resembling of a wall. Jaguars (+3) over COLTSSheesh, you know the Jaguars have hit rock bottom when they are now considered underdogs against the Colts. That defense &mdash; supposed to be the best in the league &mdash; has been a huge letdown this year (I would know, I have them in fantasy). But for some odd reason, I picked the Jags to go to Super Bowl LIII, so I kind of need them to get this thing turned around sooner rather than later.Patriots (-6.5) over TITANSSorry we have to do this to you, Malcolm, but the Pats are pretty hot at the moment. October, November, and most of December is usually when they are at their best.Saints (-5.5) over BENGALSSpeaking of hot teams <strong><a title="Authentic Tedy Bruschi Jersey" href="http://www.officialpatriotslockerroom.com/elite-tedy-bruschi-jersey">Authentic Tedy Bruschi Jersey</a></strong> , nobody is hotter than the Saints right now. They just handed the Rams their first loss of the season. New Orleans pretty much has all of the momentum in the galaxy. Good luck, Cincy. See you next time.Redskins (+3) over BUCCANEERSThe Redskins will break your heart faster than your first high school girlfriend, but I don&rsquo;t trust the Tampa Bay defense. Offensively, it&rsquo;s hard to tell if Ryan Fitzpatrick will throw four touchdown passes or four interceptions. But Alex Smith and Adrian Peterson should be able to do some damage against the Bucs defense. This is a tough one to pick, but I just have to roll with Smith.Chargers (-10) over RAIDERSAt 6-2, the Chargers look like a very good team right now. Picking them to cover as 10-point favorites against a horrendous Oakland team seems like a pretty reasonable decision.I&rsquo;m just looking forward to the first week of January, however, when Philip Rivers fails to get the Chargers past the wild card round. That will be fun.PACKERS (-10) over DolphinsEven though the Dolphins are 5-4 and are facing a pretty average Packers team, you can&rsquo;t count on a team from warm, sunny Miami to play well in a place like Green Bay, Wisconsin in mid-November. It&rsquo;s supposed to be around 30 degrees in Green Bay this Sunday. Do you think anybody from south Florida would be comfortable in that environment?This is one of the oldest rules in the book: warm weather teams don&rsquo;t do well in cold weather environments, and Green Bay is about as cold as it gets.Seahawks (+9.5) over RAMSAfter that brutal defeat in New Orleans last week, are the Rams vulnerable right now? Whether they are or not, they are 4-4-1 against the spread this year. Nine times out of 10, they are a good bet to win the game straight up, but not always to cover the spread. Their defense got torched by the Saints last week. Can we count on them to play well enough to allow the Rams to win by double-digits? I&rsquo;m not so sure.EAGLES (-7) over CowboysThe Cowboys are never going anywhere as long as Jason Garrett is their head coach. It&rsquo;s too bad Jerry Jones will never actually move on from Garrett because he has too much of a man crush on him. It&rsquo;s not difficult to see that Garrett is a serviceable football coach <strong><a title="Limited Rob Gronkowski Jersey" href="http://www.officialpatriotslockerroom.com/elite-rob-gronkowski-jersey">Limited Rob Gronkowski Jersey</a></strong> , but not a good one. Then again, Jerry is about as clueless as anyone, so there aren&rsquo;t really any surprises here.49ERS (-3) over GiantsAny time you have the chance to watch a pair of teams that have a combined three wins through nine weeks play each other on Monday Night Football, you absolutely HAVE to do it.Last week: 8-5This week: 0-1Season: 66-64-5 Another week, another stew of riddles from the Patriots regarding who will and won&rsquo;t play.For Monday night&rsquo;s game against the Bills, nine Patriots players are listed as questionable. They are: tight end Rob Gronkowski (ankle, back); receiver Josh Gordon (hamstring); linebacker Dont'a Hightower (knee); tackle Marcus Cannon (concussion); tackle Trent Brown (ankle); defensive lineman Geneo Grissom (ankle); tight end Jacob Hollister (hamstring); defensive end John Simon (shoulder); and defensive lineman Deatrich Wise Jr. (ankle, knee).There&rsquo;s less mystery when it comes to running back Sony Michel, who is doubtful with a knee injury. Somewhat surprisingly, he practiced Saturday, on a limited basis.The Patriots have ruled out cornerback Eric Rowe (groin) and offensive lineman Brian Schwenke (foot).Last week, Gronkowski was listed as questionable until Saturday. After he didn&rsquo;t make the trip to Chicago with the team, he was downgraded to doubtful. Speaking to reporters on Saturday, Gronkowski&rsquo;s sounded like a guy who will play.This week, who knows which of the nine will or won&rsquo;t play? And that&rsquo;s a mystery that coach Bill Belichick typically constructs before most regular-season games. It&rsquo;s amazing more teams don&rsquo;t do the same.</div>]]></description>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2019 02:04:55 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[It wasn’t pretty. It wasn’t sexy. It wasn’t impressive.]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[<div id="content_id">&nbsp;It wasn&rsquo;t overwhelming.It was a win.The Patriots did their job <strong><a title="Adrian Clayborn Jersey Salute to Service" href="http://www.officialpatriotslockerroom.com/elite-adrian-clayborn-jersey">Adrian Clayborn Jersey Salute to Service</a></strong> , beating the Vikings 24-10 on Sunday. It was New England&rsquo;s eighth victory in its past nine games and moved the Patriots to 9-3 and keep them in the second spot in the AFC playoff standings with a head-to-head victory over Houston. The Vikings, who had a chance to pick up a game on the Bears, fell to 6-5-1.It was an uneven performance by the Patriots <strong><a title="Kenny Britt Jersey Salute to Service" href="http://www.officialpatriotslockerroom.com/elite-kenny-britt-jersey">Kenny Britt Jersey Salute to Service</a></strong> , one that likely won&rsquo;t please Bill Belichick.Tom Brady threw an interception; Stephen Gostkowski missed a field goal; and the Patriots had seven penalties for 60 yards.They still did enough to pull away early in the fourth quarter and assure an 18th consecutive winning season. That is the second-longest streak in NFL history behind only the Cowboys&rsquo; 20 straight winning seasons from 1966-85.Brady completed 24 of 32 for 311 yards with a touchdown and an interception. He completed passes to nine different receivers. He was one of seven ball carriers.James White caught seven passes for 92 yards; Josh Gordon caught three passes for 58 yards and a touchdown; and James Develin ran for two touchdowns.The Patriots shut down Adam Thielen, who had only five catches for 28 yards and a touchdown. Kirk Cousins threw two interceptions in the fourth quarter with the Vikings fighting to come back and ended his day 32-of-44 for 201 yards and a touchdown.Dalvin Cook ran for 84 yards on only nine carries. The Steelers and Patriots traded touchdowns on their first possessions and traded punts on their second and before the Steelers have found their way back to the end zone.Ben Roethlisberger hit Antonio Brown for a 17-yard touchdown pass three minutes into the second quarter to give Pittsburgh a 14-7 lead at Heinz Field.The touchdown came one play after a pass interference penalty that few in New England are likely to praise as a good call. Cornerback Jonathan Jones was running with Steelers wide receiver Eli Rogers on the sideline when the ball fell incomplete and the contact that drew a flag didn&rsquo;t appear to be particularly egregious.It was judged to be enough for a flag, however <strong><a title="Authentic Cordarrelle Patterson Jersey" href="http://www.officialpatriotslockerroom.com/elite-cordarrelle-patterson-jersey">Authentic Cordarrelle Patterson Jersey</a></strong> , and now the Patriots are up for their chance to keep the pattern going in the first half.</div>]]></description>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2019 01:48:43 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Browns announce inactives for preseason Week 2 vs.]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[<div id="content_id">&nbsp;Bills The Cleveland Browns released their inactive list for their second preseason game against the Buffalo Bills.Dan Labbe of the Plain Dealer provided the list of inactives a little more than an hour before Friday night&rsquo;s 7:30 p.m. kickoff at FirstEnergy Stadium.No surprises here. Projected starters Kevin Zeitler and Trevon Coley remain sidelined for another week as expected <strong><a title="http://www.brownsauthorizedshops.com/authentic-emmanuel-ogbah-jersey" href="http://www.brownsauthorizedshops.com/authentic-emmanuel-ogbah-jersey">http://www.brownsauthorizedshops.com/authentic-emmanuel-ogbah-jersey</a></strong> , and rotational defensive tackle Caleb Brantley will also miss the game. Surprise standout defensive end Marcell Frazier will miss this week after suffering a concussion.Notably, the Browns have moved tight end Darren Fells to the second tight end position, replacing fullback Danny Vitale. After releasing fullback Marquez Williams, the Browns may be attempting to try different combinations of tight ends to potentially fill the rarely-deployed fullback duties with H-backs instead of keeping a fullback on their roster. We&rsquo;ll see how this plays out tonight and over the following two preseason games, but it wouldn&rsquo;t be the first time an NFL team decides to enter a season without a traditional fullback on its roster.Browns promote defensive back Jeremiah McKinnon from practice squad The Cleveland Browns promoted defensive back Jeremiah McKinnon to the active roster on Tuesday.McKinnon, who has yet to appear in a regular season game <strong><a title="Duke Johnson Jersey" href="http://www.brownsauthorizedshops.com/authentic-duke-johnson-jersey">Duke Johnson Jersey</a></strong> , will fill the roster spot of cornerback Terrance Mitchell, who was placed on injured reserve following surgery to repair a broken wrist suffered in Sunday&rsquo;s loss to the Oakland Raiders.The Browns announced the transactions on the team&rsquo;s website.McKinnon entered the league in 2016 when he was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent. He spent time on the Tennessee Titans practice squad that season, before seeing time on the practice squad of the New York Giants in 2017.He was waived this past summer by the Giants and the Browns picked up McKinnon after the start of training camp. Once with the team, however, McKinnon made sure he was noticed, at one point getting into a scuffle with wide receiver Rashard Higgins. Ironically <strong><a title="Authentic Christian Kirksey Jersey" href="http://www.brownsauthorizedshops.com/authentic-christian-kirksey-jersey">Authentic Christian Kirksey Jersey</a></strong> , McKinnon and Mitchell worked out together as the two defensive backs were friendly from their time together at training camp with the Cowboys in 2016, McKinnon told clevelandbrowns.com:As for Mitchell, his loss is a big blow for the defense as he was playing very well opposite rookie cornerback Denzel Ward. He may still return this season as teams are allowed to select two players to return from injured reserve. The Browns don&rsquo;t have to make that call until Mitchell is able to return to practice, but he will have to miss a minimum of eight games, according to league rules.That means the earliest that Mitchell could return to the field would be the December 9 game against the Carolina Panthers. <strong><a title="Clearance NFL Jerseys" href="http://www.nflshopoutlet.com">Clearance NFL Jerseys</a></strong></div>]]></description>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2019 01:43:34 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[<p><br />Sometimes people surprise you in the ways. I have had my guild and that I browse the bbs of the people and the past <a href="https://www.mmogo.com/Maplestory-m/Mesos.html">Maple story M Mesos</a> . 1 individual has passed from a car crash since that time. She was like a sister to my boyfriend. She had a heart. I often look at it and her main was kept by us from the guild and think of all the things that could have been. She had been so smart sad she also had her entire life ahead of her. However, we have to always remember the great times. Live on through us. Your buddy is watching you over as mine is seeing over my bf.</p><p>I am sick of seeing botters and hackers all around the game to death. Most them are demon slayers. Many times I've been out Edelstein or Ellinia and also have jumped to channel, locating 1 or 2 two bots on literally every channel in some maps. I know Nexon doesn't deal with botters very well, and that's another issue altogether, but that I had an idea on how to potentially limit their production. 99% of botters I visit have titles with a string of characters and numbers. Couldn't you implement a text filter to distinguish arbitrary strings when someone attempts to make a character and block the character based on that?</p><p>And for the bot spammers that reside in FM1 and spam advertisements for illegal trading sites, could not a text filter be created to comprehend the words that they use, assess if it's been replicated several times, then automatically prohibit them? I've been enjoying MS2 mesos for about 8 decades now and I wish I could help out the community more by having the ability to simply ban obvious botters using a couple clicks, since I run across them so often. It is frustrating.</p><p>I returned to this game to the end of last August, with the only goal of trying to achieve 2mil selection, with no dipping into my own pockets, of course. This was an achievement worth some thing , because of how fairly obvious it's that 99 percent of the population who've reached this variety have spent a significant quantity of money to'achieve' it.</p><p>Eight months later, after <a href="https://www.mmogo.com/Maplestory-2/Mesos.html">Maplestory 2 Mesos buy</a> having accrued around 300bil worth of mesos without selling a single thing from leech (this amount includes various methods of payment converted to maplestory2 mesos with the standard rates in the economy), I have finally accomplished my goal. I am currently a 212 Night Lord at Renegades that can solo the initial three legged Abyss bosses, Tough Magnus, and Hell Gollux.</p>]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[Joining us prior to today’s kickoff to discuss]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[<div id="content_id">some Cleveland Browns is our good friend Gin_And_Tonic with the latest offering of The Longtable.In this episode he has some guests to extrapolate upon our shared anguish (which admittedly is marginally down this season) looking both back and forward: Last week&rsquo;s standard heart-breaking loss to the hapless Buccaneers Looking ahead to this week against PittsburghThe referees: it&rsquo;s getting ridiculousUps and downs of an almost brownier year than usualGive it a listen - hit the player at the top of this page.Also <strong><a title="Greg Joseph Jersey Elite" href="http://www.clevelandbrownsteamonline.com/greg-joseph-jersey">Greg Joseph Jersey Elite</a></strong> , embedded in between the article and comments&rsquo; section of this and every DBN article is a little widget where you can not only hear this program, but get a quick look at the last several dozen (or so) &lsquo;casts that have been done overall on the &lsquo;Network.We are also now available on Apple Podcasts, so there&rsquo;s literally no excuse not to listen <strong><a title="http://www.clevelandbrownsteamonline.com/greg-joseph-jersey" href="http://www.clevelandbrownsteamonline.com/greg-joseph-jersey">http://www.clevelandbrownsteamonline.com/greg-joseph-jersey</a></strong> , but just in case you come with one, here&rsquo;s more ways to hear it: Always appreciate feedback in the comments&rsquo; section below, thanks for listening and GO BROWNS! The Cleveland Browns may be in a bit of a slump at the moment <strong><a title="Authentic Greg Joseph Jersey" href="http://www.clevelandbrownsteamonline.com/greg-joseph-jersey">Authentic Greg Joseph Jersey</a></strong> , but that hasn&rsquo;t stopped the NFL from giving the club another primetime game.The league announced on Wednesday that Cleveland&rsquo;s game against the Denver Broncos on December 15 has been moved to an 8:20 p.m. start time. The matchup will be preceded by a game between the Houston Texans and the New York Jets as part of a Saturday doubleheader. Both games will be televised nationally by the NFL Network, and the Browns game will also be available on local TV in the Cleveland market.The game will be the second primetime appearance of the season for the Browns, who defeated the New York Jets in a Thursday night matchup on September 20. This will be the Browns first trip to Denver since 2012 <strong><a title="Myles Garrett Jersey Elite" href="http://www.clevelandbrownsteamonline.com/myles-garrett-jersey">Myles Garrett Jersey Elite</a></strong> , when they lost to the Broncos by a score of 34-12 behind the quarterback duo of Brandon Weeden and Colt McCoy, who combined to pass for just 183 yards while taking six sacks on the day.That turned out to be head coach Pat Shurmur&rsquo;s final year in Cleveland, a fate that certainly could repeat itself this year with head coach Hue Jackson.The Broncos have been a tough matchup for the Browns over the years as Cleveland has dropped 11 consecutive meetings to Denver. Cleveland&rsquo;s last win over the Broncos came on a Monday night game in 1990 <strong><a title="http://www.clevelandbrownsteamonline.com/myles-garrett-jersey" href="http://www.clevelandbrownsteamonline.com/myles-garrett-jersey">http://www.clevelandbrownsteamonline.com/myles-garrett-jersey</a></strong> , when the Browns rallied from a nine-point deficit in the fourth quarter to win on a Jerry Kauric 30-yard field goal. The Browns are just 3-12 all time against the Broncos in Denver, with the other two wins coming in 1970 and 1972. <strong><a title="Custom Buffalo Bills Jerseys" href="http://www.nflshopoutlet.com/buffalo-bills">Custom Buffalo Bills Jerseys</a></strong></div>]]></description>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2019 01:29:54 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[<div id="content_id">Browns and the Pittsburgh Steelers will air on CBS at 1:00 PM ET. The game will be called by Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts. The areas in blue will air the game on TV.Note: Coverage areas are subject to change. The map is from 506sports.com; click here to see all of their NFL coverage maps this week.WEEK 8 NFL GAMES AIRING NATIONALLY OR IN CLEVELANDThursday - 8:20 PM ET: Miami Dolphins vs. Houston Texans (FOX/NFLN)Sunday - 9:30 AM ET: Philadelphia Eagles vs. Jacksonville Jaguars (NFLN)Sunday - 1:00 PM ET: Cleveland Browns vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (CBS)Sunday - 1:00 PM ET: Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Cincinnati Bengals (FOX)Sunday - 4:25 PM ET: Green Bay Packers vs. Los Angeles Rams (FOX)Sunday - 8:20 PM ET: New Orleans Saints vs. Minnesota Vikings (NBC)Monday - 8:15 PM ET: New England Patriots vs. Buffalo Bills (ESPN)We will have open threads on DBN for all Browns and prime time games. The Cleveland Browns <strong><a title="http://www.clevelandbrownsteamonline.com/seth-devalve-jersey" href="http://www.clevelandbrownsteamonline.com/seth-devalve-jersey">http://www.clevelandbrownsteamonline.com/seth-devalve-jersey</a></strong> , as they were constituted in 1995, technically became the Baltimore Ravens. But the records remained in Cleveland <strong><a title="Womens Emmanuel Ogbah Jersey" href="http://www.clevelandbrownsteamonline.com/emmanuel-ogbah-jersey">Womens Emmanuel Ogbah Jersey</a></strong> , thanks to the deal struck by the league to persuade Art Modell to leave behind the team name and everything else associated with it.Rookie running back Nick Chubb, a member of the reconstituted Browns <strong><a title="http://www.clevelandbrownsteamonline.com/briean-boddy-calhoun-jersey" href="http://www.clevelandbrownsteamonline.com/briean-boddy-calhoun-jersey">http://www.clevelandbrownsteamonline.com/briean-boddy-calhoun-jersey</a></strong> , made Browns history on Sunday. As noted by Browns communications coordinator Mike Annarella, Chubb became the youngest Browns player since Jim Brown to rush for more than 100 yards and score multiple touchdowns in a single game.Chubb accomplished the feat on Sunday against the Raiders <strong><a title="Authentic Kevin Zeitler Jersey" href="http://www.clevelandbrownsteamonline.com/kevin-zeitler-jersey">Authentic Kevin Zeitler Jersey</a></strong> , at 22 and 277 days. Browns did it in 1958, at 22 years and 272 days.But here&rsquo;s something Brown didn&rsquo;t do: Chubb gained 105 yards and scored two touchdowns on only three carries. Coach Hue Jackson has promised that Chubb will get more opportunities this week <strong><a title="Authentic Genard Avery Jersey" href="http://www.clevelandbrownsteamonline.com/genard-avery-jersey">Authentic Genard Avery Jersey</a></strong> , and Jackson likely didn&rsquo;t have to watch the film before coming to that conclusion. <strong><a title="cheap football jerseys" href="http://www.nflshopoutlet.com">cheap football jerseys</a></strong></div>]]></description>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2019 04:36:36 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[<p>Now, I have an archer at level 140. I'm grinding by myself. Just seeing people passing by or training in the exact same place as I'd make me feel much better even if <a href="https://www.mmogo.com/Maplestory-m/Mesos.html">Maplestory M Mesos</a>&nbsp; is not a party.</p><p>At this time, because this match is single-player, the game feels really lonely I don't wish to play with it in its current state.Anyway, I expect the guys over at Nexon listen to my advice and add multiplayer.</p><p>First, let me start off my admitting that I'm extremely biased for the phantom class and I'm not here to inquire Nexon to buff ghost or nerf other <a href="http://https//www.mmogo.com/Maplestory-m/Mesos.html">maplestory m mesos making 2019</a>: I would just like to know everyone's opinion on whether or not I should keep the phantom class or market all my gear and attempt to finance a NW instead.</p><p>Here's why I'm heart torn on financing a ghost:I am about 1m range fully buffed with 254% boss and 84 percent PDR (this range is without ANY %ATT and I have approximately 100k nx to use to block my items from the Upcoming hot timeNevertheless, when I decide to not Keep on investing in my ghost, I Will Likely use the nx to karma all of my gear over to a new NW</p><p>I personally scrolled and perfected my own cane with 10att primes and a +25% supervisor dmg nebulite (trashy unique pot however).My carte finale is celebrated with 2 lines of +30% supervisor along with a +25% boss dmg neb..</p><p>More product of games at Mmogo!If you want to buy,welcome to <a href="https://www.mmogo.com/News/new-year-2019-sale.html">https://www.mmogo.com/News/new-year-2019-sale.html</a>!</p>]]></description>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2019 03:53:48 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Path of Exile as being a Path of Exile newcomer]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[<p>&nbsp;</p><p>We&rsquo;ve already covered Diablo: Immortal a serious fair bit, such as reaction in the Path of Exile community.</p><p>The action role-playing game (ARPG) from <a title="Buy POE Currency, Orbs and Items, POE Trade, Cheap POE Goods - MMOAH" href="https://www.mmoah.com/path-of-exile">POE Trade</a> New Zealand-based Grinding Gear Games is just about the main alternative for any individual seeking to get off Diablo.</p><p>That&rsquo;s probably why the community may be very welcoming of the latest players &mdash; &ldquo;Diablo refugees&rdquo; or &ldquo;Diablo exiles&rdquo; towards the&nbsp;<a title="Buy POE Currency, Orbs and Items, POE Trade, Cheap POE Goods - MMOAH" href="https://www.mmoah.com/path-of-exile">Cheap POE Currency</a> world of Wraeclast &mdash; seeking to give their game a go.</p><p>This is my story as being a Path of Exile newcomer. I came in through an open mind and I were left with a discombobulated brain from the first few seconds.</p>]]></description>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2019 03:28:10 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[<div id="content_id">DENVER &mdash;<strong><a title="David Robertson Jersey" href="http://www.yankeesfanproshop.com/authentic-david-robertson-jersey">David Robertson Jersey</a></strong> , the Colorado Rockies have their sights trained on October but can&rsquo;t look past the lowly San Diego Padres in a three-game series that starts Tuesday.Left-handers Tyler Anderson (6-5, 4.39 ERA) of the Rockies and Robbie Erlin (2-3, 3.33) of the Padres will oppose each other in the opener.The Rockies (68-56) are coming off a 5-1 road trip that concluded with their first four-game sweep in Atlanta in franchise history and gave them eight wins in their past nine games.Article continues below ...The series with the Braves also ended the Rockies&rsquo; National League-record tying stretch of 46 consecutive games against teams with a winning record. The 1926 Philadelphia Phillies went 15-31, and the 2012 Braves went 22-24 in similar stretches. The Rockies were 30-16, a spree that enabled them to go from 6 1/2 games behind to a half game back in the NL West. The Rockies are the only team in the NL West never to have won the division.Colorado&rsquo;s surge coincides with remarks that third baseman Nolan Arenado made to The Athletic in late June. Speaking for himself and his teammates, Arenado said, &ldquo;I&rsquo;m tired of coming to the ballpark and losing. We work too hard as a group to experience that. I&rsquo;m not saying I go home questioning, like, &lsquo;I don&rsquo;t like this place.&rsquo; I love it here. But yeah, I want to win. And the more we lose, the more I &mdash; if you lose all the time, nobody wants to be there.&rdquo;After the Rockies&rsquo; win Sunday that completed their four-game sweep in Atlanta, Arenado dismissed the notion that anything he said factored into the team&rsquo;s subsequent success.&ldquo;Talking doesn&rsquo;t get it done. It&rsquo;s the way the guys are playing,&rdquo; Arenado told reporters. &ldquo;Everybody&rsquo;s contributing &mdash; the starting pitching, the bullpen, the defense, the offense. I think the offense can probably do a little bit better job, but we&rsquo;re finding a way. And our pitchers are keeping us in games.&rdquo;Anderson gave up a career-high nine runs in 4 1/3 innings Wednesday in Houston and lost 12-1. He has gone seven straight starts without a win and is 0-2 with a 5.67 ERA in that stretch. But he has a 1.35 ERA in his past five home games.Anderson is 1-0 with a 2.55 ERA in three starts against the Padres this year and 2-1 with a 2.27 ERA in six career starts against them.Erlin is 1-0 with a 2.81 ERA in three starts since going into the Padres&rsquo; rotation. He received a no-decision Wednesday in San Diego&rsquo;s 3-2 loss to the Los Angeles Angels <strong><a title="http://www.yankeesfanproshop.com/authentic-sonny-gray-jersey" href="http://www.yankeesfanproshop.com/authentic-sonny-gray-jersey">http://www.yankeesfanproshop.com/authentic-sonny-gray-jersey</a></strong> , allowing two runs in six innings. Erlin is 3-2 with a 6.18 ERA in 11 games (four starts) against the Rockies and 3-1 with 7.88 ERA in seven games (two starts) at Coors Field.The Padres (49-78) have the worst record in the NL and third worst in the majors. They concluded a 3-7 homestand Sunday and have played better on the road (26-35) than at home (23-43). They are 12-30 since July 1 and haven&rsquo;t had a three-game winning streak since June 2-4.The Rockies and Padres last played May 15, and since then the Padres&rsquo; bullpen has undergone immense change. Right-handers Robert Stock, Trey Wingenter and Miguel Diaz and left-hander Jose Castillo are now in the San Diego relief corps and all can reach the high 90s.&ldquo;It&rsquo;s nice when we can throw a fastball behind in the count and say, &lsquo;Here you go, hit it,'&rdquo; Padres catcher Austin Hedges told MLB.com. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t care who you are, if know a fastball&rsquo;s coming, it&rsquo;s still not easy to hit a 98 mph fastball. It definitely gives us more to work with.&ldquo;It&rsquo;s different. A lot of guys we&rsquo;ve had the last couple years have been more off-speed stuff, command guys. They&rsquo;ve got to pitch a little bit more. These guys maybe don&rsquo;t have to pitch as much. It&rsquo;s just, &lsquo;Here&rsquo;s my best stuff.&rsquo; When you execute that around the zone, you get a lot of strikeouts.&rdquo; LAS VEGAS (AP) &mdash; Harold Baines is aware many fans are questioning whether his credentials are Hall of Fame worthy. He&rsquo;s not sweating.&ldquo;Well, they can&rsquo;t take it away from me now, even if they don&rsquo;t think I should be there,&rdquo; he told The Associated Press.A day after being elected to Cooperstown by a Hall-picked panel of 16, the six-time All-Star was at the winter meetings Monday for a news conference with newly chosen Lee Smith.&ldquo;I wasn&rsquo;t out there beating my chest and campaigning for this,&rdquo; Baines said. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m very honored and humbled.&rdquo;Shortly after being chosen, Baines said he certainly wasn&rsquo;t anticipating this honor.&ldquo;Very shocked,&rdquo; he admitted.So were many others around the baseball world.In fact <strong><a title="Luis Severino Jersey" href="http://www.yankeesfanproshop.com/authentic-luis-severino-jersey">Luis Severino Jersey</a></strong> , in the hours after his selection was announced at the Mandalay Bay resort, a lot of conversations at the gathering started the exact same way: &ldquo;Harold Baines?&rdquo;No one doubted Baines was a top player &mdash; 1,628 RBIs, 384 home runs and 2,866 hits.&ldquo;I had a great career. I&rsquo;m very proud of it,&rdquo; he said.But a couple other numbers stood out, too.Baines never drew more than 6.1 percent in five elections by the Baseball Writers&rsquo; Association of America, far from the 75 percent required. In the key WAR stat compiled by baseballreference.com, Baines&rsquo; lifetime total was tied for 545th.Yes, 545th.Behind the likes of Placido Polanco, Jim Sundberg and Rafael Furcal in wins above replacement, not to mention Gil Hodges, Dick Allen, Don Mattingly, John Olerud and dozens more.The vote by the Today&rsquo;s Game Era Committee was sure to spark renewed cries of cronyism at Cooperstown. Especially because the 16-member panel appointed by the Hall board included longtime Chicago White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf.&ldquo;I&rsquo;m glad he was on that committee this year to help to get into the Hall of Fame,&rdquo; Baines said.Baines spent nearly all of his first 10 seasons with the White Sox and currently serves as a team ambassador in their community relations department.&ldquo;So happy for Harold. He&rsquo;s a great player and a great human being,&rdquo; Reinsdorf praised in a statement. &ldquo;I am so honored that I was a member of the committee. He deserved to be in long ago. I am just so excited.&rdquo;He added Monday: &ldquo;The numbers are there.&rdquo;Tony La Russa, Baines&rsquo; first big league manager <strong><a title="http://www.yankeesfanproshop.com/authentic-aaron-hicks-jersey" href="http://www.yankeesfanproshop.com/authentic-aaron-hicks-jersey">http://www.yankeesfanproshop.com/authentic-aaron-hicks-jersey</a></strong> , also was on the panel that elected him.In the past, Phil Rizzuto and Bill Mazeroski were among the players who benefited from friendly faces on Veterans Committees to reach the Hall. That panel has been revamped over the years, and the Today&rsquo;s Game Era group was created as part of changes in 2014.&ldquo;The era committees were established as a sort of a court of appeals for an opportunity in the event that over time it was felt that maybe somebody slipped through the cracks,&rdquo; Hall President Jeff Idelson said. &ldquo;And in the case of someone who received 6 percent of the vote in the BBWAA election, the reason that may have happened could be for many, many reasons.&rdquo;It took 12 votes for election by the panel &mdash; Smith was unanimous, Baines got 12 and former outfielder and manager Lou Piniella fell just short with 11.George Steinbrenner, Orel Hershiser, Albert Belle, Joe Carter, Will Clark, Davey Johnson and Charlie Manuel all received fewer than five votes.Baines, now 59, had a smooth, consistent, left-handed stroke. But he never finished higher than ninth in an MVP vote, and never was among the top five AL hitters in the yearly batting race. His single-season high was 29 home runs at a time when lots of players hit more.As this vote approached, his name drew little-to-no buzz in debates over who might be selected.&ldquo;I wasn&rsquo;t expecting this day to come <strong><a title="Aaron Judge Jersey" href="http://www.yankeesfanproshop.com/authentic-aaron-judge-jersey">Aaron Judge Jersey</a></strong> ,&rdquo; the career .289 hitter said.Mattingly said he was happy for Baines, calling him a great hitter.The Miami manager was a six-time All-Star, won nine Gold Gloves at first base for the Yankees and hit .307 lifetime. Mattingly was the 1985 AL MVP and four times finished in the top seven of the MVP voting.Mattingly had 2,153 hits, 222 home runs and 1,099 RBIs in 14 seasons in a career limited by back trouble.&ldquo;I just didn&rsquo;t play long enough. Wasn&rsquo;t able to stay healthy long enough to really put that pile of numbers together,&rdquo; he said Monday at the winter meetings. &ldquo;So there was a period of time that I could hit with anybody and do things on the field at my position and with the bat that nobody was doing.&rdquo;&ldquo;When I think of myself, when you see Harold, played 22 years or something like that and you end up with a pile of numbers that grow and grow,&rdquo; he said.Baines became a designated hitter after knee trouble ended his days in the outfield, and DHs have struggled to gain backing from Hall voters.Baines joined Frank Thomas as the only players in the Hall who spent more than half his games as a DH.&ldquo;Everything I hear or read is DH is really not part of the game, I guess. But I disagree. But maybe this will the open up the doors for some more DHs,&rdquo; Baines said.Both closers and DHs could see the numbers increase again very shortly.Mariano Rivera is eligible for the first time and big-hitting DH Edgar Martinez will be back on the ballot when results of the next BBWAA election are announced Jan. 22.Induction ceremonies are scheduled for July 21 at Cooperstown, New York.Between now and then, there&rsquo;s certain to be more discussion about who else should be in the Hall. Drug-tainted Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens are on the upcoming BBWAA ballot, influential players&rsquo; union head Marvin Miller has been denied seven times by various committees, and steroids user Mark McGwire wasn&rsquo;t among Sunday&rsquo;s candidates.</div>]]></description>
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